HND Contracts in Scotland

Higher National Diploma (HND)
UK > Scotland

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for HND qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 17 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
17 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 119 155 161
Rank change year-on-year +36 +6 -14
Contract jobs citing HND 3 12 14
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 0.14% 0.45% 0.41%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.52% 2.07% 2.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 9 9
10th Percentile - £113 £112
25th Percentile £325 £115 £114
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £119 £118
Median % change year-on-year +193.38% +1.10% -72.24%
75th Percentile £375 £135 -
90th Percentile - £140 £148
UK median daily rate £275 £388 £415
% change year-on-year -29.03% -6.63% +13.54%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £25.28
Median hourly rate - - £26.85
75th Percentile - - £28.43
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £43.00 £45.00 £39.73
% change year-on-year -4.44% +13.28% -0.69%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Scotland

HND is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 572 580 578
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 26.70% 21.53% 16.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 324 389 356
10th Percentile £179 £163 £200
25th Percentile £313 £380 £374
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £480 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% - +5.88%
75th Percentile £588 £538 £550
90th Percentile £650 £613 £638
UK median daily rate £533 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -3.09% +4.76% +7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 44 11 18
10th Percentile £12.50 £12.75 £21.00
25th Percentile £16.25 £15.87 £25.28
Median hourly rate £22.95 £21.26 £48.75
Median % change year-on-year +7.94% -56.39% +71.05%
75th Percentile £41.96 £56.77 £55.96
90th Percentile £65.60 £65.00 £57.50
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £54.28 £43.95
% change year-on-year -26.31% +23.50% +17.20%

HND
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for HND in Scotland

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing HND in Scotland.

Daily rate trend for HND in Scotland

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing HND in Scotland.

Hourly rate trend for HND in Scotland

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Contract Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing HND within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 17 May 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Glasgow +9 2 £350 +200.43% 17
South Ayrshire 0 1 - - 8
HND
UK

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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:

General
1 2 (66.67%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
2 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Project Manager
2 1 (33.33%) IT Support
2 1 (33.33%) Support Officer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) iPad
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Customer Engagement
1 2 (66.67%) Project Management
2 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) Degree
1 2 (66.67%) HNC