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 22 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 335 374 461
Rank change year-on-year +39 +87 +138
Permanent jobs citing CEH 47 55 70
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.29% 0.36% 0.25%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.97% 1.21% 0.93%
Number of salaries quoted 44 22 40
10th Percentile £48,165 £47,507 £47,500
25th Percentile £51,250 £57,500 £55,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% +7.69% -10.34%
75th Percentile £92,500 £75,000 £73,750
90th Percentile - £82,250 £77,750
UK median annual salary £30,500 £75,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -59.33% +7.14% -3.45%

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 4,866 4,528 7,501
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 29.71% 29.53% 27.00%
Number of salaries quoted 2,623 2,418 5,495
10th Percentile £30,962 £32,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,879 £42,765
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -4.17%
75th Percentile £78,750 £74,014 £73,750
90th Percentile £92,500 £88,750 £88,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -4.35%

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 22 February 2026.

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 35 (74.47%) Azure
2 14 (29.79%) AWS
3 12 (25.53%) Nutanix
4 6 (12.77%) Microsoft 365
5 5 (10.64%) Azure Sentinel
6 4 (8.51%) GCP
6 4 (8.51%) SaaS
7 3 (6.38%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (2.13%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 9 (19.15%) Firewall
2 5 (10.64%) DNS
3 4 (8.51%) SSL
3 4 (8.51%) Wireshark
4 2 (4.26%) Network Security
5 1 (2.13%) HTTP
5 1 (2.13%) SSH
5 1 (2.13%) TCP/IP
5 1 (2.13%) VPN
Development Applications
1 7 (14.89%) Burp Suite
1 7 (14.89%) Metasploit
General
1 20 (42.55%) Social Skills
2 15 (31.91%) Law
3 8 (17.02%) Analytical Skills
3 8 (17.02%) Finance
4 7 (14.89%) Retail
5 3 (6.38%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (2.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 23 (48.94%) Security Specialist
2 12 (25.53%) IT Security Specialist
3 7 (14.89%) Analyst
3 7 (14.89%) Lead
3 7 (14.89%) Threat Intelligence Specialist
4 6 (12.77%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 6 (12.77%) Security Analyst
5 5 (10.64%) Security Engineer
6 4 (8.51%) Cybersecurity Specialist
6 4 (8.51%) Head of Cybersecurity
6 4 (8.51%) Head of IT
6 4 (8.51%) Information Security Engineer
6 4 (8.51%) Threat Hunter
7 2 (4.26%) Cybersecurity Engineer
8 1 (2.13%) Senior
8 1 (2.13%) Senior Analyst
8 1 (2.13%) SOC Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 15 (31.91%) Security Posture
2 12 (25.53%) Hybrid Cloud
3 7 (14.89%) Insider Threat
4 6 (12.77%) Security Operations Centre
5 5 (10.64%) Enterprise Software
6 4 (8.51%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 4 (8.51%) Digital Media
6 4 (8.51%) Onboarding
7 2 (4.26%) Cyber Security Posture
8 1 (2.13%) Cloud Native
Operating Systems
1 4 (8.51%) Linux
1 4 (8.51%) Mac OS
1 4 (8.51%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (70.21%) Cybersecurity
2 20 (42.55%) Problem-Solving
2 20 (42.55%) SIEM
3 17 (36.17%) Incident Response
4 15 (31.91%) Information Security
5 12 (25.53%) BCP
5 12 (25.53%) Disaster Recovery
5 12 (25.53%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 12 (25.53%) Resilience Testing
5 12 (25.53%) Runbook
5 12 (25.53%) Test Automation
5 12 (25.53%) Vulnerability Management
6 11 (23.40%) Cloud Security
6 11 (23.40%) Ethical Hacking
6 11 (23.40%) Offensive Security
6 11 (23.40%) Penetration Testing
6 11 (23.40%) Threat Intelligence
7 10 (21.28%) Decision-Making
7 10 (21.28%) Security Operations
8 8 (17.02%) Threat Modelling
Programming Languages
1 17 (36.17%) PowerShell
1 17 (36.17%) Python
2 1 (2.13%) Bash
Qualifications
1 26 (55.32%) CISSP
2 20 (42.55%) Degree
3 12 (25.53%) CISM
3 12 (25.53%) OSCP
4 11 (23.40%) GIAC
4 11 (23.40%) SC Cleared
4 11 (23.40%) Security Cleared
5 10 (21.28%) Cisco Certification
6 9 (19.15%) CompTIA Security+
7 7 (14.89%) CCNA
7 7 (14.89%) CISMP
7 7 (14.89%) CREST Certified
7 7 (14.89%) GCIA
7 7 (14.89%) GPEN
7 7 (14.89%) MCSE
7 7 (14.89%) Microsoft Certification
7 7 (14.89%) Microsoft Certified Professional
8 5 (10.64%) CompTIA CySA+
8 5 (10.64%) GCIH
9 4 (8.51%) GREM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (63.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 22 (46.81%) NIST
3 12 (25.53%) ISO 22301
4 7 (14.89%) Actionable Recommendations
4 7 (14.89%) Cyber Essentials
5 6 (12.77%) PCI DSS
6 4 (8.51%) GDPR
6 4 (8.51%) SOC 2
7 3 (6.38%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 3 (6.38%) Data Quality
7 3 (6.38%) GRC
7 3 (6.38%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 3 (6.38%) NCSC
Systems Management
1 7 (14.89%) Nmap
2 4 (8.51%) Computer Incident Response Team
2 4 (8.51%) QRadar
3 3 (6.38%) CSIRT
4 1 (2.13%) Nessus
4 1 (2.13%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 12 (25.53%) Commvault
1 12 (25.53%) VMware
2 9 (19.15%) Microsoft
3 7 (14.89%) Cisco
4 5 (10.64%) CrowdStrike
5 4 (8.51%) Palo Alto
5 4 (8.51%) Splunk
6 3 (6.38%) Google
6 3 (6.38%) iManage
6 3 (6.38%) Tenable
7 1 (2.13%) CyberArk
7 1 (2.13%) Qualys
7 1 (2.13%) Rapid7