Auditor
UK

The median Auditor salary in the UK is £58,750 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 10 May 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
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 852 875 1140
Rank change year-on-year +23 +265 -251
Permanent jobs requiring an Auditor 46 105 61
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.046% 0.10% 0.039%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.049% 0.11% 0.040%
Number of salaries quoted 34 81 44
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% -6.67%
75th Percentile £77,500 £52,500 £61,188
90th Percentile - £58,750 £65,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,250 £24,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +109.38% -54.29% -4.55%

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 93,878 92,381 151,160
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.62% 91.45% 96.10%
Number of salaries quoted 67,248 58,258 84,340
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

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 10 May 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 10 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 +55 45 £60,000 +150.00% 35
London +129 25 £70,000 +27.27% 13
UK excluding London -76 19 £50,250 +109.38% 23
Work from Home +47 11 £62,500 +25.00% 12
Midlands -25 8 £62,500 +56.25% 4
North of England +26 7 £48,000 +100.00% 5
Yorkshire +71 4 £48,750 +103.13% 1
West Midlands -11 4 £62,500 +25.00% 3
East Midlands -14 4 - - 1
South West -19 4 £60,000 +150.00% 5
North East -7 2 £48,000 +100.00%
North West -1 1 £45,000 +87.50% 4

Auditor Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 10 May 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 37 (80.43%) IT Audit
2 29 (63.04%) Finance
3 28 (60.87%) Internal Audit
4 20 (43.48%) CISA
5 14 (30.43%) Degree
6 13 (28.26%) Risk Management
6 13 (28.26%) Management Information System
7 12 (26.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 11 (23.91%) Information Security
9 10 (21.74%) Social Skills
9 10 (21.74%) Cybersecurity
10 9 (19.57%) Data Analytics
10 9 (19.57%) Analytics
11 8 (17.39%) CISM
11 8 (17.39%) CISSP
12 7 (15.22%) Stakeholder Management
12 7 (15.22%) COBIT
12 7 (15.22%) ITGC
13 6 (13.04%) Presentation Skills
13 6 (13.04%) Artificial Intelligence
13 6 (13.04%) QiCA
13 6 (13.04%) Disaster Recovery
14 5 (10.87%) Business Continuity
14 5 (10.87%) Computer Science
14 5 (10.87%) Decision-Making
14 5 (10.87%) Logistics
15 4 (8.70%) Time Management
15 4 (8.70%) Change Control
15 4 (8.70%) Solvency II
15 4 (8.70%) Reinsurance

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 29 (63.04%) Finance
2 10 (21.74%) Social Skills
3 6 (13.04%) Presentation Skills
4 4 (8.70%) Banking
4 4 (8.70%) Legal
4 4 (8.70%) Manufacturing
5 3 (6.52%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (6.52%) Law
6 2 (4.35%) Front Office
6 2 (4.35%) Investment Banking
6 2 (4.35%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (2.17%) Financial Institution
7 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%) 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%) Equities
5 1 (2.17%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
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 37 (80.43%) 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 7 (15.22%) Stakeholder Management
8 6 (13.04%) Artificial Intelligence
8 6 (13.04%) Disaster Recovery
9 5 (10.87%) Business Continuity
9 5 (10.87%) Computer Science
9 5 (10.87%) Decision-Making
9 5 (10.87%) Logistics
10 4 (8.70%) Change Control
10 4 (8.70%) Change Management
10 4 (8.70%) Issue Tracking
10 4 (8.70%) ITIL
10 4 (8.70%) Problem Management
10 4 (8.70%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (4.35%) Python
1 2 (4.35%) SQL
Qualifications
1 20 (43.48%) CISA
2 14 (30.43%) Degree
3 8 (17.39%) CISM
3 8 (17.39%) CISSP
4 6 (13.04%) QiCA
5 4 (8.70%) CCAB
5 4 (8.70%) Master's Degree
6 3 (6.52%) ACCA
6 3 (6.52%) Computer Science Degree
6 3 (6.52%) CRISC
6 3 (6.52%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 2 (4.35%) CIMA
8 1 (2.17%) AAT
8 1 (2.17%) CIPD
8 1 (2.17%) FFIEC
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