Senior Auditor
UK

The median Senior Auditor salary in the UK is £65,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
17 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 860 955 1196
Rank change year-on-year +95 +241 -289
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Auditor 23 4 37
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.023% 0.004% 0.023%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.024% 0.004% 0.024%
Number of salaries quoted 15 4 32
10th Percentile £51,250 £40,894 -
25th Percentile £57,500 £50,766 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +13.04% +9.52% -19.23%
75th Percentile £77,500 £62,500 £57,188
90th Percentile - £69,250 £67,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £46,563 £58,500
% change year-on-year +28.86% -20.41% -10.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 94,483 90,798 154,064
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.68% 91.49% 96.09%
Number of salaries quoted 67,539 57,358 84,412
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,526
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,000 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

Senior Auditor
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior Auditor in the UK

Senior Auditor
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Senior Auditor in the UK

Senior Auditor
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Auditor over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Senior Auditor in the UK

Senior Auditor
Top 10 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 17 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 +118 23 £65,000 +13.04% 6
London +131 12 £75,000 +15.38% 4
UK excluding London -6 11 £60,000 +28.86%
Midlands -1 6 £62,500 +8.70%
Work from Home - 6 £75,000 - 5
East Midlands - 4 - -
South West - 3 £60,000 -
West Midlands +16 2 £62,500 +8.70%
Yorkshire - 2 £52,500 -
North of England - 2 £52,500 -

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

For the 6 months to 17 May 2024, Senior 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 Senior Auditor in the job title.

1 19 (82.61%) IT Audit
2 15 (65.22%) Finance
3 14 (60.87%) Internal Audit
4 11 (47.83%) CISA
5 8 (34.78%) Risk Management
6 5 (21.74%) Management Information System
7 4 (17.39%) Stakeholder Management
7 4 (17.39%) Solvency II
7 4 (17.39%) Logistics
7 4 (17.39%) Reinsurance
8 3 (13.04%) Cybersecurity
8 3 (13.04%) Analytical Skills
8 3 (13.04%) Social Skills
8 3 (13.04%) Information Security
8 3 (13.04%) QiCA
8 3 (13.04%) Disaster Recovery
9 2 (8.70%) CISSP
9 2 (8.70%) Front Office
9 2 (8.70%) Asset Management
9 2 (8.70%) Cloud Security
9 2 (8.70%) Decision-Making
10 1 (4.35%) Problem-Solving
10 1 (4.35%) ITGC
10 1 (4.35%) Issue Tracking
10 1 (4.35%) Fintech
10 1 (4.35%) Problem Management
10 1 (4.35%) Investment Management
10 1 (4.35%) Derivative
10 1 (4.35%) Portfolio Management
10 1 (4.35%) Change Control

Senior 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:

General
1 15 (65.22%) Finance
2 3 (13.04%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (13.04%) Social Skills
3 2 (8.70%) Front Office
4 1 (4.35%) Banking
4 1 (4.35%) Investment Banking
Miscellaneous
1 5 (21.74%) Management Information System
2 4 (17.39%) Reinsurance
3 1 (4.35%) Derivative
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (82.61%) IT Audit
2 14 (60.87%) Internal Audit
3 8 (34.78%) Risk Management
4 4 (17.39%) Logistics
4 4 (17.39%) Stakeholder Management
5 3 (13.04%) Cybersecurity
5 3 (13.04%) Disaster Recovery
5 3 (13.04%) Information Security
6 2 (8.70%) Asset Management
6 2 (8.70%) Cloud Security
6 2 (8.70%) Decision-Making
7 1 (4.35%) Analytics
7 1 (4.35%) Change Control
7 1 (4.35%) Data Analytics
7 1 (4.35%) Fintech
7 1 (4.35%) Investment Management
7 1 (4.35%) Issue Tracking
7 1 (4.35%) Portfolio Management
7 1 (4.35%) Problem Management
7 1 (4.35%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 11 (47.83%) CISA
2 3 (13.04%) QiCA
3 2 (8.70%) CISSP
4 1 (4.35%) CCAB
4 1 (4.35%) CISM
4 1 (4.35%) CRISC
4 1 (4.35%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (17.39%) Solvency II
2 1 (4.35%) COBIT
2 1 (4.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (4.35%) ITGC