GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)
UK > Wales
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Wales with a requirement for GCIH qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 30 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 77 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +29 |
| Permanent jobs citing GCIH | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Wales | - | - | 1.05% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | - | - | 2.87% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £41,850 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | - | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +5.88% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £47,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £50,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £75,000 | £75,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +50.00% | -13.04% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Wales
GCIH 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 Wales.
| Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 258 | 276 | 314 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales | 23.63% | 29.93% | 36.60% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 96 | 136 | 182 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,750 | £37,500 | £32,605 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,813 | £44,313 | £36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £54,019 | £55,000 | £45,035 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.78% | +22.13% | -2.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,900 | £66,469 | £61,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £74,144 | £74,923 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £59,430 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.45% | +3.36% | - |
GCIH
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing GCIH relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Wales.
GCIH
Salary Trend in Wales
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing GCIH.
