The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England 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 23 May 2022 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
Note that daily and hourly rates are treated separately in these statistics. When calculating contractor rate percentiles, daily rates are never derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.
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 England with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills
9,167
5,598
4,670
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England
13.14%
12.08%
10.83%
Number of daily rates quoted
6,299
3,658
2,956
10th Percentile
£288
£264
£256
25th Percentile
£406
£370
£363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£525
£475
£465
Median % change year-on-year
+10.53%
+2.15%
+2.76%
75th Percentile
£626
£580
£563
90th Percentile
£728
£675
£650
UK median daily rate
£515
£475
£450
% change year-on-year
+8.42%
+5.56%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
268
259
207
10th Percentile
£12.22
£11.36
£12.93
25th Percentile
£16.44
£14.00
£17.39
Median hourly rate
£28.50
£21.00
£25.00
Median % change year-on-year
+35.71%
-16.00%
+13.64%
75th Percentile
£49.63
£39.50
£47.63
90th Percentile
£69.28
£52.50
£53.00
UK median hourly rate
£31.00
£21.00
£23.00
% change year-on-year
+47.62%
-8.70%
+5.75%
SOC 2 Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings citing SOC 2 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
SOC 2 Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SOC 2 in England.
SOC 2 Daily Rate Histogram in England
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SOC 2 in England over the 6 months to 23 May 2022.
SOC 2 Contract Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SOC 2 within the England region over the 6 months to 23 May 2022. 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 Contract IT Job Ads
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year
For the 6 months to 23 May 2022, IT contractor jobs citing SOC 2 also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the England region with a requirement for SOC 2.
SOC 2 Co-occurring IT Skills in England by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
