Firewall Jobs in the West Midlands

Firewall
England > West Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for Firewall skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Firewall over the 6 months to 3 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 39 81 64
Rank change year-on-year +42 -17 -16
Permanent jobs citing Firewall 353 248 319
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 4.86% 3.75% 4.39%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 35.16% 21.87% 29.46%
Number of salaries quoted 315 181 242
10th Percentile £26,750 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,125 £36,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,250 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.55% +0.56% -10.00%
75th Percentile £56,250 £63,750 £57,500
90th Percentile £62,600 £75,000 £70,000
England median annual salary £49,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -2.00% - -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
West Midlands

Firewall is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 1,004 1,134 1,083
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 13.82% 17.17% 14.89%
Number of salaries quoted 831 521 720
10th Percentile £25,750 £25,875 £26,975
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,750 £33,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,227 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.94% - -4.76%
75th Percentile £57,000 £63,750 £58,750
90th Percentile £67,500 £76,250 £72,500
England median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% +5.00%

Firewall
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing Firewall as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Firewall in the West Midlands

Firewall
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Firewall in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for Firewall in the West Midlands

Firewall
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Firewall in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Firewall in the West Midlands

Firewall
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Firewall within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 3 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
Birmingham +19 150 £46,500 -25.60% 28
Staffordshire +4 51 £39,000 -2.50% 16
Warwickshire +57 36 £52,500 +16.67% 10
Worcestershire -1 33 £49,000 +19.88% 9
Coventry +32 24 £49,000 +28.95% 4
Solihull +2 11 £45,000 +23.29% 2
Shropshire -1 9 £37,500 -6.25% 3
Wolverhampton +12 4 £20,750 -69.26% 1
Dudley - 4 £26,000 - 1
Tipton - 4 £24,000 -
Halesowen - 3 £40,000 -
Sutton Coldfield - 3 - -
Herefordshire -5 1 £32,500 -31.58% 1
Firewall
England

Firewall
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 43 (12.18%) Microsoft Exchange
2 34 (9.63%) SharePoint
3 16 (4.53%) IIS
4 10 (2.83%) nginx
5 6 (1.70%) Exchange Server 2010
6 3 (0.85%) Exchange Server 2007
7 2 (0.57%) Exchange Server 2003
7 2 (0.57%) Exchange Server 2013
8 1 (0.28%) Confluence
Applications
1 33 (9.35%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.13%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.13%) Microsoft Project
2 4 (1.13%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.28%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (1.13%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 176 (49.86%) Azure
2 132 (37.39%) Microsoft 365
3 79 (22.38%) Entra ID
4 32 (9.07%) AWS
5 14 (3.97%) OneDrive
6 12 (3.40%) Azure ExpressRoute
7 11 (3.12%) Azure Logic Apps
8 8 (2.27%) Azure Sentinel
8 8 (2.27%) IaaS
9 6 (1.70%) Azure DevOps
9 6 (1.70%) Google Workspace
10 4 (1.13%) PaaS
10 4 (1.13%) Virtual Private Cloud
11 3 (0.85%) GCP
11 3 (0.85%) Power Automate
11 3 (0.85%) Power Platform
11 3 (0.85%) SaaS
12 2 (0.57%) Amazon S3
12 2 (0.57%) Cloud Computing
12 2 (0.57%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 99 (28.05%) WAN
2 80 (22.66%) DNS
3 70 (19.83%) LAN
4 62 (17.56%) VPN
5 61 (17.28%) DHCP
6 46 (13.03%) TCP/IP
7 45 (12.75%) Network Security
8 36 (10.20%) SD-WAN
9 35 (9.92%) Wireless
10 32 (9.07%) Wi-Fi
11 31 (8.78%) VLAN
12 30 (8.50%) MPLS
13 28 (7.93%) SAN
14 19 (5.38%) Intrusion Detection
15 17 (4.82%) Cisco ASA
15 17 (4.82%) Cisco Firepower
16 15 (4.25%) PBX
16 15 (4.25%) WLAN
17 14 (3.97%) OSPF
18 13 (3.68%) iSCSI
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (6.80%) SQL Server
2 16 (4.53%) PostgreSQL
3 10 (2.83%) MySQL
4 7 (1.98%) Amazon RDS
5 2 (0.57%) Power BI
5 2 (0.57%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 2 (0.57%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 14 (3.97%) Git
2 10 (2.83%) GNU Toolchain
2 10 (2.83%) Subversion
3 7 (1.98%) JIRA
4 3 (0.85%) Sonatype Nexus
5 2 (0.57%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 85 (24.08%) Social Skills
2 49 (13.88%) Finance
3 35 (9.92%) Telecoms
4 16 (4.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 14 (3.97%) Analytical Skills
5 14 (3.97%) Retail
6 13 (3.68%) Public Sector
7 10 (2.83%) Manufacturing
8 8 (2.27%) Documentation Skills
8 8 (2.27%) Law
8 8 (2.27%) Local Government
8 8 (2.27%) Organisational Skills
9 6 (1.70%) Police
10 5 (1.42%) Games
11 4 (1.13%) Marketing
12 3 (0.85%) Legal
12 3 (0.85%) Multimedia
13 2 (0.57%) Fire and Rescue
14 1 (0.28%) Automotive
14 1 (0.28%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 92 (26.06%) Network Engineer
2 67 (18.98%) Senior
3 51 (14.45%) IT Engineer
4 48 (13.60%) Support Engineer
5 38 (10.76%) IT Support
6 35 (9.92%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 33 (9.35%) Analyst
8 24 (6.80%) IT Support Engineer
9 23 (6.52%) Senior Network Engineer
10 19 (5.38%) Systems Engineer
11 18 (5.10%) Cisco Engineer
11 18 (5.10%) Cisco Network Engineer
12 17 (4.82%) 3rd Line Engineer
12 17 (4.82%) Architect
12 17 (4.82%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
13 15 (4.25%) IT Manager
13 15 (4.25%) IT Technician
14 13 (3.68%) Developer
14 13 (3.68%) Security Analyst
14 13 (3.68%) Senior Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (4.53%) REST
2 13 (3.68%) WebRTC
3 12 (3.40%) 802.1X
4 10 (2.83%) Node.js
4 10 (2.83%) POSIX
5 4 (1.13%) JSON
5 4 (1.13%) YAML
6 3 (0.85%) .NET
6 3 (0.85%) AngularJS
6 3 (0.85%) ASP.NET
6 3 (0.85%) ASP.NET MVC
6 3 (0.85%) CSS
6 3 (0.85%) EDI
6 3 (0.85%) HTML
6 3 (0.85%) jQuery
6 3 (0.85%) React
6 3 (0.85%) Tailwind CSS
6 3 (0.85%) Twitter Bootstrap
6 3 (0.85%) Vue
6 3 (0.85%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 22 (6.23%) Clustering
1 22 (6.23%) Replication
2 21 (5.95%) Data Centre
2 21 (5.95%) Driving Licence
3 16 (4.53%) Security Operations Centre
4 14 (3.97%) Wiki
5 13 (3.68%) CCTV
5 13 (3.68%) Management Information System
6 10 (2.83%) Embedded Systems
6 10 (2.83%) Linux Command Line
7 8 (2.27%) IoT
7 8 (2.27%) Self-Motivation
8 7 (1.98%) Security Posture
9 6 (1.70%) Greenfield Project
9 6 (1.70%) Operational Technology
10 5 (1.42%) Client/Server
10 5 (1.42%) Enterprise Storage
10 5 (1.42%) PKI
11 4 (1.13%) FMCG
11 4 (1.13%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 158 (44.76%) Windows
2 107 (30.31%) Windows Server
3 47 (13.31%) Windows Server 2012
4 44 (12.46%) Windows 10
5 39 (11.05%) Linux
6 28 (7.93%) Windows Server 2016
7 23 (6.52%) Windows Server 2019
8 12 (3.40%) Unix
9 10 (2.83%) Windows Server 2008
10 7 (1.98%) Mac OS
11 4 (1.13%) VMS
11 4 (1.13%) Windows Server 2003
12 3 (0.85%) Ubuntu
12 3 (0.85%) Windows 8
13 2 (0.57%) Mac OS X
13 2 (0.57%) SUSE
13 2 (0.57%) Windows 7
14 1 (0.28%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 79 (22.38%) Cybersecurity
2 78 (22.10%) Problem-Solving
3 52 (14.73%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 38 (10.76%) ITIL
5 36 (10.20%) Disaster Recovery
6 28 (7.93%) Customer Service
7 23 (6.52%) Load Balancing
8 22 (6.23%) Agile
9 21 (5.95%) Network Monitoring
10 19 (5.38%) Information Security
11 18 (5.10%) DevOps
11 18 (5.10%) Risk Management
11 18 (5.10%) Security Operations
12 17 (4.82%) Change Management
13 16 (4.53%) High Availability
13 16 (4.53%) Migration
13 16 (4.53%) Network Virtualisation
14 15 (4.25%) Mentoring
14 15 (4.25%) Validation
15 14 (3.97%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 39 (11.05%) SQL
2 35 (9.92%) PowerShell
3 12 (3.40%) C
4 11 (3.12%) Perl
4 11 (3.12%) Python
5 10 (2.83%) Bash
5 10 (2.83%) C++
6 4 (1.13%) Bicep
7 3 (0.85%) C#
7 3 (0.85%) XAML
8 2 (0.57%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 53 (15.01%) Security Cleared
2 50 (14.16%) SC Cleared
3 43 (12.18%) Cisco Certification
4 34 (9.63%) CCNA
5 21 (5.95%) CCNP
5 21 (5.95%) Degree
6 15 (4.25%) Microsoft Certification
7 13 (3.68%) Azure Certification
8 10 (2.83%) MCSE
8 10 (2.83%) Network+ Certification
9 9 (2.55%) Computer Science Degree
10 5 (1.42%) A+ Certification
10 5 (1.42%) DV Cleared
11 4 (1.13%) DBS Check
11 4 (1.13%) JNCIA
12 3 (0.85%) CCDA
12 3 (0.85%) MCP
13 2 (0.57%) CISA
13 2 (0.57%) CISM
13 2 (0.57%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (5.67%) GDPR
2 12 (3.40%) Cyber Essentials
2 12 (3.40%) NIST
3 7 (1.98%) SLA
4 6 (1.70%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 5 (1.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.28%) Disclosure Scotland
6 1 (0.28%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 124 (35.13%) Active Directory
2 94 (26.63%) Hyper-V
3 78 (22.10%) VMware Infrastructure
4 21 (5.95%) VMware ESXi
5 17 (4.82%) Virtual Machines
6 6 (1.70%) NFS
6 6 (1.70%) pfSense
7 4 (1.13%) Citrix Hypervisor
8 3 (0.85%) Terminal Services
8 3 (0.85%) Virtual Servers
9 2 (0.57%) Docker
9 2 (0.57%) XenApp
9 2 (0.57%) XenDesktop
10 1 (0.28%) Firmware
10 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Virtual Server
Systems Management
1 44 (12.46%) Microsoft Intune
2 25 (7.08%) SCCM
3 10 (2.83%) Terraform
4 9 (2.55%) Failover Clustering
5 7 (1.98%) FortiGate
6 5 (1.42%) Ansible
6 5 (1.42%) Jamf Pro
7 4 (1.13%) Autotask
8 2 (0.57%) Backup Exec
8 2 (0.57%) Nagios
8 2 (0.57%) Trend Micro Deep Security
9 1 (0.28%) CASB
9 1 (0.28%) Nessus
9 1 (0.28%) SCOM
9 1 (0.28%) WSUS
Vendors
1 134 (37.96%) Microsoft
2 130 (36.83%) Cisco
3 107 (30.31%) VMware
4 52 (14.73%) CheckPoint
5 43 (12.18%) Juniper
6 41 (11.61%) Palo Alto
7 38 (10.76%) Veeam
8 33 (9.35%) Aruba
9 32 (9.07%) Fortinet
10 27 (7.65%) Meraki
11 19 (5.38%) Sophos
12 18 (5.10%) Dell
13 17 (4.82%) HP
14 12 (3.40%) Citrix
14 12 (3.40%) Sage
15 11 (3.12%) F5
16 9 (2.55%) EqualLogic
17 8 (2.27%) Avaya
17 8 (2.27%) SolarWinds
18 7 (1.98%) WatchGuard