Sarbanes-Oxley Contract Job Trends

Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX, Sarbox)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Sarbanes-Oxley skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
22 Nov 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 383 431 492
Rank change year-on-year +48 +61 +151
Contract jobs citing Sarbanes-Oxley 193 118 130
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.54% 0.32% 0.28%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 3.04% 2.39% 1.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 133 71 82
10th Percentile £390 £328 £253
25th Percentile £503 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £563 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £675 £619 £609
90th Percentile £770 £675 £699
UK excluding London median daily rate £563 £513 £500
% change year-on-year +9.76% +2.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 2 1
10th Percentile £22.10 £49.14 -
25th Percentile £23.00 £56.78 £31.25
Median hourly rate £47.50 £69.52 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -31.67% +113.91% +17.12%
75th Percentile £55.00 £82.26 £33.75
90th Percentile £56.20 £89.90 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £24.00 £44.04 -
% change year-on-year -45.50% - -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK

Sarbanes-Oxley falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 6,342 4,947 6,702
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 17.65% 13.46% 14.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,073 2,879 4,482
10th Percentile £308 £274 £313
25th Percentile £404 £386 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% -
75th Percentile £603 £625 £645
90th Percentile £700 £725 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £490 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +3.16% -5.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 316 231 245
10th Percentile £13.55 £13.26 £14.38
25th Percentile £17.33 £15.62 £20.07
Median hourly rate £25.15 £27.00 £36.00
Median % change year-on-year -6.85% -25.00% +58.70%
75th Percentile £60.00 £53.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £79.93 £70.00 £81.87
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.14 £26.50 £42.25
% change year-on-year -16.45% -37.28% +101.19%

Sarbanes-Oxley
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Sarbanes-Oxley relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Sarbanes-Oxley job vacancy trend in the UK

Sarbanes-Oxley
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Sarbanes-Oxley.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Sarbanes-Oxley

Sarbanes-Oxley
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Sarbanes-Oxley over the 6 months to 22 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Sarbanes-Oxley in the UK

Sarbanes-Oxley
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Sarbanes-Oxley.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Sarbanes-Oxley

Sarbanes-Oxley
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Sarbanes-Oxley over the 6 months to 22 November 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Sarbanes-Oxley in the UK

Sarbanes-Oxley
Top 16 Contract Job 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 22 November 2025. 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
England +60 175 £550 +10.00% 93
London +55 101 £550 - 41
UK excluding London -25 73 £563 +9.76% 68
Work from Home +43 68 £525 +16.93% 40
North of England -25 26 £572 +55.65% 10
South West +13 16 £508 - 2
Yorkshire -34 14 £575 +56.46% 2
South East +5 12 £538 +43.33% 30
North West -16 12 £569 +37.94% 8
East of England -8 8 £650 +18.18% 6
Midlands -39 5 £525 -12.50% 10
West Midlands -25 4 £525 +16.67% 8
Northern Ireland - 4 £550 - 6
Scotland -21 2 £562 -6.42% 3
Wales - 2 £625 - 1
East Midlands -16 1 £525 -12.50% 2

Sarbanes-Oxley
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 18 (9.33%) Confluence
2 1 (0.52%) CICS
2 1 (0.52%) SharePoint
Applications
1 13 (6.74%) MS Visio
2 12 (6.22%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (1.55%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (1.04%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.52%) Trello
Business Applications
1 19 (9.84%) SAP S/4HANA
2 15 (7.77%) NetSuite
3 4 (2.07%) Oracle Assets
3 4 (2.07%) Oracle EBS R12
3 4 (2.07%) Oracle ERP
3 4 (2.07%) SAP GRC
4 3 (1.55%) SAP CO
4 3 (1.55%) SAP FI
4 3 (1.55%) SAP FI/CO
4 3 (1.55%) SAP IBP
5 2 (1.04%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (1.04%) SAP EWM
5 2 (1.04%) SAP GTS
5 2 (1.04%) SAP MM
5 2 (1.04%) SAP PP
5 2 (1.04%) SAP SCM
5 2 (1.04%) SAP SRM
5 2 (1.04%) Workday HCM
6 1 (0.52%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.52%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
Cloud Services
1 31 (16.06%) Azure
2 22 (11.40%) SaaS
3 17 (8.81%) AWS
4 16 (8.29%) Entra ID
5 14 (7.25%) OCI
6 11 (5.70%) Lucidchart
6 11 (5.70%) Power Platform
7 8 (4.15%) GitHub
8 5 (2.59%) SuccessFactors
9 4 (2.07%) Microsoft 365
10 3 (1.55%) Azure DevOps
11 2 (1.04%) Azure Data Factory
11 2 (1.04%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 2 (1.04%) GCP
11 2 (1.04%) IaaS
12 1 (0.52%) Azure Logic Apps
12 1 (0.52%) Azure Machine Learning
12 1 (0.52%) Boomi
12 1 (0.52%) Power Automate
12 1 (0.52%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 12 (6.22%) Firewall
2 8 (4.15%) TCP/IP
3 7 (3.63%) HTTP
4 5 (2.59%) DNS
4 5 (2.59%) Network Security
5 4 (2.07%) SSL
6 1 (0.52%) DHCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (5.70%) Power BI
2 7 (3.63%) SQL Server
3 6 (3.11%) SAP HANA
4 4 (2.07%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.52%) Amazon RDS
5 1 (0.52%) Ataccama
5 1 (0.52%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.52%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.52%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.52%) DB2
5 1 (0.52%) Delta Lake
5 1 (0.52%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.52%) Metadata
5 1 (0.52%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (0.52%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 25 (12.95%) JIRA
2 5 (2.59%) Git
3 4 (2.07%) Subversion
3 4 (2.07%) TeamCity
4 3 (1.55%) GitLab
5 2 (1.04%) REST Assured
6 1 (0.52%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.52%) Selenium
General
1 106 (54.92%) Finance
2 65 (33.68%) Social Skills
3 56 (29.02%) Analytical Skills
4 22 (11.40%) Manufacturing
5 19 (9.84%) Banking
6 11 (5.70%) Pharmaceutical
6 11 (5.70%) Telecoms
7 8 (4.15%) Documentation Skills
8 7 (3.63%) Investment Banking
8 7 (3.63%) Presentation Skills
9 6 (3.11%) Financial Institution
9 6 (3.11%) Influencing Skills
10 5 (2.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 4 (2.07%) Legal
11 4 (2.07%) Marketing
12 3 (1.55%) Public Sector
12 3 (1.55%) Retail
13 2 (1.04%) Electronics
13 2 (1.04%) Front Office
13 2 (1.04%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 26 (13.47%) Analyst
2 17 (8.81%) Architect
3 15 (7.77%) Consultant
4 12 (6.22%) Incident Manager
4 12 (6.22%) Lead
5 11 (5.70%) Programme Manager
5 11 (5.70%) Project Manager
5 11 (5.70%) Technical Writer
6 10 (5.18%) Senior
7 9 (4.66%) Business Analyst
8 8 (4.15%) Solutions Architect
9 7 (3.63%) SAP Manager
10 6 (3.11%) Accountant
11 5 (2.59%) Developer
11 5 (2.59%) ForgeRock Developer
11 5 (2.59%) Security Analyst
12 4 (2.07%) Administrator
12 4 (2.07%) Audit Manager
12 4 (2.07%) IT Consultant
12 4 (2.07%) Procurement Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (7.25%) SailPoint
2 12 (6.22%) LDAP
3 11 (5.70%) SAML
4 10 (5.18%) OAuth
5 9 (4.66%) OpenID
6 7 (3.63%) REST
7 6 (3.11%) OAuth2
8 5 (2.59%) RESTful
9 3 (1.55%) Middleware
9 3 (1.55%) Oracle Fusion
9 3 (1.55%) SAP Fiori
10 2 (1.04%) ISPF
11 1 (0.52%) .NET
11 1 (0.52%) AngularJS
11 1 (0.52%) Great Expectations
11 1 (0.52%) JSON
11 1 (0.52%) React
11 1 (0.52%) SAP Core Interface
11 1 (0.52%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 9 (4.66%) Onboarding
2 6 (3.11%) Analytical Mindset
2 6 (3.11%) Life Science
2 6 (3.11%) Product Ownership
3 5 (2.59%) Clustering
3 5 (2.59%) Replication
4 4 (2.07%) Management Information System
4 4 (2.07%) PMI
5 3 (1.55%) BYOD
5 3 (1.55%) Cloud Native
5 3 (1.55%) Legacy Systems
5 3 (1.55%) Team-Oriented Environment
6 2 (1.04%) Credit Risk
6 2 (1.04%) Data Protection Act
6 2 (1.04%) Fixed Income
6 2 (1.04%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 2 (1.04%) Hedge funds
6 2 (1.04%) Mainframe
6 2 (1.04%) Market Risk
6 2 (1.04%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 8 (4.15%) Linux
1 8 (4.15%) Windows
2 4 (2.07%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
2 4 (2.07%) Solaris
3 2 (1.04%) zOS
4 1 (0.52%) Unix
4 1 (0.52%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (22.28%) Stakeholder Management
2 34 (17.62%) ERP
3 33 (17.10%) Problem-Solving
4 32 (16.58%) Risk Management
5 30 (15.54%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 25 (12.95%) Cybersecurity
6 25 (12.95%) Identity Access Management
6 25 (12.95%) Project Management
7 24 (12.44%) Agile
7 24 (12.44%) ITSM
8 19 (9.84%) Continuous Improvement
8 19 (9.84%) Decision-Making
9 17 (8.81%) Incident Management
10 16 (8.29%) DevOps
10 16 (8.29%) Mentoring
10 16 (8.29%) Privileged Access Management
10 16 (8.29%) Revenue Recognition
10 16 (8.29%) Roadmaps
11 15 (7.77%) IT Audit
11 15 (7.77%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 22 (11.40%) Python
2 21 (10.88%) SQL
3 17 (8.81%) PowerShell
4 10 (5.18%) Java
5 5 (2.59%) Bash
6 4 (2.07%) C#
6 4 (2.07%) Perl
7 2 (1.04%) BeanShell
7 2 (1.04%) JCL
8 1 (0.52%) CLIST
8 1 (0.52%) COBOL
8 1 (0.52%) JavaScript
8 1 (0.52%) R
8 1 (0.52%) REXX
8 1 (0.52%) VB
8 1 (0.52%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 33 (17.10%) Degree
2 21 (10.88%) CISSP
3 19 (9.84%) ACCA
4 16 (8.29%) CISM
5 14 (7.25%) CIMA
6 9 (4.66%) CISA
7 8 (4.15%) PMI Certification
8 7 (3.63%) FFIEC
9 5 (2.59%) Azure Certification
10 4 (2.07%) CRISC
10 4 (2.07%) PMP
10 4 (2.07%) SC Cleared
10 4 (2.07%) Security Cleared
11 2 (1.04%) CompTIA Security+
11 2 (1.04%) Master's Degree
12 1 (0.52%) AWS Certification
12 1 (0.52%) CBAP
12 1 (0.52%) DBS Check
12 1 (0.52%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
12 1 (0.52%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 76 (39.38%) GDPR
2 36 (18.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 29 (15.03%) NIST
4 23 (11.92%) PCI DSS
5 20 (10.36%) GRC
6 17 (8.81%) HIPAA
6 17 (8.81%) IFRS
7 16 (8.29%) ITGC
8 15 (7.77%) GxP
9 9 (4.66%) SLA
10 8 (4.15%) COBIT
10 8 (4.15%) SOX 404
11 5 (2.59%) PSD2
11 5 (2.59%) QA
12 2 (1.04%) Accessibility
12 2 (1.04%) Actionable Recommendations
12 2 (1.04%) COSO
12 2 (1.04%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 2 (1.04%) PMO
12 2 (1.04%) SOC 2
System Software
1 12 (6.22%) Active Directory
2 6 (3.11%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (2.07%) Docker
3 4 (2.07%) NDS
3 4 (2.07%) NetIQ eDirectory
3 4 (2.07%) NFS
3 4 (2.07%) Veritas File System
3 4 (2.07%) Veritas Volume Manager
3 4 (2.07%) VMware ESXi
4 2 (1.04%) RACF
5 1 (0.52%) IAG
5 1 (0.52%) Job Entry Subsystem
5 1 (0.52%) Time Sharing Option
5 1 (0.52%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 14 (7.25%) Single Sign-On
2 5 (2.59%) Ansible
3 4 (2.07%) Kubernetes
3 4 (2.07%) QRadar
3 4 (2.07%) Red Hat Satellite
3 4 (2.07%) RSA Archer
3 4 (2.07%) Terraform
4 1 (0.52%) Avamar
4 1 (0.52%) EMC NetWorker
4 1 (0.52%) Oracle Identity Manager
4 1 (0.52%) vCenter Server
4 1 (0.52%) VxRail
4 1 (0.52%) zSecure
Vendors
1 37 (19.17%) SAP
2 31 (16.06%) Oracle
3 23 (11.92%) ServiceNow
4 21 (10.88%) Microsoft
5 15 (7.77%) CyberArk
6 9 (4.66%) Okta
7 7 (3.63%) VMware
7 7 (3.63%) Workday
8 6 (3.11%) Ping Identity
9 5 (2.59%) ForgeRock
10 4 (2.07%) BeyondTrust
10 4 (2.07%) NetIQ
10 4 (2.07%) Qualys
10 4 (2.07%) Red Hat
10 4 (2.07%) SaltStack
10 4 (2.07%) Splunk
11 3 (1.55%) Ariba
11 3 (1.55%) OpenText
11 3 (1.55%) Salesforce
11 3 (1.55%) Thycotic
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