Freedom of Information Jobs in the UK excluding London

Freedom of Information (FOI)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Freedom of Information in permanent job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Freedom of Information over the 6 months leading up to 11 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 557 714 730
Rank change year-on-year +157 +16 +89
Permanent jobs citing Freedom of Information 16 45 20
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.041% 0.063% 0.033%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.13% 0.19% 0.079%
Number of salaries quoted 6 37 15
10th Percentile £23,174 £30,399 £26,705
25th Percentile £28,528 £37,199 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,295 £54,650 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.80% +28.59% +8.97%
75th Percentile £56,938 £57,500 £48,250
90th Percentile £59,875 £77,500 £60,000
UK median annual salary £44,590 £47,000 £44,666
% change year-on-year -5.13% +5.23% +3.87%

All Generic Skills
UK excluding 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 the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 12,674 24,143 25,361
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 32.43% 34.01% 42.32%
Number of salaries quoted 6,207 15,233 11,244
10th Percentile £29,250 £26,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £35,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £68,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £79,601 £80,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +4.00%

Freedom of Information
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Freedom of Information as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Freedom of Information in the UK excluding London

Freedom of Information
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Freedom of Information in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Freedom of Information in the UK excluding London

Freedom of Information
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Freedom of Information in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 11 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Freedom of Information in the UK excluding London

Freedom of Information
Job Locations in the UK excluding 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 UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 11 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
South East +110 14 £38,599 -15.73% 5
South West +93 1 £44,590 +11.48%
North of England +54 1 £60,000 +42.90% 2
North West -2 1 £60,000 +9.09% 1
Freedom of Information
UK

Freedom of Information
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (12.50%) Metadata
General
1 10 (62.50%) Social Skills
2 7 (43.75%) Publishing
3 6 (37.50%) Legal
4 2 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (6.25%) Finance
5 1 (6.25%) Games
Job Titles
1 8 (50.00%) Governance Manager
1 8 (50.00%) Information Governance Manager
1 8 (50.00%) Information Manager
2 6 (37.50%) Information Security Manager
2 6 (37.50%) Security Manager
3 2 (12.50%) Records Manager
4 1 (6.25%) Data Governance Analyst
4 1 (6.25%) Data Governance Manager
4 1 (6.25%) Data Manager
4 1 (6.25%) Data Protection Manager
4 1 (6.25%) Information Governance Officer
4 1 (6.25%) Information Officer
4 1 (6.25%) Lead
4 1 (6.25%) Senior
4 1 (6.25%) Senior Manager
4 1 (6.25%) Team Leader
Miscellaneous
1 10 (62.50%) Freedom of Information Act
2 9 (56.25%) Data Protection Act
3 8 (50.00%) Management Information System
4 1 (6.25%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (81.25%) Data Protection
2 9 (56.25%) Information Security
3 8 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
3 8 (50.00%) Incident Management
4 7 (43.75%) Information Security Management
4 7 (43.75%) ISMS
4 7 (43.75%) Psychology
4 7 (43.75%) Security Management
5 5 (31.25%) Information Governance
6 3 (18.75%) Data Privacy
6 3 (18.75%) Records Management
6 3 (18.75%) Risk Management
7 2 (12.50%) Customer Service
7 2 (12.50%) Data Sharing
7 2 (12.50%) Information Management
7 2 (12.50%) Line Management
7 2 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
7 2 (12.50%) Service Delivery
8 1 (6.25%) Coaching
8 1 (6.25%) Mentoring
Qualifications
1 7 (43.75%) CISA
1 7 (43.75%) CISM
1 7 (43.75%) CISSP
1 7 (43.75%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
2 3 (18.75%) DBS Check
2 3 (18.75%) DV Cleared
2 3 (18.75%) Security Cleared
3 1 (6.25%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 8 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 7 (43.75%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 7 (43.75%) HIPAA
3 6 (37.50%) GDPR
4 2 (12.50%) QA
5 1 (6.25%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 1 (6.25%) Sage