Information Specialist
UK
The median Information Specialist salary in the UK is £45,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 19 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 893 | 921 | 1148 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +28 | +227 | -314 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Information Specialist | 14 | 39 | 81 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.014% | 0.039% | 0.050% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.015% | 0.043% | 0.052% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 11 | 27 | 66 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,000 | £47,300 | £42,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,065 | £51,875 | £47,025 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £65,000 | £58,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -30.77% | +12.07% | -5.31% |
| 75th Percentile | £53,508 | £72,500 | £67,375 |
| 90th Percentile | £58,750 | £107,500 | £80,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | £64,100 | £51,350 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.80% | +24.83% | +3.22% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 94,634 | 91,081 | 154,945 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.69% | 91.52% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,599 | 57,631 | 84,466 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,974 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,183 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.98% | +6.37% | +5.26% |
Information Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Information Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Information Specialist
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Information Specialist.
Information Specialist
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Specialist over the 6 months to 19 May 2024.
Information Specialist
Top 10 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Specialist within the UK over the 6 months to 19 May 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 |
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| England | +52 | 14 | £45,000 | -30.77% | 22 |
| UK excluding London | -18 | 12 | £45,000 | -29.80% | 16 |
| North of England | +50 | 9 | £45,000 | -30.77% | 3 |
| North West | +8 | 7 | £45,000 | -18.18% | 1 |
| London | +92 | 2 | £90,000 | +28.57% | 10 |
| Work from Home | +49 | 2 | £45,122 | -30.58% | 10 |
| Midlands | -4 | 2 | - | - | 4 |
| North East | - | 2 | £45,122 | - | |
| East Midlands | - | 2 | - | - | |
| South East | -11 | 1 | £40,420 | -29.15% | 2 |
Information Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 19 May 2024, Information Specialist 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 Specialist in the job title.
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Information Specialist 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: