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 2 May 2026.

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

6 months to
2 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 625 584 681
Rank change year-on-year -41 +97 +19
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Analyst 85 53 189
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.094% 0.13% 0.20%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.10% 0.14% 0.21%
Number of salaries quoted 60 42 170
10th Percentile £34,500 £40,286 £40,250
25th Percentile £51,250 £51,563 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £63,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.70% +20.00% +5.00%
75th Percentile - £67,500 £62,875
90th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £77,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £47,000
% change year-on-year - +17.02% -3.09%

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.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 83,677 37,745 90,639
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.92% 89.30% 94.56%
Number of salaries quoted 53,852 23,399 66,743
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,500 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,500 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £59,648 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.79% +12.54% -11.67%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -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 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 2 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Information Analyst in the UK

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 2 May 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 -33 84 £55,000 -12.70% 11
UK excluding London -28 67 £55,000 - 11
Work from Home +14 27 £52,500 -16.67% 4
North of England -46 23 £55,000 -8.33% 5
Midlands -14 22 £53,750 +34.38% 2
West Midlands -2 21 £55,000 +37.50% 2
London -19 18 £62,500 -3.85% 2
North West -15 12 £55,000 -12.00% 5
South East -17 11 £55,000 +18.92% 1
Yorkshire -54 11 £55,000 -4.35%
East of England - 8 £60,000 -
South West -52 2 £28,000 -34.12% 1
East Midlands -43 1 £35,000 -36.36%
Wales - 1 - - 2

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

For the 6 months to 2 May 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 74 (87.06%) Information Security
2 41 (48.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 26 (30.59%) CISSP
3 26 (30.59%) NIST
4 25 (29.41%) SIEM
5 24 (28.24%) Cybersecurity
6 21 (24.71%) Risk Management
7 20 (23.53%) GDPR
8 19 (22.35%) Problem-Solving
8 19 (22.35%) Security Operations
9 18 (21.18%) CISM
9 18 (21.18%) CompTIA Security+
9 18 (21.18%) Continuous Improvement
10 13 (15.29%) Microsoft
10 13 (15.29%) SOC 2
11 12 (14.12%) Cyber Essentials
11 12 (14.12%) Degree
12 11 (12.94%) Penetration Testing
13 9 (10.59%) AWS
13 9 (10.59%) Computer Science
13 9 (10.59%) Computer Science Degree
13 9 (10.59%) Due Diligence
13 9 (10.59%) Intrusion Detection
13 9 (10.59%) PCI DSS
13 9 (10.59%) Risk Assessment
13 9 (10.59%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 9 (10.59%) Vulnerability Assessment
14 8 (9.41%) CRISC
14 8 (9.41%) GRC
14 8 (9.41%) Incident Response

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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.18%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 9 (10.59%) AWS
2 7 (8.24%) SaaS
3 6 (7.06%) Azure
4 5 (5.88%) Azure Sentinel
4 5 (5.88%) Microsoft Purview
5 3 (3.53%) GCP
6 2 (2.35%) Microsoft 365
7 1 (1.18%) Azure DevOps
7 1 (1.18%) Entra ID
7 1 (1.18%) Mimecast
7 1 (1.18%) Tessian
Communications & Networking
1 9 (10.59%) Intrusion Detection
2 4 (4.71%) Firewall
3 1 (1.18%) DKIM
3 1 (1.18%) DMARC
3 1 (1.18%) Network Security
3 1 (1.18%) VPN
General
1 19 (22.35%) Finance
2 16 (18.82%) Retail
3 15 (17.65%) Social Skills
4 14 (16.47%) Analytical Skills
4 14 (16.47%) Legal
5 12 (14.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 10 (11.76%) Law
7 9 (10.59%) Banking
8 7 (8.24%) Back Office
8 7 (8.24%) Financial Institution
9 6 (7.06%) Pharmaceutical
10 1 (1.18%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.18%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 11 (12.94%) Management Information System
2 6 (7.06%) Driving Licence
2 6 (7.06%) Life Science
3 4 (4.71%) Data Protection Act
4 3 (3.53%) Cyber Threat
4 3 (3.53%) Operational Technology
4 3 (3.53%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (2.35%) Analytical Mindset
5 2 (2.35%) Onboarding
6 1 (1.18%) Cloud Native
6 1 (1.18%) PKI
6 1 (1.18%) Security Operations Centre
6 1 (1.18%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.18%) Linux
1 1 (1.18%) Unix
1 1 (1.18%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 74 (87.06%) Information Security
2 25 (29.41%) SIEM
3 24 (28.24%) Cybersecurity
4 21 (24.71%) Risk Management
5 19 (22.35%) Problem-Solving
5 19 (22.35%) Security Operations
6 18 (21.18%) Continuous Improvement
7 11 (12.94%) Penetration Testing
8 9 (10.59%) Computer Science
8 9 (10.59%) Due Diligence
8 9 (10.59%) Risk Assessment
8 9 (10.59%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 9 (10.59%) Vulnerability Assessment
9 8 (9.41%) Incident Response
10 7 (8.24%) Compliance Management
10 7 (8.24%) Data Protection
10 7 (8.24%) Information Governance
10 7 (8.24%) Time Management
10 7 (8.24%) Vulnerability Management
11 6 (7.06%) ISMS
Qualifications
1 26 (30.59%) CISSP
2 18 (21.18%) CISM
2 18 (21.18%) CompTIA Security+
3 12 (14.12%) Degree
4 9 (10.59%) Computer Science Degree
5 8 (9.41%) CRISC
6 7 (8.24%) CISA
6 7 (8.24%) SC Cleared
6 7 (8.24%) Security Cleared
7 5 (5.88%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (4.71%) GCIH
9 3 (3.53%) CCNA
9 3 (3.53%) CompTIA CySA+
9 3 (3.53%) GIAC
9 3 (3.53%) Postgraduate
10 2 (2.35%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 2 (2.35%) CCSP
10 2 (2.35%) CISMP
11 1 (1.18%) AWS Certification
11 1 (1.18%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (48.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 26 (30.59%) NIST
3 20 (23.53%) GDPR
4 13 (15.29%) SOC 2
5 12 (14.12%) Cyber Essentials
6 9 (10.59%) PCI DSS
7 8 (9.41%) GRC
8 4 (4.71%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 4 (4.71%) HIPAA
8 4 (4.71%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 3 (3.53%) ITGC
10 2 (2.35%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 1 (1.18%) Accessibility
11 1 (1.18%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 1 (1.18%) NCSC
System Software
1 1 (1.18%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (3.53%) ArcSight ESM
1 3 (3.53%) QRadar
Vendors
1 13 (15.29%) Microsoft
2 4 (4.71%) Tenable
3 3 (3.53%) ArcSight
3 3 (3.53%) LogLogic
3 3 (3.53%) McAfee
3 3 (3.53%) Splunk
4 1 (1.18%) iManage
4 1 (1.18%) ServiceNow