GAP Analysis
North West > Merseyside
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Merseyside requiring GAP Analysis skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 65 | 47 | 63 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -18 | +16 | +30 |
| Permanent jobs citing GAP Analysis | 3 | 1 | 15 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Merseyside | 0.38% | 0.26% | 1.43% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.54% | 0.28% | 1.81% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,200 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £46,875 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £48,000 | - | £40,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -15.79% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £45,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £48,750 |
| North West median annual salary | £54,000 | £47,250 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.29% | +5.00% | -21.05% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Merseyside
GAP Analysis falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Merseyside.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 557 | 359 | 827 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Merseyside | 69.63% | 94.47% | 78.61% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 363 | 171 | 684 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,250 | £31,250 | £26,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,000 | £31,375 | £35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £45,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.11% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £50,500 | £61,250 | £57,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | £77,000 | £74,625 |
| North West median annual salary | £50,000 | £55,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +10.00% | -9.09% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Merseyside
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing GAP Analysis relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Merseyside.
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Salary Trend in Merseyside
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Merseyside citing GAP Analysis.
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Job Locations in Merseyside
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GAP Analysis within the Merseyside region over the 6 months to 2 April 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 | -16 | 3 | £48,000 | - | 6 |
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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: