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 26 July 2024.

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

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 694 684 856
Rank change year-on-year -10 +172 -43
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Analyst 148 206 435
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.16% 0.26% 0.25%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.17% 0.28% 0.26%
Number of salaries quoted 128 168 248
10th Percentile £37,100 £37,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £42,875 £42,500 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% +5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £57,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £77,500 £67,500 £70,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £49,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -4.04% +16.47% -3.41%

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 85,709 74,085 167,386
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.83% 91.81% 95.50%
Number of salaries quoted 58,134 51,472 87,435
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £43,800 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £52,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +1.92% +9.47%

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 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for Information Analyst in the UK

Information Analyst
Top 16 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 26 July 2024. 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 -10 146 £55,000 +10.00% 18
UK excluding London -69 87 £47,500 -4.04% 19
Work from Home +42 66 £52,500 +6.06% 8
London +66 61 £65,000 +23.81% 1
North of England -12 30 £45,000 -9.09% 3
South East +7 22 £52,500 +5.53% 1
North West -28 20 £45,000 -9.09% 1
Midlands -25 19 £35,000 -36.36% 7
East Midlands -16 13 £44,000 -20.00% 3
Yorkshire +57 9 £49,000 -2.00% 2
South West -10 9 £43,500 +7.01% 4
West Midlands -19 6 £35,000 -36.36% 4
East of England -3 5 £43,000 +30.30% 2
Wales +20 1 £41,000 -4.80%
North East -11 1 £55,000 +77.42%
Scotland -43 1 £52,500 +5.00%

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

For the 6 months to 26 July 2024, 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.

1 128 (86.49%) Information Security
2 79 (53.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 48 (32.43%) GRC
4 46 (31.08%) NIST
5 43 (29.05%) Cybersecurity
6 38 (25.68%) CISSP
7 36 (24.32%) Risk Management
8 31 (20.95%) Social Skills
9 30 (20.27%) Cyber Essentials
9 30 (20.27%) SIEM
10 28 (18.92%) ISMS
10 28 (18.92%) Incident Response
11 27 (18.24%) Risk Assessment
11 27 (18.24%) Analytical Skills
12 25 (16.89%) GDPR
12 25 (16.89%) Cloud Security
13 24 (16.22%) PCI DSS
13 24 (16.22%) Azure
13 24 (16.22%) Incident Management
14 23 (15.54%) Law
14 23 (15.54%) Vulnerability Management
15 22 (14.86%) Finance
15 22 (14.86%) CISA
15 22 (14.86%) CISM
15 22 (14.86%) Firewall
16 20 (13.51%) Legal
17 18 (12.16%) Microsoft
18 17 (11.49%) Management Information System
18 17 (11.49%) Degree
18 17 (11.49%) Data Loss Prevention

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:

Applications
1 9 (6.08%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (1.35%) Spreadsheet
3 1 (0.68%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.68%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.68%) NEC Housing
Cloud Services
1 24 (16.22%) Azure
2 15 (10.14%) AWS
3 13 (8.78%) Microsoft 365
4 11 (7.43%) Power Platform
5 4 (2.70%) GCP
6 3 (2.03%) SaaS
7 2 (1.35%) Mimecast
8 1 (0.68%) Entra ID
8 1 (0.68%) IaaS
8 1 (0.68%) PaaS
8 1 (0.68%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 22 (14.86%) Firewall
2 9 (6.08%) Wireshark
3 6 (4.05%) Intrusion Detection
4 5 (3.38%) LAN
4 5 (3.38%) SSL
4 5 (3.38%) WAN
5 4 (2.70%) Network Security
6 2 (1.35%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.68%) Radio Access Network
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (7.43%) Power BI
2 3 (2.03%) Tableau
3 2 (1.35%) Oracle BI EE
3 2 (1.35%) QlikView
4 1 (0.68%) MS Access
4 1 (0.68%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 4 (2.70%) Burp Suite
General
1 31 (20.95%) Social Skills
2 27 (18.24%) Analytical Skills
3 23 (15.54%) Law
4 22 (14.86%) Finance
5 20 (13.51%) Legal
6 8 (5.41%) Retail
7 7 (4.73%) Banking
8 3 (2.03%) Organisational Skills
9 2 (1.35%) Back Office
9 2 (1.35%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (1.35%) Public Sector
10 1 (0.68%) Automotive
10 1 (0.68%) Local Government
10 1 (0.68%) Publishing
10 1 (0.68%) Retail Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.03%) SailPoint
2 1 (0.68%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 17 (11.49%) Management Information System
2 16 (10.81%) Cyber Threat
3 9 (6.08%) Onboarding
3 9 (6.08%) Security Posture
4 4 (2.70%) SWIFT Messaging Network
5 3 (2.03%) Cyberattack
5 3 (2.03%) Operational Technology
5 3 (2.03%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (1.35%) Analytical Mindset
6 2 (1.35%) Data Protection Act
7 1 (0.68%) Blog
7 1 (0.68%) e-Learning
7 1 (0.68%) Low-Code
7 1 (0.68%) Market Risk
7 1 (0.68%) NHS
7 1 (0.68%) PMI
7 1 (0.68%) Public Cloud
7 1 (0.68%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 9 (6.08%) Linux
1 9 (6.08%) Windows
2 5 (3.38%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 128 (86.49%) Information Security
2 43 (29.05%) Cybersecurity
3 36 (24.32%) Risk Management
4 30 (20.27%) SIEM
5 28 (18.92%) Incident Response
5 28 (18.92%) ISMS
6 27 (18.24%) Risk Assessment
7 25 (16.89%) Cloud Security
8 24 (16.22%) Incident Management
9 23 (15.54%) Vulnerability Management
10 17 (11.49%) Data Loss Prevention
10 17 (11.49%) Problem-Solving
11 15 (10.14%) Continuous Improvement
11 15 (10.14%) Security Monitoring
12 13 (8.78%) GAP Analysis
12 13 (8.78%) Security Operations
13 12 (8.11%) Business Intelligence
14 11 (7.43%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
14 11 (7.43%) Threat Intelligence
15 10 (6.76%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 7 (4.73%) Python
1 7 (4.73%) SQL
2 3 (2.03%) VBA
3 2 (1.35%) Bash
3 2 (1.35%) PowerShell
4 1 (0.68%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 38 (25.68%) CISSP
2 22 (14.86%) CISA
2 22 (14.86%) CISM
3 17 (11.49%) Degree
4 12 (8.11%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
5 9 (6.08%) GCFA
5 9 (6.08%) GCIA
5 9 (6.08%) GCIH
6 7 (4.73%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 7 (4.73%) CCSP
6 7 (4.73%) Cisco Certification
7 6 (4.05%) CompTIA Security+
7 6 (4.05%) Computer Science Degree
8 4 (2.70%) CCSK
8 4 (2.70%) CRISC
9 3 (2.03%) SC Cleared
9 3 (2.03%) Security Cleared
10 2 (1.35%) Azure Certification
10 2 (1.35%) Master's Degree
11 1 (0.68%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 79 (53.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 48 (32.43%) GRC
3 46 (31.08%) NIST
4 30 (20.27%) Cyber Essentials
5 25 (16.89%) GDPR
6 24 (16.22%) PCI DSS
7 10 (6.76%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 9 (6.08%) COBIT
8 9 (6.08%) NCSC
9 6 (4.05%) SOC 2
10 3 (2.03%) ISO 22301
10 3 (2.03%) ISO 31000
11 2 (1.35%) GLBA
12 1 (0.68%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 1 (0.68%) PMBOK
12 1 (0.68%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 1 (0.68%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (2.03%) Nessus
Vendors
1 18 (12.16%) Microsoft
2 12 (8.11%) Cisco
3 9 (6.08%) VMware
4 5 (3.38%) CrowdStrike
5 4 (2.70%) Qualys
6 3 (2.03%) Proofpoint
6 3 (2.03%) Rapid7
7 2 (1.35%) Oracle
8 1 (0.68%) BeyondTrust
8 1 (0.68%) CyberArk
8 1 (0.68%) Meraki
8 1 (0.68%) NEC
8 1 (0.68%) Okta
8 1 (0.68%) Palo Alto
8 1 (0.68%) SAP
8 1 (0.68%) Thycotic