GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst (GCFA)
Yorkshire > West Yorkshire
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in West Yorkshire with a requirement for GCFA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 29 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 124 | - | 186 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing GCFA | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West Yorkshire | 0.060% | - | 0.034% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 0.16% | - | 0.13% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £87,500 | - | £60,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £90,000 | - | £61,000 |
| 75th Percentile | £92,500 | - | £61,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Yorkshire median annual salary | £90,000 | - | £40,000 |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
West Yorkshire
GCFA 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 West Yorkshire.
| Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 627 | 566 | 763 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West Yorkshire | 37.75% | 22.40% | 26.01% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 236 | 217 | 326 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,313 | £26,708 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £40,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £42,000 | £51,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.65% | -7.27% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | £69,914 | £71,188 |
| 90th Percentile | £72,625 | £87,500 | £87,419 |
| Yorkshire median annual salary | £42,000 | £47,500 | £52,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.58% | -8.65% | +4.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in West Yorkshire
Job postings citing GCFA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in West Yorkshire.
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Salary Trend in West Yorkshire
Salary distribution trend for jobs in West Yorkshire citing GCFA.
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Job Locations in West Yorkshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GCFA within the West Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leeds | - | 1 | £90,000 | - | 2 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West Yorkshire 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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