Ethical Hacker Job Trends in the North East

Ethical Hacker
England > North East

As of 4 February 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Ethical Hacker salary in the North East.

6 months to
4 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 87 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Ethical Hacker 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the North East 0.17% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
England median annual salary - - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
North East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North East. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the North East with a recognized job title 1,138 820 1,228
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.23% 95.79% 96.92%
Number of salaries quoted 798 330 1,053
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,225 £27,500
25th Percentile £33,000 £38,029 £35,920
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £55,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% +15.79% -5.00%
75th Percentile £65,480 £70,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £75,772
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.00%

Ethical Hacker
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 Ethical Hacker within the North East region over the 6 months to 4 February 2026. 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
Durham - 1 - -
Tyne and Wear - 1 - -
Ethical Hacker
England

Ethical Hacker Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East

For the 6 months to 4 February 2026, Ethical Hacker job roles required 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 North East region featuring Ethical Hacker in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) Azure Certification
1 2 (100.00%) CEH
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Ethical Hacking
1 2 (100.00%) ForeScout
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft

Ethical Hacker Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Cyberattack
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Ethical Hacking
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Azure Certification
1 2 (100.00%) CEH
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) ForeScout
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft