GIAC Contracts in London

Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC)
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for GIAC 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 333 366 438
Rank change year-on-year +33 +72 +127
Contract jobs citing GIAC 20 25 55
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 0.16% 0.14% 0.20%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.62% 0.58% 0.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 12 40
10th Percentile £313 - £612
25th Percentile £319 £400 £700
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £448 £444 £750
Median % change year-on-year +0.85% -40.83% +7.14%
75th Percentile £531 £728 £813
90th Percentile £583 £801 £838
England median daily rate £523 £600 £700
% change year-on-year -12.83% -14.29% +7.69%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
London

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 London.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 3,210 4,292 5,821
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 25.58% 24.07% 21.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,169 2,903 3,919
10th Percentile £350 £325 £363
25th Percentile £431 £425 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £575
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% -6.09% +4.55%
75th Percentile £653 £661 £688
90th Percentile £754 £775 £800
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 60 111 80
10th Percentile £19.20 £14.25 £19.94
25th Percentile £22.27 £20.74 £21.24
Median hourly rate £29.07 £26.00 £45.25
Median % change year-on-year +11.81% -42.54% +1.69%
75th Percentile £55.50 £43.75 £64.50
90th Percentile £69.72 £68.75 £82.55
England median hourly rate £45.00 £40.00 £52.40
% change year-on-year +12.50% -23.66% +39.73%

GIAC
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing GIAC as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for GIAC in London

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

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

Daily rate trend for GIAC in London

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Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing GIAC in London over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for GIAC in London

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Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing GIAC within the London 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
Central London +2 2 £513 +17.14% 1
South London - 1 - -
GIAC
England

GIAC
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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 (5.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (5.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (5.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (5.00%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 5 (25.00%) IaaS
1 5 (25.00%) PaaS
1 5 (25.00%) SaaS
2 3 (15.00%) Azure
2 3 (15.00%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 5 (25.00%) Firewall
2 1 (5.00%) DHCP
2 1 (5.00%) DNS
2 1 (5.00%) Network Security
2 1 (5.00%) TCP/IP
2 1 (5.00%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 1 (5.00%) JIRA
General
1 9 (45.00%) Analytical Skills
2 5 (25.00%) Finance
2 5 (25.00%) Legal
3 3 (15.00%) Social Skills
4 1 (5.00%) Banking
4 1 (5.00%) Documentation Skills
4 1 (5.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (5.00%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 9 (45.00%) Senior
2 5 (25.00%) Analyst
2 5 (25.00%) Architect
2 5 (25.00%) Security Architect
2 5 (25.00%) Senior Tester
2 5 (25.00%) Tester
3 4 (20.00%) Senior Architect
3 4 (20.00%) Senior Security Architect
3 4 (20.00%) SOC Analyst
4 1 (5.00%) CISSP Consultant
4 1 (5.00%) Consultant
4 1 (5.00%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 1 (5.00%) Desktop Engineer
4 1 (5.00%) Desktop Support Engineer
4 1 (5.00%) Information Security Consultant
4 1 (5.00%) QA Leader
4 1 (5.00%) Security Analyst
4 1 (5.00%) Security Consultant
4 1 (5.00%) Security Manager
4 1 (5.00%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (25.00%) CSS
1 5 (25.00%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 6 (30.00%) Cyber Kill Chain
2 5 (25.00%) Cyber Defence
2 5 (25.00%) Security Operations Centre
3 3 (15.00%) Cyber Threat
4 2 (10.00%) Security Posture
5 1 (5.00%) CMDB
5 1 (5.00%) Insider Threat
5 1 (5.00%) Management Information System
5 1 (5.00%) Operational Technology
5 1 (5.00%) Replication
5 1 (5.00%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (5.00%) Windows
1 1 (5.00%) Windows 10
1 1 (5.00%) Windows Server
1 1 (5.00%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (55.00%) Cybersecurity
2 9 (45.00%) Problem-Solving
3 8 (40.00%) Information Security
4 7 (35.00%) Application Security
4 7 (35.00%) Computer Science
4 7 (35.00%) SIEM
5 6 (30.00%) Ethical Hacking
5 6 (30.00%) Offensive Security
5 6 (30.00%) SABSA
5 6 (30.00%) Security Architecture
5 6 (30.00%) Security Operations
5 6 (30.00%) Threat Detection
5 6 (30.00%) Threat Intelligence
5 6 (30.00%) Vulnerability Scanning
6 5 (25.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
6 5 (25.00%) Manual Testing
6 5 (25.00%) Mentoring
6 5 (25.00%) Penetration Testing
6 5 (25.00%) Risk Management
6 5 (25.00%) Secure Coding
Programming Languages
1 9 (45.00%) Python
2 5 (25.00%) JavaScript
2 5 (25.00%) PHP
2 5 (25.00%) PowerShell
2 5 (25.00%) Ruby
2 5 (25.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 11 (55.00%) CISSP
2 7 (35.00%) CEH
2 7 (35.00%) Degree
3 6 (30.00%) CRISC
3 6 (30.00%) GPEN
3 6 (30.00%) OSCP
4 5 (25.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
4 5 (25.00%) CCSAS
4 5 (25.00%) CCSK
4 5 (25.00%) CISA
4 5 (25.00%) Cisco Certification
4 5 (25.00%) CompTIA Security+
4 5 (25.00%) CREST Certified
4 5 (25.00%) GCIH
4 5 (25.00%) GWAPT
4 5 (25.00%) SANS
5 4 (20.00%) GCIA
6 3 (15.00%) GCFA
6 3 (15.00%) SC Cleared
6 3 (15.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (40.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 7 (35.00%) NIST
3 6 (30.00%) NIST 800
4 1 (5.00%) ISO/IEC 27005
4 1 (5.00%) QA
System Software
1 1 (5.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (10.00%) QRadar
Vendors
1 5 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 4 (20.00%) Splunk
3 2 (10.00%) LogRhythm
4 1 (5.00%) BMC
4 1 (5.00%) IBM
4 1 (5.00%) Palo Alto
4 1 (5.00%) Rapid7
4 1 (5.00%) Remedy
4 1 (5.00%) ServiceNow
4 1 (5.00%) Tenable