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The table below looks at the demand for Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX, Sarbox) skills within the Wales region with a comparison to our Quality Assurance & Compliance category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Sarbanes-Oxley over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSarbanes-Oxley (SOX, Sarbox)
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank6359
Rank change on same period last yearDown-4
Matching contract IT job ads12
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.002 %
As % of the category below5.000 %3.333 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£368£406
% change on same period last year-9.36 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£40.00-
Average hourly rate£45.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£50.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.03£30.44
% change on same period last year-11.21 %
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
Wales
Matching contract IT job ads2060
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.029 %0.062 %
Daily rates quoted815
Average minimum daily rate£394£469
Average daily rate£424£480
% change on same period last year-11.68 %
Average maximum daily rate£453£491
UK excluding London average daily rate£373£350
% change on same period last year+6.72 %
Hourly rates quoted413
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00£29.12
Average hourly rate£39.25£32.08
% change on same period last year+22.35 %
Average maximum hourly rate£43.50£35.04
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.14£25.11
% change on same period last year+0.08 %
Sarbanes-Oxley UKSarbanes-Oxley
UK

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

Sarbanes-Oxley
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Sarbanes-Oxley across the Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.

Wales Sarbanes-Oxley Demand Trend

Sarbanes-Oxley
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Sarbanes-Oxley across the Wales region.

Wales Sarbanes-Oxley Daily Rate Trend

Sarbanes-Oxley
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Sarbanes-Oxley across the Wales region.

Wales Sarbanes-Oxley Hourly Rate Trend

Sarbanes-Oxley
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Sarbanes-Oxley within the Wales region over the 3 months to 15 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
North WalesNew entry-1--
Sarbanes-Oxley UKSarbanes-Oxley
UK

Sarbanes-Oxley
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wales region citing Sarbanes-Oxley also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Sarbanes-Oxley.

11 (50.00 %)ITIL
11 (50.00 %)ISO9001
11 (50.00 %)Pharmaceutical
11 (50.00 %)Quality Management
11 (50.00 %)CMMI
11 (50.00 %)Manufacturing
11 (50.00 %)Validation
11 (50.00 %)Marketing
11 (50.00 %)QA
11 (50.00 %)QMS

Sarbanes-Oxley
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wales region citing Sarbanes-Oxley also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Sarbanes-Oxley. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Pharmaceutical
11 (50.00 %)Manufacturing
11 (50.00 %)Marketing
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Consultant
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)ITIL
11 (50.00 %)Quality Management
11 (50.00 %)CMMI
11 (50.00 %)Validation
11 (50.00 %)QMS
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (50.00 %)ISO9001
11 (50.00 %)QA