WatchGuard
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for knowledge and experience of WatchGuard products and/or services. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited WatchGuard over the 6 months to 2 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

The figures below represent the IT labour market in general and are not representative of salaries within WatchGuard Technologies, Inc.

6 months to
2 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 809 913 1150
Rank change year-on-year +104 +237 -274
Permanent jobs citing WatchGuard 68 65 75
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.069% 0.063% 0.048%
As % of the Vendors category 0.19% 0.15% 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 57 28 61
10th Percentile £23,000 £28,775 £24,750
25th Percentile £26,250 £36,125 £25,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £42,500 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.76% +21.43% -
75th Percentile £47,500 £62,500 £45,000
90th Percentile £53,750 - £52,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £37,500 £42,500 £33,500
% change year-on-year -11.76% +26.87% -4.29%

All Vendors
UK

WatchGuard is in the Vendor Products and Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 36,669 43,411 60,799
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 37.21% 41.82% 38.94%
Number of salaries quoted 25,167 24,775 33,236
10th Percentile £26,700 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,000 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £68,750 £76,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £93,150 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% +5.26% +3.26%

WatchGuard
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing WatchGuard as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for WatchGuard in the UK

WatchGuard
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing WatchGuard.

Salary trend for WatchGuard in the UK

WatchGuard
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing WatchGuard over the 6 months to 2 May 2024.

Salary histogram for WatchGuard in the UK

WatchGuard
Top 11 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing WatchGuard within the UK over the 6 months to 2 May 2024. 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
England +97 68 £37,500 -11.76% 23
UK excluding London +8 66 £37,500 -11.76% 23
South East +55 37 £35,000 +12.90% 14
Work from Home +83 17 £45,000 +21.62% 4
West Midlands +30 12 £36,000 -8.86%
Midlands +13 12 £36,000 -8.86% 2
East of England - 12 £45,000 - 3
South West -42 3 £32,500 -27.78% 2
London +118 2 £46,250 -22.92% 1
North of England +25 2 - - 1
North West -3 2 - - 1

WatchGuard
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 25 (36.76%) SharePoint
2 23 (33.82%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (2.94%) Exchange Server 2003
3 2 (2.94%) Exchange Server 2007
3 2 (2.94%) Exchange Server 2010
3 2 (2.94%) Exchange Server 2013
3 2 (2.94%) WordPress
4 1 (1.47%) nginx
Applications
1 21 (30.88%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 4 (5.88%) Sage 200
2 1 (1.47%) Sage X3
Cloud Services
1 53 (77.94%) Microsoft 365
2 37 (54.41%) Azure
3 16 (23.53%) Entra ID
4 7 (10.29%) OneDrive
5 5 (7.35%) Google Workspace
6 3 (4.41%) AWS
6 3 (4.41%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 46 (67.65%) Firewall
2 29 (42.65%) DHCP
2 29 (42.65%) DNS
3 12 (17.65%) VPN
3 12 (17.65%) Wi-Fi
4 10 (14.71%) Network Security
5 8 (11.76%) VLAN
6 7 (10.29%) WAN
7 6 (8.82%) LAN
7 6 (8.82%) Wireless
8 5 (7.35%) VoIP
9 4 (5.88%) Remote Desktop
10 3 (4.41%) SAN
10 3 (4.41%) Unified Communications
11 2 (2.94%) IP Telephony
11 2 (2.94%) TCP/IP
12 1 (1.47%) Cisco IOS
12 1 (1.47%) Internet
12 1 (1.47%) IPsec
12 1 (1.47%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (5.88%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.47%) MySQL
General
1 14 (20.59%) Social Skills
2 5 (7.35%) Games
2 5 (7.35%) Retail
3 4 (5.88%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (5.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (2.94%) Pharmaceutical
4 2 (2.94%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (1.47%) Finance
5 1 (1.47%) Law
5 1 (1.47%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 22 (32.35%) IT Engineer
2 18 (26.47%) Support Engineer
3 15 (22.06%) 3rd Line Engineer
3 15 (22.06%) Senior
4 14 (20.59%) 3rd Line Support
4 14 (20.59%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
4 14 (20.59%) Analyst
5 13 (19.12%) IT Support
5 13 (19.12%) IT Support Engineer
6 12 (17.65%) 1st Line Support
6 12 (17.65%) 1st Line Support Analyst
6 12 (17.65%) First Line Help Desk Analyst
6 12 (17.65%) First Line Help Desk Support
6 12 (17.65%) Help Desk Analyst
6 12 (17.65%) Help Desk Support
6 12 (17.65%) Help Desk Support Analyst
6 12 (17.65%) Support Analyst
7 8 (11.76%) Senior IT Engineer
8 7 (10.29%) Network Engineer
9 6 (8.82%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.47%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 8 (11.76%) Driving Licence
2 7 (10.29%) CCTV
2 7 (10.29%) Management Information System
3 4 (5.88%) FMCG
4 3 (4.41%) Public Cloud
5 1 (1.47%) IoT
5 1 (1.47%) Onboarding
5 1 (1.47%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 49 (72.06%) Windows
2 27 (39.71%) Windows Server
3 18 (26.47%) Windows 10
4 7 (10.29%) Mac OS
5 3 (4.41%) Linux
5 3 (4.41%) Windows Server 2008
5 3 (4.41%) Windows Server 2012
5 3 (4.41%) Windows Server 2019
6 2 (2.94%) Windows 8
6 2 (2.94%) Windows Server 2003
6 2 (2.94%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (1.47%) Android
7 1 (1.47%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (1.47%) Ubuntu
7 1 (1.47%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (55.88%) Customer Service
2 26 (38.24%) Problem-Solving
3 12 (17.65%) ITIL
4 10 (14.71%) IT Strategy
5 9 (13.24%) Gamification
6 7 (10.29%) Data Security
6 7 (10.29%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 6 (8.82%) Cybersecurity
7 6 (8.82%) ERP
7 6 (8.82%) Ticket Management
8 5 (7.35%) Disaster Recovery
8 5 (7.35%) Remote Monitoring and Management
9 4 (5.88%) Customer Experience
9 4 (5.88%) Service Delivery
10 3 (4.41%) Critical Thinking
10 3 (4.41%) Emotional Intelligence
10 3 (4.41%) ITSM
10 3 (4.41%) Migration
10 3 (4.41%) Project Delivery
10 3 (4.41%) Virtual Environments
Programming Languages
1 10 (14.71%) PowerShell
2 7 (10.29%) SQL
3 3 (4.41%) Bash
Qualifications
1 13 (19.12%) Security Cleared
2 9 (13.24%) Degree
3 8 (11.76%) CCNA
3 8 (11.76%) Cisco Certification
4 7 (10.29%) MCP
5 4 (5.88%) Microsoft Certification
6 3 (4.41%) DBS Check
7 2 (2.94%) CCNP
7 2 (2.94%) Network+ Certification
8 1 (1.47%) A+ Certification
8 1 (1.47%) MCSA
8 1 (1.47%) MCSE
8 1 (1.47%) SC Cleared
8 1 (1.47%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (22.06%) SLA
2 2 (2.94%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 33 (48.53%) Active Directory
2 29 (42.65%) Hyper-V
3 10 (14.71%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (2.94%) Citrix Hypervisor
4 2 (2.94%) Virtual Servers
4 2 (2.94%) XenApp
4 2 (2.94%) XenDesktop
5 1 (1.47%) Terminal Services
5 1 (1.47%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (1.47%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 17 (25.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (4.41%) Jamf Pro
2 3 (4.41%) SCCM
3 1 (1.47%) Autotask
3 1 (1.47%) PaperCut
3 1 (1.47%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 52 (76.47%) Microsoft
2 19 (27.94%) VMware
3 14 (20.59%) Cisco
4 8 (11.76%) Sophos
5 7 (10.29%) Citrix
5 7 (10.29%) Datto
6 6 (8.82%) Acronis
6 6 (8.82%) Meraki
7 5 (7.35%) Apple
7 5 (7.35%) Aruba
7 5 (7.35%) Google
7 5 (7.35%) HP
7 5 (7.35%) Sage
7 5 (7.35%) Veeam
8 4 (5.88%) Avaya
8 4 (5.88%) Dell
8 4 (5.88%) Palo Alto
8 4 (5.88%) Ubiquiti
9 3 (4.41%) Forcepoint
9 3 (4.41%) NETGEAR