IT Audit Job Trends in Central London

IT Auditing
London > Central London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Central London requiring IT Audit skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 135 184 168
Rank change year-on-year +49 -16 +87
Permanent jobs citing IT Audit 6 6 6
As % of all permanent jobs in Central London 0.25% 0.18% 0.20%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.29% 0.19% 0.21%
Number of salaries quoted 5 4 6
10th Percentile £52,750 £47,325 -
25th Percentile £55,000 £47,438 £75,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £58,250 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.17% -27.19% +58.02%
75th Percentile £85,000 £81,688 £85,000
90th Percentile - £103,175 £97,500
London median annual salary £70,000 £66,500 £80,000
% change year-on-year +5.26% -16.88% +6.67%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Central London

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

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,089 3,116 2,917
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 88.48% 95.64% 94.92%
Number of salaries quoted 1,557 1,921 2,592
10th Percentile £40,000 £43,750 £40,000
25th Percentile £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.33% - -
75th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £96,250
90th Percentile £115,000 £117,500 £115,000
London median annual salary £73,500 £75,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year -2.00% - -

IT Audit
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing IT Audit relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Central London.

IT Audit job vacancy trend in Central London

IT Audit
Salary Trend in Central London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing IT Audit.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing IT Audit

IT Audit
Salary Histogram in Central London

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Audit in Central London over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for IT Audit in Central London

IT Audit
Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Audit within the Central London region over the 6 months to 1 January 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
City of London +36 6 £70,000 +20.17% 4
IT Audit
London

IT Audit
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (16.67%) Firewall
1 1 (16.67%) Network Security
General
1 4 (66.67%) Finance
2 1 (16.67%) Financial Institution
2 1 (16.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (16.67%) Legal
2 1 (16.67%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (33.33%) Auditor
1 2 (33.33%) IT Auditor
1 2 (33.33%) Lead
2 1 (16.67%) Audit Manager
2 1 (16.67%) IT Audit Manager
2 1 (16.67%) IT Manager
2 1 (16.67%) IT Security Auditor
2 1 (16.67%) Security Auditor
2 1 (16.67%) Threat Intelligence Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) Cyber Threat
1 1 (16.67%) Data Centre
1 1 (16.67%) Public Cloud
1 1 (16.67%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (50.00%) Attestation
3 2 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (33.33%) ITIL
3 2 (33.33%) Resilience Testing
3 2 (33.33%) Risk Management
4 1 (16.67%) AI
4 1 (16.67%) Analytics
4 1 (16.67%) Budgeting and Forecasting
4 1 (16.67%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
4 1 (16.67%) Data Analytics
4 1 (16.67%) Information Security
4 1 (16.67%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 1 (16.67%) Internal Audit
4 1 (16.67%) Penetration Testing
4 1 (16.67%) Process Improvement
4 1 (16.67%) Project Management
4 1 (16.67%) Security Testing
4 1 (16.67%) Strategic Planning
4 1 (16.67%) Threat Management
Qualifications
1 4 (66.67%) CISA
2 3 (50.00%) CISM
2 3 (50.00%) CRISC
3 1 (16.67%) CISSP
3 1 (16.67%) GIAC
3 1 (16.67%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (33.33%) COBIT
2 2 (33.33%) GRC
3 1 (16.67%) GDPR
3 1 (16.67%) ITGC
3 1 (16.67%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 1 (16.67%) SOC 1
3 1 (16.67%) SOC 2