Social Science Job Trends in the City of London

Social Science
Central London > City of London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Science in permanent job vacancies in the City of London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Social Science over the 6 months leading up to 28 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - - 166
Rank change year-on-year - - +113
Permanent jobs citing Social Science 0 0 5
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London - - 0.17%
As % of the General category - - 0.27%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £53,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £56,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +1.82%
75th Percentile - - £61,375
90th Percentile - - £62,800
Central London median annual salary - - £56,000
% change year-on-year - - -13.85%

All General Skills
City of London

Social Science falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring common skills in the City of London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,260 1,922 1,835
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 69.27% 67.16% 61.62%
Number of salaries quoted 955 1,223 1,640
10th Percentile £36,750 £42,500 £39,085
25th Percentile £55,000 £52,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £70,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.57% -3.45% -3.33%
75th Percentile £95,000 £93,250 £95,000
90th Percentile £117,500 £115,000 £120,000
Central London median annual salary £73,250 £70,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year +4.64% -3.45% -

Social Science
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Social Science relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Social Science job vacancy trend in the City of London

Social Science
Salary Trend in the City of London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Social Science.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Social Science