HND Job Trends in Glasgow

Higher National Diploma (HND)
Scotland > Glasgow

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Glasgow with a requirement for HND qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 25 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 50 65 173
Rank change year-on-year +15 +108 -
Permanent jobs citing HND 5 2 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 0.66% 0.34% 0.18%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.21% 1.13% 1.13%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 4
10th Percentile - - £33,775
25th Percentile £29,000 - £38,312
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 - £42,202
75th Percentile £31,000 - £43,570
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median annual salary £28,500 £58,033 £36,851
% change year-on-year -50.89% +57.48% -9.01%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Glasgow

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 Glasgow.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 156 177 354
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 20.55% 29.90% 16.24%
Number of salaries quoted 54 67 165
10th Percentile £25,788 £34,573 £25,200
25th Percentile £28,250 £41,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,750 £60,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -35.42% +26.32% -16.67%
75th Percentile £60,938 £74,375 £61,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £84,200 £79,500
Scotland median annual salary £33,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -36.19% +5.00% -9.09%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

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

HND job vacancy trend in Glasgow

HND
Salary Trend in Glasgow

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing HND.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing HND

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (40.00%) Azure
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (40.00%) DHCP
1 2 (40.00%) DNS
1 2 (40.00%) Firewall
1 2 (40.00%) Softphone
1 2 (40.00%) TCP/IP
1 2 (40.00%) VPN
1 2 (40.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 3 (60.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 3 (60.00%) Senior
2 2 (40.00%) IT Engineer
2 2 (40.00%) IT Support
2 2 (40.00%) IT Support Engineer
2 2 (40.00%) Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) CCTV
Operating Systems
1 2 (40.00%) Windows
1 2 (40.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) QMS
2 2 (40.00%) Collaborative Culture
2 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) Degree
2 3 (60.00%) DBS Check
System Software
1 2 (40.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) Dell
1 2 (40.00%) HP
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft