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 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 | 832 | 870 | 1017 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +38 | +147 | -143 |
| Permanent jobs citing SOC 2 | 82 | 82 | 221 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.080% | 0.084% | 0.13% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 0.60% | 0.45% | 0.77% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 75 | 46 | 82 |
| 10th Percentile | £43,000 | £42,000 | £48,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £62,500 | £58,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £75,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -26.67% | +15.38% | -2.99% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,250 | £95,000 | £87,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £93,500 | £129,375 | £92,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £57,500 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.54% | - | +18.18% |
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 | 13,629 | 18,029 | 28,592 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 13.28% | 18.52% | 17.13% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 9,164 | 8,543 | 13,451 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,750 | £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% | +4.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £76,250 | £73,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £91,250 | £93,750 | £90,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £47,500 | £50,000 | £47,825 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | +4.55% | +0.68% |
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 28 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 28 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 | +72 | 76 | £57,500 | -24.59% | 24 |
| Work from Home | +80 | 46 | £55,000 | -21.43% | 15 |
| UK excluding London | -15 | 41 | £57,500 | -11.54% | 5 |
| London | +140 | 39 | £55,000 | -27.87% | 17 |
| North of England | +57 | 14 | £72,500 | -29.27% | 1 |
| North West | +13 | 12 | £72,500 | -29.27% | 1 |
| South West | - | 9 | £59,500 | - | 1 |
| Midlands | -1 | 7 | £57,500 | +76.92% | 2 |
| South East | -14 | 5 | £47,500 | -39.68% | 1 |
| Scotland | -52 | 5 | £50,000 | -33.33% | |
| East Midlands | - | 5 | £57,500 | - | |
| Yorkshire | - | 2 | £49,750 | - | |
| West Midlands | +8 | 1 | £77,500 | +138.46% | 2 |
| East of England | -5 | 1 | £57,500 | - |
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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