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 14 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 301 392 424
Rank change year-on-year +91 +32 +189
Permanent jobs citing CEH 68 60 57
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.45% 0.34% 0.28%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.34% 1.24% 1.01%
Number of salaries quoted 66 34 46
10th Percentile - £50,000 £42,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £53,750 £48,341
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £61,250
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +6.12% -18.33%
75th Percentile £82,500 £75,000 £76,875
90th Percentile £92,500 £83,500 £87,500
UK median annual salary £32,500 £66,250 £65,000
% change year-on-year -50.94% +1.92% -13.33%

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 5,086 4,851 5,627
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 33.38% 27.21% 27.98%
Number of salaries quoted 2,441 2,550 4,141
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £35,249
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £46,050
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +0.67%
75th Percentile £78,750 £76,250 £75,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £91,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £58,033 £57,500
% change year-on-year -5.23% +0.93% -

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 14 December 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 25 (36.76%) Azure
2 8 (11.76%) AWS
3 7 (10.29%) Nutanix
4 5 (7.35%) Azure Sentinel
4 5 (7.35%) Microsoft 365
5 3 (4.41%) GCP
5 3 (4.41%) SaaS
6 2 (2.94%) Cloud Computing
7 1 (1.47%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 30 (44.12%) Network Security
2 15 (22.06%) Firewall
3 4 (5.88%) DNS
3 4 (5.88%) Intrusion Detection
4 3 (4.41%) SSL
4 3 (4.41%) Wireshark
5 1 (1.47%) HTTP
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 37 (54.41%) Analytical Skills
1 37 (54.41%) Finance
2 26 (38.24%) Manufacturing
3 25 (36.76%) Electronics
3 25 (36.76%) Marketing
3 25 (36.76%) Public Sector
3 25 (36.76%) Telecoms
4 17 (25.00%) Social Skills
5 10 (14.71%) Law
6 3 (4.41%) Documentation Skills
6 3 (4.41%) Retail
7 1 (1.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 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 14 (20.59%) Security Specialist
3 10 (14.71%) Lead
4 7 (10.29%) IT Security Specialist
4 7 (10.29%) Security Engineer
5 6 (8.82%) Analyst
6 4 (5.88%) Cybersecurity Specialist
6 4 (5.88%) Information Security Engineer
6 4 (5.88%) Security Analyst
6 4 (5.88%) Security Manager
7 3 (4.41%) Cybersecurity Engineer
7 3 (4.41%) Head of Cybersecurity
7 3 (4.41%) Head of IT
7 3 (4.41%) Information Manager
7 3 (4.41%) Information Security Manager
7 3 (4.41%) Threat Hunter
7 3 (4.41%) Threat Intelligence Specialist
8 2 (2.94%) SOC Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.47%) ModSecurity
Miscellaneous
1 26 (38.24%) Analytical Mindset
2 12 (17.65%) Security Posture
3 7 (10.29%) Hybrid Cloud
3 7 (10.29%) Security Operations Centre
4 6 (8.82%) Management Information System
5 4 (5.88%) Enterprise Software
6 3 (4.41%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 3 (4.41%) Digital Media
6 3 (4.41%) Insider Threat
6 3 (4.41%) Onboarding
7 2 (2.94%) Cyber Security Posture
8 1 (1.47%) Cloud Native
8 1 (1.47%) Cyber Threat
8 1 (1.47%) Operational Technology
8 1 (1.47%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 4 (5.88%) Linux
1 4 (5.88%) Windows
2 3 (4.41%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 56 (82.35%) Cybersecurity
2 32 (47.06%) 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 21 (30.88%) Incident Response
6 19 (27.94%) SIEM
7 17 (25.00%) Information Security
8 14 (20.59%) Problem-Solving
9 11 (16.18%) Security Operations
10 10 (14.71%) Cloud Security
10 10 (14.71%) Risk Management
11 7 (10.29%) BCP
11 7 (10.29%) Computer Science
11 7 (10.29%) Continuous Improvement
11 7 (10.29%) Disaster Recovery
11 7 (10.29%) Security Architecture
11 7 (10.29%) Test Automation
11 7 (10.29%) Threat Modelling
Programming Languages
1 11 (16.18%) PowerShell
1 11 (16.18%) Python
2 1 (1.47%) Bash
Qualifications
1 51 (75.00%) CISSP
2 35 (51.47%) CompTIA Security+
3 32 (47.06%) Security Cleared
4 17 (25.00%) CISM
5 15 (22.06%) Degree
6 7 (10.29%) OSCP
6 7 (10.29%) SC Cleared
7 6 (8.82%) GIAC
8 5 (7.35%) Cisco Certification
8 5 (7.35%) CompTIA CySA+
8 5 (7.35%) GCIA
8 5 (7.35%) GCIH
9 4 (5.88%) GSEC
9 4 (5.88%) Microsoft Certification
10 3 (4.41%) CCNA
10 3 (4.41%) CISMP
10 3 (4.41%) GPEN
10 3 (4.41%) GREM
10 3 (4.41%) MCP
10 3 (4.41%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 49 (72.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 45 (66.18%) NIST
3 30 (44.12%) PCI DSS
4 8 (11.76%) Cyber Essentials
5 7 (10.29%) ISO 22301
6 6 (8.82%) GDPR
7 4 (5.88%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 3 (4.41%) Actionable Recommendations
8 3 (4.41%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 3 (4.41%) SOC 2
9 2 (2.94%) GRC
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 8 (11.76%) Microsoft
3 7 (10.29%) Commvault
3 7 (10.29%) 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