The first table below looks at the demand for the Firewall Engineer role in IT jobs advertised for the England region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Firewall Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 18 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the England region.

Location
3 months to
18 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Firewall Engineer
Rank 794 844 856
Rank change year-on-year
+50 +12
Permanent jobs requiring a Firewall Engineer 57 39 23
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 0.055% 0.035% 0.019%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.059% 0.036% 0.020%
Number of salaries quoted 20 36 14
Average salary £50,500 £45,000 £31,250
Average salary % change year-on-year
+12.22% +44.00%
UK excluding London average salary £41,500 £45,000 £31,250
% change year-on-year
-7.77% +44.00%
All Job Titles
England
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
97362 107351 114720
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 94.40% 95.02% 94.22%
Number of salaries quoted 81957 92751 97893
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £42,500
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £27,500 £26,000
10% offered a salary of more than £67,500 £72,500 £70,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Firewall Engineer
UK

Firewall Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Firewall Engineer across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

England Firewall Engineer Jobs Demand Trend

Firewall Engineer
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Firewall Engineer across the England region.

England Firewall Engineer Salary Trend

Firewall Engineer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Firewall Engineer across the England region over the 3 months to 18 June 2013.

England Firewall Engineer Salary Histogram

Firewall Engineer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Firewall Engineer within the England region over the 3 months to 18 June 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Find
Job
Vacancies
London +65 25 £51,000 -7.27% 4
South East +2 14 £41,500 -12.63%
West Midlands -17 7 - - 1
North West - 5 £55,000 - 1
Yorkshire -12 3 - -
South West - 3 - -
Firewall Engineer
UK

Firewall Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the England region that cited Firewall Engineer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Firewall Engineer in their job title.

1 152 (100.00%) Firewall
2 133 (87.50%) Cisco
3 130 (85.53%) Juniper
4 127 (83.55%) Cisco Certification
5 109 (71.71%) CheckPoint
6 103 (67.76%) Cisco ASA
7 98 (64.47%) F5
8 94 (61.84%) Network Security
9 91 (59.87%) CCNP
10 90 (59.21%) Finance
11 88 (57.89%) CCSE
12 80 (52.63%) Cisco PIX
13 78 (51.32%) Telecoms
14 70 (46.05%) Websense
14 70 (46.05%) Blue Coat
15 68 (44.74%) JNCIS
16 38 (25.00%) DNS
16 38 (25.00%) DHCP
17 31 (20.39%) TCP/IP
18 30 (19.74%) CCNA
19 27 (17.76%) UNIX
20 26 (17.11%) Microsoft
21 25 (16.45%) MPLS
21 25 (16.45%) OSPF
21 25 (16.45%) Fortinet
22 24 (15.79%) BGP
23 23 (15.13%) HP
23 23 (15.13%) WAN
23 23 (15.13%) Cisco Nexus
24 22 (14.47%) FortiGate

Firewall Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the England region that cited Firewall Engineer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Firewall Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 2 (1.316%) IIS
1 2 (1.316%) MS Exchange
Applications
1 13 (8.553%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 152 (100.00%) Firewall
2 103 (67.76%) Cisco ASA
3 94 (61.84%) Network Security
4 80 (52.63%) Cisco PIX
5 38 (25.00%) DHCP
5 38 (25.00%) DNS
6 31 (20.39%) TCP/IP
7 25 (16.45%) MPLS
7 25 (16.45%) OSPF
8 24 (15.79%) BGP
9 23 (15.13%) WAN
9 23 (15.13%) Cisco Nexus
10 20 (13.16%) Junos
10 20 (13.16%) SNMP
10 20 (13.16%) Ethernet
10 20 (13.16%) IP Telephony
10 20 (13.16%) Wireless
11 19 (12.50%) LAN
12 17 (11.18%) DMZ
13 16 (10.53%) Extranet
General
1 90 (59.21%) Finance
2 78 (51.32%) Telecoms
3 16 (10.53%) Back Office
4 7 (4.605%) Banking
5 1 (0.658%) Investment Banking
5 1 (0.658%) Marketing
5 1 (0.658%) Financial Institution
5 1 (0.658%) Publishing
Miscellaneous
1 20 (13.16%) Video Conferencing
2 15 (9.868%) CESG
Operating Systems
1 27 (17.76%) UNIX
2 16 (10.53%) Linux
3 2 (1.316%) Windows Server 2003
3 2 (1.316%) Windows Server 2008
3 2 (1.316%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (13.16%) Migration
1 20 (13.16%) Network Management
2 11 (7.237%) SIEM
3 7 (4.605%) Load Balancing
4 6 (3.947%) ITIL
5 4 (2.632%) Project Management
5 4 (2.632%) Network Design
5 4 (2.632%) Project Planning
6 3 (1.974%) Change Management
7 2 (1.316%) Validation
7 2 (1.316%) Service Management
8 1 (0.658%) Strategic Planning
8 1 (0.658%) Business Continuity
8 1 (0.658%) Information Management
8 1 (0.658%) Business Development
8 1 (0.658%) Change Control
8 1 (0.658%) Infrastructure Management
8 1 (0.658%) Mobile Device Management
Qualifications
1 127 (83.55%) Cisco Certification
2 91 (59.87%) CCNP
3 88 (57.89%) CCSE
4 68 (44.74%) JNCIS
5 30 (19.74%) CCNA
6 22 (14.47%) CCIE
7 20 (13.16%) JNCIE
8 17 (11.18%) CCSA
9 16 (10.53%) Security Cleared
10 15 (9.868%) SC Cleared
10 15 (9.868%) DV Cleared
10 15 (9.868%) MCSE
10 15 (9.868%) Microsoft Certification
10 15 (9.868%) RHCE
11 12 (7.895%) CISSP
12 8 (5.263%) CCSP
13 5 (3.289%) JNCIA
14 4 (2.632%) CCIP
15 2 (1.316%) CISA
15 2 (1.316%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (13.16%) PCI DSS
2 11 (7.237%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 20 (13.16%) VMware Infrastructure
2 19 (12.50%) Active Directory
3 15 (9.868%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 22 (14.47%) FortiGate
2 3 (1.974%) OpenView
3 1 (0.658%) SolarWinds Orion
Vendors
1 133 (87.50%) Cisco
2 130 (85.53%) Juniper
3 109 (71.71%) CheckPoint
4 98 (64.47%) F5
5 70 (46.05%) Websense
5 70 (46.05%) Blue Coat
6 26 (17.11%) Microsoft
7 25 (16.45%) Fortinet
8 23 (15.13%) HP
9 20 (13.16%) Sourcefire
9 20 (13.16%) VMware
9 20 (13.16%) Polycom
9 20 (13.16%) Aruba
10 5 (3.289%) SonicWALL
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
We are currently looking for a skilled and experienced Firewall Engineer to join a household name organisation in the Midlands. The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £50000 - £55000 per annum + + Benefits
Posted: 17 June 2013
City of London
Firewall Engineer (network security infrastructure) sought by leading investment bank based in the city of London.Essential:-Extensive experience in the support and implementation of network security infrastructure.-...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £55000 - £65000 per annum
Posted: 11 June 2013
City of London
Job: Global Network Security Engineer - Firewall ExpertKey Skills: Network Design, Network Implementation, Security, Firewalls, Compliance, DocumentationKey Technologies: CheckPoint, Cisco, Juniper, F5, Market Data DMZ Location: City of London,...
Hays Specialist Recruitment
Salary: £55000.00 - £65000.00 per annum + BONUS + BENEFITS
Posted: 13 June 2013
City, London
You must have a proven track record in LAN/WAN/MPLS network design and implementation, solid skills with CheckPoint security, Cisco or Juniper security products and security for...
HAYS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Salary: £55000.00 - £65000.00 per annum + BONUS + BENEFITS
Posted: 13 June 2013
City of London
Desirable) Knowledge of other related products: Cisco Nexus, Cisco UCS, HP BladeCentre, VMware, Fortinet Fortigate, SourceFire IDS, F5 load-balancers... Professional accreditation in relevant technical disciplines - (eg, Cisco...
WorldPay
Salary: Competitive + Bens
Posted: 21 May 2013
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