Internal Audit Job Trends

Internal Auditing
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Internal Audit skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 445 412 446
Rank change year-on-year -33 +34 +287
Permanent jobs citing Internal Audit 211 325 281
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.35% 0.61% 0.51%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.43% 0.67% 0.56%
Number of salaries quoted 126 85 151
10th Percentile £41,875 £36,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £51,750 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £68,750 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.58% - +8.00%
75th Percentile £76,813 £85,000 £76,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £120,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £53,500 £49,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +8.08% +10.00% -14.29%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

Internal Audit falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 48,808 48,616 49,870
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 80.95% 90.71% 89.93%
Number of salaries quoted 28,796 23,669 37,967
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £77,715
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £51,971
% change year-on-year -9.09% +5.83% -5.51%

Internal Audit
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Internal Audit relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Internal Audit job vacancy trend in the UK

Internal Audit
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Internal Audit.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Internal Audit

Internal Audit
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Internal Audit over the 6 months to 15 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Internal Audit in the UK

Internal Audit
Top 16 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 15 January 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
England -24 189 £70,000 +16.67% 63
London +52 104 £70,000 - 20
UK excluding London -61 101 £53,500 +8.08% 58
Work from Home +45 73 £70,000 +16.67% 23
North of England -52 26 £57,500 +27.78% 20
South East +12 24 £53,500 -10.83% 11
Yorkshire -1 20 £67,500 +58.82% 9
Midlands +13 17 £42,500 +13.33% 17
East Midlands -7 12 £42,500 -10.53% 7
Wales +15 10 £53,500 -2.73% 2
South West 0 10 £40,000 -43.86% 2
East of England +24 7 £45,000 -50.00% 2
North West -50 6 £55,000 +22.22% 11
West Midlands +7 5 £55,000 +46.67% 10
Northern Ireland -11 5 - -
Scotland -15 2 £73,500 - 4

Internal Audit
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (0.47%) SAS
1 1 (0.47%) SharePoint
Applications
1 27 (12.80%) Microsoft Office
2 21 (9.95%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.95%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.47%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (1.90%) SAP BPC
2 1 (0.47%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 16 (7.58%) Power Platform
2 5 (2.37%) AWS
2 5 (2.37%) SaaS
3 4 (1.90%) Azure
4 3 (1.42%) Microsoft 365
5 2 (0.95%) GCP
6 1 (0.47%) Collibra
6 1 (0.47%) Entra ID
6 1 (0.47%) IaaS
6 1 (0.47%) Microsoft Purview
6 1 (0.47%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 14 (6.64%) CHAP
2 10 (4.74%) Wireless
3 2 (0.95%) Firewall
3 2 (0.95%) Intrusion Detection
4 1 (0.47%) Network Security
4 1 (0.47%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (7.58%) Power BI
2 11 (5.21%) Tableau
3 5 (2.37%) Power Query
4 2 (0.95%) SQL Server
5 1 (0.47%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.47%) DB2
5 1 (0.47%) Metadata
5 1 (0.47%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (0.47%) QlikView
5 1 (0.47%) SAS EBI
5 1 (0.47%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 5 (2.37%) Burp Suite
1 5 (2.37%) Metasploit
2 4 (1.90%) LabVIEW
3 3 (1.42%) Visual Studio
General
1 99 (46.92%) Finance
2 60 (28.44%) Social Skills
3 46 (21.80%) Banking
4 36 (17.06%) Analytical Skills
5 32 (15.17%) Manufacturing
6 27 (12.80%) Retail
7 15 (7.11%) Financial Institution
7 15 (7.11%) Influencing Skills
7 15 (7.11%) Legal
8 9 (4.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 9 (4.27%) Organisational Skills
9 6 (2.84%) Games
10 5 (2.37%) Law
10 5 (2.37%) Marketing
10 5 (2.37%) Pharmaceutical
11 3 (1.42%) Electronics
11 3 (1.42%) Local Government
12 2 (0.95%) Military
12 2 (0.95%) Presentation Skills
12 2 (0.95%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 63 (29.86%) Auditor
2 40 (18.96%) Senior
3 32 (15.17%) Analyst
4 31 (14.69%) IT Auditor
5 25 (11.85%) Internal Auditor
5 25 (11.85%) QA Manager
5 25 (11.85%) Quality Manager
6 23 (10.90%) Consultant
6 23 (10.90%) Senior Auditor
7 19 (9.00%) Senior IT Auditor
8 16 (7.58%) Risk Manager
9 14 (6.64%) Security Auditor
10 9 (4.27%) Audit Manager
10 9 (4.27%) IT Manager
11 7 (3.32%) Digital Analyst
11 7 (3.32%) Financial Analyst
11 7 (3.32%) Internal Audit Manager
11 7 (3.32%) IT Audit Manager
11 7 (3.32%) Security Analyst
11 7 (3.32%) Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.90%) .NET
2 3 (1.42%) EDI
3 2 (0.95%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 27 (12.80%) Driving Licence
2 24 (11.37%) Management Information System
3 11 (5.21%) Security Posture
4 10 (4.74%) Mobile App
5 8 (3.79%) Blockchain
5 8 (3.79%) Cyber Defence
6 5 (2.37%) Onboarding
7 4 (1.90%) Cyber Threat
7 4 (1.90%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 3 (1.42%) Credit Risk
8 3 (1.42%) Self-Motivation
9 2 (0.95%) NHS
9 2 (0.95%) Security Operations Centre
10 1 (0.47%) Analytical Mindset
10 1 (0.47%) Cloud Native
10 1 (0.47%) Data Centre
10 1 (0.47%) Data Structures
10 1 (0.47%) Low-Code
10 1 (0.47%) Market Risk
10 1 (0.47%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 14 (6.64%) Windows
2 10 (4.74%) Linux
3 8 (3.79%) Unix
4 3 (1.42%) Android
5 2 (0.95%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.95%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.47%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (25.12%) Agile
2 50 (23.70%) Continuous Improvement
2 50 (23.70%) Cybersecurity
3 48 (22.75%) Risk Management
4 46 (21.80%) Analytics
5 45 (21.33%) Problem-Solving
6 40 (18.96%) Information Security
7 38 (18.01%) Coaching
8 37 (17.54%) Data Analytics
9 35 (16.59%) IT Audit
10 32 (15.17%) Mentoring
11 31 (14.69%) Data Protection
12 29 (13.74%) Incident Response
12 29 (13.74%) Risk Assessment
13 28 (13.27%) Creative Thinking
14 27 (12.80%) Business Strategy
14 27 (12.80%) Business Transformation
14 27 (12.80%) Project Management
15 26 (12.32%) Validation
16 21 (9.95%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 17 (8.06%) Python
2 14 (6.64%) SQL
3 8 (3.79%) R
4 6 (2.84%) PowerShell
5 5 (2.37%) Bash
6 4 (1.90%) C
6 4 (1.90%) C#
6 4 (1.90%) C++
7 2 (0.95%) Kusto Query Language
8 1 (0.47%) VBA
Qualifications
1 52 (24.64%) CISA
2 43 (20.38%) Degree
3 42 (19.91%) CISSP
4 28 (13.27%) CISM
5 19 (9.00%) ACCA
6 17 (8.06%) CIMA
6 17 (8.06%) SANS
7 16 (7.58%) CGEIT
7 16 (7.58%) FFIEC
8 14 (6.64%) OSCP
9 13 (6.16%) CREST Certified
10 10 (4.74%) CCSAM
10 10 (4.74%) CHECK Team Leader
10 10 (4.74%) CHECK Team Member
10 10 (4.74%) CRISC
11 9 (4.27%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
12 7 (3.32%) Security Cleared
13 6 (2.84%) Computer Science Degree
14 5 (2.37%) CEH
15 4 (1.90%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (17.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 34 (16.11%) QA
3 33 (15.64%) GDPR
4 31 (14.69%) NIST
5 19 (9.00%) COBIT
6 12 (5.69%) ISO 9001
7 11 (5.21%) GRC
7 11 (5.21%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 7 (3.32%) Cyber Essentials
9 6 (2.84%) Data Quality
9 6 (2.84%) SOC 2
10 5 (2.37%) ISO 22301
10 5 (2.37%) PCI DSS
11 4 (1.90%) NIST 800
11 4 (1.90%) SOC 1
12 3 (1.42%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 3 (1.42%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 3 (1.42%) ITGC
13 2 (0.95%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 2 (0.95%) IFRS
System Software
1 3 (1.42%) Firmware
2 2 (0.95%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.47%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (2.37%) Nessus
2 2 (0.95%) RSA Archer
3 1 (0.47%) Ansible
3 1 (0.47%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 1 (0.47%) Progress Chef
3 1 (0.47%) Puppet
Vendors
1 29 (13.74%) Microsoft
2 10 (4.74%) SAP
3 8 (3.79%) Oracle
4 7 (3.32%) Google
5 5 (2.37%) Snow
6 4 (1.90%) ServiceNow
7 2 (0.95%) Alteryx
7 2 (0.95%) Informatica
7 2 (0.95%) Salesforce
7 2 (0.95%) VMware
8 1 (0.47%) Cadence
8 1 (0.47%) Citrix
8 1 (0.47%) Databricks
8 1 (0.47%) Freshdesk
8 1 (0.47%) IFS
8 1 (0.47%) Talend
8 1 (0.47%) Workday