Freedom of Information (FOI)
Yorkshire > West Yorkshire
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Freedom of Information in permanent job vacancies in West Yorkshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Freedom of Information over the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 136 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +87 |
| Permanent jobs citing Freedom of Information | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in West Yorkshire | - | - | 0.31% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | - | 0.81% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £47,992 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £52,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | - | £54,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +13.68% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £56,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Yorkshire median annual salary | - | - | £54,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +13.68% |
All Generic Skills
West Yorkshire
Freedom of Information falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in West Yorkshire.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 572 | 478 | 743 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West Yorkshire | 31.80% | 31.53% | 38.44% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 299 | 208 | 564 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,950 | £29,175 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,500 | £42,178 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £50,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.00% | -23.08% | +8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £69,500 | £82,548 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,500 | £78,678 | £95,000 |
| Yorkshire median annual salary | £49,000 | £50,000 | £56,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | -11.50% | +2.73% |
Freedom of Information
Job Vacancy Trend in West Yorkshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Freedom of Information relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in West Yorkshire.
Freedom of Information
Salary Trend in West Yorkshire
Salary distribution trend for jobs in West Yorkshire citing Freedom of Information.
