Internal Audit Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Internal Auditing
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Internal Audit skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 416 331 344
Rank change year-on-year -85 +13 +37
Contract jobs citing Internal Audit 59 40 20
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 0.21% 0.26% 0.12%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.26% 0.29% 0.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 29 19 14
10th Percentile £273 £353 £200
25th Percentile £440 £410 £306
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £459
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% +3.49% -16.55%
75th Percentile £600 £556 £590
90th Percentile £713 £680 £611
UK median daily rate £550 £525 £550
% change year-on-year +4.76% -4.55% -12.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 10 1
10th Percentile £15.63 - -
25th Percentile £19.50 - £22.50
Median hourly rate £21.01 £33.50 £23.00
Median % change year-on-year -37.28% +45.65% -
75th Percentile £45.00 - £23.50
90th Percentile £46.75 - -
UK median hourly rate £21.01 £33.50 £23.00
% change year-on-year -37.28% +45.65% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Internal Audit falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 22,824 13,927 14,507
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 80.94% 89.17% 83.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,701 8,372 8,186
10th Percentile £300 £225 £240
25th Percentile £409 £367 £380
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £600 £575 £600
90th Percentile £688 £669 £688
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,856 1,519 1,079
10th Percentile £13.50 £14.13 £14.84
25th Percentile £16.71 £17.14 £18.15
Median hourly rate £38.72 £22.32 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year +73.52% -47.49% -
75th Percentile £66.00 £40.36 £66.00
90th Percentile £77.50 £66.10 £73.75
UK median hourly rate £38.50 £25.15 £41.08
% change year-on-year +53.08% -38.77% -3.91%

Internal Audit
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Internal Audit relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Internal Audit job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Internal Audit
Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Internal Audit.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Internal Audit

Internal Audit
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Internal Audit in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 6 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Internal Audit in the UK excluding London

Internal Audit
Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Internal Audit.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Internal Audit

Internal Audit
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Internal Audit in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 6 October 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Internal Audit in the UK excluding London

Internal Audit
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Internal Audit within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 6 October 2026. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South East -40 20 £600 +57.89% 61
North of England -65 19 £431 -6.41% 56
East Midlands 0 11 £575 +64.29% 14
Midlands -36 11 £575 +9.52% 40
North West -41 10 £275 -48.36% 29
Yorkshire -36 7 £463 +1.98% 23
East of England - 3 £550 - 25
Scotland -22 2 £520 +4.00% 18
North East -36 2 £275 - 4
South West -46 2 £600 -20.00% 20
Wales - 2 £500 - 7
Channel Islands - 2 £600 -
Internal Audit
UK

Internal Audit
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 2 (3.39%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.69%) Documentum
Applications
1 10 (16.95%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (5.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (3.39%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (1.69%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (6.78%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (3.39%) SAP Business One
2 2 (3.39%) SAP EHS
2 2 (3.39%) SAP ERP
3 1 (1.69%) SAP GRC
3 1 (1.69%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 7 (11.86%) Azure
1 7 (11.86%) Microsoft 365
2 6 (10.17%) Entra ID
3 5 (8.47%) IaaS
3 5 (8.47%) PaaS
4 3 (5.08%) SaaS
5 1 (1.69%) Adobe Creative Cloud
5 1 (1.69%) AWS
5 1 (1.69%) Lucidchart
5 1 (1.69%) Veeva
Communications & Networking
1 4 (6.78%) Firewall
2 1 (1.69%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.39%) DTS
2 1 (1.69%) EDMS
Development Applications
1 1 (1.69%) Git
1 1 (1.69%) MSI
General
1 25 (42.37%) Social Skills
2 13 (22.03%) Analytical Skills
3 8 (13.56%) Finance
4 5 (8.47%) Manufacturing
5 4 (6.78%) Legal
5 4 (6.78%) Public Sector
6 2 (3.39%) Aerospace
6 2 (3.39%) Influencing Skills
6 2 (3.39%) Retail
7 1 (1.69%) Aviation
7 1 (1.69%) Banking
7 1 (1.69%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (1.69%) Electronics
7 1 (1.69%) Environmental Health
7 1 (1.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (1.69%) Local Government
7 1 (1.69%) Military
7 1 (1.69%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (1.69%) Pharmaceutical
7 1 (1.69%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 10 (16.95%) Consultant
2 9 (15.25%) Analyst
3 8 (13.56%) Auditor
3 8 (13.56%) IT Auditor
4 7 (11.86%) Internal Auditor
5 5 (8.47%) Cybersecurity Specialist
5 5 (8.47%) Security Specialist
6 4 (6.78%) Compliance Consultant
6 4 (6.78%) Lead
7 3 (5.08%) Data Analyst
7 3 (5.08%) Data Centre Analyst
7 3 (5.08%) Security Consultant
7 3 (5.08%) Senior
7 3 (5.08%) Senior Consultant
8 2 (3.39%) Compliance Analyst
8 2 (3.39%) Data Compliance Analyst
8 2 (3.39%) GDPR Specialist
8 2 (3.39%) Product Lead
8 2 (3.39%) Risk Manager
8 2 (3.39%) Senior Security Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.69%) JSON
1 1 (1.69%) LDAP
1 1 (1.69%) OAuth
1 1 (1.69%) REST
1 1 (1.69%) SailPoint
1 1 (1.69%) Web Services
1 1 (1.69%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 9 (15.25%) Management Information System
2 7 (11.86%) Operational Technology
3 5 (8.47%) Cyber Defence
4 3 (5.08%) Data Centre
4 3 (5.08%) SCADA
4 3 (5.08%) Security Posture
4 3 (5.08%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (3.39%) Embedded Systems
5 2 (3.39%) Onboarding
6 1 (1.69%) BYOD
6 1 (1.69%) Cyber Threat
6 1 (1.69%) Data Protection Act
6 1 (1.69%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (1.69%) Legacy Applications
6 1 (1.69%) Legacy Systems
6 1 (1.69%) Life Science
6 1 (1.69%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 6 (10.17%) Windows
2 4 (6.78%) Linux
2 4 (6.78%) Unix
3 1 (1.69%) Android
3 1 (1.69%) Apple iOS
3 1 (1.69%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (37.29%) Risk Management
2 21 (35.59%) Continuous Improvement
3 15 (25.42%) Cybersecurity
4 10 (16.95%) Problem-Solving
4 10 (16.95%) Stakeholder Management
5 9 (15.25%) Information Security
5 9 (15.25%) IT Audit
5 9 (15.25%) Risk Register
5 9 (15.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 8 (13.56%) Vulnerability Management
7 7 (11.86%) ITSM
7 7 (11.86%) Quality Management
8 6 (10.17%) Analytics
8 6 (10.17%) Business Continuity
8 6 (10.17%) Process Improvement
8 6 (10.17%) Risk Assessment
8 6 (10.17%) Security Architecture
8 6 (10.17%) Service Delivery
8 6 (10.17%) User Acceptance Testing
8 6 (10.17%) Vulnerability Assessment
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.69%) BeanShell
1 1 (1.69%) Java
1 1 (1.69%) PowerShell
1 1 (1.69%) SQL
Qualifications
1 14 (23.73%) Degree
1 14 (23.73%) Security Cleared
2 12 (20.34%) CISSP
2 12 (20.34%) SC Cleared
3 7 (11.86%) CISM
4 6 (10.17%) CompTIA Security+
4 6 (10.17%) CRISC
5 4 (6.78%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 4 (6.78%) CESG Certified Professional
5 4 (6.78%) CISA
5 4 (6.78%) Cisco Certification
5 4 (6.78%) GIAC
5 4 (6.78%) GSEC
5 4 (6.78%) SANS
5 4 (6.78%) SSCP
6 3 (5.08%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (3.39%) CEH
7 2 (3.39%) DV Cleared
7 2 (3.39%) Network+ Certification
8 1 (1.69%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (33.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 15 (25.42%) NIST
3 10 (16.95%) Cyber Essentials
4 6 (10.17%) ISO 9001
5 5 (8.47%) GRC
5 5 (8.47%) ISO 14001
5 5 (8.47%) QA
6 4 (6.78%) GDPR
6 4 (6.78%) ISO 31000
6 4 (6.78%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 3 (5.08%) ITGC
8 2 (3.39%) COBIT
8 2 (3.39%) COSHH
8 2 (3.39%) ISO 22301
9 1 (1.69%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (1.69%) GxP
9 1 (1.69%) NCSC
9 1 (1.69%) NIST 800
9 1 (1.69%) PMO
9 1 (1.69%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 6 (10.17%) Active Directory
2 2 (3.39%) Embedded Firmware
2 2 (3.39%) Firmware
3 1 (1.69%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 1 (1.69%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 15 (25.42%) Microsoft
2 4 (6.78%) SAP
3 2 (3.39%) ServiceNow
4 1 (1.69%) Adobe
4 1 (1.69%) CyberArk
4 1 (1.69%) OpenText
4 1 (1.69%) Red Hat