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 12 June 2021 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
5,944
4,277
9,350
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England
12.20%
10.92%
11.29%
Number of daily rates quoted
3,885
2,738
5,958
10th Percentile
£264
£263
£256
25th Percentile
£369
£363
£358
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£470
£450
Median % change year-on-year
+1.07%
+4.44%
-
75th Percentile
£588
£563
£550
90th Percentile
£675
£650
£638
UK median daily rate
£475
£450
£450
% change year-on-year
+5.56%
-
+1.12%
Number of hourly rates quoted
266
176
328
10th Percentile
£11.36
£12.79
£10.60
25th Percentile
£13.92
£17.27
£14.45
Median hourly rate
£20.54
£22.81
£22.36
Median % change year-on-year
-9.95%
+2.00%
+1.86%
75th Percentile
£38.75
£46.13
£43.75
90th Percentile
£52.50
£53.75
£51.58
UK median hourly rate
£21.00
£22.50
£22.18
% change year-on-year
-6.67%
+1.45%
+1.66%
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 12 June 2021.
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 12 June 2021. 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 12 June 2021, 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:
