CSOC Job Trends in Merseyside

Cyber Security Operations Centre (CSOC)
North West > Merseyside

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term CSOC in permanent job vacancies in Merseyside. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited CSOC over the 6 months leading up to 24 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 78 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing CSOC 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Merseyside 0.073% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.39% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £25,967 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £26,934 - -
75th Percentile £27,900 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median annual salary £26,934 - -

All Generic Skills
Merseyside

CSOC 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 Merseyside.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 256 254 211
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Merseyside 18.56% 42.76% 26.28%
Number of salaries quoted 160 106 128
10th Percentile £28,475 £26,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £34,813 £45,000 £32,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,551 £53,000 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.73% -0.93% +4.90%
75th Percentile £73,750 £58,438 £65,625
90th Percentile £90,000 £70,000 £90,000
North West median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £51,750
% change year-on-year +10.00% -3.38% -10.00%

CSOC
Job Vacancy Trend in Merseyside

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing CSOC relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Merseyside.

CSOC job vacancy trend in Merseyside

CSOC
Salary Trend in Merseyside

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Merseyside citing CSOC.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Merseyside citing CSOC

CSOC
Job Locations in Merseyside

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CSOC within the Merseyside region over the 6 months to 24 September 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
Liverpool - 1 £26,934 - 1
CSOC
North West

CSOC
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merseyside 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Security Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft