Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC)
North West > Cheshire
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cheshire with a requirement for GIAC qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 2 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 71 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing GIAC | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Cheshire | 0.45% | - | - |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 1.07% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £392 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £512 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £712 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £737 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £753 | - | - |
| North West median daily rate | £712 | - | - |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Cheshire
GIAC 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 Cheshire.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 280 | 111 | 131 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire | 41.92% | 25.87% | 24.58% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 206 | 70 | 90 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £203 | £158 |
| 25th Percentile | £358 | £339 | £393 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £468 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.44% | -1.42% | +5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £633 | £575 | £539 |
| 90th Percentile | £716 | £638 | £631 |
| North West median daily rate | £476 | £475 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -9.52% | +2.94% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 4 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £24.06 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £15.50 | £24.14 | £14.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £16.00 | £55.10 | £26.66 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -70.96% | +106.66% | -25.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £19.00 | £86.00 | £36.81 |
| 90th Percentile | £93.45 | - | £54.00 |
| North West median hourly rate | £45.46 | £32.50 | £26.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +39.88% | +25.00% | -27.78% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing GIAC relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.
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Daily Rate Trend in Cheshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing GIAC.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Cheshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing GIAC in Cheshire over the 6 months to 2 March 2026.
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Contract Job Locations in Cheshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing GIAC within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 2 March 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 |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knutsford | - | 2 | £737 | - | 2 |
| Ellesmere Port | - | 1 | £325 | - | |
| GIAC North West |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category: