GSEC Job Trends in Hull

GIAC Security Essentials Certification (GSEC)
East Yorkshire > Hull

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Hull with a requirement for GSEC qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing GSEC 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Hull 1.99% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 6.38% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £35,550 - -
25th Percentile £36,375 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,000 - -
75th Percentile £39,875 - -
90th Percentile £40,850 - -
East Yorkshire median annual salary £38,000 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Hull

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 Hull.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 47 59 20
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hull 31.13% 50.43% 22.99%
Number of salaries quoted 17 36 18
10th Percentile £28,250 £41,250 £22,750
25th Percentile £29,750 £42,500 £25,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £46,250 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -29.73% +42.31% +18.18%
75th Percentile £41,500 £50,938 £45,000
90th Percentile £45,000 £55,000 £51,250
East Yorkshire median annual salary £31,000 £45,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year -31.11% +20.00% +36.36%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Hull

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

GSEC job vacancy trend in Hull

GSEC
Salary Trend in Hull

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Hull citing GSEC.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Hull citing GSEC

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hull 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 (66.67%) Firewall
General
1 2 (66.67%) Finance
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Law
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Analyst
2 2 (66.67%) Junior
2 2 (66.67%) Junior Analyst
2 2 (66.67%) SOC Analyst
3 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity Analyst
3 1 (33.33%) IT Analyst
3 1 (33.33%) IT Security Analyst
3 1 (33.33%) Security Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Cloud Security
1 2 (66.67%) Information Security
1 2 (66.67%) ISMS
1 2 (66.67%) ITIL
1 2 (66.67%) Logistics
2 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (33.33%) DevOps
2 1 (33.33%) Line Management
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) CISMP
2 1 (33.33%) CompTIA CySA+
2 1 (33.33%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) GDPR
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft