System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2
England > North of England
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North of 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 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 2 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 201 | 247 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +46 | - |
| Contract jobs citing SOC 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England | - | 0.11% | 0.014% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | - | 0.77% | 0.10% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £688 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £450 | £725 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -37.93% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £763 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median daily rate | £625 | £605 | £638 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.31% | -5.10% | +6.25% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
North of 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 the North of England with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 705 | 776 | 972 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England | 14.85% | 13.99% | 13.59% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 397 | 469 | 701 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £300 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £400 | £313 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +11.11% | +2.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £598 | £580 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £672 | £650 | £638 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +10.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 86 | 43 | 58 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £16.84 | £11.36 |
| 25th Percentile | £10.95 | £29.30 | £15.93 |
| Median hourly rate | £12.38 | £37.50 | £21.73 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -67.00% | +72.57% | +26.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £26.66 | £48.49 | £58.55 |
| 90th Percentile | £48.75 | £64.03 | £77.50 |
| England median hourly rate | £23.65 | £42.50 | £27.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -44.35% | +54.55% | +30.95% |
SOC 2
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England
Job postings citing SOC 2 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.
SOC 2
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North of England
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SOC 2 in the North of England.