GIAC Certified Enterprise Defender (GCED)
UK
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for GCED qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 19 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 713 | - | 834 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +401 |
| DemandTrendPermanent jobs citing GCED | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.005% | - | 0.010% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 0.012% | - | 0.028% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £86,750 | - | £45,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £93,125 | - | £48,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £107,500 | - | £105,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +31.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £111,250 | - | £109,375 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £111,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | - | - | £50,000 |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK
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.
| DemandTrendPermanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 24,892 | 23,976 | 25,046 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 40.41% | 27.55% | 34.03% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 10,509 | 11,813 | 13,226 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £31,250 | £32,200 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £41,250 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,870 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.58% | -8.33% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £73,000 | £72,500 | £76,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £90,000 | £93,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £53,000 | £51,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.91% | -1.90% | +5.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing GCED as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing GCED.
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Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing GCED over the 6 months to 19 August 2025.
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Top 2 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GCED within the UK over the 6 months to 19 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 DemandTrendPermanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | - | 3 | £107,500 | - | |
| England | - | 3 | £107,500 | - |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: