System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2
UK > Work from Home
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and 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 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 18 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 334 | 412 | 589 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +78 | +177 | -102 |
| Contract jobs citing SOC 2 | 11 | 42 | 23 |
| As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option | 0.075% | 0.17% | 0.052% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 0.52% | 1.40% | 0.39% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8 | 24 | 20 |
| 10th Percentile | £457 | £527 | £372 |
| 25th Percentile | £481 | £584 | £479 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £613 | £625 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +13.64% | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £700 | £644 | £591 |
| 90th Percentile | £790 | £735 | £778 |
| UK median daily rate | £650 | £615 | £613 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.69% | +0.41% | +2.08% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Work from Home
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 with a WFH option and a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 2,116 | 3,005 | 5,860 |
| As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option | 14.33% | 12.20% | 13.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,465 | 2,183 | 4,167 |
| 10th Percentile | £308 | £325 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £419 | £425 | £406 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £520 | £508 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.96% | +2.46% | +6.84% |
| 75th Percentile | £622 | £625 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £737 | £700 |
| UK median daily rate | £510 | £525 | £515 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.86% | +1.94% | +8.42% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 75 | 68 | 126 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £18.20 | £11.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.00 | £23.02 | £19.44 |
| Median hourly rate | £23.50 | £39.60 | £44.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -40.66% | -11.01% | +134.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £48.75 | £60.94 | £55.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.00 | £71.98 | £75.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £21.00 | £35.00 | £31.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -40.00% | +12.90% | +47.62% |
SOC 2
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
Job vacancies with a work from home option citing SOC 2 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
SOC 2
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing SOC 2.
SOC 2
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option
Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing SOC 2 over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.
SOC 2
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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: