System and Organization Controls (SOC) 3
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for SOC 3 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited SOC 3 over the 6 months to 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 28 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 687 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing SOC 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | - | 0.004% | - |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | - | 0.026% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | - | - |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK
SOC 3 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 with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 6,015 | 7,606 | 11,676 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 14.04% | 13.52% | 13.23% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,825 | 5,189 | 8,021 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £290 | £294 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £413 | £406 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £510 | £525 | £515 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.86% | +1.94% | +8.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £719 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £486 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.26% | +8.00% | +5.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 397 | 241 | 316 |
| 10th Percentile | £10.95 | £13.29 | £12.04 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.18 | £18.50 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.12 | £35.00 | £29.31 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -39.67% | +19.41% | +39.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £45.00 | £62.00 | £49.63 |
| 90th Percentile | £68.75 | £77.50 | £68.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.27 | £34.19 | £22.40 |
| % change year-on-year | -46.57% | +52.68% | +6.64% |
SOC 3
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing SOC 3 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
SOC 3
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SOC 3.