IRCA Job Trends in the North West

International Register of Certificated Auditors (IRCA)
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for IRCA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 9 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 225 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing IRCA 12 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 0.11% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.75% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
England median annual salary - - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North West

IRCA falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the North West.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,609 2,070 2,230
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 15.09% 44.13% 20.75%
Number of salaries quoted 930 766 1,596
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,055 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.89% +0.11% -13.04%
75th Percentile £69,940 £61,913 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,125 £77,500 £80,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £54,700
% change year-on-year +9.09% +0.55% -8.83%

IRCA
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing IRCA relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North West.

IRCA job vacancy trend in the North West

IRCA
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IRCA within the North West region over the 6 months to 9 June 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
Manchester - 6 - -
Merseyside - 6 - -
IRCA
England

IRCA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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:

General
1 12 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 12 (100.00%) Finance
1 12 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 12 (100.00%) Head of QA
Miscellaneous
1 12 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 12 (100.00%) Analytics
1 12 (100.00%) Anti-Money Laundering
1 12 (100.00%) Change Management
1 12 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 12 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 12 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 12 (100.00%) Quality Management
1 12 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 12 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 12 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (100.00%) GDPR
1 12 (100.00%) ISO 9001
1 12 (100.00%) QA