Security Operations Job Trends in Shropshire
Security Operations (SecOps)
West Midlands > Shropshire
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Shropshire requiring Security Operations skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 49 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing Security Operations | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Shropshire | 0.17% | - | - |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.26% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £52,500 | £53,000 | £50,309 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.94% | +5.35% | -12.51% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Shropshire
Security Operations 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 Shropshire.
| 6 months to 22 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 384 | 140 | 99 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Shropshire | 64.43% | 86.42% | 73.33% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 251 | 125 | 43 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,000 | £30,000 | £22,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £40,000 | £35,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £47,500 | £42,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.26% | +11.76% | -13.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £55,000 | £60,000 | £58,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £72,800 | £64,750 |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £55,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -9.09% | +10.00% |
Security Operations Job Vacancy Trend in Shropshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Security Operations relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Shropshire.
Security Operations Salary Trend in Shropshire
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Shropshire citing Security Operations.
Security Operations Job Locations in Shropshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Operations within the Shropshire region over the 6 months to 22 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oswestry | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Security Operations West Midlands |
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Security Operations 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.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cloud Security | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Cyber Threat Intelligence | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Cybersecurity | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Incident Response | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Mentoring | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Problem-Solving | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | SIEM | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Threat Detection | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Threat Intelligence | 100.0% | 1 |