Auditor Job Trends in England

Auditor
UK > England

The median Auditor salary in England is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 490 582 647
Rank change year-on-year +92 +65 +283
Permanent jobs requiring an Auditor 119 93 20
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.23% 0.19% 0.044%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.25% 0.20% 0.046%
Number of salaries quoted 113 10 17
10th Percentile £35,000 - £35,150
25th Percentile £51,750 £41,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £45,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +33.33% -14.29% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £52,313 £70,000
90th Percentile £88,750 £54,000 £73,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £45,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +33.33% -14.29% +5.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 47,242 46,225 43,242
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.66% 93.21% 95.08%
Number of salaries quoted 29,630 24,644 33,926
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,199 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.64%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Auditor
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Auditor' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Auditor job vacancy trend in England

Auditor
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Auditor job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Auditor job vacancies in England

Auditor
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Auditor in England over the 6 months to 30 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Auditor in England

Auditor
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Auditor within the England region over the 6 months to 30 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +97 78 £65,000 +31.31% 11
Midlands +39 16 £60,000 +41.18% 3
North of England -18 14 £35,000 -17.65%
West Midlands +33 12 £60,000 +41.18% 1
North West -16 9 £40,000 -
South East - 8 £53,500 - 3
East Midlands - 4 £35,000 - 2
Yorkshire +5 3 £35,000 -17.65%
South West - 3 £75,000 - 3
North East - 2 £35,000 -
Auditor
UK

Auditor Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 30 December 2025, Auditor 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 permanent job ads across the England region featuring Auditor in the job title.

1 56 (47.06%) Internal Audit
2 44 (36.97%) IT Audit
3 39 (32.77%) CISA
4 30 (25.21%) Cyber Essentials
5 26 (21.85%) Analytics
5 26 (21.85%) Data Analytics
6 24 (20.17%) Cybersecurity
7 21 (17.65%) CISSP
8 20 (16.81%) Risk Assessment
9 17 (14.29%) Incident Response
10 14 (11.76%) Problem-Solving
11 13 (10.92%) Risk Management
12 12 (10.08%) CISM
12 12 (10.08%) GDPR
12 12 (10.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
12 12 (10.08%) NIST
12 12 (10.08%) Stakeholder Management
12 12 (10.08%) Validation
13 11 (9.24%) CGEIT
13 11 (9.24%) COBIT
13 11 (9.24%) Data Governance
13 11 (9.24%) FFIEC
13 11 (9.24%) SANS
13 11 (9.24%) Test Strategy
14 10 (8.40%) Agile
14 10 (8.40%) CHAP
14 10 (8.40%) Data Protection
14 10 (8.40%) Information Security
14 10 (8.40%) PRINCE2
14 10 (8.40%) Project Management

Auditor Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Applications
1 7 (5.88%) Microsoft Excel
1 7 (5.88%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 7 (5.88%) Power Platform
2 1 (0.84%) AWS
2 1 (0.84%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 10 (8.40%) CHAP
2 1 (0.84%) Firewall
2 1 (0.84%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (5.88%) Power BI
1 7 (5.88%) Tableau
2 1 (0.84%) DB2
General
1 28 (23.53%) Finance
2 27 (22.69%) Banking
3 23 (19.33%) Social Skills
4 14 (11.76%) Analytical Skills
5 11 (9.24%) Financial Institution
6 3 (2.52%) Public Sector
7 1 (0.84%) Games
7 1 (0.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (0.84%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (0.84%) Law
7 1 (0.84%) Marketing
7 1 (0.84%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.84%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 11 (9.24%) Management Information System
2 9 (7.56%) Driving Licence
3 6 (5.04%) Blockchain
4 3 (2.52%) Analytical Mindset
5 2 (1.68%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (0.84%) Data Centre
6 1 (0.84%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 8 (6.72%) Unix
1 8 (6.72%) Windows
2 7 (5.88%) Linux
3 1 (0.84%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 56 (47.06%) Internal Audit
2 44 (36.97%) IT Audit
3 26 (21.85%) Analytics
3 26 (21.85%) Data Analytics
4 24 (20.17%) Cybersecurity
5 20 (16.81%) Risk Assessment
6 17 (14.29%) Incident Response
7 14 (11.76%) Problem-Solving
8 13 (10.92%) Risk Management
9 12 (10.08%) Stakeholder Management
9 12 (10.08%) Validation
10 11 (9.24%) Data Governance
10 11 (9.24%) Test Strategy
11 10 (8.40%) Agile
11 10 (8.40%) Data Protection
11 10 (8.40%) Information Security
11 10 (8.40%) PRINCE2
11 10 (8.40%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 10 (8.40%) Threat Management
11 10 (8.40%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 7 (5.88%) Python
1 7 (5.88%) R
1 7 (5.88%) SQL
Qualifications
1 39 (32.77%) CISA
2 21 (17.65%) CISSP
3 12 (10.08%) CISM
4 11 (9.24%) CGEIT
4 11 (9.24%) FFIEC
4 11 (9.24%) SANS
5 7 (5.88%) ACCA
5 7 (5.88%) CIMA
6 6 (5.04%) Degree
7 3 (2.52%) DV Cleared
7 3 (2.52%) NVQ Level 3
7 3 (2.52%) SC Cleared
7 3 (2.52%) Security Cleared
8 2 (1.68%) Computer Science Degree
9 1 (0.84%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 1 (0.84%) AWS Certification
9 1 (0.84%) Cisco Certification
9 1 (0.84%) CRISC
9 1 (0.84%) GIAC
9 1 (0.84%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (25.21%) Cyber Essentials
2 12 (10.08%) GDPR
2 12 (10.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 12 (10.08%) NIST
3 11 (9.24%) COBIT
4 3 (2.52%) GRC
4 3 (2.52%) ISO 14001
4 3 (2.52%) ISO 9001
4 3 (2.52%) NEBOSH
5 1 (0.84%) Actionable Recommendations
5 1 (0.84%) ITGC
5 1 (0.84%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 1 (0.84%) SOC 1
5 1 (0.84%) SOC 2
5 1 (0.84%) SOX 404
Vendors
1 7 (5.88%) Microsoft
1 7 (5.88%) Oracle
2 1 (0.84%) Citrix
2 1 (0.84%) Google