Information Analyst
UK

The median Information Analyst salary in the UK is £50,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 April 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
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 703 725 825
Rank change year-on-year +22 +100 -114
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Analyst 192 270 386
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.20% 0.26% 0.25%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.21% 0.28% 0.26%
Number of salaries quoted 173 214 202
10th Percentile £39,200 £38,750 £32,996
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £37,289
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - +11.11% -4.08%
75th Percentile £62,500 £61,875 £62,250
90th Percentile £76,500 £75,875 £77,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,000 £46,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year +1.08% +9.41% -

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 92,894 96,310 147,847
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.63% 91.58% 96.06%
Number of salaries quoted 66,756 60,420 85,018
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,923 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.80% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%

Information Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Analyst in the UK

Information Analyst
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Information Analyst in the UK

Information Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Analyst over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Information Analyst in the UK

Information Analyst
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 25 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 +50 182 £52,500 +5.00% 40
UK excluding London -34 127 £47,000 +1.08% 22
Work from Home +100 88 £47,000 -6.00% 17
London +98 64 £65,000 - 18
North of England +28 46 £45,625 -1.88% 7
South East +15 37 £52,500 +6.06% 5
North West 0 34 £45,000 - 5
Midlands -5 16 £52,500 +5.00% 5
East Midlands - 14 £52,500 - 2
South West -28 13 £45,500 +1.11% 2
Yorkshire +87 11 £49,000 -2.00% 2
Scotland -55 8 £47,000 -24.80% 2
East of England +32 6 £43,000 -31.20%
West Midlands -8 2 £42,000 -16.00% 3
North East -1 1 - -
Wales -8 1 £41,000 +2.50% 1

Information Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 25 April 2024, Information Analyst 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 Information Analyst in the job title.

1 172 (89.58%) Information Security
2 88 (45.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 71 (36.98%) Azure
4 58 (30.21%) SIEM
5 53 (27.60%) NIST
5 53 (27.60%) Cloud Security
6 46 (23.96%) Microsoft 365
6 46 (23.96%) CISSP
7 44 (22.92%) GRC
8 41 (21.35%) Cyber Essentials
9 40 (20.83%) Analytical Skills
10 39 (20.31%) Cybersecurity
10 39 (20.31%) Risk Management
11 34 (17.71%) Firewall
12 33 (17.19%) Social Skills
13 32 (16.67%) Incident Management
14 31 (16.15%) Management Information System
14 31 (16.15%) Vulnerability Remediation
15 30 (15.63%) DNS
15 30 (15.63%) DKIM
15 30 (15.63%) DMARC
16 28 (14.58%) CISA
16 28 (14.58%) Degree
16 28 (14.58%) Risk Assessment
17 27 (14.06%) Microsoft
17 27 (14.06%) MITRE ATT&CK
17 27 (14.06%) SOAR
18 26 (13.54%) Internet
18 26 (13.54%) Finance
18 26 (13.54%) CASB

Information Analyst 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:

Applications
1 8 (4.17%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (1.04%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (1.04%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.52%) 1Password
Business Applications
1 1 (0.52%) NEC Housing
Cloud Services
1 71 (36.98%) Azure
2 46 (23.96%) Microsoft 365
3 17 (8.85%) AWS
4 10 (5.21%) Power Platform
5 3 (1.56%) SaaS
6 1 (0.52%) Azure Sentinel
6 1 (0.52%) Entra ID
6 1 (0.52%) GCP
6 1 (0.52%) IaaS
6 1 (0.52%) Mimecast
6 1 (0.52%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 34 (17.71%) Firewall
2 30 (15.63%) DKIM
2 30 (15.63%) DMARC
2 30 (15.63%) DNS
3 26 (13.54%) Internet
4 11 (5.73%) Intrusion Detection
5 2 (1.04%) Network Security
5 2 (1.04%) TCP/IP
5 2 (1.04%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.52%) Radio Access Network
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (5.21%) Power BI
2 5 (2.60%) Tableau
3 3 (1.56%) QlikView
4 2 (1.04%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (1.04%) Oracle BI EE
4 2 (1.04%) SQL Server
5 1 (0.52%) MS Access
5 1 (0.52%) SQL Server Analysis Services
General
1 40 (20.83%) Analytical Skills
2 33 (17.19%) Social Skills
3 26 (13.54%) Finance
4 25 (13.02%) Law
5 18 (9.38%) Legal
6 11 (5.73%) Retail
7 3 (1.56%) Automotive
7 3 (1.56%) Public Sector
8 2 (1.04%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (1.04%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (0.52%) Advertising
9 1 (0.52%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (0.52%) Financial Institution
9 1 (0.52%) Local Government
9 1 (0.52%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (4.17%) .NET
2 6 (3.13%) .NET Framework
3 2 (1.04%) HTML
3 2 (1.04%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 31 (16.15%) Management Information System
2 26 (13.54%) Cyberattack
3 16 (8.33%) Security Posture
4 14 (7.29%) Cyber Threat
5 6 (3.13%) Onboarding
5 6 (3.13%) SWIFT Messaging Network
6 3 (1.56%) Analytical Mindset
6 3 (1.56%) Security Operations Centre
6 3 (1.56%) Self-Motivation
7 2 (1.04%) Data Protection Act
7 2 (1.04%) Legacy Systems
7 2 (1.04%) Public Cloud
8 1 (0.52%) Blog
8 1 (0.52%) CCTV
8 1 (0.52%) e-Learning
8 1 (0.52%) Market Risk
8 1 (0.52%) PKI
8 1 (0.52%) PMI
8 1 (0.52%) Replication
8 1 (0.52%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.04%) Linux
1 2 (1.04%) Windows
2 1 (0.52%) Unix
2 1 (0.52%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 172 (89.58%) Information Security
2 58 (30.21%) SIEM
3 53 (27.60%) Cloud Security
4 39 (20.31%) Cybersecurity
4 39 (20.31%) Risk Management
5 32 (16.67%) Incident Management
6 31 (16.15%) Vulnerability Remediation
7 28 (14.58%) Risk Assessment
8 27 (14.06%) MITRE ATT&CK
8 27 (14.06%) SOAR
9 23 (11.98%) ISMS
9 23 (11.98%) Problem-Solving
10 17 (8.85%) Incident Response
11 15 (7.81%) Internal Audit
12 14 (7.29%) Security Operations
13 13 (6.77%) Security Monitoring
14 12 (6.25%) Business Intelligence
15 11 (5.73%) Business Continuity
15 11 (5.73%) GAP Analysis
15 11 (5.73%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 15 (7.81%) SQL
2 7 (3.65%) Python
3 3 (1.56%) VBA
4 2 (1.04%) C#
5 1 (0.52%) Bash
5 1 (0.52%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 46 (23.96%) CISSP
2 28 (14.58%) CISA
2 28 (14.58%) Degree
3 24 (12.50%) CISM
4 11 (5.73%) CompTIA Security+
5 10 (5.21%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 10 (5.21%) CCSP
5 10 (5.21%) Cisco Certification
6 9 (4.69%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 7 (3.65%) CRISC
8 6 (3.13%) CCSK
9 5 (2.60%) Azure Certification
9 5 (2.60%) CEH
10 4 (2.08%) CompTIA CySA+
10 4 (2.08%) ISACA
11 2 (1.04%) Computer Science Degree
11 2 (1.04%) GCIH
12 1 (0.52%) GCIA
12 1 (0.52%) PMI Certification
12 1 (0.52%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 88 (45.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 53 (27.60%) NIST
3 44 (22.92%) GRC
4 41 (21.35%) Cyber Essentials
5 25 (13.02%) PCI DSS
6 22 (11.46%) GDPR
7 21 (10.94%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 8 (4.17%) COBIT
9 6 (3.13%) NCSC
9 6 (3.13%) SOC 2
10 5 (2.60%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 4 (2.08%) ISO 22301
11 4 (2.08%) ISO 9001
12 3 (1.56%) TickIT
13 2 (1.04%) GLBA
13 2 (1.04%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
14 1 (0.52%) ISO 14001
14 1 (0.52%) PMBOK
System Software
1 2 (1.04%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.52%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 26 (13.54%) CASB
2 1 (0.52%) Nessus
Vendors
1 27 (14.06%) Microsoft
2 11 (5.73%) Cisco
3 7 (3.65%) CrowdStrike
3 7 (3.65%) Proofpoint
3 7 (3.65%) Rapid7
4 3 (1.56%) ServiceNow
5 2 (1.04%) Oracle
6 1 (0.52%) NEC
6 1 (0.52%) Qualys
6 1 (0.52%) SAP
6 1 (0.52%) VMware