Data Analyst Job Trends in Merseyside

Data Analyst
North West > Merseyside

The median Data Analyst salary in Merseyside is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 - 41
Rank change year-on-year - - +46
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Analyst 26 0 13
As % of all permanent jobs in Merseyside 4.24% - 2.23%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.92% - 2.36%
Number of salaries quoted 21 0 8
10th Percentile - - £24,750
25th Percentile £35,000 - £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - £30,750
Median % change year-on-year - - -0.81%
75th Percentile £54,500 - £36,875
90th Percentile £57,500 - £45,275
North West median annual salary £40,000 £37,250 £32,750
% change year-on-year +7.38% +13.74% -18.13%

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 528 404 550
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.13% 79.22% 94.50%
Number of salaries quoted 308 229 405
10th Percentile £27,500 £30,400 £27,300
25th Percentile £28,250 £32,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.89% - -5.26%
75th Percentile £60,000 £61,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £71,125 £75,000 £75,000
North West median annual salary £50,000 £52,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% -5.87%

Data Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Merseyside

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

Data Analyst job vacancy trend in Merseyside

Data Analyst
Salary Trend in Merseyside

Salary distribution trend for Data Analyst job vacancies in Merseyside.

Salary distribution trend for Data Analyst job vacancies in Merseyside

Data Analyst
Salary Histogram in Merseyside

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Analyst in Merseyside over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Data Analyst in Merseyside

Data 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 Data Analyst within the Merseyside region over the 6 months to 14 January 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 - 26 £40,000 - 3
Data Analyst
North West

Data Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merseyside

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Data 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 Data Analyst in the job title.

1 24 (92.31%) SQL
2 22 (84.62%) Python
2 22 (84.62%) Tableau
3 21 (80.77%) Microsoft Excel
4 17 (65.38%) Microsoft
5 16 (61.54%) Data Analysis
6 13 (50.00%) Analytics
6 13 (50.00%) Data Analytics
7 12 (46.15%) Business Analysis
7 12 (46.15%) Business Intelligence
7 12 (46.15%) Data Mining
7 12 (46.15%) Power BI
7 12 (46.15%) Power Platform
7 12 (46.15%) Project Management
8 7 (26.92%) Dashboard Development
9 6 (23.08%) Problem-Solving
10 5 (19.23%) AI
10 5 (19.23%) Azure
10 5 (19.23%) Azure AI
10 5 (19.23%) Azure Certification
10 5 (19.23%) Data Science
10 5 (19.23%) Data Visualisation
10 5 (19.23%) Predictive Modelling
10 5 (19.23%) Statistics
10 5 (19.23%) Visualisation
11 4 (15.38%) A/B Testing
11 4 (15.38%) Actionable Insight
11 4 (15.38%) Amazon Redshift
11 4 (15.38%) AWS
11 4 (15.38%) BigQuery

Data 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:

Applications
1 21 (80.77%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 12 (46.15%) Power Platform
2 5 (19.23%) Azure
2 5 (19.23%) Azure AI
3 4 (15.38%) AWS
3 4 (15.38%) GCP
3 4 (15.38%) Snowflake
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (84.62%) Tableau
2 12 (46.15%) Data Mining
2 12 (46.15%) Power BI
3 4 (15.38%) Amazon Redshift
3 4 (15.38%) BigQuery
3 4 (15.38%) Looker
4 2 (7.69%) Metadata
General
1 20 (76.92%) Analytical Skills
2 18 (69.23%) Finance
3 6 (23.08%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (61.54%) Data Analysis
2 13 (50.00%) Analytics
2 13 (50.00%) Data Analytics
3 12 (46.15%) Business Analysis
3 12 (46.15%) Business Intelligence
3 12 (46.15%) Project Management
4 7 (26.92%) Dashboard Development
5 6 (23.08%) Problem-Solving
6 5 (19.23%) AI
6 5 (19.23%) Data Science
6 5 (19.23%) Data Visualisation
6 5 (19.23%) Predictive Modelling
6 5 (19.23%) Statistics
6 5 (19.23%) Visualisation
7 4 (15.38%) Computer Science
7 4 (15.38%) CRM
7 4 (15.38%) Decision-Making
7 4 (15.38%) E-Commerce
7 4 (15.38%) Economics
7 4 (15.38%) Statistical Analysis
Programming Languages
1 24 (92.31%) SQL
2 22 (84.62%) Python
3 1 (3.85%) R
Qualifications
1 5 (19.23%) Azure Certification
2 4 (15.38%) Degree
2 4 (15.38%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (11.54%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 17 (65.38%) Microsoft
2 4 (15.38%) Google
2 4 (15.38%) HubSpot