System and Organization Controls (SOC) 3
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for SOC 3 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited SOC 3 over the 6 months to 6 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 6 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 909 | 978 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | +69 | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing SOC 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.001% | 0.001% | - |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 0.007% | 0.005% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £47,500 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | - | - |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK
SOC 3 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 | 13,548 | 19,488 | 26,482 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 13.71% | 18.84% | 16.83% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 9,268 | 9,077 | 13,252 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,000 | £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% | +3.77% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £76,250 | £73,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £93,750 | £90,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £47,500 | £50,000 | £47,650 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | +4.93% | +0.32% |
SOC 3
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing SOC 3 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
SOC 3
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SOC 3.
SOC 3
Top 2 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SOC 3 within the UK over the 6 months to 6 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 Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK excluding London | -10 | 1 | £45,000 | - | |
| Scotland | - | 1 | £45,000 | - |
SOC 3
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:
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