CEH Jobs in England

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

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for CEH qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 568 707 724
Rank change year-on-year +139 +17 +252
Permanent jobs citing CEH 111 143 181
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.23% 0.16% 0.21%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.45% 0.58% 0.64%
Number of salaries quoted 82 95 130
10th Percentile - £48,000 £39,875
25th Percentile £47,683 £56,875 £54,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,298 £72,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -23.73% +3.57% +4.48%
75th Percentile £77,500 £88,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £92,500 £96,500 £93,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £72,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -17.24% +11.54% -3.70%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

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 England.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 24,705 24,823 28,496
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 50.10% 27.64% 33.46%
Number of salaries quoted 9,849 15,767 12,989
10th Percentile £31,750 £28,500 £32,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £38,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £54,399 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.11% -9.34% +9.09%
75th Percentile £69,000 £71,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £87,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £53,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +2.80% -10.83% +9.09%

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 31 May 2025.

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 31 May 2025. 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 +68 40 £90,000 +16.13% 40
North of England +55 38 £47,683 -15.61% 11
North West +23 33 £47,683 -26.64% 5
South East +89 17 £65,000 +30.00% 9
South West +100 5 £67,500 - 7
Yorkshire +51 4 £65,000 +15.04% 6
East of England +43 4 £42,085 - 2
Midlands +57 2 £53,750 -53.26% 8
West Midlands +53 2 £53,750 -53.26% 3
North East - 1 - -
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 (1.80%) TPMS
Cloud Services
1 20 (18.02%) Azure
2 14 (12.61%) AWS
3 10 (9.01%) Azure Sentinel
4 6 (5.41%) GCP
5 2 (1.80%) Azure DevOps
5 2 (1.80%) Azure Key Vault
5 2 (1.80%) Entra ID
5 2 (1.80%) IaaS
5 2 (1.80%) Microsoft 365
5 2 (1.80%) PaaS
5 2 (1.80%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 48 (43.24%) Firewall
2 9 (8.11%) Intrusion Detection
2 9 (8.11%) Network Security
2 9 (8.11%) SAN
3 7 (6.31%) VPN
4 3 (2.70%) WAN
5 2 (1.80%) DNS
5 2 (1.80%) HTTP
5 2 (1.80%) LAN
5 2 (1.80%) SMTP
5 2 (1.80%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.90%) BGP
6 1 (0.90%) DMVPN
6 1 (0.90%) EIGRP
6 1 (0.90%) Internet
6 1 (0.90%) IPsec
6 1 (0.90%) MPLS
6 1 (0.90%) OSPF
6 1 (0.90%) Wireless
6 1 (0.90%) WLAN
Development Applications
1 1 (0.90%) Burp Suite
1 1 (0.90%) Metasploit
General
1 69 (62.16%) Social Skills
2 26 (23.42%) Analytical Skills
2 26 (23.42%) Finance
3 22 (19.82%) Aviation
3 22 (19.82%) Electronics
4 4 (3.60%) Documentation Skills
4 4 (3.60%) Local Government
5 3 (2.70%) Law
6 2 (1.80%) Aerospace
6 2 (1.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (1.80%) Telecoms
7 1 (0.90%) Automotive
7 1 (0.90%) Banking
7 1 (0.90%) Financial Institution
7 1 (0.90%) Legal
7 1 (0.90%) Public Sector
7 1 (0.90%) Retail
Job Titles
1 44 (39.64%) Analyst
2 38 (34.23%) Security Analyst
3 22 (19.82%) Radar Engineer
4 17 (15.32%) Security Engineer
5 13 (11.71%) Cybersecurity Engineer
6 12 (10.81%) SIEM Analyst
7 11 (9.91%) Incident Analyst
7 11 (9.91%) Security Incident Analyst
8 10 (9.01%) Architect
8 10 (9.01%) CISSP Analyst
8 10 (9.01%) Operations Analyst
8 10 (9.01%) Security Architect
8 10 (9.01%) Security Operations Analyst
9 9 (8.11%) Junior
9 9 (8.11%) Junior Analyst
9 9 (8.11%) Junior Operations Analyst
9 9 (8.11%) Junior Security Analyst
9 9 (8.11%) Senior
9 9 (8.11%) SOC Analyst
10 7 (6.31%) Cybersecurity Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.90%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 29 (26.13%) Security Posture
2 19 (17.12%) Hedge funds
3 15 (13.51%) Management Information System
4 10 (9.01%) Security Operations Centre
5 9 (8.11%) Podcast
6 6 (5.41%) Cyber Threat
6 6 (5.41%) Self-Motivation
6 6 (5.41%) Social Media
6 6 (5.41%) Team-Oriented Environment
7 3 (2.70%) Cyberattack
8 2 (1.80%) Data Protection Act
8 2 (1.80%) Embedded Systems
8 2 (1.80%) Hybrid Cloud
9 1 (0.90%) Cyber Security Posture
9 1 (0.90%) PKI
9 1 (0.90%) Private Cloud
9 1 (0.90%) Public Cloud
9 1 (0.90%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 21 (18.92%) Windows
2 6 (5.41%) Linux
2 6 (5.41%) Windows Vista
3 1 (0.90%) Kali Linux
3 1 (0.90%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 76 (68.47%) Cybersecurity
2 60 (54.05%) Incident Response
3 56 (50.45%) Problem-Solving
4 53 (47.75%) SIEM
5 31 (27.93%) Information Security
6 29 (26.13%) Security Operations
7 25 (22.52%) Vulnerability Management
8 22 (19.82%) Safety Engineering
8 22 (19.82%) Systems Engineering
9 20 (18.02%) Cloud Security
10 19 (17.12%) Threat Intelligence
11 18 (16.22%) Continuous Improvement
11 18 (16.22%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
12 17 (15.32%) Penetration Testing
12 17 (15.32%) Risk Management
13 15 (13.51%) Computer Science
14 12 (10.81%) Data Protection
14 12 (10.81%) Ethical Hacking
15 11 (9.91%) Security Architecture
15 11 (9.91%) Vulnerability Assessment
Programming Languages
1 38 (34.23%) PowerShell
2 33 (29.73%) Python
3 10 (9.01%) Bash
4 7 (6.31%) Kusto Query Language
5 1 (0.90%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 78 (70.27%) CISSP
2 69 (62.16%) Degree
3 40 (36.04%) CompTIA Security+
4 38 (34.23%) OSCP
5 36 (32.43%) CISM
6 32 (28.83%) GCIH
7 23 (20.72%) GCIA
8 22 (19.82%) BPSS Clearance
9 20 (18.02%) Computer Science Degree
10 17 (15.32%) SANS
11 13 (11.71%) Cisco Certification
12 11 (9.91%) CISA
12 11 (9.91%) Master's Degree
13 10 (9.01%) GIAC
14 8 (7.21%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 6 (5.41%) DBS Check
16 5 (4.50%) CCSP
17 4 (3.60%) CREST Certified
17 4 (3.60%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
17 4 (3.60%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (38.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 41 (36.94%) NIST
3 22 (19.82%) DO-254
3 22 (19.82%) GDPR
4 12 (10.81%) Cyber Essentials
5 11 (9.91%) PCI DSS
6 6 (5.41%) HIPAA
7 5 (4.50%) SOC 2
8 4 (3.60%) NCSC
9 3 (2.70%) COBIT
10 2 (1.80%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 2 (1.80%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 1 (0.90%) Accessibility
11 1 (0.90%) NIST 800
11 1 (0.90%) SLA
System Software
1 22 (19.82%) Firmware
2 4 (3.60%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.90%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 6 (5.41%) Nessus
2 4 (3.60%) FortiGate
2 4 (3.60%) QRadar
3 3 (2.70%) CASB
3 3 (2.70%) CSIRT
4 2 (1.80%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.90%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 1 (0.90%) OpenVAS
5 1 (0.90%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 26 (23.42%) Microsoft
2 17 (15.32%) CrowdStrike
3 8 (7.21%) Splunk
4 7 (6.31%) Qualys
5 6 (5.41%) Cisco
6 5 (4.50%) Palo Alto
7 4 (3.60%) Tenable
8 1 (0.90%) Google
8 1 (0.90%) Juniper
8 1 (0.90%) ServiceNow
8 1 (0.90%) VMware