GIAC Jobs in England

Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC)
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for GIAC qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 19 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 715 764 1025
Rank change year-on-year +49 +261 -272
Permanent jobs citing GIAC 126 151 131
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.15% 0.17% 0.097%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.51% 0.52% 0.36%
Number of salaries quoted 106 80 102
10th Percentile £46,938 £42,452 £49,541
25th Percentile £50,000 £56,250 £63,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,000 £76,250 £85,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.44% -10.29% +30.77%
75th Percentile £88,750 £93,938 £110,000
90th Percentile £101,250 £106,375 £122,500
UK median annual salary £67,000 £72,500 £85,000
% change year-on-year -7.59% -14.71% +30.77%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

GIAC 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 advertised in England with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 24,480 29,085 36,019
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 28.30% 32.85% 26.54%
Number of salaries quoted 15,745 13,288 16,781
10th Percentile £28,500 £31,680 £31,000
25th Percentile £38,500 £42,500 £41,134
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.17% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £71,250 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £54,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% +9.09% -

GIAC
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing GIAC as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for GIAC in England

GIAC
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing GIAC in England.

Salary trend for GIAC in England

GIAC
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing GIAC in England over the 6 months to 19 May 2024.

Salary histogram for GIAC in England

GIAC
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GIAC within the England region over the 6 months to 19 May 2024. 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
London +106 71 £75,000 -14.29% 12
South East -30 18 £58,750 +2.17% 6
North of England +59 17 £50,000 -16.67% 7
South West -10 11 £52,500 +5.00% 5
North West +10 10 £50,000 -24.24% 5
West Midlands +13 6 £58,000 -17.14% 1
Midlands -1 6 £58,000 -17.14% 2
North East - 6 £40,000 -
Yorkshire +82 1 £62,500 +4.17% 2
GIAC
UK

GIAC
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Applications
1 12 (9.52%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (7.14%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 36 (28.57%) Azure
2 21 (16.67%) AWS
3 20 (15.87%) GCP
4 18 (14.29%) Microsoft 365
5 11 (8.73%) Power Platform
6 6 (4.76%) Entra ID
7 3 (2.38%) Azure Sentinel
7 3 (2.38%) IaaS
7 3 (2.38%) SaaS
8 2 (1.59%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (0.79%) PaaS
9 1 (0.79%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 59 (46.83%) Firewall
2 21 (16.67%) Intrusion Detection
2 21 (16.67%) TCP/IP
3 19 (15.08%) Network Security
4 16 (12.70%) DNS
5 9 (7.14%) SSL
6 6 (4.76%) Internet
6 6 (4.76%) LAN
6 6 (4.76%) WAN
7 5 (3.97%) IPsec
8 4 (3.17%) HTTP
8 4 (3.17%) SMTP
9 3 (2.38%) Wireshark
10 2 (1.59%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (8.73%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 16 (12.70%) Jenkins
2 3 (2.38%) Metasploit
General
1 39 (30.95%) Finance
2 34 (26.98%) Analytical Skills
3 21 (16.67%) Social Skills
4 17 (13.49%) Legal
5 12 (9.52%) Documentation Skills
5 12 (9.52%) Law
5 12 (9.52%) Presentation Skills
6 9 (7.14%) Banking
7 8 (6.35%) Marketing
7 8 (6.35%) Telecoms
8 6 (4.76%) Manufacturing
8 6 (4.76%) Organisational Skills
9 5 (3.97%) Electronics
10 4 (3.17%) Retail
11 3 (2.38%) Aerospace
11 3 (2.38%) Automotive
11 3 (2.38%) Public Sector
12 2 (1.59%) Advertising
13 1 (0.79%) Games
13 1 (0.79%) Military
Job Titles
1 34 (26.98%) Analyst
2 33 (26.19%) Senior
3 20 (15.87%) Lead
3 20 (15.87%) Security Analyst
4 19 (15.08%) Security Engineer
5 17 (13.49%) Security Manager
6 16 (12.70%) Senior Analyst
7 9 (7.14%) Cybersecurity Analyst
7 9 (7.14%) Cybersecurity Manager
7 9 (7.14%) Security Assurance Manager
8 7 (5.56%) Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
8 7 (5.56%) Senior Security Analyst
9 6 (4.76%) IT Engineer
9 6 (4.76%) IT Security Engineer
9 6 (4.76%) Penetration Tester
9 6 (4.76%) SOC Engineer
9 6 (4.76%) Tester
9 6 (4.76%) Threat and Vulnerability Manager
9 6 (4.76%) Vulnerability Manager
10 5 (3.97%) Senior Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.59%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 26 (20.63%) Cyber Threat
2 24 (19.05%) Cyberattack
3 20 (15.87%) Self-Motivation
4 19 (15.08%) Management Information System
5 18 (14.29%) Security Posture
6 17 (13.49%) PKI
7 9 (7.14%) IoT
8 7 (5.56%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 4 (3.17%) Operational Technology
10 3 (2.38%) Cyber Kill Chain
10 3 (2.38%) Cyber Security Posture
10 3 (2.38%) Security Operations Centre
10 3 (2.38%) Virtual Team
11 2 (1.59%) Client/Server
11 2 (1.59%) Cyber Defence
11 2 (1.59%) Digital Media
11 2 (1.59%) NHS
11 2 (1.59%) Onboarding
12 1 (0.79%) Cloud Security Posture
12 1 (0.79%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 28 (22.22%) Windows
2 12 (9.52%) Linux
3 11 (8.73%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 110 (87.30%) Cybersecurity
2 53 (42.06%) Information Security
3 45 (35.71%) Vulnerability Management
4 44 (34.92%) Incident Response
5 39 (30.95%) Problem-Solving
6 36 (28.57%) Security Operations
7 35 (27.78%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
7 35 (27.78%) Threat Intelligence
8 32 (25.40%) Threat Modelling
9 26 (20.63%) Penetration Testing
10 25 (19.84%) Purple Team
11 24 (19.05%) Business Continuity
12 23 (18.25%) Computer Science
12 23 (18.25%) ITIL
13 22 (17.46%) Disaster Recovery
13 22 (17.46%) Kalman Filter
14 21 (16.67%) Risk Management
14 21 (16.67%) Security Architecture
15 20 (15.87%) Web Filtering
16 19 (15.08%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 34 (26.98%) Python
2 15 (11.90%) PowerShell
3 10 (7.94%) Bash
4 2 (1.59%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 89 (70.63%) CISSP
2 40 (31.75%) CISM
3 32 (25.40%) Degree
4 26 (20.63%) CRISC
5 24 (19.05%) CISA
6 23 (18.25%) GSEC
7 22 (17.46%) CEH
8 21 (16.67%) CompTIA Security+
9 17 (13.49%) SANS
10 16 (12.70%) CREST Certified
10 16 (12.70%) ISSMP
11 14 (11.11%) GPEN
11 14 (11.11%) SSCP
12 11 (8.73%) Cisco Certification
13 9 (7.14%) Computer Science Degree
13 9 (7.14%) GCIA
13 9 (7.14%) GCIH
14 7 (5.56%) CCNP
14 7 (5.56%) Microsoft Certification
14 7 (5.56%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (26.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 30 (23.81%) GDPR
3 16 (12.70%) COBIT
4 15 (11.90%) GRC
4 15 (11.90%) NIST
5 8 (6.35%) NCSC
6 6 (4.76%) NIST 800
7 4 (3.17%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 4 (3.17%) PCI DSS
8 2 (1.59%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 1 (0.79%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.79%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (0.79%) SOC 2
System Software
1 16 (12.70%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.59%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.79%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 16 (12.70%) Ansible
2 9 (7.14%) Nessus
3 7 (5.56%) Microsoft Intune
4 6 (4.76%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
5 1 (0.79%) CASB
5 1 (0.79%) QRadar
Vendors
1 36 (28.57%) Microsoft
2 16 (12.70%) Alibaba
3 12 (9.52%) Google
4 8 (6.35%) Splunk
5 6 (4.76%) Juniper
5 6 (4.76%) Qualys
6 3 (2.38%) Darktrace
7 2 (1.59%) Sophos
8 1 (0.79%) Intel
8 1 (0.79%) VMware