GIAC Certified Forensic Examiner (GCFE)
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for GCFE qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 19 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 19 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 899 | 973 | 1178 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +74 | +205 | -298 |
| Permanent jobs citing GCFE | 9 | 25 | 27 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.009% | 0.023% | 0.018% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 0.033% | 0.072% | 0.066% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7 | 9 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,000 | £45,000 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £49,375 | £53,750 | £62,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £72,500 | £70,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.57% | +7.69% | +26.83% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,250 | £72,500 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £75,000 | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £72,500 | £70,000 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +3.57% | - | - |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK
GCFE is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.
| Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 27,076 | 34,872 | 41,117 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 27.85% | 32.74% | 26.85% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 17,243 | 15,470 | 19,034 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,250 | £31,250 | £30,825 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £41,501 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £54,000 | £57,810 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.59% | +5.11% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £70,813 | £77,500 | £74,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £95,000 | £92,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing GCFE as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing GCFE.
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Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing GCFE over the 6 months to 19 April 2024.
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Top 10 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GCFE within the UK over the 6 months to 19 April 2024. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK excluding London | +17 | 9 | £72,500 | +3.57% | |
| England | +125 | 8 | £65,000 | -7.14% | |
| South East | +6 | 4 | £58,750 | - | |
| Work from Home | +87 | 2 | £45,000 | -35.71% | |
| West Midlands | +34 | 2 | £115,000 | +64.29% | |
| Midlands | +14 | 2 | £115,000 | +64.29% | |
| North of England | +56 | 1 | £57,500 | - | |
| East of England | +33 | 1 | - | - | |
| North West | +15 | 1 | £57,500 | - | |
| Scotland | -62 | 1 | £72,500 | +45.00% |
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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:
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