GCIA Contract Job Trends in England

GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst (GCIA)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for GCIA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 22 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 506 526 570
Rank change year-on-year +20 +44 +194
Contract jobs citing GCIA 22 6 12
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.077% 0.019% 0.030%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.24% 0.064% 0.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 6 7
10th Percentile £433 £225 £461
25th Percentile £475 £275 £496
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £506 £450 £550
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -18.18% -
75th Percentile £583 £644 £628
90th Percentile £732 £813 £637
UK median daily rate £500 £450 £550
% change year-on-year +11.11% -18.18% -12.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

GCIA 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 9,204 9,433 11,758
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 32.40% 29.70% 29.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,883 5,759 7,599
10th Percentile £300 £313 £313
25th Percentile £413 £425 £440
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £530 £550
Median % change year-on-year -0.94% -3.64% -
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £713 £738 £738
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 766 464 693
10th Percentile £17.69 £19.46 £17.03
25th Percentile £18.87 £30.00 £25.00
Median hourly rate £25.15 £52.50 £53.67
Median % change year-on-year -52.10% -2.17% +19.26%
75th Percentile £42.81 £68.75 £68.75
90th Percentile £72.25 £75.00 £79.78
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £47.50 £53.67
% change year-on-year -47.05% -11.49% +19.26%

GCIA
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing GCIA relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

GCIA job vacancy trend in England

GCIA
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing GCIA.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing GCIA

GCIA
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing GCIA in England over the 6 months to 22 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for GCIA in England

GCIA
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 GCIA within the England region over the 6 months to 22 October 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
South East - 12 £500 - 5
London +14 5 £500 +11.11% 1
North of England - 4 £520 -
Yorkshire - 2 £520 -
North West - 2 - -
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GCIA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Cloud Services
1 5 (22.73%) AWS
1 5 (22.73%) Azure
2 4 (18.18%) Azure Sentinel
2 4 (18.18%) GCP
3 2 (9.09%) Azure Logic Apps
3 2 (9.09%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (9.09%) OCI
3 2 (9.09%) SaaS
4 1 (4.55%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 4 (18.18%) Firewall
2 3 (13.64%) Network Security
General
1 9 (40.91%) Analytical Skills
2 6 (27.27%) Legal
2 6 (27.27%) Social Skills
3 5 (22.73%) Finance
4 3 (13.64%) Public Sector
5 1 (4.55%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 14 (63.64%) Analyst
2 10 (45.45%) SOC Analyst
3 5 (22.73%) Security Analyst
4 3 (13.64%) Security Engineer
5 2 (9.09%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 2 (9.09%) Developer
5 2 (9.09%) Operations Analyst
5 2 (9.09%) Security Operations Analyst
5 2 (9.09%) SIEM Engineer
6 1 (4.55%) Consultant
6 1 (4.55%) Cybersecurity Manager
6 1 (4.55%) Microsoft Specialist
6 1 (4.55%) Operational Security Manager
6 1 (4.55%) Operations Manager
6 1 (4.55%) Security Manager
6 1 (4.55%) Security Operations Manager
6 1 (4.55%) Senior Security Engineer
6 1 (4.55%) SOC Consultant
6 1 (4.55%) SOC Manager
6 1 (4.55%) SOC Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (9.09%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 8 (36.36%) Security Operations Centre
2 5 (22.73%) Cyber Kill Chain
2 5 (22.73%) Cyber Threat
2 5 (22.73%) Management Information System
2 5 (22.73%) Security Posture
3 2 (9.09%) Analytical Mindset
3 2 (9.09%) Cloud Native
3 2 (9.09%) Onboarding
3 2 (9.09%) STIX
3 2 (9.09%) YARA
4 1 (4.55%) CSOC
Operating Systems
1 11 (50.00%) Windows
2 9 (40.91%) Linux
3 2 (9.09%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (100.00%) SIEM
2 20 (90.91%) Incident Response
3 17 (77.27%) Security Operations
4 15 (68.18%) Cybersecurity
4 15 (68.18%) Threat Intelligence
5 12 (54.55%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
6 10 (45.45%) SOAR
7 8 (36.36%) Forensic Analysis
7 8 (36.36%) Problem-Solving
7 8 (36.36%) Threat Detection
8 7 (31.82%) Malware Analysis
8 7 (31.82%) MITRE ATT&CK
8 7 (31.82%) Risk Management
8 7 (31.82%) Vulnerability Management
9 6 (27.27%) Behavioural Analysis
9 6 (27.27%) Continuous Improvement
9 6 (27.27%) Data Privacy
10 5 (22.73%) Analytics
10 5 (22.73%) Root Cause Analysis
10 5 (22.73%) Task Automation
Programming Languages
1 14 (63.64%) Python
2 12 (54.55%) PowerShell
3 4 (18.18%) Kusto Query Language
4 2 (9.09%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 20 (90.91%) GCIH
2 15 (68.18%) CISSP
3 12 (54.55%) GCFA
4 8 (36.36%) GIAC
5 7 (31.82%) CFCE
6 6 (27.27%) Degree
7 4 (18.18%) CEH
7 4 (18.18%) CompTIA Security+
7 4 (18.18%) Computer Science Degree
7 4 (18.18%) Security Cleared
8 2 (9.09%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 2 (9.09%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (9.09%) CISM
8 2 (9.09%) ECSA
8 2 (9.09%) SSCP
9 1 (4.55%) CompTIA CySA+
9 1 (4.55%) GCED
9 1 (4.55%) Master's Degree
9 1 (4.55%) SANS
9 1 (4.55%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (59.09%) NIST
2 11 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 8 (36.36%) GDPR
4 5 (22.73%) HIPAA
5 2 (9.09%) NIST 800
5 2 (9.09%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 2 (9.09%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (18.18%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
2 2 (9.09%) QRadar
3 1 (4.55%) Nessus
Vendors
1 15 (68.18%) Microsoft
1 15 (68.18%) Splunk
2 10 (45.45%) CrowdStrike
3 6 (27.27%) ArcSight
3 6 (27.27%) LogRhythm
4 4 (18.18%) Qualys
5 2 (9.09%) IBM
5 2 (9.09%) Rapid7
6 1 (4.55%) Google
6 1 (4.55%) Intel