System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2
England > North West
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North West 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 | - | 149 | 177 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +28 | - |
| Contract jobs citing SOC 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North West | - | 0.066% | 0.025% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | - | 0.44% | 0.17% |
| 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 West
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 West with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 457 | 455 | 584 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West | 16.68% | 14.93% | 14.36% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 253 | 290 | 429 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £304 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £400 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £480 | £463 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.17% | +3.78% | +2.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £584 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £694 | £650 | £653 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +10.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 70 | 34 | 37 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £23.49 | £10.78 |
| 25th Percentile | £10.95 | £30.14 | £12.02 |
| Median hourly rate | £12.42 | £38.55 | £49.53 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -67.78% | -22.17% | +219.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £26.66 | £47.75 | £75.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £43.75 | £76.10 | £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 West
Job postings citing SOC 2 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.
SOC 2
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North West
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SOC 2 in the North West.