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 15 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 329 407 441
Rank change year-on-year +78 +34 +190
Permanent jobs citing CEH 65 60 53
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.42% 0.30% 0.24%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.13% 1.15% 0.86%
Number of salaries quoted 62 37 45
10th Percentile - £48,750 -
25th Percentile £47,500 £53,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.00% +4.17% -20.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £82,000 £88,000
UK median annual salary £46,000 £62,500 £60,500
% change year-on-year -26.40% +3.31% -19.33%

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 5,766 5,234 6,150
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 36.84% 26.31% 28.11%
Number of salaries quoted 2,447 2,592 4,487
10th Percentile £29,900 £35,000 £35,500
25th Percentile £41,948 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +0.80%
75th Percentile £77,500 £76,250 £76,250
90th Percentile £92,500 £87,500 £92,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £58,033 £57,500
% change year-on-year -5.23% +0.93% +2.68%

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 15 November 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 19 (29.23%) Azure
2 6 (9.23%) Azure Sentinel
3 5 (7.69%) AWS
4 4 (6.15%) Microsoft 365
4 4 (6.15%) Nutanix
5 2 (3.08%) Cloud Computing
6 1 (1.54%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 29 (44.62%) Network Security
2 16 (24.62%) Firewall
3 4 (6.15%) Intrusion Detection
4 3 (4.62%) Wireshark
5 1 (1.54%) DNS
5 1 (1.54%) HTTP
5 1 (1.54%) SAN
5 1 (1.54%) SSH
5 1 (1.54%) TCP/IP
5 1 (1.54%) VPN
Development Applications
1 3 (4.62%) Burp Suite
1 3 (4.62%) Metasploit
General
1 40 (61.54%) Analytical Skills
2 37 (56.92%) Finance
3 26 (40.00%) Manufacturing
4 25 (38.46%) Electronics
4 25 (38.46%) Marketing
4 25 (38.46%) Public Sector
4 25 (38.46%) Telecoms
5 18 (27.69%) Social Skills
6 6 (9.23%) Law
7 5 (7.69%) Retail
8 2 (3.08%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (1.54%) Digital Health
9 1 (1.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (1.54%) Local Government
9 1 (1.54%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 25 (38.46%) Consultant
1 25 (38.46%) Cybersecurity Consultant
1 25 (38.46%) Security Consultant
2 10 (15.38%) Analyst
2 10 (15.38%) Security Specialist
3 9 (13.85%) Lead
4 6 (9.23%) Security Analyst
4 6 (9.23%) Security Engineer
5 4 (6.15%) IT Security Specialist
5 4 (6.15%) Security Manager
5 4 (6.15%) SOC Analyst
6 3 (4.62%) Cybersecurity Engineer
6 3 (4.62%) Cybersecurity Specialist
6 3 (4.62%) Information Manager
6 3 (4.62%) Information Security Engineer
6 3 (4.62%) Information Security Manager
6 3 (4.62%) Senior
6 3 (4.62%) Threat Hunter
6 3 (4.62%) Threat Intelligence Specialist
7 2 (3.08%) Technical Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.54%) ModSecurity
Miscellaneous
1 26 (40.00%) Analytical Mindset
2 13 (20.00%) Security Posture
3 9 (13.85%) Security Operations Centre
4 7 (10.77%) Management Information System
5 4 (6.15%) Enterprise Software
5 4 (6.15%) Hybrid Cloud
6 3 (4.62%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 3 (4.62%) Insider Threat
7 2 (3.08%) Cyber Security Posture
7 2 (3.08%) Cyber Threat
8 1 (1.54%) Cloud Native
8 1 (1.54%) Cyberattack
8 1 (1.54%) Distributed Systems
8 1 (1.54%) Operational Technology
8 1 (1.54%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 5 (7.69%) Windows
2 4 (6.15%) Linux
3 3 (4.62%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 52 (80.00%) Cybersecurity
2 29 (44.62%) Mentoring
2 29 (44.62%) Vulnerability Management
3 25 (38.46%) Business Intelligence
3 25 (38.46%) Digital Marketing
3 25 (38.46%) Programme Management
4 19 (29.23%) Incident Response
5 18 (27.69%) Information Security
5 18 (27.69%) SIEM
6 17 (26.15%) Problem-Solving
7 13 (20.00%) Security Operations
8 9 (13.85%) Risk Management
9 8 (12.31%) Continuous Improvement
9 8 (12.31%) SOAR
10 7 (10.77%) Ethical Hacking
10 7 (10.77%) Penetration Testing
10 7 (10.77%) Threat Intelligence
11 6 (9.23%) Cyber Resilience
11 6 (9.23%) MITRE ATT&CK
11 6 (9.23%) Security Architecture
Programming Languages
1 8 (12.31%) PowerShell
1 8 (12.31%) Python
2 1 (1.54%) Bash
Qualifications
1 51 (78.46%) CISSP
2 36 (55.38%) CompTIA Security+
3 32 (49.23%) Security Cleared
4 14 (21.54%) CISM
5 12 (18.46%) Degree
6 8 (12.31%) GIAC
6 8 (12.31%) OSCP
7 7 (10.77%) SC Cleared
8 6 (9.23%) CompTIA CySA+
8 6 (9.23%) Microsoft Certification
9 5 (7.69%) Cisco Certification
9 5 (7.69%) GCIA
9 5 (7.69%) GCIH
10 4 (6.15%) GSEC
11 3 (4.62%) CCNA
11 3 (4.62%) CISA
11 3 (4.62%) CISMP
11 3 (4.62%) GPEN
11 3 (4.62%) MCP
11 3 (4.62%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (66.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 40 (61.54%) NIST
3 30 (46.15%) PCI DSS
4 8 (12.31%) Cyber Essentials
5 4 (6.15%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 4 (6.15%) ISO 22301
6 3 (4.62%) Actionable Recommendations
6 3 (4.62%) GDPR
7 2 (3.08%) GRC
7 2 (3.08%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 1 (1.54%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (4.62%) Computer Incident Response Team
1 3 (4.62%) Nmap
1 3 (4.62%) QRadar
2 2 (3.08%) ZENworks
3 1 (1.54%) Nessus
3 1 (1.54%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 25 (38.46%) SAP
2 11 (16.92%) Microsoft
3 4 (6.15%) Commvault
3 4 (6.15%) CrowdStrike
3 4 (6.15%) VMware
4 3 (4.62%) Cisco
4 3 (4.62%) Palo Alto
4 3 (4.62%) Splunk
5 2 (3.08%) Google
5 2 (3.08%) iManage
5 2 (3.08%) Meraki
5 2 (3.08%) Tenable
6 1 (1.54%) CyberArk
6 1 (1.54%) Qualys
6 1 (1.54%) Rapid7