CEH Job Trends in Manchester

EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
North West > Manchester

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Manchester with a requirement for CEH qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 2 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 127 134 140
Rank change year-on-year +7 +6 +102
Permanent jobs citing CEH 11 23 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.40% 0.84% 0.22%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.11% 2.45% 0.90%
Number of salaries quoted 11 13 5
10th Percentile - £34,800 £64,000
25th Percentile £28,250 £37,500 £70,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,500 £75,000 £90,000
Median % change year-on-year -59.33% -16.67% +56.52%
75th Percentile £32,750 £77,500 £108,750
90th Percentile - - £111,000
North West median annual salary £30,500 £75,000 £82,500
% change year-on-year -59.33% -9.09% +43.48%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Manchester

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 Manchester.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 990 939 558
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 35.59% 34.46% 24.33%
Number of salaries quoted 331 391 385
10th Percentile £24,500 £30,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £28,500 £40,500 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -4.35% -
75th Percentile £69,204 £68,125 £70,000
90th Percentile £83,750 £81,250 £82,500
North West median annual salary £47,683 £50,055 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.74% -4.66% -4.34%

CEH
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

CEH job vacancy trend in Manchester

CEH
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing CEH.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing CEH

CEH
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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 (100.00%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 11 (100.00%) Trainee
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 11 (100.00%) Ethical Hacking
1 11 (100.00%) Line Management
1 11 (100.00%) Mentoring
Qualifications
1 11 (100.00%) A+ Certification
1 11 (100.00%) CompTIA Security+
1 11 (100.00%) Network+ Certification