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

6 months to
8 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 820 845 1133
Rank change year-on-year +25 +288 -249
Permanent jobs citing Social Engineering 41 28 47
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.044% 0.034% 0.033%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.053% 0.035% 0.034%
Number of salaries quoted 36 17 29
10th Percentile £45,000 £41,355 £46,000
25th Percentile £65,000 £45,000 £65,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £54,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +29.63% -25.52% +52.63%
75th Percentile £75,000 £76,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £83,500 £86,000
UK median annual salary £70,000 £54,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +29.63% -16.92% +36.84%

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 77,844 79,154 138,151
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 82.92% 95.46% 95.95%
Number of salaries quoted 55,725 48,396 74,307
10th Percentile £29,250 £34,324 £33,259
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,875 £44,186
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £102,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.54% +1.33% +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 8 June 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 8 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
North of England +34 22 £70,000 +14.29% 4
Yorkshire +86 19 £70,000 +14.29% 3
London +78 16 £70,000 -3.45% 4
North West - 3 £50,000 - 1
Midlands -36 2 - -
West Midlands - 2 - -
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 2 (4.88%) IIS
1 2 (4.88%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 23 (56.10%) Azure
2 4 (9.76%) AWS
3 2 (4.88%) Cloud Computing
3 2 (4.88%) GCP
3 2 (4.88%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 21 (51.22%) Firewall
2 19 (46.34%) Intrusion Detection
3 9 (21.95%) Wireless
4 2 (4.88%) HTTP
4 2 (4.88%) SSH
4 2 (4.88%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.88%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 9 (21.95%) Burp Suite
1 9 (21.95%) Metasploit
General
1 19 (46.34%) Law
2 9 (21.95%) Social Skills
3 6 (14.63%) Marketing
4 5 (12.20%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (9.76%) Games
6 3 (7.32%) Public Sector
7 2 (4.88%) Documentation Skills
7 2 (4.88%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 23 (56.10%) Lead
1 23 (56.10%) Team Leader
2 11 (26.83%) Tester
3 10 (24.39%) Penetration Tester
4 8 (19.51%) Senior
5 4 (9.76%) Consultant
5 4 (9.76%) Security Consultant
5 4 (9.76%) Senior Penetration Tester
5 4 (9.76%) Senior Tester
5 4 (9.76%) Test Team Leader
5 4 (9.76%) Testing Consultant
6 3 (7.32%) Senior Consultant
6 3 (7.32%) Senior Security Consultant
6 3 (7.32%) Senior Testing Consultant
7 2 (4.88%) Analyst
7 2 (4.88%) Security Analyst
7 2 (4.88%) Security Tester
8 1 (2.44%) Security Penetration Tester
Miscellaneous
1 12 (29.27%) Mobile App
2 9 (21.95%) IoT
3 4 (9.76%) Security Posture
4 3 (7.32%) Cyber Threat
4 3 (7.32%) Operational Technology
5 2 (4.88%) Management Information System
5 2 (4.88%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 9 (21.95%) Kali Linux
2 2 (4.88%) Linux
2 2 (4.88%) Windows
2 2 (4.88%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (75.61%) Cybersecurity
2 22 (53.66%) Penetration Testing
3 21 (51.22%) Incident Response
3 21 (51.22%) Kalman Filter
3 21 (51.22%) SIEM
4 19 (46.34%) Cryptography
4 19 (46.34%) ISMS
4 19 (46.34%) Migration
4 19 (46.34%) Risk Analysis
5 17 (41.46%) Red Team
6 12 (29.27%) Security Testing
7 9 (21.95%) OWASP
8 7 (17.07%) Project Management
9 6 (14.63%) Black-Box Testing
9 6 (14.63%) Information Security
9 6 (14.63%) Problem-Solving
9 6 (14.63%) Risk Management
9 6 (14.63%) Threat Modelling
9 6 (14.63%) White-Box Testing
10 5 (12.20%) Cloud Security
Programming Languages
1 3 (7.32%) Java
1 3 (7.32%) JavaScript
1 3 (7.32%) Python
2 2 (4.88%) SQL
Qualifications
1 18 (43.90%) CREST Certified
2 15 (36.59%) OSCP
3 9 (21.95%) OSCE
4 6 (14.63%) SC Cleared
4 6 (14.63%) Security Cleared
5 5 (12.20%) Degree
6 4 (9.76%) CEH
7 2 (4.88%) CCNA
7 2 (4.88%) CISA
7 2 (4.88%) Cisco Certification
7 2 (4.88%) CISM
7 2 (4.88%) CISSP
7 2 (4.88%) CompTIA Security+
7 2 (4.88%) Computer Science Degree
7 2 (4.88%) CRISC
7 2 (4.88%) GIAC
7 2 (4.88%) Master's Degree
7 2 (4.88%) MCSE
7 2 (4.88%) Microsoft Certification
7 2 (4.88%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (9.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (4.88%) PCI DSS
3 1 (2.44%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 2 (4.88%) Docker
1 2 (4.88%) VMware ESXi
1 2 (4.88%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 9 (21.95%) Nessus
1 9 (21.95%) Nmap
2 2 (4.88%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 9 (21.95%) Qualys
2 2 (4.88%) Cisco
2 2 (4.88%) Citrix
2 2 (4.88%) Google
2 2 (4.88%) VMware