Information Officer Job Trends in England

Information Officer
UK > England

The median Information Officer salary in England is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 587 673 648
Rank change year-on-year +86 -25 +241
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Officer 18 3 36
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.034% 0.006% 0.073%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.038% 0.007% 0.076%
Number of salaries quoted 11 3 33
10th Percentile £29,600 £35,850 £36,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £41,625 £44,420
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -23.81% -4.55% -25.68%
75th Percentile £52,500 £64,375 £98,250
90th Percentile £72,500 £70,750 £145,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £52,500 £52,750
% change year-on-year -23.81% -0.47% -28.72%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 47,747 44,477 47,148
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.85% 92.70% 95.14%
Number of salaries quoted 30,178 23,217 36,932
10th Percentile £28,750 £33,750 £31,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £41,670
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,800
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +3.81% -6.02%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

Information Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Information Officer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Information Officer job vacancy trend in England

Information Officer
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Information Officer job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Information Officer job vacancies in England

Information Officer
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Officer in England over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Information Officer in England

Information Officer
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Officer within the England region over the 6 months to 13 January 2026. 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
East of England - 9 £40,000 - 7
London - 4 £59,000 - 10
North of England - 3 £42,500 - 3
North West - 2 £38,750 - 1
South East - 1 £55,000 - 3
South West - 1 £45,000 - 1
North East - 1 £70,000 - 2
Information Officer
UK

Information Officer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, Information Officer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring Information Officer in the job title.

1 8 (44.44%) Information Governance
1 8 (44.44%) Information Security
2 7 (38.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 6 (33.33%) GDPR
4 5 (27.78%) Data Protection
4 5 (27.78%) Records Management
5 4 (22.22%) CISM
5 4 (22.22%) CISSP
5 4 (22.22%) Cyber Essentials
5 4 (22.22%) Cybersecurity
5 4 (22.22%) NIST
6 3 (16.67%) CISA
6 3 (16.67%) Digital Innovation
6 3 (16.67%) Geospatial Data
6 3 (16.67%) GIS
6 3 (16.67%) Microsoft
6 3 (16.67%) SaaS
7 2 (11.11%) Azure
7 2 (11.11%) Firewall
7 2 (11.11%) Incident Response
7 2 (11.11%) Internal Audit
7 2 (11.11%) Regulatory Compliance
7 2 (11.11%) SIEM
7 2 (11.11%) Vulnerability Management
7 2 (11.11%) Vulnerability Remediation
8 1 (5.56%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 1 (5.56%) AI
8 1 (5.56%) Application Security
8 1 (5.56%) AWS
8 1 (5.56%) Azure Sentinel

Information Officer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 3 (16.67%) SaaS
2 2 (11.11%) Azure
3 1 (5.56%) AWS
3 1 (5.56%) Azure Sentinel
3 1 (5.56%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (11.11%) Firewall
2 1 (5.56%) Intrusion Detection
2 1 (5.56%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (16.67%) Geospatial Data
1 3 (16.67%) GIS
General
1 6 (33.33%) Local Government
2 2 (11.11%) Law
2 2 (11.11%) Social Skills
3 1 (5.56%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (5.56%) Banking
3 1 (5.56%) Finance
3 1 (5.56%) Legal
3 1 (5.56%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 1 (5.56%) Data Centre
1 1 (5.56%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (5.56%) Freedom of Information
1 1 (5.56%) Freedom of Information Act
1 1 (5.56%) Management Information System
1 1 (5.56%) Onboarding
1 1 (5.56%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 1 (5.56%) Windows
1 1 (5.56%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (44.44%) Information Governance
1 8 (44.44%) Information Security
2 5 (27.78%) Data Protection
2 5 (27.78%) Records Management
3 4 (22.22%) Cybersecurity
4 3 (16.67%) Digital Innovation
5 2 (11.11%) Incident Response
5 2 (11.11%) Internal Audit
5 2 (11.11%) Regulatory Compliance
5 2 (11.11%) SIEM
5 2 (11.11%) Vulnerability Management
5 2 (11.11%) Vulnerability Remediation
6 1 (5.56%) AI
6 1 (5.56%) Computer Science
6 1 (5.56%) Mathematics
6 1 (5.56%) OWASP
6 1 (5.56%) Penetration Testing
6 1 (5.56%) Performance Management
6 1 (5.56%) Security Architecture
6 1 (5.56%) Vulnerability Assessment
Qualifications
1 4 (22.22%) CISM
1 4 (22.22%) CISSP
2 3 (16.67%) CISA
3 1 (5.56%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 1 (5.56%) CCNA
3 1 (5.56%) CCNP
3 1 (5.56%) CCSP
3 1 (5.56%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (5.56%) CRISC
3 1 (5.56%) DBS Check
3 1 (5.56%) Degree
3 1 (5.56%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
3 1 (5.56%) MCITP
3 1 (5.56%) MCSA
3 1 (5.56%) MCSE
3 1 (5.56%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (5.56%) SC Cleared
3 1 (5.56%) Security Cleared
3 1 (5.56%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (38.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 6 (33.33%) GDPR
3 4 (22.22%) Cyber Essentials
3 4 (22.22%) NIST
4 1 (5.56%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 1 (5.56%) HIPAA
4 1 (5.56%) NCSC
4 1 (5.56%) PCI DSS
4 1 (5.56%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 1 (5.56%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 3 (16.67%) Microsoft
2 1 (5.56%) VMware