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 1 December 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
9,088
3,684
8,349
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England
12.75%
11.90%
11.35%
Number of daily rates quoted
6,154
2,427
5,387
10th Percentile
£263
£280
£250
25th Percentile
£400
£363
£350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£475
£450
Median % change year-on-year
+5.26%
+5.56%
-
75th Percentile
£600
£575
£550
90th Percentile
£700
£650
£638
UK median daily rate
£500
£475
£450
% change year-on-year
+5.26%
+5.56%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
258
168
327
10th Percentile
£11.36
£10.75
£11.08
25th Percentile
£14.00
£14.00
£14.50
Median hourly rate
£21.00
£22.66
£20.11
Median % change year-on-year
-7.33%
+12.71%
-0.69%
75th Percentile
£46.50
£45.00
£47.50
90th Percentile
£65.00
£57.50
£53.75
UK median hourly rate
£20.06
£22.66
£20.00
% change year-on-year
-11.50%
+13.30%
-1.21%
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 1 December 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 1 December 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 1 December 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:
