System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2
England > West Midlands
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands 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 17 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 17 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 125 | 166 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +41 | - |
| Contract jobs citing SOC 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands | - | 0.27% | 0.20% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | - | 1.56% | 1.38% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £550 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £597 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £450 | £775 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -41.94% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £809 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £813 |
| England median daily rate | £625 | £605 | £631 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.31% | -4.16% | +5.21% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
West Midlands
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 the West Midlands with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 289 | 385 | 508 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands | 15.27% | 17.11% | 14.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 198 | 244 | 347 |
| 10th Percentile | £256 | £263 | £257 |
| 25th Percentile | £341 | £363 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £459 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +8.93% | +9.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £595 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £795 | £675 | £705 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +10.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 28 | 16 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.42 | £11.75 | £11.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.18 | £13.40 | £13.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £14.00 | £25.18 | £17.14 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -44.39% | +46.88% | +8.83% |
| 75th Percentile | £27.34 | £28.75 | £19.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £58.75 | £29.38 | £20.00 |
| England median hourly rate | £22.50 | £37.50 | £29.12 |
| % change year-on-year | -40.00% | +28.78% | +38.67% |
SOC 2
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands
Job postings citing SOC 2 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.
SOC 2
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SOC 2 in the West Midlands.