Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW)
South East > Berkshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Berkshire requiring NGFW skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 98 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing NGFW | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Berkshire | - | 0.33% | - |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | - | 1.67% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £650 | - |
| South East median daily rate | £488 | £538 | £405 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.30% | +32.72% | +1.25% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Berkshire
NGFW falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Berkshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 244 | 299 | 452 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire | 16.49% | 19.68% | 26.02% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 160 | 131 | 270 |
| 10th Percentile | £255 | £233 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £325 | £353 | £263 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £427 | £475 | £419 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.11% | +13.43% | -11.84% |
| 75th Percentile | £537 | £603 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £618 | £650 | £650 |
| South East median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | +11.11% | -5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.63 | £22.28 | £24.41 |
| 25th Percentile | £28.00 | £27.94 | £55.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £38.25 | £71.07 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +69.93% | -46.18% | +202.40% |
| 75th Percentile | £84.50 | £48.94 | £77.85 |
| 90th Percentile | £89.88 | £54.83 | £85.36 |
| South East median hourly rate | £70.16 | £61.50 | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.08% | +2.50% | +33.33% |
NGFW
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing NGFW relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.
NGFW
Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing NGFW.
