SOX 404 Job Trends

Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring SOX 404 skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 653 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing SOX 404 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.002% - -
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.013% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £49,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 - -
75th Percentile £55,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,000 - -

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 7,705 9,527 7,579
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 13.66% 15.34% 15.02%
Number of salaries quoted 4,375 4,406 5,815
10th Percentile £30,250 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,750 £42,500 £42,874
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% - +4.35%
75th Percentile £78,750 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £96,250 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% +5.00%

SOX 404
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing SOX 404 relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

SOX 404 job vacancy trend in the UK

SOX 404
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing SOX 404.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing SOX 404

SOX 404
Top 4 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SOX 404 within the UK over the 6 months to 13 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
North West - 1 £52,000 - 2
England - 1 £52,000 - 2
UK excluding London - 1 £52,000 - 2
North of England - 1 £52,000 - 2

SOX 404
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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Retail
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Auditor
1 1 (100.00%) IT Auditor
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) IT Audit
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley