HNC Job Trends in South Lanarkshire

Higher National Certificate (HNC)
Scotland > South Lanarkshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in South Lanarkshire citing HNC qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 November 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

	6 months to 1 Nov 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	21	-	-
Rank change year-on-year	-	-	-
Permanent jobs citing HNC	1	0	0
As % of all permanent jobs in South Lanarkshire	2.13%	-	-
As % of the Qualifications category	3.85%	-	-
Number of salaries quoted	1	0	0
10^th Percentile	-	-	-
25^th Percentile	£52,000	-	-
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£54,000	-	-
75^th Percentile	£56,000	-	-
90^th Percentile	-	-	-
Scotland median annual salary	£43,250	£32,000	£58,033
% change year-on-year	+35.16%	-44.86%	+115.35%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South Lanarkshire

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 South Lanarkshire.

	6 months to 1 Nov 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies citing academic qualifications or professional certifications	26	8	4
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Lanarkshire	55.32%	26.67%	36.36%
Number of salaries quoted	7	0	0
10^th Percentile	-	-	-
25^th Percentile	£27,500	-	-
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£28,000	-	-
75^th Percentile	£28,500	-	-
90^th Percentile	£39,500	-	-
Scotland median annual salary	£52,500	£33,500	£52,343
% change year-on-year	+56.72%	-36.00%	-0.30%

HNC Job Vacancy Trend in South Lanarkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing HNC relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in South Lanarkshire.

HNC Salary Trend in South Lanarkshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Lanarkshire citing HNC.

HNC Job Locations in South Lanarkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing HNC within the South Lanarkshire region over the 6 months to 1 November 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	Job Ads Past 6 Months	Median Salary Past 6 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Jobs
Lanark	-	1	£54,000	-
HNC Scotland

HNC Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Lanarkshire

For the 6 months to 1 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 South Lanarkshire region citing HNC.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Continuous Improvement	100.0%	1
1	NEBOSH	100.0%	1
1	Problem-Solving	100.0%	1
1	Quality Management	100.0%	1

HNC Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Lanarkshire 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.

General

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Documentation Skills	100.0%	1
1	Social Skills	100.0%	1