System and Organization Controls (SOC) 1 Central London> City of London
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the City of London requiring SOC 1 skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
SOC 1 falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in the City of London.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills
298
421
494
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London
18.50%
15.23%
16.05%
Number of salaries quoted
228
255
436
10th Percentile
£41,250
£47,000
£42,500
25th Percentile
£52,875
£56,500
£53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£70,000
£70,000
£75,000
Median % change year-on-year
-
-6.67%
+7.14%
75th Percentile
£90,000
£87,500
£97,500
90th Percentile
£106,250
£110,000
£108,750
Central London median annual salary
£70,000
£70,000
£75,000
% change year-on-year
-
-6.67%
+7.14%
SOC 1 Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing SOC 1 relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
SOC 1 Salary Trend in the City of London
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing SOC 1.
SOC 1 Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 10 November 2025, job vacancies citing SOC 1 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 permanent job ads across the City of London region with a requirement for SOC 1.
SOC 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London 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:
