Palo Alto Contract Job Trends in the City of London
Palo Alto
Central London > City of London
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the City of London citing Palo Alto products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Palo Alto over the 6 months leading up to 28 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within Palo Alto Networks.
| 6 months to 28 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 117 | 100 | 103 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -17 | +3 | +33 |
| Contract jobs citing Palo Alto | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the City of London | 1.01% | 1.24% | 1.01% |
| As % of the Vendors category | 2.08% | 2.46% | 2.28% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 14 | 16 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £466 | £415 | £429 |
| 25th Percentile | £483 | £422 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £680 | £475 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +43.16% | -9.52% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £775 | £554 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £843 | £613 | - |
| Central London median daily rate | £680 | £475 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +43.16% | -9.52% | +10.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £55.00 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £60.00 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Central London median hourly rate | £60.00 | - | - |
All Vendors
City of London
Palo Alto falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing vendor products and services in the City of London.
| 6 months to 28 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing vendor products and services | 1,009 | 852 | 923 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London | 48.46% | 50.38% | 44.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 713 | 599 | 581 |
| 10th Percentile | £332 | £325 | £331 |
| 25th Percentile | £448 | £413 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £540 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.85% | -1.82% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £668 | £675 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £740 | £738 |
| Central London median daily rate | £550 | £540 | £547 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.85% | -1.28% | -0.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 11 | 9 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.75 | £18.43 | £18.70 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.13 | £20.18 | £25.38 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.00 | £28.50 | £71.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.79% | -60.00% | +216.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £37.00 | £56.75 | £118.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £61.50 | £64.11 | £137.50 |
| Central London median hourly rate | £28.07 | £26.99 | £50.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -46.03% | +140.96% |
Palo Alto Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Palo Alto relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
Palo Alto Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Palo Alto.
Palo Alto Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Palo Alto in the City of London over the 6 months to 28 October 2026.
Palo Alto Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London 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.
Vendors
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco | 81.0% | 17 |
| 2 | Fortinet | 33.3% | 7 |
| 3 | F5 | 28.6% | 6 |
| 4 | Arista | 19.0% | 4 |
| 4 | CheckPoint | 19.0% | 4 |
| 6 | Juniper | 14.3% | 3 |
| 6 | Meraki | 14.3% | 3 |
| 8 | Microsoft | 9.5% | 2 |
| 9 | Citrix | 4.8% | 1 |
| 9 | Forcepoint | 4.8% | 1 |
| 9 | ForeScout | 4.8% | 1 |
| 9 | 4.8% | 1 | |
| 9 | IronPort | 4.8% | 1 |
| 9 | LogicMonitor | 4.8% | 1 |
| 9 | Ribbon | 4.8% | 1 |
| 9 | ServiceNow | 4.8% | 1 |
| 9 | SolarWinds | 4.8% | 1 |
| 9 | Tenable | 4.8% | 1 |
| 9 | VMware | 4.8% | 1 |