System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies 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 4 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 4 Dec 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 684 | 987 | 995 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +303 | +8 | -278 |
| Permanent jobs citing SOC 2 | 57 | 89 | 103 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.11% | 0.072% | 0.080% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 0.73% | 0.40% | 0.51% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 43 | 66 | 97 |
| 10th Percentile | £50,100 | £53,125 | £43,050 |
| 25th Percentile | £52,500 | £57,500 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | £75,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +15.38% | -12.93% |
| 75th Percentile | £78,125 | £96,563 | £88,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,250 | £120,000 | £110,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £58,000 | £65,000 | £58,750 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.77% | +10.64% | +2.17% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK
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 with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 7,856 | 22,053 | 20,013 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 14.76% | 17.79% | 15.61% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5,764 | 11,814 | 12,559 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £31,250 | £31,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,968 | £42,500 | £40,317 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.35% | +4.55% | +2.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £75,500 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £95,000 | £90,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £50,000 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | +5.26% | -3.06% |
SOC 2
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing SOC 2 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
SOC 2
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SOC 2.
SOC 2
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing SOC 2 over the 6 months to 4 December 2023.
SOC 2
Top 13 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SOC 2 within the UK over the 6 months to 4 December 2023. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +305 | 48 | £75,000 | +0.67% | 45 |
| London | +244 | 34 | £75,000 | -3.85% | 27 |
| Work from Home | +221 | 23 | £75,000 | +15.38% | 19 |
| UK excluding London | +246 | 21 | £58,000 | -10.77% | 23 |
| Scotland | +59 | 6 | £47,500 | -44.12% | 3 |
| North of England | +153 | 5 | £62,500 | -2.72% | 5 |
| Yorkshire | +96 | 5 | £62,500 | -8.76% | 2 |
| South West | +81 | 4 | £58,750 | -9.62% | 1 |
| South East | +163 | 2 | £85,000 | -2.86% | 6 |
| Wales | - | 2 | - | - | |
| Midlands | +123 | 1 | £55,000 | +14.58% | 1 |
| East of England | +121 | 1 | £60,000 | +5.26% | 7 |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | £55,000 | - |
SOC 2
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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