SOC 1 Contracts in the North West

System and Organization Controls (SOC) 1
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North West requiring SOC 1 skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited SOC 1 over the 6 months leading up to 12 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
North West

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 requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in the North West.

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Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings citing SOC 1 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

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Contract Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SOC 1 within the North West region over the 6 months to 12 August 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

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Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 12 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing SOC 1 also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the North West region with a requirement for SOC 1.

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: