Information Analyst Job Trends

Information Analyst
UK

The median Information Analyst salary in the UK is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 June 2026.

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

6 months to
3 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 641 613 698
Rank change year-on-year -28 +85 -2
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Analyst 92 54 199
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.099% 0.12% 0.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.14% 0.20%
Number of salaries quoted 69 43 175
10th Percentile £49,500 £40,532 £40,000
25th Percentile £51,250 £48,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +14.29% +5.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,500 £64,375
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £77,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £45,000 £47,000
% change year-on-year +22.22% -4.26% -5.05%

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.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 87,139 38,939 97,244
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.52% 89.45% 94.80%
Number of salaries quoted 58,064 21,863 70,865
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,967 £50,000
% change year-on-year -1.90% +1.93% -6.54%

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 job vacancy trend in the UK

Information Analyst
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Information Analyst job vacancies in the UK.

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 3 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Information Analyst in the UK

Information Analyst
Top 13 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 3 June 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 -26 88 £55,000 -12.70% 27
UK excluding London -2 75 £55,000 +22.22% 27
Work from Home +35 31 £55,000 +2.33% 6
North of England -9 31 £55,000 - 11
Midlands -14 21 £55,000 +37.50% 6
West Midlands -18 21 £55,000 +37.50% 4
North West +11 20 £60,000 +20.00% 9
London -20 17 £75,000 +15.38% 6
South East -12 11 £55,000 +15.79% 2
Yorkshire -40 11 £55,000 -4.35% 2
East of England - 6 £50,000 - 1
Wales - 4 - - 3
South West -62 2 £28,000 -37.78% 3

Information Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 3 June 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.

1 76 (82.61%) Information Security
2 38 (41.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 28 (30.43%) CISSP
4 27 (29.35%) Cybersecurity
5 25 (27.17%) SIEM
6 23 (25.00%) NIST
7 22 (23.91%) Continuous Improvement
7 22 (23.91%) Security Operations
8 20 (21.74%) CISM
8 20 (21.74%) CompTIA Security+
8 20 (21.74%) Risk Management
9 17 (18.48%) Microsoft
10 15 (16.30%) GDPR
10 15 (16.30%) Problem-Solving
11 13 (14.13%) Cyber Essentials
11 13 (14.13%) Information Governance
12 11 (11.96%) AWS
12 11 (11.96%) Degree
12 11 (11.96%) SOC 2
13 10 (10.87%) Azure
13 10 (10.87%) GRC
13 10 (10.87%) Vulnerability Management
14 9 (9.78%) Due Diligence
15 8 (8.70%) Cloud Security
15 8 (8.70%) PCI DSS
15 8 (8.70%) Penetration Testing
15 8 (8.70%) Risk Assessment
15 8 (8.70%) Security Cleared
15 8 (8.70%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 8 (8.70%) Vulnerability Assessment

Information Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Cloud Services
1 11 (11.96%) AWS
2 10 (10.87%) Azure
3 6 (6.52%) Azure Sentinel
3 6 (6.52%) Microsoft Purview
3 6 (6.52%) SaaS
4 4 (4.35%) GCP
5 3 (3.26%) Microsoft 365
6 1 (1.09%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 5 (5.43%) Intrusion Detection
2 2 (2.17%) Firewall
3 1 (1.09%) TCP/IP
General
1 15 (16.30%) Finance
1 15 (16.30%) Legal
1 15 (16.30%) Retail
2 14 (15.22%) Social Skills
3 13 (14.13%) Analytical Skills
4 9 (9.78%) Law
5 8 (8.70%) Banking
5 8 (8.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 6 (6.52%) Back Office
6 6 (6.52%) Financial Institution
6 6 (6.52%) Pharmaceutical
7 1 (1.09%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (1.09%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.09%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 9 (9.78%) Management Information System
2 8 (8.70%) Security Posture
3 6 (6.52%) Driving Licence
4 5 (5.43%) Life Science
5 3 (3.26%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (2.17%) Analytical Mindset
6 2 (2.17%) Cloud Native
6 2 (2.17%) Cyber Threat
6 2 (2.17%) Onboarding
7 1 (1.09%) CSOC
7 1 (1.09%) Data Protection Act
7 1 (1.09%) Operational Technology
7 1 (1.09%) PKI
7 1 (1.09%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 3 (3.26%) Linux
1 3 (3.26%) Windows
2 2 (2.17%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 76 (82.61%) Information Security
2 27 (29.35%) Cybersecurity
3 25 (27.17%) SIEM
4 22 (23.91%) Continuous Improvement
4 22 (23.91%) Security Operations
5 20 (21.74%) Risk Management
6 15 (16.30%) Problem-Solving
7 13 (14.13%) Information Governance
8 10 (10.87%) Vulnerability Management
9 9 (9.78%) Due Diligence
10 8 (8.70%) Cloud Security
10 8 (8.70%) Penetration Testing
10 8 (8.70%) Risk Assessment
10 8 (8.70%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 8 (8.70%) Vulnerability Assessment
11 7 (7.61%) Computer Science
11 7 (7.61%) Incident Response
11 7 (7.61%) Time Management
12 6 (6.52%) Compliance Management
13 5 (5.43%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 28 (30.43%) CISSP
2 20 (21.74%) CISM
2 20 (21.74%) CompTIA Security+
3 11 (11.96%) Degree
4 8 (8.70%) Security Cleared
5 7 (7.61%) CISA
5 7 (7.61%) Computer Science Degree
5 7 (7.61%) CRISC
5 7 (7.61%) SC Cleared
6 4 (4.35%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 4 (4.35%) CCSP
6 4 (4.35%) Cisco Certification
7 3 (3.26%) CEH
8 2 (2.17%) AWS Certification
8 2 (2.17%) Azure Certification
8 2 (2.17%) CISMP
8 2 (2.17%) GCIH
8 2 (2.17%) SANS
9 1 (1.09%) CEPT
9 1 (1.09%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (41.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 23 (25.00%) NIST
3 15 (16.30%) GDPR
4 13 (14.13%) Cyber Essentials
5 11 (11.96%) SOC 2
6 10 (10.87%) GRC
7 8 (8.70%) PCI DSS
8 3 (3.26%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 3 (3.26%) HIPAA
8 3 (3.26%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 2 (2.17%) Accessibility
10 1 (1.09%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (1.09%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 1 (1.09%) NCSC
Vendors
1 17 (18.48%) Microsoft
2 4 (4.35%) Tenable
3 1 (1.09%) Cisco
3 1 (1.09%) Rapid7