GIAC Contracts in England

Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for GIAC qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 4 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 454 523 510
Rank change year-on-year +69 -13 +201
Contract jobs citing GIAC 41 36 126
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.16% 0.096% 0.26%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.50% 0.32% 0.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 22 28 79
10th Percentile £335 £304 £461
25th Percentile £481 £414 £504
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £570 £550 £675
Median % change year-on-year +3.59% -18.52% +3.85%
75th Percentile £692 £650 £750
90th Percentile £939 £738 £838
UK median daily rate £600 £550 £675
% change year-on-year +9.09% -18.52% +5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £100.50 - -
Median hourly rate £103.00 - -
75th Percentile £105.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £103.00 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

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 England.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 8,147 11,382 12,951
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 30.92% 30.48% 27.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,141 7,059 8,640
10th Percentile £283 £313 £350
25th Percentile £413 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% +3.77%
75th Percentile £625 £645 £650
90th Percentile £716 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £521 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.76% -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 537 991 638
10th Percentile £17.87 £14.16 £14.57
25th Percentile £20.00 £20.62 £22.50
Median hourly rate £28.50 £42.50 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -32.94% -22.73% +32.99%
75th Percentile £63.00 £65.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £77.50 £77.50 £80.25
UK median hourly rate £27.94 £40.94 £55.85
% change year-on-year -31.75% -26.70% +25.51%

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

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for GIAC in England

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Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing GIAC in England over the 6 months to 4 July 2025.

Daily rate histogram for GIAC in England

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend for GIAC 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 GIAC within the England region over the 6 months to 4 July 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
London +32 23 £613 +40.00% 90
South East - 9 £517 - 28
Midlands +13 6 £1,234 +105.58% 13
West Midlands +15 5 £1,234 +105.58% 8
East of England - 1 - - 11
East Midlands - 1 - - 5
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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 1 (2.44%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (2.44%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (2.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (2.44%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 13 (31.71%) Azure
2 6 (14.63%) AWS
2 6 (14.63%) GCP
3 5 (12.20%) Azure Sentinel
4 1 (2.44%) Azure Monitor
4 1 (2.44%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 12 (29.27%) Firewall
2 9 (21.95%) Network Security
3 2 (4.88%) Cisco Firepower
3 2 (4.88%) DHCP
3 2 (4.88%) DNS
3 2 (4.88%) SSL
3 2 (4.88%) VPN
4 1 (2.44%) Cisco ASA
4 1 (2.44%) Intrusion Detection
4 1 (2.44%) LAN
4 1 (2.44%) SD-WAN
4 1 (2.44%) TCP/IP
4 1 (2.44%) WAN
4 1 (2.44%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (2.44%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (12.20%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 1 (2.44%) JIRA
General
1 15 (36.59%) Analytical Skills
2 13 (31.71%) Social Skills
3 4 (9.76%) Finance
3 4 (9.76%) Legal
3 4 (9.76%) Public Sector
4 2 (4.88%) Banking
4 2 (4.88%) Documentation Skills
5 1 (2.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (2.44%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 10 (24.39%) Architect
1 10 (24.39%) Security Architect
2 6 (14.63%) Analyst
2 6 (14.63%) Senior
3 5 (12.20%) Consultant
3 5 (12.20%) SIEM Engineer
3 5 (12.20%) SOC Analyst
4 4 (9.76%) Senior Architect
4 4 (9.76%) Senior Security Architect
5 3 (7.32%) Security Manager
6 2 (4.88%) Delivery Manager
6 2 (4.88%) Lead
6 2 (4.88%) QA Leader
6 2 (4.88%) Security Consultant
6 2 (4.88%) Service Delivery Manager
6 2 (4.88%) Service Manager
7 1 (2.44%) Audit Consultant
7 1 (2.44%) CISSP Consultant
7 1 (2.44%) SOC Consultant
7 1 (2.44%) Vulnerability Management Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (12.20%) JSON
1 5 (12.20%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 9 (21.95%) Cyber Threat
2 7 (17.07%) Security Operations Centre
3 6 (14.63%) Onboarding
4 5 (12.20%) CSOC
4 5 (12.20%) Management Information System
5 3 (7.32%) PKI
5 3 (7.32%) Security Posture
6 2 (4.88%) Algorithms
6 2 (4.88%) Legacy Applications
6 2 (4.88%) Legacy Systems
6 2 (4.88%) Low-Code
6 2 (4.88%) Operational Technology
7 1 (2.44%) Cloud Native
7 1 (2.44%) CMDB
7 1 (2.44%) Cyber Defence
7 1 (2.44%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 1 (2.44%) Cyber Security Posture
7 1 (2.44%) Cyberattack
7 1 (2.44%) Hybrid Cloud
7 1 (2.44%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 5 (12.20%) Linux
1 5 (12.20%) Windows
2 1 (2.44%) Windows 10
2 1 (2.44%) Windows Server
2 1 (2.44%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (56.10%) SIEM
2 20 (48.78%) Cybersecurity
3 18 (43.90%) Vulnerability Management
4 15 (36.59%) Security Operations
5 13 (31.71%) Incident Response
6 12 (29.27%) Problem-Solving
7 10 (24.39%) Risk Management
8 9 (21.95%) Information Security
8 9 (21.95%) SABSA
8 9 (21.95%) Threat Intelligence
9 8 (19.51%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
9 8 (19.51%) Security Architecture
9 8 (19.51%) Threat Detection
10 7 (17.07%) Cloud Security
11 6 (14.63%) Threat Modelling
12 5 (12.20%) DevOps
12 5 (12.20%) MITRE ATT&CK
12 5 (12.20%) Process Improvement
13 4 (9.76%) Continuous Improvement
13 4 (9.76%) Penetration Testing
Programming Languages
1 5 (12.20%) PowerShell
2 4 (9.76%) Python
3 1 (2.44%) Search Processing Language
Qualifications
1 30 (73.17%) CISSP
2 13 (31.71%) CISA
2 13 (31.71%) CISM
2 13 (31.71%) SANS
3 10 (24.39%) CRISC
4 9 (21.95%) Security Cleared
5 8 (19.51%) Cisco Certification
6 7 (17.07%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 7 (17.07%) CEH
6 7 (17.07%) GCIH
6 7 (17.07%) SC Cleared
7 6 (14.63%) CCSK
7 6 (14.63%) CompTIA Security+
7 6 (14.63%) GCIA
8 5 (12.20%) OSCP
9 4 (9.76%) CREST Certified
9 4 (9.76%) Degree
9 4 (9.76%) GCFA
10 3 (7.32%) Computer Science Degree
10 3 (7.32%) PCI QSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (43.90%) NIST
2 17 (41.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 9 (21.95%) NIST 800
4 6 (14.63%) QA
5 5 (12.20%) Data Quality
5 5 (12.20%) GDPR
5 5 (12.20%) PCI DSS
6 3 (7.32%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (4.88%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 2 (4.88%) NCSC
8 1 (2.44%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (2.44%) HIPAA
8 1 (2.44%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 3 (7.32%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (7.32%) QRadar
2 2 (4.88%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
2 2 (4.88%) FortiGate
2 2 (4.88%) SELinux
3 1 (2.44%) CASB
3 1 (2.44%) Nessus
Vendors
1 7 (17.07%) Microsoft
1 7 (17.07%) Splunk
2 4 (9.76%) Cisco
2 4 (9.76%) Tenable
3 3 (7.32%) LogRhythm
4 1 (2.44%) ArcSight
4 1 (2.44%) BMC
4 1 (2.44%) CrowdStrike
4 1 (2.44%) CyberArk
4 1 (2.44%) Forcepoint
4 1 (2.44%) Fortinet
4 1 (2.44%) Google
4 1 (2.44%) Palo Alto
4 1 (2.44%) Proofpoint
4 1 (2.44%) Rapid7
4 1 (2.44%) Remedy
4 1 (2.44%) ServiceNow
4 1 (2.44%) Zscaler