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 28 July 2026.

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

6 months to
28 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 670 630 684
Rank change year-on-year -40 +54 -42
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Analyst 108 41 147
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.11% 0.083% 0.17%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.092% 0.18%
Number of salaries quoted 69 32 127
10th Percentile £49,500 £36,650 £36,800
25th Percentile £55,000 £42,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £64,313 £67,500
90th Percentile £76,500 £65,000 £77,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +22.22% -5.26% -4.04%

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 95,905 44,405 83,583
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.37% 90.07% 94.76%
Number of salaries quoted 65,604 26,372 57,917
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £96,250 £96,250 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -5.87%

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 28 July 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 28 July 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 -10 93 £60,000 +9.09% 28
UK excluding London -29 76 £55,000 +22.22% 29
North of England -4 41 £60,000 +9.09% 10
North West +31 34 £75,000 +50.00% 8
Work from Home -11 33 £55,000 +7.32% 6
London -31 23 £72,500 +15.08% 9
Midlands -24 15 £55,000 - 8
West Midlands - 14 £55,000 - 2
Yorkshire -34 7 £55,000 -4.35% 2
East of England - 6 £50,000 - 1
Wales - 5 - - 1
South East -13 4 £53,250 +12.11% 5
South West -60 4 £28,000 -23.60% 2
Scotland +14 1 - - 2
East Midlands -26 1 £52,000 -5.45% 6

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

For the 6 months to 28 July 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 72 (66.67%) Information Security
2 38 (35.19%) Cybersecurity
2 38 (35.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 30 (27.78%) Continuous Improvement
3 30 (27.78%) Security Operations
4 29 (26.85%) Information Governance
5 26 (24.07%) SIEM
6 24 (22.22%) CISSP
7 21 (19.44%) NIST
8 19 (17.59%) Problem-Solving
9 18 (16.67%) CISM
9 18 (16.67%) GDPR
10 17 (15.74%) Risk Management
11 15 (13.89%) Incident Response
11 15 (13.89%) Microsoft
12 13 (12.04%) CompTIA Security+
13 12 (11.11%) AWS
13 12 (11.11%) GRC
13 12 (11.11%) PCI DSS
13 12 (11.11%) Security Cleared
13 12 (11.11%) SOC 2
13 12 (11.11%) Vulnerability Management
14 10 (9.26%) Cyber Essentials
14 10 (9.26%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 9 (8.33%) Due Diligence
16 8 (7.41%) Degree
16 8 (7.41%) Microsoft Purview
16 8 (7.41%) SC Cleared
16 8 (7.41%) Threat Modelling
17 7 (6.48%) Azure

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 (1.85%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 12 (11.11%) AWS
2 8 (7.41%) Microsoft Purview
3 7 (6.48%) Azure
4 5 (4.63%) GCP
4 5 (4.63%) SaaS
5 4 (3.70%) Microsoft 365
6 3 (2.78%) Azure Sentinel
7 1 (0.93%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 5 (4.63%) Intrusion Detection
2 4 (3.70%) Wireshark
3 3 (2.78%) Firewall
4 1 (0.93%) HTTP
4 1 (0.93%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.93%) VPN
Development Applications
1 4 (3.70%) Burp Suite
2 2 (1.85%) JIRA
General
1 28 (25.93%) Finance
2 20 (18.52%) Law
3 17 (15.74%) Social Skills
4 15 (13.89%) Analytical Skills
5 13 (12.04%) Retail
6 11 (10.19%) Banking
7 9 (8.33%) Legal
8 7 (6.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 6 (5.56%) Pharmaceutical
10 4 (3.70%) Back Office
10 4 (3.70%) Financial Institution
11 3 (2.78%) Organisational Skills
12 2 (1.85%) Documentation Skills
13 1 (0.93%) Aerospace
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.93%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 18 (16.67%) Security Posture
2 9 (8.33%) Management Information System
3 6 (5.56%) Driving Licence
4 5 (4.63%) Life Science
5 3 (2.78%) Cyber Threat
5 3 (2.78%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (1.85%) Analytical Mindset
6 2 (1.85%) Cloud Native
6 2 (1.85%) CSOC
6 2 (1.85%) Enterprise Software
6 2 (1.85%) Onboarding
6 2 (1.85%) Operational Technology
6 2 (1.85%) PMI
6 2 (1.85%) Security Operations Centre
7 1 (0.93%) Cybercrime
7 1 (0.93%) Data Protection Act
7 1 (0.93%) Online Gambling
7 1 (0.93%) PKI
7 1 (0.93%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 7 (6.48%) Linux
1 7 (6.48%) Windows
2 2 (1.85%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 72 (66.67%) Information Security
2 38 (35.19%) Cybersecurity
3 30 (27.78%) Continuous Improvement
3 30 (27.78%) Security Operations
4 29 (26.85%) Information Governance
5 26 (24.07%) SIEM
6 19 (17.59%) Problem-Solving
7 17 (15.74%) Risk Management
8 15 (13.89%) Incident Response
9 12 (11.11%) Vulnerability Management
10 10 (9.26%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 9 (8.33%) Due Diligence
12 8 (7.41%) Threat Modelling
13 7 (6.48%) Risk Assessment
14 6 (5.56%) Data Protection
14 6 (5.56%) ISMS
14 6 (5.56%) Penetration Testing
14 6 (5.56%) Security Monitoring
14 6 (5.56%) Vulnerability Assessment
15 5 (4.63%) Data Loss Prevention
Programming Languages
1 4 (3.70%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 24 (22.22%) CISSP
2 18 (16.67%) CISM
3 13 (12.04%) CompTIA Security+
4 12 (11.11%) Security Cleared
5 8 (7.41%) Degree
5 8 (7.41%) SC Cleared
6 6 (5.56%) CISA
6 6 (5.56%) CRISC
6 6 (5.56%) GCIH
7 4 (3.70%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 4 (3.70%) CCSP
7 4 (3.70%) Cisco Certification
7 4 (3.70%) Computer Science Degree
7 4 (3.70%) GCFA
7 4 (3.70%) GCIA
8 3 (2.78%) AWS Certification
8 3 (2.78%) CEH
9 2 (1.85%) Azure Certification
9 2 (1.85%) CISMP
9 2 (1.85%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (35.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 21 (19.44%) NIST
3 18 (16.67%) GDPR
4 12 (11.11%) GRC
4 12 (11.11%) PCI DSS
4 12 (11.11%) SOC 2
5 10 (9.26%) Cyber Essentials
6 4 (3.70%) HIPAA
7 3 (2.78%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 3 (2.78%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 2 (1.85%) Accessibility
8 2 (1.85%) NCSC
9 1 (0.93%) COBIT
9 1 (0.93%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.93%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
Vendors
1 15 (13.89%) Microsoft
2 4 (3.70%) VMware
3 2 (1.85%) Rapid7
4 1 (0.93%) Cisco
4 1 (0.93%) Google