HND Job Trends in Aberdeen

Higher National Diploma (HND)
Scotland > Aberdeen

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Aberdeen with a requirement for HND qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 5 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing HND 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Aberdeen 0.49% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 2.70% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £37,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - -
75th Percentile £42,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median annual salary £45,500 £32,000 £58,033
% change year-on-year +42.19% -44.86% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Aberdeen

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 Aberdeen.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 37 25 23
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Aberdeen 18.14% 51.02% 9.02%
Number of salaries quoted 10 4 17
10th Percentile £39,561 - £26,250
25th Percentile £40,609 £25,375 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £27,575 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year +81.32% -8.08% -42.86%
75th Percentile £54,249 £38,063 £48,750
90th Percentile £61,750 £53,475 £64,300
Scotland median annual salary £55,000 £33,500 £50,309
% change year-on-year +64.18% -33.41% -4.17%

HND
Job Vacancy Trend in Aberdeen

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

HND job vacancy trend in Aberdeen

HND
Salary Trend in Aberdeen

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Aberdeen citing HND.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Aberdeen citing HND

HND
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Aberdeen 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) VSAT
General
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Field Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Field Service Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) HNC