HND Job Trends in Stoke-on-Trent

Higher National Diploma (HND)
Staffordshire > Stoke-on-Trent

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Stoke-on-Trent with a requirement for HND qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 15 28
Rank change year-on-year - +13 +9
Permanent jobs citing HND 0 26 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Stoke-on-Trent - 20.97% 0.61%
As % of the Qualifications category - 50.98% 1.72%
Number of salaries quoted 0 26 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £32,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £35,000 £35,000
75th Percentile - £37,500 £37,500
90th Percentile - - -
Staffordshire median annual salary - £35,000 £35,000

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Stoke-on-Trent

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 Stoke-on-Trent.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 40 51 58
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Stoke-on-Trent 24.24% 41.13% 35.58%
Number of salaries quoted 5 40 57
10th Percentile £35,900 - £21,500
25th Percentile - £32,500 £25,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,000 £35,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +17.14% -26.32% +15.15%
75th Percentile £66,250 £52,500 £50,250
90th Percentile £76,750 £57,500 £57,500
Staffordshire median annual salary £38,500 £51,251 £45,000
% change year-on-year -24.88% +13.89% +5.88%

HND
Job Vacancy Trend in Stoke-on-Trent

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing HND relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Stoke-on-Trent.

HND job vacancy trend in Stoke-on-Trent

HND
Salary Trend in Stoke-on-Trent

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Stoke-on-Trent citing HND.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Stoke-on-Trent citing HND