System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2
UK > England
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England 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 15 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 15 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 536 | 585 | 718 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +49 | +133 | -92 |
| Contract jobs citing SOC 2 | 10 | 57 | 50 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England | 0.028% | 0.12% | 0.071% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 0.19% | 0.89% | 0.54% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 39 | 42 |
| 10th Percentile | £499 | - | £503 |
| 25th Percentile | £525 | £450 | £531 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £625 | £605 | £631 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.31% | -4.16% | +5.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £638 | £734 |
| 90th Percentile | £690 | £734 | £799 |
| UK median daily rate | £650 | £615 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.69% | +2.50% | - |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
England
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 England with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 5,141 | 6,437 | 9,208 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England | 14.14% | 13.33% | 13.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,294 | 4,370 | 6,311 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £288 | £290 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £413 | £406 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £725 |
| UK median daily rate | £510 | £525 | £513 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.86% | +2.44% | +7.89% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 348 | 213 | 268 |
| 10th Percentile | £10.95 | £16.31 | £12.02 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.18 | £20.00 | £16.88 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.42 | £40.00 | £29.12 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -43.95% | +37.36% | +38.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £45.00 | £63.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £68.75 | £79.95 | £69.05 |
| UK median hourly rate | £21.06 | £35.00 | £31.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -39.84% | +12.90% | +47.62% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings citing SOC 2 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SOC 2 in England.
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Daily Rate Histogram in England
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SOC 2 in England over the 6 months to 15 May 2024.
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Contract Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SOC 2 within the England region over the 6 months to 15 May 2024. 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | +73 | 5 | £613 | -2.00% | 16 |
| South West | +15 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| SOC 2 UK |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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: