GCIA Job Trends in the UK excluding London

GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst (GCIA)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for GCIA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 493 543 544
Rank change year-on-year +50 +1 +206
Permanent jobs citing GCIA 13 29 23
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.031% 0.081% 0.066%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.093% 0.21% 0.22%
Number of salaries quoted 13 8 14
10th Percentile £61,500 £56,150 -
25th Percentile £62,500 £57,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £61,250 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.12% +36.11% +3.25%
75th Percentile £67,500 £64,688 £47,500
90th Percentile - £67,875 £50,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £67,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -3.70% +50.00% -21.74%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding London

GCIA 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.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 13,962 13,873 10,476
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 33.09% 38.67% 30.24%
Number of salaries quoted 5,083 5,273 6,893
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £27,965
25th Percentile £31,250 £42,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,000 £55,000 £51,300
Median % change year-on-year -10.91% +7.21% +1.40%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £81,250 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £59,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -7.56% +3.48% -

GCIA
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing GCIA relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

GCIA job vacancy trend 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 GCIA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing GCIA

GCIA
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing GCIA in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for GCIA in the UK excluding London

GCIA
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GCIA within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 13 January 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South East +23 10 £65,000 +8.33% 1
North of England +23 3 £65,000 -
North West +26 2 £57,500 -
Yorkshire -10 1 £90,000 -
GCIA
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GCIA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Communications & Networking
1 8 (61.54%) Firewall
2 7 (53.85%) Network Security
2 7 (53.85%) TCP/IP
3 1 (7.69%) Internet
General
1 5 (38.46%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (30.77%) Social Skills
3 1 (7.69%) Military
Job Titles
1 8 (61.54%) Senior
2 7 (53.85%) Cybersecurity Engineer
2 7 (53.85%) Security Engineer
2 7 (53.85%) Senior Security Engineer
3 4 (30.77%) Lead
4 1 (7.69%) Analyst
4 1 (7.69%) Senior Analyst
4 1 (7.69%) SIEM Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 11 (84.62%) Security Operations Centre
2 1 (7.69%) Cyberattack
2 1 (7.69%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 2 (15.38%) Linux
1 2 (15.38%) Windows
2 1 (7.69%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (100.00%) SIEM
2 12 (92.31%) Security Operations
3 8 (61.54%) Cybersecurity
4 7 (53.85%) ITIL
4 7 (53.85%) Penetration Testing
5 6 (46.15%) Incident Response
6 5 (38.46%) SOAR
7 4 (30.77%) Continuous Improvement
7 4 (30.77%) Cyber Resilience
7 4 (30.77%) Mentoring
7 4 (30.77%) Problem-Solving
7 4 (30.77%) Root Cause Analysis
7 4 (30.77%) Threat Analysis
8 2 (15.38%) Threat Detection
8 2 (15.38%) Threat Intelligence
9 1 (7.69%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
9 1 (7.69%) MITRE ATT&CK
9 1 (7.69%) Protective Monitoring
9 1 (7.69%) Security Monitoring
9 1 (7.69%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 9 (69.23%) CISSP
2 7 (53.85%) CCNA
2 7 (53.85%) CCNP
2 7 (53.85%) Cisco Certification
2 7 (53.85%) CompTIA Security+
2 7 (53.85%) SANS
3 6 (46.15%) CEH
4 5 (38.46%) GCIH
5 4 (30.77%) CompTIA CySA+
5 4 (30.77%) Degree
5 4 (30.77%) SC Cleared
5 4 (30.77%) Security Cleared
6 1 (7.69%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (7.69%) GCFA
6 1 (7.69%) GCFE
6 1 (7.69%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (53.85%) Cyber Essentials
1 7 (53.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 1 (7.69%) Active Directory