IT Auditor Jobs

IT Auditor
UK

The median IT Auditor salary in the UK is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 689 875 941
Rank change year-on-year +186 +66 +244
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Auditor 20 37 21
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.036% 0.036% 0.022%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.040% 0.038% 0.024%
Number of salaries quoted 18 26 19
10th Percentile - £41,875 £37,268
25th Percentile £47,500 £45,000 £41,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £56,250 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.56% +12.50% -4.76%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £80,900 £80,000 £59,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,250 £50,000
% change year-on-year -0.50% +0.50% -14.53%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 50,066 97,923 88,829
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.36% 94.81% 91.43%
Number of salaries quoted 26,124 69,761 56,179
10th Percentile £28,750 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,750 £38,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £70,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,000 £50,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year +2.00% -6.54% +6.63%

IT Auditor
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Auditor in the UK

IT Auditor
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Auditor.

Salary trend for IT Auditor in the UK

IT Auditor
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Auditor over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for IT Auditor in the UK

IT Auditor
Top 9 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Auditor within the UK over the 6 months to 30 May 2025. 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 +140 19 £65,000 +15.56% 6
UK excluding London +191 15 £50,000 -0.50% 4
Work from Home +123 15 £65,000 +4.00% 3
South East - 10 £50,000 - 3
London +100 5 £80,000 +18.52% 4
South West +105 3 £80,000 +33.33%
Midlands +79 1 - -
West Midlands +55 1 - -
Wales - 1 - -

IT Auditor Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 30 May 2025, IT Auditor 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 IT Auditor in the job title.

1 20 (100.00%) IT Audit
2 13 (65.00%) CISA
3 10 (50.00%) CISM
3 10 (50.00%) ITIL
3 10 (50.00%) Legal
3 10 (50.00%) NIST
3 10 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 10 (50.00%) COBIT
4 7 (35.00%) Problem-Solving
4 7 (35.00%) Finance
5 6 (30.00%) Banking
5 6 (30.00%) Internal Audit
6 5 (25.00%) Self-Motivation
6 5 (25.00%) Social Skills
6 5 (25.00%) Test Strategy
6 5 (25.00%) Financial Institution
6 5 (25.00%) Validation
6 5 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
7 1 (5.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (5.00%) IT Governance
7 1 (5.00%) Management Information System
7 1 (5.00%) Risk Management
7 1 (5.00%) Microsoft Office
7 1 (5.00%) Microsoft Excel
7 1 (5.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 1 (5.00%) ITGC
7 1 (5.00%) Data Analytics
7 1 (5.00%) Analytics
7 1 (5.00%) Cybersecurity
7 1 (5.00%) Line Management

IT Auditor 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:

Applications
1 1 (5.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (5.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (5.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 10 (50.00%) Legal
2 7 (35.00%) Finance
3 6 (30.00%) Banking
4 5 (25.00%) Financial Institution
4 5 (25.00%) Social Skills
5 1 (5.00%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 5 (25.00%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (5.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (100.00%) IT Audit
2 10 (50.00%) ITIL
3 7 (35.00%) Problem-Solving
4 6 (30.00%) Internal Audit
5 5 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
5 5 (25.00%) Test Strategy
5 5 (25.00%) Validation
6 1 (5.00%) Analytics
6 1 (5.00%) Cybersecurity
6 1 (5.00%) Data Analytics
6 1 (5.00%) IT Governance
6 1 (5.00%) Line Management
6 1 (5.00%) People Management
6 1 (5.00%) Risk Management
6 1 (5.00%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 13 (65.00%) CISA
2 10 (50.00%) CISM
3 1 (5.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (50.00%) COBIT
1 10 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 10 (50.00%) NIST
2 1 (5.00%) ITGC
2 1 (5.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley