The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the City of London requiring Information Retrieval skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Information Retrieval over the 6 months leading up to 17 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 17 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
135
179
-
Rank change year-on-year
+44
-
-
Permanent jobs citing Information Retrieval
3
3
0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London
Information Retrieval falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the City of London.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
1,955
3,074
4,370
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London
95.97%
91.95%
95.19%
Number of salaries quoted
1,479
2,417
3,651
10th Percentile
£41,750
£41,250
£42,750
25th Percentile
£53,750
£55,000
£56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£75,000
£75,000
£75,000
Median % change year-on-year
-
-
+3.45%
75th Percentile
£97,500
£95,000
£98,000
90th Percentile
£120,000
£112,500
£115,000
Central London median annual salary
£75,000
£72,500
£75,000
% change year-on-year
+3.45%
-3.33%
+3.45%
Information Retrieval Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Job postings citing Information Retrieval as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
Information Retrieval Salary Trend in the City of London
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Information Retrieval in the City of London.
Information Retrieval Top 18 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 17 May 2025, job vacancies citing Information Retrieval also mentioned 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 across the City of London region with a requirement for Information Retrieval.
Information Retrieval Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London 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:
