SOX Consultant Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London
Sarbanes-Oxley Consultant
UK > UK excluding London
The median Sarbanes-Oxley Consultant daily rate in the UK excluding London is £420, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 484 | - | 365 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a SOX Consultant | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London | 0.004% | - | 0.006% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.004% | - | 0.006% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £663 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £420 | - | £675 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £688 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median daily rate | £425 | - | £675 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +28.57% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
UK excluding London
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| 6 months to 19 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies in the UK excluding London with a recognized job title | 25,661 | 14,355 | 15,798 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 90.85% | 89.61% | 92.15% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 13,775 | 8,825 | 8,993 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £208 | £220 |
| 25th Percentile | £411 | £363 | £374 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £475 | £490 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -3.06% | -2.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £575 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £674 | £675 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3,609 | 1,368 | 1,170 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.22 | £13.56 | £14.73 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.50 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.32 | £24.42 | £40.33 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +65.11% | -39.44% | -9.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.85 | £50.00 | £66.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.75 | £69.65 | £73.75 |
| UK median hourly rate | £41.06 | £25.15 | £40.33 |
| % change year-on-year | +63.26% | -37.63% | -10.39% |
SOX Consultant Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'SOX Consultant' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
SOX Consultant Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for SOX Consultant job vacancies in the UK excluding London.
SOX Consultant Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SOX Consultant within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 19 October 2026. 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South East | - | 1 | £420 | - | 1 |
| SOX Consultant UK |
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SOX Consultant Skill Set Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London
For the 6 months to 19 October 2026, SOX Consultant contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the UK excluding London region featuring SOX Consultant in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CISA | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Collaborative Working | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Computer Science | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Computer Science Degree | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Continuous Improvement | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Degree | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | ERP | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | GRC | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | ITGC | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Master's Degree | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Oracle | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Problem-Solving | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Process Improvement | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Remediation Plan | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Risk Assessment | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Risk Management | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | SAP | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Sarbanes-Oxley | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Software Engineering | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Stakeholder Engagement | 100.0% | 1 |
SOX Consultant Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
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