The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Sheffield requiring Ethical Hacking skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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 Sheffield.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
316
629
463
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Sheffield
79.60%
75.42%
98.51%
Number of salaries quoted
217
307
364
10th Percentile
£27,500
£35,000
£24,900
25th Percentile
£31,250
£41,125
£32,150
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£50,000
£55,000
£47,500
Median % change year-on-year
-9.09%
+15.79%
-5.00%
75th Percentile
£68,750
£65,250
£61,250
90th Percentile
£85,000
£80,000
£70,000
South Yorkshire median annual salary
£46,000
£52,500
£45,000
% change year-on-year
-12.38%
+16.67%
-10.00%
Ethical Hacking Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield
Job postings citing Ethical Hacking as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Sheffield.
Ethical Hacking Salary Trend in Sheffield
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Sheffield citing Ethical Hacking.
Ethical Hacking Top 8 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Sheffield
For the 6 months to 1 October 2025, job vacancies citing Ethical Hacking also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Sheffield region with a requirement for Ethical Hacking.
Ethical Hacking Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Sheffield 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:
