GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH) West Midlands> Birmingham
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Birmingham with a requirement for GCIH qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 26 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 26 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
61
-
-
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
DemandTrendContract jobs citing GCIH
1
0
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham
GCIH falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Birmingham.
DemandTrendContract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications
173
149
219
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham
30.03%
21.13%
25.17%
Number of daily rates quoted
118
86
115
10th Percentile
£150
£213
£282
25th Percentile
£266
£366
£388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£500
£520
Median % change year-on-year
-5.00%
-3.85%
+6.67%
75th Percentile
£569
£636
£644
90th Percentile
£624
£725
£700
West Midlands median daily rate
£500
£525
£540
% change year-on-year
-4.76%
-2.78%
+9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted
15
9
10
10th Percentile
-
£13.85
£13.58
25th Percentile
-
£20.50
£21.61
Median hourly rate
£18.87
£26.13
£65.00
Median % change year-on-year
-27.77%
-59.81%
+225.00%
75th Percentile
£24.58
£52.50
£68.44
90th Percentile
£49.10
£56.25
£72.75
West Midlands median hourly rate
£30.00
£32.15
£27.50
% change year-on-year
-6.69%
+16.91%
+37.50%
GCIH Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings citing GCIH as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
GCIH Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing GCIH.
GCIH Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 26 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing GCIH also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Birmingham region with a requirement for GCIH.
GCIH Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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:
