CEH Jobs in London

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

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for CEH qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 351 417 530
Rank change year-on-year +66 +113 +231
Permanent jobs citing CEH 41 85 100
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.32% 0.36% 0.28%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.95% 1.26% 1.08%
Number of salaries quoted 18 70 69
10th Percentile £65,375 £56,125 £43,125
25th Percentile £77,500 £62,500 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 £75,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% +3.45% -12.12%
75th Percentile £95,000 £88,500 £88,750
90th Percentile £113,750 £95,000 £96,250
England median annual salary £67,500 £72,500 £72,500
% change year-on-year -6.90% - +7.41%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
London

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 London.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 4,310 6,752 9,226
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 33.84% 28.59% 25.98%
Number of salaries quoted 2,015 4,304 5,754
10th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £40,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £49,725 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £67,500 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.70% - +3.85%
75th Percentile £92,500 £87,500 £90,000
90th Percentile £116,250 £105,000 £110,875
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £58,193
% change year-on-year - -5.49% +5.81%

CEH
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing CEH as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for CEH in London

CEH
Salary Trend in London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CEH in London.

Salary trend for CEH in London

CEH
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing CEH in London over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Salary histogram for CEH in London

CEH
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CEH within the London region over the 6 months to 1 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
Central London +4 2 £70,000 -3.45%
CEH
England

CEH
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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:

Applications
1 1 (2.44%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (2.44%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 4 (9.76%) AWS
2 3 (7.32%) Azure
3 2 (4.88%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (2.44%) Azure Sentinel
4 1 (2.44%) GCP
4 1 (2.44%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 21 (51.22%) Firewall
2 9 (21.95%) SAN
3 7 (17.07%) Network Security
4 1 (2.44%) Internet
4 1 (2.44%) SD-WAN
4 1 (2.44%) VPN
4 1 (2.44%) WAN
4 1 (2.44%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.44%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (2.44%) Burp Suite
General
1 22 (53.66%) Finance
2 21 (51.22%) Social Skills
3 4 (9.76%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (7.32%) Law
5 2 (4.88%) Documentation Skills
5 2 (4.88%) Telecoms
6 1 (2.44%) Financial Institution
6 1 (2.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (2.44%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 30 (73.17%) Analyst
2 27 (65.85%) Security Analyst
3 11 (26.83%) Incident Analyst
3 11 (26.83%) Security Incident Analyst
3 11 (26.83%) SIEM Analyst
4 10 (24.39%) CISSP Analyst
5 9 (21.95%) Junior
5 9 (21.95%) Junior Analyst
5 9 (21.95%) Junior Operations Analyst
5 9 (21.95%) Junior Security Analyst
5 9 (21.95%) Operations Analyst
5 9 (21.95%) Security Operations Analyst
6 5 (12.20%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 5 (12.20%) Senior
7 3 (7.32%) Consultant
7 3 (7.32%) Security Consultant
7 3 (7.32%) Security Engineer
8 2 (4.88%) Security Architect
8 2 (4.88%) Security Monitoring Analyst
8 2 (4.88%) Senior Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 19 (46.34%) Hedge funds
2 9 (21.95%) Podcast
3 6 (14.63%) Security Posture
4 3 (7.32%) Management Information System
5 1 (2.44%) CMDB
5 1 (2.44%) Cyber Threat
5 1 (2.44%) Public Cloud
5 1 (2.44%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 15 (36.59%) Windows
2 6 (14.63%) Linux
3 1 (2.44%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (85.37%) Cybersecurity
2 29 (70.73%) SIEM
3 21 (51.22%) Incident Response
4 16 (39.02%) Security Operations
5 12 (29.27%) Problem-Solving
6 11 (26.83%) Information Security
7 9 (21.95%) Vulnerability Management
8 6 (14.63%) Computer Science
9 5 (12.20%) Fintech
10 4 (9.76%) Cryptography
10 4 (9.76%) Data Loss Prevention
10 4 (9.76%) Data Security
10 4 (9.76%) Digital Forensics
10 4 (9.76%) UEBA
11 3 (7.32%) Cloud Security
11 3 (7.32%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
11 3 (7.32%) Penetration Testing
11 3 (7.32%) Roadmaps
11 3 (7.32%) Stakeholder Management
11 3 (7.32%) Vulnerability Assessment
Programming Languages
1 28 (68.29%) Python
2 27 (65.85%) PowerShell
3 5 (12.20%) Bash
4 1 (2.44%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 37 (90.24%) CISSP
2 31 (75.61%) OSCP
3 28 (68.29%) GCIH
4 25 (60.98%) CompTIA Security+
5 23 (56.10%) Degree
6 22 (53.66%) GCIA
7 12 (29.27%) Computer Science Degree
8 11 (26.83%) SANS
9 8 (19.51%) CISM
10 6 (14.63%) Cisco Certification
11 5 (12.20%) CCSP
12 4 (9.76%) Master's Degree
13 2 (4.88%) AWS Certification
13 2 (4.88%) GCFA
14 1 (2.44%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 1 (2.44%) Azure Certification
14 1 (2.44%) CCNP
14 1 (2.44%) CSSLP
14 1 (2.44%) GSEC
14 1 (2.44%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (19.51%) NIST
2 5 (12.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (4.88%) California Consumer Privacy Act
3 2 (4.88%) GDPR
4 1 (2.44%) Accessibility
4 1 (2.44%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (2.44%) PCI DSS
4 1 (2.44%) SOC 2
System Software
1 1 (2.44%) Active Directory
1 1 (2.44%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 4 (9.76%) CASB
1 4 (9.76%) CSIRT
2 1 (2.44%) SCCM
Vendors
1 16 (39.02%) CrowdStrike
2 4 (9.76%) Microsoft
3 3 (7.32%) Splunk
4 2 (4.88%) Qualys
5 1 (2.44%) ArcSight
5 1 (2.44%) Cisco
5 1 (2.44%) Exabeam
5 1 (2.44%) Juniper
5 1 (2.44%) LogRhythm
5 1 (2.44%) Palo Alto