Cybersecurity Analyst Job Trends in Merseyside

Cybersecurity Analyst
North West > Merseyside

The median Cybersecurity Analyst salary in Merseyside is £28,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 September 2026.

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

6 months to
30 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 68 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Analyst 10 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Merseyside 0.72% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.78% - -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £26,373 - -
25th Percentile £26,983 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,000 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median annual salary £50,000 £63,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -21.26% +5.83% +23.71%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Merseyside

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Merseyside. 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 Merseyside with a recognized job title 1,289 562 761
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.53% 89.78% 96.45%
Number of salaries quoted 839 232 502
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,750 £30,329
25th Percentile £41,250 £35,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -
75th Percentile £71,375 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £75,000 £78,750
North West median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%

Cybersecurity Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Merseyside

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Cybersecurity Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Merseyside.

Cybersecurity Analyst job vacancy trend in Merseyside

Cybersecurity Analyst
Salary Trend in Merseyside

Salary distribution trend for Cybersecurity Analyst job vacancies in Merseyside.

Salary distribution trend for Cybersecurity Analyst job vacancies in Merseyside

Cybersecurity Analyst
Job Locations in Merseyside

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity Analyst within the Merseyside region over the 6 months to 30 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 - 10 £28,000 - 3
Cybersecurity Analyst
North West

Cybersecurity Analyst Skill Set
Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merseyside

For the 6 months to 30 September 2026, Cybersecurity 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 across the Merseyside region featuring Cybersecurity Analyst in the job title.

1 10 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 8 (80.00%) Microsoft
3 6 (60.00%) Mentoring
4 5 (50.00%) Azure
4 5 (50.00%) Azure Certification
4 5 (50.00%) CompTIA CySA+
4 5 (50.00%) CompTIA Security+
4 5 (50.00%) ForeScout
5 3 (30.00%) Security Operations
6 2 (20.00%) Application Security
6 2 (20.00%) Cloud Security
6 2 (20.00%) Data Security
6 2 (20.00%) Incident Management
6 2 (20.00%) Information Governance
6 2 (20.00%) Information Security
6 2 (20.00%) Internet
6 2 (20.00%) ITSM
6 2 (20.00%) Microsoft 365
7 1 (10.00%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (10.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (10.00%) Penetration Testing
7 1 (10.00%) Problem-Solving
7 1 (10.00%) Service Delivery

Cybersecurity Analyst Skill Set
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:

Cloud Services
1 5 (50.00%) Azure
2 2 (20.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (20.00%) Internet
General
1 5 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (30.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 2 (20.00%) NHS
2 1 (10.00%) CSOC
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 6 (60.00%) Mentoring
3 3 (30.00%) Security Operations
4 2 (20.00%) Application Security
4 2 (20.00%) Cloud Security
4 2 (20.00%) Data Security
4 2 (20.00%) Incident Management
4 2 (20.00%) Information Governance
4 2 (20.00%) Information Security
4 2 (20.00%) ITSM
5 1 (10.00%) Penetration Testing
5 1 (10.00%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (10.00%) Service Delivery
Qualifications
1 5 (50.00%) Azure Certification
1 5 (50.00%) CompTIA CySA+
1 5 (50.00%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (10.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (10.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
Vendors
1 8 (80.00%) Microsoft
2 5 (50.00%) ForeScout