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 31 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 335 379 459
Rank change year-on-year +44 +80 +118
Permanent jobs citing CEH 46 57 72
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.29% 0.35% 0.27%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.91% 1.23% 1.01%
Number of salaries quoted 44 26 48
10th Percentile £48,165 £50,000 £46,750
25th Percentile £51,250 £53,750 £55,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £68,750 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.45% +5.77% -13.33%
75th Percentile £92,500 £74,721 £73,813
90th Percentile - £78,125 £86,500
UK median annual salary £30,500 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -56.43% - -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 5,065 4,630 7,098
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 32.03% 28.57% 26.99%
Number of salaries quoted 2,568 2,406 5,182
10th Percentile £30,500 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £43,470
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -4.17%
75th Percentile £78,500 £75,000 £74,500
90th Percentile £92,500 £90,000 £90,000
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 31 January 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 (76.09%) Azure
2 14 (30.43%) AWS
3 11 (23.91%) Nutanix
4 6 (13.04%) Azure Sentinel
4 6 (13.04%) Microsoft 365
5 4 (8.70%) GCP
5 4 (8.70%) SaaS
6 3 (6.52%) Cloud Computing
7 1 (2.17%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 10 (21.74%) Firewall
2 5 (10.87%) DNS
3 4 (8.70%) SSL
3 4 (8.70%) Wireshark
4 3 (6.52%) Network Security
5 1 (2.17%) HTTP
5 1 (2.17%) Intrusion Detection
5 1 (2.17%) SSH
5 1 (2.17%) TCP/IP
5 1 (2.17%) VPN
Development Applications
1 7 (15.22%) Burp Suite
1 7 (15.22%) Metasploit
General
1 18 (39.13%) Social Skills
2 14 (30.43%) Law
3 9 (19.57%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (17.39%) Finance
5 7 (15.22%) Retail
6 3 (6.52%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (2.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 22 (47.83%) Security Specialist
2 11 (23.91%) IT Security Specialist
3 8 (17.39%) Lead
4 7 (15.22%) Threat Intelligence Specialist
5 6 (13.04%) Security Engineer
6 5 (10.87%) Analyst
7 4 (8.70%) Cybersecurity Specialist
7 4 (8.70%) Head of Cybersecurity
7 4 (8.70%) Head of IT
7 4 (8.70%) Information Security Engineer
7 4 (8.70%) Threat Hunter
8 3 (6.52%) Cybersecurity Analyst
8 3 (6.52%) Cybersecurity Engineer
8 3 (6.52%) Security Analyst
9 2 (4.35%) SOC Analyst
10 1 (2.17%) Senior
10 1 (2.17%) Senior Analyst
10 1 (2.17%) SIEM Engineer
10 1 (2.17%) Technical Engineer
10 1 (2.17%) Technical Leader
Miscellaneous
1 16 (34.78%) Security Posture
2 11 (23.91%) Hybrid Cloud
3 7 (15.22%) Insider Threat
3 7 (15.22%) Security Operations Centre
4 5 (10.87%) Enterprise Software
5 4 (8.70%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 4 (8.70%) Digital Media
5 4 (8.70%) Onboarding
6 2 (4.35%) Cyber Security Posture
7 1 (2.17%) Cloud Native
7 1 (2.17%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 5 (10.87%) Linux
1 5 (10.87%) Windows
2 4 (8.70%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (65.22%) Cybersecurity
2 19 (41.30%) SIEM
3 18 (39.13%) Problem-Solving
4 16 (34.78%) Incident Response
4 16 (34.78%) Information Security
5 12 (26.09%) Security Operations
5 12 (26.09%) Threat Intelligence
6 11 (23.91%) BCP
6 11 (23.91%) Cloud Security
6 11 (23.91%) Disaster Recovery
6 11 (23.91%) Ethical Hacking
6 11 (23.91%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 11 (23.91%) Offensive Security
6 11 (23.91%) Resilience Testing
6 11 (23.91%) Runbook
6 11 (23.91%) Test Automation
6 11 (23.91%) Vulnerability Management
7 8 (17.39%) Computer Science
7 8 (17.39%) Identity Management
7 8 (17.39%) Penetration Testing
Programming Languages
1 16 (34.78%) PowerShell
1 16 (34.78%) Python
2 1 (2.17%) Bash
Qualifications
1 26 (56.52%) CISSP
2 20 (43.48%) Degree
3 13 (28.26%) CISM
4 12 (26.09%) OSCP
5 11 (23.91%) GIAC
5 11 (23.91%) SC Cleared
5 11 (23.91%) Security Cleared
6 10 (21.74%) Cisco Certification
7 9 (19.57%) CompTIA Security+
8 8 (17.39%) Microsoft Certification
9 7 (15.22%) CCNA
9 7 (15.22%) CISMP
9 7 (15.22%) CREST Certified
9 7 (15.22%) GPEN
9 7 (15.22%) MCSE
9 7 (15.22%) Microsoft Certified Professional
10 5 (10.87%) CompTIA CySA+
10 5 (10.87%) GCIA
10 5 (10.87%) GCIH
11 4 (8.70%) GREM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (58.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 22 (47.83%) NIST
3 11 (23.91%) ISO 22301
4 7 (15.22%) Actionable Recommendations
5 4 (8.70%) Cyber Essentials
5 4 (8.70%) GDPR
5 4 (8.70%) SOC 2
6 3 (6.52%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 3 (6.52%) GRC
6 3 (6.52%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 3 (6.52%) PCI DSS
Systems Management
1 7 (15.22%) Nmap
2 4 (8.70%) Computer Incident Response Team
2 4 (8.70%) QRadar
3 1 (2.17%) Nessus
3 1 (2.17%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 11 (23.91%) Commvault
1 11 (23.91%) VMware
2 10 (21.74%) Microsoft
3 7 (15.22%) Cisco
4 5 (10.87%) CrowdStrike
5 4 (8.70%) Palo Alto
5 4 (8.70%) Splunk
6 3 (6.52%) Google
6 3 (6.52%) iManage
6 3 (6.52%) Tenable
7 1 (2.17%) CyberArk
7 1 (2.17%) Qualys
7 1 (2.17%) Rapid7