Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for GIAC qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 775 799 1076
Rank change year-on-year +24 +277 -297
Permanent jobs citing GIAC 139 153 161
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.14% 0.16% 0.096%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.50% 0.47% 0.36%
Number of salaries quoted 117 81 116
10th Percentile £46,550 £39,294 £47,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £51,250 £58,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,000 £72,500 £85,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.59% -14.71% +30.77%
75th Percentile £83,750 £93,250 £106,250
90th Percentile £101,250 £106,250 £122,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £56,750 £62,500
% change year-on-year -11.89% -9.20% +4.17%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

GIAC is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 27,701 32,451 45,338
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 26.99% 33.33% 27.16%
Number of salaries quoted 17,227 14,614 19,248
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,000 £31,000
25th Percentile £38,500 £42,500 £40,853
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,555 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.74% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £71,000 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £91,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -

GIAC
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing GIAC as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for GIAC in the UK

GIAC
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing GIAC.

Salary trend for GIAC in the UK

GIAC
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing GIAC over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Salary histogram for GIAC in the UK

GIAC
Top 14 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GIAC within the UK over the 6 months to 28 May 2024. 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
England +56 125 £67,000 -7.59% 20
London +155 70 £75,000 -14.29% 8
Work from Home +69 54 £68,500 -2.14% 7
UK excluding London -41 54 £50,000 -11.89% 12
North of England +65 18 £50,000 -30.56% 3
South East -23 18 £58,750 +2.17% 4
North West +16 11 £50,000 -30.56% 3
South West -27 10 £52,500 +5.00% 2
West Midlands +8 6 £58,000 +0.87% 1
Midlands -8 6 £58,000 -17.14% 1
North East - 6 £40,000 -
Northern Ireland +18 1 - -
Wales +3 1 - -
Yorkshire - 1 £62,500 -

GIAC
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 12 (8.63%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (6.47%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 40 (28.78%) Azure
2 25 (17.99%) AWS
3 20 (14.39%) GCP
4 16 (11.51%) Microsoft 365
5 12 (8.63%) Entra ID
6 11 (7.91%) Power Platform
7 9 (6.47%) IaaS
7 9 (6.47%) SaaS
8 7 (5.04%) PaaS
9 6 (4.32%) Azure Service Fabric
10 3 (2.16%) Azure Sentinel
11 2 (1.44%) Cloud Computing
12 1 (0.72%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 58 (41.73%) Firewall
2 23 (16.55%) Intrusion Detection
3 21 (15.11%) TCP/IP
4 20 (14.39%) Network Security
5 16 (11.51%) DNS
6 9 (6.47%) SSL
7 6 (4.32%) Internet
7 6 (4.32%) LAN
7 6 (4.32%) WAN
8 5 (3.60%) IPsec
9 4 (2.88%) HTTP
9 4 (2.88%) SMTP
10 3 (2.16%) Wireshark
11 2 (1.44%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (7.91%) Power BI
2 6 (4.32%) Azure SQL Database
3 4 (2.88%) InfluxDB
3 4 (2.88%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 16 (11.51%) Jenkins
2 4 (2.88%) JMeter
2 4 (2.88%) Postman
2 4 (2.88%) SoapUI
3 3 (2.16%) Metasploit
General
1 39 (28.06%) Finance
2 36 (25.90%) Analytical Skills
3 29 (20.86%) Social Skills
4 19 (13.67%) Legal
5 12 (8.63%) Documentation Skills
5 12 (8.63%) Law
5 12 (8.63%) Presentation Skills
6 9 (6.47%) Banking
7 8 (5.76%) Marketing
7 8 (5.76%) Telecoms
8 7 (5.04%) Manufacturing
9 6 (4.32%) Organisational Skills
10 5 (3.60%) Electronics
10 5 (3.60%) Retail
11 4 (2.88%) Aerospace
11 4 (2.88%) Welsh Language
12 3 (2.16%) Automotive
12 3 (2.16%) Public Sector
13 2 (1.44%) Advertising
14 1 (0.72%) Military
Job Titles
1 33 (23.74%) Analyst
1 33 (23.74%) Senior
2 24 (17.27%) Security Engineer
3 22 (15.83%) Lead
4 19 (13.67%) Security Analyst
5 17 (12.23%) Security Manager
6 14 (10.07%) Senior Analyst
7 11 (7.91%) Architect
8 10 (7.19%) Security Architect
9 9 (6.47%) Cybersecurity Manager
9 9 (6.47%) Security Assurance Manager
10 8 (5.76%) Cybersecurity Analyst
11 6 (4.32%) Information Architect
11 6 (4.32%) Information Security Architect
11 6 (4.32%) IT Engineer
11 6 (4.32%) IT Security Engineer
11 6 (4.32%) Penetration Tester
11 6 (4.32%) Senior Security Engineer
11 6 (4.32%) Tester
11 6 (4.32%) Threat and Vulnerability Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (7.19%) SOAP
2 8 (5.76%) Web Services
3 6 (4.32%) REST
4 4 (2.88%) OAuth
4 4 (2.88%) OAuth2
4 4 (2.88%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 26 (18.71%) Cyber Threat
2 24 (17.27%) Cyberattack
3 22 (15.83%) Management Information System
3 22 (15.83%) Security Posture
4 20 (14.39%) Self-Motivation
5 18 (12.95%) PKI
6 9 (6.47%) IoT
7 7 (5.04%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
7 7 (5.04%) Distributed Systems
8 5 (3.60%) Operational Technology
9 3 (2.16%) Cyber Kill Chain
9 3 (2.16%) Cyber Security Posture
9 3 (2.16%) Security Operations Centre
9 3 (2.16%) Virtual Team
10 2 (1.44%) Analytical Mindset
10 2 (1.44%) Client/Server
10 2 (1.44%) Cyber Defence
10 2 (1.44%) Digital Media
10 2 (1.44%) NHS
10 2 (1.44%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 26 (18.71%) Windows
2 12 (8.63%) Linux
3 9 (6.47%) Windows Server
4 4 (2.88%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 119 (85.61%) Cybersecurity
2 60 (43.17%) Information Security
3 45 (32.37%) Incident Response
3 45 (32.37%) Vulnerability Management
4 41 (29.50%) Problem-Solving
5 39 (28.06%) Threat Modelling
6 36 (25.90%) Security Operations
7 33 (23.74%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
7 33 (23.74%) Threat Intelligence
8 32 (23.02%) Computer Science
8 32 (23.02%) Penetration Testing
9 28 (20.14%) Security Architecture
10 25 (17.99%) Purple Team
11 24 (17.27%) Business Continuity
11 24 (17.27%) MITRE ATT&CK
11 24 (17.27%) Security Management
12 23 (16.55%) ITIL
13 22 (15.83%) Disaster Recovery
14 21 (15.11%) Risk Management
14 21 (15.11%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 35 (25.18%) Python
2 15 (10.79%) PowerShell
3 10 (7.19%) Bash
3 10 (7.19%) SQL
4 2 (1.44%) Kusto Query Language
5 1 (0.72%) C++
5 1 (0.72%) Java
Qualifications
1 99 (71.22%) CISSP
2 48 (34.53%) CISM
3 42 (30.22%) Degree
4 26 (18.71%) CRISC
5 24 (17.27%) CISA
6 23 (16.55%) SANS
7 22 (15.83%) CEH
7 22 (15.83%) GSEC
8 21 (15.11%) CompTIA Security+
9 17 (12.23%) Computer Science Degree
10 16 (11.51%) CREST Certified
10 16 (11.51%) ISSMP
11 14 (10.07%) GPEN
11 14 (10.07%) SSCP
12 11 (7.91%) Cisco Certification
13 9 (6.47%) GCIA
13 9 (6.47%) GCIH
14 8 (5.76%) OSCP
15 7 (5.04%) CCNP
15 7 (5.04%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (25.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 32 (23.02%) GDPR
3 24 (17.27%) NIST
4 22 (15.83%) COBIT
5 15 (10.79%) GRC
6 8 (5.76%) NCSC
7 7 (5.04%) NIST 800
8 6 (4.32%) Web Application Security Consortium
9 4 (2.88%) Accessibility
9 4 (2.88%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 4 (2.88%) PCI DSS
10 2 (1.44%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 1 (0.72%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (0.72%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 1 (0.72%) SOC 2
System Software
1 14 (10.07%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.44%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.72%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 16 (11.51%) Ansible
2 12 (8.63%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 9 (6.47%) Nessus
4 5 (3.60%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (2.88%) Grafana
6 1 (0.72%) CASB
6 1 (0.72%) QRadar
Vendors
1 36 (25.90%) Microsoft
2 16 (11.51%) Alibaba
3 12 (8.63%) Google
4 8 (5.76%) Splunk
5 6 (4.32%) Juniper
5 6 (4.32%) Qualys
6 4 (2.88%) Oracle
7 3 (2.16%) Darktrace
8 2 (1.44%) Sophos
9 1 (0.72%) Intel
9 1 (0.72%) Thales
9 1 (0.72%) VMware