Information Specialist Job Trends in the South West

Information Specialist
England > South West

The median Information Specialist salary in the South West is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 July 2026.

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

6 months to
2 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 224 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Specialist 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.025% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.026% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £51,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 - -
75th Percentile £53,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £72,500 £75,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -3.33% +30.43% -11.54%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
South West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South 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 South West with a recognized job title 7,596 2,810 9,752
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.00% 92.19% 95.92%
Number of salaries quoted 5,292 1,870 7,271
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £28,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £33,750 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% - -4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,938 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £81,375 £77,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +9.52% -12.50%

Information Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Information Specialist job vacancy trend in the South West

Information Specialist
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for Information Specialist job vacancies in the South West.

Salary distribution trend for Information Specialist job vacancies in the South West

Information Specialist
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Specialist within the South West region over the 6 months to 2 July 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
Bristol - 2 £52,500 - 2
Information Specialist
England

Information Specialist Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 2 July 2026, Information Specialist 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 South West region featuring Information Specialist in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security Management
1 2 (100.00%) ISMS
1 2 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 2 (100.00%) Security Management
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) CISM
2 1 (50.00%) CISSP
2 1 (50.00%) CompTIA Security+
2 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (50.00%) GRC
2 1 (50.00%) Incident Management
2 1 (50.00%) Incident Response
2 1 (50.00%) PMI Certification
2 1 (50.00%) Root Cause Analysis

Information Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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 (50.00%) Law
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Management Information System
2 1 (50.00%) Cyber Threat
2 1 (50.00%) PMI
2 1 (50.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security Management
1 2 (100.00%) ISMS
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 2 (100.00%) Security Management
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (50.00%) Incident Management
2 1 (50.00%) Incident Response
2 1 (50.00%) Root Cause Analysis
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) CISM
1 1 (50.00%) CISSP
1 1 (50.00%) CompTIA Security+
1 1 (50.00%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 2 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (50.00%) GRC