GCFA Job Trends in Yorkshire

GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst (GCFA)
England > Yorkshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in 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 172 - 206
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing GCFA 1 0 25
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire 0.026% - 0.55%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.073% - 1.80%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 25
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £87,500 - £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 - £40,000
75th Percentile £92,500 - £47,500
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £80,000 £70,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +14.29% +55.56% -48.57%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
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 Yorkshire.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,372 1,423 1,388
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire 35.13% 26.67% 30.47%
Number of salaries quoted 372 391 593
10th Percentile £25,313 £25,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £36,250 £37,879
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 £47,500 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.58% -8.65% +4.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £61,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £71,250 £80,000 £82,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% +9.09%

GCFA
Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire

Job postings citing GCFA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire.

Job vacancy trend for GCFA in Yorkshire

GCFA
Salary Trend in Yorkshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing GCFA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing GCFA

GCFA
Job Locations in Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GCFA within the 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
West Yorkshire - 1 £90,000 - 2
GCFA
England

GCFA
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in 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:

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM Engineer
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
1 1 (100.00%) Security Monitoring
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) SOAR
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Detection
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CEH
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) GCFE
1 1 (100.00%) GCIA