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 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 850 956 1183
Rank change year-on-year +106 +227 -288
Permanent jobs citing Social Engineering 38 39 52
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.038% 0.038% 0.033%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.045% 0.040% 0.035%
Number of salaries quoted 37 23 39
10th Percentile £45,000 £41,849 £36,527
25th Percentile £51,250 £42,611 £37,442
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £47,500 £61,000
Median % change year-on-year +47.37% -22.13% +16.19%
75th Percentile £72,500 £65,625 £74,375
90th Percentile £75,000 £82,500 £83,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £70,000 £52,000 £39,587
% change year-on-year +34.62% +31.36% -14.41%

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 84,937 97,101 150,579
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.64% 95.61% 95.65%
Number of salaries quoted 59,853 57,006 82,680
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,515
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,750
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 8 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Social Engineering in the UK

Social Engineering
Top 10 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 8 May 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 +73 33 £70,000 +47.37% 6
Work from Home +82 28 £70,000 +34.62% 2
UK excluding London +5 26 £70,000 +34.62% 3
North of England +59 20 £70,000 +16.67% 3
Yorkshire +95 17 £70,000 +16.67% 2
London +112 11 £70,000 +53.62% 2
Scotland - 4 £56,318 -
North West - 3 £50,000 - 1
South East +11 1 £57,500 +15.00%
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 3 (7.89%) IIS
1 3 (7.89%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 17 (44.74%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 17 (44.74%) Firewall
1 17 (44.74%) Intrusion Detection
2 6 (15.79%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (7.89%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 6 (15.79%) Burp Suite
1 6 (15.79%) Metasploit
2 4 (10.53%) Jenkins
2 4 (10.53%) Maven
General
1 17 (44.74%) Law
2 11 (28.95%) Social Skills
3 5 (13.16%) Finance
4 4 (10.53%) Banking
4 4 (10.53%) Games
5 3 (7.89%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (7.89%) Marketing
5 3 (7.89%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 21 (55.26%) Lead
1 21 (55.26%) Team Leader
2 8 (21.05%) Tester
3 7 (18.42%) Penetration Tester
4 5 (13.16%) Senior
5 4 (10.53%) Backend Developer
5 4 (10.53%) Developer
5 4 (10.53%) Java Developer
5 4 (10.53%) Test Team Leader
6 3 (7.89%) Consultant
6 3 (7.89%) Security Consultant
6 3 (7.89%) Senior Consultant
6 3 (7.89%) Senior Security Consultant
6 3 (7.89%) Senior Testing Consultant
6 3 (7.89%) Testing Consultant
7 1 (2.63%) Head of Cybersecurity
7 1 (2.63%) Head of Security
7 1 (2.63%) Security Tester
7 1 (2.63%) Senior Penetration Tester
7 1 (2.63%) Senior Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (10.53%) JSON
1 4 (10.53%) Kafka
1 4 (10.53%) REST
1 4 (10.53%) Spring
1 4 (10.53%) Spring Boot
1 4 (10.53%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 9 (23.68%) Mobile App
2 7 (18.42%) IoT
3 4 (10.53%) Private Cloud
4 3 (7.89%) Cyber Threat
4 3 (7.89%) Operational Technology
4 3 (7.89%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 6 (15.79%) Kali Linux
2 3 (7.89%) Linux
2 3 (7.89%) Windows
2 3 (7.89%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (65.79%) Cybersecurity
2 18 (47.37%) Incident Response
2 18 (47.37%) ISMS
3 17 (44.74%) Cryptography
3 17 (44.74%) Kalman Filter
3 17 (44.74%) Migration
3 17 (44.74%) Penetration Testing
3 17 (44.74%) Risk Analysis
3 17 (44.74%) SIEM
4 14 (36.84%) Red Team
5 11 (28.95%) Security Testing
6 7 (18.42%) Microservices
6 7 (18.42%) Project Management
7 6 (15.79%) OWASP
8 5 (13.16%) Information Security
9 4 (10.53%) Agile
9 4 (10.53%) BDD
9 4 (10.53%) Risk Management
9 4 (10.53%) TDD
9 4 (10.53%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 7 (18.42%) Java
1 7 (18.42%) SQL
2 3 (7.89%) JavaScript
2 3 (7.89%) Python
Qualifications
1 13 (34.21%) CREST Certified
1 13 (34.21%) OSCP
2 6 (15.79%) OSCE
3 4 (10.53%) SC Cleared
3 4 (10.53%) Security Cleared
4 2 (5.26%) CCNA
4 2 (5.26%) CEH
4 2 (5.26%) CHECK Team Leader
4 2 (5.26%) Cisco Certification
4 2 (5.26%) CompTIA Security+
4 2 (5.26%) Degree
4 2 (5.26%) Master's Degree
4 2 (5.26%) MCSE
4 2 (5.26%) Microsoft Certification
4 2 (5.26%) SSCP
5 1 (2.63%) CCSAS
5 1 (2.63%) CHECK Team Member
5 1 (2.63%) Cyber Scheme
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (5.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (2.63%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 4 (10.53%) Docker
2 3 (7.89%) VMware ESXi
2 3 (7.89%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 6 (15.79%) Nessus
1 6 (15.79%) Nmap
2 4 (10.53%) Kubernetes
3 2 (5.26%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 6 (15.79%) Qualys
2 3 (7.89%) Cisco
2 3 (7.89%) Citrix
2 3 (7.89%) VMware