System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2
England > North West
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West 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 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 278 | 297 | 338 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +19 | +41 | -98 |
| Permanent jobs citing SOC 2 | 12 | 5 | 3 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West | 0.12% | 0.063% | 0.032% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 0.97% | 0.26% | 0.19% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 11 | 5 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £42,750 | £42,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £45,000 | £44,375 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £72,500 | £102,500 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.27% | +105.00% | -9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,250 | £120,000 | £55,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | - | £56,500 |
| England median annual salary | £57,500 | £70,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.86% | +7.69% | +4.00% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
North West
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 advertised in the North West with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 1,238 | 1,898 | 1,560 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West | 12.77% | 23.84% | 16.58% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 877 | 517 | 856 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,250 | £29,000 | £27,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £33,000 | £38,500 | £36,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £65,000 | £62,827 |
| 90th Percentile | £84,919 | £75,000 | £76,520 |
| England median annual salary | £52,500 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.70% | +4.55% | - |
SOC 2
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West
Job postings citing SOC 2 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.
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Salary Trend in the North West
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SOC 2 in the North West.
SOC 2
Salary Histogram in the North West
Salary distribution for jobs citing SOC 2 in the North West over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
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Job Locations in the North West
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SOC 2 within the North West region over the 6 months to 27 April 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester | +33 | 6 | £72,500 | +61.11% | 1 |
| Cheshire | -10 | 6 | £35,000 | -70.83% | |
| SOC 2 England |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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: