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 11 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
11 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 680 862 959
Rank change year-on-year +182 +97 +199
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Auditor 26 36 22
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.048% 0.036% 0.022%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.053% 0.038% 0.024%
Number of salaries quoted 18 25 21
10th Percentile - £41,750 £41,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% +10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £80,900 - £61,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,250 £50,250 £50,000
% change year-on-year +1.99% +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 49,511 93,886 92,389
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.48% 94.63% 91.46%
Number of salaries quoted 27,626 67,255 58,266
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,443 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.41% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £81,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,000 £50,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year +4.00% -5.66% +6.00%

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 11 May 2025.

Salary histogram for IT Auditor in the UK

IT Auditor
Top 11 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 11 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 +144 21 £65,000 +18.18% 7
UK excluding London +188 20 £51,250 +1.99% 3
Work from Home +159 14 £57,500 -8.00% 3
South East - 10 £50,000 - 1
London +98 6 £81,500 +35.83% 5
South West +107 3 £80,000 +33.33%
Midlands +59 2 £52,500 -16.00% 1
West Midlands +58 2 £52,500 -16.00% 1
Northern Ireland - 2 - -
Scotland - 2 - -
Wales - 1 - -

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

For the 6 months to 11 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 26 (100.00%) IT Audit
2 13 (50.00%) CISA
3 12 (46.15%) Problem-Solving
4 11 (42.31%) Banking
5 10 (38.46%) Legal
5 10 (38.46%) Stakeholder Management
5 10 (38.46%) CISM
5 10 (38.46%) ITIL
5 10 (38.46%) COBIT
5 10 (38.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 10 (38.46%) NIST
6 8 (30.77%) Risk Management
7 7 (26.92%) Analytical Skills
8 6 (23.08%) Coaching
8 6 (23.08%) Finance
8 6 (23.08%) Internal Audit
9 4 (15.38%) Social Skills
9 4 (15.38%) Financial Institution
9 4 (15.38%) Validation
9 4 (15.38%) Self-Motivation
9 4 (15.38%) Test Strategy
10 1 (3.85%) People Management
10 1 (3.85%) Time Management
10 1 (3.85%) Data Analytics
10 1 (3.85%) Analytics
10 1 (3.85%) Cybersecurity
10 1 (3.85%) Line Management
10 1 (3.85%) IT Governance
10 1 (3.85%) Degree
10 1 (3.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint

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 (3.85%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (3.85%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (3.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 11 (42.31%) Banking
2 10 (38.46%) Legal
3 7 (26.92%) Analytical Skills
4 6 (23.08%) Finance
5 4 (15.38%) Financial Institution
5 4 (15.38%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (15.38%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (3.85%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (100.00%) IT Audit
2 12 (46.15%) Problem-Solving
3 10 (38.46%) ITIL
3 10 (38.46%) Stakeholder Management
4 8 (30.77%) Risk Management
5 6 (23.08%) Coaching
5 6 (23.08%) Internal Audit
6 4 (15.38%) Test Strategy
6 4 (15.38%) Validation
7 1 (3.85%) Analytics
7 1 (3.85%) Cybersecurity
7 1 (3.85%) Data Analytics
7 1 (3.85%) IT Governance
7 1 (3.85%) Line Management
7 1 (3.85%) People Management
7 1 (3.85%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 13 (50.00%) CISA
2 10 (38.46%) CISM
3 1 (3.85%) CCAB
3 1 (3.85%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (38.46%) COBIT
1 10 (38.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 10 (38.46%) NIST
2 1 (3.85%) ITGC
2 1 (3.85%) Sarbanes-Oxley