System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2
UK > Work from Home
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and 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 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 8 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 338 | 424 | 594 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +86 | +170 | -118 |
| Contract jobs citing SOC 2 | 9 | 43 | 25 |
| As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option | 0.060% | 0.17% | 0.057% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 0.41% | 1.40% | 0.43% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 25 | 21 |
| 10th Percentile | £449 | £528 | £385 |
| 25th Percentile | £481 | £588 | £485 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £625 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.00% | +13.64% | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £700 | £663 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £820 | £730 | £775 |
| UK median daily rate | £625 | £625 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +4.17% | - |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Work from Home
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 with a WFH option and a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 2,172 | 3,067 | 5,880 |
| As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option | 14.39% | 12.21% | 13.30% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,495 | 2,245 | 4,192 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £325 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £419 | £420 | £403 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £520 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.96% | +4.00% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £725 | £700 |
| UK median daily rate | £513 | £525 | £513 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.38% | +2.44% | +7.89% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 76 | 64 | 118 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £18.56 | £11.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.00 | £23.02 | £18.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.25 | £39.80 | £42.73 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -44.10% | -6.85% | +112.19% |
| 75th Percentile | £48.75 | £60.94 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.00 | £72.28 | £66.45 |
| UK median hourly rate | £20.61 | £35.00 | £27.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -41.13% | +27.27% | +30.95% |
SOC 2
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
Job vacancies with a work from home option citing SOC 2 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
SOC 2
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing SOC 2.
SOC 2
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option
Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing SOC 2 over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.
SOC 2
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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: