CEH Job Trends in Dorset

EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
South West > Dorset

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Dorset with a requirement for CEH qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 4 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 45 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing CEH 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Dorset 0.20% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 1.27% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
South West median annual salary £30,500 £68,750 £67,500
% change year-on-year -55.64% +1.85% -6.90%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Dorset

CEH falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Dorset.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 79 101 150
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 15.52% 30.51% 26.09%
Number of salaries quoted 36 34 100
10th Percentile £27,500 £35,950 £30,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £43,650 £38,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -30.00% +5.26% -
75th Percentile £59,063 £55,263 £69,063
90th Percentile £95,000 £61,500 £72,500
South West median annual salary £55,000 £52,600 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.56% +5.20% -2.91%

CEH
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing CEH relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Dorset.

CEH job vacancy trend in Dorset

CEH
Job Locations in Dorset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CEH within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 4 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
Bournemouth - 1 - - 2
CEH
South West

CEH
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset 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 (100.00%) Azure
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Ethical Hacker
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Cyberattack
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Ethical Hacking
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Certification
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) ForeScout
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft