GIAC Job Trends in the North East

Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC)
England > North East

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North East with a requirement for GIAC qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 77 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing GIAC 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the North East 0.096% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.29% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £65,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £68,500 - -
75th Percentile £71,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £70,000 £75,750 £67,500
% change year-on-year -7.59% +12.22% -10.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North East

GIAC 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 the North East.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 339 245 177
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North East 32.50% 26.32% 23.66%
Number of salaries quoted 152 103 142
10th Percentile - £30,350 £29,100
25th Percentile £28,250 £38,875 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £59,430 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -32.69% +18.86% +11.11%
75th Percentile £57,500 £79,800 £62,500
90th Percentile £77,157 £95,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -

GIAC
Job Vacancy Trend in the North East

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing GIAC relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North East.

GIAC job vacancy trend in the North East

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Salary Trend in the North East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing GIAC.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing GIAC

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Law
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Lead
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Threat
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) NIST