Information Analyst Job Trends

Information Analyst
UK

The median Information Analyst salary in the UK is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 September 2026.

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

6 months to
18 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 690 629 652
Rank change year-on-year -61 +23 -18
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Analyst 114 46 139
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.099% 0.093% 0.18%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.10% 0.19%
Number of salaries quoted 65 33 103
10th Percentile £47,500 £36,650 £38,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% +16.46%
75th Percentile £75,000 £64,500 £68,125
90th Percentile £85,000 £73,500 £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.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 107,455 44,314 74,420
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.24% 89.66% 95.24%
Number of salaries quoted 73,770 26,055 44,614
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,250 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,589 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.53% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +15.79% -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 18 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Information Analyst in the UK

Information Analyst
Top 15 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 18 September 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 -52 96 £60,000 +9.09% 65
UK excluding London -80 77 £60,000 +33.33% 47
North of England -29 43 £60,000 +20.00% 12
North West +18 37 £75,000 +66.67% 9
Work from Home -13 31 £58,750 +6.82% 21
London -51 26 £75,000 +19.05% 21
Midlands -35 12 £56,250 +2.27% 7
West Midlands - 11 £57,500 - 2
Yorkshire -41 6 £55,000 -4.35% 3
East of England -25 5 £50,000 - 3
South East -45 5 £54,000 +8.00% 17
South West -87 5 £28,000 -23.60% 3
Wales - 5 - - 3
Scotland +5 2 - - 1
East Midlands -44 1 £52,000 -5.45% 5

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

For the 6 months to 18 September 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 77 (67.54%) Information Security
2 36 (31.58%) Cybersecurity
3 34 (29.82%) Security Operations
4 33 (28.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 30 (26.32%) Information Governance
6 27 (23.68%) Continuous Improvement
7 25 (21.93%) SIEM
8 19 (16.67%) CISSP
8 19 (16.67%) Incident Response
8 19 (16.67%) NIST
9 18 (15.79%) GDPR
9 18 (15.79%) Problem-Solving
10 17 (14.91%) Microsoft
11 16 (14.04%) AWS
11 16 (14.04%) Vulnerability Management
12 15 (13.16%) CISM
12 15 (13.16%) PCI DSS
13 13 (11.40%) GRC
14 12 (10.53%) Risk Management
15 10 (8.77%) Linux
15 10 (8.77%) Microsoft Purview
15 10 (8.77%) Security Cleared
15 10 (8.77%) SOC 2
15 10 (8.77%) Windows
16 9 (7.89%) Azure
16 9 (7.89%) CompTIA Security+
16 9 (7.89%) Threat Modelling
17 8 (7.02%) Cyber Essentials
17 8 (7.02%) GCP
17 8 (7.02%) Risk 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (1.75%) Confluence
2 1 (0.88%) ArcGIS
Cloud Services
1 16 (14.04%) AWS
2 10 (8.77%) Microsoft Purview
3 9 (7.89%) Azure
4 8 (7.02%) GCP
5 6 (5.26%) SaaS
6 5 (4.39%) Azure Sentinel
6 5 (4.39%) Microsoft 365
7 1 (0.88%) Power Platform
7 1 (0.88%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 4 (3.51%) Intrusion Detection
1 4 (3.51%) Wireshark
2 3 (2.63%) Firewall
2 3 (2.63%) HTTP
3 2 (1.75%) Network Security
4 1 (0.88%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.88%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.88%) Geospatial Data
1 1 (0.88%) GIS
1 1 (0.88%) Power BI
1 1 (0.88%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 4 (3.51%) Burp Suite
2 2 (1.75%) Jenkins
2 2 (1.75%) JIRA
2 2 (1.75%) TeamCity
General
1 27 (23.68%) Finance
1 27 (23.68%) Law
2 20 (17.54%) Social Skills
3 16 (14.04%) Analytical Skills
4 14 (12.28%) Retail
5 13 (11.40%) Banking
6 10 (8.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 6 (5.26%) Legal
7 6 (5.26%) Organisational Skills
7 6 (5.26%) Pharmaceutical
8 4 (3.51%) Documentation Skills
9 3 (2.63%) Aerospace
9 3 (2.63%) Back Office
9 3 (2.63%) Financial Institution
10 1 (0.88%) Military
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.75%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 24 (21.05%) Security Posture
2 7 (6.14%) Management Information System
3 5 (4.39%) Driving Licence
4 4 (3.51%) Cloud Native
4 4 (3.51%) Life Science
5 3 (2.63%) Cyber Threat
5 3 (2.63%) Online Gambling
5 3 (2.63%) Video\Live Streaming
6 2 (1.75%) CSOC
6 2 (1.75%) Enterprise Software
6 2 (1.75%) PMI
6 2 (1.75%) Security Operations Centre
7 1 (0.88%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (0.88%) Cybercrime
7 1 (0.88%) Operational Technology
7 1 (0.88%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 10 (8.77%) Linux
1 10 (8.77%) Windows
2 3 (2.63%) Apple iOS
2 3 (2.63%) Mac OS
3 2 (1.75%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 77 (67.54%) Information Security
2 36 (31.58%) Cybersecurity
3 34 (29.82%) Security Operations
4 30 (26.32%) Information Governance
5 27 (23.68%) Continuous Improvement
6 25 (21.93%) SIEM
7 19 (16.67%) Incident Response
8 18 (15.79%) Problem-Solving
9 16 (14.04%) Vulnerability Management
10 12 (10.53%) Risk Management
11 9 (7.89%) Threat Modelling
12 8 (7.02%) Risk Assessment
12 8 (7.02%) Security Monitoring
12 8 (7.02%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 7 (6.14%) Cloud Security
13 7 (6.14%) Data Protection
14 6 (5.26%) Data Loss Prevention
14 6 (5.26%) Fintech
14 6 (5.26%) Penetration Testing
14 6 (5.26%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (4.39%) Bash
1 5 (4.39%) Go
1 5 (4.39%) Python
2 4 (3.51%) Kusto Query Language
3 2 (1.75%) Java
4 1 (0.88%) SQL
Qualifications
1 19 (16.67%) CISSP
2 15 (13.16%) CISM
3 10 (8.77%) Security Cleared
4 9 (7.89%) CompTIA Security+
5 7 (6.14%) GCFA
6 6 (5.26%) GCIH
6 6 (5.26%) SC Cleared
7 5 (4.39%) Degree
8 4 (3.51%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 4 (3.51%) CCSP
8 4 (3.51%) CISA
8 4 (3.51%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (3.51%) GCIA
9 3 (2.63%) AWS Certification
9 3 (2.63%) CEH
9 3 (2.63%) CRISC
9 3 (2.63%) GIAC
10 2 (1.75%) Azure Certification
10 2 (1.75%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (1.75%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (28.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 19 (16.67%) NIST
3 18 (15.79%) GDPR
4 15 (13.16%) PCI DSS
5 13 (11.40%) GRC
6 10 (8.77%) SOC 2
7 8 (7.02%) Cyber Essentials
8 3 (2.63%) Accessibility
8 3 (2.63%) HIPAA
9 2 (1.75%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 2 (1.75%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.88%) COBIT
10 1 (0.88%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 1 (0.88%) NCSC
10 1 (0.88%) SOC 1
System Software
1 2 (1.75%) Docker
1 2 (1.75%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 4 (3.51%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 17 (14.91%) Microsoft
2 4 (3.51%) VMware
3 3 (2.63%) Google
4 2 (1.75%) CrowdStrike
4 2 (1.75%) Rapid7
4 2 (1.75%) Splunk
5 1 (0.88%) Cisco