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 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 353 429 522
Rank change year-on-year +76 +93 +290
Permanent jobs citing CEH 40 78 86
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.32% 0.33% 0.26%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.93% 1.15% 0.99%
Number of salaries quoted 17 63 62
10th Percentile £54,460 £56,500 £50,250
25th Percentile £77,500 £70,625 £57,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 £77,500 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +16.13% +14.81% -19.40%
75th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £88,625
90th Percentile £115,000 £95,000 £94,825
England median annual salary £55,298 £72,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year -23.73% +3.57% +4.48%

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 4,313 6,773 8,703
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 33.99% 28.25% 26.55%
Number of salaries quoted 1,810 4,194 5,448
10th Percentile £41,250 £35,631 £40,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £47,719 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £67,500 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.70% - +3.85%
75th Percentile £90,750 £87,500 £90,000
90th Percentile £111,250 £103,750 £112,500
England median annual salary £54,897 £54,399 £60,000
% change year-on-year +0.92% -9.34% +9.09%

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 30 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 30 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 +7 2 £70,000 -3.45% 1
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:

Cloud Services
1 4 (10.00%) AWS
1 4 (10.00%) Azure
2 3 (7.50%) Azure Sentinel
3 1 (2.50%) GCP
3 1 (2.50%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 20 (50.00%) Firewall
2 9 (22.50%) SAN
3 6 (15.00%) Network Security
4 2 (5.00%) WAN
5 1 (2.50%) BGP
5 1 (2.50%) DMVPN
5 1 (2.50%) EIGRP
5 1 (2.50%) Internet
5 1 (2.50%) IPsec
5 1 (2.50%) LAN
5 1 (2.50%) MPLS
5 1 (2.50%) OSPF
5 1 (2.50%) SD-WAN
5 1 (2.50%) VPN
5 1 (2.50%) Wireless
5 1 (2.50%) WLAN
General
1 22 (55.00%) Finance
2 21 (52.50%) Social Skills
3 6 (15.00%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (5.00%) Documentation Skills
4 2 (5.00%) Law
4 2 (5.00%) Telecoms
5 1 (2.50%) Financial Institution
5 1 (2.50%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 29 (72.50%) Analyst
2 25 (62.50%) Security Analyst
3 11 (27.50%) Incident Analyst
3 11 (27.50%) Security Incident Analyst
3 11 (27.50%) SIEM Analyst
4 10 (25.00%) CISSP Analyst
5 9 (22.50%) Junior
5 9 (22.50%) Junior Analyst
5 9 (22.50%) Junior Operations Analyst
5 9 (22.50%) Junior Security Analyst
5 9 (22.50%) Operations Analyst
5 9 (22.50%) Security Operations Analyst
6 5 (12.50%) Senior
7 4 (10.00%) SOC Analyst
8 3 (7.50%) Consultant
8 3 (7.50%) Cybersecurity Analyst
8 3 (7.50%) Security Consultant
9 2 (5.00%) Architect
9 2 (5.00%) Security Monitoring Analyst
9 2 (5.00%) Senior Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 19 (47.50%) Hedge funds
2 9 (22.50%) Podcast
3 7 (17.50%) Security Posture
4 2 (5.00%) Management Information System
4 2 (5.00%) Security Operations Centre
5 1 (2.50%) Public Cloud
5 1 (2.50%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 14 (35.00%) Windows
2 5 (12.50%) Linux
3 1 (2.50%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (80.00%) Cybersecurity
2 29 (72.50%) SIEM
3 22 (55.00%) Incident Response
4 17 (42.50%) Security Operations
5 11 (27.50%) Problem-Solving
6 9 (22.50%) Information Security
7 6 (15.00%) Vulnerability Management
8 5 (12.50%) Computer Science
8 5 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
9 4 (10.00%) Digital Forensics
9 4 (10.00%) Fintech
10 3 (7.50%) Agile
10 3 (7.50%) Cryptography
10 3 (7.50%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
10 3 (7.50%) Data Loss Prevention
10 3 (7.50%) Data Security
10 3 (7.50%) Penetration Testing
10 3 (7.50%) Roadmaps
10 3 (7.50%) Stakeholder Management
10 3 (7.50%) Threat Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 26 (65.00%) Python
2 25 (62.50%) PowerShell
3 3 (7.50%) Bash
4 1 (2.50%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 36 (90.00%) CISSP
2 30 (75.00%) OSCP
3 27 (67.50%) GCIH
4 24 (60.00%) CompTIA Security+
5 22 (55.00%) GCIA
6 20 (50.00%) Degree
7 11 (27.50%) Computer Science Degree
7 11 (27.50%) SANS
8 8 (20.00%) CISM
9 6 (15.00%) Cisco Certification
10 4 (10.00%) CCSP
10 4 (10.00%) Master's Degree
11 2 (5.00%) AWS Certification
11 2 (5.00%) CCNA
11 2 (5.00%) CCNP
11 2 (5.00%) GCFA
11 2 (5.00%) Microsoft Certification
12 1 (2.50%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 1 (2.50%) Azure Certification
12 1 (2.50%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (22.50%) NIST
2 7 (17.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (5.00%) California Consumer Privacy Act
3 2 (5.00%) GDPR
4 1 (2.50%) Accessibility
4 1 (2.50%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (2.50%) PCI DSS
4 1 (2.50%) SOC 2
Systems Management
1 3 (7.50%) CASB
1 3 (7.50%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 16 (40.00%) CrowdStrike
2 5 (12.50%) Microsoft
3 2 (5.00%) Cisco
3 2 (5.00%) Splunk
4 1 (2.50%) Juniper
4 1 (2.50%) Palo Alto
4 1 (2.50%) Qualys