Internal Audit Job Trends in London

Internal Auditing
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in London requiring Internal Audit skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 271 314 373
Rank change year-on-year +43 +59 +189
Permanent jobs citing Internal Audit 103 115 70
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.73% 0.74% 0.38%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.83% 0.78% 0.42%
Number of salaries quoted 68 42 58
10th Percentile £65,000 £45,000 £46,750
25th Percentile £67,500 £60,625 £60,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year - -6.67% +25.00%
75th Percentile £88,750 £119,375 £90,000
90th Percentile £107,500 £120,000 £139,750
England median annual salary £70,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +16.67% - +8.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
London

Internal 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 London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 12,365 14,682 16,817
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 87.68% 94.64% 92.38%
Number of salaries quoted 7,912 8,070 13,469
10th Percentile £36,250 £43,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £52,500 £56,250 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £75,000
75th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £117,500 £120,125 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Internal Audit
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Internal Audit job vacancy trend in London

Internal Audit
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Internal Audit.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Internal Audit

Internal Audit
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Internal Audit in London over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Internal Audit in London

Internal Audit
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Internal Audit within the London region over the 6 months to 14 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
Central London +40 25 £75,000 +30.43% 8
East London - 14 £96,250 -
West London - 1 £75,000 - 1
Internal Audit
England

Internal Audit
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (0.97%) SharePoint
Applications
1 21 (20.39%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (9.71%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (1.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.97%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.97%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 9 (8.74%) Power Platform
2 4 (3.88%) AWS
3 2 (1.94%) Azure
3 2 (1.94%) GCP
3 2 (1.94%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (0.97%) Collibra
4 1 (0.97%) Microsoft Purview
4 1 (0.97%) SaaS
4 1 (0.97%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 14 (13.59%) CHAP
2 9 (8.74%) Wireless
3 3 (2.91%) Firewall
3 3 (2.91%) Intrusion Detection
4 2 (1.94%) Network Security
5 1 (0.97%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (8.74%) Power BI
1 9 (8.74%) Tableau
2 1 (0.97%) DB2
2 1 (0.97%) Metadata
2 1 (0.97%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.97%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 5 (4.85%) Burp Suite
1 5 (4.85%) Metasploit
General
1 71 (68.93%) Finance
2 42 (40.78%) Banking
2 42 (40.78%) Social Skills
3 19 (18.45%) Analytical Skills
4 15 (14.56%) Financial Institution
5 5 (4.85%) Retail
6 4 (3.88%) Law
7 3 (2.91%) Legal
7 3 (2.91%) Organisational Skills
8 2 (1.94%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (1.94%) Local Government
9 1 (0.97%) Back Office
9 1 (0.97%) Front Office
9 1 (0.97%) Games
9 1 (0.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (0.97%) Marketing
9 1 (0.97%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 47 (45.63%) Auditor
2 31 (30.10%) Senior
3 28 (27.18%) IT Auditor
4 25 (24.27%) Internal Auditor
5 21 (20.39%) Senior Auditor
6 18 (17.48%) Senior IT Auditor
7 14 (13.59%) Security Auditor
8 11 (10.68%) Consultant
9 10 (9.71%) Analyst
9 10 (9.71%) Risk Manager
10 8 (7.77%) Audit Manager
11 7 (6.80%) Internal Audit Manager
11 7 (6.80%) IT Audit Manager
11 7 (6.80%) IT Manager
12 6 (5.83%) Security Analyst
13 5 (4.85%) Digital Analyst
14 4 (3.88%) Security Manager
14 4 (3.88%) Senior Analyst
14 4 (3.88%) Senior Consultant
14 4 (3.88%) Senior Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.97%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 20 (19.42%) Management Information System
2 12 (11.65%) Security Posture
3 11 (10.68%) Driving Licence
4 9 (8.74%) Mobile App
5 8 (7.77%) Blockchain
5 8 (7.77%) Cyber Defence
6 2 (1.94%) Data Centre
6 2 (1.94%) Onboarding
6 2 (1.94%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (0.97%) Credit Risk
7 1 (0.97%) Cyber Threat
7 1 (0.97%) Market Risk
7 1 (0.97%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 13 (12.62%) Windows
2 10 (9.71%) Linux
3 8 (7.77%) Unix
4 2 (1.94%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.97%) AIX
5 1 (0.97%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (41.75%) Agile
2 42 (40.78%) Cybersecurity
3 34 (33.01%) Analytics
4 33 (32.04%) Coaching
4 33 (32.04%) Data Analytics
4 33 (32.04%) Information Security
4 33 (32.04%) Risk Management
5 32 (31.07%) Problem-Solving
6 30 (29.13%) IT Audit
7 28 (27.18%) Data Protection
7 28 (27.18%) Mentoring
8 27 (26.21%) Incident Response
9 26 (25.24%) Creative Thinking
10 25 (24.27%) Risk Assessment
11 24 (23.30%) Business Transformation
12 23 (22.33%) Business Strategy
13 21 (20.39%) Vulnerability Management
14 19 (18.45%) Penetration Testing
15 18 (17.48%) Validation
16 17 (16.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 14 (13.59%) Python
2 11 (10.68%) SQL
3 7 (6.80%) R
4 6 (5.83%) PowerShell
5 5 (4.85%) Bash
6 1 (0.97%) VBA
Qualifications
1 49 (47.57%) CISA
2 40 (38.83%) CISSP
3 27 (26.21%) CISM
4 26 (25.24%) Degree
5 16 (15.53%) SANS
6 15 (14.56%) CGEIT
6 15 (14.56%) FFIEC
7 13 (12.62%) OSCP
8 12 (11.65%) CREST Certified
9 9 (8.74%) CCSAM
9 9 (8.74%) CHECK Team Leader
9 9 (8.74%) CHECK Team Member
10 7 (6.80%) ACCA
10 7 (6.80%) CIMA
11 6 (5.83%) CRISC
11 6 (5.83%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
12 3 (2.91%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 3 (2.91%) CCSP
12 3 (2.91%) Cisco Certification
12 3 (2.91%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (26.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 25 (24.27%) GDPR
2 25 (24.27%) NIST
3 16 (15.53%) COBIT
4 7 (6.80%) GRC
5 4 (3.88%) ISO 22301
5 4 (3.88%) QA
5 4 (3.88%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 4 (3.88%) SOC 1
5 4 (3.88%) SOC 2
6 3 (2.91%) Data Quality
6 3 (2.91%) ISO/IEC 27005
6 3 (2.91%) ISO/IEC 42001
6 3 (2.91%) NIST 800
6 3 (2.91%) PCI DSS
7 2 (1.94%) HIPAA
7 2 (1.94%) ISO 9001
7 2 (1.94%) SLA
8 1 (0.97%) ISO 14001
8 1 (0.97%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 2 (1.94%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (4.85%) Nessus
2 1 (0.97%) Ansible
2 1 (0.97%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
2 1 (0.97%) Progress Chef
2 1 (0.97%) Puppet
Vendors
1 15 (14.56%) Microsoft
2 7 (6.80%) Oracle
3 3 (2.91%) VMware
4 2 (1.94%) ServiceNow
5 1 (0.97%) Alteryx
5 1 (0.97%) Cadence
5 1 (0.97%) Citrix
5 1 (0.97%) Databricks
5 1 (0.97%) Google
5 1 (0.97%) IFS
5 1 (0.97%) Informatica
5 1 (0.97%) SAP
5 1 (0.97%) Workday