Sarbanes-Oxley Job Trends in London

Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX, Sarbox)
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in London requiring Sarbanes-Oxley skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 307 380 406
Rank change year-on-year +73 +26 +240
Permanent jobs citing Sarbanes-Oxley 72 58 33
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.53% 0.37% 0.19%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 2.93% 2.14% 1.21%
Number of salaries quoted 63 34 24
10th Percentile £55,000 £63,250 £58,250
25th Percentile £62,500 £66,813 £66,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £83,750 £78,750
Median % change year-on-year -16.42% +6.35% +17.15%
75th Percentile £82,375 £102,500 £88,188
90th Percentile £122,500 £116,000 £112,450
England median annual salary £70,000 £66,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year +5.26% +6.40% +4.17%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
London

Sarbanes-Oxley falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 2,460 2,706 2,718
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 17.96% 17.07% 15.43%
Number of salaries quoted 1,581 1,302 2,159
10th Percentile £41,250 £45,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £55,000 £57,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £75,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% +7.14% +3.70%
75th Percentile £90,000 £91,250 £90,000
90th Percentile £110,000 £118,750 £112,500
England median annual salary £57,750 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -3.75% - +4.35%

Sarbanes-Oxley
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Sarbanes-Oxley relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in London.

Sarbanes-Oxley job vacancy trend in London

Sarbanes-Oxley
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Sarbanes-Oxley.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Sarbanes-Oxley

Sarbanes-Oxley
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Sarbanes-Oxley in London over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Sarbanes-Oxley in London

Sarbanes-Oxley
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Sarbanes-Oxley within the London region over the 6 months to 31 December 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Central London +37 15 £70,000 -6.04% 10
Sarbanes-Oxley
England

Sarbanes-Oxley
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 3 (4.17%) Confluence
2 2 (2.78%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (4.17%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (2.78%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (2.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (1.39%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 7 (9.72%) Infor SunSystems
2 5 (6.94%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (5.56%) Oracle EBS
3 4 (5.56%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 1 (1.39%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (1.39%) NetSuite
4 1 (1.39%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 7 (9.72%) Azure
2 4 (5.56%) Entra ID
2 4 (5.56%) SaaS
3 3 (4.17%) AWS
4 2 (2.78%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (2.78%) OneDrive
4 2 (2.78%) PaaS
4 2 (2.78%) Power Platform
4 2 (2.78%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.78%) Firewall
1 2 (2.78%) Intranet
1 2 (2.78%) LAN
1 2 (2.78%) WAN
1 2 (2.78%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (1.39%) Intrusion Detection
2 1 (1.39%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (5.56%) Oracle Reports
2 2 (2.78%) Power BI
3 1 (1.39%) Metadata
3 1 (1.39%) SQL Server
3 1 (1.39%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 1 (1.39%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 3 (4.17%) JIRA
2 1 (1.39%) Git
General
1 58 (80.56%) Finance
2 25 (34.72%) Social Skills
3 10 (13.89%) Banking
4 7 (9.72%) Analytical Skills
5 6 (8.33%) Presentation Skills
6 5 (6.94%) Legal
7 4 (5.56%) Financial Institution
7 4 (5.56%) Influencing Skills
7 4 (5.56%) Public Sector
8 3 (4.17%) Documentation Skills
9 2 (2.78%) Back Office
9 2 (2.78%) Japanese Language
10 1 (1.39%) Advertising
10 1 (1.39%) General Ledger
10 1 (1.39%) International Banking
10 1 (1.39%) Investment Banking
10 1 (1.39%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 15 (20.83%) IT Manager
2 10 (13.89%) Linux Engineer
3 9 (12.50%) Automation Engineer
3 9 (12.50%) Platform Engineer
4 8 (11.11%) Analyst
4 8 (11.11%) Change Manager
4 8 (11.11%) IT Change Manager
5 7 (9.72%) Accountant
5 7 (9.72%) Audit Manager
5 7 (9.72%) IT Audit Manager
5 7 (9.72%) Senior
6 6 (8.33%) Senior Manager
7 5 (6.94%) Architect
7 5 (6.94%) Product Analyst
7 5 (6.94%) Release Engineer
8 4 (5.56%) Enterprise Architect
8 4 (5.56%) Lead
8 4 (5.56%) Senior Audit Manager
8 4 (5.56%) Senior IT Audit Manager
8 4 (5.56%) Senior IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (6.94%) Middleware
2 1 (1.39%) LDAP
2 1 (1.39%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 7 (9.72%) CMDB
2 6 (8.33%) Reinsurance
3 5 (6.94%) Mobile App
4 4 (5.56%) Augmented Reality
5 3 (4.17%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (2.78%) Management Information System
6 2 (2.78%) Reference Data
7 1 (1.39%) Cyber Defence
7 1 (1.39%) Data Centre
7 1 (1.39%) Marketing Technology
7 1 (1.39%) Onboarding
7 1 (1.39%) PMI
7 1 (1.39%) Product Ownership
7 1 (1.39%) Public Cloud
7 1 (1.39%) Security Posture
7 1 (1.39%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 12 (16.67%) Linux
2 6 (8.33%) Unix
3 5 (6.94%) Android
3 5 (6.94%) Apple iOS
4 2 (2.78%) Windows
4 2 (2.78%) Windows Server
5 1 (1.39%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (23.61%) DevOps
2 15 (20.83%) AI
2 15 (20.83%) Analytics
2 15 (20.83%) CI/CD
3 13 (18.06%) Agile
4 12 (16.67%) Risk Management
5 11 (15.28%) ERP
6 10 (13.89%) Change Management
6 10 (13.89%) Data Security
6 10 (13.89%) Security Hardening
7 9 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
7 9 (12.50%) IT Audit
7 9 (12.50%) ITIL
7 9 (12.50%) Platform Engineering
7 9 (12.50%) Project Management
8 8 (11.11%) Data Management
8 8 (11.11%) ITSM
8 8 (11.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 7 (9.72%) Cybersecurity
9 7 (9.72%) Data Analytics
Programming Languages
1 11 (15.28%) Python
2 10 (13.89%) Bash
2 10 (13.89%) Perl
3 6 (8.33%) SQL
4 1 (1.39%) PowerShell
4 1 (1.39%) VBA
Qualifications
1 8 (11.11%) ACCA
1 8 (11.11%) Degree
2 7 (9.72%) CIMA
3 4 (5.56%) FFIEC
4 2 (2.78%) CISA
4 2 (2.78%) CISM
4 2 (2.78%) CISSP
4 2 (2.78%) Master's Degree
5 1 (1.39%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 1 (1.39%) APMP
5 1 (1.39%) CCNA
5 1 (1.39%) CCNP
5 1 (1.39%) CCSP
5 1 (1.39%) CESG Certified Professional
5 1 (1.39%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (1.39%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
5 1 (1.39%) MCITP
5 1 (1.39%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (1.39%) PMI Certification
5 1 (1.39%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (26.39%) GDPR
2 8 (11.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 7 (9.72%) PCI DSS
4 6 (8.33%) NIST
4 6 (8.33%) QA
5 5 (6.94%) IFRS
6 3 (4.17%) GRC
6 3 (4.17%) GxP
6 3 (4.17%) HIPAA
7 1 (1.39%) Data Quality
7 1 (1.39%) FATCA
7 1 (1.39%) GAAP
7 1 (1.39%) ITGC
7 1 (1.39%) PMO
System Software
1 5 (6.94%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 10 (13.89%) Ansible
2 9 (12.50%) Red Hat Satellite
Vendors
1 12 (16.67%) ServiceNow
2 10 (13.89%) Red Hat
3 9 (12.50%) Microsoft
3 9 (12.50%) SAP
4 7 (9.72%) Infor
4 7 (9.72%) Workday
5 4 (5.56%) Oracle
6 2 (2.78%) Ariba
6 2 (2.78%) CyberArk
7 1 (1.39%) Alteryx
7 1 (1.39%) Anaplan
7 1 (1.39%) Salesforce
7 1 (1.39%) SnapLogic
7 1 (1.39%) Splunk
7 1 (1.39%) VMware