Social Engineering Jobs in England

Social Engineering
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England 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 19 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 781 906 1093
Rank change year-on-year +125 +187 -263
Permanent jobs citing Social Engineering 33 40 37
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.039% 0.042% 0.028%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.046% 0.044% 0.030%
Number of salaries quoted 32 24 28
10th Percentile £45,000 £41,413 £42,600
25th Percentile £64,375 £42,611 £57,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £45,567 £66,250
Median % change year-on-year +53.62% -31.22% +26.19%
75th Percentile £72,500 £65,313 £80,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £82,500 £86,500
UK median annual salary £70,000 £45,567 £61,000
% change year-on-year +53.62% -25.30% +16.19%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

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 advertised in England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 72,450 90,857 124,319
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 86.08% 95.70% 95.56%
Number of salaries quoted 53,748 53,506 74,331
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,324 £33,250
25th Percentile £39,759 £46,000 £44,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £73,750 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £101,250 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.57% +2.50% +9.09%

Social Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Social Engineering in England

Social Engineering
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Social Engineering in England

Social Engineering
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Social Engineering in England over the 6 months to 19 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Social Engineering in England

Social Engineering
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Social Engineering within the England region over the 6 months to 19 April 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
North of England +74 20 £70,000 +16.67% 2
Yorkshire +114 17 £70,000 +16.67% 1
London +137 11 £70,000 +53.62% 1
North West - 3 £50,000 - 1
South East -2 1 £57,500 +31.43%
Social Engineering
UK

Social Engineering
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 3 (9.09%) IIS
1 3 (9.09%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 17 (51.52%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 17 (51.52%) Firewall
1 17 (51.52%) Intrusion Detection
2 6 (18.18%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (9.09%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 6 (18.18%) Burp Suite
1 6 (18.18%) Metasploit
General
1 17 (51.52%) Law
2 6 (18.18%) Social Skills
3 4 (12.12%) Games
4 3 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (9.09%) Marketing
4 3 (9.09%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 21 (63.64%) Lead
1 21 (63.64%) Team Leader
2 8 (24.24%) Tester
3 7 (21.21%) Penetration Tester
4 4 (12.12%) Senior
4 4 (12.12%) Test Team Leader
5 3 (9.09%) Consultant
5 3 (9.09%) Security Consultant
5 3 (9.09%) Senior Consultant
5 3 (9.09%) Senior Security Consultant
5 3 (9.09%) Senior Testing Consultant
5 3 (9.09%) Testing Consultant
6 1 (3.03%) Cybersecurity Engineer
6 1 (3.03%) Security Engineer
6 1 (3.03%) Security Tester
6 1 (3.03%) Senior Penetration Tester
6 1 (3.03%) Senior Tester
Miscellaneous
1 9 (27.27%) Mobile App
2 7 (21.21%) IoT
3 3 (9.09%) Cyber Threat
3 3 (9.09%) Operational Technology
3 3 (9.09%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 6 (18.18%) Kali Linux
2 3 (9.09%) Linux
2 3 (9.09%) Windows
2 3 (9.09%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (72.73%) Cybersecurity
2 17 (51.52%) Cryptography
2 17 (51.52%) Incident Response
2 17 (51.52%) ISMS
2 17 (51.52%) Kalman Filter
2 17 (51.52%) Migration
2 17 (51.52%) Risk Analysis
2 17 (51.52%) SIEM
3 16 (48.48%) Penetration Testing
4 14 (42.42%) Red Team
5 12 (36.36%) Security Testing
6 7 (21.21%) Project Management
7 6 (18.18%) OWASP
8 4 (12.12%) Customer Requirements
8 4 (12.12%) Information Security
8 4 (12.12%) Innovative Thinking
8 4 (12.12%) Mentoring
8 4 (12.12%) Risk Management
9 3 (9.09%) Black-Box Testing
9 3 (9.09%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 4 (12.12%) Python
2 3 (9.09%) Java
2 3 (9.09%) JavaScript
2 3 (9.09%) SQL
3 1 (3.03%) Perl
3 1 (3.03%) Ruby
3 1 (3.03%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 13 (39.39%) OSCP
2 12 (36.36%) CREST Certified
3 6 (18.18%) OSCE
4 4 (12.12%) SC Cleared
4 4 (12.12%) Security Cleared
5 2 (6.06%) CCNA
5 2 (6.06%) CEH
5 2 (6.06%) CHECK Team Leader
5 2 (6.06%) Cisco Certification
5 2 (6.06%) CompTIA Security+
5 2 (6.06%) Degree
5 2 (6.06%) Master's Degree
5 2 (6.06%) MCSE
5 2 (6.06%) Microsoft Certification
5 2 (6.06%) SSCP
6 1 (3.03%) CHECK Team Member
6 1 (3.03%) Cyber Scheme
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (6.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 3 (9.09%) VMware ESXi
1 3 (9.09%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 6 (18.18%) Nessus
1 6 (18.18%) Nmap
2 2 (6.06%) CSIRT
3 1 (3.03%) Core Impact
Vendors
1 6 (18.18%) Qualys
2 3 (9.09%) Cisco
2 3 (9.09%) Citrix
2 3 (9.09%) VMware