Higher National Diploma (HND)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for HND qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 505 679 967
Rank change year-on-year +174 +288 -145
Permanent jobs citing HND 367 211 309
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.41% 0.26% 0.18%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.54% 0.78% 0.63%
Number of salaries quoted 179 95 162
10th Percentile £28,500 £30,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £33,125 £33,700
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 £46,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% -3.16% +18.75%
75th Percentile £51,196 £55,675 £55,000
90th Percentile £60,265 £65,000 £61,265
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,500 £45,850 £44,425
% change year-on-year -11.67% +3.21% +11.06%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 23,768 27,219 48,854
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 26.30% 33.73% 27.87%
Number of salaries quoted 13,396 13,767 20,158
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,000 £30,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £72,425 £76,250 £73,750
90th Percentile £88,500 £95,000 £91,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £48,500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +8.25% +2.11%

HND
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing HND as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for HND in the UK

HND
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for HND in the UK

HND
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing HND over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for HND in the UK

HND
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing HND within the UK over the 6 months to 26 July 2024. 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
UK excluding London +114 339 £40,500 -11.67% 383
England +139 332 £42,000 -8.70% 371
North of England +92 114 £41,647 -9.46% 105
North West +56 80 £39,316 -8.19% 53
South East -19 62 £42,500 -11.78% 101
South West +17 51 £45,000 -25.00% 42
East of England +33 47 £37,528 +66.79% 30
Midlands +12 42 £42,000 +23.80% 76
Work from Home +7 37 £40,365 -6.13% 72
Yorkshire +90 34 £47,500 +35.71% 34
West Midlands +16 29 £35,000 +3.17% 36
Scotland -27 18 £42,851 - 26
London +57 16 £58,098 +23.61% 36
East Midlands - 9 £52,500 - 40
Wales - 3 £45,000 - 8
Northern Ireland - 2 £34,628 - 12

HND
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 13 (3.54%) Microsoft Exchange
2 7 (1.91%) CMS
3 5 (1.36%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.27%) JBoss
4 1 (0.27%) Sitecore CMS
4 1 (0.27%) WebSphere
Applications
1 80 (21.80%) AutoCAD
2 50 (13.62%) Microsoft Office
3 28 (7.63%) Microsoft Excel
4 18 (4.90%) Revit
5 15 (4.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 14 (3.81%) Simulink
7 9 (2.45%) Photoshop
8 7 (1.91%) EPLAN
9 5 (1.36%) Microsoft Project
10 3 (0.82%) Stateflow
11 2 (0.54%) Adobe Creative Suite
11 2 (0.54%) Adobe Illustrator
11 2 (0.54%) InDesign
11 2 (0.54%) SOLIDWORKS
12 1 (0.27%) FrameMaker
12 1 (0.27%) MS Visio
12 1 (0.27%) Solid Edge
12 1 (0.27%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 7 (1.91%) NEC Housing
2 5 (1.36%) Teamcenter
3 2 (0.54%) Primavera
4 1 (0.27%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 18 (4.90%) Azure
2 12 (3.27%) GitHub
3 10 (2.72%) Google Workspace
4 7 (1.91%) Microsoft 365
5 6 (1.63%) Azure DevOps
5 6 (1.63%) Cloud Computing
6 4 (1.09%) OneDrive
7 3 (0.82%) AWS
7 3 (0.82%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 1 (0.27%) Figma
8 1 (0.27%) Miro
8 1 (0.27%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 33 (8.99%) LAN
2 17 (4.63%) Internet
3 12 (3.27%) WAN
4 10 (2.72%) Firewall
5 9 (2.45%) VLAN
5 9 (2.45%) Wireless
6 7 (1.91%) DHCP
6 7 (1.91%) DNS
6 7 (1.91%) RS-232
6 7 (1.91%) TCP/IP
7 6 (1.63%) BGP
7 6 (1.63%) MQTT
7 6 (1.63%) OSPF
7 6 (1.63%) SAN
7 6 (1.63%) VPN
7 6 (1.63%) WLAN
8 5 (1.36%) NAS
8 5 (1.36%) SNMP
9 4 (1.09%) 5G
9 4 (1.09%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (6.27%) QlikView
2 15 (4.09%) SQL Server
3 6 (1.63%) Relational Database
4 5 (1.36%) Data Vault
5 3 (0.82%) Azure SQL Database
5 3 (0.82%) Ingres
6 2 (0.54%) RDBMS
7 1 (0.27%) MS Access
7 1 (0.27%) MySQL
7 1 (0.27%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 20 (5.45%) Git
2 18 (4.90%) LabVIEW
3 13 (3.54%) JIRA
4 6 (1.63%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.82%) ClearCase
5 3 (0.82%) Plastic SCM
5 3 (0.82%) Subversion
6 2 (0.54%) Selenium
General
1 151 (41.14%) Social Skills
2 80 (21.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 78 (21.25%) Legal
4 68 (18.53%) Analytical Skills
5 58 (15.80%) Manufacturing
6 52 (14.17%) Local Government
7 40 (10.90%) Aerospace
7 40 (10.90%) Finance
8 39 (10.63%) Automotive
8 39 (10.63%) Electronics
9 28 (7.63%) Law
10 23 (6.27%) Presentation Skills
11 21 (5.72%) Telecoms
12 18 (4.90%) Retail
13 12 (3.27%) Public Sector
14 11 (3.00%) Marketing
14 11 (3.00%) Organisational Skills
15 5 (1.36%) Military
15 5 (1.36%) Police
15 5 (1.36%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 47 (12.81%) Coordinator
2 46 (12.53%) Technical Coordinator
3 45 (12.26%) Project Manager
4 43 (11.72%) Senior
5 37 (10.08%) Systems Engineer
6 34 (9.26%) Technical Support
7 24 (6.54%) Support Specialist
8 23 (6.27%) Technical Manager
8 23 (6.27%) Technical Specialist
8 23 (6.27%) Technical Support Specialist
9 16 (4.36%) Test Engineer
10 15 (4.09%) Software Engineer
10 15 (4.09%) Test Technician
11 14 (3.81%) Electronics Technician
12 13 (3.54%) IT Engineer
12 13 (3.54%) Lead
12 13 (3.54%) Support Engineer
13 12 (3.27%) Product Engineer
13 12 (3.27%) Product Test Engineer
13 12 (3.27%) Verification Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (3.27%) pytest
2 7 (1.91%) .NET
3 6 (1.63%) Ajax
3 6 (1.63%) AngularJS
3 6 (1.63%) CSS
3 6 (1.63%) HTML
3 6 (1.63%) LESS
3 6 (1.63%) React
3 6 (1.63%) Sass
3 6 (1.63%) Vue
4 5 (1.36%) Apache Thrift
4 5 (1.36%) XML
5 1 (0.27%) Node-RED
Miscellaneous
1 53 (14.44%) Housing Association
2 47 (12.81%) Management Information System
3 20 (5.45%) Self-Motivation
4 15 (4.09%) Driving Licence
5 13 (3.54%) CCTV
6 12 (3.27%) IoT
7 11 (3.00%) Blackberry
8 9 (2.45%) FMCG
9 7 (1.91%) Algorithms
9 7 (1.91%) Smartphone
9 7 (1.91%) Video Conferencing
10 5 (1.36%) Clustering
10 5 (1.36%) Embedded Systems
10 5 (1.36%) Mobile App
11 4 (1.09%) Acoustics
11 4 (1.09%) Analogue Electronics
11 4 (1.09%) FPGA
11 4 (1.09%) Operational Technology
11 4 (1.09%) Renewable Energy
12 3 (0.82%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 79 (21.53%) Windows
2 43 (11.72%) Linux
3 20 (5.45%) Windows 10
4 18 (4.90%) Windows Server
5 15 (4.09%) Unix
6 12 (3.27%) Windows Server 2019
7 6 (1.63%) Apple iOS
7 6 (1.63%) Mac OS X
7 6 (1.63%) Ubuntu
7 6 (1.63%) Windows Server 2016
8 5 (1.36%) VMS
9 4 (1.09%) FreeRTOS
10 2 (0.54%) Android
11 1 (0.27%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 113 (30.79%) Problem-Solving
2 93 (25.34%) Agile
3 92 (25.07%) Time Management
4 58 (15.80%) Project Management
5 45 (12.26%) Continuous Improvement
6 41 (11.17%) Mathematics
7 33 (8.99%) Systems Engineering
8 27 (7.36%) B2B
8 27 (7.36%) Computer Science
8 27 (7.36%) Kalman Filter
9 24 (6.54%) Project Delivery
9 24 (6.54%) Software Engineering
10 23 (6.27%) Collaborative Culture
11 22 (5.99%) Validation
12 21 (5.72%) CAD
12 21 (5.72%) Mentoring
13 20 (5.45%) Customer Service
14 19 (5.18%) Creative Thinking
15 18 (4.90%) Test Automation
16 17 (4.63%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 31 (8.45%) MATLAB
2 22 (5.99%) Python
3 17 (4.63%) PowerShell
3 17 (4.63%) SQL
4 14 (3.81%) C
5 13 (3.54%) C++
6 10 (2.72%) Embedded C
7 7 (1.91%) C#
8 6 (1.63%) Bash
8 6 (1.63%) JavaScript
9 4 (1.09%) Java
9 4 (1.09%) T-SQL
10 3 (0.82%) Perl
11 2 (0.54%) Shell Script
11 2 (0.54%) VB
12 1 (0.27%) Embedded C++
12 1 (0.27%) Ladder Logic
12 1 (0.27%) VBA
Qualifications
1 238 (64.85%) Degree
2 216 (58.86%) HNC
3 35 (9.54%) Security Cleared
4 21 (5.72%) Microsoft Certification
4 21 (5.72%) SC Cleared
5 20 (5.45%) DV Cleared
6 13 (3.54%) Computer Science Degree
7 7 (1.91%) RIBA
8 6 (1.63%) DBS Check
8 6 (1.63%) MCSE
9 4 (1.09%) NVQ Level 4
10 3 (0.82%) Chartered Engineer
11 2 (0.54%) ISTQB
11 2 (0.54%) Master's Degree
11 2 (0.54%) MRICS
11 2 (0.54%) NVQ Level 3
12 1 (0.27%) APMP
12 1 (0.27%) CCNP
12 1 (0.27%) Cisco Certification
12 1 (0.27%) EMC Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (2.45%) SLA
2 6 (1.63%) QA
3 5 (1.36%) NEBOSH
4 3 (0.82%) Automotive SPICE
4 3 (0.82%) AUTOSAR
4 3 (0.82%) Disclosure Scotland
4 3 (0.82%) ISO 26262
4 3 (0.82%) ISO 9001
4 3 (0.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (0.82%) MISRA
5 2 (0.54%) COSHH
6 1 (0.27%) Def Stans
6 1 (0.27%) ISO 14001
6 1 (0.27%) ISO 9000
6 1 (0.27%) ISO/IEC 15288
6 1 (0.27%) ISO/IEC 17025
System Software
1 21 (5.72%) VMware Infrastructure
2 19 (5.18%) Active Directory
3 9 (2.45%) vSphere
4 6 (1.63%) Docker
5 5 (1.36%) Firmware
5 5 (1.36%) VMware ESXi
6 3 (0.82%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.27%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 4 (1.09%) SmoothWall
2 3 (0.82%) FortiGate
3 1 (0.27%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 53 (14.44%) Microsoft
2 34 (9.26%) SAP
3 24 (6.54%) VMware
4 18 (4.90%) Google
5 12 (3.27%) Apple
6 11 (3.00%) McAfee
6 11 (3.00%) Veeam
7 10 (2.72%) Cisco
8 9 (2.45%) Adobe
8 9 (2.45%) Dell
9 8 (2.18%) NEC
9 8 (2.18%) Salesforce
10 7 (1.91%) HP
11 6 (1.63%) EMC
11 6 (1.63%) Fortinet
11 6 (1.63%) Mitel
11 6 (1.63%) Oracle
11 6 (1.63%) Ubiquiti
12 5 (1.36%) ANSYS
12 5 (1.36%) Sage