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 18 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
18 Nov 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 384 440 490
Rank change year-on-year +56 +50 +152
Contract jobs citing Sarbanes-Oxley 189 117 133
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.53% 0.32% 0.28%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 3.03% 2.43% 1.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 130 71 84
10th Percentile £384 £328 £253
25th Percentile £503 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £565 £525 £520
Median % change year-on-year +7.67% +0.96% -5.45%
75th Percentile £675 £619 £603
90th Percentile £775 £675 £696
UK excluding London median daily rate £563 £513 £500
% change year-on-year +9.76% +2.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 1 2
10th Percentile - - £32.09
25th Percentile £21.50 - £33.34
Median hourly rate £35.25 £44.04 £36.05
Median % change year-on-year -19.96% +22.16% +29.91%
75th Percentile £52.69 - £38.14
90th Percentile £55.28 - £39.02
UK excluding London median hourly rate £23.00 £44.04 -
% change year-on-year -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 requiring quality assurance or compliance skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 6,245 4,818 6,728
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 17.64% 13.36% 14.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,001 2,804 4,499
10th Percentile £305 £270 £313
25th Percentile £402 £385 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% -
75th Percentile £606 £625 £644
90th Percentile £700 £730 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £488 £470 £500
% change year-on-year +3.72% -6.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 317 218 250
10th Percentile £13.56 £13.26 £14.51
25th Percentile £16.92 £15.56 £20.18
Median hourly rate £25.15 £27.50 £36.75
Median % change year-on-year -8.55% -25.17% +56.38%
75th Percentile £60.00 £53.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £79.91 £70.00 £80.31
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 18 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 18 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 18 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 +48 171 £550 +10.00% 89
London +58 99 £550 - 39
UK excluding London -7 71 £563 +9.76% 59
Work from Home +47 66 £525 +16.93% 42
North of England -26 25 £572 +55.65% 10
South West +15 16 £508 - 2
Yorkshire -32 14 £575 +56.46% 2
South East +8 12 £538 +43.33% 20
North West -13 11 £569 +37.94% 8
East of England -13 7 £650 +18.18% 7
Midlands -37 5 £525 -12.50% 8
West Midlands -28 4 £525 +16.67% 6
Northern Ireland - 4 £550 - 8
Scotland -16 2 £562 -6.42% 4
Wales - 2 £625 -
East Midlands -20 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 (9.52%) Confluence
2 1 (0.53%) CICS
2 1 (0.53%) SharePoint
Applications
1 13 (6.88%) MS Visio
2 12 (6.35%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (1.59%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (1.06%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.53%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.53%) Trello
Business Applications
1 18 (9.52%) SAP S/4HANA
2 15 (7.94%) NetSuite
3 4 (2.12%) Oracle Assets
3 4 (2.12%) Oracle EBS R12
3 4 (2.12%) Oracle ERP
4 3 (1.59%) SAP CO
4 3 (1.59%) SAP FI
4 3 (1.59%) SAP FI/CO
4 3 (1.59%) SAP GRC
4 3 (1.59%) SAP IBP
4 3 (1.59%) Workday HCM
5 2 (1.06%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (1.06%) SAP EWM
5 2 (1.06%) SAP GTS
5 2 (1.06%) SAP MM
5 2 (1.06%) SAP PP
5 2 (1.06%) SAP SCM
5 2 (1.06%) SAP SRM
6 1 (0.53%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.53%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 31 (16.40%) Azure
2 22 (11.64%) SaaS
3 17 (8.99%) AWS
4 16 (8.47%) Entra ID
5 14 (7.41%) OCI
6 11 (5.82%) Lucidchart
6 11 (5.82%) Power Platform
7 8 (4.23%) GitHub
8 5 (2.65%) SuccessFactors
9 4 (2.12%) Microsoft 365
10 3 (1.59%) Azure DevOps
11 2 (1.06%) Azure Data Factory
11 2 (1.06%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 2 (1.06%) GCP
11 2 (1.06%) IaaS
12 1 (0.53%) Alation
12 1 (0.53%) Azure Cosmos DB
12 1 (0.53%) Azure Machine Learning
12 1 (0.53%) Azure Service Bus
12 1 (0.53%) Boomi
Communications & Networking
1 12 (6.35%) Firewall
2 8 (4.23%) TCP/IP
3 7 (3.70%) HTTP
4 5 (2.65%) DNS
4 5 (2.65%) Network Security
5 4 (2.12%) SSL
6 1 (0.53%) DHCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (5.82%) Power BI
2 7 (3.70%) SQL Server
3 6 (3.17%) SAP HANA
4 4 (2.12%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.53%) Amazon RDS
5 1 (0.53%) Ataccama
5 1 (0.53%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.53%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.53%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.53%) DB2
5 1 (0.53%) Delta Lake
5 1 (0.53%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.53%) Metadata
5 1 (0.53%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (0.53%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 25 (13.23%) JIRA
2 5 (2.65%) Git
3 4 (2.12%) Subversion
3 4 (2.12%) TeamCity
4 3 (1.59%) GitLab
5 2 (1.06%) REST Assured
6 1 (0.53%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.53%) Selenium
General
1 104 (55.03%) Finance
2 64 (33.86%) Social Skills
3 55 (29.10%) Analytical Skills
4 22 (11.64%) Manufacturing
5 18 (9.52%) Banking
6 11 (5.82%) Pharmaceutical
6 11 (5.82%) Telecoms
7 7 (3.70%) Influencing Skills
7 7 (3.70%) Presentation Skills
8 6 (3.17%) Financial Institution
8 6 (3.17%) Investment Banking
9 5 (2.65%) Documentation Skills
9 5 (2.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 4 (2.12%) Legal
10 4 (2.12%) Marketing
11 2 (1.06%) Electronics
11 2 (1.06%) Front Office
11 2 (1.06%) Public Sector
11 2 (1.06%) Retail
12 1 (0.53%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 25 (13.23%) Analyst
2 17 (8.99%) Architect
3 14 (7.41%) Consultant
4 12 (6.35%) Incident Manager
5 11 (5.82%) Lead
5 11 (5.82%) Programme Manager
5 11 (5.82%) Project Manager
5 11 (5.82%) Technical Writer
6 9 (4.76%) Business Analyst
6 9 (4.76%) Senior
7 8 (4.23%) Solutions Architect
8 7 (3.70%) SAP Manager
9 5 (2.65%) Accountant
9 5 (2.65%) Developer
9 5 (2.65%) ForgeRock Developer
10 4 (2.12%) Administrator
10 4 (2.12%) Audit Manager
10 4 (2.12%) Governance Consultant
10 4 (2.12%) IT Consultant
10 4 (2.12%) SOX Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (7.41%) SailPoint
2 12 (6.35%) LDAP
3 11 (5.82%) SAML
4 10 (5.29%) OAuth
5 9 (4.76%) OpenID
6 7 (3.70%) REST
7 6 (3.17%) OAuth2
8 5 (2.65%) RESTful
9 3 (1.59%) Middleware
9 3 (1.59%) Oracle Fusion
10 2 (1.06%) SAP Fiori
11 1 (0.53%) .NET
11 1 (0.53%) AngularJS
11 1 (0.53%) Great Expectations
11 1 (0.53%) ISPF
11 1 (0.53%) JSON
11 1 (0.53%) React
11 1 (0.53%) SAP Core Interface
11 1 (0.53%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 9 (4.76%) Onboarding
2 6 (3.17%) Analytical Mindset
2 6 (3.17%) Life Science
2 6 (3.17%) Product Ownership
3 5 (2.65%) Clustering
3 5 (2.65%) Replication
4 4 (2.12%) Management Information System
4 4 (2.12%) PMI
5 3 (1.59%) BYOD
5 3 (1.59%) Cloud Native
5 3 (1.59%) Legacy Systems
5 3 (1.59%) Team-Oriented Environment
6 2 (1.06%) Credit Risk
6 2 (1.06%) Data Protection Act
6 2 (1.06%) Enterprise Software
6 2 (1.06%) Fixed Income
6 2 (1.06%) Hedge funds
6 2 (1.06%) IoT
6 2 (1.06%) Market Risk
6 2 (1.06%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 8 (4.23%) Linux
1 8 (4.23%) Windows
2 4 (2.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
2 4 (2.12%) Solaris
3 1 (0.53%) Unix
3 1 (0.53%) Windows XP
3 1 (0.53%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (22.22%) Stakeholder Management
2 34 (17.99%) ERP
3 33 (17.46%) Risk Management
4 31 (16.40%) Problem-Solving
5 30 (15.87%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 25 (13.23%) Cybersecurity
6 25 (13.23%) Project Management
7 24 (12.70%) Agile
7 24 (12.70%) Identity Access Management
7 24 (12.70%) ITSM
8 19 (10.05%) Continuous Improvement
8 19 (10.05%) Decision-Making
9 17 (8.99%) Incident Management
10 16 (8.47%) DevOps
10 16 (8.47%) Revenue Recognition
10 16 (8.47%) Roadmaps
11 15 (7.94%) IT Audit
11 15 (7.94%) ITIL
11 15 (7.94%) Mentoring
11 15 (7.94%) Privileged Access Management
Programming Languages
1 22 (11.64%) Python
2 21 (11.11%) SQL
3 17 (8.99%) PowerShell
4 10 (5.29%) Java
5 5 (2.65%) Bash
6 4 (2.12%) C#
6 4 (2.12%) Perl
7 2 (1.06%) BeanShell
8 1 (0.53%) COBOL
8 1 (0.53%) JavaScript
8 1 (0.53%) JCL
8 1 (0.53%) R
8 1 (0.53%) VB
8 1 (0.53%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 32 (16.93%) Degree
2 21 (11.11%) CISSP
3 18 (9.52%) ACCA
4 16 (8.47%) CISM
5 13 (6.88%) CIMA
6 9 (4.76%) CISA
7 8 (4.23%) PMI Certification
8 7 (3.70%) FFIEC
9 5 (2.65%) Azure Certification
10 4 (2.12%) CRISC
10 4 (2.12%) PMP
11 3 (1.59%) SC Cleared
11 3 (1.59%) Security Cleared
12 2 (1.06%) CompTIA Security+
12 2 (1.06%) Master's Degree
13 1 (0.53%) AWS Certification
13 1 (0.53%) CBAP
13 1 (0.53%) DBS Check
13 1 (0.53%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
13 1 (0.53%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 75 (39.68%) GDPR
2 36 (19.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 29 (15.34%) NIST
4 23 (12.17%) PCI DSS
5 18 (9.52%) GRC
6 17 (8.99%) HIPAA
6 17 (8.99%) IFRS
7 16 (8.47%) ITGC
8 15 (7.94%) GxP
9 9 (4.76%) SLA
10 8 (4.23%) SOX 404
11 7 (3.70%) COBIT
12 5 (2.65%) PSD2
12 5 (2.65%) QA
13 2 (1.06%) Accessibility
13 2 (1.06%) Actionable Recommendations
13 2 (1.06%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 2 (1.06%) PMO
13 2 (1.06%) SOC 2
14 1 (0.53%) SOC 1
System Software
1 12 (6.35%) Active Directory
2 6 (3.17%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (2.12%) Docker
3 4 (2.12%) NDS
3 4 (2.12%) NetIQ eDirectory
3 4 (2.12%) NFS
3 4 (2.12%) Veritas File System
3 4 (2.12%) Veritas Volume Manager
3 4 (2.12%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.53%) Job Entry Subsystem
4 1 (0.53%) RACF
4 1 (0.53%) Time Sharing Option
4 1 (0.53%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 14 (7.41%) Single Sign-On
2 5 (2.65%) Ansible
3 4 (2.12%) Kubernetes
3 4 (2.12%) QRadar
3 4 (2.12%) Red Hat Satellite
3 4 (2.12%) RSA Archer
3 4 (2.12%) Terraform
4 1 (0.53%) Avamar
4 1 (0.53%) EMC NetWorker
4 1 (0.53%) Oracle Identity Manager
4 1 (0.53%) vCenter Server
4 1 (0.53%) VxRail
Vendors
1 35 (18.52%) SAP
2 31 (16.40%) Oracle
3 23 (12.17%) ServiceNow
4 20 (10.58%) Microsoft
5 15 (7.94%) CyberArk
6 9 (4.76%) Okta
7 8 (4.23%) Workday
8 7 (3.70%) VMware
9 6 (3.17%) Ping Identity
10 5 (2.65%) ForgeRock
11 4 (2.12%) BeyondTrust
11 4 (2.12%) NetIQ
11 4 (2.12%) Qualys
11 4 (2.12%) Red Hat
11 4 (2.12%) SaltStack
11 4 (2.12%) Splunk
12 3 (1.59%) Ariba
12 3 (1.59%) OpenText
12 3 (1.59%) Salesforce
12 3 (1.59%) Thycotic
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