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 30 May 2026.

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

6 months to
30 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 650 603 700
Rank change year-on-year -47 +97 +5
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Analyst 93 54 198
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.100% 0.12% 0.20%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.14% 0.21%
Number of salaries quoted 69 43 176
10th Percentile £45,250 £40,532 £40,125
25th Percentile £51,250 £48,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +14.29% +5.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,500 £65,063
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £77,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £45,000 £47,000
% change year-on-year +22.22% -4.26% -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 87,026 38,759 95,314
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.46% 89.38% 94.75%
Number of salaries quoted 58,020 21,803 69,625
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,967 £50,000
% change year-on-year -1.90% +1.93% -6.54%

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 30 May 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 30 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 -26 89 £55,000 -12.70% 13
UK excluding London -4 75 £55,000 +22.22% 13
North of England -33 31 £55,000 - 5
Work from Home +32 30 £55,000 +2.33% 4
North West +14 20 £60,000 +20.00% 5
West Midlands -15 20 £53,750 +34.38% 3
Midlands -19 20 £53,750 +34.38% 3
London -41 18 £75,000 +15.38% 3
South East -14 11 £55,000 +15.79% 1
Yorkshire -38 11 £55,000 -4.35%
East of England - 7 £50,000 - 1
Wales - 4 - - 1
South West -54 2 £28,000 -37.78% 3

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

For the 6 months to 30 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 (82.80%) Information Security
2 40 (43.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 29 (31.18%) CISSP
4 27 (29.03%) SIEM
5 26 (27.96%) Cybersecurity
6 24 (25.81%) NIST
6 24 (25.81%) Security Operations
7 22 (23.66%) Continuous Improvement
8 21 (22.58%) CISM
9 20 (21.51%) CompTIA Security+
9 20 (21.51%) Risk Management
10 17 (18.28%) GDPR
10 17 (18.28%) Microsoft
11 16 (17.20%) Problem-Solving
12 14 (15.05%) Cyber Essentials
13 13 (13.98%) Information Governance
14 11 (11.83%) AWS
14 11 (11.83%) Degree
14 11 (11.83%) SOC 2
15 10 (10.75%) Azure
15 10 (10.75%) GRC
15 10 (10.75%) Vulnerability Assessment
15 10 (10.75%) Vulnerability Management
16 9 (9.68%) Due Diligence
16 9 (9.68%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 8 (8.60%) Cloud Security
17 8 (8.60%) Incident Response
17 8 (8.60%) PCI DSS
17 8 (8.60%) Penetration Testing
17 8 (8.60%) Risk Assessment

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 (1.08%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 11 (11.83%) AWS
2 10 (10.75%) Azure
3 6 (6.45%) Azure Sentinel
3 6 (6.45%) SaaS
4 5 (5.38%) Microsoft Purview
5 4 (4.30%) GCP
5 4 (4.30%) Microsoft 365
6 1 (1.08%) Azure DevOps
6 1 (1.08%) Entra ID
6 1 (1.08%) Mimecast
6 1 (1.08%) Tessian
Communications & Networking
1 6 (6.45%) Intrusion Detection
2 3 (3.23%) Firewall
3 1 (1.08%) DKIM
3 1 (1.08%) DMARC
3 1 (1.08%) Network Security
3 1 (1.08%) TCP/IP
3 1 (1.08%) VPN
General
1 16 (17.20%) Finance
1 16 (17.20%) Legal
2 15 (16.13%) Retail
2 15 (16.13%) Social Skills
3 14 (15.05%) Analytical Skills
4 9 (9.68%) Law
5 8 (8.60%) Banking
5 8 (8.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 6 (6.45%) Back Office
6 6 (6.45%) Financial Institution
6 6 (6.45%) Pharmaceutical
7 1 (1.08%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (1.08%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.08%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 10 (10.75%) Management Information System
2 8 (8.60%) Security Posture
3 6 (6.45%) Driving Licence
3 6 (6.45%) Life Science
4 3 (3.23%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (2.15%) Analytical Mindset
5 2 (2.15%) Cloud Native
5 2 (2.15%) Cyber Threat
5 2 (2.15%) Onboarding
5 2 (2.15%) PKI
5 2 (2.15%) Security Operations Centre
6 1 (1.08%) CSOC
6 1 (1.08%) Data Protection Act
6 1 (1.08%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 3 (3.23%) Linux
1 3 (3.23%) Windows
2 2 (2.15%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 77 (82.80%) Information Security
2 27 (29.03%) SIEM
3 26 (27.96%) Cybersecurity
4 24 (25.81%) Security Operations
5 22 (23.66%) Continuous Improvement
6 20 (21.51%) Risk Management
7 16 (17.20%) Problem-Solving
8 13 (13.98%) Information Governance
9 10 (10.75%) Vulnerability Assessment
9 10 (10.75%) Vulnerability Management
10 9 (9.68%) Due Diligence
10 9 (9.68%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 8 (8.60%) Cloud Security
11 8 (8.60%) Incident Response
11 8 (8.60%) Penetration Testing
11 8 (8.60%) Risk Assessment
12 7 (7.53%) Computer Science
12 7 (7.53%) Time Management
13 6 (6.45%) Compliance Management
13 6 (6.45%) ISMS
Qualifications
1 29 (31.18%) CISSP
2 21 (22.58%) CISM
3 20 (21.51%) CompTIA Security+
4 11 (11.83%) Degree
5 8 (8.60%) Security Cleared
6 7 (7.53%) CISA
6 7 (7.53%) Computer Science Degree
6 7 (7.53%) CRISC
6 7 (7.53%) SC Cleared
7 4 (4.30%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 4 (4.30%) CCSP
7 4 (4.30%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (3.23%) CEH
9 2 (2.15%) AWS Certification
9 2 (2.15%) Azure Certification
9 2 (2.15%) CISMP
9 2 (2.15%) GCIH
9 2 (2.15%) SANS
10 1 (1.08%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 1 (1.08%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (43.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 24 (25.81%) NIST
3 17 (18.28%) GDPR
4 14 (15.05%) Cyber Essentials
5 11 (11.83%) SOC 2
6 10 (10.75%) GRC
7 8 (8.60%) PCI DSS
8 3 (3.23%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 3 (3.23%) HIPAA
8 3 (3.23%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 2 (2.15%) Accessibility
9 2 (2.15%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (1.08%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 1 (1.08%) NCSC
System Software
1 1 (1.08%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 17 (18.28%) Microsoft
2 4 (4.30%) Tenable
3 1 (1.08%) Cisco
3 1 (1.08%) iManage
3 1 (1.08%) Rapid7
3 1 (1.08%) ServiceNow