GCFE Contracts in England

GIAC Certified Forensic Examiner (GCFE)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for GCFE qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 484 541 644
Rank change year-on-year +57 +103 +135
Contract jobs citing GCFE 1 1 9
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.004% 0.003% 0.018%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.013% 0.009% 0.064%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 6
10th Percentile - - £456
25th Percentile - - £478
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £400 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -27.27% +22.22%
75th Percentile - - £614
90th Percentile - - £628
UK median daily rate - £400 £550
% change year-on-year - -27.27% +22.22%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

GCFE 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 England.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 7,629 11,624 13,999
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 31.33% 31.25% 27.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,849 7,135 9,365
10th Percentile £290 £306 £330
25th Percentile £415 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% +4.76%
75th Percentile £629 £650 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £535 £550
% change year-on-year -1.87% -2.73% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 435 985 748
10th Percentile £18.13 £14.00 £15.15
25th Percentile £22.39 £18.13 £20.00
Median hourly rate £45.00 £40.00 £52.40
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -23.66% +39.73%
75th Percentile £67.75 £62.50 £68.25
90th Percentile £81.74 £75.25 £80.25
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £40.00 £54.00
% change year-on-year - -25.93% +29.16%

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Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for GCFE in England

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing GCFE in England.

Daily rate trend for GCFE in England

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Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing GCFE within the England region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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
East of England - 1 - -
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UK

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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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Defence Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Operations Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Operations Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Defence
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Trend Analysis
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) GCIH
1 1 (100.00%) GIAC
1 1 (100.00%) GREM
1 1 (100.00%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) SLA