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 25 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 423 389 468
Rank change year-on-year -34 +79 +37
Permanent jobs citing CEH 29 48 50
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.13% 0.29% 0.18%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.64% 0.86% 0.67%
Number of salaries quoted 26 43 34
10th Percentile £53,710 - £48,750
25th Percentile £56,438 £47,500 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £82,500 £50,000 £66,250
Median % change year-on-year +65.00% -24.53% -5.36%
75th Percentile £92,500 £58,125 £88,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £82,500 £88,500
UK median annual salary £51,500 £55,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year -6.36% -26.67% +20.00%

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 4,512 5,576 7,510
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 20.75% 33.90% 27.09%
Number of salaries quoted 3,046 2,493 4,605
10th Percentile £33,350 £29,550 £33,250
25th Percentile £47,500 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £59,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.93% +2.61% -4.17%
75th Percentile £78,750 £73,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £86,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%

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 25 July 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 16 (55.17%) Azure
2 10 (34.48%) Microsoft 365
3 6 (20.69%) AWS
4 5 (17.24%) Nutanix
5 3 (10.34%) Azure Sentinel
6 2 (6.90%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 7 (24.14%) Firewall
2 5 (17.24%) Network Security
3 3 (10.34%) TCP/IP
4 2 (6.90%) DNS
Development Applications
1 3 (10.34%) JIRA
General
1 11 (37.93%) Law
2 10 (34.48%) Social Skills
3 7 (24.14%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (17.24%) Legal
5 4 (13.79%) Banking
5 4 (13.79%) Finance
6 3 (10.34%) Documentation Skills
7 2 (6.90%) Public Sector
7 2 (6.90%) Social Housing
8 1 (3.45%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 6 (20.69%) Analyst
1 6 (20.69%) IT Security Specialist
1 6 (20.69%) Security Analyst
1 6 (20.69%) Security Engineer
1 6 (20.69%) Security Specialist
2 5 (17.24%) Cybersecurity Analyst
2 5 (17.24%) Information Security Engineer
2 5 (17.24%) Lead
3 3 (10.34%) Cybersecurity Engineer
4 2 (6.90%) Cybersecurity Manager
4 2 (6.90%) Security Manager
4 2 (6.90%) SOC Engineer
5 1 (3.45%) CISSP Analyst
5 1 (3.45%) Consultant
5 1 (3.45%) Cybersecurity Consultant
5 1 (3.45%) Security Consultant
5 1 (3.45%) Security Incident Consultant
5 1 (3.45%) SIEM Analyst
5 1 (3.45%) SOC Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 12 (41.38%) Security Posture
2 5 (17.24%) Hybrid Cloud
2 5 (17.24%) Management Information System
3 4 (13.79%) Cyber Threat
4 3 (10.34%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 2 (6.90%) CSOC
5 2 (6.90%) Housing Association
5 2 (6.90%) Security Operations Centre
6 1 (3.45%) ASIC
6 1 (3.45%) FPGA
6 1 (3.45%) PMI
6 1 (3.45%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 6 (20.69%) Linux
1 6 (20.69%) Windows
2 3 (10.34%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (68.97%) Incident Response
2 18 (62.07%) Cybersecurity
3 17 (58.62%) SIEM
4 14 (48.28%) Vulnerability Management
5 12 (41.38%) Disaster Recovery
5 12 (41.38%) Risk Management
6 11 (37.93%) Cloud Security
6 11 (37.93%) Data Loss Prevention
7 10 (34.48%) Problem-Solving
8 9 (31.03%) Continuous Improvement
9 8 (27.59%) Information Security
9 8 (27.59%) Penetration Testing
9 8 (27.59%) Resilience Testing
9 8 (27.59%) Security Architecture
9 8 (27.59%) SOAR
10 7 (24.14%) Business Continuity
10 7 (24.14%) Runbook
11 6 (20.69%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
11 6 (20.69%) MITRE ATT&CK
11 6 (20.69%) Threat Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 12 (41.38%) PowerShell
1 12 (41.38%) Python
2 4 (13.79%) Kusto Query Language
3 2 (6.90%) Bash
3 2 (6.90%) SQL
Qualifications
1 22 (75.86%) CISSP
2 12 (41.38%) CISM
3 8 (27.59%) GIAC
4 6 (20.69%) GCIA
5 5 (17.24%) Degree
6 3 (10.34%) CompTIA CySA+
6 3 (10.34%) CompTIA Security+
6 3 (10.34%) Security Cleared
6 3 (10.34%) SSCP
7 2 (6.90%) CCNA CyberOps
7 2 (6.90%) CCNP
7 2 (6.90%) Cisco Certification
7 2 (6.90%) Computer Science Degree
7 2 (6.90%) ISACA
7 2 (6.90%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 2 (6.90%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
7 2 (6.90%) SC Cleared
8 1 (3.45%) GCFA
8 1 (3.45%) GCIH
8 1 (3.45%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (65.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 14 (48.28%) NIST
3 8 (27.59%) Cyber Essentials
4 7 (24.14%) PCI DSS
5 5 (17.24%) ISO 22301
5 5 (17.24%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 3 (10.34%) Data Quality
6 3 (10.34%) NCSC
7 2 (6.90%) Actionable Recommendations
7 2 (6.90%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (3.45%) DO-254
System Software
1 1 (3.45%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (10.34%) CSIRT
1 3 (10.34%) Kubernetes
2 1 (3.45%) QRadar
Vendors
1 7 (24.14%) Microsoft
1 7 (24.14%) Splunk
2 6 (20.69%) Qualys
3 5 (17.24%) Commvault
3 5 (17.24%) iManage
3 5 (17.24%) VMware
4 3 (10.34%) CrowdStrike
4 3 (10.34%) Forcepoint
4 3 (10.34%) New Relic
4 3 (10.34%) SolarWinds
4 3 (10.34%) Zerto
5 2 (6.90%) Cisco
5 2 (6.90%) CyberArk
5 2 (6.90%) Fortinet
5 2 (6.90%) Palo Alto
5 2 (6.90%) Rapid7