Hybrid/Remote Internal Audit Contract Job Trends

Internal Auditing
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Internal Audit skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 296 295 344
Rank change year-on-year -1 +49 +119
Contract jobs citing Internal Audit 22 21 47
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.22% 0.17% 0.26%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.24% 0.20% 0.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 16 16 27
10th Percentile £406 £238 £412
25th Percentile £449 £347 £569
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £513 £625
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% -18.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £650 £697 £748
90th Percentile £681 £744 £775
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £642
% change year-on-year -4.76% -18.22% +7.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £22.50 £27.50
Median hourly rate - £23.00 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year - -23.33% -
75th Percentile - £23.50 £32.50
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £33.50 £56.25 £30.00
% change year-on-year -40.44% +87.50% +50.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 9,282 10,741 15,802
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 91.14% 88.53% 88.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,142 6,773 10,840
10th Percentile £325 £325 £340
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £638
90th Percentile £724 £750 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £533
% change year-on-year -4.76% -1.50% -3.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 326 222 384
10th Percentile £15.18 £17.58 £19.99
25th Percentile £20.25 £22.50 £26.25
Median hourly rate £41.59 £37.50 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year +10.91% -28.57% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £86.50
UK median hourly rate £25.13 £33.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year -23.86% -22.35% +21.43%

Internal Audit
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Internal Audit and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Internal Audit job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Internal Audit
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Internal Audit.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Internal Audit

Internal Audit
Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Internal Audit over the 6 months to 13 December 2025.

Internal Audit daily rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Internal Audit
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Internal Audit.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Internal Audit

Internal Audit
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 (9.09%) SharePoint
2 1 (4.55%) SAS
Applications
1 3 (13.64%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (9.09%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (9.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (9.09%) Windchill
3 1 (4.55%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 3 (13.64%) GCP
2 2 (9.09%) AWS
2 2 (9.09%) Azure
2 2 (9.09%) Entra ID
2 2 (9.09%) Google Kubernetes Engine
3 1 (4.55%) Azure AKS
3 1 (4.55%) Azure Cosmos DB
3 1 (4.55%) Azure DevOps
3 1 (4.55%) Azure ExpressRoute
3 1 (4.55%) Azure Key Vault
3 1 (4.55%) Azure Monitor
3 1 (4.55%) Azure Synapse Analytics
3 1 (4.55%) GitHub
3 1 (4.55%) GitHub Actions
3 1 (4.55%) IaaS
3 1 (4.55%) PaaS
3 1 (4.55%) SaaS
3 1 (4.55%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 3 (13.64%) Firewall
2 2 (9.09%) VPN
3 1 (4.55%) Internet
3 1 (4.55%) IPsec
3 1 (4.55%) LAN
3 1 (4.55%) SSL
3 1 (4.55%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.55%) Data Lake
1 1 (4.55%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 2 (9.09%) GitLab
1 2 (9.09%) Jenkins
2 1 (4.55%) CircleCI
2 1 (4.55%) Snyk
2 1 (4.55%) SonarQube
General
1 10 (45.45%) Finance
2 9 (40.91%) Social Skills
3 7 (31.82%) Banking
4 5 (22.73%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (22.73%) Legal
5 4 (18.18%) Public Sector
6 3 (13.64%) Retail
7 2 (9.09%) Automotive
7 2 (9.09%) Front Office
8 1 (4.55%) Aerospace
8 1 (4.55%) Financial Institution
8 1 (4.55%) Military
8 1 (4.55%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (13.64%) Architect
1 3 (13.64%) Consultant
1 3 (13.64%) Risk Manager
2 2 (9.09%) Auditor
2 2 (9.09%) Configuration Engineer
2 2 (9.09%) Configuration Management Engineer
2 2 (9.09%) Data Engineer
2 2 (9.09%) Lead
2 2 (9.09%) Security Auditor
3 1 (4.55%) Audit Consultant
3 1 (4.55%) Azure Architect
3 1 (4.55%) Cloud Architect
3 1 (4.55%) Compliance Consultant
3 1 (4.55%) Compliance Specialist
3 1 (4.55%) Credit Risk Modeller
3 1 (4.55%) Cybersecurity Consultant
3 1 (4.55%) DevSecOps Engineer
3 1 (4.55%) MiFID Specialist
3 1 (4.55%) Principal Architect
3 1 (4.55%) Principal Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.55%) ARM Templates
1 1 (4.55%) LDAP
1 1 (4.55%) OAuth
1 1 (4.55%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 4 (18.18%) Cloud Native
2 2 (9.09%) Cyber Threat
3 1 (4.55%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (4.55%) Credit Risk
3 1 (4.55%) Data Centre
3 1 (4.55%) Driving Licence
3 1 (4.55%) Enterprise Cloud
3 1 (4.55%) Enterprise Software
3 1 (4.55%) Hybrid Cloud
3 1 (4.55%) IoT
3 1 (4.55%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (4.55%) Product Ownership
3 1 (4.55%) Security Posture
3 1 (4.55%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (4.55%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 1 (4.55%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (36.36%) Risk Management
2 5 (22.73%) Records Management
3 4 (18.18%) CI/CD
3 4 (18.18%) Identity Access Management
3 4 (18.18%) Mentoring
3 4 (18.18%) Process Improvement
3 4 (18.18%) Regulatory Compliance
3 4 (18.18%) Stakeholder Management
4 3 (13.64%) Agile
4 3 (13.64%) Analytics
4 3 (13.64%) Change Management
4 3 (13.64%) Cloud Security
4 3 (13.64%) Configuration Management
4 3 (13.64%) Containerisation
4 3 (13.64%) Cybersecurity
4 3 (13.64%) DevOps
4 3 (13.64%) Incident Response
4 3 (13.64%) Information Security
4 3 (13.64%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (13.64%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 2 (9.09%) Go
1 2 (9.09%) PowerShell
1 2 (9.09%) Python
1 2 (9.09%) SQL
2 1 (4.55%) Bash
2 1 (4.55%) Bicep
2 1 (4.55%) Java
2 1 (4.55%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 4 (18.18%) Security Cleared
2 3 (13.64%) CISSP
2 3 (13.64%) GIAC
2 3 (13.64%) SC Cleared
3 2 (9.09%) CISM
3 2 (9.09%) CSSLP
3 2 (9.09%) Degree
4 1 (4.55%) AWS Certification
4 1 (4.55%) Azure Certification
4 1 (4.55%) CISA
4 1 (4.55%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (4.55%) GPEN
4 1 (4.55%) GWAPT
4 1 (4.55%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (4.55%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (27.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (18.18%) GDPR
3 3 (13.64%) ISO 9001
3 3 (13.64%) QA
4 2 (9.09%) PCI DSS
4 2 (9.09%) SOC 2
5 1 (4.55%) GRC
5 1 (4.55%) HIPAA
5 1 (4.55%) IFRS
5 1 (4.55%) IFRS 9
5 1 (4.55%) ISO 9002
5 1 (4.55%) MiFID
5 1 (4.55%) NIST
5 1 (4.55%) PMO
5 1 (4.55%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 2 (9.09%) Active Directory
2 1 (4.55%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (13.64%) Kubernetes
1 3 (13.64%) Terraform
Vendors
1 5 (22.73%) Microsoft
2 2 (9.09%) Salesforce
2 2 (9.09%) ServiceNow
3 1 (4.55%) Google
3 1 (4.55%) Oracle
3 1 (4.55%) SAP
3 1 (4.55%) Workday