Job Vacancy Trend Daily Rate Trend Daily Rate Histogram Hourly Rate Trend Job Locations Skill Sets
Period
to 12 December 2018

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Sarbanes-Oxley skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Sarbanes-Oxley over the 6 months to 12 December 2018 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

Note that daily and hourly rates are treated separately in these statistics. When calculating contractor rate percentiles, daily rates are never derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX, Sarbox)
UK
6 months to
12 Dec 2018		 Same period 2017 Same period 2016
Rank 643 669 623
Rank change year-on-year +26 -46 -61
Contract jobs citing Sarbanes-Oxley 264 231 294
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 0.25% 0.22% 0.28%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 2.34% 1.76% 2.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 166 142 150
UK median daily rate £450 £480 £425
Median daily rate % change year-on-year -6.25% +12.94% -
10th Percentile £259 £310 £261
90th Percentile £625 £674 £626
UK excluding London median daily rate £438 £500 £425
% change year-on-year -12.50% +17.65% +3.03%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 5 3
UK median hourly rate - £50.00 £35.00
Median hourly rate % change year-on-year - +42.86% +87.17%
UK excluding London median hourly rate - £41.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year - +18.57% -

Sarbanes-Oxley 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 with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK
Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 11,270 13,131 11,816
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 10.70% 12.71% 11.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,130 8,607 7,679
UK median daily rate £450 £438 £425
Median daily rate % change year-on-year +2.86% +2.94% +4.94%
10th Percentile £250 £256 £225
90th Percentile £625 £638 £600
UK excluding London median daily rate £410 £400 £395
% change year-on-year +2.50% +1.20% +2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 391 365 423
UK median hourly rate £20.00 £20.60 £22.50
Median hourly rate % change year-on-year -2.91% -8.44% -
10th Percentile £11.00 £11.10 £10.50
90th Percentile £47.50 £49.90 £46.60
UK excluding London median hourly rate £18.50 £21.35 £25.00
% change year-on-year -13.36% -14.59% +11.11%

Sarbanes-Oxley
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Sarbanes-Oxley as a percentage of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Sarbanes-Oxley in the UK

Sarbanes-Oxley
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in contract jobs citing Sarbanes-Oxley.

Contractor daily rate trend for Sarbanes-Oxley in the UK

Sarbanes-Oxley
Contractor Daily Rate Histogram

The daily rate distribution of IT jobs citing Sarbanes-Oxley over the 6 months to 12 December 2018.

Contractor daily rate histogram for Sarbanes-Oxley in the UK

Sarbanes-Oxley
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Contractor hourly rate trend for Sarbanes-Oxley in the UK

Sarbanes-Oxley
Top 13 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Sarbanes-Oxley within the UK over the 6 months to 12 December 2018. 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
Job
Vacancies
England +38 246 £455 -4.21% 48
UK excluding London +5 155 £438 -12.50% 38
London +14 106 £525 +10.53% 12
South East +5 80 £420 -8.70% 14
North of England -18 24 £375 -11.76% 10
Yorkshire -5 17 £375 -6.25% 1
West Midlands -6 16 £455 +21.33% 6
Midlands -23 16 £455 -15.74% 9
East of England +4 15 £533 +136.67% 3
Scotland -5 14 £450 +13.92%
North West -20 7 £425 +11.84% 8
South West -32 4 - -
Wales - 2 £233 - 2

For the 6 months to 12 December 2018, IT contractor jobs citing Sarbanes-Oxley also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads with a requirement for Sarbanes-Oxley.

1 103 (39.02%) Finance
2 67 (25.38%) Information Security
3 55 (20.83%) ITIL
4 52 (19.70%) CISSP
5 50 (18.94%) SAP
6 49 (18.56%) Management Information System
6 49 (18.56%) CISA
7 45 (17.05%) GDPR
8 42 (15.91%) PCI DSS
9 41 (15.53%) Change Management
10 40 (15.15%) CISM
11 38 (14.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 38 (14.39%) Identity Access Management
12 37 (14.02%) Windows
13 36 (13.64%) Risk Management
14 34 (12.88%) HIPAA
14 34 (12.88%) Microsoft Azure
15 33 (12.50%) Data Protection
16 31 (11.74%) Stakeholder Management
17 30 (11.36%) Active Directory
17 30 (11.36%) Degree
18 29 (10.98%) Linux
19 28 (10.61%) IT Audit
20 27 (10.23%) Telecoms
20 27 (10.23%) Analytical Skills
21 26 (9.85%) Microsoft
22 25 (9.47%) Firewall
22 25 (9.47%) Network Security
23 24 (9.09%) COBIT
23 24 (9.09%) Service Management

Sarbanes-Oxley
Co-occurring IT Skills by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 13 (4.92%) SharePoint
2 9 (3.41%) IIS
3 4 (1.52%) MS Exchange
4 2 (0.76%) Apache
4 2 (0.76%) CMS
4 2 (0.76%) nginx
4 2 (0.76%) Skype for Business
5 1 (0.38%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
5 1 (0.38%) Exchange Server 2003
5 1 (0.38%) Exchange Server 2013
5 1 (0.38%) OpenStack
5 1 (0.38%) Oracle Workflow
5 1 (0.38%) SAS
Applications
1 16 (6.06%) MS Visio
2 15 (5.68%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (1.89%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (0.76%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 16 (6.06%) SAP GRC
2 7 (2.65%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (1.14%) Oracle EBS
4 2 (0.76%) Remedy ITSM
4 2 (0.76%) SAP MDG
5 1 (0.38%) Cognos TM1
5 1 (0.38%) Northgate Housing
5 1 (0.38%) Oracle Financials
5 1 (0.38%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.38%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.38%) PeopleSoft HCM
5 1 (0.38%) SAP FSCM
5 1 (0.38%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 34 (12.88%) Microsoft Azure
2 20 (7.58%) Amazon AWS
3 12 (4.55%) SaaS
4 11 (4.17%) IaaS
4 11 (4.17%) PaaS
5 9 (3.41%) Azure Active Directory
6 8 (3.03%) Google Cloud Platform
7 5 (1.89%) Office 365
8 4 (1.52%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 25 (9.47%) Firewall
1 25 (9.47%) Network Security
2 20 (7.58%) LAN
2 20 (7.58%) WAN
3 19 (7.20%) SSL
4 13 (4.92%) VPN
5 12 (4.55%) Wireless
5 12 (4.55%) WLAN
6 10 (3.79%) Intrusion Detection
7 9 (3.41%) NFC
8 8 (3.03%) DNS
9 6 (2.27%) DHCP
9 6 (2.27%) FTP
9 6 (2.27%) HTTP
9 6 (2.27%) SSH
10 4 (1.52%) Internet
10 4 (1.52%) MPLS
11 3 (1.14%) Wi-Fi
12 2 (0.76%) PuTTY
12 2 (0.76%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (2.27%) SAP BW
2 5 (1.89%) SAP HANA
3 2 (0.76%) Big Data
3 2 (0.76%) BusinessObjects
3 2 (0.76%) Cloudera CDH
3 2 (0.76%) Hadoop
3 2 (0.76%) NoSQL
3 2 (0.76%) Oracle Database
3 2 (0.76%) Power BI
4 1 (0.38%) MongoDB
4 1 (0.38%) Qlik Sense
4 1 (0.38%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 9 (3.41%) SonarQube
2 8 (3.03%) JIRA
2 8 (3.03%) Visual Studio
3 2 (0.76%) Burp Suite
3 2 (0.76%) Metasploit
General
1 103 (39.02%) Finance
2 27 (10.23%) Telecoms
3 16 (6.06%) Legal
4 13 (4.92%) Banking
5 9 (3.41%) French Language
5 9 (3.41%) German Language
6 8 (3.03%) Back Office
7 6 (2.27%) Pharmaceutical
8 4 (1.52%) General Ledger
9 3 (1.14%) Billing
10 2 (0.76%) Front Office
10 2 (0.76%) Law
10 2 (0.76%) Publishing
11 1 (0.38%) Financial Institution
11 1 (0.38%) Investment Banking
11 1 (0.38%) Marketing
11 1 (0.38%) Military
11 1 (0.38%) Retail
Job Titles
1 57 (21.59%) Analyst
2 43 (16.29%) Architect
3 38 (14.39%) Consultant
3 38 (14.39%) Security Architect
4 22 (8.33%) Security Consultant
5 17 (6.44%) Security Analyst
6 15 (5.68%) Information Security Consultant
7 14 (5.30%) Business Analyst
8 11 (4.17%) Tester
9 10 (3.79%) Administrator
9 10 (3.79%) Cloud Architect
9 10 (3.79%) SAP Consultant
10 9 (3.41%) Azure Architect
10 9 (3.41%) Payments Architect
10 9 (3.41%) Senior Analyst
11 8 (3.03%) IT Manager
11 8 (3.03%) Project Manager
11 8 (3.03%) SOX Tester
12 7 (2.65%) IT Analyst
12 7 (2.65%) Service Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (4.55%) OAuth
1 12 (4.55%) OpenID
1 12 (4.55%) SAML
2 10 (3.79%) Web Services
3 4 (1.52%) SailPoint
4 3 (1.14%) Middleware
5 2 (0.76%) Node.js
5 2 (0.76%) SAP Fiori
6 1 (0.38%) Flash
6 1 (0.38%) SAP Basis
Miscellaneous
1 49 (18.56%) Management Information System
2 27 (10.23%) Analytical Skills
3 21 (7.95%) Data Centre
4 14 (5.30%) Self-Motivation
5 13 (4.92%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
6 12 (4.55%) Public Cloud
7 10 (3.79%) Cloud Native
8 9 (3.41%) Data Protection Act
8 9 (3.41%) Driving Licence
9 7 (2.65%) CMDB
10 6 (2.27%) FMCG
11 5 (1.89%) Mainframe
11 5 (1.89%) Robotics
12 4 (1.52%) Enterprise Software
12 4 (1.52%) Life Science
13 3 (1.14%) AS400
13 3 (1.14%) Internet of Things
13 3 (1.14%) Video Conferencing
14 2 (0.76%) Embedded Systems
14 2 (0.76%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 37 (14.02%) Windows
2 29 (10.98%) Linux
3 13 (4.92%) Solaris
4 12 (4.55%) Unix
5 9 (3.41%) Windows Server
6 5 (1.89%) Windows 10
7 4 (1.52%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 2 (0.76%) CentOS
8 2 (0.76%) Debian
8 2 (0.76%) Kali Linux
8 2 (0.76%) OS/400
8 2 (0.76%) SUSE
8 2 (0.76%) Windows 7
9 1 (0.38%) AIX
9 1 (0.38%) Android
9 1 (0.38%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.38%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 67 (25.38%) Information Security
2 55 (20.83%) ITIL
3 41 (15.53%) Change Management
4 38 (14.39%) Identity Access Management
5 36 (13.64%) Risk Management
6 33 (12.50%) Data Protection
7 31 (11.74%) Stakeholder Management
8 28 (10.61%) IT Audit
9 24 (9.09%) Problem-Solving
9 24 (9.09%) Service Management
10 23 (8.71%) Continuous Improvement
10 23 (8.71%) ERP
10 23 (8.71%) TOGAF
11 21 (7.95%) Process Improvement
12 20 (7.58%) Cryptography
12 20 (7.58%) DevOps
12 20 (7.58%) Internal Audit
12 20 (7.58%) Security Architecture
13 18 (6.82%) Computer Science
14 17 (6.44%) Business Development
Programming Languages
1 20 (7.58%) Java
2 12 (4.55%) C#
3 10 (3.79%) C++
3 10 (3.79%) Shell Script
4 9 (3.41%) C
5 8 (3.03%) Perl
5 8 (3.03%) Python
5 8 (3.03%) Ruby
6 5 (1.89%) SQL
7 3 (1.14%) PowerShell
8 2 (0.76%) PHP
8 2 (0.76%) Scala
9 1 (0.38%) JavaScript
9 1 (0.38%) R
Qualifications
1 52 (19.70%) CISSP
2 49 (18.56%) CISA
3 40 (15.15%) CISM
4 30 (11.36%) Degree
5 17 (6.44%) Security Cleared
6 15 (5.68%) SC Cleared
7 12 (4.55%) CRISC
8 11 (4.17%) Cisco Certification
9 10 (3.79%) CREST Certified
10 9 (3.41%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 9 (3.41%) IISP
11 8 (3.03%) CCSP
11 8 (3.03%) CLAS
11 8 (3.03%) TOGAF Certification
12 5 (1.89%) SANS
13 3 (1.14%) CEH
13 3 (1.14%) CGEIT
13 3 (1.14%) MBA
14 2 (0.76%) CCNP
14 2 (0.76%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 45 (17.05%) GDPR
2 42 (15.91%) PCI DSS
3 38 (14.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 34 (12.88%) HIPAA
5 24 (9.09%) COBIT
6 16 (6.06%) QA
7 14 (5.30%) ISO 9001
8 10 (3.79%) FedRAMP
8 10 (3.79%) ISAE 3402
9 9 (3.41%) ISO 22301
9 9 (3.41%) ISO 31000
9 9 (3.41%) ISO/IEC 27005
9 9 (3.41%) SLA
10 5 (1.89%) GxP
11 4 (1.52%) Data Quality
11 4 (1.52%) GAMP
11 4 (1.52%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 3 (1.14%) FISMA
12 3 (1.14%) PMO
13 2 (0.76%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 30 (11.36%) Active Directory
2 8 (3.03%) ISA Server
3 5 (1.89%) RACF
3 5 (1.89%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.38%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 10 (3.79%) CASB
2 9 (3.41%) Nessus
2 9 (3.41%) Trend Micro Deep Security
3 5 (1.89%) zSecure
4 2 (0.76%) Ansible
4 2 (0.76%) SCCM
5 1 (0.38%) NetBackup
5 1 (0.38%) Oracle Identity Management
5 1 (0.38%) Oracle Identity Manager
5 1 (0.38%) Oracle ZFS
5 1 (0.38%) QRadar
Vendors
1 50 (18.94%) SAP
2 26 (9.85%) Microsoft
3 21 (7.95%) Oracle
4 18 (6.82%) Cisco
4 18 (6.82%) Okta
5 17 (6.44%) Imperva
6 16 (6.06%) IBM
7 11 (4.17%) Google
7 11 (4.17%) JD Edwards
8 10 (3.79%) McAfee
8 10 (3.79%) Qualys
8 10 (3.79%) Tripwire
9 9 (3.41%) ArcSight
9 9 (3.41%) Barracuda Networks
9 9 (3.41%) Centrify
9 9 (3.41%) Splunk
9 9 (3.41%) Trend Micro
9 9 (3.41%) VMware
10 8 (3.03%) ServiceNow
11 7 (2.65%) CyberArk