IRCA Job Trends in Northern Ireland

International Register of Certificated Auditors (IRCA)
UK > Northern Ireland

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Northern Ireland 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 112 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing IRCA 6 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Northern Ireland 0.44% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 2.44% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
UK median annual salary £46,000 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Northern Ireland

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 Northern Ireland.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 246 61 158
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 17.84% 20.82% 29.37%
Number of salaries quoted 33 25 66
10th Percentile £24,000 £38,450 £27,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £47,500 £34,647
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £59,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -23.73% +31.11% -13.46%
75th Percentile £76,075 £74,258 £60,000
90th Percentile £78,312 £93,750 £69,900
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -7.60%

IRCA
Job Locations in Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IRCA within the Northern Ireland 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
County Antrim - 3 - -
Newry - 3 - -
County Down - 3 - -
IRCA
UK

IRCA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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 6 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 6 (100.00%) Finance
1 6 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (100.00%) Head of QA
Miscellaneous
1 6 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 6 (100.00%) Analytics
1 6 (100.00%) Anti-Money Laundering
1 6 (100.00%) Change Management
1 6 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 6 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 6 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 6 (100.00%) Quality Management
1 6 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 6 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 6 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (100.00%) GDPR
1 6 (100.00%) ISO 9001
1 6 (100.00%) QA