Compliance Adviser
UK

The median Compliance Adviser salary in the UK is £55,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 15 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
15 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 892 972 1232
Rank change year-on-year +80 +260 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Compliance Advisor 3 5 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.003% 0.005% 0.001%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.003% 0.005% 0.001%
Number of salaries quoted 3 3 1
10th Percentile £45,000 - -
25th Percentile £48,750 £41,250 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £42,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +29.41% -19.05% -
75th Percentile £66,250 £43,750 £56,250
90th Percentile £73,000 - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £42,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +29.41% -19.05% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 93,908 91,208 153,609
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.68% 91.47% 96.09%
Number of salaries quoted 67,161 57,434 84,375
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,521
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £80,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,950
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,173
% change year-on-year -5.66% +5.64% +5.63%

Compliance Advisor
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Compliance Advisor in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Compliance Advisor in the UK

Compliance Advisor
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Compliance Advisor.

Salary trend for Compliance Advisor in the UK

Compliance Advisor
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Compliance Advisor over the 6 months to 15 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Compliance Advisor in the UK

Compliance Advisor
Top 6 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Compliance Advisor within the UK over the 6 months to 15 May 2024. 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
England +68 3 £55,000 +29.41% 2
Work from Home +58 1 £75,000 +76.47%
North of England +41 1 £55,000 +29.41%
North West +4 1 £55,000 +29.41%
UK excluding London -36 1 £55,000 +29.41% 2
London - 1 £45,000 -

Compliance Advisor Skill Set
Top 29 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 15 May 2024, Compliance Advisor job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Compliance Advisor in the job title.

1 1 (33.33%) Project Management
1 1 (33.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
1 1 (33.33%) GAP Analysis
1 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
1 1 (33.33%) Finance
1 1 (33.33%) Validation
1 1 (33.33%) GIAC
1 1 (33.33%) Information Security
1 1 (33.33%) Agile
1 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
1 1 (33.33%) Time Management
1 1 (33.33%) Azure
1 1 (33.33%) AWS
1 1 (33.33%) Information Security Governance
1 1 (33.33%) ISACA
1 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (33.33%) KYC
1 1 (33.33%) Anti-Money Laundering
1 1 (33.33%) Fintech
1 1 (33.33%) SANS
1 1 (33.33%) Regulatory Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
1 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (33.33%) WhatsApp
1 1 (33.33%) SOC 2
1 1 (33.33%) GRC
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Presentation Skills

Compliance Advisor Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) AWS
1 1 (33.33%) Azure
1 1 (33.33%) WhatsApp
General
1 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Finance
1 1 (33.33%) Presentation Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Agile
1 1 (33.33%) Anti-Money Laundering
1 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
1 1 (33.33%) Fintech
1 1 (33.33%) GAP Analysis
1 1 (33.33%) Information Security
1 1 (33.33%) Information Security Governance
1 1 (33.33%) KYC
1 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (33.33%) Project Management
1 1 (33.33%) Regulatory Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
1 1 (33.33%) Time Management
1 1 (33.33%) Validation
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
1 1 (33.33%) GIAC
1 1 (33.33%) ISACA
1 1 (33.33%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) GRC
1 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (33.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
1 1 (33.33%) SOC 2