GIAC Web Application Penetration Tester (GWAPT)
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for GWAPT qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 6 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 6 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 967 | 1233 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +266 | -319 |
| Permanent jobs citing GWAPT | 0 | 12 | 4 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | - | 0.012% | 0.003% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | - | 0.036% | 0.009% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £69,000 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £87,500 | £71,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £90,000 | £76,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +18.03% | +43.87% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £94,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £95,300 | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | - | - | - |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK
GWAPT 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 | 27,469 | 33,746 | 42,397 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 27.81% | 32.63% | 26.94% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 17,343 | 15,179 | 19,015 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,258 | £31,250 | £31,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £41,750 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £54,000 | £59,526 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.28% | +8.23% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £71,000 | £77,500 | £73,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £95,000 | £92,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £51,350 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.63% | +2.70% | +0.50% |
GWAPT
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing GWAPT as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
GWAPT
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing GWAPT.