Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) West Midlands> Coventry
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Coventry requiring NGFW skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited NGFW over the 6 months leading up to 28 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Coventry.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
24
18
42
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Coventry
20.17%
17.65%
17.43%
Number of daily rates quoted
14
15
33
10th Percentile
£240
£173
£250
25th Percentile
£284
£309
£313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£503
£400
£400
Median % change year-on-year
+25.63%
-
+63.27%
75th Percentile
£642
£675
£488
90th Percentile
£725
-
£538
West Midlands median daily rate
£475
£425
£425
% change year-on-year
+11.76%
-
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
0
1
10th Percentile
-
-
-
25th Percentile
-
-
£26.00
Median hourly rate
-
-
£27.00
75th Percentile
-
-
£28.00
90th Percentile
-
-
-
West Midlands median hourly rate
£30.00
£14.00
£27.00
% change year-on-year
+114.29%
-48.15%
+44.00%
NGFW Job Vacancy Trend in Coventry
Job postings citing NGFW as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Coventry.
NGFW Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Coventry
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing NGFW in Coventry.
NGFW Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Coventry
For the 6 months to 28 July 2025, contractor job vacancies citing NGFW also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Coventry region with a requirement for NGFW.
NGFW Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Coventry 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:
