SOC 2 Contract Job Trends in England

System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England citing SOC 2 skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 597 459 495
Rank change year-on-year -138 +36 +49
Contract jobs citing SOC 2 59 60 24
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.13% 0.20% 0.077%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.68% 1.15% 0.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 35 40 10
10th Percentile £425 £261 £481
25th Percentile £461 £413 £516
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £500 £600
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -16.67% -5.88%
75th Percentile £713 £589 £670
90th Percentile £725 £926 £681
UK median daily rate £575 £500 £600
% change year-on-year +15.00% -16.67% -7.69%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
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 England.

6 months to
5 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract vacancies citing quality assurance or compliance skills 8,722 5,223 4,101
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 18.79% 17.73% 13.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,428 3,394 2,406
10th Percentile £331 £308 £292
25th Percentile £413 £402 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £500 £515
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -2.91% -4.63%
75th Percentile £625 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £713 £738
UK median daily rate £510 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +2.00% - -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 746 261 170
10th Percentile £13.69 £15.13 £12.24
25th Percentile £16.60 £17.69 £16.04
Median hourly rate £32.40 £30.00 £32.06
Median % change year-on-year +7.98% -6.43% -20.84%
75th Percentile £65.00 £63.40 £63.75
90th Percentile £76.00 £80.00 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £31.46 £27.77 £27.50
% change year-on-year +13.29% +0.98% -30.56%

SOC 2 Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

SOC 2 job vacancy trend in England

SOC 2 Daily Rate Trend in England

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

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

SOC 2 Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SOC 2 in England over the 6 months to 5 November 2026.

Daily rate histogram for SOC 2 in England

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 5 November 2026. 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
Job Ads
Past 6 Months
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London -68 52 £613 +13.95% 33
North of England -76 6 £453 -6.16% 5
Yorkshire -38 5 £460 -12.75%
West Midlands -45 1 £463 +2.78%
Midlands -47 1 £463 +2.78%
North West -50 1 £350 -16.67% 3
SOC 2
UK

SOC 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.