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 12 September 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 690 626 663
Rank change year-on-year -64 +37 -35
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Analyst 114 49 138
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.10% 0.099% 0.18%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.11% 0.18%
Number of salaries quoted 67 36 104
10th Percentile £46,500 £36,650 £38,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £61,250
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -10.20% +20.10%
75th Percentile £75,000 £64,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £71,250 £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 105,974 44,478 74,870
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.45% 89.66% 95.26%
Number of salaries quoted 73,002 26,192 45,789
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.45% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £98,750 £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 12 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 12 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 -67 97 £60,000 +9.09% 52
UK excluding London -75 79 £60,000 +33.33% 46
North of England -18 43 £60,000 +20.00% 16
North West +12 37 £75,000 +66.67% 13
Work from Home -24 30 £57,500 +4.55% 17
London -39 25 £75,000 +19.05% 14
Midlands -28 13 £55,000 - 8
West Midlands - 12 £56,250 - 3
Yorkshire -44 6 £55,000 -4.35% 2
South West -80 6 £28,000 -23.60% 2
East of England -23 5 £50,000 - 2
South East -38 5 £54,000 +13.68% 13
Wales - 5 - - 2
Scotland +9 2 - - 3
East Midlands -37 1 £52,000 -5.45% 5

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

For the 6 months to 12 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 76 (66.67%) Information Security
2 36 (31.58%) Cybersecurity
3 33 (28.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 32 (28.07%) Security Operations
5 30 (26.32%) Information Governance
6 27 (23.68%) Continuous Improvement
7 24 (21.05%) SIEM
8 20 (17.54%) NIST
9 19 (16.67%) CISSP
9 19 (16.67%) GDPR
9 19 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
10 18 (15.79%) Incident Response
11 17 (14.91%) Microsoft
12 16 (14.04%) Vulnerability Management
13 15 (13.16%) AWS
13 15 (13.16%) CISM
14 14 (12.28%) PCI DSS
15 12 (10.53%) GRC
15 12 (10.53%) Risk Management
16 11 (9.65%) Security Cleared
17 10 (8.77%) Microsoft Purview
17 10 (8.77%) SOC 2
17 10 (8.77%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 9 (7.89%) CompTIA Security+
18 9 (7.89%) Linux
18 9 (7.89%) Windows
19 8 (7.02%) Azure
19 8 (7.02%) Cyber Essentials
19 8 (7.02%) Threat Modelling
20 7 (6.14%) 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 2 (1.75%) Confluence
2 1 (0.88%) ArcGIS
Cloud Services
1 15 (13.16%) AWS
2 10 (8.77%) Microsoft Purview
3 8 (7.02%) Azure
4 7 (6.14%) GCP
5 5 (4.39%) Microsoft 365
6 4 (3.51%) Azure Sentinel
6 4 (3.51%) SaaS
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 1 (0.88%) Network Security
3 1 (0.88%) TCP/IP
3 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 26 (22.81%) Finance
2 25 (21.93%) Law
3 20 (17.54%) Social Skills
4 17 (14.91%) Analytical Skills
5 12 (10.53%) Retail
6 11 (9.65%) Banking
7 8 (7.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 6 (5.26%) Legal
8 6 (5.26%) Organisational Skills
8 6 (5.26%) Pharmaceutical
9 4 (3.51%) Documentation Skills
10 3 (2.63%) Aerospace
11 2 (1.75%) Back Office
11 2 (1.75%) Financial Institution
12 1 (0.88%) Military
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.75%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 22 (19.30%) Security Posture
2 7 (6.14%) Management Information System
3 6 (5.26%) 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%) Analytical Mindset
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%) Cybercrime
7 1 (0.88%) Operational Technology
7 1 (0.88%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 9 (7.89%) Linux
1 9 (7.89%) Windows
2 2 (1.75%) Apple iOS
2 2 (1.75%) Mac OS
2 2 (1.75%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 76 (66.67%) Information Security
2 36 (31.58%) Cybersecurity
3 32 (28.07%) Security Operations
4 30 (26.32%) Information Governance
5 27 (23.68%) Continuous Improvement
6 24 (21.05%) SIEM
7 19 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
8 18 (15.79%) Incident Response
9 16 (14.04%) Vulnerability Management
10 12 (10.53%) Risk Management
11 10 (8.77%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 8 (7.02%) Threat Modelling
13 7 (6.14%) Data Protection
13 7 (6.14%) Risk Assessment
13 7 (6.14%) Security Monitoring
14 6 (5.26%) Cloud Security
14 6 (5.26%) Data Loss Prevention
14 6 (5.26%) Due Diligence
14 6 (5.26%) Penetration Testing
14 6 (5.26%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (3.51%) Bash
1 4 (3.51%) Go
1 4 (3.51%) Kusto Query Language
1 4 (3.51%) Python
2 2 (1.75%) Java
3 1 (0.88%) SQL
Qualifications
1 19 (16.67%) CISSP
2 15 (13.16%) CISM
3 11 (9.65%) Security Cleared
4 9 (7.89%) CompTIA Security+
5 7 (6.14%) SC Cleared
6 6 (5.26%) GCFA
6 6 (5.26%) GCIH
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
10 2 (1.75%) Azure Certification
10 2 (1.75%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (1.75%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 2 (1.75%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (28.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 20 (17.54%) NIST
3 19 (16.67%) GDPR
4 14 (12.28%) PCI DSS
5 12 (10.53%) GRC
6 10 (8.77%) SOC 2
7 8 (7.02%) Cyber Essentials
8 4 (3.51%) HIPAA
9 3 (2.63%) Accessibility
9 3 (2.63%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 3 (2.63%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.88%) COBIT
10 1 (0.88%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 1 (0.88%) NCSC
System Software
1 2 (1.75%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (0.88%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (2.63%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 17 (14.91%) Microsoft
2 4 (3.51%) VMware
3 2 (1.75%) Google
3 2 (1.75%) Rapid7
4 1 (0.88%) Cisco
4 1 (0.88%) CrowdStrike
4 1 (0.88%) Splunk