Network Security Job Trends in Shropshire

Network Security
West Midlands > Shropshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Shropshire citing Network Security skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 44 - 20
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 5 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Shropshire 0.85% - 1.56%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 17.24% - 10.00%
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile £56,700 - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,000 - -
75th Percentile £63,375 - -
90th Percentile £63,463 - -
West Midlands median annual salary £60,000 £50,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +18.81% -8.18% -4.35%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Shropshire

Network Security falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies citing communications or computer networking skills in Shropshire.

6 months to
2 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies citing communications or computer networking skills 29 26 20
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Shropshire 4.91% 15.66% 15.63%
Number of salaries quoted 22 21 4
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,750 £34,875
25th Percentile £29,938 £30,000 £36,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,750 £55,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.45% +37.50% -4.43%
75th Percentile £58,750 - £44,063
90th Percentile £63,000 - £46,875
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £41,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +21.95% -18.00% +15.61%

Network Security Job Vacancy Trend in Shropshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Network Security relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Shropshire.

Network Security job vacancy trend in Shropshire

Network Security Salary Trend in Shropshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Shropshire citing Network Security.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Shropshire citing Network Security

Network Security Job Locations in Shropshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Security within the Shropshire region over the 6 months to 2 November 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
Job Ads
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Telford - 1 £55,000 - 2
Shrewsbury - 1 £55,000 -
Network Security
West Midlands

Network Security Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Shropshire by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Communications & Networking

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Firewall100.0%5
2LAN20.0%1
2Softphone20.0%1
2VoIP20.0%1
2WAN20.0%1