IT Audit Manager Contract Job Trends

IT Audit Manager
UK

The median IT Audit Manager daily rate in the UK is £558, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 December 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 584 - 608
Rank change year-on-year - - +196
Contract jobs requiring an IT Audit Manager 2 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.005% - 0.007%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.006% - 0.007%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile £551 - -
25th Percentile £552 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £558 - £600
Median % change year-on-year - - +45.45%
75th Percentile £567 - -
90th Percentile £570 - -
UK excluding London median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 33,152 31,803 41,481
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.96% 92.76% 93.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,996 19,553 27,898
10th Percentile £290 £300 £290
25th Percentile £404 £410 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £644
90th Percentile £724 £738 £740
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £490 £500
% change year-on-year -3.06% -2.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,961 1,029 1,466
10th Percentile £14.25 £15.49 £15.16
25th Percentile £17.98 £21.05 £19.14
Median hourly rate £25.25 £34.00 £44.75
Median % change year-on-year -25.74% -24.02% +46.72%
75th Percentile £57.50 £63.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £71.50 £72.90 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -22.62% -27.78% +80.00%

IT Audit Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'IT Audit Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

IT Audit Manager job vacancy trend in the UK

IT Audit Manager
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Audit Manager job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Audit Manager job vacancies in the UK

IT Audit Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Audit Manager job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Audit Manager job vacancies in the UK

IT Audit Manager
Top 2 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Audit Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 15 December 2025. 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
London - 2 £558 - 2
England - 2 £558 - 3

IT Audit Manager Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 15 December 2025, IT Audit Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring IT Audit Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Internal Audit
1 2 (100.00%) IT Audit
2 1 (50.00%) CISA
2 1 (50.00%) CISSP
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Culture
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) ITGC
2 1 (50.00%) Validation

IT Audit Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
2 1 (50.00%) Financial Institution
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Internal Audit
1 2 (100.00%) IT Audit
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Culture
2 1 (50.00%) Validation
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) CISA
1 1 (50.00%) CISSP
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) ITGC