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

 6 months to
7 Nov 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 399 435 499
Rank change year-on-year +36 +64 +162
Contract jobs citing Sarbanes-Oxley 188 120 135
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.54% 0.33% 0.29%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 3.05% 2.47% 2.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 126 74 85
10th Percentile £369 £331 £254
25th Percentile £503 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £563 £538 £500
Median % change year-on-year +4.65% +7.50% -9.09%
75th Percentile £674 £625 £600
90th Percentile £750 £684 £695
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 £525 £500
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £21.50 - -
Median hourly rate £35.25 £44.04 £39.60
Median % change year-on-year -19.96% +11.21% +42.70%
75th Percentile £52.69 - -
90th Percentile £55.28 - -
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 6,155 4,859 6,660
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 17.61% 13.23% 14.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,947 2,851 4,458
10th Percentile £305 £275 £310
25th Percentile £402 £391 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% -
75th Percentile £613 £625 £650
90th Percentile £702 £725 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £480 £470 £500
% change year-on-year +2.13% -6.00% +4.99%
Number of hourly rates quoted 303 214 253
10th Percentile £13.52 £13.26 £14.63
25th Percentile £16.61 £15.50 £20.07
Median hourly rate £27.54 £27.50 £39.42
Median % change year-on-year +0.15% -30.24% +51.62%
75th Percentile £60.00 £55.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £70.00 £80.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £23.00 £26.59 £41.25
% change year-on-year -13.50% -35.54% +79.35%

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 7 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 7 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 7 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 +55 170 £550 +4.76% 144
London +44 95 £575 -2.13% 79
UK excluding London -19 74 £550 +4.76% 96
Work from Home +54 67 £525 +5.00% 62
North of England -22 25 £572 +55.65% 12
South West +19 16 £508 - 1
South East +13 16 £538 +19.44% 66
Yorkshire -23 14 £575 +56.46% 2
North West -17 11 £569 +37.94% 10
East of England -9 6 £650 +18.18% 6
Midlands -25 5 £525 -12.50% 6
West Midlands -30 4 £525 +16.67% 3
Northern Ireland - 4 £550 -
Scotland -10 2 £562 -6.42% 3
Wales - 2 £625 -
East Midlands -22 1 £525 -12.50% 3

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 (9.57%) Confluence
2 1 (0.53%) CICS
2 1 (0.53%) Oracle SOA Suite
2 1 (0.53%) SharePoint
Applications
1 13 (6.91%) MS Visio
2 12 (6.38%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (1.60%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (1.06%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.53%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.53%) Trello
Business Applications
1 17 (9.04%) SAP S/4HANA
2 15 (7.98%) NetSuite
3 7 (3.72%) Oracle Assets
3 7 (3.72%) Oracle EBS R12
3 7 (3.72%) Oracle ERP
4 3 (1.60%) SAP CO
4 3 (1.60%) SAP FI
4 3 (1.60%) SAP FI/CO
4 3 (1.60%) SAP GRC
4 3 (1.60%) Workday HCM
5 2 (1.06%) SAP IBP
6 1 (0.53%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.53%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 1 (0.53%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (0.53%) SAP BPC
6 1 (0.53%) SAP EWM
6 1 (0.53%) SAP GTS
6 1 (0.53%) SAP MM
6 1 (0.53%) SAP PP
6 1 (0.53%) SAP SRM
Cloud Services
1 31 (16.49%) Azure
2 25 (13.30%) SaaS
3 18 (9.57%) AWS
4 16 (8.51%) Entra ID
5 13 (6.91%) OCI
6 11 (5.85%) Lucidchart
7 10 (5.32%) Power Platform
8 8 (4.26%) GitHub
9 4 (2.13%) Microsoft 365
10 3 (1.60%) Azure DevOps
10 3 (1.60%) GCP
10 3 (1.60%) SuccessFactors
11 2 (1.06%) IaaS
12 1 (0.53%) Alation
12 1 (0.53%) Azure Cosmos DB
12 1 (0.53%) Azure Logic Apps
12 1 (0.53%) Azure Service Bus
12 1 (0.53%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 1 (0.53%) Boomi
12 1 (0.53%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 12 (6.38%) Firewall
2 8 (4.26%) TCP/IP
3 7 (3.72%) HTTP
4 5 (2.66%) DNS
4 5 (2.66%) Network Security
5 4 (2.13%) SSL
6 1 (0.53%) DHCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (5.32%) Power BI
2 7 (3.72%) SQL Server
3 6 (3.19%) SAP HANA
4 4 (2.13%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.53%) Amazon RDS
5 1 (0.53%) Ataccama
5 1 (0.53%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.53%) BusinessObjects
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%) Metadata
5 1 (0.53%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (0.53%) SAP BW
5 1 (0.53%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 25 (13.30%) JIRA
2 5 (2.66%) Git
3 4 (2.13%) Subversion
3 4 (2.13%) TeamCity
4 3 (1.60%) GitLab
5 2 (1.06%) REST Assured
6 1 (0.53%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.53%) Selenium
General
1 106 (56.38%) Finance
2 62 (32.98%) Social Skills
3 58 (30.85%) Analytical Skills
4 22 (11.70%) Manufacturing
5 17 (9.04%) Banking
6 14 (7.45%) Telecoms
7 11 (5.85%) Pharmaceutical
8 7 (3.72%) Influencing Skills
8 7 (3.72%) Presentation Skills
9 6 (3.19%) Investment Banking
9 6 (3.19%) Legal
10 5 (2.66%) Documentation Skills
10 5 (2.66%) Financial Institution
10 5 (2.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 4 (2.13%) Front Office
12 3 (1.60%) Marketing
13 2 (1.06%) Electronics
13 2 (1.06%) Public Sector
13 2 (1.06%) Retail
14 1 (0.53%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 28 (14.89%) Analyst
2 17 (9.04%) Architect
3 13 (6.91%) Consultant
4 12 (6.38%) Incident Manager
5 11 (5.85%) Business Analyst
5 11 (5.85%) Programme Manager
5 11 (5.85%) Project Manager
5 11 (5.85%) Technical Writer
6 9 (4.79%) Lead
6 9 (4.79%) Senior
7 8 (4.26%) Solutions Architect
8 6 (3.19%) SAP Manager
9 5 (2.66%) Accountant
9 5 (2.66%) Developer
9 5 (2.66%) ForgeRock Developer
9 5 (2.66%) Risk Manager
10 4 (2.13%) Administrator
10 4 (2.13%) Audit Manager
10 4 (2.13%) IT Consultant
10 4 (2.13%) SOX Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (7.98%) SailPoint
2 12 (6.38%) LDAP
2 12 (6.38%) SAML
3 11 (5.85%) OAuth
4 10 (5.32%) OpenID
5 7 (3.72%) REST
6 6 (3.19%) OAuth2
7 5 (2.66%) RESTful
8 2 (1.06%) Middleware
8 2 (1.06%) Oracle Fusion
8 2 (1.06%) SAP Fiori
9 1 (0.53%) .NET
9 1 (0.53%) AngularJS
9 1 (0.53%) Great Expectations
9 1 (0.53%) ISPF
9 1 (0.53%) JSON
9 1 (0.53%) React
9 1 (0.53%) SAP Core Interface
9 1 (0.53%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 10 (5.32%) Onboarding
2 7 (3.72%) Analytical Mindset
3 6 (3.19%) Life Science
3 6 (3.19%) Product Ownership
4 5 (2.66%) Clustering
4 5 (2.66%) Replication
5 4 (2.13%) Management Information System
5 4 (2.13%) PMI
6 3 (1.60%) BYOD
6 3 (1.60%) Cloud Native
6 3 (1.60%) Credit Risk
6 3 (1.60%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 3 (1.60%) Market Risk
6 3 (1.60%) Team-Oriented Environment
7 2 (1.06%) Data Protection Act
7 2 (1.06%) Data Structures
7 2 (1.06%) Derivative
7 2 (1.06%) Enterprise Software
7 2 (1.06%) Hedge funds
7 2 (1.06%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 8 (4.26%) Linux
1 8 (4.26%) Windows
2 4 (2.13%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
2 4 (2.13%) Solaris
3 1 (0.53%) Unix
3 1 (0.53%) Windows XP
3 1 (0.53%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (20.74%) Stakeholder Management
2 36 (19.15%) ERP
3 35 (18.62%) Risk Management
4 31 (16.49%) Problem-Solving
5 30 (15.96%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 26 (13.83%) Project Management
7 25 (13.30%) Cybersecurity
8 23 (12.23%) ITSM
9 22 (11.70%) Agile
9 22 (11.70%) Identity Access Management
10 18 (9.57%) Decision-Making
11 17 (9.04%) Continuous Improvement
11 17 (9.04%) Incident Management
11 17 (9.04%) Roadmaps
12 16 (8.51%) Disaster Recovery
12 16 (8.51%) Revenue Recognition
13 15 (7.98%) DevOps
13 15 (7.98%) IT Audit
14 14 (7.45%) Mentoring
14 14 (7.45%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 23 (12.23%) SQL
2 18 (9.57%) Python
3 14 (7.45%) PowerShell
4 10 (5.32%) Java
5 5 (2.66%) Bash
6 4 (2.13%) C#
6 4 (2.13%) 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%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.53%) VB
8 1 (0.53%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 31 (16.49%) Degree
2 19 (10.11%) CISSP
3 18 (9.57%) ACCA
4 14 (7.45%) CISM
5 13 (6.91%) CIMA
6 9 (4.79%) CISA
7 8 (4.26%) PMI Certification
8 7 (3.72%) FFIEC
9 5 (2.66%) Azure Certification
10 4 (2.13%) CRISC
10 4 (2.13%) PMP
11 3 (1.60%) SC Cleared
11 3 (1.60%) 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%) Computer Science Degree
13 1 (0.53%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
13 1 (0.53%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 73 (38.83%) GDPR
2 35 (18.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 27 (14.36%) NIST
4 23 (12.23%) PCI DSS
5 18 (9.57%) GRC
5 18 (9.57%) HIPAA
6 17 (9.04%) IFRS
7 16 (8.51%) ITGC
8 15 (7.98%) GxP
9 12 (6.38%) SLA
10 8 (4.26%) SOX 404
11 7 (3.72%) COBIT
12 5 (2.66%) PSD2
13 4 (2.13%) QA
14 2 (1.06%) Actionable Recommendations
14 2 (1.06%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 2 (1.06%) MiFID
14 2 (1.06%) PMO
14 2 (1.06%) SOC 2
15 1 (0.53%) SOC 1
System Software
1 12 (6.38%) Active Directory
2 6 (3.19%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (2.13%) Docker
3 4 (2.13%) NDS
3 4 (2.13%) NetIQ eDirectory
3 4 (2.13%) NFS
3 4 (2.13%) Veritas File System
3 4 (2.13%) Veritas Volume Manager
3 4 (2.13%) 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 15 (7.98%) Single Sign-On
2 5 (2.66%) Ansible
3 4 (2.13%) Kubernetes
3 4 (2.13%) QRadar
3 4 (2.13%) Red Hat Satellite
3 4 (2.13%) RSA Archer
3 4 (2.13%) 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 34 (18.09%) Oracle
2 32 (17.02%) SAP
3 23 (12.23%) ServiceNow
4 20 (10.64%) Microsoft
5 13 (6.91%) CyberArk
6 9 (4.79%) Okta
7 8 (4.26%) Workday
8 7 (3.72%) VMware
9 6 (3.19%) Ping Identity
10 5 (2.66%) ForgeRock
11 4 (2.13%) NetIQ
11 4 (2.13%) Qualys
11 4 (2.13%) Red Hat
11 4 (2.13%) SaltStack
11 4 (2.13%) Splunk
12 3 (1.60%) BeyondTrust
12 3 (1.60%) OpenText
12 3 (1.60%) Salesforce
13 2 (1.06%) Adaptive Insights
13 2 (1.06%) Thycotic
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