GCFE Job Trends in Manchester

GIAC Certified Forensic Examiner (GCFE)
North West > Manchester

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

6 months to
19 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 136 168 148
Rank change year-on-year +32 -20 +108
Permanent jobs citing GCFE 1 4 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.042% 0.11% 0.043%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.13% 0.41% 0.16%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £106,250 - £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £112,500 - £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -25.93%
75th Percentile £118,750 - £52,500
90th Percentile - - -
North West median annual salary £112,500 - £50,000
% change year-on-year - - -44.44%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Manchester

GCFE 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 Manchester.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 799 964 637
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 33.25% 26.95% 27.12%
Number of salaries quoted 337 375 451
10th Percentile £26,250 £31,250 £36,750
25th Percentile £30,857 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £80,000 £82,500
North West median annual salary £48,000 £50,055 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.10% -8.99% +10.00%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

GCFE job vacancy trend in Manchester

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Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing GCFE.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing GCFE

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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:

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response Lead
1 1 (100.00%) IT Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Lead
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) GCFA