IT auditor
Also called ICT auditor, IT Quality Appraiser, information technology auditor
IT auditors perform audits of information systems, platforms, and operating procedures in accordance with established corporate standards for efficiency, accuracy and security. They evaluate ICT infrastructure in terms of risk to the organisation and establish controls to mitigate loss. They determine and recommend improvements in the current risk management controls and in the implementation of system changes or upgrades.
What you'd do
Systems analysts · ILO- Consulting with users to formulate and document requirements and with management to ensure agreement on systems principles
- Identifying and analysing business processes, procedures and work practices
- Identifying and evaluating inefficiencies and recommending optimal business practices and system functionality and behaviour
- Taking responsibility for deploying functional solutions, such as creating, adopting and implementing system test plans
- Developing functional specifications for use by systems developers
- Expanding or modifying systems to improve workflow or serve new purposes
- Coordinating and linking the computer systems within an organization to increase compatibility
- Indoors
- Sitting most of the day
- Lots of contact with people
- Some freedom to decide
- Often more than 40 hours a week
- Deadlines most weeks
- Some repetitive tasks
Will there be jobs?
Yes, good prospects10 EU countries are short of systems analysts now, and many jobs will need filling by 2035.
Solid: measured. Dashed: forecast.
What does it pay?
Well above averagePay depends a lot on the country: from about €2,900 a month (Slovakia) to €7,300 (Denmark), before tax.
Pick a country at the top of the page to see typical pay there, for people under 30, and compared with all jobs.
Among professionals in the EU, women earn 21% less per hour than men. Professionals · Eurostat
What do I need to study?
Usually a degreeA degree in software and applications development and analysis is the usual route.
887 institutions in the EU offer ICT bachelor's degrees. Pick a country at the top of the page to see where to study and the official course finders.
Will AI change it?
ModeratelyAI could take on part of some tasks, but none fully.
Average task score 0.49 on a scale from 0 (AI can't do it) to 1 (AI could do it fully).
See the score for each of the 7 tasks
Based on what AI could technically do when assessed in 2025. It is not a forecast for a future year, and not a forecast of job losses. Scores for systems analysts. Source: ILO (2025), adapted (credits).