Information Analyst Jobs in the North West

Information Analyst
England > North West

The median Information Analyst salary in the North West is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 286 259 257
Rank change year-on-year -27 -2 +48
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Analyst 9 36 42
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.11% 0.36% 0.54%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% 0.38% 0.61%
Number of salaries quoted 7 32 30
10th Percentile £41,516 £41,750 £38,750
25th Percentile £47,500 £42,500 £41,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £45,000 £49,500
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% -9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £66,875 £47,500 £53,750
90th Percentile £67,500 £58,000 £53,950
England median annual salary £63,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +20.00% +5.00% -0.17%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North West. 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 North West with a recognized job title 7,403 9,402 6,918
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.01% 94.63% 89.40%
Number of salaries quoted 4,024 7,225 4,030
10th Percentile £26,500 £27,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £61,063 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £81,250
England median annual salary £56,800 £53,000 £60,800
% change year-on-year +7.17% -12.83% +1.33%

Information Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings that featured Information Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for Information Analyst in the North West

Information Analyst
Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Information Analyst in the North West.

Salary trend for Information Analyst in the North West

Information Analyst
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Analyst in the North West over the 6 months to 17 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Information Analyst in the North West

Information Analyst
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Analyst within the North West region over the 6 months to 17 May 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
Merseyside +23 3 £55,000 +17.02% 4
Manchester +34 2 £52,166 +15.92% 6
Cheshire 0 2 £65,000 +64.56% 2
Lancashire - 2 - - 1
Information Analyst
England

Information Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 17 May 2025, Information Analyst 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 across the North West region featuring Information Analyst in the job title.

1 7 (77.78%) Information Security
2 6 (66.67%) NIST
2 6 (66.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (55.56%) Risk Management
4 4 (44.44%) Stakeholder Management
5 3 (33.33%) Security Architecture
5 3 (33.33%) GRC
5 3 (33.33%) Social Skills
6 2 (22.22%) Cyber Defence
6 2 (22.22%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (22.22%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 2 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (22.22%) Vulnerability Scanning
6 2 (22.22%) Continuous Improvement
6 2 (22.22%) CRISC
6 2 (22.22%) Relational Database
6 2 (22.22%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 2 (22.22%) Resilience Testing
6 2 (22.22%) Business Continuity
6 2 (22.22%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 2 (22.22%) Degree
6 2 (22.22%) Mathematics
6 2 (22.22%) Penetration Testing
6 2 (22.22%) CISMP
6 2 (22.22%) Business Intelligence
6 2 (22.22%) CISM
6 2 (22.22%) SQL
6 2 (22.22%) SQL Server
6 2 (22.22%) Microsoft Office
6 2 (22.22%) Impact Analysis

Information Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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:

Applications
1 2 (22.22%) Microsoft Office
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (22.22%) Relational Database
1 2 (22.22%) SQL Server
1 2 (22.22%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 2 (22.22%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 3 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 2 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (11.11%) Finance
3 1 (11.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (11.11%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 2 (22.22%) Cyber Defence
2 1 (11.11%) Algorithms
2 1 (11.11%) Management Information System
2 1 (11.11%) Mobile App
2 1 (11.11%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (77.78%) Information Security
2 5 (55.56%) Risk Management
3 4 (44.44%) Stakeholder Management
4 3 (33.33%) Security Architecture
5 2 (22.22%) Business Continuity
5 2 (22.22%) Business Impact Analysis
5 2 (22.22%) Business Intelligence
5 2 (22.22%) Continuous Improvement
5 2 (22.22%) Impact Analysis
5 2 (22.22%) Mathematics
5 2 (22.22%) Penetration Testing
5 2 (22.22%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (22.22%) Resilience Testing
5 2 (22.22%) Risk Register
5 2 (22.22%) Vulnerability Scanning
6 1 (11.11%) Digital Strategy
6 1 (11.11%) Incident Response
6 1 (11.11%) OWASP
6 1 (11.11%) Secure Coding
6 1 (11.11%) Vulnerability Remediation
Programming Languages
1 2 (22.22%) SQL
2 1 (11.11%) C#
2 1 (11.11%) C++
2 1 (11.11%) Go
2 1 (11.11%) Java
2 1 (11.11%) JavaScript
2 1 (11.11%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (22.22%) CISM
1 2 (22.22%) CISMP
1 2 (22.22%) CRISC
1 2 (22.22%) Degree
2 1 (11.11%) CISSP
2 1 (11.11%) CSSLP
2 1 (11.11%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (66.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 6 (66.67%) NIST
2 3 (33.33%) GRC
3 2 (22.22%) Cyber Essentials
3 2 (22.22%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 2 (22.22%) PCI DSS