Internal Audit Jobs

Internal Auditing
UK

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

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 538 610 886
Rank change year-on-year +72 +276 -115
Permanent jobs citing Internal Audit 406 361 389
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.39% 0.38% 0.23%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.46% 0.40% 0.24%
Number of salaries quoted 239 223 193
10th Percentile £37,700 £26,250 £39,000
25th Percentile £41,125 £29,875 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £59,064
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -11.11% +8.87%
75th Percentile £66,750 £77,500 £71,248
90th Percentile £77,500 £96,485 £86,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £38,132 £45,900
% change year-on-year +24.57% -16.92% +2.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Internal Audit is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 87,980 90,493 162,202
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 83.59% 95.46% 95.93%
Number of salaries quoted 61,356 54,578 82,967
10th Percentile £29,284 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,899 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.69% +1.50% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Internal Audit
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Internal Audit as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Internal Audit in the UK

Internal Audit
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Internal Audit.

Salary trend for Internal Audit in the UK

Internal Audit
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Internal Audit over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Internal Audit in the UK

Internal Audit
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Internal Audit within the UK over the 6 months to 2 June 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 +123 355 £50,000 -9.77% 258
UK excluding London +26 277 £47,500 +24.57% 195
London +80 115 £65,000 -8.77% 67
Work from Home +65 112 £60,000 -14.29% 93
South East +49 103 £39,000 -32.17% 59
North of England +57 47 £44,500 +9.74% 43
Scotland -56 35 £69,500 -10.32% 10
Midlands -3 33 £60,000 +20.00% 31
South West -51 27 £48,750 +77.27% 33
North West +5 25 £35,000 -35.88% 23
East of England +11 23 £50,000 -3.61% 17
West Midlands -12 22 £60,000 +20.00% 18
Yorkshire +66 19 £47,500 +24.57% 14
East Midlands -5 11 £44,500 - 13
Northern Ireland +24 9 - - 3
North East -9 3 £48,000 +6.67% 7

Internal Audit
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 16 (3.94%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.23%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.49%) SAS
4 1 (0.25%) Apache
4 1 (0.25%) IBM Domino
4 1 (0.25%) IIS
4 1 (0.25%) Skype for Business
4 1 (0.25%) WebSphere
Applications
1 35 (8.62%) Microsoft Office
2 33 (8.13%) Microsoft Excel
3 20 (4.93%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.74%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.25%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 28 (6.90%) Azure
2 13 (3.20%) Microsoft 365
2 13 (3.20%) Power Platform
3 11 (2.71%) AWS
4 9 (2.22%) GCP
5 6 (1.48%) Cloud Computing
6 4 (0.99%) Entra ID
7 3 (0.74%) SaaS
8 2 (0.49%) Google Docs
8 2 (0.49%) Google Sheets
8 2 (0.49%) IaaS
8 2 (0.49%) OneDrive
8 2 (0.49%) PaaS
9 1 (0.25%) Google Workspace
9 1 (0.25%) Mimecast
9 1 (0.25%) Yammer
Communications & Networking
1 24 (5.91%) Firewall
2 8 (1.97%) VPN
3 7 (1.72%) Cisco IPT
3 7 (1.72%) Intrusion Detection
4 6 (1.48%) Network Security
5 4 (0.99%) Internet
6 3 (0.74%) Wireless
7 2 (0.49%) Cisco IOS
7 2 (0.49%) Intranet
7 2 (0.49%) WAN
8 1 (0.25%) DHCP
8 1 (0.25%) DNS
8 1 (0.25%) LAN
8 1 (0.25%) Radio Access Network
8 1 (0.25%) SD-WAN
8 1 (0.25%) Skype
8 1 (0.25%) TCP/IP
8 1 (0.25%) WebEx
8 1 (0.25%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (3.20%) Power BI
2 8 (1.97%) Tableau
3 2 (0.49%) Big Data
4 1 (0.25%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.25%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (0.74%) JIRA
2 2 (0.49%) Appium
2 2 (0.49%) Cucumber
2 2 (0.49%) JUnit
2 2 (0.49%) Selenium
2 2 (0.49%) SoapUI
2 2 (0.49%) TestNG
2 2 (0.49%) TestRail
2 2 (0.49%) WebDriver
General
1 125 (30.79%) Finance
2 96 (23.65%) Social Skills
3 83 (20.44%) Manufacturing
4 54 (13.30%) Analytical Skills
5 49 (12.07%) Electronics
6 41 (10.10%) Legal
7 24 (5.91%) Retail
8 23 (5.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 19 (4.68%) Presentation Skills
10 16 (3.94%) Pharmaceutical
11 12 (2.96%) Banking
12 10 (2.46%) Organisational Skills
13 9 (2.22%) Public Sector
14 7 (1.72%) Telecoms
15 6 (1.48%) Automotive
15 6 (1.48%) Law
16 5 (1.23%) Aviation
16 5 (1.23%) Financial Institution
16 5 (1.23%) Influencing Skills
17 4 (0.99%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 52 (12.81%) Senior
2 51 (12.56%) Analyst
3 48 (11.82%) Audit Manager
4 37 (9.11%) Quality Engineer
5 36 (8.87%) IT Manager
6 28 (6.90%) Auditor
6 28 (6.90%) Security Analyst
7 24 (5.91%) Quality Manager
8 23 (5.67%) IT Auditor
9 22 (5.42%) Compliance Manager
10 18 (4.43%) QA Engineer
11 17 (4.19%) IT Audit Manager
11 17 (4.19%) Senior Manager
11 17 (4.19%) Services Director
12 16 (3.94%) QC Engineer
12 16 (3.94%) Senior Audit Manager
13 15 (3.69%) Administrator
13 15 (3.69%) Lead
14 14 (3.45%) Security Architect
14 14 (3.45%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (0.99%) Web Services
2 2 (0.49%) Django
2 2 (0.49%) Gherkin
2 2 (0.49%) jQuery
2 2 (0.49%) OAuth
2 2 (0.49%) OpenID
2 2 (0.49%) SAML
2 2 (0.49%) Twitter Bootstrap
3 1 (0.25%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 79 (19.46%) Management Information System
2 21 (5.17%) Security Posture
3 11 (2.71%) Data Protection Act
4 10 (2.46%) Data Centre
4 10 (2.46%) Onboarding
4 10 (2.46%) Reinsurance
5 8 (1.97%) Self-Motivation
6 7 (1.72%) Biopharmaceutical
7 6 (1.48%) Cloud Native
7 6 (1.48%) Industry 4.0
7 6 (1.48%) IoT
8 4 (0.99%) FMCG
8 4 (0.99%) Hybrid Cloud
8 4 (0.99%) Learning Management System
8 4 (0.99%) NHS
8 4 (0.99%) PMI
9 3 (0.74%) Cyber Threat
9 3 (0.74%) Derivative
9 3 (0.74%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 3 (0.74%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 4 (0.99%) Kali Linux
2 3 (0.74%) Windows
3 1 (0.25%) Android
3 1 (0.25%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.25%) Linux
3 1 (0.25%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 105 (25.86%) Risk Management
2 103 (25.37%) Information Security
3 70 (17.24%) Continuous Improvement
4 63 (15.52%) IT Audit
5 60 (14.78%) Collaborative Working
6 53 (13.05%) Cybersecurity
6 53 (13.05%) FMEA
7 51 (12.56%) Product Requirements
8 46 (11.33%) Disaster Recovery
9 44 (10.84%) Data Protection
9 44 (10.84%) Root Cause Analysis
10 41 (10.10%) Quality Management
11 40 (9.85%) Problem-Solving
12 37 (9.11%) Business Continuity
13 31 (7.64%) Mentoring
13 31 (7.64%) QMS
14 30 (7.39%) Analytics
14 30 (7.39%) Stakeholder Management
15 29 (7.14%) Decision-Making
16 27 (6.65%) Risk Assessment
Programming Languages
1 17 (4.19%) Python
2 11 (2.71%) SQL
3 6 (1.48%) PowerShell
4 2 (0.49%) R
Qualifications
1 84 (20.69%) Degree
2 61 (15.02%) CISSP
3 55 (13.55%) CISA
4 42 (10.34%) CISM
5 26 (6.40%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
6 16 (3.94%) CRISC
7 13 (3.20%) ACCA
8 7 (1.72%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 7 (1.72%) CIMA
8 7 (1.72%) Cisco Certification
9 6 (1.48%) ISEB
9 6 (1.48%) Six Sigma Black Belt
9 6 (1.48%) Six Sigma Green Belt
10 5 (1.23%) AWS Certification
10 5 (1.23%) CCSP
10 5 (1.23%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 5 (1.23%) PMI Certification
11 4 (0.99%) Azure Certification
11 4 (0.99%) CompTIA Security+
11 4 (0.99%) ISACA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 110 (27.09%) QA
2 96 (23.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 39 (9.61%) GDPR
4 36 (8.87%) ISO 9001
4 36 (8.87%) NIST
5 28 (6.90%) Cyber Essentials
6 23 (5.67%) IFRS
7 19 (4.68%) GRC
8 18 (4.43%) PCI DSS
9 16 (3.94%) ISO 14001
9 16 (3.94%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 13 (3.20%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 10 (2.46%) COBIT
11 10 (2.46%) NEBOSH
12 9 (2.22%) COSHH
13 8 (1.97%) IEC 62304
13 8 (1.97%) ISO 13485
13 8 (1.97%) ISO 22301
14 7 (1.72%) Accessibility
14 7 (1.72%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 5 (1.23%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (0.99%) Microsoft Intune
1 4 (0.99%) Suricata
2 2 (0.49%) Single Sign-On
2 2 (0.49%) Terraform
3 1 (0.25%) Functional Safety
3 1 (0.25%) SCCM
Vendors
1 59 (14.53%) Microsoft
2 29 (7.14%) Google
3 12 (2.96%) SAP
4 8 (1.97%) Cisco
5 5 (1.23%) Anaplan
6 4 (0.99%) Datix
6 4 (0.99%) Juniper
6 4 (0.99%) Palo Alto
6 4 (0.99%) Splunk
7 3 (0.74%) Apple
8 2 (0.49%) Alteryx
8 2 (0.49%) CA
8 2 (0.49%) ForgeRock
9 1 (0.25%) BT
9 1 (0.25%) Meraki
9 1 (0.25%) Minitab
9 1 (0.25%) NCR
9 1 (0.25%) ServiceNow
9 1 (0.25%) Snow
9 1 (0.25%) Zscaler