GIAC Security Essentials Certification (GSEC)
UK > Work from Home
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) with a requirement for GSEC qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 3 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 3 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 468 | 615 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +147 | -140 |
| Contract jobs citing GSEC | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option | - | 0.012% | 0.011% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | - | 0.046% | 0.056% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £463 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £460 | £519 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £470 | £625 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -24.80% | +31.58% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £480 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £638 | £625 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.57% | +2.00% | +31.58% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home
GSEC is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 4,188 | 6,509 | 8,862 |
| As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option | 27.49% | 25.43% | 19.86% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,633 | 4,387 | 6,212 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £381 | £369 |
| 25th Percentile | £438 | £450 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +2.33% | +9.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £745 | £700 |
| UK median daily rate | £535 | £550 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.73% | +4.76% | +8.92% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 266 | 287 | 226 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.85 | £20.00 | £19.43 |
| 25th Percentile | £24.44 | £43.00 | £39.56 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.00 | £65.00 | £49.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -33.85% | +32.65% | +22.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £72.50 | £65.53 |
| 90th Percentile | £84.28 | £85.00 | £70.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £40.00 | £54.00 | £42.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.93% | +28.57% | +10.53% |
GSEC
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
Job vacancies with a work from home option citing GSEC as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
GSEC
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing GSEC.