System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2
England > West Midlands
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands 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 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 4 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 132 | 166 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +34 | - |
| Contract jobs citing SOC 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands | - | 0.25% | 0.20% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | - | 1.51% | 1.44% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £550 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £597 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £450 | £775 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -41.94% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £809 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £813 |
| England median daily rate | £575 | £563 | £625 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.22% | -10.00% | +4.17% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
West Midlands
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 the West Midlands with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 300 | 398 | 487 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands | 15.58% | 16.91% | 13.75% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 209 | 254 | 342 |
| 10th Percentile | £259 | £263 | £251 |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | £363 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £459 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +8.93% | +8.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £599 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £793 | £675 | £724 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +10.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 29 | 13 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £11.81 | £11.30 | £11.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.18 | £12.50 | £13.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £14.00 | £22.41 | £17.14 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -37.53% | +30.75% | -4.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £18.12 | £28.75 | £19.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £58.75 | £29.75 | £20.00 |
| England median hourly rate | £22.34 | £37.50 | £27.25 |
| % change year-on-year | -40.43% | +37.61% | +29.76% |
SOC 2
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands
Job postings citing SOC 2 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.
SOC 2
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SOC 2 in the West Midlands.