Job Vacancy Trend Daily Rate Trend Daily Rate Histogram Hourly Rate Trend Hourly Rate Histogram Job Locations Skill Sets
Period
to 19 November 2019

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 19 November 2019 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
19 Nov 2019		 Same period 2018 Same period 2017
Rank 628 666 669
Rank change year-on-year +38 +3 -54
Contract jobs citing Sarbanes-Oxley 181 233 224
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 0.22% 0.23% 0.22%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 2.05% 2.09% 1.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 107 145 142
UK median daily rate £475 £430 £494
Median daily rate % change year-on-year +10.47% -12.91% +12.54%
10th Percentile £325 £263 £310
90th Percentile £660 £625 £674
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £400 £500
% change year-on-year +18.75% -20.00% +17.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 5
UK median hourly rate £15.42 - £50.00
10th Percentile £13.58 - £24.15
90th Percentile £38.61 - £111.40
UK excluding London median hourly rate - - £41.50

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 8,819 11,170 12,890
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 10.52% 10.82% 12.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,503 7,084 8,411
UK median daily rate £450 £450 £438
Median daily rate % change year-on-year - +2.86% +2.94%
10th Percentile £228 £250 £256
90th Percentile £638 £625 £638
UK excluding London median daily rate £420 £405 £400
% change year-on-year +3.70% +1.25% +1.59%
Number of hourly rates quoted 400 379 369
UK median hourly rate £21.42 £22.00 £20.00
Median hourly rate % change year-on-year -2.66% +10.00% -13.67%
10th Percentile £11.24 £11.00 £11.25
90th Percentile £55.00 £49.00 £48.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £23.08 £21.25 £20.00
% change year-on-year +8.59% +6.25% -20.00%

Sarbanes-Oxley
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Sarbanes-Oxley in the UK

Sarbanes-Oxley
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in contract jobs citing Sarbanes-Oxley.

Contractor daily rate trend for Sarbanes-Oxley in the UK

Sarbanes-Oxley
Contractor Daily Rate Histogram

The daily rate distribution of IT jobs citing Sarbanes-Oxley over the 6 months to 19 November 2019.

Contractor daily rate histogram for Sarbanes-Oxley in the UK

Sarbanes-Oxley
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for contractor hourly rates quoted in IT jobs citing Sarbanes-Oxley.

Contractor hourly rate trend for Sarbanes-Oxley in the UK

Sarbanes-Oxley
Contractor Hourly Rate Histogram

The hourly rate distribution of IT jobs citing Sarbanes-Oxley over the 6 months to 19 November 2019.

Contractor hourly rate histogram for Sarbanes-Oxley in the UK

Sarbanes-Oxley
Top 15 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 19 November 2019. 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 +55 164 £500 +12.36% 32
UK excluding London +43 126 £475 +18.75% 23
London +32 51 £500 -4.76% 11
South East +18 43 £415 +9.93% 5
East of England +44 20 £575 +8.75% 1
North of England +33 20 £575 +43.75% 7
South West +9 19 £400 - 1
Yorkshire +30 11 £550 +46.67% 3
Midlands +45 10 £331 -26.39% 8
North West +7 9 £580 +45.00% 4
Scotland +15 8 £513 +20.59% 2
West Midlands +27 6 £381 -15.28% 4
East Midlands - 4 £308 - 4
Wales +28 3 £375 +60.94%
Northern Ireland - 3 £498 -

For the 6 months to 19 November 2019, 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 62 (34.25%) Finance
2 56 (30.94%) PCI DSS
3 47 (25.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 39 (21.55%) Windows
5 36 (19.89%) Information Security
6 34 (18.78%) Project Management
7 33 (18.23%) ITIL
8 29 (16.02%) Firewall
9 28 (15.47%) Analytical Skills
10 26 (14.36%) AWS
10 26 (14.36%) SQL
11 25 (13.81%) Linux
11 25 (13.81%) SIEM
12 24 (13.26%) Degree
12 24 (13.26%) DevOps
12 24 (13.26%) Microsoft
12 24 (13.26%) Cisco
12 24 (13.26%) Risk Assessment
13 23 (12.71%) Risk Management
13 23 (12.71%) Unix
13 23 (12.71%) SAP
13 23 (12.71%) CISSP
14 22 (12.15%) Oracle
14 22 (12.15%) Microsoft Excel
15 21 (11.60%) Project Delivery
16 19 (10.50%) CISM
17 18 (9.94%) Change Management
17 18 (9.94%) Agile Software Development
17 18 (9.94%) HIPAA
17 18 (9.94%) Azure

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 9 (4.97%) OpenStack
1 9 (4.97%) SharePoint
2 6 (3.31%) Apache
2 6 (3.31%) Jupyter
3 5 (2.76%) BizTalk Server
4 3 (1.66%) Exchange Server 2010
4 3 (1.66%) IIS
4 3 (1.66%) MS Exchange
5 2 (1.10%) Confluence
5 2 (1.10%) nginx
6 1 (0.55%) ColdFusion
6 1 (0.55%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 22 (12.15%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (9.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 5 (2.76%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (1.10%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.55%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (2.21%) SAP ERP
2 3 (1.66%) SAP GRC
3 2 (1.10%) Cognos TM1
3 2 (1.10%) SAP SD
4 1 (0.55%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.55%) HFM
4 1 (0.55%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.55%) SAP CRM
4 1 (0.55%) SAP MDG
4 1 (0.55%) SAP PS
4 1 (0.55%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.55%) Towers Watson Igloo
4 1 (0.55%) Unica
Cloud Services
1 26 (14.36%) AWS
2 18 (9.94%) Azure
3 10 (5.52%) GCP
4 9 (4.97%) IaaS
4 9 (4.97%) PaaS
4 9 (4.97%) SaaS
5 5 (2.76%) Cloud Computing
6 4 (2.21%) Amazon EC2
6 4 (2.21%) Amazon S3
6 4 (2.21%) AWS CloudFormation
6 4 (2.21%) Route 53
7 2 (1.10%) Akamai
7 2 (1.10%) Amazon EKS
7 2 (1.10%) Amazon ELB
7 2 (1.10%) AWS CodePipeline
7 2 (1.10%) CloudFront
7 2 (1.10%) Virtual Private Cloud
8 1 (0.55%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 29 (16.02%) Firewall
2 16 (8.84%) Network Security
3 7 (3.87%) TCP/IP
4 6 (3.31%) Cisco Firepower
5 4 (2.21%) Cisco IOS
5 4 (2.21%) Internet
5 4 (2.21%) tcpdump
6 3 (1.66%) SSH
7 2 (1.10%) DNS
7 2 (1.10%) LAN
7 2 (1.10%) WAN
7 2 (1.10%) Wireshark
8 1 (0.55%) Cisco ASA
8 1 (0.55%) DMVPN
8 1 (0.55%) Fibre Channel
8 1 (0.55%) iSCSI
8 1 (0.55%) NAS
8 1 (0.55%) Radio Access Network
8 1 (0.55%) Unified Communications
8 1 (0.55%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (9.39%) Big Data
2 16 (8.84%) SQL Server
3 13 (7.18%) Hadoop
4 7 (3.87%) MongoDB
5 6 (3.31%) MySQL
5 6 (3.31%) Oracle Reports
5 6 (3.31%) Relational Database
5 6 (3.31%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 6 (3.31%) SSDT
6 5 (2.76%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 4 (2.21%) Amazon RDS
7 4 (2.21%) DTS
7 4 (2.21%) MariaDB
7 4 (2.21%) Microsoft Analysis Services
7 4 (2.21%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 3 (1.66%) SAP HANA
9 2 (1.10%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
9 2 (1.10%) MS Access
9 2 (1.10%) Oracle Database
9 2 (1.10%) Redis
Development Applications
1 6 (3.31%) Git (software)
2 2 (1.10%) GitLab
2 2 (1.10%) Jenkins
2 2 (1.10%) JIRA
3 1 (0.55%) LSMW
General
1 62 (34.25%) Finance
2 14 (7.73%) Legal
3 13 (7.18%) Telecoms
4 8 (4.42%) Banking
5 6 (3.31%) Pharmaceutical
6 5 (2.76%) Manufacturing
7 3 (1.66%) Billing
8 2 (1.10%) Investment Banking
8 2 (1.10%) Marketing
9 1 (0.55%) Advertising
9 1 (0.55%) Czech Language
Job Titles
1 29 (16.02%) Analyst
2 22 (12.15%) Security Engineer
3 21 (11.60%) Architect
4 14 (7.73%) Administrator
4 14 (7.73%) Security Architect
5 13 (7.18%) Consultant
6 12 (6.63%) Security Officer
7 11 (6.08%) IT Security Officer
8 10 (5.52%) AWS Architect
8 10 (5.52%) Cloud Architect
9 8 (4.42%) VMware Architect
10 6 (3.31%) Security Consultant
10 6 (3.31%) Service Analyst
10 6 (3.31%) Service Manager
10 6 (3.31%) Support Analyst
11 5 (2.76%) Data Integration Specialist
11 5 (2.76%) Hadoop Administrator
11 5 (2.76%) Integration Specialist
11 5 (2.76%) Machine Learning Engineer
11 5 (2.76%) Production Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (3.31%) Flask
1 6 (3.31%) Middleware
1 6 (3.31%) Oracle Fusion
1 6 (3.31%) Pandas
2 5 (2.76%) .NET
2 5 (2.76%) XML
3 4 (2.21%) JSON
4 3 (1.66%) OAuth
4 3 (1.66%) OpenID
4 3 (1.66%) REST
5 2 (1.10%) OAuth2
5 2 (1.10%) SOAP
5 2 (1.10%) Web Services
5 2 (1.10%) YAML
6 1 (0.55%) Apache Cordova
6 1 (0.55%) HTML
6 1 (0.55%) JDBC
6 1 (0.55%) LDAP
6 1 (0.55%) SAML
6 1 (0.55%) SAP Basis
Miscellaneous
1 28 (15.47%) Analytical Skills
2 12 (6.63%) Virtual Team
3 11 (6.08%) Management Information System
4 9 (4.97%) Public Cloud
5 8 (4.42%) Hybrid Cloud
6 7 (3.87%) Data Centre
6 7 (3.87%) PKI
7 6 (3.31%) Data Structures
7 6 (3.31%) Mobile App
8 5 (2.76%) Algorithms
9 4 (2.21%) Self-Motivation
10 2 (1.10%) Data Protection Act
10 2 (1.10%) Derivative
10 2 (1.10%) Linux Command Line
10 2 (1.10%) Mainframe
10 2 (1.10%) Security Operations Centre
11 1 (0.55%) Cyber Defence
11 1 (0.55%) Internet of Things
11 1 (0.55%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 39 (21.55%) Windows
2 25 (13.81%) Linux
3 23 (12.71%) Unix
4 5 (2.76%) Windows Server
4 5 (2.76%) Windows Server 2008
5 4 (2.21%) Mac OS X
5 4 (2.21%) Windows 7
6 3 (1.66%) AIX
6 3 (1.66%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (1.66%) Solaris
7 2 (1.10%) Android
7 2 (1.10%) Apple iOS
7 2 (1.10%) CentOS
7 2 (1.10%) Debian
7 2 (1.10%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.55%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (19.89%) Information Security
2 34 (18.78%) Project Management
3 33 (18.23%) ITIL
4 25 (13.81%) SIEM
5 24 (13.26%) DevOps
5 24 (13.26%) Risk Assessment
6 23 (12.71%) Risk Management
7 21 (11.60%) Project Delivery
8 18 (9.94%) Agile Software Development
8 18 (9.94%) Change Management
9 17 (9.39%) Security Architecture
10 16 (8.84%) Problem Management
10 16 (8.84%) Problem-Solving
11 15 (8.29%) Data Protection
11 15 (8.29%) SDLC
12 14 (7.73%) Service Management
13 13 (7.18%) OWASP
13 13 (7.18%) Stakeholder Management
14 12 (6.63%) Data Architecture
14 12 (6.63%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 26 (14.36%) SQL
2 15 (8.29%) PowerShell
3 12 (6.63%) Python
4 8 (4.42%) C
4 8 (4.42%) Java
5 6 (3.31%) Korn
5 6 (3.31%) R
6 5 (2.76%) T-SQL
6 5 (2.76%) VBScript
7 4 (2.21%) C++
7 4 (2.21%) Ruby
8 3 (1.66%) C#
8 3 (1.66%) PHP
9 1 (0.55%) ABAP
9 1 (0.55%) JavaScript
9 1 (0.55%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.55%) Scala
9 1 (0.55%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.55%) VB
Qualifications
1 24 (13.26%) Degree
2 23 (12.71%) CISSP
3 19 (10.50%) CISM
4 9 (4.97%) Cisco Certification
4 9 (4.97%) SANS
5 8 (4.42%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 8 (4.42%) CCSP
5 8 (4.42%) SC Cleared
5 8 (4.42%) Security Cleared
6 7 (3.87%) Computer Science Degree
7 6 (3.31%) HNC
8 4 (2.21%) AWS Certification
8 4 (2.21%) CISA
8 4 (2.21%) PhD
8 4 (2.21%) SSCP
9 3 (1.66%) CRISC
9 3 (1.66%) PMP
10 2 (1.10%) ITIL Certification
10 2 (1.10%) PMI Certification
11 1 (0.55%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 56 (30.94%) PCI DSS
2 47 (25.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 18 (9.94%) HIPAA
4 16 (8.84%) NIST
5 15 (8.29%) COBIT
5 15 (8.29%) GDPR
6 9 (4.97%) GxP
7 8 (4.42%) SLA
8 7 (3.87%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 6 (3.31%) Cyber Essentials
10 5 (2.76%) ITGC
11 4 (2.21%) GAMP
12 2 (1.10%) Data Quality
12 2 (1.10%) IFRS
12 2 (1.10%) QA
13 1 (0.55%) COSHH
13 1 (0.55%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 1 (0.55%) NCSC
13 1 (0.55%) NEBOSH
13 1 (0.55%) SSAE 16
System Software
1 15 (8.29%) VMware Infrastructure
2 8 (4.42%) VMware NSX
2 8 (4.42%) vSphere
3 7 (3.87%) Active Directory
3 7 (3.87%) Docker
4 1 (0.55%) Corosync
4 1 (0.55%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 8 (4.42%) vCenter Server
1 8 (4.42%) vRealize
2 6 (3.31%) Opscode Chef
3 5 (2.76%) Puppet
4 4 (2.21%) QRadar
5 3 (1.66%) Cisco CUCM
5 3 (1.66%) Cisco UCCX
5 3 (1.66%) Kubernetes
6 2 (1.10%) HP Fortify
6 2 (1.10%) Nessus
6 2 (1.10%) RSA Archer
6 2 (1.10%) SCCM
6 2 (1.10%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.55%) Ansible
7 1 (0.55%) NetBackup
7 1 (0.55%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
7 1 (0.55%) Oracle Identity Manager
7 1 (0.55%) Pacemaker
Vendors
1 24 (13.26%) Cisco
1 24 (13.26%) Microsoft
2 23 (12.71%) SAP
3 22 (12.15%) Oracle
4 15 (8.29%) VMware
5 11 (6.08%) Imperva
6 9 (4.97%) Fortinet
7 8 (4.42%) Alibaba
8 7 (3.87%) Cognos
8 7 (3.87%) IBM
9 6 (3.31%) F5
9 6 (3.31%) Incapsula
10 5 (2.76%) ServiceNow
10 5 (2.76%) Splunk
11 4 (2.21%) FireEye
12 3 (1.66%) Citrix
12 3 (1.66%) Netezza
12 3 (1.66%) Red Hat
12 3 (1.66%) Workday
13 2 (1.10%) Google