GIAC Security Essentials Certification (GSEC)
UK > Work from Home
The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid work with a requirement for GSEC qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 3 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 565 | 652 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +87 | +171 |
| Permanent jobs citing GSEC | 0 | 19 | 25 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option | - | 0.056% | 0.059% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | - | 0.20% | 0.23% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 14 | 25 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £53,250 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £72,500 | £39,294 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £75,000 | £85,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -12.28% | +36.80% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £78,438 | £93,250 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £78,750 | £103,750 |
| UK median annual salary | £85,000 | £75,000 | £85,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.33% | -12.28% | +66.02% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home
GSEC 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 with remote or hybrid options requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications.
| Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 4,756 | 9,486 | 10,838 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option | 31.35% | 28.04% | 25.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3,076 | 5,934 | 6,627 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £32,500 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,231 | £42,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £57,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.51% | -5.00% | +0.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,600 | £72,500 | £77,715 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,750 | £87,500 | £95,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £54,000 | £59,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.85% | -8.47% | +7.27% |
GSEC
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
Job vacancies with remote working options citing GSEC as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
GSEC
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing GSEC.