The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Leicester requiring Ethical Hacking skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 December 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 Leicester.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
235
229
242
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leicester
83.63%
85.45%
91.32%
Number of salaries quoted
168
127
191
10th Percentile
£25,750
£30,200
£26,250
25th Percentile
£36,250
£40,000
£37,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£45,000
£50,500
£52,500
Median % change year-on-year
-10.89%
-3.81%
+10.53%
75th Percentile
£60,313
£62,500
£62,500
90th Percentile
£70,000
£84,500
£67,500
Leicestershire median annual salary
£45,000
£42,500
£50,000
% change year-on-year
+5.88%
-15.00%
+11.11%
Ethical Hacking Job Vacancy Trend in Leicester
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Ethical Hacking relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Leicester.
Ethical Hacking Salary Trend in Leicester
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Leicester citing Ethical Hacking.
Ethical Hacking Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicester
For the 6 months to 2 December 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 Leicester region with a requirement for Ethical Hacking.
Ethical Hacking Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicester 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:
