Criminology and Organized Crime Knowledge
Understanding of criminology principles and organized crime dynamics.
Skill demand · ONS UK online job adverts
How common is legal and social sciences?
This requirement appears in 0.1% of UK new online job adverts in 2025. Its share was broadly unchanged compared with 2024.
The latest year is partial. Comparisons with full years need care. 2026 figures have not been published yet.Share of new adverts0.1%UK · 2025
Change in share0.0 pp2024 to 2025
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What this skill category covers
Official detailed requirements in this ONS group
ONS Table 1 detailed requirements · SCO01.04. Shares can overlap because an advert may mention several requirements.
Roles that often need this skill category
Occupations where legal and social sciences appears most often in UK new adverts
| # | Occupation | Share of occupation adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Probation officers Example titles: Probation officer · Youth justice officer · Inspector · Chief probation officer | 7.7% | |
| 2 | Social and humanities scientists Example titles: Social scientist · Gis manager · Gis officer · Gis consultant | 7.4% | |
| 3 | Prison service officers (below principal officer) Example titles: Prison officer · Prison warden · Borstal officer · Prison auxiliary | 4.2% | |
| 4 | Other psychologists Example titles: Psychologist · Sport psychologist · Psychology assistant · Psychometrist | 3.3% | |
| 5 | Youth work professionals Example titles: Youth worker · Senior youth worker · Youth offending officer · Youth worker in charge | 1.5% | |
| 6 | Educational support assistants Example titles: Educational support assistant · Note taker · SEN assistant · Learning coach | 1.1% | |
| 7 | Higher education teaching professionals Example titles: Teaching assistant · Deputy head · Course tutor · Course leader | 1.1% | |
| 8 | Clinical psychologists Example titles: Clinical psychologist · Consultant clinical psychologist | 1.0% | |
| 9 | Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c. Example titles: Welfare worker · Key worker · Lay reader · Care broker | 1.0% | |
| 10 | Psychotherapists and cognitive behaviour therapists Example titles: Cognitive behavioural therapist · Cbt therapist · Art psychotherapist · Child psychotherapist | 0.9% |
How related skills compare
Skills within Academic and Scientific Research
| # | Skill | Share of adverts | Change (pp) | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Social Sciences Sociology and Social Science Studies · Geography Knowledge · Justice Studies Knowledge | 7.3% | -1.4 pp | |
| 2 | Science and Research Observational Research and Empirical Methods · Understanding Scientific Principles · Biological Science Knowledge | 3.0% | +0.4 pp | |
| 3 | Humanities and Social Sciences Cultural Exchange Program Management Skills · Anthropology and Humanities Study Knowledge · Religious Studies and Theology | 1.0% | +0.2 pp | |
| 4 | Physical Sciences Physics and Advanced Computational Science · Natural Science Knowledge · Space Sciences | 0.9% | +0.1 pp | |
| 5 | Academic Research Note-Taking and Reference Management Tools · Information Access · Document Preparation Systems | 0.1% | 0.0 pp | |
| 6 | Media and Research Methods Fact-Checking Techniques | 0.1% | 0.0 pp | |
| 7 | Legal and Social Sciences Selected skill · Criminology and Organized Crime Knowledge | 0.1% | 0.0 pp | |
| 8 | Engineering and Scientific Computing Finite Element Analysis and Simulation Software · Computer Algebra Systems · Electromagnetic Simulation Software Skills | 0.1% | 0.0 pp | |
| 9 | Mathematics and Applied Domains Spatial Reasoning Skills · Game Theory Concepts | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 10 | Physics and Optics Optical Dispersion Theory · Wave Physics and Optics Knowledge | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 11 | Natural Sciences Mineralogy Knowledge · Geology Knowledge · Palaeontology | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 12 | Physics and Astronomy Stellar System Concept Knowledge | 0.0% | 0.0 pp |
About these figures
How to interpret skill demand
Source: Office for National Statistics, UK online job adverts. Shares describe new adverts reporting the requirement. An advert may mention several skills, so their shares do not add up to 100%. A rise from 10% to 12% is an increase of 2 percentage points.
These figures do not establish a salary premium, proficiency level, or which skills are requested together. This page has no published skill-specific salary or location breakdown.
ONS · 2025 · partial year · 2026 figures have not been published yet. · Open Government Licence v3.0. ONS does not endorse Jobmundo.