HND Job Trends in Suffolk

Higher National Diploma (HND)
East of England > Suffolk

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Suffolk with a requirement for HND qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 44 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing HND 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Suffolk 0.56% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 3.95% - -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 - -
75th Percentile £41,250 - -
90th Percentile £48,000 - -
East of England median annual salary £51,359 £55,000 £37,528
% change year-on-year -6.62% +46.56% +66.79%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Suffolk

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 Suffolk.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 76 177 51
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Suffolk 14.18% 32.48% 13.49%
Number of salaries quoted 31 46 17
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,625 £25,750
25th Percentile £47,500 £31,250 £26,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £46,750 £31,500
Median % change year-on-year +17.65% +48.41% +14.55%
75th Percentile £97,500 £52,500 £54,575
90th Percentile £100,000 £60,625 £71,000
East of England median annual salary £51,000 £41,776 £50,000
% change year-on-year +22.08% -16.45% -9.09%

HND
Job Vacancy Trend in Suffolk

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

HND job vacancy trend in Suffolk

HND
Salary Trend in Suffolk

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Suffolk citing HND.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Suffolk citing HND

HND
Salary Histogram in Suffolk

Salary distribution for jobs citing HND in Suffolk over the 6 months to 18 September 2026.

Salary histogram for HND in Suffolk

HND
Job Locations in Suffolk

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing HND within the Suffolk region over the 6 months to 18 September 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
Ipswich - 2 £30,000 - 2
Newmarket - 1 £50,000 -
HND
East of England

HND
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Suffolk 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:

Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
General
1 1 (33.33%) Finance
1 1 (33.33%) Legal
1 1 (33.33%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Graduate
1 2 (66.67%) Graduate Sales Engineer
1 2 (66.67%) Graduate Support Engineer
1 2 (66.67%) Graduate Technical Engineer
1 2 (66.67%) Graduate Technical Support
1 2 (66.67%) Sales Engineer
1 2 (66.67%) Sales Support
1 2 (66.67%) Sales Support Engineer
1 2 (66.67%) Support Engineer
1 2 (66.67%) Technical Engineer
1 2 (66.67%) Technical Sales Engineer
1 2 (66.67%) Technical Support
1 2 (66.67%) Technical Support Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Quality Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Customer Service
2 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Internal Audit
2 1 (33.33%) Manufacturing Engineering
2 1 (33.33%) QMS
2 1 (33.33%) Quality Management
2 1 (33.33%) Regulatory Compliance
2 1 (33.33%) Root Cause Analysis
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
1 3 (100.00%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) ISO 9001
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft