System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for SOC 2 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited SOC 2 over the 6 months to 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 2 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 821 | 864 | 1034 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +43 | +170 | -133 |
| Permanent jobs citing SOC 2 | 84 | 82 | 231 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.080% | 0.087% | 0.14% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 0.61% | 0.47% | 0.79% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 77 | 48 | 84 |
| 10th Percentile | £43,250 | £42,000 | £47,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £62,500 | £55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £76,250 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -24.59% | +17.31% | -7.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,250 | £95,000 | £87,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £128,625 | £92,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £57,500 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.54% | - | +18.18% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK
SOC 2 is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 13,751 | 17,364 | 29,149 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 13.07% | 18.32% | 17.24% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 9,220 | 8,453 | 13,464 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,500 | £32,000 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £42,500 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.70% | +4.55% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £76,250 | £73,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,100 | £93,650 | £90,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £47,500 | £50,000 | £48,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | +4.17% | +1.05% |
SOC 2
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing SOC 2 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
SOC 2
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SOC 2.
SOC 2
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing SOC 2 over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.
SOC 2
Top 14 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SOC 2 within the UK over the 6 months to 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +66 | 77 | £57,500 | -25.81% | 31 |
| Work from Home | +64 | 48 | £55,000 | -29.03% | 20 |
| UK excluding London | -27 | 43 | £57,500 | -11.54% | 9 |
| London | +101 | 39 | £55,000 | -29.03% | 22 |
| North of England | +42 | 14 | £72,500 | -29.27% | 2 |
| North West | -5 | 12 | £72,500 | -29.27% | 2 |
| South West | - | 9 | £59,500 | - | 1 |
| Midlands | -7 | 7 | £57,500 | +76.92% | 3 |
| South East | -26 | 6 | £47,500 | -39.68% | 3 |
| Scotland | -62 | 6 | £51,250 | -31.67% | |
| East Midlands | - | 5 | £57,500 | - | 1 |
| Yorkshire | - | 2 | £49,750 | - | |
| West Midlands | -12 | 1 | £77,500 | +138.46% | 2 |
| East of England | - | 1 | £57,500 | - |
SOC 2
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: