SOC 2 jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-05-17, SOC 2 appears in 675 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Security Engineer roles, with demand down 42% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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Frequently asked questions about SOC 2
+Is SOC 2 in demand in 2026?
Yes. SOC 2 appears in 675 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 42% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Security Engineer roles (11% of Security Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require SOC 2?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the job titles most likely to require SOC 2 are Security Engineer (11% of postings list SOC 2), Software Engineer (6% of postings list SOC 2), DevOps Engineer (3% of postings list SOC 2).
+What skills are commonly paired with SOC 2?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-05-17), SOC 2 most often appears alongside ISO 27001, HIPAA, AWS, incident response, CI/CD.
+Where is SOC 2 most in demand?
As of 2026-05-17, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring SOC 2 are San Francisco, New York City, London, Bengaluru, Austin, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new SOC 2 content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring SOC 2 — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require SOC 2
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Security Engineer | 72 | 10.7% |
| Software Engineer | 44 | 6.5% |
| DevOps Engineer | 20 | 3.0% |
| Engineering Manager | 15 | 2.2% |
| Security Analyst | 15 | 2.2% |
| Platform Engineer | 13 | 1.9% |
| Product Manager | 13 | 1.9% |
| Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) | 12 | 1.8% |
| Fullstack Software Engineer | 12 | 1.8% |
| Application Security Engineer | 8 | 1.2% |
Top metros hiring for SOC 2
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 91 | 38.4% |
| New York City | 63 | 26.6% |
| London | 28 | 11.8% |
| Bengaluru | 15 | 6.3% |
| Austin | 14 | 5.9% |
| Toronto | 9 | 3.8% |
| Tel Aviv | 7 | 3.0% |
| Bellaire | 5 | 2.1% |
| Berlin | 5 | 2.1% |
Skills commonly paired with SOC 2
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).
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The demand, skills, and geo numbers on this page come from the same Skillenai labor market index that powers our API. Use it for compensation benchmarking, hiring-competition analysis, and skill-adoption tracking.
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