Auditor Job Trends in London

Auditor
England > London

The median Auditor salary in London is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 January 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 315 388 422
Rank change year-on-year +73 +34 +259
Permanent jobs requiring an Auditor 80 37 14
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.58% 0.23% 0.079%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.64% 0.25% 0.083%
Number of salaries quoted 76 5 12
10th Percentile £55,000 £43,250 -
25th Percentile £60,000 £46,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £49,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +31.31% -29.29% +24.44%
75th Percentile £70,000 £52,500 -
90th Percentile £90,000 £53,250 £76,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £45,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +33.33% -14.29% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 12,453 14,685 16,817
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.81% 92.97% 95.16%
Number of salaries quoted 8,230 8,588 13,582
10th Percentile £35,750 £42,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% - +3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £96,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £115,000 £120,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.64%

Auditor
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Auditor job vacancy trend in London

Auditor
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for Auditor job vacancies in London.

Salary distribution trend for Auditor job vacancies in London

Auditor
Salary Histogram in London

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

Salary histogram for Auditor in London

Auditor
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Auditor within the 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
East London - 12 £96,250 - 1
Central London +44 2 £52,500 +5.53% 1
South London - 2 £40,000 -
Auditor
England

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

For the 6 months to 1 January 2026, 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 London region featuring Auditor in the job title.

1 48 (60.00%) Internal Audit
2 39 (48.75%) CISA
3 36 (45.00%) IT Audit
4 25 (31.25%) Analytics
4 25 (31.25%) Data Analytics
5 24 (30.00%) Cybersecurity
6 23 (28.75%) CISSP
7 22 (27.50%) Cyber Essentials
7 22 (27.50%) Risk Assessment
8 19 (23.75%) Incident Response
9 14 (17.50%) CISM
9 14 (17.50%) NIST
9 14 (17.50%) Problem-Solving
9 14 (17.50%) Validation
10 13 (16.25%) CGEIT
10 13 (16.25%) COBIT
10 13 (16.25%) FFIEC
10 13 (16.25%) GDPR
10 13 (16.25%) Risk Management
10 13 (16.25%) SANS
10 13 (16.25%) Test Strategy
11 12 (15.00%) Agile
11 12 (15.00%) CHAP
11 12 (15.00%) Data Protection
11 12 (15.00%) Information Security
11 12 (15.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 12 (15.00%) PRINCE2
11 12 (15.00%) Project Management
11 12 (15.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 12 (15.00%) Stakeholder Management

Auditor Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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:

Applications
1 7 (8.75%) Microsoft Excel
1 7 (8.75%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 7 (8.75%) Power Platform
2 1 (1.25%) AWS
2 1 (1.25%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 12 (15.00%) CHAP
2 1 (1.25%) Firewall
2 1 (1.25%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (8.75%) Power BI
1 7 (8.75%) Tableau
2 1 (1.25%) DB2
General
1 28 (35.00%) Banking
2 25 (31.25%) Finance
2 25 (31.25%) Social Skills
3 13 (16.25%) Financial Institution
4 12 (15.00%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (3.75%) Public Sector
6 1 (1.25%) Games
6 1 (1.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (1.25%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (1.25%) Marketing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.25%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 13 (16.25%) Management Information System
2 7 (8.75%) Blockchain
3 3 (3.75%) Analytical Mindset
3 3 (3.75%) Driving Licence
4 2 (2.50%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (1.25%) Data Centre
5 1 (1.25%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 8 (10.00%) Unix
1 8 (10.00%) Windows
2 7 (8.75%) Linux
3 1 (1.25%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (60.00%) Internal Audit
2 36 (45.00%) IT Audit
3 25 (31.25%) Analytics
3 25 (31.25%) Data Analytics
4 24 (30.00%) Cybersecurity
5 22 (27.50%) Risk Assessment
6 19 (23.75%) Incident Response
7 14 (17.50%) Problem-Solving
7 14 (17.50%) Validation
8 13 (16.25%) Risk Management
8 13 (16.25%) Test Strategy
9 12 (15.00%) Agile
9 12 (15.00%) Data Protection
9 12 (15.00%) Information Security
9 12 (15.00%) PRINCE2
9 12 (15.00%) Project Management
9 12 (15.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 12 (15.00%) Stakeholder Management
9 12 (15.00%) Threat Management
9 12 (15.00%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 7 (8.75%) Python
1 7 (8.75%) R
1 7 (8.75%) SQL
Qualifications
1 39 (48.75%) CISA
2 23 (28.75%) CISSP
3 14 (17.50%) CISM
4 13 (16.25%) CGEIT
4 13 (16.25%) FFIEC
4 13 (16.25%) SANS
5 7 (8.75%) ACCA
5 7 (8.75%) CIMA
6 6 (7.50%) Degree
7 3 (3.75%) DV Cleared
7 3 (3.75%) NVQ Level 3
7 3 (3.75%) SC Cleared
7 3 (3.75%) Security Cleared
8 2 (2.50%) Computer Science Degree
9 1 (1.25%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 1 (1.25%) AWS Certification
9 1 (1.25%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 1 (1.25%) CRISC
9 1 (1.25%) GIAC
9 1 (1.25%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (27.50%) Cyber Essentials
2 14 (17.50%) NIST
3 13 (16.25%) COBIT
3 13 (16.25%) GDPR
4 12 (15.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (3.75%) GRC
5 3 (3.75%) ISO 14001
5 3 (3.75%) ISO 9001
5 3 (3.75%) NEBOSH
6 1 (1.25%) ITGC
6 1 (1.25%) SOC 1
6 1 (1.25%) SOC 2
Vendors
1 7 (8.75%) Microsoft
1 7 (8.75%) Oracle
2 1 (1.25%) Citrix
2 1 (1.25%) Google