IT Auditor
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
An IT Auditor monitors IT systems to ensure they follow policies and practices. Must evaluate technology, manage staff, identify controls, and keep records.
Job Outlook
There were 186 IT Auditor job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 7020 in the United States.
In combination with other careers in the Cyber / Information Security Engineer / Analyst industry, which includes the IT Auditor career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2015:
Salary
Many new IT Auditor jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.
National
The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $107,245.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $99,304.
Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for IT Auditor postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $88,901.
Education and Experience
Posted IT Auditor jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.
| Education Level | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Associate's Degree | 0% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 64.15% |
| Master's Degree | 23.95% |
| Doctoral Degree | 4.53% |
| Other | 4.2% |
Posted IT Auditor jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.
| Years of Experience | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 0 to 2 years | 35.79% |
| 3 to 5 years | 50.65% |
| 6 to 8 years | 10.29% |
| 9+ years | 3.28% |
Skills
Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills IT Auditor positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.
Baseline Skills
A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.
- Management (46.92%)
- Communication (34.83%)
- Planning (28.06%)
- Information Technology (26.04%)
- Writing (24.53%)
- Operations (23.87%)
- Leadership (21.5%)
- Microsoft Excel (18.49%)
- Microsoft Office (16.47%)
- Problem Solving (16.18%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Data Analysis (23.73%)
- Internal Controls (31.87%)
- Information Systems (25.32%)
- Computer Science (24.1%)
- IT General Controls (ITGC) (16.72%)
- Internal Auditing (38.05%)
- Auditing (96.89%)
- Accounting (56.7%)
- Risk Analysis (28.32%)
- Application Controls (12.66%)
- Risk Based Internal Auditing (10.07%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Audit Engagements (12.34%)
- Public Accounting (17.72%)
- Financial Auditing (8.26%)
- Risk Mitigation (4.66%)
- Emerging Technologies (7.44%)
- Audit Planning (13.73%)
- Change Management (7.82%)
- Audit Working Papers (15.23%)
- Auditor's Report (25.42%)
- Continuous Improvement Process (6.21%)
- Control Objectives For Information And Related Technology (COBIT) (17.18%)
- Risk Management (21.73%)
- Information Technology Audits (9.39%)
- Audit Management (5.13%)
- Auditing Standards (14.68%)
- Management Information Systems (8.9%)
- Financial Services (5.45%)
- Quality Auditing (3.8%)
- Business Process (20.11%)
- ISO/IEC 27001 (2.57%)
- External Auditing (17.25%)
- Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (11.45%)
- Finance (30.49%)
- Cyber Security (15.72%)
- Information Technology Infrastructure Library (7.77%)
- Financial Statements (18.27%)
- Project Management (18.48%)
- Audit Processes (12.82%)
- Internal Controls Testing And Monitoring (9.23%)
- Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) Compliance (15.3%)
- Process Improvement (9.12%)
- Root Cause Analysis (5.7%)
- IT Security (7.38%)
- Control Deficiency Management (4.36%)
Distinguishing Skills
A skill that may distinguish a subset of the occupation.
- Logical Security (3.89%)
- Technical Audit (3.53%)
- Audit Command Language (5.78%)
Salary Boosting Skills
A professional who wishes to excel in this career path may consider developing the following highly valued skills. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is listed.
- Application Controls (26.21%)
- Internal Controls (66%)
- IT General Controls (ITGC) (34.62%)
- Logical Security (8.05%)
- Technical Audit (7.32%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with IT Auditor skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- Auditor
- Audit Supervisor
- Audit Principal
- Travel Occupational Therapist
- IT Audit Analyst
- Travel Speech Language Pathologist
- Information Systems Auditor
- Lead IT Auditor
- Health Plan Representative
Similar Occupations
If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.
Common Employers
Here are the employers that have posted the most IT Auditor jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
United States
- Aya Healthcare (961)
- Wintrust Financial Corporation (225)
- GPAC (172)
- Ace Hardware (165)
- Contact Government Services (146)
- Robert Half (125)
- Health Services Advisory Group (89)
- Prime Therapeutics (59)
- Highmark Health (57)
- Lincoln Financial Group (57)
North Carolina
- Aya Healthcare (16)
- RSM (7)
- Wells Fargo (6)
- State of North Carolina (6)
- First Citizens Bank (5)
- KPMG (4)
- Bank of America (4)
- Deloitte (4)
- Lincoln Financial Group (3)
- Duke Energy (3)
NC State Programs Relevant to this Career
If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!
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