Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC)
Yorkshire > West Yorkshire
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in West Yorkshire with a requirement for GIAC qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 28 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 80 | - | 87 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +36 |
| Contract jobs citing GIAC | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in West Yorkshire | 0.23% | - | 0.076% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 0.89% | - | 0.44% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £510 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £520 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £530 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Yorkshire median daily rate | £700 | - | - |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
West Yorkshire
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 West Yorkshire.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 225 | 185 | 226 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in West Yorkshire | 26.25% | 23.63% | 17.23% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 166 | 138 | 171 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £288 | £340 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £400 | £391 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £450 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -14.29% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £569 | £550 | £616 |
| 90th Percentile | £663 | £600 | £700 |
| Yorkshire median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £23.95 | £27.42 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £36.25 | £28.39 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £40.00 | £30.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +33.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £42.50 | £30.04 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £50.75 | £30.06 |
| Yorkshire median hourly rate | £25.15 | £38.75 | £30.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -35.10% | +29.17% | +60.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in West Yorkshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing GIAC relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in West Yorkshire.
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Daily Rate Trend in West Yorkshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in West Yorkshire citing GIAC.
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Contract Job Locations in West Yorkshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing GIAC within the West Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leeds | - | 2 | £520 | - | 2 |
| GIAC Yorkshire |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Yorkshire 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: