Information Analyst Jobs

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 16 July 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 688 711 673
Rank change year-on-year +23 -38 +206
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Analyst 47 178 229
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.078% 0.17% 0.27%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.087% 0.18% 0.29%
Number of salaries quoted 38 154 181
10th Percentile £36,650 £35,900 £38,500
25th Percentile £43,438 £43,500 £43,067
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% +7.60%
75th Percentile £64,875 £67,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £67,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £49,500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -4.04% +16.47%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 53,777 97,812 78,207
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.51% 94.82% 91.66%
Number of salaries quoted 29,741 68,374 53,667
10th Percentile £27,250 £29,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £38,876 £44,192
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £73,159 £70,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £52,700
% change year-on-year - -5.12% +2.83%

Information Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Information Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Information Analyst in the UK

Information Analyst
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Information Analyst.

Salary trend for Information Analyst in the UK

Information Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Analyst over the 6 months to 16 July 2025.

Salary histogram for Information Analyst in the UK

Information Analyst
Top 12 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 16 July 2025. 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 +20 43 £56,250 +7.14% 31
UK excluding London +74 27 £45,000 -5.26% 21
Work from Home +43 17 £51,250 -2.38% 22
London +59 15 £63,500 -2.31% 14
North of England +27 9 £55,000 +22.22% 5
South West +92 6 £36,650 -15.75% 1
South East +53 6 £47,500 -9.52% 7
North West -6 6 £50,000 +11.11% 1
Midlands +51 4 £55,000 +54.93% 4
East Midlands +25 4 £55,000 +15.79% 3
Yorkshire +38 3 £57,500 +25.00% 3
Scotland +89 2 £37,000 -25.63% 3

Information Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 16 July 2025, Information Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Information Analyst in the job title.

1 40 (85.11%) Information Security
2 31 (65.96%) Cybersecurity
3 24 (51.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 23 (48.94%) Social Skills
5 20 (42.55%) Incident Response
5 20 (42.55%) Management Information System
6 16 (34.04%) NIST
7 15 (31.91%) Analytical Skills
8 14 (29.79%) Risk Management
9 13 (27.66%) Microsoft
10 12 (25.53%) CISSP
10 12 (25.53%) SIEM
10 12 (25.53%) Vulnerability Management
10 12 (25.53%) Security Posture
11 10 (21.28%) Data Loss Prevention
11 10 (21.28%) Threat Intelligence
11 10 (21.28%) Microsoft 365
11 10 (21.28%) Finance
12 9 (19.15%) Vulnerability Assessment
12 9 (19.15%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
13 8 (17.02%) Retail
13 8 (17.02%) Risk Assessment
13 8 (17.02%) Firewall
13 8 (17.02%) Windows
13 8 (17.02%) Continuous Improvement
14 7 (14.89%) PCI DSS
14 7 (14.89%) Incident Management
14 7 (14.89%) CISM
14 7 (14.89%) Stakeholder Management
14 7 (14.89%) Law

Information Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (2.13%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (4.26%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 10 (21.28%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (10.64%) Azure
3 4 (8.51%) GCP
4 2 (4.26%) AWS
4 2 (4.26%) SaaS
5 1 (2.13%) Cloudflare
5 1 (2.13%) Datadog
5 1 (2.13%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 8 (17.02%) Firewall
2 6 (12.77%) VPN
3 3 (6.38%) Wireshark
4 2 (4.26%) DKIM
4 2 (4.26%) DMARC
5 1 (2.13%) DNS
5 1 (2.13%) IPv4
5 1 (2.13%) IPv6
5 1 (2.13%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (8.51%) BigQuery
1 4 (8.51%) Tableau
2 2 (4.26%) Relational Database
2 2 (4.26%) SQL Server
2 2 (4.26%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 3 (6.38%) Burp Suite
2 2 (4.26%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 1 (2.13%) JIRA
General
1 23 (48.94%) Social Skills
2 15 (31.91%) Analytical Skills
3 10 (21.28%) Finance
4 8 (17.02%) Retail
5 7 (14.89%) Law
6 6 (12.77%) Legal
7 4 (8.51%) Banking
7 4 (8.51%) Organisational Skills
8 3 (6.38%) Public Sector
9 2 (4.26%) Advertising
9 2 (4.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 1 (2.13%) Automotive
10 1 (2.13%) Digital Health
10 1 (2.13%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (2.13%) Local Government
10 1 (2.13%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.13%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 20 (42.55%) Management Information System
2 12 (25.53%) Security Posture
3 6 (12.77%) PKI
4 4 (8.51%) Freedom of Information
5 2 (4.26%) Cyber Defence
5 2 (4.26%) Cyber Threat
5 2 (4.26%) Security Operations Centre
6 1 (2.13%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (2.13%) Cyberattack
6 1 (2.13%) Data Protection Act
6 1 (2.13%) Driving Licence
6 1 (2.13%) Insider Threat
6 1 (2.13%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 8 (17.02%) Windows
2 4 (8.51%) Linux
3 1 (2.13%) Apple iOS
3 1 (2.13%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (85.11%) Information Security
2 31 (65.96%) Cybersecurity
3 20 (42.55%) Incident Response
4 14 (29.79%) Risk Management
5 12 (25.53%) SIEM
5 12 (25.53%) Vulnerability Management
6 10 (21.28%) Data Loss Prevention
6 10 (21.28%) Threat Intelligence
7 9 (19.15%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
7 9 (19.15%) Vulnerability Assessment
8 8 (17.02%) Continuous Improvement
8 8 (17.02%) Risk Assessment
9 7 (14.89%) Incident Management
9 7 (14.89%) Problem-Solving
9 7 (14.89%) Stakeholder Management
10 6 (12.77%) Business Intelligence
10 6 (12.77%) Data Protection
10 6 (12.77%) Information Security Management
10 6 (12.77%) Security Management
10 6 (12.77%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 6 (12.77%) SQL
2 5 (10.64%) Python
3 4 (8.51%) R
4 1 (2.13%) Bash
4 1 (2.13%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 12 (25.53%) CISSP
2 7 (14.89%) CISM
3 5 (10.64%) CEH
4 4 (8.51%) CompTIA Security+
4 4 (8.51%) Degree
4 4 (8.51%) GCIA
5 3 (6.38%) CISA
5 3 (6.38%) GCFA
5 3 (6.38%) GCIH
6 2 (4.26%) CISMP
6 2 (4.26%) SSCP
7 1 (2.13%) AWS Certification
7 1 (2.13%) DBS Check
7 1 (2.13%) GIAC
7 1 (2.13%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (51.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 16 (34.04%) NIST
3 7 (14.89%) Cyber Essentials
3 7 (14.89%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 7 (14.89%) GDPR
3 7 (14.89%) GRC
3 7 (14.89%) PCI DSS
4 1 (2.13%) COBIT
4 1 (2.13%) ISO 22301
4 1 (2.13%) SOC 2
System Software
1 3 (6.38%) Active Directory
2 1 (2.13%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 2 (4.26%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 13 (27.66%) Microsoft
2 4 (8.51%) Alteryx
2 4 (8.51%) Google
3 3 (6.38%) Citrix
3 3 (6.38%) VMware
4 2 (4.26%) Qualys
5 1 (2.13%) Carbon Black
5 1 (2.13%) Checkmarx
5 1 (2.13%) Cisco
5 1 (2.13%) CrowdStrike
5 1 (2.13%) Darktrace
5 1 (2.13%) iManage
5 1 (2.13%) Splunk