Information Analyst Jobs

Information Analyst
UK

The median Information Analyst salary in the UK is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 June 2024.

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

6 months to
11 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 719 699 863
Rank change year-on-year -20 +164 -95
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Analyst 193 239 418
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.18% 0.26% 0.24%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.19% 0.28% 0.25%
Number of salaries quoted 166 190 234
10th Percentile £38,500 £38,975 £34,125
25th Percentile £43,500 £43,067 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% +11.11% -10.00%
75th Percentile £65,188 £57,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £67,500 £77,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,000 £49,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -5.05% +16.47% -

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 103,724 84,717 165,173
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.76% 91.22% 95.91%
Number of salaries quoted 73,308 55,181 85,146
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,605 £45,000 £42,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,500 £50,296
% change year-on-year -6.54% +6.37% +5.89%

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 11 June 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 11 June 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 +16 185 £52,500 +5.00% 60
UK excluding London -78 130 £47,000 -5.05% 41
Work from Home +39 91 £49,000 -1.01% 20
London +69 62 £65,000 +18.18% 16
North of England +15 44 £45,000 -9.09% 6
South East -24 36 £52,500 +6.06% 16
North West -28 32 £45,000 -9.09% 2
Midlands -29 25 £41,500 -20.95% 11
East Midlands -15 22 £47,500 +5.56% 6
South West -35 12 £43,500 -0.57% 8
Yorkshire +60 11 £49,000 -2.00% 2
East of England -6 6 £43,000 -9.95%
Scotland -59 6 £47,000 -24.80% 1
West Midlands -39 3 £31,500 -40.00% 5
Wales +1 1 £41,000 -1.28%
North East -18 1 - - 2

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

For the 6 months to 11 June 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.

1 166 (86.01%) Information Security
2 93 (48.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 57 (29.53%) Azure
4 53 (27.46%) SIEM
4 53 (27.46%) NIST
5 50 (25.91%) GRC
5 50 (25.91%) Cloud Security
6 43 (22.28%) CISSP
7 42 (21.76%) Cybersecurity
8 38 (19.69%) Cyber Essentials
8 38 (19.69%) Risk Management
9 36 (18.65%) Incident Management
9 36 (18.65%) Microsoft 365
10 34 (17.62%) Risk Assessment
11 33 (17.10%) Analytical Skills
12 32 (16.58%) Firewall
13 30 (15.54%) ISMS
14 29 (15.03%) Management Information System
14 29 (15.03%) Social Skills
15 28 (14.51%) Vulnerability Remediation
16 25 (12.95%) CISA
16 25 (12.95%) CISM
17 23 (11.92%) PCI DSS
18 22 (11.40%) Law
19 21 (10.88%) Cyberattack
20 20 (10.36%) GDPR
20 20 (10.36%) DKIM
20 20 (10.36%) DMARC
20 20 (10.36%) DNS
20 20 (10.36%) Degree

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 10 (5.18%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (1.04%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (1.04%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.52%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (0.52%) NEC Housing
Cloud Services
1 57 (29.53%) Azure
2 36 (18.65%) Microsoft 365
3 19 (9.84%) AWS
4 11 (5.70%) Power Platform
5 3 (1.55%) GCP
6 2 (1.04%) Mimecast
7 1 (0.52%) IaaS
7 1 (0.52%) PaaS
7 1 (0.52%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 32 (16.58%) Firewall
2 20 (10.36%) DKIM
2 20 (10.36%) DMARC
2 20 (10.36%) DNS
3 19 (9.84%) Internet
4 10 (5.18%) Intrusion Detection
5 5 (2.59%) LAN
5 5 (2.59%) SSL
5 5 (2.59%) WAN
5 5 (2.59%) Wireshark
6 3 (1.55%) Network Security
7 2 (1.04%) Wi-Fi
8 1 (0.52%) Radio Access Network
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (5.70%) Power BI
2 5 (2.59%) Tableau
3 3 (1.55%) QlikView
4 2 (1.04%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (1.04%) Oracle BI EE
5 1 (0.52%) MS Access
5 1 (0.52%) Power Query
General
1 33 (17.10%) Analytical Skills
2 29 (15.03%) Social Skills
3 22 (11.40%) Law
4 19 (9.84%) Legal
5 17 (8.81%) Finance
6 9 (4.66%) Retail
7 3 (1.55%) Automotive
7 3 (1.55%) Public Sector
8 2 (1.04%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (1.04%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (0.52%) Advertising
9 1 (0.52%) Back Office
9 1 (0.52%) Financial Institution
9 1 (0.52%) Local Government
9 1 (0.52%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (3.11%) .NET
1 6 (3.11%) .NET Framework
2 2 (1.04%) HTML
2 2 (1.04%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 29 (15.03%) Management Information System
2 21 (10.88%) Cyberattack
3 13 (6.74%) Cyber Threat
4 12 (6.22%) Security Posture
5 11 (5.70%) Onboarding
6 6 (3.11%) SWIFT Messaging Network
7 3 (1.55%) Analytical Mindset
7 3 (1.55%) Operational Technology
7 3 (1.55%) Self-Motivation
8 2 (1.04%) Data Protection Act
8 2 (1.04%) Public Cloud
9 1 (0.52%) Blog
9 1 (0.52%) CCTV
9 1 (0.52%) e-Learning
9 1 (0.52%) Low-Code
9 1 (0.52%) Market Risk
9 1 (0.52%) PMI
9 1 (0.52%) Security Operations Centre
9 1 (0.52%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 5 (2.59%) Linux
1 5 (2.59%) Unix
1 5 (2.59%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 166 (86.01%) Information Security
2 53 (27.46%) SIEM
3 50 (25.91%) Cloud Security
4 42 (21.76%) Cybersecurity
5 38 (19.69%) Risk Management
6 36 (18.65%) Incident Management
7 34 (17.62%) Risk Assessment
8 30 (15.54%) ISMS
9 28 (14.51%) Vulnerability Remediation
10 19 (9.84%) Incident Response
10 19 (9.84%) MITRE ATT&CK
10 19 (9.84%) SOAR
11 18 (9.33%) Problem-Solving
11 18 (9.33%) Vulnerability Management
12 16 (8.29%) Security Monitoring
12 16 (8.29%) Security Operations
13 15 (7.77%) GAP Analysis
14 14 (7.25%) Data Loss Prevention
15 13 (6.74%) Business Continuity
15 13 (6.74%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 14 (7.25%) SQL
2 7 (3.63%) Python
3 3 (1.55%) VBA
4 1 (0.52%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 43 (22.28%) CISSP
2 25 (12.95%) CISA
2 25 (12.95%) CISM
3 20 (10.36%) Degree
4 13 (6.74%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
5 9 (4.66%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 9 (4.66%) CCSP
5 9 (4.66%) Cisco Certification
6 6 (3.11%) CCSK
6 6 (3.11%) CompTIA Security+
7 5 (2.59%) Azure Certification
7 5 (2.59%) GCFA
7 5 (2.59%) GCIA
7 5 (2.59%) GCIH
8 4 (2.07%) CRISC
9 3 (1.55%) Security Cleared
10 2 (1.04%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (1.04%) SC Cleared
11 1 (0.52%) DBS Check
11 1 (0.52%) ISACA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 93 (48.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 53 (27.46%) NIST
3 50 (25.91%) GRC
4 38 (19.69%) Cyber Essentials
5 23 (11.92%) PCI DSS
6 20 (10.36%) GDPR
7 14 (7.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 11 (5.70%) COBIT
9 9 (4.66%) NCSC
10 6 (3.11%) SOC 2
11 5 (2.59%) ISO 22301
11 5 (2.59%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 3 (1.55%) ISO 31000
12 3 (1.55%) TickIT
13 2 (1.04%) GLBA
13 2 (1.04%) ISO 9001
14 1 (0.52%) ISO 14001
14 1 (0.52%) PMBOK
Systems Management
1 19 (9.84%) CASB
2 2 (1.04%) Nessus
Vendors
1 18 (9.33%) Microsoft
2 15 (7.77%) Cisco
3 9 (4.66%) CrowdStrike
4 7 (3.63%) Proofpoint
4 7 (3.63%) Rapid7
5 5 (2.59%) VMware
6 3 (1.55%) Qualys
7 2 (1.04%) Oracle
8 1 (0.52%) NEC
8 1 (0.52%) SAP