GIAC Information Security Professional (GISP)
UK
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for GISP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 3 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 529 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing GISP | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | - | 0.009% | - |
| As % of the Qualifications category | - | 0.031% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £575 | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | - | - |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK
GISP 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.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 12,563 | 9,767 | 12,974 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 33.94% | 29.95% | 30.10% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,221 | 5,947 | 8,164 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £300 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £419 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £520 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.95% | -4.55% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £634 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £725 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.05% | -7.36% | +2.86% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 988 | 482 | 743 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.25 | £18.50 | £16.26 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.10 | £23.70 | £26.24 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £52.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -37.13% | -23.81% | +16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.00 | £66.00 | £67.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.58 | £75.00 | £80.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £41.50 | £51.89 |
| % change year-on-year | -39.40% | -20.02% | +20.42% |
GISP
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing GISP relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
GISP
Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing GISP.
