Information Analyst Job Trends

Information Analyst
UK

The median Information Analyst salary in the UK is £51,779 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 November 2025.

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

6 months to
8 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 618 634 592
Rank change year-on-year +16 -42 +287
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Analyst 47 112 142
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.092% 0.17% 0.27%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.10% 0.17% 0.28%
Number of salaries quoted 32 77 129
10th Percentile £36,650 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £41,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,779 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.70% +9.09% +15.79%
75th Percentile £61,563 £67,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £74,250 £77,500 £81,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £46,500 £48,500
% change year-on-year +2.15% -4.12% +14.12%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 46,066 64,284 51,077
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.12% 95.03% 95.51%
Number of salaries quoted 28,668 36,353 39,628
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £31,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £42,238 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £75,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £95,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £46,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.00% -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 8 November 2025.

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 8 November 2025. 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 +24 46 £51,779 -13.70% 60
UK excluding London +40 28 £47,500 +2.15% 56
London +50 19 £60,000 -9.77% 17
Work from Home +38 17 £51,058 -2.75% 26
South East +34 9 £45,000 -25.00% 23
Midlands +49 8 £51,058 +45.88% 13
East Midlands +18 7 £51,058 +45.88% 5
South West +30 5 £36,650 -24.82% 4
North West +9 3 £45,000 +12.50% 6
North of England -3 3 £45,000 -5.76% 7
East of England +27 2 - - 7
West Midlands +31 1 £55,000 +37.50% 8
Scotland 0 1 - - 5

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

For the 6 months to 8 November 2025, 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 42 (89.36%) Information Security
2 29 (61.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 27 (57.45%) NIST
4 23 (48.94%) Cybersecurity
5 19 (40.43%) CISSP
6 18 (38.30%) GDPR
6 18 (38.30%) Incident Response
7 17 (36.17%) CISM
7 17 (36.17%) Problem-Solving
8 15 (31.91%) Continuous Improvement
9 14 (29.79%) Risk Management
9 14 (29.79%) Vulnerability Management
10 13 (27.66%) Data Protection
10 13 (27.66%) Decision-Making
10 13 (27.66%) Security Operations
11 12 (25.53%) SIEM
11 12 (25.53%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 12 (25.53%) Vulnerability Assessment
12 11 (23.40%) Degree
13 9 (19.15%) Cyber Essentials
13 9 (19.15%) GRC
13 9 (19.15%) Information Security Management
13 9 (19.15%) Security Management
14 8 (17.02%) ISMS
14 8 (17.02%) Penetration Testing
14 8 (17.02%) Risk Register
14 8 (17.02%) Stakeholder Management
15 7 (14.89%) Cisco Certification
15 7 (14.89%) CRISC
15 7 (14.89%) Cyber Essentials PLUS

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:

Applications
1 1 (2.13%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 4 (8.51%) GCP
2 3 (6.38%) AWS
2 3 (6.38%) Azure
2 3 (6.38%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (4.26%) Microsoft Purview
4 1 (2.13%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 5 (10.64%) Intrusion Detection
2 4 (8.51%) Firewall
2 4 (8.51%) VPN
2 4 (8.51%) Wireshark
3 2 (4.26%) Network Security
4 1 (2.13%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (8.51%) BigQuery
1 4 (8.51%) Tableau
General
1 20 (42.55%) Social Skills
2 19 (40.43%) Analytical Skills
3 14 (29.79%) Finance
4 8 (17.02%) Retail
5 6 (12.77%) Documentation Skills
5 6 (12.77%) Legal
6 4 (8.51%) Banking
6 4 (8.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 3 (6.38%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (4.26%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (2.13%) Advertising
9 1 (2.13%) Digital Health
9 1 (2.13%) Law
9 1 (2.13%) Local Government
9 1 (2.13%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (4.26%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 19 (40.43%) Management Information System
2 10 (21.28%) Security Posture
3 7 (14.89%) Data Protection Act
4 6 (12.77%) Self-Motivation
5 4 (8.51%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 4 (8.51%) Freedom of Information
6 2 (4.26%) Cyber Defence
6 2 (4.26%) Life Science
7 1 (2.13%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 7 (14.89%) Windows
2 5 (10.64%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (89.36%) Information Security
2 23 (48.94%) Cybersecurity
3 18 (38.30%) Incident Response
4 17 (36.17%) Problem-Solving
5 15 (31.91%) Continuous Improvement
6 14 (29.79%) Risk Management
6 14 (29.79%) Vulnerability Management
7 13 (27.66%) Data Protection
7 13 (27.66%) Decision-Making
7 13 (27.66%) Security Operations
8 12 (25.53%) SIEM
8 12 (25.53%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 12 (25.53%) Vulnerability Assessment
9 9 (19.15%) Information Security Management
9 9 (19.15%) Security Management
10 8 (17.02%) ISMS
10 8 (17.02%) Penetration Testing
10 8 (17.02%) Risk Register
10 8 (17.02%) Stakeholder Management
11 7 (14.89%) Due Diligence
Programming Languages
1 5 (10.64%) Python
2 4 (8.51%) R
2 4 (8.51%) SQL
3 1 (2.13%) Bash
3 1 (2.13%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 19 (40.43%) CISSP
2 17 (36.17%) CISM
3 11 (23.40%) Degree
4 7 (14.89%) Cisco Certification
4 7 (14.89%) CRISC
4 7 (14.89%) GIAC
5 6 (12.77%) GCIH
6 5 (10.64%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 5 (10.64%) CompTIA Security+
6 5 (10.64%) GCIA
7 4 (8.51%) CISA
7 4 (8.51%) GCFA
8 3 (6.38%) AWS Certification
8 3 (6.38%) Computer Science Degree
8 3 (6.38%) SC Cleared
8 3 (6.38%) Security Cleared
9 2 (4.26%) CompTIA CySA+
9 2 (4.26%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 2 (4.26%) Postgraduate
9 2 (4.26%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (61.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 27 (57.45%) NIST
3 18 (38.30%) GDPR
4 9 (19.15%) Cyber Essentials
4 9 (19.15%) GRC
5 7 (14.89%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 5 (10.64%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 5 (10.64%) PCI DSS
6 5 (10.64%) SOC 2
7 2 (4.26%) COBIT
7 2 (4.26%) ITGC
8 1 (2.13%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 1 (2.13%) HIPAA
8 1 (2.13%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 4 (8.51%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (2.13%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 6 (12.77%) QRadar
2 2 (4.26%) ArcSight ESM
Vendors
1 7 (14.89%) Splunk
2 6 (12.77%) Microsoft
3 5 (10.64%) Qualys
4 4 (8.51%) Alteryx
4 4 (8.51%) Carbon Black
4 4 (8.51%) Darktrace
4 4 (8.51%) Google
5 2 (4.26%) ArcSight
5 2 (4.26%) LogLogic
5 2 (4.26%) McAfee
6 1 (2.13%) Checkmarx
6 1 (2.13%) Citrix
6 1 (2.13%) CrowdStrike
6 1 (2.13%) iManage