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

6 months to
30 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 305 408 416
Rank change year-on-year +103 +8 +218
Permanent jobs citing CEH 67 59 54
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.44% 0.30% 0.26%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.28% 1.13% 0.93%
Number of salaries quoted 63 36 44
10th Percentile - £49,375 -
25th Percentile £47,500 £53,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £64,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.60% +7.50% -20.00%
75th Percentile £71,250 £75,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £92,500 £82,500 £91,750
UK median annual salary £33,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -49.23% +4.00% -16.67%

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 5,243 5,211 5,796
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 34.55% 26.77% 27.73%
Number of salaries quoted 2,420 2,653 4,322
10th Percentile £29,750 £35,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £45,863 £45,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +0.10%
75th Percentile £78,750 £76,250 £76,250
90th Percentile £93,750 £88,750 £92,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £58,269 £57,500
% change year-on-year -5.61% +1.34% +0.75%

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 30 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 22 (32.84%) Azure
2 6 (8.96%) AWS
2 6 (8.96%) Nutanix
3 5 (7.46%) Azure Sentinel
3 5 (7.46%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (2.99%) Cloud Computing
5 1 (1.49%) Entra ID
5 1 (1.49%) GCP
5 1 (1.49%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 30 (44.78%) Network Security
2 16 (23.88%) Firewall
3 4 (5.97%) Intrusion Detection
4 3 (4.48%) Wireshark
5 2 (2.99%) DNS
6 1 (1.49%) HTTP
6 1 (1.49%) SAN
6 1 (1.49%) SSH
6 1 (1.49%) SSL
6 1 (1.49%) TCP/IP
6 1 (1.49%) VPN
Development Applications
1 3 (4.48%) Burp Suite
1 3 (4.48%) Metasploit
General
1 38 (56.72%) Finance
2 37 (55.22%) Analytical Skills
3 26 (38.81%) Manufacturing
4 25 (37.31%) Electronics
4 25 (37.31%) Marketing
4 25 (37.31%) Public Sector
4 25 (37.31%) Telecoms
5 16 (23.88%) Social Skills
6 9 (13.43%) Law
7 4 (5.97%) Retail
8 3 (4.48%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (1.49%) Digital Health
9 1 (1.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (1.49%) Local Government
9 1 (1.49%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 25 (37.31%) Consultant
1 25 (37.31%) Cybersecurity Consultant
1 25 (37.31%) Security Consultant
2 13 (19.40%) Security Specialist
3 10 (14.93%) Lead
4 7 (10.45%) Analyst
4 7 (10.45%) Security Engineer
5 6 (8.96%) IT Security Specialist
6 5 (7.46%) Security Analyst
7 4 (5.97%) Cybersecurity Specialist
7 4 (5.97%) Information Security Engineer
7 4 (5.97%) Security Manager
8 3 (4.48%) Cybersecurity Engineer
8 3 (4.48%) Information Manager
8 3 (4.48%) Information Security Manager
8 3 (4.48%) Senior
8 3 (4.48%) Threat Hunter
8 3 (4.48%) Threat Intelligence Specialist
9 2 (2.99%) IT Analyst
9 2 (2.99%) SOC Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.49%) ModSecurity
Miscellaneous
1 26 (38.81%) Analytical Mindset
2 12 (17.91%) Security Posture
3 7 (10.45%) Security Operations Centre
4 6 (8.96%) Hybrid Cloud
4 6 (8.96%) Management Information System
5 4 (5.97%) Enterprise Software
6 3 (4.48%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 3 (4.48%) Insider Threat
7 2 (2.99%) Cyber Security Posture
7 2 (2.99%) Cyber Threat
8 1 (1.49%) Cloud Native
8 1 (1.49%) Digital Media
8 1 (1.49%) Distributed Systems
8 1 (1.49%) Onboarding
8 1 (1.49%) Operational Technology
8 1 (1.49%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 5 (7.46%) Windows
2 4 (5.97%) Linux
3 3 (4.48%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (82.09%) Cybersecurity
2 31 (46.27%) Vulnerability Management
3 29 (43.28%) Mentoring
4 25 (37.31%) Business Intelligence
4 25 (37.31%) Digital Marketing
4 25 (37.31%) Programme Management
5 19 (28.36%) Incident Response
5 19 (28.36%) Information Security
6 17 (25.37%) SIEM
7 14 (20.90%) Problem-Solving
8 11 (16.42%) Risk Management
8 11 (16.42%) Security Operations
9 8 (11.94%) Cloud Security
10 7 (10.45%) Continuous Improvement
10 7 (10.45%) Security Architecture
10 7 (10.45%) Threat Intelligence
10 7 (10.45%) Threat Modelling
11 6 (8.96%) Penetration Testing
11 6 (8.96%) Resilience Testing
11 6 (8.96%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 10 (14.93%) PowerShell
1 10 (14.93%) Python
2 1 (1.49%) Bash
Qualifications
1 51 (76.12%) CISSP
2 35 (52.24%) CompTIA Security+
3 32 (47.76%) Security Cleared
4 16 (23.88%) CISM
5 13 (19.40%) Degree
6 8 (11.94%) GIAC
6 8 (11.94%) OSCP
7 7 (10.45%) SC Cleared
8 5 (7.46%) Cisco Certification
8 5 (7.46%) CompTIA CySA+
8 5 (7.46%) GCIA
8 5 (7.46%) GCIH
9 4 (5.97%) GSEC
9 4 (5.97%) Microsoft Certification
10 3 (4.48%) CCNA
10 3 (4.48%) CISMP
10 3 (4.48%) CREST Certified
10 3 (4.48%) GPEN
10 3 (4.48%) MCP
10 3 (4.48%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (68.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 42 (62.69%) NIST
3 30 (44.78%) PCI DSS
4 8 (11.94%) Cyber Essentials
5 6 (8.96%) ISO 22301
6 4 (5.97%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 4 (5.97%) GDPR
7 3 (4.48%) Actionable Recommendations
7 3 (4.48%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 2 (2.99%) GRC
9 1 (1.49%) SOC 2
System Software
1 1 (1.49%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (4.48%) Computer Incident Response Team
1 3 (4.48%) Nmap
1 3 (4.48%) QRadar
2 2 (2.99%) ZENworks
3 1 (1.49%) Nessus
3 1 (1.49%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 25 (37.31%) SAP
2 9 (13.43%) Microsoft
3 6 (8.96%) Commvault
3 6 (8.96%) VMware
4 4 (5.97%) CrowdStrike
5 3 (4.48%) Cisco
5 3 (4.48%) iManage
5 3 (4.48%) Palo Alto
5 3 (4.48%) Splunk
6 2 (2.99%) Google
6 2 (2.99%) Meraki
6 2 (2.99%) Tenable
7 1 (1.49%) CyberArk
7 1 (1.49%) Qualys
7 1 (1.49%) Rapid7