IRCA Job Trends in Scotland

International Register of Certificated Auditors (IRCA)
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland 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 136 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing IRCA 4 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 0.11% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.64% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - -
UK median annual salary £46,000 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Scotland

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 Scotland.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 628 464 771
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 16.85% 18.61% 16.97%
Number of salaries quoted 189 177 349
10th Percentile £27,500 £25,313 £29,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £31,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £42,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +29.41% -19.05% +5.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £61,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £76,840 £82,700
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -7.60%

IRCA
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

IRCA job vacancy trend in Scotland

IRCA
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing IRCA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing IRCA

IRCA
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IRCA within the Scotland 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
Glasgow - 3 - -
Dunbartonshire - 1 £60,000 - 2
IRCA
UK

IRCA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (75.00%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (75.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) Head of QA
2 1 (25.00%) Consultant
2 1 (25.00%) Trainer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (25.00%) Driving Licence
2 1 (25.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Quality Management
2 3 (75.00%) Actionable Insight
2 3 (75.00%) Analytics
2 3 (75.00%) Anti-Money Laundering
2 3 (75.00%) Change Management
2 3 (75.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (75.00%) Customer Experience
2 3 (75.00%) PRINCE2
2 3 (75.00%) Root Cause Analysis
2 3 (75.00%) Service Delivery
2 3 (75.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (25.00%) Coaching
3 1 (25.00%) GAP Analysis
3 1 (25.00%) Information Security
3 1 (25.00%) Information Security Management
3 1 (25.00%) Internal Audit
3 1 (25.00%) ISMS
3 1 (25.00%) Security Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (100.00%) ISO 9001
2 3 (75.00%) GDPR
2 3 (75.00%) QA
3 1 (25.00%) ISO 14001
3 1 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 27001