Information Analyst Job Trends
Information Analyst
UK
The median Information Analyst salary in the UK is £72,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 707 | 637 | 637 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -70 | 0 | -37 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Information Analyst | 115 | 40 | 122 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.096% | 0.082% | 0.17% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.10% | 0.091% | 0.18% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 55 | 28 | 87 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,300 | £36,650 | £36,800 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £42,288 | £43,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £72,500 | £53,750 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +34.88% | -6.52% | +5.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,625 | £62,813 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,600 | £75,000 | £77,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £45,000 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +33.33% | - | -9.09% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
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.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 110,560 | 43,931 | 66,554 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 92.36% | 89.93% | 95.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 74,960 | 25,802 | 38,157 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,000 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,188 | £35,000 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £58,500 | £53,000 | £56,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.38% | -5.36% | -6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,250 | £73,750 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £98,750 | £95,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £45,750 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.22% | -8.50% | -4.76% |
Information Analyst Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Information Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Information Analyst Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for Information Analyst job vacancies in the UK.
Information Analyst Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Analyst over the 6 months to 17 October 2026.
Information Analyst Top 14 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 17 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -89 | 90 | £72,500 | +34.88% | 57 |
| UK excluding London | -100 | 75 | £60,000 | +33.33% | 38 |
| North West | -7 | 36 | £75,000 | +66.67% | 13 |
| North of England | -35 | 36 | £75,000 | +66.67% | 13 |
| Work from Home | -44 | 36 | £57,500 | +12.62% | 37 |
| London | -50 | 29 | £75,000 | +20.00% | 21 |
| Midlands | -50 | 13 | £60,000 | +13.15% | 5 |
| West Midlands | - | 11 | £60,000 | - | 3 |
| Wales | - | 8 | - | - | 2 |
| Scotland | +13 | 6 | - | - | 7 |
| South East | -65 | 6 | £45,750 | +1.67% | 4 |
| South West | -74 | 4 | £28,000 | -23.60% | 2 |
| East of England | -29 | 2 | £50,000 | - | 3 |
| East Midlands | -33 | 2 | £52,000 | -1.94% | 2 |
Information Analyst Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities
For the 6 months to 17 October 2026, Information Analyst 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 featuring Information Analyst in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Information Security | 67.0% | 77 |
| 2 | Security Operations | 32.2% | 37 |
| 3 | Information Governance | 28.7% | 33 |
| 4 | Cybersecurity | 27.8% | 32 |
| 5 | Continuous Improvement | 22.6% | 26 |
| 6 | Incident Response | 20.0% | 23 |
| 6 | ISO/IEC 27001 | 20.0% | 23 |
| 8 | Vulnerability Management | 19.1% | 22 |
| 9 | SIEM | 18.3% | 21 |
| 10 | Problem-Solving | 15.7% | 18 |
| 11 | NIST | 14.8% | 17 |
| 11 | PCI DSS | 14.8% | 17 |
| 13 | GRC | 13.9% | 16 |
| 13 | Microsoft | 13.9% | 16 |
| 15 | AWS | 13.0% | 15 |
| 16 | CISSP | 11.3% | 13 |
| 16 | GCP | 11.3% | 13 |
| 16 | Linux | 11.3% | 13 |
| 16 | Windows | 11.3% | 13 |
| 20 | Azure | 10.4% | 12 |
| 21 | Cloud Security | 9.6% | 11 |
| 21 | Fintech | 9.6% | 11 |
| 21 | Risk Management | 9.6% | 11 |
| 21 | Threat Modelling | 9.6% | 11 |
| 25 | Bash | 8.7% | 10 |
| 25 | Disruptive Innovation | 8.7% | 10 |
| 25 | GCFA | 8.7% | 10 |
| 25 | Go | 8.7% | 10 |
| 25 | Mentoring | 8.7% | 10 |
| 25 | Microsoft Purview | 8.7% | 10 |
Information Analyst Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Information Security Analyst | 65.2% | 75 |
| 2 | Senior Information Security Analyst | 29.6% | 34 |
| 3 | Information Governance Analyst | 26.1% | 30 |
| 4 | Technical Analyst | 12.2% | 14 |
| 5 | Vulnerability Management Analyst | 8.7% | 10 |
| 6 | Business Analyst | 4.3% | 5 |
| 6 | Data Analyst | 4.3% | 5 |
| 8 | Cybersecurity Analyst | 3.5% | 4 |
| 8 | Information Systems Analyst | 3.5% | 4 |
| 10 | Business Information Analyst | 2.6% | 3 |
| 10 | Lead Business Analyst | 2.6% | 3 |
| 12 | Business IT Analyst | 1.7% | 2 |
| 12 | Information Assurance Analyst | 1.7% | 2 |
| 12 | PCI DSS Security Analyst | 1.7% | 2 |
| 12 | Security Compliance Analyst | 1.7% | 2 |
| 16 | Audit Analyst | 0.9% | 1 |
| 16 | Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst | 0.9% | 1 |
| 16 | GIS Analyst | 0.9% | 1 |
| 16 | Junior Information Security Analyst | 0.9% | 1 |