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 31 January 2026.

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

6 months to
31 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 586 620 594
Rank change year-on-year +34 -26 +175
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Analyst 72 83 182
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.11% 0.16% 0.26%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% 0.17% 0.27%
Number of salaries quoted 52 55 166
10th Percentile £35,238 £40,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £48,165 £51,875 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +30.00% -
75th Percentile £61,250 £70,000 £70,313
90th Percentile £65,000 £79,500 £77,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £54,750 £47,000
% change year-on-year +0.46% +16.49% +4.44%

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 57,953 47,926 66,478
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.86% 92.23% 95.09%
Number of salaries quoted 36,028 24,691 52,048
10th Percentile £28,750 £33,750 £29,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £40,000
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 £79,535 £75,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £54,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -7.41% +8.00% -4.76%

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 31 January 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 31 January 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 +36 71 £55,000 -15.38% 15
UK excluding London +40 50 £55,000 +0.46% 13
London +34 22 £75,000 +12.78% 2
Midlands +21 18 £51,058 +27.65% 5
Work from Home +42 17 £52,500 -12.50% 8
South East +35 16 £55,000 -17.29% 1
West Midlands +28 12 £53,750 +34.38% 4
North of England -13 10 £53,750 +2.38% 6
North West +12 6 £55,000 -4.35% 2
East Midlands -2 6 £50,529 - 1
East of England - 5 £60,000 -
Yorkshire -14 4 £52,500 +9.95% 3
Wales - 1 - -

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

For the 6 months to 31 January 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 69 (95.83%) Information Security
2 36 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 30 (41.67%) NIST
4 26 (36.11%) CISSP
5 21 (29.17%) CISM
6 20 (27.78%) Cybersecurity
7 19 (26.39%) Risk Management
7 19 (26.39%) SIEM
8 18 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
8 18 (25.00%) Security Operations
9 17 (23.61%) Problem-Solving
10 16 (22.22%) GDPR
11 15 (20.83%) CompTIA Security+
11 15 (20.83%) Cyber Essentials
11 15 (20.83%) GRC
11 15 (20.83%) Incident Response
12 14 (19.44%) Vulnerability Assessment
13 13 (18.06%) Degree
13 13 (18.06%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 12 (16.67%) CRISC
14 12 (16.67%) Vulnerability Management
15 10 (13.89%) Data Protection
15 10 (13.89%) Decision-Making
15 10 (13.89%) Penetration Testing
15 10 (13.89%) Risk Assessment
16 9 (12.50%) Microsoft
16 9 (12.50%) PCI DSS
16 9 (12.50%) Risk Register
16 9 (12.50%) SOC 2
17 8 (11.11%) CISA

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 (1.39%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (1.39%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 5 (6.94%) Azure
1 5 (6.94%) SaaS
2 4 (5.56%) Azure Sentinel
3 3 (4.17%) AWS
3 3 (4.17%) Microsoft Purview
4 2 (2.78%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (1.39%) Entra ID
5 1 (1.39%) Mimecast
5 1 (1.39%) Tessian
Communications & Networking
1 7 (9.72%) Intrusion Detection
2 5 (6.94%) Firewall
2 5 (6.94%) VPN
3 4 (5.56%) Wireshark
4 3 (4.17%) Network Security
5 1 (1.39%) DKIM
5 1 (1.39%) DMARC
General
1 16 (22.22%) Finance
1 16 (22.22%) Social Skills
2 14 (19.44%) Analytical Skills
3 12 (16.67%) Legal
4 11 (15.28%) Retail
5 10 (13.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 8 (11.11%) Banking
7 6 (8.33%) Law
8 5 (6.94%) Back Office
8 5 (6.94%) Documentation Skills
8 5 (6.94%) Financial Institution
9 3 (4.17%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (2.78%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (1.39%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.78%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 16 (22.22%) Management Information System
2 8 (11.11%) Data Protection Act
2 8 (11.11%) Security Posture
3 5 (6.94%) Self-Motivation
4 4 (5.56%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 3 (4.17%) Life Science
5 3 (4.17%) Operational Technology
6 2 (2.78%) Cyber Threat
7 1 (1.39%) PKI
7 1 (1.39%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 4 (5.56%) Linux
1 4 (5.56%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 69 (95.83%) Information Security
2 20 (27.78%) Cybersecurity
3 19 (26.39%) Risk Management
3 19 (26.39%) SIEM
4 18 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 18 (25.00%) Security Operations
5 17 (23.61%) Problem-Solving
6 15 (20.83%) Incident Response
7 14 (19.44%) Vulnerability Assessment
8 13 (18.06%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 12 (16.67%) Vulnerability Management
10 10 (13.89%) Data Protection
10 10 (13.89%) Decision-Making
10 10 (13.89%) Penetration Testing
10 10 (13.89%) Risk Assessment
11 9 (12.50%) Risk Register
12 7 (9.72%) Agile
12 7 (9.72%) Cloud Security
12 7 (9.72%) Information Security Management
12 7 (9.72%) Security Management
Qualifications
1 26 (36.11%) CISSP
2 21 (29.17%) CISM
3 15 (20.83%) CompTIA Security+
4 13 (18.06%) Degree
5 12 (16.67%) CRISC
6 8 (11.11%) CISA
6 8 (11.11%) Cisco Certification
7 7 (9.72%) Computer Science Degree
7 7 (9.72%) GCIH
7 7 (9.72%) GIAC
8 5 (6.94%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 4 (5.56%) GCFA
9 4 (5.56%) GCIA
9 4 (5.56%) SC Cleared
9 4 (5.56%) Security Cleared
10 3 (4.17%) AWS Certification
10 3 (4.17%) CCNA
10 3 (4.17%) CompTIA CySA+
10 3 (4.17%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 3 (4.17%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 30 (41.67%) NIST
3 16 (22.22%) GDPR
4 15 (20.83%) Cyber Essentials
4 15 (20.83%) GRC
5 9 (12.50%) PCI DSS
5 9 (12.50%) SOC 2
6 8 (11.11%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 5 (6.94%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 3 (4.17%) ITGC
9 1 (1.39%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 1 (1.39%) COBIT
9 1 (1.39%) HIPAA
9 1 (1.39%) NCSC
9 1 (1.39%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 3 (4.17%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (1.39%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 7 (9.72%) QRadar
2 3 (4.17%) ArcSight ESM
Vendors
1 9 (12.50%) Microsoft
2 7 (9.72%) Splunk
3 4 (5.56%) Tenable
4 3 (4.17%) ArcSight
4 3 (4.17%) Carbon Black
4 3 (4.17%) Darktrace
4 3 (4.17%) LogLogic
4 3 (4.17%) McAfee
4 3 (4.17%) Qualys
5 1 (1.39%) iManage
5 1 (1.39%) ServiceNow