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

6 months to
21 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 323 380 444
Rank change year-on-year +57 +64 +129
Permanent jobs citing CEH 48 56 64
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.31% 0.34% 0.27%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.95% 1.20% 0.99%
Number of salaries quoted 46 26 47
10th Percentile £48,165 £48,615 £42,500
25th Percentile £51,250 £53,750 £55,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £68,750 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.45% +5.77% -13.33%
75th Percentile £85,000 £74,721 £73,875
90th Percentile £92,500 £78,125 £87,000
UK median annual salary £30,500 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -56.43% - -6.67%

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 5,034 4,653 6,464
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 32.64% 28.48% 26.88%
Number of salaries quoted 2,531 2,379 4,727
10th Percentile £30,500 £34,283 £32,625
25th Percentile £44,196 £45,317 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £61,754 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.84% +7.40% -4.17%
75th Percentile £78,500 £75,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £90,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £59,430 £55,000
% change year-on-year -7.45% +8.05% -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 21 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 33 (68.75%) Azure
2 14 (29.17%) AWS
3 9 (18.75%) Nutanix
4 6 (12.50%) Azure Sentinel
4 6 (12.50%) Microsoft 365
5 4 (8.33%) GCP
5 4 (8.33%) SaaS
6 3 (6.25%) Cloud Computing
7 1 (2.08%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 12 (25.00%) Firewall
2 6 (12.50%) Network Security
3 5 (10.42%) DNS
4 4 (8.33%) SSL
5 3 (6.25%) Wireshark
6 1 (2.08%) HTTP
6 1 (2.08%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (2.08%) SSH
6 1 (2.08%) TCP/IP
6 1 (2.08%) VPN
Development Applications
1 7 (14.58%) Burp Suite
1 7 (14.58%) Metasploit
General
1 20 (41.67%) Social Skills
2 13 (27.08%) Analytical Skills
3 12 (25.00%) Finance
3 12 (25.00%) Law
4 7 (14.58%) Retail
5 3 (6.25%) Documentation Skills
5 3 (6.25%) Electronics
5 3 (6.25%) Manufacturing
5 3 (6.25%) Marketing
5 3 (6.25%) Public Sector
5 3 (6.25%) Telecoms
6 1 (2.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 20 (41.67%) Security Specialist
2 9 (18.75%) IT Security Specialist
3 8 (16.67%) Lead
4 7 (14.58%) Threat Intelligence Specialist
5 6 (12.50%) Security Engineer
6 5 (10.42%) Analyst
7 4 (8.33%) Cybersecurity Specialist
7 4 (8.33%) Head of Cybersecurity
7 4 (8.33%) Head of IT
7 4 (8.33%) Information Security Engineer
8 3 (6.25%) Consultant
8 3 (6.25%) Cybersecurity Analyst
8 3 (6.25%) Cybersecurity Consultant
8 3 (6.25%) Cybersecurity Engineer
8 3 (6.25%) Security Analyst
8 3 (6.25%) Security Consultant
8 3 (6.25%) Threat Hunter
9 2 (4.17%) Information Manager
9 2 (4.17%) Information Security Manager
9 2 (4.17%) Security Manager
Miscellaneous
1 15 (31.25%) Security Posture
2 9 (18.75%) Hybrid Cloud
3 7 (14.58%) Insider Threat
3 7 (14.58%) Security Operations Centre
4 4 (8.33%) Digital Media
4 4 (8.33%) Enterprise Software
4 4 (8.33%) Onboarding
5 3 (6.25%) Analytical Mindset
5 3 (6.25%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 3 (6.25%) Management Information System
6 2 (4.17%) Cyber Security Posture
7 1 (2.08%) Cloud Native
Operating Systems
1 4 (8.33%) Linux
1 4 (8.33%) Windows
2 3 (6.25%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
2 18 (37.50%) Incident Response
2 18 (37.50%) Information Security
2 18 (37.50%) SIEM
3 17 (35.42%) Problem-Solving
4 12 (25.00%) Vulnerability Management
5 11 (22.92%) Cloud Security
5 11 (22.92%) Security Operations
5 11 (22.92%) Threat Intelligence
6 10 (20.83%) Ethical Hacking
6 10 (20.83%) Offensive Security
7 9 (18.75%) BCP
7 9 (18.75%) Disaster Recovery
7 9 (18.75%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 9 (18.75%) Resilience Testing
7 9 (18.75%) Runbook
7 9 (18.75%) Test Automation
8 8 (16.67%) Actionable Insight
8 8 (16.67%) Computer Science
8 8 (16.67%) Identity Management
Programming Languages
1 13 (27.08%) PowerShell
1 13 (27.08%) Python
2 1 (2.08%) Bash
Qualifications
1 31 (64.58%) CISSP
2 20 (41.67%) Degree
3 15 (31.25%) CISM
4 14 (29.17%) CompTIA Security+
4 14 (29.17%) Security Cleared
5 11 (22.92%) OSCP
5 11 (22.92%) SC Cleared
6 10 (20.83%) Cisco Certification
6 10 (20.83%) GIAC
7 8 (16.67%) Microsoft Certification
8 7 (14.58%) CCNA
8 7 (14.58%) CISMP
8 7 (14.58%) CREST Certified
8 7 (14.58%) GPEN
8 7 (14.58%) MCP
8 7 (14.58%) MCSE
9 5 (10.42%) CompTIA CySA+
9 5 (10.42%) GCIA
9 5 (10.42%) GCIH
10 3 (6.25%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (62.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 25 (52.08%) NIST
3 9 (18.75%) ISO 22301
4 8 (16.67%) PCI DSS
5 7 (14.58%) Actionable Recommendations
6 6 (12.50%) Cyber Essentials
6 6 (12.50%) GDPR
7 4 (8.33%) SOC 2
8 3 (6.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 3 (6.25%) GRC
8 3 (6.25%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
Systems Management
1 7 (14.58%) Nmap
2 3 (6.25%) Computer Incident Response Team
2 3 (6.25%) QRadar
3 1 (2.08%) Nessus
3 1 (2.08%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 10 (20.83%) Microsoft
2 9 (18.75%) Commvault
2 9 (18.75%) VMware
3 7 (14.58%) Cisco
4 4 (8.33%) CrowdStrike
4 4 (8.33%) Palo Alto
5 3 (6.25%) Google
5 3 (6.25%) iManage
5 3 (6.25%) SAP
5 3 (6.25%) Splunk
5 3 (6.25%) Tenable
6 1 (2.08%) CyberArk
6 1 (2.08%) Qualys
6 1 (2.08%) Rapid7