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 2 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 326 370 415
Rank change year-on-year +44 +45 +161
Contract jobs citing GIAC 22 23 72
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 0.18% 0.13% 0.28%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.70% 0.56% 1.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 13 50
10th Percentile £314 £320 £611
25th Percentile £399 £400 £700
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £569 £438 £750
Median % change year-on-year +30.00% -41.67% +12.57%
75th Percentile £650 £613 £820
90th Percentile - £786 £838
England median daily rate £547 £587 £700
% change year-on-year -6.89% -16.07% +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 3,150 4,131 5,587
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 25.90% 23.59% 21.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,112 2,824 3,835
10th Percentile £361 £325 £363
25th Percentile £450 £425 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £529 £525 £570
Median % change year-on-year +0.71% -7.89% +3.64%
75th Percentile £661 £650 £685
90th Percentile £750 £775 £800
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 61 113 85
10th Percentile £20.00 £14.49 £18.89
25th Percentile £24.66 £20.22 £21.24
Median hourly rate £28.41 £25.50 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +11.41% -49.00% +12.36%
75th Percentile £55.25 £42.75 £70.00
90th Percentile £67.50 £68.60 £87.50
England median hourly rate £32.50 £40.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year -18.75% -27.27% +38.36%

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 2 June 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 2 June 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 +16 6 £613 +40.00% 8
South London - 2 £625 - 2
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 (4.55%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (4.55%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (4.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (4.55%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 6 (27.27%) Azure
2 3 (13.64%) AWS
2 3 (13.64%) Azure Sentinel
2 3 (13.64%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 6 (27.27%) Firewall
2 2 (9.09%) Network Security
2 2 (9.09%) SSL
3 1 (4.55%) DHCP
3 1 (4.55%) DNS
3 1 (4.55%) TCP/IP
3 1 (4.55%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 1 (4.55%) JIRA
General
1 6 (27.27%) Social Skills
2 5 (22.73%) Analytical Skills
2 5 (22.73%) Finance
3 2 (9.09%) Public Sector
4 1 (4.55%) Banking
4 1 (4.55%) Documentation Skills
4 1 (4.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (4.55%) Legal
4 1 (4.55%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 8 (36.36%) Architect
1 8 (36.36%) Security Architect
2 5 (22.73%) Analyst
3 4 (18.18%) Senior
3 4 (18.18%) Senior Architect
3 4 (18.18%) Senior Security Architect
3 4 (18.18%) SOC Analyst
4 2 (9.09%) Consultant
4 2 (9.09%) Lead
4 2 (9.09%) QA Leader
4 2 (9.09%) Security Consultant
4 2 (9.09%) Security Manager
5 1 (4.55%) Business Analyst
5 1 (4.55%) CISSP Consultant
5 1 (4.55%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 1 (4.55%) Desktop Support
5 1 (4.55%) Head of Security
5 1 (4.55%) Principal Security Consultant
5 1 (4.55%) Project Manager
5 1 (4.55%) Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 6 (27.27%) Security Operations Centre
2 3 (13.64%) Cyber Threat
2 3 (13.64%) Management Information System
3 2 (9.09%) Algorithms
3 2 (9.09%) Legacy Applications
3 2 (9.09%) Legacy Systems
3 2 (9.09%) PKI
3 2 (9.09%) Security Posture
4 1 (4.55%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (4.55%) CMDB
4 1 (4.55%) Cyber Kill Chain
4 1 (4.55%) Insider Threat
4 1 (4.55%) Low-Code
4 1 (4.55%) Operational Technology
4 1 (4.55%) Replication
4 1 (4.55%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (9.09%) Linux
2 1 (4.55%) Windows
2 1 (4.55%) Windows 10
2 1 (4.55%) Windows Server
2 1 (4.55%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (50.00%) SIEM
2 9 (40.91%) Cybersecurity
2 9 (40.91%) Vulnerability Management
3 8 (36.36%) SABSA
3 8 (36.36%) Security Operations
4 7 (31.82%) Threat Detection
4 7 (31.82%) Threat Intelligence
5 6 (27.27%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
5 6 (27.27%) Information Security
5 6 (27.27%) Security Architecture
6 5 (22.73%) Incident Response
6 5 (22.73%) MITRE ATT&CK
6 5 (22.73%) Risk Management
7 4 (18.18%) CI/CD
7 4 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
7 4 (18.18%) Threat Modelling
8 3 (13.64%) Agile
8 3 (13.64%) Collaborative Working
8 3 (13.64%) DevOps
8 3 (13.64%) Security Monitoring
Programming Languages
1 5 (22.73%) PowerShell
2 4 (18.18%) Python
Qualifications
1 16 (72.73%) CISSP
2 8 (36.36%) SANS
3 7 (31.82%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 7 (31.82%) Cisco Certification
3 7 (31.82%) CRISC
4 6 (27.27%) CISA
5 5 (22.73%) CCSK
5 5 (22.73%) CISM
5 5 (22.73%) CompTIA Security+
5 5 (22.73%) GCIH
5 5 (22.73%) SC Cleared
5 5 (22.73%) Security Cleared
6 4 (18.18%) CREST Certified
6 4 (18.18%) GCIA
7 3 (13.64%) CASP
7 3 (13.64%) Degree
7 3 (13.64%) GCFA
8 2 (9.09%) CCSP
8 2 (9.09%) CEH
8 2 (9.09%) CSSLP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (54.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 11 (50.00%) NIST
3 6 (27.27%) NIST 800
4 3 (13.64%) QA
5 2 (9.09%) HMG Security Policy Framework
5 2 (9.09%) NCSC
6 1 (4.55%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (4.55%) GDPR
6 1 (4.55%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 3 (13.64%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (13.64%) QRadar
2 2 (9.09%) SELinux
Vendors
1 5 (22.73%) Microsoft
1 5 (22.73%) Splunk
2 2 (9.09%) LogRhythm
3 1 (4.55%) BMC
3 1 (4.55%) IBM
3 1 (4.55%) Palo Alto
3 1 (4.55%) Proofpoint
3 1 (4.55%) Rapid7
3 1 (4.55%) Remedy
3 1 (4.55%) ServiceNow
3 1 (4.55%) Tenable