Senior Auditor
UK

The median Senior Auditor salary in the UK is £67,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 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
1 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 878 978 1177
Rank change year-on-year +100 +199 -294
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Auditor 25 5 34
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.025% 0.005% 0.022%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.027% 0.005% 0.023%
Number of salaries quoted 16 5 30
10th Percentile £51,875 £40,588 -
25th Percentile £57,500 £50,000 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +17.39% +9.52% -4.55%
75th Percentile £77,500 £58,750 £56,250
90th Percentile - £67,750 £62,325
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £50,000 £58,500
% change year-on-year +20.00% -14.53% +6.36%

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 93,219 95,232 149,773
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.62% 91.54% 96.07%
Number of salaries quoted 66,883 59,878 85,286
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,777 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.04% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%

Senior Auditor
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior Auditor in the UK

Senior Auditor
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Senior Auditor in the UK

Senior Auditor
Salary Histogram

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

Salary histogram for Senior Auditor in the UK

Senior Auditor
Top 10 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Auditor within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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 +116 25 £67,500 +17.39% 3
London +138 14 £75,000 +15.38% 1
UK excluding London +11 11 £60,000 +20.00%
Work from Home +87 6 £75,000 +50.00% 3
Midlands +12 6 £62,500 +8.70%
East Midlands - 4 - -
South West - 3 £60,000 -
West Midlands +26 2 £62,500 +8.70%
Yorkshire - 2 £52,500 -
North of England - 2 £52,500 -

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

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

1 20 (80.00%) IT Audit
2 16 (64.00%) Finance
3 15 (60.00%) Internal Audit
4 12 (48.00%) CISA
5 8 (32.00%) Risk Management
6 5 (20.00%) Management Information System
6 5 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
7 4 (16.00%) Logistics
7 4 (16.00%) Analytical Skills
7 4 (16.00%) Reinsurance
7 4 (16.00%) Solvency II
7 4 (16.00%) Social Skills
8 3 (12.00%) Cybersecurity
8 3 (12.00%) Information Security
8 3 (12.00%) Asset Management
8 3 (12.00%) Disaster Recovery
8 3 (12.00%) QiCA
9 2 (8.00%) Front Office
9 2 (8.00%) CISSP
9 2 (8.00%) Analytics
9 2 (8.00%) Cloud Security
9 2 (8.00%) Decision-Making
9 2 (8.00%) Problem-Solving
10 1 (4.00%) ITGC
10 1 (4.00%) Order to Cash
10 1 (4.00%) SAP S/4HANA
10 1 (4.00%) Issue Tracking
10 1 (4.00%) Fintech
10 1 (4.00%) ISAE 3402
10 1 (4.00%) Problem Management

Senior 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (4.00%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
1 1 (4.00%) SAP S/4HANA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.00%) Oracle Reports
General
1 16 (64.00%) Finance
2 4 (16.00%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (16.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (8.00%) Front Office
4 1 (4.00%) Banking
4 1 (4.00%) Investment Banking
Miscellaneous
1 5 (20.00%) Management Information System
2 4 (16.00%) Reinsurance
3 1 (4.00%) Derivative
Operating Systems
1 1 (4.00%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (80.00%) IT Audit
2 15 (60.00%) Internal Audit
3 8 (32.00%) Risk Management
4 5 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
5 4 (16.00%) Logistics
6 3 (12.00%) Asset Management
6 3 (12.00%) Cybersecurity
6 3 (12.00%) Disaster Recovery
6 3 (12.00%) Information Security
7 2 (8.00%) Analytics
7 2 (8.00%) Cloud Security
7 2 (8.00%) Decision-Making
7 2 (8.00%) Problem-Solving
8 1 (4.00%) Change Control
8 1 (4.00%) Data Analytics
8 1 (4.00%) Fintech
8 1 (4.00%) Issue Tracking
8 1 (4.00%) Order to Cash
8 1 (4.00%) Portfolio Management
8 1 (4.00%) Procure-to-Pay
Programming Languages
1 1 (4.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 12 (48.00%) CISA
2 3 (12.00%) QiCA
3 2 (8.00%) CISSP
4 1 (4.00%) ACCA
4 1 (4.00%) CCAB
4 1 (4.00%) CISM
4 1 (4.00%) CRISC
4 1 (4.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (16.00%) Solvency II
2 1 (4.00%) COBIT
2 1 (4.00%) ISAE 3402
2 1 (4.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (4.00%) ITGC
System Software
1 1 (4.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (4.00%) Oracle
1 1 (4.00%) Peregrine
1 1 (4.00%) SAP