System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for SOC 2 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited SOC 2 over the 6 months to 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 5 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 817 | 893 | 1049 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +76 | +156 | -207 |
| Permanent jobs citing SOC 2 | 97 | 71 | 187 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.098% | 0.069% | 0.12% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 0.72% | 0.36% | 0.71% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 84 | 36 | 78 |
| 10th Percentile | £42,875 | £41,625 | £47,125 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £51,000 | £55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £69,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.29% | +6.15% | -1.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,250 | £95,000 | £87,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £94,875 | £132,500 | £100,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £57,500 | £45,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +27.78% | -25.00% | +9.09% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK
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 permanent job vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 13,509 | 19,533 | 26,321 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 13.71% | 18.88% | 16.80% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 9,231 | 9,080 | 13,268 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,000 | £32,000 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £42,500 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.70% | +4.55% | +3.77% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £76,250 | £73,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £93,750 | £90,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £47,500 | £50,000 | £47,603 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | +5.04% | +0.22% |
SOC 2
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing SOC 2 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
SOC 2
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SOC 2.
SOC 2
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing SOC 2 over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.
SOC 2
Top 14 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SOC 2 within the UK over the 6 months to 5 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 Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +123 | 87 | £57,500 | -17.86% | 36 |
| Work from Home | +98 | 50 | £55,000 | -21.43% | 21 |
| UK excluding London | +6 | 48 | £57,500 | +27.78% | 10 |
| London | +140 | 47 | £55,000 | -20.29% | 23 |
| North of England | +54 | 14 | £72,500 | -29.27% | 4 |
| North West | +20 | 12 | £72,500 | -29.27% | 3 |
| South West | - | 11 | £59,500 | - | 2 |
| Scotland | - | 9 | £50,000 | - | |
| Midlands | +21 | 7 | £57,500 | +76.92% | 1 |
| South East | +12 | 5 | £47,500 | -47.22% | 3 |
| East Midlands | - | 5 | £57,500 | - | |
| East of England | +17 | 2 | £58,750 | - | |
| Yorkshire | - | 2 | £49,750 | - | 1 |
| West Midlands | +18 | 1 | £77,500 | +138.46% | 1 |
SOC 2
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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