IT Auditor Job Trends in London

IT Auditor
England > London

The median IT Auditor salary in London is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 January 2026.

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

6 months to
8 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 335 421 443
Rank change year-on-year +86 +22 +204
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Auditor 34 5 6
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.24% 0.032% 0.034%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.27% 0.035% 0.035%
Number of salaries quoted 31 3 6
10th Percentile - £47,300 -
25th Percentile £65,000 £47,375 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £50,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +40.00% -28.57% +21.74%
75th Percentile - £53,125 -
90th Percentile - £53,500 -
England median annual salary £70,000 £51,250 £70,000
% change year-on-year +36.59% -26.79% +27.27%

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 12,666 14,459 17,033
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.99% 92.72% 95.24%
Number of salaries quoted 8,409 8,371 13,717
10th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £55,322 £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 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £113,750 £120,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £59,526
% change year-on-year -8.33% +0.80% -3.21%

IT Auditor
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

IT Auditor job vacancy trend in London

IT Auditor
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for IT Auditor job vacancies in London.

Salary distribution trend for IT Auditor job vacancies in London

IT Auditor
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Auditor in London over the 6 months to 8 January 2026.

Salary histogram for IT Auditor in London

IT 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 IT Auditor within the London region over the 6 months to 8 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 +42 2 £52,500 +5.53% 3
IT Auditor
England

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

For the 6 months to 8 January 2026, IT 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 IT Auditor in the job title.

1 34 (100.00%) IT Audit
2 30 (88.24%) Internal Audit
3 21 (61.76%) CISA
4 11 (32.35%) Stakeholder Management
5 10 (29.41%) CISSP
5 10 (29.41%) Risk Assessment
6 9 (26.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 8 (23.53%) Analytics
7 8 (23.53%) Cybersecurity
7 8 (23.53%) Data Analysis
7 8 (23.53%) Data Analytics
7 8 (23.53%) Penetration Testing
7 8 (23.53%) Problem-Solving
7 8 (23.53%) Unix
7 8 (23.53%) Windows
8 7 (20.59%) ACCA
8 7 (20.59%) Application Security
8 7 (20.59%) Business Intelligence
8 7 (20.59%) CIMA
8 7 (20.59%) Data Visualisation
8 7 (20.59%) DevOps
8 7 (20.59%) Incident Response
8 7 (20.59%) IT Governance
8 7 (20.59%) ITIL
8 7 (20.59%) Linux
8 7 (20.59%) Microsoft
8 7 (20.59%) Microsoft Excel
8 7 (20.59%) Microsoft Office
8 7 (20.59%) Oracle
8 7 (20.59%) Power BI

IT 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 (20.59%) Microsoft Excel
1 7 (20.59%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 7 (20.59%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.94%) Firewall
1 1 (2.94%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (20.59%) Power BI
1 7 (20.59%) Tableau
2 1 (2.94%) DB2
General
1 12 (35.29%) Finance
2 11 (32.35%) Banking
3 9 (26.47%) Social Skills
4 8 (23.53%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (2.94%) Financial Institution
5 1 (2.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.94%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 1 (2.94%) Blockchain
1 1 (2.94%) Data Centre
1 1 (2.94%) Management Information System
1 1 (2.94%) Public Cloud
1 1 (2.94%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 8 (23.53%) Unix
1 8 (23.53%) Windows
2 7 (20.59%) Linux
3 1 (2.94%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (100.00%) IT Audit
2 30 (88.24%) Internal Audit
3 11 (32.35%) Stakeholder Management
4 10 (29.41%) Risk Assessment
5 8 (23.53%) Analytics
5 8 (23.53%) Cybersecurity
5 8 (23.53%) Data Analysis
5 8 (23.53%) Data Analytics
5 8 (23.53%) Penetration Testing
5 8 (23.53%) Problem-Solving
6 7 (20.59%) Application Security
6 7 (20.59%) Business Intelligence
6 7 (20.59%) Data Visualisation
6 7 (20.59%) DevOps
6 7 (20.59%) IT Governance
6 7 (20.59%) ITIL
6 7 (20.59%) Regulatory Change
6 7 (20.59%) SDLC
6 7 (20.59%) Visualisation
6 7 (20.59%) Vulnerability Assessment
Programming Languages
1 7 (20.59%) Python
1 7 (20.59%) R
1 7 (20.59%) SQL
Qualifications
1 21 (61.76%) CISA
2 10 (29.41%) CISSP
3 7 (20.59%) ACCA
3 7 (20.59%) CIMA
4 2 (5.88%) CISM
4 2 (5.88%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (5.88%) Degree
5 1 (2.94%) CGEIT
5 1 (2.94%) CRISC
5 1 (2.94%) FFIEC
5 1 (2.94%) GIAC
5 1 (2.94%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
5 1 (2.94%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (26.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (2.94%) COBIT
2 1 (2.94%) GDPR
2 1 (2.94%) ITGC
2 1 (2.94%) NIST
2 1 (2.94%) SOC 1
2 1 (2.94%) SOC 2
Vendors
1 7 (20.59%) Microsoft
1 7 (20.59%) Oracle
2 1 (2.94%) Citrix