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

6 months to
23 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 310 411 435
Rank change year-on-year +101 +24 +203
Permanent jobs citing CEH 68 59 55
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.45% 0.29% 0.26%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.28% 1.11% 0.92%
Number of salaries quoted 64 36 46
10th Percentile - £49,375 £42,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £53,750 £43,822
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £64,500 £61,250
Median % change year-on-year -18.60% +5.31% -18.33%
75th Percentile £65,938 £75,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £89,500 £82,500 £91,250
UK median annual salary £34,000 £62,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year -45.60% - -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 5,307 5,333 5,958
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 34.90% 26.33% 27.89%
Number of salaries quoted 2,437 2,693 4,419
10th Percentile £29,750 £35,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £45,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
75th Percentile £78,312 £76,250 £76,250
90th Percentile £92,500 £90,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £58,033 £57,500
% change year-on-year -5.23% +0.93% +0.88%

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 23 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 (32.35%) Azure
2 7 (10.29%) Azure Sentinel
3 5 (7.35%) AWS
3 5 (7.35%) Microsoft 365
3 5 (7.35%) Nutanix
4 2 (2.94%) Cloud Computing
5 1 (1.47%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 30 (44.12%) Network Security
2 17 (25.00%) Firewall
3 4 (5.88%) Intrusion Detection
4 3 (4.41%) Wireshark
5 1 (1.47%) DNS
5 1 (1.47%) HTTP
5 1 (1.47%) SAN
5 1 (1.47%) SSH
5 1 (1.47%) TCP/IP
5 1 (1.47%) VPN
Development Applications
1 3 (4.41%) Burp Suite
1 3 (4.41%) Metasploit
General
1 40 (58.82%) Analytical Skills
2 38 (55.88%) Finance
3 26 (38.24%) Manufacturing
4 25 (36.76%) Electronics
4 25 (36.76%) Marketing
4 25 (36.76%) Public Sector
4 25 (36.76%) Telecoms
5 18 (26.47%) Social Skills
6 8 (11.76%) Law
7 5 (7.35%) Retail
8 3 (4.41%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (1.47%) Digital Health
9 1 (1.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (1.47%) Local Government
9 1 (1.47%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 25 (36.76%) Consultant
1 25 (36.76%) Cybersecurity Consultant
1 25 (36.76%) Security Consultant
2 12 (17.65%) Security Specialist
3 10 (14.71%) Analyst
3 10 (14.71%) Lead
4 7 (10.29%) Security Engineer
5 6 (8.82%) Security Analyst
6 5 (7.35%) IT Security Specialist
7 4 (5.88%) Cybersecurity Specialist
7 4 (5.88%) Information Security Engineer
7 4 (5.88%) Security Manager
7 4 (5.88%) SOC Analyst
8 3 (4.41%) Cybersecurity Engineer
8 3 (4.41%) Information Manager
8 3 (4.41%) Information Security Manager
8 3 (4.41%) Senior
8 3 (4.41%) Threat Hunter
8 3 (4.41%) Threat Intelligence Specialist
9 2 (2.94%) Technical Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.47%) ModSecurity
Miscellaneous
1 26 (38.24%) Analytical Mindset
2 14 (20.59%) Security Posture
3 9 (13.24%) Security Operations Centre
4 7 (10.29%) Management Information System
5 5 (7.35%) Hybrid Cloud
6 4 (5.88%) Enterprise Software
7 3 (4.41%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 3 (4.41%) Insider Threat
8 2 (2.94%) Cyber Security Posture
8 2 (2.94%) Cyber Threat
9 1 (1.47%) Cloud Native
9 1 (1.47%) Cyberattack
9 1 (1.47%) Distributed Systems
9 1 (1.47%) Operational Technology
9 1 (1.47%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 5 (7.35%) Windows
2 4 (5.88%) Linux
3 3 (4.41%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (79.41%) Cybersecurity
2 30 (44.12%) Vulnerability Management
3 29 (42.65%) Mentoring
4 25 (36.76%) Business Intelligence
4 25 (36.76%) Digital Marketing
4 25 (36.76%) Programme Management
5 20 (29.41%) Incident Response
5 20 (29.41%) Information Security
6 19 (27.94%) SIEM
7 17 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
8 13 (19.12%) Security Operations
9 11 (16.18%) Risk Management
10 9 (13.24%) Continuous Improvement
11 8 (11.76%) SOAR
12 7 (10.29%) Cloud Security
12 7 (10.29%) Ethical Hacking
12 7 (10.29%) Penetration Testing
12 7 (10.29%) Security Architecture
12 7 (10.29%) Threat Intelligence
12 7 (10.29%) Threat Modelling
Programming Languages
1 9 (13.24%) PowerShell
1 9 (13.24%) Python
2 1 (1.47%) Bash
Qualifications
1 53 (77.94%) CISSP
2 36 (52.94%) CompTIA Security+
3 32 (47.06%) Security Cleared
4 15 (22.06%) CISM
5 13 (19.12%) Degree
6 8 (11.76%) GIAC
6 8 (11.76%) OSCP
7 7 (10.29%) SC Cleared
8 6 (8.82%) CompTIA CySA+
8 6 (8.82%) Microsoft Certification
9 5 (7.35%) Cisco Certification
9 5 (7.35%) GCIA
9 5 (7.35%) GCIH
10 4 (5.88%) GSEC
11 3 (4.41%) CCNA
11 3 (4.41%) CISA
11 3 (4.41%) CISMP
11 3 (4.41%) GPEN
11 3 (4.41%) MCP
11 3 (4.41%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (67.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 42 (61.76%) NIST
3 30 (44.12%) PCI DSS
4 8 (11.76%) Cyber Essentials
5 5 (7.35%) ISO 22301
6 4 (5.88%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 3 (4.41%) Actionable Recommendations
7 3 (4.41%) GDPR
7 3 (4.41%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 2 (2.94%) GRC
System Software
1 1 (1.47%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (4.41%) Computer Incident Response Team
1 3 (4.41%) Nmap
1 3 (4.41%) QRadar
2 2 (2.94%) ZENworks
3 1 (1.47%) Nessus
3 1 (1.47%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 25 (36.76%) SAP
2 11 (16.18%) Microsoft
3 5 (7.35%) Commvault
3 5 (7.35%) VMware
4 4 (5.88%) CrowdStrike
5 3 (4.41%) Cisco
5 3 (4.41%) iManage
5 3 (4.41%) Palo Alto
5 3 (4.41%) Splunk
6 2 (2.94%) Google
6 2 (2.94%) Meraki
6 2 (2.94%) Tenable
7 1 (1.47%) CyberArk
7 1 (1.47%) Qualys
7 1 (1.47%) Rapid7