Ethical Hacking Job Trends in Central London

Ethical Hacking
London > Central London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Central London requiring Ethical Hacking skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 143 172 173
Rank change year-on-year +29 +1 +83
Permanent jobs citing Ethical Hacking 10 1 8
As % of all permanent jobs in Central London 0.34% 0.033% 0.23%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.39% 0.034% 0.25%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 7
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £90,000 - £71,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £95,000 - £72,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +7.41%
75th Percentile £100,000 - £73,750
90th Percentile - - -
London median annual salary £30,500 £69,750 £65,000
% change year-on-year -56.27% +7.31% -23.53%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Central London

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 Central London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,568 2,946 3,242
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 86.17% 96.15% 93.35%
Number of salaries quoted 1,867 1,759 2,839
10th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £39,085
25th Percentile £57,500 £55,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £75,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% +3.45% -3.33%
75th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £110,000 £118,750 £113,750
London median annual salary £75,000 £75,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year - +3.45% -3.33%

Ethical Hacking
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Ethical Hacking relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Ethical Hacking job vacancy trend in Central London

Ethical Hacking
Salary Trend in Central London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Ethical Hacking.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Ethical Hacking

Ethical Hacking
Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Ethical Hacking within the Central London region over the 6 months to 15 February 2026. 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
City of London - 10 £95,000 - 2
Ethical Hacking
London

Ethical Hacking
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (10.00%) AWS
1 1 (10.00%) Azure
1 1 (10.00%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 9 (90.00%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 9 (90.00%) Burp Suite
1 9 (90.00%) Metasploit
General
1 9 (90.00%) Finance
2 1 (10.00%) Legal
Job Titles
1 10 (100.00%) Senior
2 9 (90.00%) Analyst
2 9 (90.00%) Digital Analyst
2 9 (90.00%) Security Analyst
2 9 (90.00%) Senior Analyst
2 9 (90.00%) Senior Digital Analyst
2 9 (90.00%) Senior Security Analyst
3 1 (10.00%) Consultant
3 1 (10.00%) Security Consultant
3 1 (10.00%) Senior Consultant
3 1 (10.00%) Senior Security Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (10.00%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 9 (90.00%) Cyber Defence
1 9 (90.00%) Mobile App
1 9 (90.00%) Security Posture
2 1 (10.00%) Cyberattack
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (100.00%) Offensive Security
1 10 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 10 (100.00%) Red Team
2 9 (90.00%) Agile
2 9 (90.00%) API Testing
2 9 (90.00%) Application Security
2 9 (90.00%) Business Strategy
2 9 (90.00%) Business Transformation
2 9 (90.00%) Coaching
2 9 (90.00%) Collaborative Culture
2 9 (90.00%) Creative Thinking
2 9 (90.00%) Internal Audit
2 9 (90.00%) Mentoring
2 9 (90.00%) Problem-Solving
2 9 (90.00%) Purple Team
3 1 (10.00%) Cloud Security
3 1 (10.00%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (10.00%) Tradecraft
Programming Languages
1 10 (100.00%) Python
2 9 (90.00%) Bash
2 9 (90.00%) PowerShell
3 1 (10.00%) C
3 1 (10.00%) C#
3 1 (10.00%) C++
Qualifications
1 10 (100.00%) CREST Certified
1 10 (100.00%) OSCP
2 9 (90.00%) CCSAM
2 9 (90.00%) CHECK Team Leader
2 9 (90.00%) CHECK Team Member
3 1 (10.00%) CCSAS
3 1 (10.00%) GIAC
3 1 (10.00%) GPEN
3 1 (10.00%) GXPN
3 1 (10.00%) OSCE
System Software
1 1 (10.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 9 (90.00%) Nessus