GIAC Certified Enterprise Defender (GCED)
UK > UK excluding London
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for GCED qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 24 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 648 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| DemandTrendPermanent jobs citing GCED | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | - | - | 0.007% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | - | - | 0.018% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | - | £50,000 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £56,250 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £57,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £107,500 | £70,000 | £105,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +53.57% | -33.33% | +31.25% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding London
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 the UK excluding London.
| DemandTrendPermanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 19,176 | 17,317 | 16,461 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 42.84% | 27.45% | 38.87% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7,918 | 8,171 | 7,513 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £29,346 | £29,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £39,500 | £38,750 | £38,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £54,500 | £52,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.81% | -0.95% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £67,500 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £81,250 | £80,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,500 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.55% | -8.33% | +9.09% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Job postings citing GCED as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
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Salary Trend in the UK excluding London
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing GCED.
