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 1 May 2026.

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

6 months to
1 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 638 604 699
Rank change year-on-year -34 +95 +10
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Analyst 86 53 188
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.096% 0.13% 0.20%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.10% 0.14% 0.21%
Number of salaries quoted 61 42 169
10th Percentile £35,000 £40,286 £40,250
25th Percentile £51,250 £51,563 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £63,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.70% +26.00% -
75th Percentile - £67,500 £62,500
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% +1.08%

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 83,558 37,679 90,605
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.89% 89.07% 94.54%
Number of salaries quoted 53,734 23,343 66,736
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,500 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,625 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £59,800 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.03% +12.83% -11.67%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £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 1 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 1 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 -27 85 £55,000 -12.70% 10
UK excluding London -21 68 £55,000 - 13
Work from Home +11 27 £52,500 -16.67% 5
Midlands -19 23 £52,500 +31.25% 2
North of England -48 23 £55,000 -8.33% 5
West Midlands -10 21 £55,000 +37.50% 2
London -32 18 £62,500 -3.85% 1
North West -21 12 £55,000 -12.00% 5
South East -19 11 £55,000 +18.92% 1
Yorkshire -51 11 £55,000 -4.35%
East of England - 8 £60,000 - 1
East Midlands -45 2 £42,500 -22.73%
South West -55 2 £28,000 -34.12%
Wales - 1 - - 3

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

For the 6 months to 1 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 75 (87.21%) Information Security
2 42 (48.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 27 (31.40%) CISSP
4 26 (30.23%) NIST
5 25 (29.07%) Cybersecurity
5 25 (29.07%) SIEM
6 21 (24.42%) GDPR
6 21 (24.42%) Risk Management
7 19 (22.09%) CISM
7 19 (22.09%) CompTIA Security+
7 19 (22.09%) Problem-Solving
7 19 (22.09%) Security Operations
8 18 (20.93%) Continuous Improvement
9 13 (15.12%) Microsoft
9 13 (15.12%) SOC 2
10 12 (13.95%) Cyber Essentials
10 12 (13.95%) Degree
11 11 (12.79%) Penetration Testing
12 9 (10.47%) AWS
12 9 (10.47%) Computer Science
12 9 (10.47%) Computer Science Degree
12 9 (10.47%) Due Diligence
12 9 (10.47%) Incident Response
12 9 (10.47%) Intrusion Detection
12 9 (10.47%) PCI DSS
12 9 (10.47%) Risk Assessment
12 9 (10.47%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 9 (10.47%) Vulnerability Assessment
13 8 (9.30%) CRISC
13 8 (9.30%) Data Protection

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 (1.16%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 9 (10.47%) AWS
2 7 (8.14%) SaaS
3 6 (6.98%) Azure
4 5 (5.81%) Azure Sentinel
4 5 (5.81%) Microsoft Purview
5 3 (3.49%) GCP
6 2 (2.33%) Microsoft 365
7 1 (1.16%) Azure DevOps
7 1 (1.16%) Entra ID
7 1 (1.16%) Mimecast
7 1 (1.16%) Tessian
Communications & Networking
1 9 (10.47%) Intrusion Detection
2 4 (4.65%) Firewall
3 2 (2.33%) Network Security
4 1 (1.16%) DKIM
4 1 (1.16%) DMARC
4 1 (1.16%) VPN
General
1 19 (22.09%) Finance
2 16 (18.60%) Retail
3 15 (17.44%) Social Skills
4 14 (16.28%) Analytical Skills
4 14 (16.28%) Legal
5 12 (13.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 10 (11.63%) Law
7 9 (10.47%) Banking
8 7 (8.14%) Back Office
8 7 (8.14%) Financial Institution
9 6 (6.98%) Pharmaceutical
10 1 (1.16%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.16%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 11 (12.79%) Management Information System
2 6 (6.98%) Driving Licence
2 6 (6.98%) Life Science
3 4 (4.65%) Data Protection Act
4 3 (3.49%) Cyber Threat
4 3 (3.49%) Operational Technology
4 3 (3.49%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (2.33%) Analytical Mindset
5 2 (2.33%) Onboarding
5 2 (2.33%) Security Posture
6 1 (1.16%) Cloud Native
6 1 (1.16%) PKI
6 1 (1.16%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.16%) Linux
1 1 (1.16%) Unix
1 1 (1.16%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 75 (87.21%) Information Security
2 25 (29.07%) Cybersecurity
2 25 (29.07%) SIEM
3 21 (24.42%) Risk Management
4 19 (22.09%) Problem-Solving
4 19 (22.09%) Security Operations
5 18 (20.93%) Continuous Improvement
6 11 (12.79%) Penetration Testing
7 9 (10.47%) Computer Science
7 9 (10.47%) Due Diligence
7 9 (10.47%) Incident Response
7 9 (10.47%) Risk Assessment
7 9 (10.47%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 9 (10.47%) Vulnerability Assessment
8 8 (9.30%) Data Protection
9 7 (8.14%) Compliance Management
9 7 (8.14%) Information Governance
9 7 (8.14%) Time Management
9 7 (8.14%) Vulnerability Management
10 6 (6.98%) ISMS
Qualifications
1 27 (31.40%) CISSP
2 19 (22.09%) CISM
2 19 (22.09%) CompTIA Security+
3 12 (13.95%) Degree
4 9 (10.47%) Computer Science Degree
5 8 (9.30%) CRISC
6 7 (8.14%) CISA
6 7 (8.14%) SC Cleared
6 7 (8.14%) Security Cleared
7 5 (5.81%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (4.65%) GCIH
9 3 (3.49%) CCNA
9 3 (3.49%) CompTIA CySA+
9 3 (3.49%) GIAC
9 3 (3.49%) Postgraduate
10 2 (2.33%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 2 (2.33%) CCSP
10 2 (2.33%) CISMP
11 1 (1.16%) CEPT
11 1 (1.16%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (48.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 26 (30.23%) NIST
3 21 (24.42%) GDPR
4 13 (15.12%) SOC 2
5 12 (13.95%) Cyber Essentials
6 9 (10.47%) PCI DSS
7 8 (9.30%) GRC
8 4 (4.65%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 4 (4.65%) HIPAA
8 4 (4.65%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 3 (3.49%) ITGC
10 2 (2.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 1 (1.16%) Accessibility
11 1 (1.16%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 1 (1.16%) NCSC
System Software
1 1 (1.16%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (3.49%) ArcSight ESM
1 3 (3.49%) QRadar
Vendors
1 13 (15.12%) Microsoft
2 4 (4.65%) Tenable
3 3 (3.49%) ArcSight
3 3 (3.49%) LogLogic
3 3 (3.49%) McAfee
3 3 (3.49%) Splunk
4 1 (1.16%) iManage
4 1 (1.16%) ServiceNow