System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2
UK > Northern Ireland
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Northern Ireland with a requirement for SOC 2 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited SOC 2 over the 6 months to 12 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 12 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 98 | 75 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | -23 | - |
| Permanent jobs citing SOC 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland | - | 0.35% | 0.45% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | - | 4.69% | 4.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £42,000 | £26,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £44,000 | £27,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +60.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £46,000 | £28,750 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £70,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.43% | +7.69% | -1.89% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Northern Ireland
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 permanent job vacancies advertised in Northern Ireland with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 92 | 64 | 73 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland | 13.20% | 7.39% | 10.86% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 29 | 38 | 50 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £33,000 | £27,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,996 | £41,250 | £32,688 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £54,408 | £50,000 | £43,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.82% | +16.28% | +1.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £68,750 | £57,500 | £61,938 |
| 90th Percentile | £78,500 | £72,625 | £66,125 |
| UK median annual salary | £52,500 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.70% | +4.55% | +2.80% |
SOC 2
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland
Job postings citing SOC 2 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.
SOC 2
Salary Trend in Northern Ireland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SOC 2 in Northern Ireland.