Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404
UK
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring SOX 404 skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited SOX 404 over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 903 | 954 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +51 | - |
| Permanent jobs citing SOX 404 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | - | 0.004% | 0.015% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | - | 0.029% | 0.079% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £62,500 | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | - | - | - |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK
SOX 404 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.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 9,197 | 13,737 | 17,699 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 16.47% | 13.25% | 18.48% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4,631 | 9,235 | 8,484 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £26,500 | £32,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £36,250 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £52,500 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.29% | -8.70% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £73,000 | £70,000 | £76,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £90,000 | £93,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £47,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.79% | -5.00% | +4.17% |
SOX 404
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing SOX 404 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
SOX 404
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SOX 404.