HND Jobs in the Thames Valley

Higher National Diploma (HND)
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for HND qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 13 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 30 209 230
Rank change year-on-year +179 +21 +26
Permanent jobs citing HND 242 34 24
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 7.14% 0.51% 0.40%
As % of the Qualifications category 14.36% 1.32% 0.96%
Number of salaries quoted 2 15 16
10th Percentile - £41,250 £30,265
25th Percentile £39,926 £43,500 £31,004
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,197 £54,995 £51,350
Median % change year-on-year -26.91% +7.10% +22.26%
75th Percentile £40,468 £66,249 £55,675
90th Percentile - £68,750 -
South East median annual salary £44,605 £47,500 £51,350
% change year-on-year -6.09% -7.50% +2.70%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,685 2,580 2,513
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 49.75% 38.44% 41.92%
Number of salaries quoted 439 1,577 1,042
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £52,500 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.14% -6.67%
75th Percentile £70,000 £68,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £85,250 £85,000 £85,000
South East median annual salary £57,500 £51,500 £50,500
% change year-on-year +11.65% +1.98% -3.81%

HND
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing HND as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for HND in the Thames Valley

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Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing HND in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for HND in the Thames Valley

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Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing HND within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 13 May 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
Buckinghamshire +102 194 £40,197 -5.42% 8
Oxfordshire - 40 - - 8
Berkshire +26 8 - - 14
HND
South East

HND
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 6 (2.48%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 6 (2.48%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (0.41%) Power Platform
2 1 (0.41%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 203 (83.88%) 5G
1 203 (83.88%) Bluetooth
1 203 (83.88%) GSM
1 203 (83.88%) LTE
1 203 (83.88%) UMTS
1 203 (83.88%) Wi-Fi
1 203 (83.88%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.41%) Looker
1 1 (0.41%) Power BI
1 1 (0.41%) Relational Database
General
1 227 (93.80%) Electronics
2 31 (12.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 24 (9.92%) Manufacturing
4 6 (2.48%) Fire and Rescue
4 6 (2.48%) Local Government
5 1 (0.41%) Aviation
5 1 (0.41%) Finance
5 1 (0.41%) Legal
5 1 (0.41%) Social Skills
5 1 (0.41%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 227 (93.80%) Electronics Engineer
2 203 (83.88%) Electronics Test Engineer
2 203 (83.88%) Test Engineer
3 24 (9.92%) Associate Engineer
3 24 (9.92%) Design Engineer
3 24 (9.92%) Electronics Design Engineer
3 24 (9.92%) PCB Design Engineer
3 24 (9.92%) PCB Engineer
4 7 (2.89%) Project Manager
5 6 (2.48%) ICT Trainer
5 6 (2.48%) Trainer
6 1 (0.41%) Data Engineer
6 1 (0.41%) Mobile Specialist
6 1 (0.41%) Telecoms Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.41%) CSS
1 1 (0.41%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 203 (83.88%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 204 (84.30%) Validation
2 203 (83.88%) Coaching
2 203 (83.88%) Customer Requirements
2 203 (83.88%) Mentoring
2 203 (83.88%) Test Strategy
2 203 (83.88%) Verification and Validation
3 24 (9.92%) Project Planning
3 24 (9.92%) Schematic Capture
4 7 (2.89%) Commercial Awareness
4 7 (2.89%) Project Management
5 6 (2.48%) Culture Change
6 2 (0.83%) Continuous Improvement
6 2 (0.83%) Data Analysis
6 2 (0.83%) Decision-Making
7 1 (0.41%) Analytics
7 1 (0.41%) Dashboard Development
7 1 (0.41%) Machine Learning
7 1 (0.41%) Mechatronics
7 1 (0.41%) Process Improvement
7 1 (0.41%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 1 (0.41%) Google Apps Script
1 1 (0.41%) JavaScript
1 1 (0.41%) PL/SQL
1 1 (0.41%) Python
1 1 (0.41%) SQL
Qualifications
1 235 (97.11%) Degree
2 6 (2.48%) DBS Check
2 6 (2.48%) HNC
2 6 (2.48%) MOS
3 1 (0.41%) SC Cleared
3 1 (0.41%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 24 (9.92%) EMC
2 6 (2.48%) Microsoft
3 1 (0.41%) Google