GIAC Jobs in England

Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC)
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for GIAC qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 719 789 1014
Rank change year-on-year +70 +225 -266
Permanent jobs citing GIAC 121 164 121
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.14% 0.18% 0.093%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.50% 0.54% 0.35%
Number of salaries quoted 101 86 94
10th Percentile £46,875 £43,750 £49,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £57,500 £67,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £72,500 £85,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.34% -14.71% +30.77%
75th Percentile £77,500 £93,250 £110,000
90th Percentile £101,250 £106,250 £122,500
UK median annual salary £65,000 £72,500 £85,000
% change year-on-year -10.34% -14.71% +30.77%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

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 advertised in England with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 24,218 30,499 34,574
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 28.56% 32.72% 26.45%
Number of salaries quoted 15,725 13,726 16,723
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £38,500 £41,875 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £58,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.17% +5.45% -
75th Percentile £71,250 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £54,000 £58,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -6.90% +5.45% -

GIAC
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for GIAC in England

GIAC
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for GIAC in England

GIAC
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing GIAC in England over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for GIAC in England

GIAC
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GIAC within the England region over the 6 months to 27 April 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
London +126 65 £75,000 -12.28% 6
South East +1 20 £58,750 +2.17% 6
North of England +64 18 £50,000 -23.08% 5
South West +1 12 £52,500 -9.71% 6
North West +20 11 £50,000 -28.57% 3
North East +3 6 £40,000 -
West Midlands +23 4 £58,000 -17.14% 1
Midlands +4 4 £58,000 -17.14% 3
Yorkshire +93 1 £62,500 +4.17% 2
GIAC
UK

GIAC
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 10 (8.26%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (7.44%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 36 (29.75%) Azure
2 19 (15.70%) AWS
3 18 (14.88%) GCP
3 18 (14.88%) Microsoft 365
4 11 (9.09%) Power Platform
5 6 (4.96%) Entra ID
6 3 (2.48%) Azure Sentinel
6 3 (2.48%) IaaS
6 3 (2.48%) SaaS
7 1 (0.83%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 57 (47.11%) Firewall
2 21 (17.36%) Intrusion Detection
3 20 (16.53%) TCP/IP
4 18 (14.88%) Network Security
5 14 (11.57%) DNS
6 9 (7.44%) SSL
7 6 (4.96%) Internet
7 6 (4.96%) LAN
7 6 (4.96%) WAN
8 5 (4.13%) IPsec
9 4 (3.31%) HTTP
9 4 (3.31%) SMTP
10 3 (2.48%) Wireshark
11 2 (1.65%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (9.09%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 14 (11.57%) Jenkins
2 3 (2.48%) Metasploit
General
1 33 (27.27%) Finance
2 32 (26.45%) Analytical Skills
3 20 (16.53%) Social Skills
4 17 (14.05%) Legal
5 13 (10.74%) Law
6 12 (9.92%) Documentation Skills
7 10 (8.26%) Presentation Skills
8 8 (6.61%) Telecoms
9 7 (5.79%) Marketing
10 6 (4.96%) Banking
10 6 (4.96%) Manufacturing
10 6 (4.96%) Organisational Skills
11 4 (3.31%) Retail
12 3 (2.48%) Aerospace
12 3 (2.48%) Automotive
12 3 (2.48%) Electronics
12 3 (2.48%) Public Sector
13 2 (1.65%) Advertising
14 1 (0.83%) Games
14 1 (0.83%) Military
Job Titles
1 35 (28.93%) Analyst
1 35 (28.93%) Senior
2 20 (16.53%) Lead
2 20 (16.53%) Security Analyst
3 18 (14.88%) Senior Analyst
4 15 (12.40%) Security Engineer
4 15 (12.40%) Security Manager
5 11 (9.09%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 9 (7.44%) Security Assurance Manager
6 9 (7.44%) Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
6 9 (7.44%) Senior Security Analyst
7 8 (6.61%) Cybersecurity Manager
8 6 (4.96%) Architect
8 6 (4.96%) Penetration Tester
8 6 (4.96%) Tester
8 6 (4.96%) Threat and Vulnerability Manager
8 6 (4.96%) Vulnerability Manager
9 5 (4.13%) Consultant
9 5 (4.13%) Security Architect
9 5 (4.13%) Senior Architect
Miscellaneous
1 27 (22.31%) Cyber Threat
2 24 (19.83%) Cyberattack
3 19 (15.70%) Self-Motivation
4 16 (13.22%) Management Information System
5 15 (12.40%) PKI
5 15 (12.40%) Security Posture
6 9 (7.44%) IoT
7 6 (4.96%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 5 (4.13%) Operational Technology
9 4 (3.31%) Cyber Kill Chain
10 3 (2.48%) Cyber Security Posture
10 3 (2.48%) Virtual Team
11 2 (1.65%) Cyber Defence
11 2 (1.65%) Digital Media
11 2 (1.65%) NHS
11 2 (1.65%) Security Operations Centre
12 1 (0.83%) Cybercrime
12 1 (0.83%) Data Centre
12 1 (0.83%) Data Protection Act
12 1 (0.83%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 28 (23.14%) Windows
2 13 (10.74%) Windows Server
3 11 (9.09%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 103 (85.12%) Cybersecurity
2 47 (38.84%) Information Security
3 42 (34.71%) Incident Response
3 42 (34.71%) Vulnerability Management
4 37 (30.58%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
4 37 (30.58%) Threat Intelligence
5 35 (28.93%) Security Operations
6 34 (28.10%) Problem-Solving
7 30 (24.79%) Threat Modelling
8 25 (20.66%) Purple Team
9 23 (19.01%) Business Continuity
9 23 (19.01%) Penetration Testing
10 22 (18.18%) Disaster Recovery
10 22 (18.18%) Kalman Filter
10 22 (18.18%) Web Filtering
11 21 (17.36%) Security Architecture
12 20 (16.53%) Risk Management
13 19 (15.70%) Computer Science
13 19 (15.70%) ITIL
14 18 (14.88%) Red Team
Programming Languages
1 29 (23.97%) Python
2 12 (9.92%) PowerShell
3 10 (8.26%) Bash
4 2 (1.65%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 82 (67.77%) CISSP
2 36 (29.75%) CISM
3 27 (22.31%) Degree
4 24 (19.83%) CompTIA Security+
5 22 (18.18%) CRISC
5 22 (18.18%) GSEC
6 21 (17.36%) CEH
7 20 (16.53%) CISA
8 19 (15.70%) SANS
9 17 (14.05%) CREST Certified
10 14 (11.57%) GPEN
10 14 (11.57%) ISSMP
10 14 (11.57%) SSCP
11 9 (7.44%) OSCP
12 8 (6.61%) Cisco Certification
13 7 (5.79%) Microsoft Certification
14 6 (4.96%) CISMP
14 6 (4.96%) Computer Science Degree
14 6 (4.96%) GCIA
14 6 (4.96%) GCIH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (24.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 29 (23.97%) GDPR
3 14 (11.57%) COBIT
3 14 (11.57%) GRC
3 14 (11.57%) NIST
4 9 (7.44%) NCSC
5 6 (4.96%) NIST 800
6 4 (3.31%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 2 (1.65%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 2 (1.65%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.83%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 18 (14.88%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.65%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.83%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 14 (11.57%) Ansible
2 9 (7.44%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (7.44%) Nessus
3 6 (4.96%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 1 (0.83%) CASB
4 1 (0.83%) QRadar
Vendors
1 35 (28.93%) Microsoft
2 14 (11.57%) Alibaba
3 10 (8.26%) Google
4 7 (5.79%) Splunk
5 6 (4.96%) Qualys
6 5 (4.13%) Juniper
7 3 (2.48%) Darktrace
8 2 (1.65%) Sophos
9 1 (0.83%) Intel
9 1 (0.83%) VMware