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 4 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 248 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing IRCA 7 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 0.057% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.42% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,000 - -
England median annual salary £32,000 - -

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 1,663 1,888 1,750
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 13.56% 37.07% 22.00%
Number of salaries quoted 1,011 637 978
10th Percentile £31,000 £26,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £33,250 £37,518
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £50,055
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -0.11% -12.95%
75th Percentile £72,250 £60,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £76,750 £77,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%

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 4 September 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 - 4 £32,000 -
Merseyside - 3 - -
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 7 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 7 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 6 (85.71%) Finance
3 1 (14.29%) Automotive
3 1 (14.29%) Manufacturing
3 1 (14.29%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (85.71%) Head of QA
Miscellaneous
1 6 (85.71%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 7 (100.00%) Quality Management
2 6 (85.71%) Actionable Insight
2 6 (85.71%) Analytics
2 6 (85.71%) Anti-Money Laundering
2 6 (85.71%) Change Management
2 6 (85.71%) Customer Experience
2 6 (85.71%) PRINCE2
2 6 (85.71%) Root Cause Analysis
2 6 (85.71%) Service Delivery
2 6 (85.71%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (14.29%) CAPA
3 1 (14.29%) Internal Audit
3 1 (14.29%) QMS
3 1 (14.29%) Regulatory Compliance
3 1 (14.29%) Risk Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (100.00%) GDPR
1 7 (100.00%) ISO 9001
1 7 (100.00%) QA