Information Specialist
UK
The median Information Specialist salary in the UK is £57,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 6 May 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 6 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 891 | 934 | 1157 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +43 | +223 | -325 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Information Specialist | 19 | 45 | 80 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.019% | 0.044% | 0.051% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.020% | 0.048% | 0.053% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 17 | 28 | 66 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,000 | £47,350 | £42,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,976 | £52,188 | £47,025 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £65,000 | £58,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.54% | +12.07% | -5.31% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,000 | £72,500 | £68,625 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,750 | £107,500 | £80,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,122 | £64,100 | £51,350 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.61% | +24.83% | +2.70% |
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 | 93,479 | 94,643 | 151,222 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.63% | 91.52% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,031 | 59,595 | 85,375 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,611 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,508 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.49% | - | +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 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
Information Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Information Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Information Specialist
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Information Specialist.
Information Specialist
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Specialist over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.
Information Specialist
Top 11 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Specialist within the UK over the 6 months to 6 May 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 |
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| England | +78 | 17 | £45,122 | -30.58% | 19 |
| UK excluding London | -25 | 17 | £45,122 | -29.61% | 9 |
| North of England | +63 | 12 | £45,122 | -30.58% | 1 |
| North West | +27 | 10 | £51,250 | -6.82% | |
| Work from Home | +63 | 4 | £52,561 | -19.14% | 9 |
| London | +117 | 2 | £81,250 | +20.37% | 11 |
| Midlands | +10 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| Scotland | -63 | 2 | £66,000 | +25.71% | 1 |
| North East | - | 2 | £45,122 | - | 1 |
| East Midlands | - | 2 | - | - | 1 |
| South East | +11 | 1 | £40,420 | -29.15% | 2 |
Information Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 6 May 2024, Information Specialist 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 Specialist in the job title.
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Information Specialist 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: