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 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 523 632 864
Rank change year-on-year +109 +232 -120
Permanent jobs citing Internal Audit 418 364 377
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.42% 0.36% 0.24%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.49% 0.38% 0.25%
Number of salaries quoted 247 219 195
10th Percentile £38,200 £26,250 £38,100
25th Percentile £41,188 £41,091 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,554 £59,064
Median % change year-on-year -5.50% -5.94% +7.39%
75th Percentile £67,500 £77,500 £71,173
90th Percentile £77,500 £96,857 £82,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £48,000 £45,000 £53,750
% change year-on-year +6.67% -16.28% +19.44%

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 84,809 96,894 150,102
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.57% 95.61% 95.67%
Number of salaries quoted 59,843 56,945 82,179
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,550
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 9 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Internal Audit in the UK

Internal Audit
Top 17 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 9 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 +148 365 £52,500 -8.70% 226
UK excluding London +78 292 £48,000 +6.67% 155
Work from Home +87 113 £58,750 +1.29% 59
London +69 112 £67,500 -3.57% 81
South East +62 108 £39,000 -29.41% 40
North of England +74 50 £44,500 -1.11% 34
Scotland -60 34 £70,750 -8.71% 8
Midlands -3 33 £60,000 +20.00% 29
East of England +42 28 £50,000 +14.29% 16
North West +32 27 £35,000 -39.46% 21
South West -37 27 £48,750 +77.27% 25
West Midlands +9 22 £60,000 +20.00% 21
Yorkshire +91 20 £47,500 +16.05% 10
Northern Ireland +33 11 - - 2
East Midlands -6 11 £44,500 - 8
North East -3 3 £48,000 +6.67% 3
Wales -11 1 £43,067 +29.52% 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 (3.83%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.20%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.48%) SAS
4 1 (0.24%) Apache
4 1 (0.24%) IBM Domino
4 1 (0.24%) IIS
4 1 (0.24%) Skype for Business
4 1 (0.24%) WebSphere
Applications
1 37 (8.85%) Microsoft Office
2 32 (7.66%) Microsoft Excel
3 19 (4.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.72%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (0.48%) Oracle AGIS
1 2 (0.48%) Oracle Assets
1 2 (0.48%) Oracle E-Business Tax
1 2 (0.48%) Oracle Financials
1 2 (0.48%) Oracle General Ledger
1 2 (0.48%) Oracle iProcurement
1 2 (0.48%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 26 (6.22%) Azure
2 15 (3.59%) Power Platform
3 14 (3.35%) Microsoft 365
4 11 (2.63%) AWS
5 9 (2.15%) GCP
6 6 (1.44%) Cloud Computing
7 4 (0.96%) Entra ID
8 3 (0.72%) SaaS
9 2 (0.48%) Google Docs
9 2 (0.48%) Google Sheets
9 2 (0.48%) IaaS
9 2 (0.48%) OneDrive
9 2 (0.48%) PaaS
10 1 (0.24%) Google Workspace
10 1 (0.24%) Mimecast
10 1 (0.24%) Yammer
Communications & Networking
1 22 (5.26%) Firewall
2 8 (1.91%) VPN
3 7 (1.67%) Cisco IPT
3 7 (1.67%) Intrusion Detection
4 5 (1.20%) Network Security
5 4 (0.96%) Internet
6 3 (0.72%) Wireless
7 2 (0.48%) Cisco IOS
7 2 (0.48%) Intranet
7 2 (0.48%) WAN
8 1 (0.24%) 5G
8 1 (0.24%) Broadband
8 1 (0.24%) DHCP
8 1 (0.24%) DNS
8 1 (0.24%) LAN
8 1 (0.24%) SD-WAN
8 1 (0.24%) Skype
8 1 (0.24%) TCP/IP
8 1 (0.24%) WebEx
8 1 (0.24%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (3.59%) Power BI
2 8 (1.91%) Tableau
3 2 (0.48%) Big Data
3 2 (0.48%) Oracle Reports
4 1 (0.24%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.24%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (0.96%) JIRA
2 2 (0.48%) Appium
2 2 (0.48%) Cucumber
2 2 (0.48%) JUnit
2 2 (0.48%) Selenium
2 2 (0.48%) SoapUI
2 2 (0.48%) TestNG
2 2 (0.48%) TestRail
2 2 (0.48%) WebDriver
General
1 121 (28.95%) Finance
2 91 (21.77%) Social Skills
3 86 (20.57%) Manufacturing
4 62 (14.83%) Analytical Skills
5 53 (12.68%) Electronics
6 43 (10.29%) Legal
7 24 (5.74%) Retail
8 22 (5.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 19 (4.55%) Pharmaceutical
10 18 (4.31%) Presentation Skills
11 12 (2.87%) Banking
12 10 (2.39%) Organisational Skills
13 9 (2.15%) Public Sector
14 8 (1.91%) Telecoms
15 7 (1.67%) Law
16 6 (1.44%) Automotive
17 5 (1.20%) Aviation
17 5 (1.20%) Financial Institution
17 5 (1.20%) Influencing Skills
18 4 (0.96%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 56 (13.40%) Analyst
2 52 (12.44%) Senior
3 45 (10.77%) Audit Manager
4 41 (9.81%) Quality Engineer
5 38 (9.09%) IT Manager
6 31 (7.42%) Security Analyst
7 28 (6.70%) Auditor
8 23 (5.50%) Compliance Manager
9 22 (5.26%) IT Auditor
10 20 (4.78%) QA Engineer
10 20 (4.78%) Quality Manager
11 19 (4.55%) IT Audit Manager
12 18 (4.31%) Lead
12 18 (4.31%) QC Engineer
12 18 (4.31%) Senior Manager
13 17 (4.07%) Security Manager
13 17 (4.07%) Senior Audit Manager
13 17 (4.07%) Services Director
14 15 (3.59%) Administrator
15 14 (3.35%) Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (0.96%) Web Services
2 2 (0.48%) Django
2 2 (0.48%) Gherkin
2 2 (0.48%) jQuery
2 2 (0.48%) OAuth
2 2 (0.48%) OpenID
2 2 (0.48%) SAML
2 2 (0.48%) Twitter Bootstrap
3 1 (0.24%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 79 (18.90%) Management Information System
2 22 (5.26%) Security Posture
3 13 (3.11%) Onboarding
4 12 (2.87%) Data Protection Act
5 10 (2.39%) Data Centre
6 8 (1.91%) Self-Motivation
7 7 (1.67%) Biopharmaceutical
8 6 (1.44%) Cloud Native
8 6 (1.44%) Industry 4.0
8 6 (1.44%) IoT
9 5 (1.20%) Cyber Threat
9 5 (1.20%) PMI
9 5 (1.20%) Reinsurance
10 4 (0.96%) FMCG
10 4 (0.96%) Hybrid Cloud
10 4 (0.96%) Learning Management System
10 4 (0.96%) NHS
11 3 (0.72%) Derivative
11 3 (0.72%) Product Ownership
11 3 (0.72%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 4 (0.96%) Kali Linux
2 3 (0.72%) Windows
3 1 (0.24%) Android
3 1 (0.24%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.24%) Linux
3 1 (0.24%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 113 (27.03%) Information Security
2 102 (24.40%) Risk Management
3 70 (16.75%) Continuous Improvement
4 65 (15.55%) IT Audit
5 64 (15.31%) Collaborative Working
6 62 (14.83%) Cybersecurity
7 57 (13.64%) FMEA
8 55 (13.16%) Product Requirements
9 52 (12.44%) Disaster Recovery
10 51 (12.20%) Data Protection
11 46 (11.00%) Problem-Solving
12 43 (10.29%) Quality Management
13 42 (10.05%) Root Cause Analysis
14 37 (8.85%) Business Continuity
15 34 (8.13%) Stakeholder Management
16 32 (7.66%) Decision-Making
16 32 (7.66%) Mentoring
16 32 (7.66%) Risk Assessment
17 31 (7.42%) Analytics
18 30 (7.18%) QMS
Programming Languages
1 16 (3.83%) Python
2 10 (2.39%) SQL
3 6 (1.44%) PowerShell
4 2 (0.48%) R
Qualifications
1 90 (21.53%) Degree
2 67 (16.03%) CISSP
3 55 (13.16%) CISA
4 43 (10.29%) CISM
5 26 (6.22%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
6 16 (3.83%) CRISC
7 13 (3.11%) ACCA
8 7 (1.67%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 7 (1.67%) CIMA
8 7 (1.67%) Cisco Certification
9 6 (1.44%) ISEB
9 6 (1.44%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 6 (1.44%) PMI Certification
9 6 (1.44%) Six Sigma Black Belt
9 6 (1.44%) Six Sigma Green Belt
10 5 (1.20%) AWS Certification
10 5 (1.20%) CCSP
10 5 (1.20%) ISACA
10 5 (1.20%) Security Cleared
11 4 (0.96%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 113 (27.03%) QA
2 93 (22.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 40 (9.57%) GDPR
4 37 (8.85%) NIST
5 35 (8.37%) ISO 9001
6 31 (7.42%) Cyber Essentials
7 23 (5.50%) IFRS
8 20 (4.78%) GRC
8 20 (4.78%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 18 (4.31%) PCI DSS
10 15 (3.59%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 15 (3.59%) ISO 14001
11 12 (2.87%) COBIT
12 9 (2.15%) COSHH
12 9 (2.15%) ISO 13485
12 9 (2.15%) NEBOSH
13 8 (1.91%) IEC 62304
14 7 (1.67%) Accessibility
14 7 (1.67%) ISO 22301
14 7 (1.67%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 5 (1.20%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (0.96%) Microsoft Intune
1 4 (0.96%) Suricata
2 2 (0.48%) Single Sign-On
2 2 (0.48%) Terraform
3 1 (0.24%) Functional Safety
3 1 (0.24%) SCCM
Vendors
1 57 (13.64%) Microsoft
2 32 (7.66%) Google
3 15 (3.59%) SAP
4 8 (1.91%) Cisco
5 5 (1.20%) Anaplan
6 4 (0.96%) Datix
6 4 (0.96%) Juniper
6 4 (0.96%) Palo Alto
6 4 (0.96%) Splunk
7 3 (0.72%) Apple
7 3 (0.72%) Oracle
8 2 (0.48%) Alteryx
8 2 (0.48%) ForgeRock
9 1 (0.24%) CA
9 1 (0.24%) Facebook
9 1 (0.24%) Meraki
9 1 (0.24%) ServiceNow
9 1 (0.24%) Snow
9 1 (0.24%) Twitter
9 1 (0.24%) Virgin Media