Hybrid/Remote CEH Job Trends

EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid work with a requirement for CEH qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 25 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 289 387 400
Rank change year-on-year +98 +13 +203
Permanent jobs citing CEH 73 59 57
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.48% 0.34% 0.29%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.45% 1.23% 1.02%
Number of salaries quoted 71 32 46
10th Percentile - £50,000 £42,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £53,750 £50,189
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £61,250
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +6.12% -18.33%
75th Percentile £82,500 £75,000 £73,938
90th Percentile £92,500 £84,500 £87,500
UK median annual salary £32,500 £69,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -53.24% +6.92% -13.33%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 5,038 4,803 5,577
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 32.90% 27.79% 27.89%
Number of salaries quoted 2,456 2,509 4,044
10th Percentile £30,500 £35,000 £35,625
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,250 £46,050
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £61,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.64% +1.67% -
75th Percentile £78,750 £76,250 £75,781
90th Percentile £92,500 £90,000 £91,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £59,430 £57,500
% change year-on-year -7.45% +3.36% -

CEH
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing CEH and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

CEH job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

CEH
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing CEH.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing CEH

CEH
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing CEH over the 6 months to 25 December 2025.

CEH salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

CEH
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 31 (42.47%) Azure
2 12 (16.44%) AWS
3 9 (12.33%) Nutanix
4 6 (8.22%) Azure Sentinel
4 6 (8.22%) Microsoft 365
5 4 (5.48%) GCP
5 4 (5.48%) SaaS
6 3 (4.11%) Cloud Computing
7 1 (1.37%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 30 (41.10%) Network Security
2 15 (20.55%) Firewall
3 5 (6.85%) DNS
4 4 (5.48%) SSL
5 3 (4.11%) Intrusion Detection
5 3 (4.11%) Wireshark
6 1 (1.37%) HTTP
6 1 (1.37%) SSH
6 1 (1.37%) TCP/IP
6 1 (1.37%) VPN
Development Applications
1 5 (6.85%) Burp Suite
1 5 (6.85%) Metasploit
General
1 37 (50.68%) Finance
2 36 (49.32%) Analytical Skills
3 25 (34.25%) Electronics
3 25 (34.25%) Manufacturing
3 25 (34.25%) Marketing
3 25 (34.25%) Public Sector
3 25 (34.25%) Telecoms
4 19 (26.03%) Social Skills
5 12 (16.44%) Law
6 5 (6.85%) Retail
7 3 (4.11%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (1.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 25 (34.25%) Consultant
1 25 (34.25%) Cybersecurity Consultant
1 25 (34.25%) Security Consultant
2 18 (24.66%) Security Specialist
3 10 (13.70%) Lead
4 9 (12.33%) IT Security Specialist
5 7 (9.59%) Analyst
5 7 (9.59%) Security Engineer
6 5 (6.85%) Security Analyst
6 5 (6.85%) Threat Intelligence Specialist
7 4 (5.48%) Cybersecurity Specialist
7 4 (5.48%) Head of Cybersecurity
7 4 (5.48%) Head of IT
7 4 (5.48%) Information Security Engineer
8 3 (4.11%) Cybersecurity Analyst
8 3 (4.11%) Cybersecurity Engineer
8 3 (4.11%) Information Manager
8 3 (4.11%) Information Security Manager
8 3 (4.11%) Security Manager
8 3 (4.11%) Threat Hunter
Miscellaneous
1 25 (34.25%) Analytical Mindset
2 13 (17.81%) Security Posture
3 9 (12.33%) Hybrid Cloud
4 7 (9.59%) Security Operations Centre
5 6 (8.22%) Management Information System
6 5 (6.85%) Insider Threat
7 4 (5.48%) Digital Media
7 4 (5.48%) Enterprise Software
7 4 (5.48%) Onboarding
8 3 (4.11%) Cyber Kill Chain
9 2 (2.74%) Cyber Security Posture
10 1 (1.37%) Cloud Native
Operating Systems
1 4 (5.48%) Linux
1 4 (5.48%) Windows
2 3 (4.11%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 59 (80.82%) Cybersecurity
2 34 (46.58%) Vulnerability Management
3 29 (39.73%) Mentoring
4 25 (34.25%) Business Intelligence
4 25 (34.25%) Digital Marketing
4 25 (34.25%) Programme Management
5 21 (28.77%) Incident Response
6 20 (27.40%) SIEM
7 19 (26.03%) Information Security
8 15 (20.55%) Problem-Solving
9 11 (15.07%) Cloud Security
9 11 (15.07%) Security Operations
10 9 (12.33%) BCP
10 9 (12.33%) Disaster Recovery
10 9 (12.33%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 9 (12.33%) Resilience Testing
10 9 (12.33%) Risk Management
10 9 (12.33%) Runbook
10 9 (12.33%) Test Automation
10 9 (12.33%) Threat Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 13 (17.81%) PowerShell
1 13 (17.81%) Python
2 1 (1.37%) Bash
Qualifications
1 54 (73.97%) CISSP
2 37 (50.68%) CompTIA Security+
3 34 (46.58%) Security Cleared
4 18 (24.66%) CISM
4 18 (24.66%) Degree
5 9 (12.33%) OSCP
5 9 (12.33%) SC Cleared
6 8 (10.96%) Cisco Certification
6 8 (10.96%) GIAC
7 6 (8.22%) Microsoft Certification
8 5 (6.85%) CCNA
8 5 (6.85%) CISMP
8 5 (6.85%) CompTIA CySA+
8 5 (6.85%) CREST Certified
8 5 (6.85%) GCIA
8 5 (6.85%) GCIH
8 5 (6.85%) GPEN
8 5 (6.85%) MCP
8 5 (6.85%) MCSE
9 4 (5.48%) GSEC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (72.60%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 48 (65.75%) NIST
3 31 (42.47%) PCI DSS
4 9 (12.33%) Cyber Essentials
4 9 (12.33%) ISO 22301
5 7 (9.59%) GDPR
6 5 (6.85%) Actionable Recommendations
6 5 (6.85%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 4 (5.48%) SOC 2
8 3 (4.11%) GRC
8 3 (4.11%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
Systems Management
1 5 (6.85%) Nmap
2 3 (4.11%) Computer Incident Response Team
2 3 (4.11%) QRadar
3 2 (2.74%) ZENworks
4 1 (1.37%) Nessus
4 1 (1.37%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 25 (34.25%) SAP
2 10 (13.70%) Microsoft
3 9 (12.33%) Commvault
3 9 (12.33%) VMware
4 5 (6.85%) Cisco
5 4 (5.48%) CrowdStrike
5 4 (5.48%) Palo Alto
6 3 (4.11%) Google
6 3 (4.11%) iManage
6 3 (4.11%) Splunk
6 3 (4.11%) Tenable
7 2 (2.74%) Meraki
8 1 (1.37%) CyberArk
8 1 (1.37%) Qualys
8 1 (1.37%) Rapid7