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 24 March 2026.

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

6 months to
24 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 620 596 646
Rank change year-on-year -24 +50 +100
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Analyst 74 52 197
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.096% 0.13% 0.23%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.10% 0.14% 0.24%
Number of salaries quoted 55 43 180
10th Percentile £32,000 £43,250 £39,925
25th Percentile £50,000 £52,500 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £64,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.06% +28.00% -
75th Percentile - £73,125 £59,625
90th Percentile £63,500 £82,500 £71,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £57,000 £47,000
% change year-on-year -3.51% +21.28% +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 70,665 37,313 82,697
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.05% 90.19% 94.59%
Number of salaries quoted 45,086 23,014 62,767
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £39,500 £42,809 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £91,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% -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 24 March 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 24 March 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 73 £55,000 -15.38% 18
UK excluding London -21 57 £55,000 -3.51% 15
Work from Home +15 25 £52,500 -19.23% 10
Midlands -9 22 £52,500 +31.25% 4
London +1 17 £50,000 -24.53% 3
West Midlands +10 16 £52,500 +31.25% 3
North of England -38 14 £55,000 -4.35% 8
South East -16 13 £55,000 +18.92% 3
North West -17 8 £55,000 -12.00% 2
East Midlands -34 6 £50,529 - 1
Yorkshire -43 6 £52,500 -8.70% 5
East of England - 5 £60,000 -
South West -27 2 £28,000 -30.00%
Wales - 1 - -

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

For the 6 months to 24 March 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 66 (89.19%) Information Security
2 36 (48.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 25 (33.78%) NIST
4 24 (32.43%) CISSP
5 21 (28.38%) Risk Management
6 20 (27.03%) Problem-Solving
7 19 (25.68%) CompTIA Security+
7 19 (25.68%) Cybersecurity
8 18 (24.32%) GDPR
9 17 (22.97%) CISM
9 17 (22.97%) Continuous Improvement
10 16 (21.62%) SIEM
11 15 (20.27%) Degree
12 14 (18.92%) Security Operations
13 13 (17.57%) SOC 2
14 12 (16.22%) Cyber Essentials
15 11 (14.86%) GRC
15 11 (14.86%) PCI DSS
16 10 (13.51%) Risk Assessment
16 10 (13.51%) Vulnerability Assessment
17 9 (12.16%) Computer Science Degree
17 9 (12.16%) CRISC
17 9 (12.16%) Microsoft
18 8 (10.81%) CISA
18 8 (10.81%) Computer Science
18 8 (10.81%) Stakeholder Engagement
19 7 (9.46%) Compliance Management
19 7 (9.46%) Data Protection
19 7 (9.46%) Due Diligence
19 7 (9.46%) 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 (1.35%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (1.35%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 7 (9.46%) SaaS
2 6 (8.11%) AWS
3 4 (5.41%) Azure
3 4 (5.41%) Azure Sentinel
4 3 (4.05%) Microsoft Purview
5 2 (2.70%) GCP
6 1 (1.35%) Azure DevOps
6 1 (1.35%) Entra ID
6 1 (1.35%) Microsoft 365
6 1 (1.35%) Mimecast
6 1 (1.35%) Tessian
Communications & Networking
1 6 (8.11%) Intrusion Detection
2 4 (5.41%) Firewall
3 3 (4.05%) Network Security
4 1 (1.35%) DKIM
4 1 (1.35%) DMARC
4 1 (1.35%) VPN
General
1 17 (22.97%) Retail
2 15 (20.27%) Analytical Skills
3 14 (18.92%) Finance
3 14 (18.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 14 (18.92%) Social Skills
4 11 (14.86%) Legal
5 10 (13.51%) Banking
5 10 (13.51%) Law
6 7 (9.46%) Back Office
6 7 (9.46%) Financial Institution
7 2 (2.70%) Influencing Skills
7 2 (2.70%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (1.35%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (1.35%) Pharmaceutical
8 1 (1.35%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.70%) EDI
2 1 (1.35%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 14 (18.92%) Management Information System
2 5 (6.76%) Data Protection Act
2 5 (6.76%) Security Posture
3 4 (5.41%) Self-Motivation
4 3 (4.05%) Driving Licence
4 3 (4.05%) Life Science
4 3 (4.05%) Operational Technology
5 2 (2.70%) Analytical Mindset
5 2 (2.70%) Cyber Threat
5 2 (2.70%) Onboarding
6 1 (1.35%) PKI
6 1 (1.35%) Security Operations Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 66 (89.19%) Information Security
2 21 (28.38%) Risk Management
3 20 (27.03%) Problem-Solving
4 19 (25.68%) Cybersecurity
5 17 (22.97%) Continuous Improvement
6 16 (21.62%) SIEM
7 14 (18.92%) Security Operations
8 10 (13.51%) Risk Assessment
8 10 (13.51%) Vulnerability Assessment
9 8 (10.81%) Computer Science
9 8 (10.81%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 7 (9.46%) Compliance Management
10 7 (9.46%) Data Protection
10 7 (9.46%) Due Diligence
10 7 (9.46%) Incident Response
10 7 (9.46%) Time Management
10 7 (9.46%) Vulnerability Management
11 6 (8.11%) Cloud Security
11 6 (8.11%) Decision-Making
11 6 (8.11%) Penetration Testing
Qualifications
1 24 (32.43%) CISSP
2 19 (25.68%) CompTIA Security+
3 17 (22.97%) CISM
4 15 (20.27%) Degree
5 9 (12.16%) Computer Science Degree
5 9 (12.16%) CRISC
6 8 (10.81%) CISA
7 7 (9.46%) SC Cleared
7 7 (9.46%) Security Cleared
8 6 (8.11%) Cisco Certification
9 3 (4.05%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 3 (4.05%) AWS Certification
9 3 (4.05%) CCNA
9 3 (4.05%) CompTIA CySA+
9 3 (4.05%) GCIH
9 3 (4.05%) GIAC
9 3 (4.05%) Postgraduate
10 1 (1.35%) BPSS Clearance
10 1 (1.35%) CEPT
10 1 (1.35%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (48.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 25 (33.78%) NIST
3 18 (24.32%) GDPR
4 13 (17.57%) SOC 2
5 12 (16.22%) Cyber Essentials
6 11 (14.86%) GRC
6 11 (14.86%) PCI DSS
7 5 (6.76%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 3 (4.05%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 3 (4.05%) HIPAA
8 3 (4.05%) ITGC
8 3 (4.05%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 2 (2.70%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 1 (1.35%) NCSC
System Software
1 1 (1.35%) Active Directory
1 1 (1.35%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 3 (4.05%) ArcSight ESM
1 3 (4.05%) QRadar
Vendors
1 9 (12.16%) Microsoft
2 4 (5.41%) Tenable
3 3 (4.05%) ArcSight
3 3 (4.05%) LogLogic
3 3 (4.05%) McAfee
3 3 (4.05%) Splunk
4 1 (1.35%) Carbon Black
4 1 (1.35%) Darktrace
4 1 (1.35%) iManage
4 1 (1.35%) Qualys
4 1 (1.35%) ServiceNow