HND Jobs in the South West

Higher National Diploma (HND)
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for HND qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 22 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 89 222 231
Rank change year-on-year +133 +9 +52
Permanent jobs citing HND 98 74 29
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 2.73% 0.69% 0.45%
As % of the Qualifications category 5.91% 2.13% 1.03%
Number of salaries quoted 63 13 11
10th Percentile - - £35,000
25th Percentile - £37,500 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,600 £40,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +31.50% -42.86% +107.72%
75th Percentile - £45,000 £76,875
90th Percentile - £47,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £50,055 £42,794 £46,750
% change year-on-year +16.97% -8.46% -6.50%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South West

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 West.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,657 3,475 2,815
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 46.10% 32.22% 43.76%
Number of salaries quoted 920 2,223 1,319
10th Percentile £29,000 £30,000 £31,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £61,250 £68,750 £71,625
90th Percentile £78,875 £82,500 £82,548
England median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +1.85% -10.00% +9.09%

HND
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings citing HND as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for HND in the South West

HND
Salary Trend in the South West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing HND in the South West.

Salary trend for HND in the South West

HND
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing HND within the South West region over the 6 months to 22 June 2025. 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
Bristol +84 47 £52,600 +31.50% 28
Gloucestershire +83 25 £52,600 +16.89% 16
Devon +18 16 - - 15
Wiltshire +53 7 £57,670 +40.66% 11
Somerset +18 1 - - 9
HND
England

HND
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 69 (70.41%) Simulink
2 6 (6.12%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (3.06%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (3.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (3.06%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 2 (2.04%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 7 (7.14%) 5G
2 5 (5.10%) Bluetooth
2 5 (5.10%) GSM
2 5 (5.10%) LTE
2 5 (5.10%) UMTS
2 5 (5.10%) Wi-Fi
2 5 (5.10%) Wireless
3 2 (2.04%) Network Security
3 2 (2.04%) SD-WAN
3 2 (2.04%) WAN
Development Applications
1 14 (14.29%) JIRA
2 2 (2.04%) Git
2 2 (2.04%) LabVIEW
General
1 16 (16.33%) Presentation Skills
1 16 (16.33%) Social Skills
2 7 (7.14%) Electronics
3 4 (4.08%) Aerospace
4 3 (3.06%) Automotive
4 3 (3.06%) Military
5 2 (2.04%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (1.02%) Finance
6 1 (1.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (1.02%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 73 (74.49%) Systems Engineer
2 15 (15.31%) Technical Support
3 14 (14.29%) Support Engineer
3 14 (14.29%) Technical Engineer
3 14 (14.29%) Technical Support Engineer
4 7 (7.14%) Electronics Engineer
4 7 (7.14%) Electronics Test Engineer
4 7 (7.14%) Test Engineer
5 3 (3.06%) Senior
5 3 (3.06%) Senior Systems Engineer
6 2 (2.04%) Cybersecurity Manager
6 2 (2.04%) Operational Security Manager
6 2 (2.04%) Operations Manager
6 2 (2.04%) Product Engineer
6 2 (2.04%) Product Test Engineer
6 2 (2.04%) Security Manager
6 2 (2.04%) Security Operations Manager
6 2 (2.04%) Verification Engineer
7 1 (1.02%) Integration Engineer
7 1 (1.02%) Systems Integration Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.04%) Leaflet
1 2 (2.04%) pytest
Miscellaneous
1 14 (14.29%) Satnav
2 5 (5.10%) Driving Licence
3 2 (2.04%) CSOC
3 2 (2.04%) Management Information System
3 2 (2.04%) Security Operations Centre
3 2 (2.04%) Self-Driving Car
3 2 (2.04%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (1.02%) Renewable Energy
4 1 (1.02%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 14 (14.29%) Linux
2 2 (2.04%) Unix
2 2 (2.04%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 75 (76.53%) Validation
1 75 (76.53%) Verification and Validation
2 73 (74.49%) Systems Engineering
3 69 (70.41%) Digital Twin
3 69 (70.41%) Mathematics
3 69 (70.41%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
3 69 (70.41%) Software Engineering
3 69 (70.41%) SysML
4 16 (16.33%) B2B
4 16 (16.33%) Problem-Solving
4 16 (16.33%) Test Automation
5 14 (14.29%) CRM
5 14 (14.29%) Scenario Testing
6 5 (5.10%) Coaching
6 5 (5.10%) Customer Requirements
6 5 (5.10%) Mentoring
6 5 (5.10%) Test Strategy
7 3 (3.06%) PLM
7 3 (3.06%) Requirements Management
8 2 (2.04%) Data Management
Programming Languages
1 74 (75.51%) MATLAB
2 2 (2.04%) Python
Qualifications
1 97 (98.98%) Degree
2 90 (91.84%) HNC
3 4 (4.08%) BPSS Clearance
4 3 (3.06%) Security Cleared
5 2 (2.04%) CISM
5 2 (2.04%) CISSP
5 2 (2.04%) DV Cleared
6 1 (1.02%) Master's Degree
Vendors
1 14 (14.29%) Salesforce
2 4 (4.08%) Microsoft
3 3 (3.06%) ANSYS
4 1 (1.02%) Facebook
4 1 (1.02%) NCR
4 1 (1.02%) YouTube