System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2
England > West Midlands
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands 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 | - | 125 | 171 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +46 | - |
| Contract jobs citing SOC 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands | - | 0.27% | 0.20% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | - | 1.61% | 1.34% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £550 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £597 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £450 | £775 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -41.94% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £809 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £813 |
| England median daily rate | £625 | £605 | £638 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.31% | -5.10% | +6.25% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
West Midlands
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 West Midlands with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 294 | 372 | 524 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands | 15.12% | 16.54% | 14.64% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 200 | 233 | 361 |
| 10th Percentile | £258 | £263 | £270 |
| 25th Percentile | £347 | £355 | £369 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | +5.26% | +15.15% |
| 75th Percentile | £614 | £588 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £790 | £679 | £700 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +10.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 30 | 16 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.81 | £11.75 | £11.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.25 | £13.40 | £12.54 |
| Median hourly rate | £14.60 | £27.32 | £14.83 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -46.55% | +84.19% | -5.84% |
| 75th Percentile | £49.73 | £28.75 | £19.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £58.75 | £30.00 | £20.00 |
| 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 West Midlands
Job postings citing SOC 2 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.
SOC 2
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SOC 2 in the West Midlands.