SOC 2 Contract Job Trends in the South East

System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the South East requiring SOC 2 skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
South East

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 requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in the South East.

SOC 2
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

SOC 2
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing SOC 2.

SOC 2
Contract Job Locations in the South East

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 South East region over the 6 months to 5 December 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.

SOC 2
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 5 December 2025, contractor job vacancies citing SOC 2 also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the South East region with a requirement for SOC 2.

SOC 2
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category: