Social Engineering Jobs

Social Engineering
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Social Engineering skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Social Engineering over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 865 917 1194
Rank change year-on-year +52 +277 -278
Permanent jobs citing Social Engineering 42 30 67
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.040% 0.032% 0.040%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.048% 0.033% 0.041%
Number of salaries quoted 39 18 44
10th Percentile £45,000 £41,431 £36,527
25th Percentile £58,875 £45,313 £37,885
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £57,000 £63,000
Median % change year-on-year +22.81% -9.52% +32.63%
75th Percentile £73,750 £73,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £77,750 £83,250 £81,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £70,000 £54,000 £39,062
% change year-on-year +29.63% +38.24% -17.77%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Social Engineering is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 87,829 90,354 161,874
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 83.68% 95.46% 95.93%
Number of salaries quoted 61,251 54,292 82,971
10th Percentile £29,250 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.54% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Social Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Social Engineering as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Social Engineering in the UK

Social Engineering
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Social Engineering.

Salary trend for Social Engineering in the UK

Social Engineering
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Social Engineering over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Social Engineering in the UK

Social Engineering
Top 11 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Social Engineering within the UK over the 6 months to 1 June 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +44 38 £70,000 +22.81% 9
Work from Home +58 29 £70,000 +34.62% 5
UK excluding London -18 27 £70,000 +29.63% 4
North of England +51 21 £70,000 +16.67% 2
Yorkshire +78 18 £70,000 +16.67% 1
London +115 14 £70,000 -3.45% 6
Scotland - 3 £56,318 -
North West - 3 £50,000 - 1
Midlands -13 2 - -
West Midlands -13 2 - -
Wales - 1 £90,000 -

Social Engineering
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 2 (4.76%) IIS
1 2 (4.76%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 20 (47.62%) Azure
2 2 (4.76%) AWS
2 2 (4.76%) Cloud Computing
2 2 (4.76%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 20 (47.62%) Firewall
2 18 (42.86%) Intrusion Detection
3 7 (16.67%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.76%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 7 (16.67%) Burp Suite
1 7 (16.67%) Metasploit
2 3 (7.14%) Jenkins
2 3 (7.14%) Maven
General
1 18 (42.86%) Law
2 10 (23.81%) Social Skills
3 4 (9.52%) Finance
3 4 (9.52%) Games
3 4 (9.52%) Marketing
4 3 (7.14%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (7.14%) Banking
4 3 (7.14%) Public Sector
5 2 (4.76%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 22 (52.38%) Lead
1 22 (52.38%) Team Leader
2 10 (23.81%) Tester
3 9 (21.43%) Penetration Tester
4 8 (19.05%) Senior
5 4 (9.52%) Senior Penetration Tester
5 4 (9.52%) Senior Tester
5 4 (9.52%) Test Team Leader
6 3 (7.14%) Backend Developer
6 3 (7.14%) Consultant
6 3 (7.14%) Developer
6 3 (7.14%) Java Developer
6 3 (7.14%) Security Consultant
6 3 (7.14%) Senior Consultant
6 3 (7.14%) Senior Security Consultant
6 3 (7.14%) Senior Testing Consultant
6 3 (7.14%) Testing Consultant
7 2 (4.76%) Analyst
7 2 (4.76%) Security Analyst
8 1 (2.38%) Security Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (7.14%) JSON
1 3 (7.14%) Kafka
1 3 (7.14%) REST
1 3 (7.14%) Spring
1 3 (7.14%) Spring Boot
1 3 (7.14%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 10 (23.81%) Mobile App
2 7 (16.67%) IoT
3 4 (9.52%) Security Posture
4 3 (7.14%) Cyber Threat
4 3 (7.14%) Operational Technology
4 3 (7.14%) Private Cloud
5 2 (4.76%) Management Information System
5 2 (4.76%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 7 (16.67%) Kali Linux
2 2 (4.76%) Linux
2 2 (4.76%) Windows
2 2 (4.76%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (69.05%) Cybersecurity
2 21 (50.00%) Incident Response
2 21 (50.00%) Penetration Testing
3 20 (47.62%) Kalman Filter
3 20 (47.62%) SIEM
4 19 (45.24%) ISMS
5 18 (42.86%) Cryptography
5 18 (42.86%) Migration
5 18 (42.86%) Risk Analysis
6 15 (35.71%) Red Team
7 10 (23.81%) Security Testing
8 7 (16.67%) Information Security
8 7 (16.67%) OWASP
8 7 (16.67%) Project Management
9 6 (14.29%) Microservices
9 6 (14.29%) Risk Management
10 5 (11.90%) Continuous Improvement
11 4 (9.52%) Black-Box Testing
11 4 (9.52%) Mentoring
11 4 (9.52%) Threat Modelling
Programming Languages
1 6 (14.29%) Java
2 5 (11.90%) SQL
3 3 (7.14%) JavaScript
3 3 (7.14%) Python
Qualifications
1 16 (38.10%) CREST Certified
2 13 (30.95%) OSCP
3 7 (16.67%) OSCE
4 6 (14.29%) SC Cleared
4 6 (14.29%) Security Cleared
5 4 (9.52%) CEH
5 4 (9.52%) Degree
6 2 (4.76%) CCNA
6 2 (4.76%) CISA
6 2 (4.76%) Cisco Certification
6 2 (4.76%) CISM
6 2 (4.76%) CISSP
6 2 (4.76%) CompTIA Security+
6 2 (4.76%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (4.76%) CRISC
6 2 (4.76%) GIAC
6 2 (4.76%) Master's Degree
6 2 (4.76%) MCSE
6 2 (4.76%) Microsoft Certification
6 2 (4.76%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (9.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (4.76%) PCI DSS
3 1 (2.38%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 3 (7.14%) Docker
2 2 (4.76%) VMware ESXi
2 2 (4.76%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 7 (16.67%) Nessus
1 7 (16.67%) Nmap
2 3 (7.14%) Kubernetes
3 2 (4.76%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 7 (16.67%) Qualys
2 2 (4.76%) Cisco
2 2 (4.76%) Citrix
2 2 (4.76%) VMware