CEH Jobs in the South West

EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for CEH qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 176 270 246
Rank change year-on-year +94 -24 +70
Permanent jobs citing CEH 5 16 22
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 0.14% 0.16% 0.33%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.28% 0.48% 0.76%
Number of salaries quoted 5 6 22
10th Percentile £43,700 £48,750 £55,250
25th Percentile £47,000 £52,500 £72,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £67,500 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year - -10.00% +15.38%
75th Percentile £82,500 £70,938 £80,875
90th Percentile - £74,375 £92,175
England median annual salary £55,298 £72,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year -23.73% +3.57% +4.48%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South West

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 South West.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,756 3,330 2,882
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 49.89% 34.09% 42.90%
Number of salaries quoted 950 2,177 1,264
10th Percentile £29,750 £29,820 £30,932
25th Percentile £37,574 £40,000 £39,294
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,600 £55,000 £54,882
Median % change year-on-year -4.36% +0.22% +9.76%
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,500 £70,600
90th Percentile £73,750 £81,786 £82,500
England median annual salary £54,897 £54,399 £60,000
% change year-on-year +0.92% -9.34% +9.09%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings citing CEH as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for CEH in the South West

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Salary Trend in the South West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CEH in the South West.

Salary trend for CEH in the South West

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Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing CEH in the South West over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for CEH in the South West

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Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CEH within the South West region over the 6 months to 30 May 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
Wiltshire +48 2 £45,500 -13.33% 4
Bristol +42 2 £80,000 +16.36% 4
Devon +17 1 £67,500 -5.26% 6
CEH
England

CEH
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (60.00%) AWS
1 3 (60.00%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 4 (80.00%) Firewall
2 2 (40.00%) Network Security
2 2 (40.00%) VPN
3 1 (20.00%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 2 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (40.00%) Documentation Skills
1 2 (40.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 2 (40.00%) Analyst
1 2 (40.00%) Architect
1 2 (40.00%) AWS Architect
1 2 (40.00%) AWS Security Architect
1 2 (40.00%) Security Architect
1 2 (40.00%) SOC Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Cloud Architect
2 1 (20.00%) Cloud Security Architect
2 1 (20.00%) Information Officer
2 1 (20.00%) Information Security Officer
2 1 (20.00%) Security Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Security Officer
2 1 (20.00%) SIEM Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) Cyber Threat
1 2 (40.00%) Data Protection Act
1 2 (40.00%) Security Operations Centre
2 1 (20.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Incident Response
1 4 (80.00%) Security Operations
1 4 (80.00%) SIEM
2 3 (60.00%) Cloud Security
2 3 (60.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (60.00%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (60.00%) Information Security
2 3 (60.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (60.00%) Risk Register
2 3 (60.00%) Security Architecture
3 2 (40.00%) Agile
3 2 (40.00%) Cryptography
3 2 (40.00%) Data Protection
3 2 (40.00%) ERP
3 2 (40.00%) Logistics
3 2 (40.00%) OWASP
3 2 (40.00%) Programme Management
3 2 (40.00%) Risk Management
3 2 (40.00%) Security Testing
3 2 (40.00%) Technical Architecture
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) CISSP
2 3 (60.00%) CISM
3 2 (40.00%) Degree
3 2 (40.00%) DV Cleared
3 2 (40.00%) GIAC
3 2 (40.00%) ISSAP
3 2 (40.00%) SANS
3 2 (40.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (60.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 3 (60.00%) GDPR
1 3 (60.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (40.00%) COBIT
2 2 (40.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 2 (40.00%) NIST
2 2 (40.00%) PCI DSS
2 2 (40.00%) SOC 2
System Software
1 1 (20.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) Splunk