SOC2 jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-06-11, SOC2 appears in 232 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand up 37% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-06-11
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Frequently asked questions about SOC2
+Is SOC2 in demand in 2026?
Yes. SOC2 appears in 232 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-06-11, with demand up 37% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (9% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require SOC2?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-06-11, the job titles most likely to require SOC2 are Software Engineer (9% of postings list SOC2), Security Engineer (9% of postings list SOC2), Engineering Manager (6% of postings list SOC2).
+What skills are commonly paired with SOC2?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-06-11), SOC2 most often appears alongside AWS, HIPAA, Terraform, Python, CI/CD.
+Where is SOC2 most in demand?
As of 2026-06-11, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring SOC2 are New York City, San Francisco, London, Bengaluru, Toronto, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new SOC2 content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring SOC2 — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require SOC2
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 21 | 9.1% |
| Security Engineer | 20 | 8.6% |
| Engineering Manager | 13 | 5.6% |
| Technical Program Manager | 10 | 4.3% |
| DevOps Engineer | 9 | 3.9% |
| Product Manager | 8 | 3.4% |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 8 | 3.4% |
| Platform Engineer | 6 | 2.6% |
| Expert Services Engineer | 4 | 1.7% |
| Staff Software Engineer | 4 | 1.7% |
Top metros hiring for SOC2
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 12 | 5.2% |
| San Francisco | 10 | 4.3% |
| London | 6 | 2.6% |
| Bengaluru | 5 | 2.2% |
| Toronto | 5 | 2.2% |
| Hyderabad | 4 | 1.7% |
| Chicago | 3 | 1.3% |
| Montréal | 3 | 1.3% |
| Palo Alto | 3 | 1.3% |
Skills commonly paired with SOC2
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-06-11. 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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