HND Job Trends in Inverclyde

Higher National Diploma (HND)
Scotland > Inverclyde

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Inverclyde with a requirement for HND qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 2 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing HND 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Inverclyde 42.86% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 50.00% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,000 - -
Scotland median annual salary £28,500 £58,033 £26,949
% change year-on-year -50.89% +115.35% -33.46%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Inverclyde

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 Inverclyde.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 6 3 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Inverclyde 85.71% 60.00% 14.29%
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile £36,925 - -
25th Percentile £44,688 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,500 - -
75th Percentile £52,500 - -
90th Percentile £57,000 - -
Scotland median annual salary £33,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -39.09% +4.76% -4.55%

HND
Job Locations in Inverclyde

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing HND within the Inverclyde region over the 6 months to 2 January 2026. 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
Port Glasgow - 2 £49,000 - 1
Greenock - 1 - - 1
HND
Scotland

HND
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Inverclyde 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:

General
1 1 (33.33%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Senior
1 2 (66.67%) Senior Systems Engineer
1 2 (66.67%) Systems Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Manufacturing Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Management Information System
1 1 (33.33%) Manufacturing Execution System
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Customer Requirements
1 2 (66.67%) Systems Engineering
2 1 (33.33%) Business Case
2 1 (33.33%) CAD
2 1 (33.33%) Information Management
2 1 (33.33%) Manufacturing Engineering
2 1 (33.33%) PLM
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Resource Management
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 3 (100.00%) HNC
2 1 (33.33%) Degree