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 6 May 2026.

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

6 months to
6 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 637 598 695
Rank change year-on-year -39 +97 +8
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Analyst 89 54 189
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.097% 0.12% 0.20%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.10% 0.14% 0.21%
Number of salaries quoted 64 43 170
10th Percentile £35,375 £40,532 £40,250
25th Percentile £51,250 £51,875 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £63,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.70% +26.00% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £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% -5.05%

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 84,854 38,887 90,629
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.95% 89.46% 94.55%
Number of salaries quoted 54,818 23,400 66,698
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £59,000 £52,777
Median % change year-on-year -6.78% +11.79% -12.04%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £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% -5.66%

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 6 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 6 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 +3 88 £55,000 -12.70% 10
UK excluding London -21 70 £55,000 - 12
Work from Home +23 28 £52,500 -11.02% 4
North of England -36 25 £55,000 -4.35% 5
Midlands -16 23 £55,000 +37.50% 2
West Midlands -1 22 £55,000 +37.50% 2
London -33 19 £72,500 +11.54% 2
North West -17 14 £55,000 -12.00% 5
South East -19 11 £55,000 +18.92% 1
Yorkshire -42 11 £55,000 -4.35%
East of England - 8 £60,000 -
South West -51 2 £28,000 -34.12%
East Midlands -42 1 £35,000 -36.36%
Wales - 1 - - 4

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

For the 6 months to 6 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 77 (86.52%) Information Security
2 42 (47.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 27 (30.34%) CISSP
3 27 (30.34%) NIST
4 26 (29.21%) SIEM
5 25 (28.09%) Cybersecurity
6 22 (24.72%) Risk Management
7 21 (23.60%) Security Operations
8 20 (22.47%) Continuous Improvement
8 20 (22.47%) GDPR
9 19 (21.35%) CISM
9 19 (21.35%) CompTIA Security+
9 19 (21.35%) Problem-Solving
10 15 (16.85%) Microsoft
11 13 (14.61%) SOC 2
12 12 (13.48%) Cyber Essentials
12 12 (13.48%) Degree
13 11 (12.36%) Penetration Testing
14 10 (11.24%) Vulnerability Assessment
15 9 (10.11%) AWS
15 9 (10.11%) Computer Science
15 9 (10.11%) Computer Science Degree
15 9 (10.11%) Due Diligence
15 9 (10.11%) Incident Response
15 9 (10.11%) Intrusion Detection
15 9 (10.11%) PCI DSS
15 9 (10.11%) Risk Assessment
15 9 (10.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 8 (8.99%) CRISC
16 8 (8.99%) GRC

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 (1.12%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 9 (10.11%) AWS
2 7 (7.87%) Azure
2 7 (7.87%) SaaS
3 6 (6.74%) Microsoft Purview
4 5 (5.62%) Azure Sentinel
5 3 (3.37%) GCP
5 3 (3.37%) Microsoft 365
6 1 (1.12%) Azure DevOps
6 1 (1.12%) Entra ID
6 1 (1.12%) Mimecast
6 1 (1.12%) Tessian
Communications & Networking
1 9 (10.11%) Intrusion Detection
2 5 (5.62%) Firewall
3 1 (1.12%) DKIM
3 1 (1.12%) DMARC
3 1 (1.12%) Network Security
3 1 (1.12%) TCP/IP
3 1 (1.12%) VPN
General
1 19 (21.35%) Finance
2 16 (17.98%) Retail
3 15 (16.85%) Social Skills
4 14 (15.73%) Analytical Skills
4 14 (15.73%) Legal
5 12 (13.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 10 (11.24%) Law
7 9 (10.11%) Banking
8 7 (7.87%) Back Office
8 7 (7.87%) Financial Institution
9 6 (6.74%) Pharmaceutical
10 1 (1.12%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.12%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 11 (12.36%) Management Information System
2 6 (6.74%) Driving Licence
2 6 (6.74%) Life Science
3 4 (4.49%) Data Protection Act
4 3 (3.37%) Cyber Threat
4 3 (3.37%) Operational Technology
4 3 (3.37%) Security Posture
4 3 (3.37%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (2.25%) Analytical Mindset
5 2 (2.25%) Onboarding
5 2 (2.25%) PKI
6 1 (1.12%) Cloud Native
6 1 (1.12%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.12%) Linux
1 1 (1.12%) Unix
1 1 (1.12%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 77 (86.52%) Information Security
2 26 (29.21%) SIEM
3 25 (28.09%) Cybersecurity
4 22 (24.72%) Risk Management
5 21 (23.60%) Security Operations
6 20 (22.47%) Continuous Improvement
7 19 (21.35%) Problem-Solving
8 11 (12.36%) Penetration Testing
9 10 (11.24%) Vulnerability Assessment
10 9 (10.11%) Computer Science
10 9 (10.11%) Due Diligence
10 9 (10.11%) Incident Response
10 9 (10.11%) Risk Assessment
10 9 (10.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 8 (8.99%) Information Governance
11 8 (8.99%) Vulnerability Management
12 7 (7.87%) Compliance Management
12 7 (7.87%) Data Protection
12 7 (7.87%) Time Management
13 6 (6.74%) ISMS
Qualifications
1 27 (30.34%) CISSP
2 19 (21.35%) CISM
2 19 (21.35%) CompTIA Security+
3 12 (13.48%) Degree
4 9 (10.11%) Computer Science Degree
5 8 (8.99%) CRISC
6 7 (7.87%) CISA
6 7 (7.87%) SC Cleared
6 7 (7.87%) Security Cleared
7 5 (5.62%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (4.49%) GCIH
9 3 (3.37%) CCNA
9 3 (3.37%) CompTIA CySA+
9 3 (3.37%) GIAC
9 3 (3.37%) Postgraduate
10 2 (2.25%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 2 (2.25%) CCSP
10 2 (2.25%) CEH
10 2 (2.25%) CISMP
11 1 (1.12%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (47.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 27 (30.34%) NIST
3 20 (22.47%) GDPR
4 13 (14.61%) SOC 2
5 12 (13.48%) Cyber Essentials
6 9 (10.11%) PCI DSS
7 8 (8.99%) GRC
8 4 (4.49%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 4 (4.49%) HIPAA
8 4 (4.49%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 3 (3.37%) ITGC
10 2 (2.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 1 (1.12%) Accessibility
11 1 (1.12%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 1 (1.12%) NCSC
System Software
1 1 (1.12%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (3.37%) ArcSight ESM
1 3 (3.37%) QRadar
Vendors
1 15 (16.85%) Microsoft
2 4 (4.49%) Tenable
3 3 (3.37%) ArcSight
3 3 (3.37%) LogLogic
3 3 (3.37%) McAfee
3 3 (3.37%) Splunk
4 1 (1.12%) iManage
4 1 (1.12%) ServiceNow