System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2
UK > England
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for SOC 2 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited SOC 2 over the 6 months to 2 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 2 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 529 | 594 | 730 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +65 | +136 | -111 |
| Contract jobs citing SOC 2 | 7 | 60 | 52 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England | 0.019% | 0.12% | 0.073% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 0.13% | 0.90% | 0.56% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 42 | 44 |
| 10th Percentile | £494 | £428 | £490 |
| 25th Percentile | £514 | £450 | £525 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £556 | £625 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.12% | -11.00% | +4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £616 | £638 | £728 |
| 90th Percentile | £666 | £674 | £796 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £600 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | - |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
England
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 contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 5,259 | 6,695 | 9,344 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England | 14.18% | 13.34% | 13.14% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,364 | 4,554 | 6,402 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £280 | £288 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £409 | £406 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £725 |
| UK median daily rate | £510 | £525 | £513 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.86% | +2.27% | +8.07% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 348 | 209 | 262 |
| 10th Percentile | £10.95 | £14.84 | £11.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.14 | £19.50 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.04 | £40.00 | £27.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -44.91% | +46.79% | +29.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £45.00 | £63.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.41 | £80.00 | £68.17 |
| UK median hourly rate | £20.61 | £36.25 | £27.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -43.16% | +31.82% | +30.64% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings citing SOC 2 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SOC 2 in England.
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Daily Rate Histogram in England
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SOC 2 in England over the 6 months to 2 May 2024.
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Contract Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SOC 2 within the England region over the 6 months to 2 May 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | +76 | 4 | £575 | -8.00% | 27 |
| South West | +24 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| SOC 2 UK |
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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: