HND Job Trends in the South East

Higher National Diploma (HND)
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for HND qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 13 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 238 79 306
Rank change year-on-year -159 +227 -44
Permanent jobs citing HND 69 290 82
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.44% 3.37% 0.48%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.06% 7.98% 1.53%
Number of salaries quoted 54 25 43
10th Percentile £26,800 £34,750 £24,100
25th Percentile £36,250 £36,250 £30,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,500 £40,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.75% -5.88% -17.23%
75th Percentile £48,750 £47,500 £55,000
90th Percentile £62,500 £52,862 £63,498
England median annual salary £43,000 £50,055 £40,000
% change year-on-year -14.09% +25.14% -13.04%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South East

HND falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the South East.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 3,347 3,635 5,347
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 21.29% 42.28% 31.48%
Number of salaries quoted 1,957 1,624 3,456
10th Percentile £30,150 £31,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £41,432 £37,500 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £51,750 £51,185
Median % change year-on-year +15.94% +1.10% -2.51%
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £81,250 £82,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% +1.85% -10.00%

HND
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing HND relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.

HND job vacancy trend in the South East

HND
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing HND.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing HND

HND
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing HND in the South East over the 6 months to 13 July 2026.

Salary histogram for HND in the South East

HND
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing HND within the South East region over the 6 months to 13 July 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Kent +1 28 £38,500 -17.20% 3
Hampshire -31 15 £47,500 +6.49% 7
Thames Valley -138 10 £38,275 -4.78% 7
West Sussex -20 8 £37,500 -
Surrey -34 8 £46,000 +15.00% 15
Berkshire +24 7 £36,550 -45.85% 5
Buckinghamshire -89 3 £51,359 +27.77% 2
HND
England

HND
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 4 (5.80%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (4.35%) SharePoint
3 1 (1.45%) Apache
Applications
1 15 (21.74%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (15.94%) Simulink
3 6 (8.70%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (2.90%) AutoCAD
4 2 (2.90%) EPLAN
5 1 (1.45%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 4 (5.80%) Power Platform
2 3 (4.35%) Dynamics 365
2 3 (4.35%) Entra ID
2 3 (4.35%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (4.35%) Microsoft Purview
2 3 (4.35%) Power Automate
2 3 (4.35%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 10 (14.49%) TCP/IP
2 7 (10.14%) Ethernet
3 5 (7.25%) Firewall
4 4 (5.80%) VoIP
5 3 (4.35%) Asterisk PBX
5 3 (4.35%) LTE
5 3 (4.35%) VSAT
6 2 (2.90%) LAN
6 2 (2.90%) VLAN
6 2 (2.90%) WAN
7 1 (1.45%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.90%) MySQL
2 1 (1.45%) Power BI
2 1 (1.45%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (1.45%) Bitbucket
1 1 (1.45%) Cypress.io
1 1 (1.45%) JIRA
1 1 (1.45%) SonarQube
General
1 30 (43.48%) Electronics
2 20 (28.99%) Social Skills
3 13 (18.84%) Finance
4 12 (17.39%) Aerospace
5 8 (11.59%) Marketing
5 8 (11.59%) Presentation Skills
5 8 (11.59%) Telecoms
6 4 (5.80%) Analytical Skills
7 3 (4.35%) Documentation Skills
7 3 (4.35%) Manufacturing
7 3 (4.35%) Military
7 3 (4.35%) Pharmaceutical
8 2 (2.90%) Games
9 1 (1.45%) Legal
Job Titles
1 26 (37.68%) Support Engineer
1 26 (37.68%) Technical Engineer
1 26 (37.68%) Technical Support
1 26 (37.68%) Technical Support Engineer
2 14 (20.29%) Senior
3 13 (18.84%) Hardware Engineer
3 13 (18.84%) Principal Engineer
3 13 (18.84%) Principal Hardware Engineer
3 13 (18.84%) Senior Hardware Engineer
4 8 (11.59%) Systems Engineer
5 5 (7.25%) Junior
6 4 (5.80%) Developer
6 4 (5.80%) Electronics Technician
7 3 (4.35%) Administrator
7 3 (4.35%) Electronics Engineer
7 3 (4.35%) IT Administrator
7 3 (4.35%) IT Systems Administrator
7 3 (4.35%) Junior Support Engineer
7 3 (4.35%) Systems Administrator
7 3 (4.35%) Systems Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (4.35%) Boost C++ Libraries
2 1 (1.45%) Jest
2 1 (1.45%) LAMP
2 1 (1.45%) Node.js
2 1 (1.45%) pytest
2 1 (1.45%) React
Miscellaneous
1 18 (26.09%) Driving Licence
2 13 (18.84%) Analogue Electronics
3 7 (10.14%) Social Media
4 5 (7.25%) Self-Motivation
5 4 (5.80%) SCADA
6 3 (4.35%) Data Structures
6 3 (4.35%) Embedded Systems
6 3 (4.35%) IoT
6 3 (4.35%) Onboarding
7 1 (1.45%) Linux Command Line
7 1 (1.45%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 4 (5.80%) Linux
2 3 (4.35%) Windows
2 3 (4.35%) Windows Server
3 2 (2.90%) Windows Server 2016
3 2 (2.90%) Windows Server 2019
4 1 (1.45%) Debian
4 1 (1.45%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (18.84%) Coaching
1 13 (18.84%) Problem-Solving
2 12 (17.39%) CRM
3 11 (15.94%) Validation
4 8 (11.59%) Customer Engagement
4 8 (11.59%) Product Management
4 8 (11.59%) Regression Testing
5 7 (10.14%) Asset Management
5 7 (10.14%) Change Management
5 7 (10.14%) Impact Assessments
5 7 (10.14%) People Management
5 7 (10.14%) Systems Engineering
5 7 (10.14%) Technical Leadership
6 6 (8.70%) Continuous Improvement
6 6 (8.70%) Logistics
7 5 (7.25%) Computer Science
7 5 (7.25%) Customer Requirements
7 5 (7.25%) Mentoring
8 4 (5.80%) Software Engineering
9 3 (4.35%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 11 (15.94%) MATLAB
2 4 (5.80%) Python
3 3 (4.35%) Bash
3 3 (4.35%) C
3 3 (4.35%) C++
3 3 (4.35%) JavaScript
3 3 (4.35%) PowerShell
4 2 (2.90%) Perl
5 1 (1.45%) Java
5 1 (1.45%) PHP
5 1 (1.45%) Shell Script
5 1 (1.45%) SQL
Qualifications
1 56 (81.16%) Degree
2 52 (75.36%) HNC
3 20 (28.99%) BPSS Clearance
4 6 (8.70%) Security Cleared
5 5 (7.25%) SC Cleared
6 3 (4.35%) DV Cleared
7 2 (2.90%) Microsoft Certification
7 2 (2.90%) NVQ Level 3
8 1 (1.45%) CCNA
8 1 (1.45%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (7.25%) ISO 9001
2 2 (2.90%) DO-254
2 2 (2.90%) GDPR
3 1 (1.45%) Def Stans
3 1 (1.45%) QA
System Software
1 2 (2.90%) Firmware
1 2 (2.90%) Hyper-V
1 2 (2.90%) VMware ESXi
1 2 (2.90%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 13 (18.84%) Mentor Graphics
2 7 (10.14%) Microsoft
3 4 (5.80%) Cisco
4 3 (4.35%) Allen-Bradley
4 3 (4.35%) Siemens
4 3 (4.35%) Wonderware
5 2 (2.90%) VMware
6 1 (1.45%) Oracle