SOC Analyst Job Trends in Merseyside

Security Operations Centre Analyst
North West > Merseyside

As of 14 January 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Security Operations Centre Analyst salary in Merseyside.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 57 - 53
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a SOC Analyst 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Merseyside 0.16% - 0.17%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.19% - 0.18%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £40,000
75th Percentile - - £42,500
90th Percentile - - -
North West median annual salary - £38,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -35.83% -5.88%

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%

SOC Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Merseyside

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

SOC Analyst job vacancy trend in Merseyside

SOC Analyst
Salary Trend in Merseyside

Salary distribution trend for SOC Analyst job vacancies in Merseyside.

Salary distribution trend for SOC Analyst job vacancies in Merseyside

SOC 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 SOC 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
Wirral - 1 - -
SOC Analyst
North West

SOC Analyst Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merseyside

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

1 1 (100.00%) CrowdStrike
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM

SOC 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:

Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) CrowdStrike