Information Analyst Job Trends
Information Analyst
UK
The median Information Analyst salary in the UK is £73,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 705 | 618 | 641 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -87 | +23 | -49 |
| Permanent Information Analyst jobs | 116 | 45 | 119 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.095% | 0.090% | 0.17% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.10% | 0.100% | 0.18% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 50 | 32 | 84 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,000 | £36,650 | £35,900 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £42,500 | £41,875 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £73,750 | £51,779 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +42.43% | -13.70% | +11.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,938 | £61,563 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £86,400 | £74,250 | £77,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £67,500 | £45,000 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +50.00% | -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 adverts matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 30 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in the UK matching a recognised job title | 112,430 | 45,048 | 64,840 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 91.98% | 90.17% | 95.28% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 75,241 | 27,084 | 36,853 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,750 | £28,250 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £35,000 | £42,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £59,000 | £52,500 | £57,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.38% | -7.89% | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,250 | £73,750 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £93,750 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £46,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +19.57% | -8.00% | -4.76% |
Information Analyst Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Information Analyst job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Information Analyst Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for Information Analyst job vacancies in the UK.
Information Analyst Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for Information Analyst jobs over the 6 months to 30 October 2026.
Information Analyst Top 14 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in Information Analyst jobs within the UK over the 6 months to 30 October 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -115 | 87 | £73,750 | +42.43% | 6 |
| UK excluding London | -98 | 76 | £67,500 | +50.00% | 6 |
| North West | -11 | 34 | £75,000 | +50.00% | 1 |
| North of England | -31 | 34 | £75,000 | +50.00% | 1 |
| Work from Home | -43 | 33 | £55,000 | +7.72% | 2 |
| London | -53 | 27 | £73,750 | +22.92% | 3 |
| Midlands | -58 | 15 | £60,000 | +17.51% | |
| West Midlands | - | 13 | £67,500 | - | |
| Scotland | +15 | 8 | - | - | |
| Wales | - | 8 | - | - | 1 |
| South East | -81 | 6 | £45,750 | +1.67% | 2 |
| South West | -76 | 4 | £28,000 | -23.60% | 1 |
| East Midlands | -37 | 2 | £52,000 | +1.84% | |
| East of England | -54 | 1 | £50,000 | - |
Information Analyst Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 October 2026, Information Analyst job ads cited 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 Information Analyst job ads.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Information Security | 67.2% | 78 |
| 2 | Security Operations | 30.2% | 35 |
| 3 | Cybersecurity | 29.3% | 34 |
| 4 | Information Governance | 28.4% | 33 |
| 5 | Continuous Improvement | 21.6% | 25 |
| 6 | Vulnerability Management | 19.8% | 23 |
| 7 | Incident Response | 19.0% | 22 |
| 8 | ISO/IEC 27001 | 18.1% | 21 |
| 9 | SIEM | 17.2% | 20 |
| 10 | GRC | 15.5% | 18 |
| 10 | PCI DSS | 15.5% | 18 |
| 12 | Problem-Solving | 13.8% | 16 |
| 13 | AWS | 12.9% | 15 |
| 13 | NIST | 12.9% | 15 |
| 15 | Microsoft | 12.1% | 14 |
| 16 | Linux | 11.2% | 13 |
| 16 | Windows | 11.2% | 13 |
| 18 | Azure | 10.3% | 12 |
| 18 | CISSP | 10.3% | 12 |
| 18 | GCP | 10.3% | 12 |
| 18 | Mentoring | 10.3% | 12 |
| 22 | Fintech | 9.5% | 11 |
| 23 | Bash | 8.6% | 10 |
| 23 | Disruptive Innovation | 8.6% | 10 |
| 23 | GCFA | 8.6% | 10 |
| 23 | Go | 8.6% | 10 |
| 23 | Python | 8.6% | 10 |
| 23 | Risk Management | 8.6% | 10 |
| 23 | Security Monitoring | 8.6% | 10 |
| 23 | Threat Modelling | 8.6% | 10 |
Information Analyst Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Information Security Analyst | 65.5% | 76 |
| 2 | Senior Information Security Analyst | 30.2% | 35 |
| 3 | Information Governance Analyst | 25.9% | 30 |
| 4 | Technical Analyst | 12.1% | 14 |
| 5 | Vulnerability Management Analyst | 8.6% | 10 |
| 6 | Business Analyst | 4.3% | 5 |
| 6 | Data Analyst | 4.3% | 5 |
| 8 | Cybersecurity Analyst | 3.4% | 4 |
| 8 | Information Systems Analyst | 3.4% | 4 |
| 10 | Business Information Analyst | 2.6% | 3 |
| 10 | Information Assurance Analyst | 2.6% | 3 |
| 10 | Lead Business Analyst | 2.6% | 3 |
| 13 | Business IT Analyst | 1.7% | 2 |
| 13 | PCI DSS Security Analyst | 1.7% | 2 |
| 15 | Audit Analyst | 0.9% | 1 |
| 15 | Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst | 0.9% | 1 |
| 15 | GIS Analyst | 0.9% | 1 |
| 15 | Junior Information Security Analyst | 0.9% | 1 |
| 15 | Product Analyst | 0.9% | 1 |
| 15 | Security Compliance Analyst | 0.9% | 1 |