Forensic Investigator Jobs

Forensic Investigator
UK

The median Forensic Investigator salary in the UK is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 August 2025.

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

6 months to
19 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 713 833 -
Rank change year-on-year +120 - -
DemandTrendPermanent jobs requiring a Forensic Investigator 3 3 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.005% 0.003% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.005% 0.004% -
Number of salaries quoted 3 2 0
10th Percentile £42,467 £30,500 -
25th Percentile £45,292 £31,250 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £35,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +42.86% - -
75th Percentile - £41,250 -
90th Percentile - £43,500 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £35,000 -
% change year-on-year +42.86% - -

All DemandTrendPermanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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.

DemandTrendPermanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 54,940 82,860 67,807
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.20% 95.20% 92.14%
Number of salaries quoted 30,162 52,698 48,205
10th Percentile £26,750 £30,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £44,450
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% -
75th Percentile £73,000 £71,991 £80,000
90th Percentile £91,250 £90,822 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year - -6.54% +1.90%

Forensic Investigator
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Forensic Investigator in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Forensic Investigator in the UK

Forensic Investigator
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Forensic Investigator job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Forensic Investigator job vacancies in the UK

Forensic Investigator
Top 7 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Forensic Investigator within the UK over the 6 months to 19 August 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
DemandTrendPermanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +80 3 £50,000 +42.86% 11
UK excluding London +95 2 £50,000 +42.86% 10
Midlands +42 1 £50,000 - 5
East Midlands +26 1 £50,000 - 5
North of England +4 1 £50,000 +42.86% 5
North West -8 1 £50,000 +42.86% 5
London - 1 £41,355 - 1

Forensic Investigator Skill Set
Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 19 August 2025, Forensic Investigator 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 featuring Forensic Investigator in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Digital Forensics
2 1 (33.33%) Windows
2 1 (33.33%) Internet
2 1 (33.33%) Degree
2 1 (33.33%) Windows Vista
2 1 (33.33%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (33.33%) Computer Science
2 1 (33.33%) Data Protection
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Driving Licence
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Police
2 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Presentation Skills

Forensic Investigator Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) Internet
General
1 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Police
1 1 (33.33%) Presentation Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (33.33%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 1 (33.33%) Windows
1 1 (33.33%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Digital Forensics
2 1 (33.33%) Computer Science
2 1 (33.33%) Data Protection
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Degree