IT Auditor Jobs

IT Auditor
UK

The median IT Auditor salary in the UK is £56,250 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 868 924 1204
Rank change year-on-year +56 +280 -258
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Auditor 37 22 60
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.035% 0.023% 0.035%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.037% 0.025% 0.037%
Number of salaries quoted 26 19 45
10th Percentile £41,875 £37,268 -
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,500 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,250 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -4.76% +15.38%
75th Percentile £77,500 £57,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £59,250 £67,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,250 £50,000 £58,500
% change year-on-year +0.50% -14.53% +28.57%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 99,838 86,540 162,414
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.86% 91.29% 96.05%
Number of salaries quoted 70,991 55,953 84,888
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,676
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,500 £50,238
% change year-on-year -6.54% +6.49% +5.76%

IT Auditor
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured IT Auditor in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for IT Auditor in the UK

IT Auditor
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Auditor.

Salary trend for IT Auditor in the UK

IT Auditor
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Auditor over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Salary histogram for IT Auditor in the UK

IT Auditor
Top 12 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Auditor 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 +88 37 £56,250 +12.50% 4
London +125 19 £67,500 +31.71% 4
UK excluding London -36 18 £50,250 +0.50%
Work from Home +46 11 £62,500 +25.00% 2
Midlands -12 8 £62,500 +25.00%
North of England - 7 £48,000 -
West Midlands -15 4 £62,500 +25.00%
Yorkshire - 4 £48,750 -
East Midlands - 4 - -
South West - 3 £60,000 -
North East - 2 £48,000 -
North West - 1 £45,000 -

IT Auditor Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 2 June 2024, IT Auditor job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring IT Auditor in the job title.

1 37 (100.00%) IT Audit
2 24 (64.86%) Finance
3 23 (62.16%) Internal Audit
4 18 (48.65%) CISA
5 11 (29.73%) Degree
6 10 (27.03%) Management Information System
6 10 (27.03%) Risk Management
7 9 (24.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 8 (21.62%) Data Analytics
8 8 (21.62%) Analytics
8 8 (21.62%) Cybersecurity
8 8 (21.62%) Information Security
8 8 (21.62%) Social Skills
9 7 (18.92%) Presentation Skills
9 7 (18.92%) ITGC
9 7 (18.92%) COBIT
10 6 (16.22%) Disaster Recovery
10 6 (16.22%) CISM
10 6 (16.22%) QiCA
10 6 (16.22%) CISSP
11 5 (13.51%) Artificial Intelligence
12 4 (10.81%) Problem Management
12 4 (10.81%) Logistics
12 4 (10.81%) Solvency II
12 4 (10.81%) Change Control
12 4 (10.81%) ITIL
12 4 (10.81%) Project Management
12 4 (10.81%) Business Continuity
12 4 (10.81%) CCAB
12 4 (10.81%) Change Management

IT Auditor Skill Set
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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (2.70%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.70%) Cisco IPT
General
1 24 (64.86%) Finance
2 8 (21.62%) Social Skills
3 7 (18.92%) Presentation Skills
4 3 (8.11%) Banking
4 3 (8.11%) Investment Banking
4 3 (8.11%) Manufacturing
5 2 (5.41%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (2.70%) Financial Institution
6 1 (2.70%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 10 (27.03%) Management Information System
2 4 (10.81%) Reinsurance
3 3 (8.11%) Derivative
4 2 (5.41%) Equities
4 2 (5.41%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 2 (5.41%) Housing Association
4 2 (5.41%) Security Posture
5 1 (2.70%) Algorithms
5 1 (2.70%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (2.70%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (2.70%) Tandem
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (100.00%) IT Audit
2 23 (62.16%) Internal Audit
3 10 (27.03%) Risk Management
4 8 (21.62%) Analytics
4 8 (21.62%) Cybersecurity
4 8 (21.62%) Data Analytics
4 8 (21.62%) Information Security
5 6 (16.22%) Disaster Recovery
6 5 (13.51%) Artificial Intelligence
7 4 (10.81%) Business Continuity
7 4 (10.81%) Change Control
7 4 (10.81%) Change Management
7 4 (10.81%) Issue Tracking
7 4 (10.81%) ITIL
7 4 (10.81%) Logistics
7 4 (10.81%) Problem Management
7 4 (10.81%) Project Management
8 3 (8.11%) Computer Science
8 3 (8.11%) Test Automation
8 3 (8.11%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (5.41%) Python
1 2 (5.41%) SQL
Qualifications
1 18 (48.65%) CISA
2 11 (29.73%) Degree
3 6 (16.22%) CISM
3 6 (16.22%) CISSP
3 6 (16.22%) QiCA
4 4 (10.81%) CCAB
5 3 (8.11%) ACCA
5 3 (8.11%) CRISC
5 3 (8.11%) Master's Degree
6 2 (5.41%) CIMA
7 1 (2.70%) AAT
7 1 (2.70%) CFA
7 1 (2.70%) CIPD
7 1 (2.70%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (2.70%) FFIEC
7 1 (2.70%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 1 (2.70%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (24.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 7 (18.92%) COBIT
2 7 (18.92%) ITGC
3 4 (10.81%) NIST
3 4 (10.81%) Solvency II
4 3 (8.11%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 3 (8.11%) SOC 1
4 3 (8.11%) SOC 2
5 2 (5.41%) SOX 404
6 1 (2.70%) AIFMD
6 1 (2.70%) COSO
6 1 (2.70%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (2.70%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (2.70%) GDPR
6 1 (2.70%) GRC
6 1 (2.70%) PCI DSS
6 1 (2.70%) PSD2
Vendors
1 2 (5.41%) Microsoft
1 2 (5.41%) SAP