CEH Job Trends in the North East

EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
England > North East

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

6 months to
1 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 73 96 -
Rank change year-on-year +23 - -
Permanent jobs citing CEH 1 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North East 0.11% 0.068% -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.32% 0.40% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £28,250 £47,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,500 £50,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -39.00% - -
75th Percentile £32,750 £52,500 -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £50,000 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -28.57% +7.69% -13.33%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North East

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 the North East.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 309 252 242
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North East 32.94% 17.08% 32.40%
Number of salaries quoted 123 149 132
10th Percentile £28,300 £25,750 £29,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £31,250 £38,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 £42,500 £53,750
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -20.93% +34.38%
75th Percentile £65,000 £62,200 £67,500
90th Percentile £73,907 £79,300 £72,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% +9.09%

CEH
Job Vacancy Trend in the North East

Job postings citing CEH as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North East.

Job vacancy trend for CEH in the North East

CEH
Salary Trend in the North East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing CEH.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing CEH

CEH
Job Locations in the North East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CEH within the North East region over the 6 months to 1 September 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
Tyne and Wear +24 1 £30,500 -39.00% 5
CEH
England

CEH
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North East 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Trainee
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Ethical Hacking
1 1 (100.00%) Line Management
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) A+ Certification
1 1 (100.00%) CompTIA Security+
1 1 (100.00%) Network+ Certification