System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2
North West > Manchester
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Manchester requiring SOC 2 skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited SOC 2 over the 6 months leading up to 20 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 157 | 209 | 240 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +52 | +31 | +17 |
| Permanent jobs citing SOC 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester | 0.22% | 0.11% | 0.062% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 1.12% | 0.92% | 0.25% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £42,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £68,750 | £68,750 | £43,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £77,500 | £72,500 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.90% | +61.11% | -10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £87,500 | £76,250 | £78,125 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £80,625 | £98,000 |
| North West median annual salary | £77,500 | £72,500 | £102,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.90% | -29.27% | +105.00% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Manchester
SOC 2 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 Manchester.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 448 | 650 | 1,204 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester | 19.51% | 12.37% | 25.01% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 200 | 467 | 308 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,480 | £27,500 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,375 | £35,960 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £51,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.84% | -2.86% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,250 | £67,500 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,750 | £87,500 | £73,750 |
| North West median annual salary | £47,683 | £48,000 | £49,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.66% | -3.03% | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings citing SOC 2 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
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Salary Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SOC 2 in Manchester.
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Salary Histogram in Manchester
Salary distribution for jobs citing SOC 2 in Manchester over the 6 months to 20 May 2025.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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: