GSEC Job Trends in Hampshire

GIAC Security Essentials Certification (GSEC)
South East > Hampshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Hampshire with a requirement for GSEC qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 119 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing GSEC 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Hampshire 0.080% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.27% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 - -
South East median annual salary £35,000 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Hampshire

GSEC falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Hampshire.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 737 1,407 775
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hampshire 29.66% 53.21% 38.77%
Number of salaries quoted 432 839 423
10th Percentile £30,500 £37,500 £31,000
25th Percentile £43,750 £47,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 £57,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.87% +15.00% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £82,500
South East median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -12.50% +14.29% +0.96%

GSEC
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing GSEC relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Hampshire.

GSEC job vacancy trend in Hampshire

GSEC
Salary Trend in Hampshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing GSEC.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing GSEC

GSEC
Job Locations in Hampshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GSEC within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 14 January 2026. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Southampton - 2 £35,000 -
GSEC
South East

GSEC
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire 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:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) Firewall
General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Analyst
1 2 (100.00%) Junior
1 2 (100.00%) Junior Analyst
1 2 (100.00%) SOC Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
1 2 (100.00%) ISMS
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) Logistics
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) CISMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) GDPR
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft