Information Analyst Job Trends in Manchester

Information Analyst
North West > Manchester

The median Information Analyst salary in Manchester is £55,000 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 126 150 148
Rank change year-on-year +24 -2 +75
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Analyst 5 7 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.17% 0.26% 0.20%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.19% 0.28% 0.21%
Number of salaries quoted 5 3 5
10th Percentile £43,750 £56,750 £26,900
25th Percentile - £57,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +38.89% +8.43%
75th Percentile - £66,250 £51,250
90th Percentile - - £63,250
North West median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £46,625
% change year-on-year -4.35% +23.32% +9.71%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 2,591 2,488 2,422
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.28% 93.78% 95.05%
Number of salaries quoted 1,687 1,198 1,955
10th Percentile £29,900 £35,000 £32,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.35%
75th Percentile £72,500 £72,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £88,850 £85,000 £84,056
North West median annual salary £50,000 £51,369 £50,146
% change year-on-year -2.67% +2.44% -6.27%

Information Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Information Analyst job vacancy trend in Manchester

Information Analyst
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for Information Analyst job vacancies in Manchester.

Salary distribution trend for Information Analyst job vacancies in Manchester

Information Analyst
Salary Histogram in Manchester

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

Salary histogram for Information Analyst in Manchester

Information Analyst Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, Information Analyst 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 Manchester region featuring Information Analyst in the job title.

1 4 (80.00%) Information Security
1 4 (80.00%) Vulnerability Management
2 1 (20.00%) Active Directory
2 1 (20.00%) Data Security
2 1 (20.00%) iManage
2 1 (20.00%) Information Governance
2 1 (20.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (20.00%) ServiceNow
2 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management

Information Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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:

General
1 1 (20.00%) Legal
1 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Information Security
1 4 (80.00%) Vulnerability Management
2 1 (20.00%) Data Security
2 1 (20.00%) Information Governance
2 1 (20.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
System Software
1 1 (20.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) iManage
1 1 (20.00%) ServiceNow