SOC 1 Contract Job Trends in Manchester
System and Organization Controls (SOC) 1
North West > Manchester
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Manchester citing SOC 1 skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 133 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing SOC 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Manchester | 0.049% | - | - |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 0.29% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £325 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £350 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £375 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| North West median daily rate | £350 | £734 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -52.28% | - | - |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Manchester
SOC 1 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 Manchester.
| 6 months to 28 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing quality assurance or compliance skills | 345 | 170 | 150 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester | 16.88% | 15.95% | 13.15% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 208 | 124 | 93 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £311 | £334 |
| 25th Percentile | £405 | £361 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £504 | £429 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +17.37% | -4.67% | -5.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £591 | £506 |
| 90th Percentile | £762 | £696 | £635 |
| North West median daily rate | £491 | £450 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.11% | - | -7.41% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 35 | 3 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £21.90 | £65.50 | £15.30 |
| 25th Percentile | £29.96 | £66.25 | £20.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £60.00 | £70.00 | £29.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.29% | +141.38% | +24.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £75.00 | £73.13 | £29.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.40 | £73.50 | £29.90 |
| North West median hourly rate | £62.50 | £63.40 | £24.18 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.42% | +162.20% | -9.27% |
SOC 1 Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SOC 1 relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
SOC 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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.
Quality Assurance & Compliance
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GDPR | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | ISO/IEC 27001 | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | ISO/IEC 42001 | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | PCI DSS | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | SOC 2 | 100.0% | 1 |