HNC Job Trends in Kirkcaldy

Higher National Certificate (HNC)
Fife > Kirkcaldy

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

	6 months to 2 Nov 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	8	-	-
Rank change year-on-year	-	-	-
Permanent jobs citing HNC	1	0	0
As % of all permanent jobs in Kirkcaldy	3.85%	-	-
As % of the Qualifications category	100.00%	-	-
Number of salaries quoted	1	0	0
10^th Percentile	-	-	-
25^th Percentile	£52,000	-	-
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£53,000	-	-
75^th Percentile	£54,000	-	-
90^th Percentile	-	-	-
Fife median annual salary	£53,000	-	-

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Kirkcaldy

HNC 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 citing academic qualifications or professional certifications in Kirkcaldy.

	6 months to 2 Nov 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies citing academic qualifications or professional certifications	1	0	0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kirkcaldy	3.85%	-	-
Number of salaries quoted	1	0	0
10^th Percentile	-	-	-
25^th Percentile	£52,000	-	-
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£53,000	-	-
75^th Percentile	£54,000	-	-
90^th Percentile	-	-	-
Fife median annual salary	£49,000	£75,900	£50,000
% change year-on-year	-35.44%	+51.80%	-4.76%

HNC Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kirkcaldy

For the 6 months to 2 November 2026, job vacancies citing HNC also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Kirkcaldy region citing HNC.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	CAFM	100.0%	1
1	Disclosure Scotland	100.0%	1
1	HND	100.0%	1
1	Line Management	100.0%	1
1	Microsoft	100.0%	1
1	Microsoft Excel	100.0%	1
1	Microsoft Office	100.0%	1
1	Order Management	100.0%	1
1	Project Management	100.0%	1

HNC Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kirkcaldy by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Qualifications

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	HND	100.0%	1