Freedom of Information Job Trends in London

Freedom of Information (FOI)
England > London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Freedom of Information in permanent job vacancies in London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Freedom of Information over the 6 months leading up to 30 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 373 426 438
Rank change year-on-year +53 +12 +247
Permanent jobs citing Freedom of Information 2 5 6
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.015% 0.032% 0.034%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.035% 0.073% 0.083%
Number of salaries quoted 0 1 6
10th Percentile - - £39,850
25th Percentile - £72,500 £51,450
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £75,000 £56,450
Median % change year-on-year - +32.86% -19.36%
75th Percentile - £77,500 £63,438
90th Percentile - - £79,375
England median annual salary £33,750 £61,250 £54,325
% change year-on-year -44.90% +12.75% +1.15%

All Generic Skills
London

Freedom of Information falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 5,793 6,883 7,190
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 42.18% 43.59% 40.53%
Number of salaries quoted 3,419 3,692 5,462
10th Percentile £35,750 £43,750 £40,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £56,250 £56,661
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £80,000 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% - +6.67%
75th Percentile £100,000 £106,250 £101,250
90th Percentile £126,250 £127,500 £127,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%

Freedom of Information
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Freedom of Information relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in London.

Freedom of Information job vacancy trend in London

Freedom of Information
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Freedom of Information.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Freedom of Information

Freedom of Information
Job Locations in London

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 London region over the 6 months to 30 December 2025. 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
Central London +44 1 - - 1
Freedom of Information
England

Freedom of Information
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (50.00%) CMS
1 1 (50.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (50.00%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Local Government
1 1 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Records Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (50.00%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Management Information System
1 1 (50.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) Business Case
1 1 (50.00%) Content Management
1 1 (50.00%) CRM
1 1 (50.00%) Information Governance
1 1 (50.00%) Information Management
1 1 (50.00%) Records Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (50.00%) Oracle
1 1 (50.00%) TOWER Software