CEH Job Trends in Leeds

EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Leeds with a requirement for CEH qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 91 83 102
Rank change year-on-year -8 +19 -
Permanent jobs citing CEH 14 4 8
As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds 1.05% 0.39% 0.58%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.05% 1.56% 2.86%
Number of salaries quoted 12 0 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £28,250 - £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,500 - £55,000
75th Percentile £32,750 - £61,563
90th Percentile - - £66,625
West Yorkshire median annual salary £30,500 - £56,500
% change year-on-year - - -13.08%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Leeds

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 Leeds.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 346 256 280
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds 25.94% 24.95% 20.14%
Number of salaries quoted 195 75 153
10th Percentile - £25,000 £31,316
25th Percentile £28,250 £34,375 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,500 £50,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -27.00% -13.04% -4.17%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,225 £71,250
90th Percentile £78,776 £80,000 £82,500
West Yorkshire median annual salary £41,075 £47,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -13.53% -17.39% -1.06%

CEH
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

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

CEH job vacancy trend in Leeds

CEH
Salary Trend in Leeds

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Leeds citing CEH.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Leeds citing CEH

CEH
Salary Histogram in Leeds

Salary distribution for jobs citing CEH in Leeds over the 6 months to 11 January 2026.

Salary histogram for CEH in Leeds

CEH
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds 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:

General
1 11 (78.57%) Multimedia
2 2 (14.29%) Finance
2 2 (14.29%) Marketing
2 2 (14.29%) Public Speaking
Job Titles
1 11 (78.57%) Trainee
2 2 (14.29%) Penetration Tester
2 2 (14.29%) Tester
3 1 (7.14%) SIEM Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (14.29%) Mobile App
1 2 (14.29%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (7.14%) Linux
1 1 (7.14%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (78.57%) Cybersecurity
1 11 (78.57%) Ethical Hacking
1 11 (78.57%) Line Management
1 11 (78.57%) Mentoring
2 2 (14.29%) Business Development
2 2 (14.29%) Customer Experience
2 2 (14.29%) Customer Service
2 2 (14.29%) Information Security
2 2 (14.29%) Objectives and Key Results
2 2 (14.29%) Penetration Testing
2 2 (14.29%) Presales
2 2 (14.29%) Proactive Monitoring
2 2 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (14.29%) Project Management
2 2 (14.29%) Red Team
2 2 (14.29%) Security Testing
2 2 (14.29%) Social Engineering
3 1 (7.14%) MITRE ATT&CK
3 1 (7.14%) SOAR
3 1 (7.14%) Threat Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 2 (14.29%) Perl
1 2 (14.29%) Python
1 2 (14.29%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 11 (78.57%) A+ Certification
1 11 (78.57%) CompTIA Security+
1 11 (78.57%) Network+ Certification
2 3 (21.43%) CISSP
3 2 (14.29%) CISA
3 2 (14.29%) Degree
3 2 (14.29%) OSCP
4 1 (7.14%) GCFA
4 1 (7.14%) GCFE
4 1 (7.14%) GCIA