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 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 549 613 887
Rank change year-on-year +64 +274 -131
Permanent jobs citing Internal Audit 405 360 386
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 238 223 191
10th Percentile £37,675 £26,250 £39,000
25th Percentile £41,125 £29,875 £46,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £58,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -10.26% +6.36%
75th Percentile £67,000 £77,500 £71,248
90th Percentile £77,500 £96,485 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £38,132 £46,700
% change year-on-year +24.57% -18.35% +3.78%

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 87,829 90,354 161,874
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 83.68% 95.46% 95.93%
Number of salaries quoted 61,251 54,292 82,971
10th Percentile £29,250 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.54% +1.33% +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 1 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 1 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 +79 354 £50,000 -9.77% 247
UK excluding London +33 277 £47,500 +24.57% 193
London +85 114 £65,000 -8.77% 59
Work from Home +61 112 £60,000 -14.29% 90
South East +55 103 £39,000 -32.17% 59
North of England +57 47 £44,500 +9.74% 43
Scotland -54 35 £69,500 -10.32% 11
Midlands -5 33 £60,000 +20.00% 29
South West -49 27 £48,750 +77.27% 32
North West +13 25 £35,000 -35.88% 24
East of England +15 23 £50,000 -3.61% 17
West Midlands -16 22 £60,000 +20.00% 17
Yorkshire +68 19 £47,500 +24.57% 13
East Midlands -8 11 £44,500 - 12
Northern Ireland +25 9 - - 3
North East -8 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 (3.95%) 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 (8.64%) Microsoft Office
2 33 (8.15%) Microsoft Excel
3 20 (4.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.74%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.25%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 28 (6.91%) Azure
2 13 (3.21%) Microsoft 365
2 13 (3.21%) Power Platform
3 11 (2.72%) 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 (5.93%) Firewall
2 8 (1.98%) VPN
3 7 (1.73%) Cisco IPT
3 7 (1.73%) 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 (3.21%) Power BI
2 8 (1.98%) 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
1 124 (30.62%) Finance
2 95 (23.46%) Social Skills
3 82 (20.25%) Manufacturing
4 54 (13.33%) Analytical Skills
5 49 (12.10%) Electronics
6 41 (10.12%) Legal
7 23 (5.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 23 (5.68%) Retail
8 19 (4.69%) Presentation Skills
9 16 (3.95%) Pharmaceutical
10 12 (2.96%) Banking
11 10 (2.47%) Organisational Skills
12 9 (2.22%) Public Sector
13 7 (1.73%) Telecoms
14 6 (1.48%) Automotive
14 6 (1.48%) Law
15 5 (1.23%) Aviation
15 5 (1.23%) Financial Institution
15 5 (1.23%) Influencing Skills
16 4 (0.99%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 52 (12.84%) Senior
2 51 (12.59%) Analyst
3 48 (11.85%) Audit Manager
4 37 (9.14%) Quality Engineer
5 36 (8.89%) IT Manager
6 28 (6.91%) Auditor
6 28 (6.91%) Security Analyst
7 23 (5.68%) IT Auditor
7 23 (5.68%) Quality Manager
8 22 (5.43%) Compliance Manager
9 18 (4.44%) QA Engineer
10 17 (4.20%) IT Audit Manager
10 17 (4.20%) Senior Manager
10 17 (4.20%) Services Director
11 16 (3.95%) QC Engineer
11 16 (3.95%) Senior Audit Manager
12 15 (3.70%) Administrator
12 15 (3.70%) Lead
13 14 (3.46%) Architect
13 14 (3.46%) Security Architect
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 (19.51%) Management Information System
2 21 (5.19%) Security Posture
3 11 (2.72%) Data Protection Act
4 10 (2.47%) Data Centre
4 10 (2.47%) Onboarding
4 10 (2.47%) Reinsurance
5 8 (1.98%) Self-Motivation
6 7 (1.73%) 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 (25.93%) Risk Management
2 103 (25.43%) Information Security
3 70 (17.28%) Continuous Improvement
4 63 (15.56%) IT Audit
5 60 (14.81%) Collaborative Working
6 53 (13.09%) Cybersecurity
6 53 (13.09%) FMEA
7 51 (12.59%) Product Requirements
8 46 (11.36%) Disaster Recovery
9 44 (10.86%) Data Protection
10 43 (10.62%) Root Cause Analysis
11 41 (10.12%) Quality Management
12 40 (9.88%) Problem-Solving
13 37 (9.14%) Business Continuity
14 31 (7.65%) Mentoring
14 31 (7.65%) QMS
15 30 (7.41%) Analytics
15 30 (7.41%) Stakeholder Management
16 29 (7.16%) Decision-Making
17 27 (6.67%) Risk Assessment
Programming Languages
1 17 (4.20%) Python
2 11 (2.72%) SQL
3 6 (1.48%) PowerShell
4 2 (0.49%) R
Qualifications
1 84 (20.74%) Degree
2 61 (15.06%) CISSP
3 55 (13.58%) CISA
4 42 (10.37%) CISM
5 26 (6.42%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
6 16 (3.95%) CRISC
7 13 (3.21%) ACCA
8 7 (1.73%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 7 (1.73%) CIMA
8 7 (1.73%) 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%) CCAB
11 4 (0.99%) CompTIA Security+
11 4 (0.99%) ISACA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 109 (26.91%) QA
2 96 (23.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 39 (9.63%) GDPR
4 36 (8.89%) ISO 9001
4 36 (8.89%) NIST
5 28 (6.91%) Cyber Essentials
6 23 (5.68%) IFRS
7 19 (4.69%) GRC
8 18 (4.44%) PCI DSS
9 16 (3.95%) ISO 14001
9 16 (3.95%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 13 (3.21%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 10 (2.47%) COBIT
11 10 (2.47%) NEBOSH
12 9 (2.22%) COSHH
13 8 (1.98%) IEC 62304
13 8 (1.98%) ISO 13485
13 8 (1.98%) ISO 22301
14 7 (1.73%) Accessibility
14 7 (1.73%) 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 (14.57%) Microsoft
2 29 (7.16%) Google
3 12 (2.96%) SAP
4 8 (1.98%) 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%) Facebook
9 1 (0.25%) Meraki
9 1 (0.25%) NCR
9 1 (0.25%) ServiceNow
9 1 (0.25%) Snow
9 1 (0.25%) Twitter
9 1 (0.25%) Zscaler