SOC 2 Contract Job Trends in the East of England

System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2
England > East of England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the East of England citing SOC 2 skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 105 85
Rank change year-on-year - -20 -
Contract jobs citing SOC 2 0 1 4
As % of all contract jobs in the East of England - 0.067% 0.31%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category - 0.37% 2.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 3
10th Percentile - - £570
25th Percentile - £513 £581
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £525 £600
Median % change year-on-year - -12.50% -
75th Percentile - £538 -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £570 £500 £600
% change year-on-year +14.00% -16.67% -4.00%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
East of England

SOC 2 falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing quality assurance or compliance skills in the East of England.

6 months to
13 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract vacancies citing quality assurance or compliance skills 466 267 170
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the East of England 19.40% 17.78% 13.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 139 117 80
10th Percentile £281 £220 £263
25th Percentile £358 £341 £318
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £500 £433
Median % change year-on-year -7.50% +15.61% -13.50%
75th Percentile £588 £575 £563
90th Percentile £728 £650 £646
England median daily rate £520 £500 £513
% change year-on-year +4.00% -2.44% -5.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 205 59 21
10th Percentile £13.52 £13.50 £14.42
25th Percentile £15.13 £16.92 £16.23
Median hourly rate £42.50 £19.91 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +113.46% -20.36% -43.82%
75th Percentile £67.89 £80.00 £52.50
90th Percentile £80.00 £91.50 £67.50
England median hourly rate £32.40 £27.05 £29.50
% change year-on-year +19.76% -8.31% -21.33%

SOC 2 Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SOC 2 relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

SOC 2 job vacancy trend in the East of England

SOC 2 Daily Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing SOC 2.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing SOC 2