Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX, Sarbox)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Sarbanes-Oxley skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Sarbanes-Oxley over the 6 months to 3 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 765 721 958
Rank change year-on-year -44 +237 -190
Permanent jobs citing Sarbanes-Oxley 139 275 273
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.14% 0.26% 0.17%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 1.03% 1.40% 1.04%
Number of salaries quoted 87 158 188
10th Percentile £29,750 £46,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £52,500 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% -4.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £81,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £78,000 £92,500 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,750 £57,810 £50,000
% change year-on-year -8.75% +15.62% -6.98%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK

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 permanent job vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 13,528 19,692 26,225
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 13.72% 18.97% 16.76%
Number of salaries quoted 9,247 9,122 13,236
10th Percentile £27,000 £32,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £76,438 £73,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £93,750 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% -

Sarbanes-Oxley
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Sarbanes-Oxley in the UK

Sarbanes-Oxley
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Sarbanes-Oxley.

Salary trend for Sarbanes-Oxley in the UK

Sarbanes-Oxley
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Sarbanes-Oxley over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Sarbanes-Oxley in the UK

Sarbanes-Oxley
Top 13 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Sarbanes-Oxley within the UK over the 6 months to 3 May 2024. 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
England -11 130 £55,000 -10.10% 49
UK excluding London -24 110 £52,750 -8.75% 27
South East +19 47 £52,500 -12.13% 8
Work from Home +17 30 £68,750 +2.61% 17
North of England +19 28 £50,000 -18.27% 4
Midlands +21 27 £65,000 +30.00% 9
Yorkshire +61 25 £41,250 -32.58% 3
West Midlands +24 23 £65,000 +30.00% 5
London +44 20 £65,750 +2.73% 25
East of England +16 7 - - 3
East Midlands -5 4 £30,001 -35.13% 4
North West -5 3 £76,500 +35.63% 1
Scotland -82 1 - - 3

Sarbanes-Oxley
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 5 (3.60%) SharePoint
2 3 (2.16%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.72%) Apache
3 1 (0.72%) IIS
3 1 (0.72%) WebSphere
Applications
1 17 (12.23%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (7.91%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (2.16%) Oracle AGIS
1 3 (2.16%) Oracle Assets
1 3 (2.16%) Oracle E-Business Tax
1 3 (2.16%) Oracle Financials
1 3 (2.16%) Oracle General Ledger
1 3 (2.16%) Oracle iProcurement
1 3 (2.16%) Oracle Payables
2 2 (1.44%) Endur
3 1 (0.72%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.72%) Oracle EBS R12
3 1 (0.72%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 25 (17.99%) Azure
2 23 (16.55%) Microsoft 365
3 18 (12.95%) AWS
4 9 (6.47%) Entra ID
4 9 (6.47%) OneDrive
5 8 (5.76%) Power Platform
6 7 (5.04%) WhatsApp
7 2 (1.44%) GCP
7 2 (1.44%) Google Drive
7 2 (1.44%) Google Workspace
8 1 (0.72%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (0.72%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 10 (7.19%) Wi-Fi
2 8 (5.76%) SD-WAN
2 8 (5.76%) Wireless
3 7 (5.04%) Firewall
4 5 (3.60%) LAN
5 4 (2.88%) DHCP
5 4 (2.88%) DNS
5 4 (2.88%) Structured Cabling
5 4 (2.88%) VLAN
5 4 (2.88%) VPN
6 3 (2.16%) WAN
7 2 (1.44%) NAS
7 2 (1.44%) SAN
7 2 (1.44%) TCP/IP
7 2 (1.44%) Unified Communications
8 1 (0.72%) Cisco IPT
8 1 (0.72%) Intrusion Detection
8 1 (0.72%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (5.76%) Power BI
2 4 (2.88%) Oracle Reports
3 2 (1.44%) Spotfire
General
1 52 (37.41%) Finance
2 45 (32.37%) Analytical Skills
3 41 (29.50%) Social Skills
4 24 (17.27%) Legal
5 14 (10.07%) Organisational Skills
6 13 (9.35%) Pharmaceutical
7 12 (8.63%) Law
7 12 (8.63%) Presentation Skills
8 9 (6.47%) Manufacturing
9 8 (5.76%) Retail
10 3 (2.16%) Automotive
10 3 (2.16%) Billing
10 3 (2.16%) General Ledger
11 2 (1.44%) Advertising
11 2 (1.44%) Games
11 2 (1.44%) Influencing Skills
11 2 (1.44%) Marketing
11 2 (1.44%) Music Industry
12 1 (0.72%) Banking
12 1 (0.72%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 50 (35.97%) Analyst
2 22 (15.83%) Senior
3 14 (10.07%) Change Analyst
3 14 (10.07%) ITSM Analyst
4 13 (9.35%) IT Manager
5 12 (8.63%) IT Risk Manager
5 12 (8.63%) Risk Manager
5 12 (8.63%) Senior Analyst
6 10 (7.19%) Consultant
7 9 (6.47%) IT Support
7 9 (6.47%) Lead
8 8 (5.76%) IT Assistant
8 8 (5.76%) Network Engineer
8 8 (5.76%) Project Leader
8 8 (5.76%) Senior Network Engineer
9 7 (5.04%) Information Security Consultant
9 7 (5.04%) Operations Analyst
9 7 (5.04%) Security Consultant
10 6 (4.32%) Business Analyst
11 5 (3.60%) Information Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (4.32%) EDI
1 6 (4.32%) IDoc
2 3 (2.16%) .NET
3 1 (0.72%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 16 (11.51%) Onboarding
2 12 (8.63%) Biopharmaceutical
3 9 (6.47%) Management Information System
4 8 (5.76%) Data Protection Act
4 8 (5.76%) Driving Licence
5 5 (3.60%) Self-Motivation
5 5 (3.60%) Virtual Team
6 3 (2.16%) Security Posture
7 2 (1.44%) Cyber Defence
7 2 (1.44%) Cyber Threat
7 2 (1.44%) Data Structures
7 2 (1.44%) Public Cloud
8 1 (0.72%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (0.72%) Cyberattack
8 1 (0.72%) Data Centre
8 1 (0.72%) Enterprise Software
8 1 (0.72%) Legacy Systems
8 1 (0.72%) Life Science
8 1 (0.72%) Reinsurance
8 1 (0.72%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 11 (7.91%) Windows
2 8 (5.76%) Windows Server
3 4 (2.88%) Apple iOS
3 4 (2.88%) Windows Server 2019
4 3 (2.16%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (30.22%) ITIL
2 39 (28.06%) Problem-Solving
3 31 (22.30%) Information Security
4 29 (20.86%) Process Improvement
5 25 (17.99%) Analytics
5 25 (17.99%) Risk Management
6 22 (15.83%) Internal Audit
6 22 (15.83%) Service Management
7 21 (15.11%) IT Audit
7 21 (15.11%) Project Management
8 20 (14.39%) Continuous Improvement
9 19 (13.67%) Change Management
9 19 (13.67%) Data Analytics
9 19 (13.67%) ITSM
10 16 (11.51%) Data Loss Prevention
11 15 (10.79%) Project Delivery
12 14 (10.07%) Computer Science
12 14 (10.07%) Configuration Management
13 12 (8.63%) Planning and Forecasting
13 12 (8.63%) Six Sigma
Programming Languages
1 5 (3.60%) SQL
2 2 (1.44%) C#
3 1 (0.72%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 39 (28.06%) Degree
2 12 (8.63%) AWS Certification
3 9 (6.47%) Security Cleared
4 8 (5.76%) CCNA
4 8 (5.76%) CCNP
4 8 (5.76%) CCSA
4 8 (5.76%) Cisco Certification
4 8 (5.76%) SC Cleared
5 7 (5.04%) CISA
5 7 (5.04%) CISSP
6 4 (2.88%) CISM
7 3 (2.16%) CRISC
7 3 (2.16%) FFIEC
7 3 (2.16%) SANS
8 2 (1.44%) ACCA
8 2 (1.44%) ITIL Certification
8 2 (1.44%) Master's Degree
9 1 (0.72%) CIMA
9 1 (0.72%) PMI Certification
9 1 (0.72%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (22.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 21 (15.11%) NIST
3 18 (12.95%) Cyber Essentials
4 17 (12.23%) QA
5 16 (11.51%) GDPR
6 14 (10.07%) PCI DSS
7 13 (9.35%) ITGC
8 10 (7.19%) COBIT
9 8 (5.76%) GRC
9 8 (5.76%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 7 (5.04%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 5 (3.60%) GxP
12 4 (2.88%) GLBA
12 4 (2.88%) HIPAA
13 3 (2.16%) FISMA
13 3 (2.16%) SOC 2
13 3 (2.16%) Solvency II
14 2 (1.44%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 2 (1.44%) Data Quality
14 2 (1.44%) SOX 404
System Software
1 12 (8.63%) Active Directory
2 4 (2.88%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (1.44%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 6 (4.32%) Backup Exec
2 5 (3.60%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (2.16%) SCCM
4 2 (1.44%) CASB
4 2 (1.44%) vCenter Server
5 1 (0.72%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.72%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
Vendors
1 30 (21.58%) Microsoft
2 15 (10.79%) SAP
3 14 (10.07%) Snow
4 8 (5.76%) CheckPoint
4 8 (5.76%) Cisco
5 6 (4.32%) Adobe
5 6 (4.32%) Meraki
5 6 (4.32%) OpenText
6 5 (3.60%) Veritas
7 4 (2.88%) Avaya
7 4 (2.88%) Citrix
7 4 (2.88%) Oracle
8 2 (1.44%) Google
8 2 (1.44%) NetApp
8 2 (1.44%) Triple Point
8 2 (1.44%) Veeam
8 2 (1.44%) VMware
9 1 (0.72%) CA
9 1 (0.72%) Commvault