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 9 March 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 612 603 631
Rank change year-on-year -9 +28 +122
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Analyst 69 56 202
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.096% 0.13% 0.24%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.10% 0.14% 0.26%
Number of salaries quoted 48 43 185
10th Percentile £35,875 £40,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £52,500 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +25.00% -
75th Percentile - £73,125 £58,750
90th Percentile £65,000 £82,500 £71,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £57,000 £47,000
% change year-on-year -3.51% +21.28% -3.09%

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 66,178 40,037 79,004
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.70% 90.84% 94.62%
Number of salaries quoted 42,020 23,148 60,868
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £38,750 £43,750 £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 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £54,793 £50,000
% change year-on-year -8.75% +9.59% -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 9 March 2026.

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 9 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 +9 68 £55,000 -15.38% 16
UK excluding London +18 53 £55,000 -3.51% 14
Work from Home +35 22 £52,500 -19.23% 6
Midlands +4 19 £51,058 +27.65% 1
London +8 16 £53,750 -20.37% 2
South East -4 14 £55,000 +4.76% 4
West Midlands +17 13 £52,500 +31.25% 1
North of England -30 13 £55,000 -4.35% 5
North West -14 8 £55,000 -8.33% 3
East Midlands -19 6 £50,529 -
East of England - 6 £60,000 -
Yorkshire -40 5 £52,500 -8.70% 2
Wales - 1 - -

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

For the 6 months to 9 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 63 (91.30%) Information Security
2 35 (50.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 25 (36.23%) NIST
4 24 (34.78%) CISSP
5 19 (27.54%) CompTIA Security+
5 19 (27.54%) Risk Management
6 17 (24.64%) CISM
6 17 (24.64%) Cybersecurity
6 17 (24.64%) Problem-Solving
7 16 (23.19%) GDPR
7 16 (23.19%) SIEM
8 15 (21.74%) Continuous Improvement
8 15 (21.74%) Degree
8 15 (21.74%) Security Operations
9 13 (18.84%) Cyber Essentials
10 12 (17.39%) GRC
10 12 (17.39%) PCI DSS
11 11 (15.94%) SOC 2
11 11 (15.94%) Vulnerability Assessment
12 10 (14.49%) CRISC
12 10 (14.49%) Risk Assessment
13 9 (13.04%) Computer Science Degree
13 9 (13.04%) Microsoft
14 8 (11.59%) CISA
14 8 (11.59%) Computer Science
15 7 (10.14%) Cisco Certification
15 7 (10.14%) Compliance Management
15 7 (10.14%) Data Protection
15 7 (10.14%) Incident Response
15 7 (10.14%) Intrusion Detection

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 (1.45%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (1.45%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 7 (10.14%) SaaS
2 5 (7.25%) AWS
3 4 (5.80%) Azure
3 4 (5.80%) Azure Sentinel
4 3 (4.35%) Microsoft Purview
5 2 (2.90%) GCP
6 1 (1.45%) Azure DevOps
6 1 (1.45%) Entra ID
6 1 (1.45%) Microsoft 365
6 1 (1.45%) Mimecast
6 1 (1.45%) Tessian
Communications & Networking
1 7 (10.14%) Intrusion Detection
2 4 (5.80%) Firewall
3 3 (4.35%) Network Security
4 1 (1.45%) DKIM
4 1 (1.45%) DMARC
4 1 (1.45%) VPN
General
1 17 (24.64%) Retail
2 16 (23.19%) Finance
3 14 (20.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 13 (18.84%) Social Skills
5 12 (17.39%) Analytical Skills
6 11 (15.94%) Legal
7 10 (14.49%) Banking
7 10 (14.49%) Law
8 7 (10.14%) Back Office
8 7 (10.14%) Financial Institution
9 2 (2.90%) Documentation Skills
9 2 (2.90%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (2.90%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (1.45%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.90%) EDI
2 1 (1.45%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 14 (20.29%) Management Information System
2 6 (8.70%) Security Posture
3 5 (7.25%) Data Protection Act
4 4 (5.80%) Life Science
4 4 (5.80%) Self-Motivation
5 3 (4.35%) Operational Technology
6 2 (2.90%) Cyber Threat
6 2 (2.90%) Onboarding
7 1 (1.45%) PKI
7 1 (1.45%) Security Operations Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 63 (91.30%) Information Security
2 19 (27.54%) Risk Management
3 17 (24.64%) Cybersecurity
3 17 (24.64%) Problem-Solving
4 16 (23.19%) SIEM
5 15 (21.74%) Continuous Improvement
5 15 (21.74%) Security Operations
6 11 (15.94%) Vulnerability Assessment
7 10 (14.49%) Risk Assessment
8 8 (11.59%) Computer Science
9 7 (10.14%) Compliance Management
9 7 (10.14%) Data Protection
9 7 (10.14%) Incident Response
9 7 (10.14%) Time Management
9 7 (10.14%) Vulnerability Management
10 6 (8.70%) Cloud Security
10 6 (8.70%) Decision-Making
11 5 (7.25%) Due Diligence
11 5 (7.25%) Risk Register
11 5 (7.25%) SDLC
Qualifications
1 24 (34.78%) CISSP
2 19 (27.54%) CompTIA Security+
3 17 (24.64%) CISM
4 15 (21.74%) Degree
5 10 (14.49%) CRISC
6 9 (13.04%) Computer Science Degree
7 8 (11.59%) CISA
8 7 (10.14%) Cisco Certification
9 4 (5.80%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 4 (5.80%) SC Cleared
9 4 (5.80%) Security Cleared
10 3 (4.35%) AWS Certification
10 3 (4.35%) CCNA
10 3 (4.35%) CompTIA CySA+
10 3 (4.35%) GCIH
10 3 (4.35%) GIAC
10 3 (4.35%) Postgraduate
11 2 (2.90%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
12 1 (1.45%) BPSS Clearance
12 1 (1.45%) CEPT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (50.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 25 (36.23%) NIST
3 16 (23.19%) GDPR
4 13 (18.84%) Cyber Essentials
5 12 (17.39%) GRC
5 12 (17.39%) PCI DSS
6 11 (15.94%) SOC 2
7 5 (7.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 3 (4.35%) ITGC
9 2 (2.90%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 1 (1.45%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 1 (1.45%) HIPAA
10 1 (1.45%) NCSC
10 1 (1.45%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 1 (1.45%) Active Directory
1 1 (1.45%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 3 (4.35%) ArcSight ESM
1 3 (4.35%) QRadar
Vendors
1 9 (13.04%) Microsoft
2 4 (5.80%) Tenable
3 3 (4.35%) ArcSight
3 3 (4.35%) LogLogic
3 3 (4.35%) McAfee
3 3 (4.35%) Splunk
4 1 (1.45%) Carbon Black
4 1 (1.45%) Darktrace
4 1 (1.45%) iManage
4 1 (1.45%) Qualys
4 1 (1.45%) ServiceNow