CEH Jobs in England

EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
UK > England

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

6 months to
2 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 696 719 929
Rank change year-on-year +23 +210 -249
Permanent jobs citing CEH 146 210 206
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.17% 0.23% 0.16%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.60% 0.70% 0.59%
Number of salaries quoted 99 138 151
10th Percentile £50,000 £40,350 £39,750
25th Percentile £58,750 £55,000 £51,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £70,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.57% +3.70% +22.73%
75th Percentile £88,500 £81,250 £85,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £93,250 £100,000
UK median annual salary £72,500 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +3.57% - +27.27%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

CEH 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 24,356 30,127 34,852
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 28.57% 32.60% 26.37%
Number of salaries quoted 15,817 13,653 16,745
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £38,500 £42,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,995 £59,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.57% +8.18% -
75th Percentile £71,250 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £54,000 £59,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.47% +7.27% -

CEH
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for CEH in England

CEH
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for CEH in England

CEH
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing CEH in England over the 6 months to 2 May 2024.

Salary histogram for CEH in England

CEH
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CEH within the England region over the 6 months to 2 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 +108 84 £75,000 +3.45% 37
North of England +46 21 £60,750 +51.88% 13
South West -39 14 £68,750 -8.33% 9
East of England +23 12 £90,000 +28.57% 2
North West +9 11 £65,000 - 6
Yorkshire +91 10 £56,500 +61.43% 6
South East -16 7 £45,000 -40.00% 4
Midlands +3 6 £115,000 +84.00% 10
West Midlands +19 3 £115,000 +109.09% 6
East Midlands -13 3 - - 4
CEH
UK

CEH
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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (1.37%) IIS
1 2 (1.37%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (1.37%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 71 (48.63%) Azure
2 42 (28.77%) Microsoft 365
3 22 (15.07%) AWS
4 15 (10.27%) Cloud Computing
5 14 (9.59%) Azure DevOps
5 14 (9.59%) Azure Sentinel
5 14 (9.59%) Microsoft Purview
6 5 (3.42%) GCP
6 5 (3.42%) PaaS
7 4 (2.74%) Serverless
8 3 (2.05%) SaaS
9 1 (0.68%) Dynamics 365
9 1 (0.68%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 41 (28.08%) Firewall
2 32 (21.92%) TCP/IP
3 25 (17.12%) Network Security
4 20 (13.70%) Wireshark
5 14 (9.59%) LAN
5 14 (9.59%) WAN
6 8 (5.48%) VPN
7 2 (1.37%) 802.11
7 2 (1.37%) Bluetooth
7 2 (1.37%) Intrusion Detection
7 2 (1.37%) VLAN
7 2 (1.37%) Wi-Fi
7 2 (1.37%) ZigBee
8 1 (0.68%) Internet
8 1 (0.68%) tcpdump
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.37%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (2.05%) Metasploit
General
1 48 (32.88%) Finance
2 42 (28.77%) Social Skills
3 21 (14.38%) Law
4 16 (10.96%) Analytical Skills
4 16 (10.96%) Legal
4 16 (10.96%) Retail
5 14 (9.59%) Telecoms
6 11 (7.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 9 (6.16%) Documentation Skills
8 6 (4.11%) Manufacturing
9 4 (2.74%) Banking
9 4 (2.74%) Public Sector
10 3 (2.05%) Aerospace
11 2 (1.37%) Cyber-Physical System
11 2 (1.37%) Games
11 2 (1.37%) Presentation Skills
12 1 (0.68%) Automotive
12 1 (0.68%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 48 (32.88%) Security Engineer
2 34 (23.29%) Senior
3 33 (22.60%) Analyst
4 28 (19.18%) Security Analyst
5 22 (15.07%) Lead
6 21 (14.38%) Senior Security Engineer
7 18 (12.33%) Consultant
7 18 (12.33%) Security Consultant
8 17 (11.64%) Cybersecurity Analyst
9 14 (9.59%) Architect
10 13 (8.90%) Security Architect
10 13 (8.90%) Team Leader
11 12 (8.22%) Information Security Engineer
11 12 (8.22%) Managing Consultant
12 11 (7.53%) Cybersecurity Engineer
13 10 (6.85%) Security Manager
14 9 (6.16%) Senior Analyst
15 7 (4.79%) Penetration Tester
15 7 (4.79%) Senior Security Analyst
15 7 (4.79%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (4.79%) web3js
2 2 (1.37%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 36 (24.66%) Management Information System
2 18 (12.33%) Security Posture
3 17 (11.64%) Security Operations Centre
4 16 (10.96%) Cyber Threat
4 16 (10.96%) Operational Technology
5 8 (5.48%) PKI
6 7 (4.79%) Blockchain
6 7 (4.79%) Web3
7 6 (4.11%) Cyberattack
8 4 (2.74%) Analytical Mindset
8 4 (2.74%) IoT
8 4 (2.74%) Onboarding
9 3 (2.05%) Virtual Team
10 2 (1.37%) CAN bus
10 2 (1.37%) Cloud Native
10 2 (1.37%) SCADA
11 1 (0.68%) CESG
11 1 (0.68%) Data Centre
11 1 (0.68%) Hybrid Cloud
11 1 (0.68%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 32 (21.92%) Windows
2 14 (9.59%) Android
2 14 (9.59%) Apple iOS
3 7 (4.79%) Windows Server
4 6 (4.11%) Linux
5 2 (1.37%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.68%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 112 (76.71%) Cybersecurity
2 73 (50.00%) Information Security
3 54 (36.99%) Problem-Solving
4 53 (36.30%) Cloud Security
5 52 (35.62%) Incident Response
6 47 (32.19%) Vulnerability Management
7 46 (31.51%) SIEM
8 40 (27.40%) Agile
9 34 (23.29%) Data Loss Prevention
10 33 (22.60%) Security Operations
11 31 (21.23%) Penetration Testing
12 30 (20.55%) Cryptography
12 30 (20.55%) Security Architecture
13 29 (19.86%) Ethical Hacking
14 24 (16.44%) Mentoring
14 24 (16.44%) Project Delivery
14 24 (16.44%) Risk Management
15 21 (14.38%) Identity Access Management
16 20 (13.70%) Key Management
17 18 (12.33%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 29 (19.86%) Python
2 23 (15.75%) PowerShell
3 9 (6.16%) Bash
4 2 (1.37%) SQL
5 1 (0.68%) C++
5 1 (0.68%) Java
Qualifications
1 118 (80.82%) CISSP
2 54 (36.99%) CISM
3 44 (30.14%) Cisco Certification
4 36 (24.66%) CompTIA Security+
5 31 (21.23%) Degree
6 28 (19.18%) CCSP
6 28 (19.18%) OSCP
7 24 (16.44%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 21 (14.38%) GIAC
8 21 (14.38%) SSCP
9 20 (13.70%) GSEC
9 20 (13.70%) SANS
10 17 (11.64%) Security Cleared
11 16 (10.96%) CASP
12 15 (10.27%) CRISC
13 14 (9.59%) CISA
13 14 (9.59%) SC Cleared
14 12 (8.22%) CompTIA CySA+
15 11 (7.53%) CCNA
15 11 (7.53%) GPEN
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (28.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 37 (25.34%) NIST
3 24 (16.44%) PCI DSS
4 16 (10.96%) NCSC
5 15 (10.27%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 13 (8.90%) GDPR
7 10 (6.85%) Cyber Essentials
7 10 (6.85%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 5 (3.42%) HIPAA
8 5 (3.42%) NIST 800
9 3 (2.05%) ISO 31000
9 3 (2.05%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 2 (1.37%) GRC
10 2 (1.37%) QA
System Software
1 14 (9.59%) Virtual Desktop
2 6 (4.11%) Active Directory
3 2 (1.37%) VMware ESXi
3 2 (1.37%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.68%) Snort
4 1 (0.68%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 19 (13.01%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (9.59%) Nmap
3 7 (4.79%) CASB
3 7 (4.79%) CSIRT
4 6 (4.11%) SCCM
5 3 (2.05%) Nessus
5 3 (2.05%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 36 (24.66%) Microsoft
2 17 (11.64%) Rapid7
3 16 (10.96%) Splunk
4 14 (9.59%) Qualys
4 14 (9.59%) Thycotic
5 10 (6.85%) CyberArk
6 9 (6.16%) ServiceNow
7 6 (4.11%) Citrix
8 4 (2.74%) CheckPoint
8 4 (2.74%) iManage
9 3 (2.05%) LogRhythm
9 3 (2.05%) Palo Alto
10 2 (1.37%) Cisco
10 2 (1.37%) Darktrace
10 2 (1.37%) VMware
11 1 (0.68%) Meraki
11 1 (0.68%) Oracle