The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Cambridge requiring Ethical Hacking skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
Ethical Hacking falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Cambridge.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
365
482
410
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge
93.83%
80.33%
96.47%
Number of salaries quoted
251
264
261
10th Percentile
£26,250
£43,250
£27,000
25th Percentile
£30,000
£52,500
£39,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£45,000
£70,000
£55,000
Median % change year-on-year
-35.71%
+27.27%
-
75th Percentile
£62,500
£85,000
£73,750
90th Percentile
£70,000
£89,925
£87,500
Cambridgeshire median annual salary
£42,500
£61,572
£54,000
% change year-on-year
-30.98%
+14.02%
+2.86%
Ethical Hacking Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Ethical Hacking relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.
Ethical Hacking Salary Trend in Cambridge
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing Ethical Hacking.
Ethical Hacking Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge
For the 6 months to 28 October 2025, job vacancies citing Ethical Hacking also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Cambridge region with a requirement for Ethical Hacking.
Ethical Hacking Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
