Freedom of Information (FOI)
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Freedom of Information in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Freedom of Information over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 831 928 1175
Rank change year-on-year +97 +247 -291
Permanent jobs citing Freedom of Information 65 42 57
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.066% 0.040% 0.037%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.19% 0.094% 0.078%
Number of salaries quoted 55 30 47
10th Percentile £33,406 £26,834 £35,600
25th Percentile £37,500 £31,250 £38,635
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,000 £44,666 £43,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.23% +3.87% -3.37%
75th Percentile £56,975 £48,500 £53,543
90th Percentile £59,300 £65,006 £63,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,802 £33,750 £39,000
% change year-on-year +35.71% -13.46% -12.36%

All Generic Skills
UK

Freedom of Information is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 34,768 44,861 72,647
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 35.46% 42.86% 47.13%
Number of salaries quoted 22,918 24,128 34,106
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,107 £34,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £46,250 £45,607
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £86,250 £83,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £107,500 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%

Freedom of Information
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Freedom of Information as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Freedom of Information in the UK

Freedom of Information
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Freedom of Information.

Salary trend for Freedom of Information in the UK

Freedom of Information
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Freedom of Information over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Freedom of Information in the UK

Freedom of Information
Top 12 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Freedom of Information within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 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 +138 60 £47,000 +5.23% 11
UK excluding London +38 43 £45,802 +35.71% 12
Work from Home +104 25 £54,650 +22.35% 10
Midlands +16 18 £54,650 +68.15% 2
London +133 17 £47,250 +5.79% 3
West Midlands +31 15 £54,650 +68.15% 2
South West +13 15 £40,000 -60.00% 1
North of England +52 5 £28,975 -29.76% 3
South East +33 5 £45,802 -3.57% 2
North East +1 4 £28,975 -39.32%
East Midlands - 3 - -
Yorkshire +93 1 - -

Freedom of Information
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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (6.15%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (1.54%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (9.23%) Spreadsheet
2 5 (7.69%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (6.15%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (6.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (1.54%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 4 (6.15%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (3.08%) Intranet
2 1 (1.54%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (21.54%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (1.54%) Electronic Patient Records
General
1 20 (30.77%) Legal
2 16 (24.62%) Social Skills
3 14 (21.54%) Analytical Skills
4 10 (15.38%) Influencing Skills
4 10 (15.38%) Local Government
4 10 (15.38%) Presentation Skills
5 8 (12.31%) Finance
6 7 (10.77%) Public Sector
6 7 (10.77%) Telecoms
7 6 (9.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 3 (4.62%) Law
9 2 (3.08%) Billing
9 2 (3.08%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (1.54%) Marketing
10 1 (1.54%) Police
10 1 (1.54%) Retail
Job Titles
1 14 (21.54%) Project Manager
2 12 (18.46%) Data Manager
2 12 (18.46%) Governance Manager
3 8 (12.31%) Data Governance Analyst
3 8 (12.31%) Data Governance Manager
3 8 (12.31%) Strategy Manager
4 7 (10.77%) Analyst
4 7 (10.77%) Lead
5 6 (9.23%) Senior
6 5 (7.69%) Head of IT
7 4 (6.15%) Business Analyst
7 4 (6.15%) Business IT Analyst
7 4 (6.15%) Information Manager
7 4 (6.15%) IT Business Analyst
7 4 (6.15%) IT Manager
7 4 (6.15%) IT Project Manager
7 4 (6.15%) Risk Manager
7 4 (6.15%) Security Manager
7 4 (6.15%) Senior Manager
7 4 (6.15%) Support Assistant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (4.62%) EDI
2 1 (1.54%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 32 (49.23%) Management Information System
2 15 (23.08%) Data Protection Act
3 14 (21.54%) Taxonomies
4 9 (13.85%) Freedom of Information Act
5 8 (12.31%) Distributed Systems
6 4 (6.15%) Driving Licence
6 4 (6.15%) NHS
6 4 (6.15%) Virtual Team
7 2 (3.08%) Onboarding
8 1 (1.54%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 4 (6.15%) Windows
1 4 (6.15%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 50 (76.92%) Data Protection
2 21 (32.31%) Information Management
3 20 (30.77%) Project Management
4 19 (29.23%) Risk Management
5 14 (21.54%) Analytics
5 14 (21.54%) Business Intelligence
5 14 (21.54%) Cybersecurity
5 14 (21.54%) Data Modelling
5 14 (21.54%) Data Science
5 14 (21.54%) Master Data Management
5 14 (21.54%) Microservices
5 14 (21.54%) Ontologies
5 14 (21.54%) PRINCE2
5 14 (21.54%) Technology Strategy
6 13 (20.00%) Change Management
6 13 (20.00%) Data Governance
7 12 (18.46%) Analytics Management
7 12 (18.46%) Continuous Improvement
7 12 (18.46%) Information Assurance
7 12 (18.46%) Information Security
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.54%) SQL
Qualifications
1 12 (18.46%) Degree
2 4 (6.15%) PMI Certification
2 4 (6.15%) PMP
2 4 (6.15%) PRINCE2 Certification
3 3 (4.62%) Postgraduate
3 3 (4.62%) Security Cleared
4 2 (3.08%) DV Cleared
5 1 (1.54%) DBS Check
5 1 (1.54%) ECDL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (21.54%) GDPR
2 4 (6.15%) Data Quality
2 4 (6.15%) ISO 22301
Vendors
1 8 (12.31%) Microsoft
2 1 (1.54%) Ariba
2 1 (1.54%) SAP