GCED Job Trends in Nottingham

GIAC Certified Enterprise Defender (GCED)
Nottinghamshire > Nottingham

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Nottingham with a requirement for GCED qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 21 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 79 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing GCED 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Nottingham 0.071% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.52% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 - -
Nottinghamshire median annual salary £35,000 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Nottingham

GCED 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 Nottingham.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 194 130 148
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Nottingham 13.82% 28.76% 17.66%
Number of salaries quoted 99 55 54
10th Percentile £27,625 - £33,750
25th Percentile £30,750 £28,750 £40,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £29,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +69.49% -37.89% -5.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £45,625 £56,875
90th Percentile £85,000 £61,250 £70,000
Nottinghamshire median annual salary £50,000 £31,500 £44,612
% change year-on-year +58.73% -29.39% -10.78%

GCED
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Nottingham 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%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) IT Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) IT Security Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Security Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) CSOC
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Threat
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations Centre
1 1 (100.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 1 (100.00%) Critical Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) SOAR
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Detection
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Remediation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (100.00%) SANS
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft