Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
England > South East
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Freedom of Information Act in permanent job vacancies in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Freedom of Information Act over the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 301 | 267 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | -34 | +154 |
| Permanent jobs citing Freedom of Information Act | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the South East | - | 0.065% | 0.026% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | 0.18% | 0.082% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| England median annual salary | £43,125 | £52,000 | £46,950 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.07% | +10.76% | -28.32% |
All Generic Skills
South East
Freedom of Information Act 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 the South East.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 3,181 | 3,272 | 2,453 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East | 30.67% | 35.24% | 31.74% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,615 | 1,423 | 1,692 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,500 | £32,750 | £30,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,500 | £42,500 | £39,085 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £56,509 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.37% | +2.74% | -0.90% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £70,000 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,500 | £85,000 | £82,500 |
| England median annual salary | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | -7.69% |
Freedom of Information Act
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Freedom of Information Act relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.
Freedom of Information Act
Salary Trend in the South East
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Freedom of Information Act.
