Audit Contract Jobs in Glasgow
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HSE Manager
Posted 6 days ago by Astute Technical Recruitment Ltd
The HSE Manager will oversee Health, Safety, and Environmental activities related to the turbine package on a one-month...
- Rate Negotiable
- Category Outside
- Work type Undetermined
- Location Scotland; Glasgow; Edinburgh; Aberdeen; Perth; Dundee; Paisley; Inverness; Falkirk; Fife; Stirling
Biochemistry Subject Matter Expert - AI Content Specialist
Posted 1 week ago by Alignerr
The role of Biochemistry Subject Matter Expert involves leveraging PhD-level expertise in biochemistry to train and enha...
- Rate Negotiable
- Category Undetermined
- Work type Remote
- Location Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Business Administration (MBA) - AI Content Specialist
Posted 1 week ago by Alignerr
The role of Business Administration (MBA) - AI Content Specialist involves leveraging business expertise to train and ev...
- Rate Negotiable
- Category Undetermined
- Work type Remote
- Location Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Risk Analyst
Posted 1 week ago by Leonardo UK Ltd
The Risk Analyst role at Leonardo UK involves supporting the development and delivery of the Enterprise Risk Management...
- Rate £55,000 per year
- Category Inside
- Work type Hybrid
- Location Scotland; Glasgow; Edinburgh; Aberdeen; Perth; Dundee; Paisley; Inverness; Falkirk; Fife; Stirling
Business Administration (MBA) - AI Content Specialist
Posted 2 weeks ago by Alignerr
This role seeks experienced business professionals with an MBA to train and evaluate AI models, ensuring they emulate se...
- Rate Negotiable
- Category Undetermined
- Work type Remote
- Location Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
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About Our Audit Contract Roles in Glasgow
What does a audit contractor do?
Audit contractors deliver independent assurance over an organisation's controls, processes, and financial statements. The scope of contract audit work spans internal audit, IT audit, regulatory audit, and specialist assurance engagements. In practice, you may find yourself planning and executing audit programmes, testing controls against regulatory requirements, reviewing IT general controls and application controls, assessing compliance with internal policies, drafting audit reports, and presenting findings to audit committees. Organisations hire audit contractors to supplement their internal audit teams during peak periods, bring in specialist skills for technology or regulatory audits, or provide independent assurance on specific transformation programmes.
What is the market like for audit contractors?
The UK audit contracting market is steady and somewhat counter-cyclical: when the economy is uncertain and regulators are active, audit demand increases rather than decreases. Financial services firms are the largest hirers, driven by PRA and FCA expectations around independent assurance and the three lines of defence model. Government departments and NHS trusts also engage audit contractors, often through framework agreements. IT audit has become an increasingly large segment of the market as organisations digitise and regulators expect assurance over technology controls. Contractors with qualifications such as ACA, ACCA, CISA, or CIA are preferred, and those with experience in regulated sectors command higher rates. The market is less volatile than many contracting disciplines because audit obligations are ongoing and non-discretionary.
What is the contracting market like in Glasgow?
Several major banks, insurers, and asset managers run large processing, technology, and operational hubs in Glasgow, providing a reliable base of IT, data, and change delivery work. The NHS in Scotland and Glasgow City Council are among the largest public sector employers of contract resource in the region, and the technology community has expanded notably, with cloud engineering, data analytics, and development roles increasingly available through both established firms and newer entrants. Contractors based in central Scotland often treat Glasgow and Edinburgh as a combined market, and the two cities together approach the depth of a major English hub. The cost base for contractors living in Glasgow is significantly lower than Edinburgh or any English city of comparable opportunity, which makes effective take-home pay competitive despite headline rates sitting lower.
How much do audit contractors usually earn in Glasgow?
Contract rates for audit roles in Glasgow typically range from £315 to £585 per day, depending on the scope of the role, required expertise, and the delivery expectations of the engagement.
How many audit vacancies in Glasgow are there on Quality Contracts?
Over the past twelve months, we have tracked over 300 audit contract roles across the site, with Glasgow showing regular activity. Data reviewed up to June 2026.