Senior Auditor Job Trends

Senior Auditor
UK

The median Senior Auditor salary in the UK is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 622 639 717
Rank change year-on-year +17 +78 +279
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Auditor 28 68 8
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.047% 0.13% 0.015%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.052% 0.13% 0.016%
Number of salaries quoted 27 1 7
10th Percentile - - £54,000
25th Percentile £65,000 £47,250 £63,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £49,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +41.41% -29.29% +36.89%
75th Percentile - £51,750 £73,750
90th Percentile £75,000 - £77,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £75,000 - £56,250
% change year-on-year - - +12.50%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 53,595 50,414 50,501
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.55% 92.94% 95.23%
Number of salaries quoted 33,001 26,357 38,868
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,199 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £44,956 £42,439
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £58,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +2.56% -2.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,458 £77,500
90th Percentile £93,750 £97,500 £96,539
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%

Senior Auditor
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior Auditor' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Senior Auditor job vacancy trend in the UK

Senior Auditor
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Senior Auditor job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Auditor job vacancies in the UK

Senior Auditor
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Auditor over the 6 months to 5 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Senior Auditor in the UK

Senior Auditor
Top 5 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Auditor within the UK over the 6 months to 5 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 +50 28 £70,000 +41.41%
London +77 25 £70,000 +41.41%
Work from Home - 12 £70,000 - 11
UK excluding London -11 3 £75,000 -
South West - 3 £75,000 -

Senior Auditor Skill Set
Top 28 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 5 January 2026, Senior Auditor job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Senior Auditor in the job title.

1 25 (89.29%) Internal Audit
1 25 (89.29%) IT Audit
2 14 (50.00%) CISA
3 11 (39.29%) Stakeholder Management
4 10 (35.71%) Risk Assessment
5 4 (14.29%) Analytics
5 4 (14.29%) Data Analytics
6 3 (10.71%) Data Governance
6 3 (10.71%) Fintech
7 2 (7.14%) AI
7 2 (7.14%) Cybersecurity
7 2 (7.14%) Risk Management
8 1 (3.57%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 1 (3.57%) AWS
8 1 (3.57%) AWS Certification
8 1 (3.57%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 1 (3.57%) CCSP
8 1 (3.57%) Cisco Certification
8 1 (3.57%) CISSP
8 1 (3.57%) Cloud Security
8 1 (3.57%) Degree
8 1 (3.57%) Digital Banking
8 1 (3.57%) GCP
8 1 (3.57%) GDPR
8 1 (3.57%) Google
8 1 (3.57%) Identity Access Management
8 1 (3.57%) Infrastructure Management
8 1 (3.57%) NIST

Senior Auditor Skill Set
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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (3.57%) AWS
1 1 (3.57%) GCP
General
1 14 (50.00%) Finance
2 13 (46.43%) Banking
3 1 (3.57%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (3.57%) Games
3 1 (3.57%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (3.57%) Marketing
3 1 (3.57%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (3.57%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (89.29%) Internal Audit
1 25 (89.29%) IT Audit
2 11 (39.29%) Stakeholder Management
3 10 (35.71%) Risk Assessment
4 4 (14.29%) Analytics
4 4 (14.29%) Data Analytics
5 3 (10.71%) Data Governance
5 3 (10.71%) Fintech
6 2 (7.14%) AI
6 2 (7.14%) Cybersecurity
6 2 (7.14%) Risk Management
7 1 (3.57%) Cloud Security
7 1 (3.57%) Digital Banking
7 1 (3.57%) Identity Access Management
7 1 (3.57%) Infrastructure Management
Qualifications
1 14 (50.00%) CISA
2 1 (3.57%) (ISC)2 CCSP
2 1 (3.57%) AWS Certification
2 1 (3.57%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
2 1 (3.57%) CCSP
2 1 (3.57%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (3.57%) CISSP
2 1 (3.57%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.57%) GDPR
1 1 (3.57%) NIST
Vendors
1 1 (3.57%) Google