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 28 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 61 48 214
Rank change year-on-year -13 +166 -
Permanent jobs citing HND 2 2 7
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 0.24% 0.48% 0.21%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.29% 1.57% 1.42%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 7
10th Percentile £31,000 - £36,800
25th Percentile £34,000 - £40,833
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,500 - £42,202
75th Percentile £44,500 - £54,011
90th Percentile £47,200 - £54,250
Scotland median annual salary £30,000 £58,033 £36,851
% change year-on-year -48.31% +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 155 127 492
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 18.21% 30.17% 14.57%
Number of salaries quoted 45 53 209
10th Percentile £25,375 £31,250 £26,100
25th Percentile £27,500 £39,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £63,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -36.51% +26.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £76,250 £80,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £86,500 £85,900 £77,500
Scotland median annual salary £34,000 £51,645 £50,000
% change year-on-year -34.17% +3.29% -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

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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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Salary Histogram in Glasgow

Salary distribution for jobs citing HND in Glasgow over the 6 months to 28 March 2026.

Salary histogram for HND in Glasgow

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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 1 (50.00%) Azure
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) DHCP
1 1 (50.00%) DNS
1 1 (50.00%) Firewall
1 1 (50.00%) Softphone
1 1 (50.00%) TCP/IP
1 1 (50.00%) VPN
1 1 (50.00%) Wi-Fi
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) IT Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) IT Support
1 1 (50.00%) IT Support Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Senior
1 1 (50.00%) Senior Systems Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Support Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) CCTV
Operating Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Windows
1 1 (50.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (50.00%) Customer Requirements
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Systems Engineering
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) HNC
System Software
1 1 (50.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Dell
1 1 (50.00%) HP
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft