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 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 716 774 1028
Rank change year-on-year +58 +254 -283
Permanent jobs citing GIAC 124 151 134
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.14% 0.17% 0.098%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.51% 0.52% 0.37%
Number of salaries quoted 104 80 104
10th Percentile £46,913 £42,452 £49,622
25th Percentile £50,000 £56,250 £64,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,000 £76,250 £85,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.13% -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 24,484 29,082 36,331
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 28.31% 32.87% 26.52%
Number of salaries quoted 15,742 13,274 16,890
10th Percentile £28,500 £31,712 £31,000
25th Percentile £38,500 £42,500 £41,000
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 20 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 20 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 +114 70 £75,000 -14.29% 11
South East -14 18 £58,750 +2.17% 5
North of England +50 17 £50,000 -16.67% 8
North West +7 10 £50,000 -24.24% 6
South West -24 10 £52,500 +5.00% 4
West Midlands +12 6 £58,000 -17.14% 1
Midlands -9 6 £58,000 -17.14% 1
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 (9.68%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (7.26%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 34 (27.42%) Azure
2 21 (16.94%) AWS
3 20 (16.13%) GCP
4 16 (12.90%) Microsoft 365
5 11 (8.87%) Power Platform
6 6 (4.84%) Entra ID
7 3 (2.42%) Azure Sentinel
7 3 (2.42%) IaaS
7 3 (2.42%) SaaS
8 2 (1.61%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (0.81%) PaaS
9 1 (0.81%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 57 (45.97%) Firewall
2 21 (16.94%) Intrusion Detection
2 21 (16.94%) TCP/IP
3 19 (15.32%) Network Security
4 16 (12.90%) DNS
5 9 (7.26%) SSL
6 6 (4.84%) Internet
6 6 (4.84%) LAN
6 6 (4.84%) WAN
7 5 (4.03%) IPsec
8 4 (3.23%) HTTP
8 4 (3.23%) SMTP
9 3 (2.42%) Wireshark
10 2 (1.61%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (8.87%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 16 (12.90%) Jenkins
2 3 (2.42%) Metasploit
General
1 39 (31.45%) Finance
2 34 (27.42%) Analytical Skills
3 21 (16.94%) Social Skills
4 17 (13.71%) Legal
5 12 (9.68%) Documentation Skills
5 12 (9.68%) Law
5 12 (9.68%) Presentation Skills
6 9 (7.26%) Banking
7 8 (6.45%) Marketing
7 8 (6.45%) Telecoms
8 6 (4.84%) Manufacturing
8 6 (4.84%) Organisational Skills
9 5 (4.03%) Electronics
10 4 (3.23%) Retail
11 3 (2.42%) Aerospace
11 3 (2.42%) Automotive
11 3 (2.42%) Public Sector
12 2 (1.61%) Advertising
13 1 (0.81%) Games
13 1 (0.81%) Military
Job Titles
1 32 (25.81%) Analyst
2 31 (25.00%) Senior
3 20 (16.13%) Lead
4 19 (15.32%) Security Engineer
5 18 (14.52%) Security Analyst
6 17 (13.71%) Security Manager
7 14 (11.29%) Senior Analyst
8 9 (7.26%) Cybersecurity Manager
8 9 (7.26%) Security Assurance Manager
9 7 (5.65%) Cybersecurity Analyst
10 6 (4.84%) IT Engineer
10 6 (4.84%) IT Security Engineer
10 6 (4.84%) Penetration Tester
10 6 (4.84%) SOC Engineer
10 6 (4.84%) Tester
10 6 (4.84%) Threat and Vulnerability Manager
10 6 (4.84%) Vulnerability Manager
11 5 (4.03%) Senior Architect
11 5 (4.03%) Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
11 5 (4.03%) Senior Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.61%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 26 (20.97%) Cyber Threat
2 24 (19.35%) Cyberattack
3 20 (16.13%) Self-Motivation
4 19 (15.32%) Management Information System
5 18 (14.52%) Security Posture
6 17 (13.71%) PKI
7 9 (7.26%) IoT
8 7 (5.65%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 4 (3.23%) Operational Technology
10 3 (2.42%) Cyber Kill Chain
10 3 (2.42%) Cyber Security Posture
10 3 (2.42%) Security Operations Centre
10 3 (2.42%) Virtual Team
11 2 (1.61%) Client/Server
11 2 (1.61%) Cyber Defence
11 2 (1.61%) Digital Media
11 2 (1.61%) NHS
11 2 (1.61%) Onboarding
12 1 (0.81%) Cybercrime
12 1 (0.81%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 26 (20.97%) Windows
2 12 (9.68%) Linux
3 9 (7.26%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 108 (87.10%) Cybersecurity
2 53 (42.74%) Information Security
3 43 (34.68%) Vulnerability Management
4 42 (33.87%) Incident Response
5 39 (31.45%) Problem-Solving
6 34 (27.42%) Security Operations
7 33 (26.61%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
7 33 (26.61%) Threat Intelligence
8 32 (25.81%) Threat Modelling
9 26 (20.97%) Penetration Testing
10 25 (20.16%) Purple Team
11 24 (19.35%) Business Continuity
12 23 (18.55%) Computer Science
12 23 (18.55%) ITIL
13 22 (17.74%) Disaster Recovery
14 21 (16.94%) Risk Management
14 21 (16.94%) Security Architecture
15 20 (16.13%) Kalman Filter
16 19 (15.32%) SIEM
17 18 (14.52%) Security Management
Programming Languages
1 34 (27.42%) Python
2 15 (12.10%) PowerShell
3 10 (8.06%) Bash
4 2 (1.61%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 89 (71.77%) CISSP
2 40 (32.26%) CISM
3 32 (25.81%) Degree
4 26 (20.97%) CRISC
5 24 (19.35%) CISA
6 21 (16.94%) GSEC
7 20 (16.13%) CEH
8 19 (15.32%) CompTIA Security+
9 17 (13.71%) SANS
10 16 (12.90%) CREST Certified
10 16 (12.90%) ISSMP
11 14 (11.29%) GPEN
11 14 (11.29%) SSCP
12 11 (8.87%) Cisco Certification
13 9 (7.26%) Computer Science Degree
13 9 (7.26%) GCIA
13 9 (7.26%) GCIH
14 7 (5.65%) CCNP
14 7 (5.65%) Microsoft Certification
14 7 (5.65%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (26.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 30 (24.19%) GDPR
3 16 (12.90%) COBIT
4 15 (12.10%) GRC
4 15 (12.10%) NIST
5 8 (6.45%) NCSC
6 6 (4.84%) NIST 800
7 4 (3.23%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 4 (3.23%) PCI DSS
8 2 (1.61%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 1 (0.81%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.81%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (0.81%) SOC 2
System Software
1 14 (11.29%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.61%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.81%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 16 (12.90%) Ansible
2 9 (7.26%) Nessus
3 6 (4.84%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 5 (4.03%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.81%) CASB
5 1 (0.81%) QRadar
Vendors
1 36 (29.03%) Microsoft
2 16 (12.90%) Alibaba
3 12 (9.68%) Google
4 8 (6.45%) Splunk
5 6 (4.84%) Juniper
5 6 (4.84%) Qualys
6 3 (2.42%) Darktrace
7 2 (1.61%) Sophos
8 1 (0.81%) Intel
8 1 (0.81%) VMware