Auditor
UK

The median Auditor salary in the UK is £58,750 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 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
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 861 844 1183
Rank change year-on-year -17 +339 -277
Permanent jobs requiring an Auditor 46 103 78
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.044% 0.11% 0.046%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.046% 0.12% 0.048%
Number of salaries quoted 34 80 47
10th Percentile £41,475 - -
25th Percentile £45,000 - £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,750 £24,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +144.79% -54.29% -4.55%
75th Percentile £77,500 £46,281 £65,000
90th Percentile - £58,750 £67,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,250 £24,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +109.38% -56.36% +10.00%

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 99,552 86,380 162,088
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.85% 91.27% 96.05%
Number of salaries quoted 70,786 55,655 84,889
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,625
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 £50,244
% change year-on-year -6.54% +6.48% +5.78%

Auditor
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Auditor in the UK

Auditor
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Auditor in the UK

Auditor
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Auditor over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Auditor in the UK

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 Auditor 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 -7 45 £60,000 +150.00% 28
London +128 25 £70,000 +27.27% 9
UK excluding London -98 19 £50,250 +109.38% 18
Work from Home +33 11 £62,500 +25.00% 14
Midlands -22 8 £62,500 +72.41% 3
North of England +12 7 £48,000 +100.00% 4
Yorkshire +47 4 £48,750 +103.13%
East Midlands -17 4 - - 2
West Midlands -24 4 £62,500 +25.00% 1
South West -25 4 £60,000 +150.00% 6
North East -11 2 £48,000 +100.00% 1
North West -8 1 £45,000 +87.50% 3

Auditor Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, 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 Auditor in the job title.

1 38 (82.61%) IT Audit
2 28 (60.87%) Finance
2 28 (60.87%) Internal Audit
3 20 (43.48%) CISA
4 15 (32.61%) Degree
5 13 (28.26%) Management Information System
5 13 (28.26%) Risk Management
6 12 (26.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 11 (23.91%) Information Security
7 11 (23.91%) Social Skills
8 10 (21.74%) Cybersecurity
9 9 (19.57%) Data Analytics
9 9 (19.57%) Analytics
10 8 (17.39%) CISM
10 8 (17.39%) CISSP
11 7 (15.22%) COBIT
11 7 (15.22%) Presentation Skills
11 7 (15.22%) ITGC
12 6 (13.04%) Artificial Intelligence
12 6 (13.04%) QiCA
12 6 (13.04%) Disaster Recovery
12 6 (13.04%) Stakeholder Management
13 5 (10.87%) Banking
13 5 (10.87%) Business Continuity
13 5 (10.87%) Computer Science
13 5 (10.87%) Logistics
13 5 (10.87%) Master's Degree
14 4 (8.70%) NIST
14 4 (8.70%) Decision-Making
14 4 (8.70%) Change Control

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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (2.17%) SAS
Applications
1 1 (2.17%) AutoCAD
1 1 (2.17%) Revit
Cloud Services
1 1 (2.17%) Cloud Computing
1 1 (2.17%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 2 (4.35%) Firewall
1 2 (4.35%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (2.17%) Cisco IPT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.17%) Power BI
General
1 28 (60.87%) Finance
2 11 (23.91%) Social Skills
3 7 (15.22%) Presentation Skills
4 5 (10.87%) Banking
5 4 (8.70%) Legal
5 4 (8.70%) Manufacturing
6 3 (6.52%) Investment Banking
6 3 (6.52%) Law
7 2 (4.35%) Analytical Skills
7 2 (4.35%) Front Office
7 2 (4.35%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (2.17%) Financial Institution
8 1 (2.17%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 13 (28.26%) Management Information System
2 4 (8.70%) Reinsurance
3 3 (6.52%) Derivative
4 2 (4.35%) Equities
4 2 (4.35%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 2 (4.35%) Housing Association
4 2 (4.35%) Security Posture
5 1 (2.17%) Algorithms
5 1 (2.17%) Blockchain
5 1 (2.17%) Credit Risk
5 1 (2.17%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (2.17%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (2.17%) Tandem
5 1 (2.17%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (82.61%) IT Audit
2 28 (60.87%) Internal Audit
3 13 (28.26%) Risk Management
4 11 (23.91%) Information Security
5 10 (21.74%) Cybersecurity
6 9 (19.57%) Analytics
6 9 (19.57%) Data Analytics
7 6 (13.04%) Artificial Intelligence
7 6 (13.04%) Disaster Recovery
7 6 (13.04%) Stakeholder Management
8 5 (10.87%) Business Continuity
8 5 (10.87%) Computer Science
8 5 (10.87%) Logistics
9 4 (8.70%) Change Control
9 4 (8.70%) Change Management
9 4 (8.70%) Issue Tracking
9 4 (8.70%) ITIL
9 4 (8.70%) Problem Management
9 4 (8.70%) Project Management
9 4 (8.70%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (6.52%) Python
1 3 (6.52%) SQL
Qualifications
1 20 (43.48%) CISA
2 15 (32.61%) Degree
3 8 (17.39%) CISM
3 8 (17.39%) CISSP
4 6 (13.04%) QiCA
5 5 (10.87%) Master's Degree
6 4 (8.70%) CCAB
7 3 (6.52%) ACCA
7 3 (6.52%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (6.52%) CRISC
7 3 (6.52%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 2 (4.35%) CIMA
9 1 (2.17%) AAT
9 1 (2.17%) CFA
9 1 (2.17%) CIPD
9 1 (2.17%) FFIEC
9 1 (2.17%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (26.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 7 (15.22%) COBIT
2 7 (15.22%) ITGC
3 4 (8.70%) NIST
3 4 (8.70%) Solvency II
4 3 (6.52%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 3 (6.52%) SOC 1
4 3 (6.52%) SOC 2
5 2 (4.35%) SOX 404
6 1 (2.17%) Accessibility
6 1 (2.17%) COSO
6 1 (2.17%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (2.17%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (2.17%) GDPR
6 1 (2.17%) GRC
6 1 (2.17%) IFRS
6 1 (2.17%) ISO 9001
6 1 (2.17%) PCI DSS
6 1 (2.17%) PSD2
6 1 (2.17%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (4.35%) Microsoft
1 2 (4.35%) SAP
2 1 (2.17%) Alteryx