IRCA Job Trends in the UK excluding London

International Register of Certificated Auditors (IRCA)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London 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 624 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing IRCA 35 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.043% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.25% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £34,800 - -
25th Percentile £39,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,000 - -
75th Percentile £53,000 - -
90th Percentile £57,200 - -
UK median annual salary £46,000 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 13,886 12,287 14,695
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 17.20% 35.92% 25.91%
Number of salaries quoted 7,408 5,081 7,195
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,750 £29,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £33,250 £39,283
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £48,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +18.56% -7.62% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £81,800
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -7.60%

IRCA
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

IRCA job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

IRCA
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing IRCA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing IRCA

IRCA
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing IRCA in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 4 September 2026.

Salary histogram for IRCA in the UK excluding London

IRCA
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IRCA within the UK excluding London 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
North of England - 16 £32,000 - 1
North West - 7 £32,000 - 1
North East - 6 - -
Northern Ireland - 6 - -
Scotland - 4 £60,000 - 2
Yorkshire - 3 - -
Midlands - 3 - -
South West - 3 - - 1
Wales - 3 - -
West Midlands - 3 - -
IRCA
UK

IRCA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding 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:

General
1 35 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 34 (97.14%) Analytical Skills
3 33 (94.29%) Finance
4 1 (2.86%) Automotive
4 1 (2.86%) Manufacturing
4 1 (2.86%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 33 (94.29%) Head of QA
2 1 (2.86%) Consultant
2 1 (2.86%) Trainer
Miscellaneous
1 33 (94.29%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (2.86%) Driving Licence
2 1 (2.86%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (100.00%) Quality Management
2 34 (97.14%) Continuous Improvement
3 33 (94.29%) Actionable Insight
3 33 (94.29%) Analytics
3 33 (94.29%) Anti-Money Laundering
3 33 (94.29%) Change Management
3 33 (94.29%) Customer Experience
3 33 (94.29%) PRINCE2
3 33 (94.29%) Root Cause Analysis
3 33 (94.29%) Service Delivery
3 33 (94.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 2 (5.71%) Internal Audit
5 1 (2.86%) CAPA
5 1 (2.86%) Coaching
5 1 (2.86%) GAP Analysis
5 1 (2.86%) Information Security Management
5 1 (2.86%) ISMS
5 1 (2.86%) QMS
5 1 (2.86%) Regulatory Compliance
5 1 (2.86%) Security Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (100.00%) ISO 9001
2 34 (97.14%) GDPR
2 34 (97.14%) QA
3 1 (2.86%) ISO 14001
3 1 (2.86%) ISO/IEC 27001