Sarbanes-Oxley Contract Job Trends
Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX, Sarbox)
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs citing Sarbanes-Oxley skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 568 | 393 | 435 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -175 | +42 | +58 |
| Contract jobs citing Sarbanes-Oxley | 135 | 186 | 118 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.25% | 0.54% | 0.32% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 1.33% | 3.07% | 2.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 84 | 125 | 75 |
| 10th Percentile | £401 | £365 | £332 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £503 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £488 | £563 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.33% | +2.27% | +6.80% |
| 75th Percentile | £604 | £673 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | £765 | £683 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £550 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.18% | +4.76% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | £90.00 | £35.25 | £44.04 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +155.32% | -19.96% | +11.21% |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £90.00 | £23.00 | £44.04 |
| % change year-on-year | +291.30% | -47.77% | - |
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 citing quality assurance or compliance skills.
| 6 months to 30 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing quality assurance or compliance skills | 10,140 | 6,052 | 4,922 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 18.50% | 17.68% | 13.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6,344 | 3,876 | 2,887 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £301 | £275 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £401 | £397 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £510 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.00% | - | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £616 | £613 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £706 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £481 | £475 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.26% | - | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 777 | 295 | 217 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.50 | £13.60 | £13.26 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.46 | £16.50 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.27 | £28.00 | £27.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.11% | +1.82% | -22.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £60.00 | £62.24 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £78.00 | £70.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £31.46 | £23.00 | £27.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +36.78% | -16.36% | -23.61% |
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 Daily Rate Trend
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 30 October 2026.
Sarbanes-Oxley Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Sarbanes-Oxley.
Sarbanes-Oxley Top 14 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 30 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -180 | 118 | £475 | -13.64% | 18 |
| UK excluding London | -99 | 62 | £450 | -18.18% | 8 |
| London | -130 | 62 | £506 | -10.13% | 14 |
| Work from Home | -66 | 55 | £463 | -11.90% | 11 |
| North of England | -45 | 34 | £450 | -21.33% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | -35 | 18 | £450 | -21.74% | |
| North West | -36 | 16 | £565 | -0.79% | 1 |
| Scotland | -12 | 8 | £550 | -2.05% | |
| East of England | -18 | 8 | £525 | -19.23% | 1 |
| South East | -71 | 7 | £463 | -13.95% | 3 |
| Midlands | -48 | 4 | £600 | +14.29% | |
| East Midlands | -19 | 2 | £550 | +4.76% | |
| West Midlands | -41 | 2 | £650 | +23.81% | |
| South West | -40 | 1 | £600 | +18.05% | 2 |
Sarbanes-Oxley Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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.
Quality Assurance & Compliance
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GDPR | 29.6% | 40 |
| 2 | ISO/IEC 27001 | 17.0% | 23 |
| 3 | GRC | 12.6% | 17 |
| 4 | IFRS | 11.1% | 15 |
| 5 | GAAP | 10.4% | 14 |
| 6 | ITGC | 9.6% | 13 |
| 6 | NIST | 9.6% | 13 |
| 8 | PCI DSS | 7.4% | 10 |
| 9 | Data Quality | 5.2% | 7 |
| 10 | HIPAA | 4.4% | 6 |
| 11 | Solvency II | 3.7% | 5 |
| 12 | DORA | 3.0% | 4 |
| 12 | GxP | 3.0% | 4 |
| 14 | QA | 2.2% | 3 |
| 15 | FINRA | 1.5% | 2 |
| 15 | SLA | 1.5% | 2 |
| 17 | Basel III | 0.7% | 1 |
| 17 | California Consumer Privacy Act | 0.7% | 1 |
| 17 | COSO | 0.7% | 1 |
| 17 | Cyber Essentials | 0.7% | 1 |