GCFA Jobs in London

GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst (GCFA)
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for GCFA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 19 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 390 471 534
Rank change year-on-year +81 +63 +325
DemandTrendPermanent jobs citing GCFA 9 13 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.070% 0.064% 0.012%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.23% 0.22% 0.046%
Number of salaries quoted 9 11 2
10th Percentile - £55,000 £80,250
25th Percentile £75,000 £64,375 £91,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £70,000 £112,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -37.78% +32.35%
75th Percentile £90,000 - £131,875
90th Percentile £101,000 - £142,750
England median annual salary £80,000 £70,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +14.29% +55.56% -48.57%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
London

GCFA 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 London.

DemandTrendPermanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 3,947 5,793 6,552
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 30.73% 28.62% 26.23%
Number of salaries quoted 1,936 2,849 4,690
10th Percentile £40,000 £36,750 £38,750
25th Percentile £51,750 £49,750 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £67,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - -3.57% +7.29%
75th Percentile £90,000 £87,500 £90,000
90th Percentile £111,250 £101,500 £112,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% +9.09%

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Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing GCFA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for GCFA in London

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Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing GCFA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing GCFA

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Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing GCFA in London over the 6 months to 19 August 2025.

Salary histogram for GCFA in London

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Communications & Networking
1 6 (66.67%) Wireshark
2 2 (22.22%) VPN
3 1 (11.11%) SSL
3 1 (11.11%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 1 (11.11%) Burp Suite
General
1 4 (44.44%) Finance
2 2 (22.22%) Banking
2 2 (22.22%) Financial Institution
2 2 (22.22%) Law
3 1 (11.11%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (55.56%) Analyst
2 3 (33.33%) Information Analyst
2 3 (33.33%) Information Security Analyst
2 3 (33.33%) Security Analyst
2 3 (33.33%) Senior
3 2 (22.22%) Forensic Manager
3 2 (22.22%) Incident Manager
3 2 (22.22%) Senior Analyst
3 2 (22.22%) SOC Analyst
4 1 (11.11%) Cyber Threat Hunter
4 1 (11.11%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 1 (11.11%) Cybersecurity Specialist
4 1 (11.11%) Threat Hunter
Miscellaneous
1 5 (55.56%) Cyber Kill Chain
2 1 (11.11%) Cyber Threat
2 1 (11.11%) Hybrid Cloud
2 1 (11.11%) Security Posture
2 1 (11.11%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 6 (66.67%) Linux
1 6 (66.67%) Windows
2 3 (33.33%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 9 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 9 (100.00%) SIEM
2 8 (88.89%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
2 8 (88.89%) Security Monitoring
2 8 (88.89%) Threat Intelligence
3 6 (66.67%) Forensic Analysis
3 6 (66.67%) MITRE ATT&CK
3 6 (66.67%) Threat Detection
3 6 (66.67%) Use Case
3 6 (66.67%) Vulnerability Management
4 5 (55.56%) Data Loss Prevention
4 5 (55.56%) Threat Modelling
5 4 (44.44%) Digital Forensics
5 4 (44.44%) Information Security
6 3 (33.33%) Computer Science
6 3 (33.33%) Security Operations
6 3 (33.33%) Vulnerability Remediation
7 2 (22.22%) Cloud Security
7 2 (22.22%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (11.11%) Python
Qualifications
1 8 (88.89%) GCIH
2 6 (66.67%) GCIA
3 3 (33.33%) Degree
3 3 (33.33%) GIAC
3 3 (33.33%) SANS
4 2 (22.22%) CEH
4 2 (22.22%) CISSP
4 2 (22.22%) Master's Degree
4 2 (22.22%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (77.78%) NIST
2 1 (11.11%) COBIT
System Software
1 2 (22.22%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (22.22%) QRadar
2 1 (11.11%) Computer Incident Response Team
2 1 (11.11%) Suricata
Vendors
1 5 (55.56%) Splunk
2 3 (33.33%) VMware
3 2 (22.22%) CrowdStrike
3 2 (22.22%) Microsoft