GIAC Certified Security Consultant (GCSC)
UK > UK excluding London
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for GCSC qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 4 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 586 | 679 | 667 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +93 | -12 | - |
| Permanent jobs citing GCSC | 9 | 1 | 3 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 0.020% | 0.002% | 0.006% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 0.048% | 0.006% | 0.017% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £27,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | - | £31,500 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £35,750 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median annual salary | £40,000 | - | £31,500 |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding London
GCSC 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 | 18,807 | 16,134 | 17,579 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 42.76% | 26.05% | 37.98% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7,960 | 8,498 | 7,776 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £29,000 | £29,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £39,500 | £38,000 | £37,992 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,600 | £50,500 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.16% | -3.81% | +7.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £66,250 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £78,750 | £81,250 | £80,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -8.33% | +9.09% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Job postings citing GCSC as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
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Salary Trend in the UK excluding London
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing GCSC in the UK excluding London.
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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 GCSC within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 4 August 2025. 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 |
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| South West | - | 5 | - | - | |
| South East | +34 | 4 | £40,000 | - | 1 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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