Ethical Hacking Job Trends in the North East

Ethical Hacking
England > North East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North East requiring Ethical Hacking skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 74 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Ethical Hacking 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North East 0.11% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.13% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £28,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,500 - -
75th Percentile £32,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £33,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -49.23% +4.00% +4.17%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North East

Ethical Hacking falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the North East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 753 1,172 724
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North East 80.28% 79.40% 96.92%
Number of salaries quoted 478 774 506
10th Percentile £25,000 £25,825 £30,750
25th Percentile £28,188 £35,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,250 £47,324 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.50% -5.35% -
75th Percentile £61,250 £62,200 £62,875
90th Percentile £74,481 £75,000 £75,625
England median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% -8.00% +4.17%

Ethical Hacking
Job Vacancy Trend in the North East

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

Job vacancy trend for Ethical Hacking in the North East

Ethical Hacking
Salary Trend in the North East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing Ethical Hacking.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing Ethical Hacking

Ethical Hacking
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 Hacking within the North East region over the 6 months to 2 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 - 1 £30,500 - 5
Ethical Hacking
England

Ethical Hacking
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%) Line Management
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) A+ Certification
1 1 (100.00%) CEH
1 1 (100.00%) CompTIA Security+
1 1 (100.00%) Network+ Certification