Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW)
South West > Devon
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Devon requiring NGFW skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 35 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing NGFW | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Devon | - | - | 1.03% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | - | - | 11.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £600 |
| South West median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | -16.67% | +23.08% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Devon
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 Devon.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 9 | 26 | 27 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Devon | 4.95% | 13.47% | 9.28% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 19 | 23 |
| 10th Percentile | £173 | £290 | £121 |
| 25th Percentile | £199 | £330 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £290 | £413 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.70% | -2.94% | +9.68% |
| 75th Percentile | £419 | £446 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £588 | £550 | - |
| South West median daily rate | £538 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.38% | -4.55% | +12.82% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £11.91 | - |
| South West median hourly rate | £46.25 | £40.26 | £56.49 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.88% | -28.73% | +476.43% |
NGFW
Job Vacancy Trend in Devon
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing NGFW relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Devon.
