Internal Auditing
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Internal Audit skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Internal Audit over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 518 661 861
Rank change year-on-year +143 +200 -126
Permanent jobs citing Internal Audit 423 355 367
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.43% 0.34% 0.23%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.50% 0.36% 0.25%
Number of salaries quoted 250 215 200
10th Percentile £37,750 £26,250 £37,475
25th Percentile £41,156 £42,500 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £59,064
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% -2.65% +7.39%
75th Percentile £67,500 £78,750 £71,248
90th Percentile £77,500 £96,857 £82,550
UK excluding London median annual salary £48,000 £45,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +6.67% -18.18% +22.22%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Internal Audit is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 84,620 99,018 149,592
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.90% 95.62% 95.60%
Number of salaries quoted 59,724 58,165 83,321
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.57% +2.50% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Internal Audit
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Internal Audit as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Internal Audit in the UK

Internal Audit
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Internal Audit.

Salary trend for Internal Audit in the UK

Internal Audit
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Internal Audit over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Internal Audit in the UK

Internal Audit
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Internal Audit within the UK over the 6 months to 4 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 +148 367 £52,500 -8.70% 240
UK excluding London +82 298 £48,000 +6.67% 165
London +85 112 £68,750 -5.17% 84
Work from Home +87 111 £55,000 -5.98% 70
South East +79 109 £39,000 -26.42% 45
North of England +57 51 £45,000 - 36
Scotland -56 37 £69,500 -10.32% 8
Midlands +23 33 £60,000 +20.00% 31
East of England +45 28 £50,000 -3.61% 18
North West +31 28 £35,000 -39.46% 21
South West -31 27 £48,750 +77.27% 26
West Midlands +12 22 £60,000 +20.00% 22
Yorkshire +91 20 £47,500 +16.05% 12
Northern Ireland +33 12 - - 2
East Midlands -2 11 £44,500 - 9
North East -2 3 £48,000 +6.67% 4
Wales -1 1 £43,067 +10.43% 5

Internal Audit
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:

Application Platforms
1 16 (3.78%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.18%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.47%) SAS
4 1 (0.24%) Apache
4 1 (0.24%) IBM Domino
4 1 (0.24%) IIS
4 1 (0.24%) Skype for Business
4 1 (0.24%) WebSphere
Applications
1 38 (8.98%) Microsoft Office
2 31 (7.33%) Microsoft Excel
3 19 (4.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.71%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (0.71%) Oracle AGIS
1 3 (0.71%) Oracle Assets
1 3 (0.71%) Oracle E-Business Tax
1 3 (0.71%) Oracle Financials
1 3 (0.71%) Oracle General Ledger
1 3 (0.71%) Oracle iProcurement
1 3 (0.71%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 25 (5.91%) Azure
2 16 (3.78%) Microsoft 365
2 16 (3.78%) Power Platform
3 10 (2.36%) AWS
4 9 (2.13%) GCP
5 5 (1.18%) Cloud Computing
6 4 (0.95%) Entra ID
6 4 (0.95%) Google Workspace
7 3 (0.71%) SaaS
8 2 (0.47%) Google Docs
8 2 (0.47%) Google Sheets
8 2 (0.47%) IaaS
8 2 (0.47%) OneDrive
8 2 (0.47%) PaaS
9 1 (0.24%) Mimecast
9 1 (0.24%) Slack
9 1 (0.24%) Yammer
Communications & Networking
1 23 (5.44%) Firewall
2 9 (2.13%) VPN
3 7 (1.65%) Cisco IPT
4 6 (1.42%) Intrusion Detection
5 5 (1.18%) Wireless
6 4 (0.95%) Network Security
6 4 (0.95%) WAN
7 3 (0.71%) Internet
7 3 (0.71%) LAN
7 3 (0.71%) WLAN
8 2 (0.47%) 5G
8 2 (0.47%) Broadband
8 2 (0.47%) Cisco IOS
8 2 (0.47%) Intranet
9 1 (0.24%) DHCP
9 1 (0.24%) DNS
9 1 (0.24%) SD-WAN
9 1 (0.24%) Skype
9 1 (0.24%) TCP/IP
9 1 (0.24%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (3.78%) Power BI
2 8 (1.89%) Tableau
3 3 (0.71%) Oracle Reports
4 2 (0.47%) Big Data
5 1 (0.24%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.24%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (0.71%) JIRA
2 1 (0.24%) GitLab
General
1 120 (28.37%) Finance
2 94 (22.22%) Social Skills
3 86 (20.33%) Manufacturing
4 67 (15.84%) Analytical Skills
5 53 (12.53%) Electronics
6 42 (9.93%) Legal
7 25 (5.91%) Retail
8 22 (5.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 20 (4.73%) Pharmaceutical
10 17 (4.02%) Presentation Skills
11 12 (2.84%) Banking
12 10 (2.36%) Organisational Skills
13 9 (2.13%) Telecoms
14 7 (1.65%) Law
14 7 (1.65%) Public Sector
15 6 (1.42%) Automotive
16 5 (1.18%) Aviation
16 5 (1.18%) Financial Institution
16 5 (1.18%) Influencing Skills
17 4 (0.95%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 57 (13.48%) Analyst
2 55 (13.00%) Senior
3 46 (10.87%) Audit Manager
4 41 (9.69%) Quality Engineer
5 39 (9.22%) IT Manager
6 32 (7.57%) Security Analyst
7 28 (6.62%) Auditor
8 23 (5.44%) Compliance Manager
9 21 (4.96%) IT Auditor
10 20 (4.73%) IT Audit Manager
10 20 (4.73%) QA Engineer
11 19 (4.49%) Lead
11 19 (4.49%) Quality Manager
11 19 (4.49%) Senior Manager
12 18 (4.26%) QC Engineer
12 18 (4.26%) Senior Audit Manager
13 17 (4.02%) Security Manager
13 17 (4.02%) Services Director
14 15 (3.55%) Administrator
14 15 (3.55%) Senior Auditor
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (0.71%) Web Services
2 2 (0.47%) Django
2 2 (0.47%) jQuery
2 2 (0.47%) OAuth
2 2 (0.47%) OpenID
2 2 (0.47%) SAML
2 2 (0.47%) Twitter Bootstrap
3 1 (0.24%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 75 (17.73%) Management Information System
2 22 (5.20%) Security Posture
3 17 (4.02%) Onboarding
4 11 (2.60%) Data Protection Act
5 9 (2.13%) Data Centre
6 8 (1.89%) Self-Motivation
7 7 (1.65%) Biopharmaceutical
8 6 (1.42%) Cloud Native
8 6 (1.42%) Industry 4.0
8 6 (1.42%) IoT
8 6 (1.42%) PMI
9 5 (1.18%) Reinsurance
10 4 (0.95%) Cyber Threat
10 4 (0.95%) FMCG
10 4 (0.95%) Learning Management System
10 4 (0.95%) NHS
10 4 (0.95%) Product Ownership
10 4 (0.95%) Security Operations Centre
11 3 (0.71%) Derivative
11 3 (0.71%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 6 (1.42%) Windows
2 4 (0.95%) Linux
2 4 (0.95%) Mac OS
3 3 (0.71%) Kali Linux
4 2 (0.47%) Android
4 2 (0.47%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 115 (27.19%) Information Security
2 102 (24.11%) Risk Management
3 69 (16.31%) Continuous Improvement
4 66 (15.60%) IT Audit
5 65 (15.37%) Cybersecurity
6 64 (15.13%) Collaborative Working
7 57 (13.48%) FMEA
8 55 (13.00%) Product Requirements
9 53 (12.53%) Disaster Recovery
10 51 (12.06%) Data Protection
11 48 (11.35%) Problem-Solving
12 44 (10.40%) Quality Management
13 42 (9.93%) Root Cause Analysis
14 39 (9.22%) Stakeholder Management
15 37 (8.75%) Business Continuity
16 34 (8.04%) Risk Assessment
17 33 (7.80%) Decision-Making
18 32 (7.57%) Analytics
19 30 (7.09%) Mentoring
19 30 (7.09%) QMS
Programming Languages
1 12 (2.84%) Python
2 9 (2.13%) SQL
3 5 (1.18%) PowerShell
4 2 (0.47%) R
Qualifications
1 93 (21.99%) Degree
2 67 (15.84%) CISSP
3 57 (13.48%) CISA
4 44 (10.40%) CISM
5 28 (6.62%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
6 16 (3.78%) CRISC
7 13 (3.07%) ACCA
8 7 (1.65%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 7 (1.65%) CIMA
8 7 (1.65%) Cisco Certification
8 7 (1.65%) PMI Certification
9 6 (1.42%) ISACA
9 6 (1.42%) ISEB
9 6 (1.42%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 6 (1.42%) Six Sigma Black Belt
9 6 (1.42%) Six Sigma Green Belt
10 5 (1.18%) CCSP
10 5 (1.18%) Security Cleared
11 4 (0.95%) AWS Certification
11 4 (0.95%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 111 (26.24%) QA
2 96 (22.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 39 (9.22%) GDPR
4 37 (8.75%) NIST
5 36 (8.51%) ISO 9001
6 29 (6.86%) Cyber Essentials
7 23 (5.44%) IFRS
8 22 (5.20%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 19 (4.49%) GRC
10 18 (4.26%) PCI DSS
11 15 (3.55%) ISO 14001
12 13 (3.07%) COBIT
12 13 (3.07%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 9 (2.13%) COSHH
13 9 (2.13%) ISO 13485
13 9 (2.13%) NEBOSH
14 8 (1.89%) IEC 62304
15 7 (1.65%) ISO 22301
15 7 (1.65%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
16 5 (1.18%) ITGC
System Software
1 5 (1.18%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (0.95%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (0.71%) Suricata
3 2 (0.47%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (0.47%) Terraform
4 1 (0.24%) Functional Safety
4 1 (0.24%) SCCM
Vendors
1 55 (13.00%) Microsoft
2 36 (8.51%) Google
3 16 (3.78%) SAP
4 7 (1.65%) Cisco
5 5 (1.18%) Anaplan
6 4 (0.95%) Datix
6 4 (0.95%) Oracle
7 3 (0.71%) Apple
7 3 (0.71%) Atlassian
7 3 (0.71%) Juniper
7 3 (0.71%) Palo Alto
7 3 (0.71%) Splunk
8 2 (0.47%) Alteryx
8 2 (0.47%) ForgeRock
8 2 (0.47%) Virgin Media
9 1 (0.24%) Facebook
9 1 (0.24%) Meraki
9 1 (0.24%) ServiceNow
9 1 (0.24%) Snow
9 1 (0.24%) Zscaler