Job Vacancy Trend Daily Rate Trend Daily Rate Histogram Hourly Rate Trend Job Locations Skill Sets
Period
to 11 May 2021

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 11 May 2021 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
11 May 2021		 Same period 2020 Same period 2019
Rank 580 571 610
Rank change year-on-year -9 +39 +58
Contract jobs citing Sarbanes-Oxley 95 79 254
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.17% 0.15% 0.27%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 1.55% 1.52% 2.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 51 40 148
10th Percentile £285 £308 £280
25th Percentile £406 £392 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £463 £475
Median % change year-on-year +5.41% -2.63% +2.70%
75th Percentile £634 £611 £588
90th Percentile £775 £658 £638
UK excluding London median daily rate £425 £463 £475
% change year-on-year -8.11% -2.63% +4.40%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 6
10th Percentile " £20.14 £22.66
25th Percentile £58.75 £26.16 £27.50
Median hourly rate £62.50 £36.88 £45.61
Median % change year-on-year +69.49% -19.15% +6.06%
75th Percentile £66.25 £48.16 £62.19
90th Percentile " £54.51 £63.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £62.50 £36.88 £55.00
% change year-on-year +69.49% -32.95% +36.65%

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 6,117 5,202 9,856
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 10.94% 10.10% 10.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,089 3,279 6,228
10th Percentile £263 £232 £250
25th Percentile £363 £350 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% - -
75th Percentile £575 £563 £560
90th Percentile £669 £638 £650
UK excluding London median daily rate £425 £425 £425
Number of hourly rates quoted 278 232 343
10th Percentile £11.36 £13.40 £10.58
25th Percentile £14.25 £17.27 £13.70
Median hourly rate £21.00 £22.52 £20.24
Median % change year-on-year -6.76% +11.30% -4.57%
75th Percentile £38.75 £47.31 £40.75
90th Percentile £52.50 £53.00 £50.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £21.05 £22.50 £20.24
% change year-on-year -6.44% +11.19% -4.13%

Sarbanes-Oxley
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Sarbanes-Oxley in the UK

Sarbanes-Oxley
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Sarbanes-Oxley.

Daily rate trend for Sarbanes-Oxley in the UK

Sarbanes-Oxley
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Sarbanes-Oxley over the 6 months to 11 May 2021.

Daily rate histogram for Sarbanes-Oxley in the UK

Sarbanes-Oxley
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Sarbanes-Oxley.

Hourly rate trend for Sarbanes-Oxley in the UK

Sarbanes-Oxley
Top 12 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 11 May 2021. 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 +21 85 £488 +2.63% 24
London +18 52 £575 +27.78% 11
Work from Home -231 29 £469 +4.17% 1
UK excluding London +32 27 £425 -8.11% 17
South East +25 11 £493 +3.68% 4
Midlands +18 8 £425 +6.25% 3
West Midlands 0 8 £425 +21.43% 3
East of England +24 4 £520 +30.06% 1
North of England +32 2 £321 -50.69% 4
South West - 2 £365 - 1
North East - 1 - -
North West - 1 £321 - 2

For the 6 months to 11 May 2021, 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 37 (38.95%) Finance
2 26 (27.37%) Information Security
2 26 (27.37%) Social Skills
3 22 (23.16%) PCI DSS
4 20 (21.05%) GDPR
5 19 (20.00%) Azure
6 18 (18.95%) Agile Software Development
6 18 (18.95%) SAP
6 18 (18.95%) CISSP
7 17 (17.89%) Risk Management
8 16 (16.84%) CISM
8 16 (16.84%) ITIL
8 16 (16.84%) Oracle
9 15 (15.79%) Security Management
9 15 (15.79%) Continuous Improvement
10 14 (14.74%) AWS
10 14 (14.74%) Degree
11 13 (13.68%) COBIT
11 13 (13.68%) CISA
11 13 (13.68%) Windows
11 13 (13.68%) High Availability
11 13 (13.68%) Analytical Skills
12 12 (12.63%) Cisco
13 11 (11.58%) Microsoft
13 11 (11.58%) Linux
13 11 (11.58%) Python
13 11 (11.58%) Management Information System
13 11 (11.58%) TOGAF
13 11 (11.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
14 10 (10.53%) Computer Science

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 5 (5.26%) SharePoint
2 4 (4.21%) Confluence
3 3 (3.16%) CMS
4 2 (2.11%) IBM Notes
4 2 (2.11%) IIS
5 1 (1.05%) SAS
5 1 (1.05%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 4 (4.21%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (2.11%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 5 (5.26%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (3.16%) SAP SD
3 2 (2.11%) HFM
3 2 (2.11%) Hyperion Planning
3 2 (2.11%) PeopleSoft Financials
3 2 (2.11%) SAP GRC
4 1 (1.05%) Dynamics AX
4 1 (1.05%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (1.05%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (1.05%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (1.05%) SAP BPC
Cloud Services
1 19 (20.00%) Azure
2 14 (14.74%) AWS
3 10 (10.53%) GCP
4 6 (6.32%) IaaS
4 6 (6.32%) PaaS
5 5 (5.26%) SaaS
6 4 (4.21%) Cloud Computing
7 3 (3.16%) Azure Active Directory
7 3 (3.16%) GitHub
8 2 (2.11%) Microsoft 365
9 1 (1.05%) Adobe Analytics
9 1 (1.05%) Amazon EKS
9 1 (1.05%) AWS CloudFormation
9 1 (1.05%) AWS Direct Connect
9 1 (1.05%) OneDrive
9 1 (1.05%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 7 (7.37%) Network Security
1 7 (7.37%) TCP/IP
2 6 (6.32%) DNS
3 5 (5.26%) Firewall
3 5 (5.26%) WAN
4 4 (4.21%) LAN
4 4 (4.21%) SSL
5 3 (3.16%) Cisco IOS
5 3 (3.16%) Kerberos
6 2 (2.11%) Intrusion Detection
6 2 (2.11%) SD-WAN
6 2 (2.11%) SMTP
6 2 (2.11%) VPN
6 2 (2.11%) Wireless
7 1 (1.05%) Radio Access Network
7 1 (1.05%) Skype
7 1 (1.05%) Software-Defined Networking
7 1 (1.05%) VoIP
7 1 (1.05%) WebEx
7 1 (1.05%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (4.21%) Oracle Database
1 4 (4.21%) PostgreSQL
2 3 (3.16%) SAP HANA
3 2 (2.11%) BusinessObjects
3 2 (2.11%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (2.11%) Essbase
3 2 (2.11%) Relational Database
3 2 (2.11%) SQL Server
4 1 (1.05%) Big Data
4 1 (1.05%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
4 1 (1.05%) OLAP
4 1 (1.05%) OLAP Cube
4 1 (1.05%) Oracle OLAP
4 1 (1.05%) SAP BW
4 1 (1.05%) SAP Data Services
4 1 (1.05%) SAS Enterprise Guide
4 1 (1.05%) SQL Server 2008
4 1 (1.05%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 1 (1.05%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 1 (1.05%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 5 (5.26%) JIRA
2 3 (3.16%) Serena SBM
2 3 (3.16%) Subversion
2 3 (3.16%) TeamCity
3 2 (2.11%) Git (software)
3 2 (2.11%) SonarQube
4 1 (1.05%) GitLab
4 1 (1.05%) Jenkins
4 1 (1.05%) LSMW
General
1 37 (38.95%) Finance
2 26 (27.37%) Social Skills
3 13 (13.68%) Analytical Skills
4 10 (10.53%) Banking
5 8 (8.42%) Billing
6 5 (5.26%) General Ledger
6 5 (5.26%) Legal
6 5 (5.26%) Public Sector
6 5 (5.26%) Retail
7 4 (4.21%) Marketing
8 3 (3.16%) Financial Institution
8 3 (3.16%) Influencing Skills
8 3 (3.16%) International Banking
8 3 (3.16%) Telecoms
9 2 (2.11%) Investment Banking
9 2 (2.11%) Pharmaceutical
9 2 (2.11%) Polish Language
9 2 (2.11%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (1.05%) Czech Language
10 1 (1.05%) Swedish Language
Job Titles
1 15 (15.79%) Architect
2 13 (13.68%) Security Architect
3 11 (11.58%) Analyst
4 8 (8.42%) Consultant
5 6 (6.32%) Administrator
5 6 (6.32%) Project Manager
6 4 (4.21%) Lead Architect
6 4 (4.21%) Linux Administrator
6 4 (4.21%) Security Analyst
6 4 (4.21%) Security Manager
7 3 (3.16%) Accountant
7 3 (3.16%) Cloud Consultant
7 3 (3.16%) Compliance Specialist
7 3 (3.16%) DBA
7 3 (3.16%) Lead Security Architect
7 3 (3.16%) Senior Consultant
7 3 (3.16%) Support Engineer
8 2 (2.11%) IT Support
8 2 (2.11%) PostgreSQL DBA
8 2 (2.11%) Risk Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (4.21%) Web Services
2 3 (3.16%) LDAP
3 2 (2.11%) SailPoint
4 1 (1.05%) JSON
4 1 (1.05%) ODBC
4 1 (1.05%) Oracle Fusion
4 1 (1.05%) REST
4 1 (1.05%) RESTful
4 1 (1.05%) SAML
4 1 (1.05%) WebRTC
4 1 (1.05%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 11 (11.58%) Management Information System
2 7 (7.37%) Clustering
2 7 (7.37%) Replication
3 4 (4.21%) Data Centre
3 4 (4.21%) Data Structures
4 3 (3.16%) Analytical Mindset
4 3 (3.16%) CESG
4 3 (3.16%) Hedge funds
5 2 (2.11%) BYOD
5 2 (2.11%) CMDB
5 2 (2.11%) Embedded Systems
5 2 (2.11%) FMCG
5 2 (2.11%) Mobile Payment
5 2 (2.11%) Public Cloud
5 2 (2.11%) Smartcard
6 1 (1.05%) Cloud Native
6 1 (1.05%) Credit Risk
6 1 (1.05%) Cyberthreat
6 1 (1.05%) Enterprise Cloud
6 1 (1.05%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 13 (13.68%) Windows
2 11 (11.58%) Linux
3 5 (5.26%) Windows Server
3 5 (5.26%) Windows Server 2012
4 4 (4.21%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 4 (4.21%) Solaris
4 4 (4.21%) Windows Server 2008
4 4 (4.21%) Windows Server 2016
4 4 (4.21%) Windows Server 2019
5 3 (3.16%) CentOS
5 3 (3.16%) SUSE
5 3 (3.16%) Ubuntu
5 3 (3.16%) Unix
6 2 (2.11%) Android
6 2 (2.11%) Windows Phone
7 1 (1.05%) Mac OS X
7 1 (1.05%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (27.37%) Information Security
2 18 (18.95%) Agile Software Development
3 17 (17.89%) Risk Management
4 16 (16.84%) ITIL
5 15 (15.79%) Continuous Improvement
5 15 (15.79%) Security Management
6 13 (13.68%) High Availability
7 11 (11.58%) TOGAF
8 10 (10.53%) Computer Science
8 10 (10.53%) Disaster Recovery
8 10 (10.53%) Performance Monitoring
9 9 (9.47%) IT Audit
9 9 (9.47%) SABSA
9 9 (9.47%) Security Architecture
10 8 (8.42%) Change Management
10 8 (8.42%) Cybersecurity
10 8 (8.42%) Data Security
10 8 (8.42%) Information Assurance
10 8 (8.42%) Information Security Management
11 7 (7.37%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 11 (11.58%) Python
2 7 (7.37%) SQL
3 6 (6.32%) PowerShell
4 3 (3.16%) Perl
5 2 (2.11%) Bash Shell
6 1 (1.05%) C
6 1 (1.05%) Go
6 1 (1.05%) Java
6 1 (1.05%) JavaScript
6 1 (1.05%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 18 (18.95%) CISSP
2 16 (16.84%) CISM
3 14 (14.74%) Degree
4 13 (13.68%) CISA
5 7 (7.37%) CREST Certified
6 6 (6.32%) Security Cleared
7 5 (5.26%) GIAC
7 5 (5.26%) SC Cleared
8 4 (4.21%) ACCA
8 4 (4.21%) CESG Certified Professional
8 4 (4.21%) CIMA
8 4 (4.21%) CRISC
8 4 (4.21%) TOGAF Certification
9 3 (3.16%) ISACA
10 2 (2.11%) CGEIT
10 2 (2.11%) Cisco Certification
10 2 (2.11%) CTC Cleared
10 2 (2.11%) IISP
10 2 (2.11%) Master's Degree
10 2 (2.11%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (23.16%) PCI DSS
2 20 (21.05%) GDPR
3 13 (13.68%) COBIT
4 11 (11.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 8 (8.42%) GRC
5 8 (8.42%) NIST
6 7 (7.37%) IFRS
6 7 (7.37%) ITGC
7 6 (6.32%) HIPAA
8 5 (5.26%) NCSC
9 4 (4.21%) QA
10 3 (3.16%) GAAP
10 3 (3.16%) IFRS 9
10 3 (3.16%) SLA
10 3 (3.16%) SOC 2
11 2 (2.11%) Data Quality
11 2 (2.11%) ISAE 3402
11 2 (2.11%) ISO 22301
11 2 (2.11%) ISO 31000
11 2 (2.11%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 9 (9.47%) Active Directory
1 9 (9.47%) VMware Infrastructure
2 6 (6.32%) VMware ESXi
3 2 (2.11%) Docker
3 2 (2.11%) NFS
3 2 (2.11%) Veritas File System
4 1 (1.05%) Hyper-V
4 1 (1.05%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 3 (3.16%) Ansible
1 3 (3.16%) Control-M
1 3 (3.16%) EMC NetWorker
1 3 (3.16%) Icinga
1 3 (3.16%) Netcool
1 3 (3.16%) QRadar
1 3 (3.16%) Red Hat Satellite
1 3 (3.16%) Single Sign-On
1 3 (3.16%) Tivoli
1 3 (3.16%) Tivoli Storage Manager
2 2 (2.11%) IBM Guardium
2 2 (2.11%) Kubernetes
2 2 (2.11%) Nessus
2 2 (2.11%) Trend Micro Deep Security
3 1 (1.05%) AirWatch
3 1 (1.05%) CASB
3 1 (1.05%) Jamf Pro
3 1 (1.05%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (1.05%) Oracle Identity Management
3 1 (1.05%) Oracle Identity Manager
Vendors
1 18 (18.95%) SAP
2 16 (16.84%) Oracle
3 12 (12.63%) Cisco
4 11 (11.58%) Microsoft
5 10 (10.53%) IBM
5 10 (10.53%) VMware
6 7 (7.37%) Qualys
6 7 (7.37%) Red Hat
6 7 (7.37%) Splunk
7 6 (6.32%) ServiceNow
8 4 (4.21%) BMC
8 4 (4.21%) CyberArk
8 4 (4.21%) Infoblox
8 4 (4.21%) Tripwire
9 3 (3.16%) Citrix
9 3 (3.16%) Dell
9 3 (3.16%) EMC
9 3 (3.16%) PeopleSoft
9 3 (3.16%) Serena
9 3 (3.16%) Sun