Firewall Contracts in England

Firewall
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring Firewall skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Firewall over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 52 50 57
Rank change year-on-year -2 +7 +27
Contract jobs citing Firewall 1,022 1,432 1,951
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 4.20% 3.85% 3.87%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 32.16% 28.57% 31.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 609 896 1,389
10th Percentile £313 £311 £310
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £518 £513 £530
Median % change year-on-year +1.11% -3.30% +6.00%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £650
90th Percentile £675 £775 £715
UK median daily rate £509 £515 £525
% change year-on-year -1.21% -1.90% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 45 50
10th Percentile - £16.00 £20.98
25th Percentile - £23.92 £36.63
Median hourly rate £14.20 £60.00 £62.00
Median % change year-on-year -76.33% -3.23% +117.54%
75th Percentile £41.74 £85.65 £69.00
90th Percentile £73.75 £87.50 £81.00
UK median hourly rate £36.65 £60.00 £62.00
% change year-on-year -38.93% -3.23% +39.33%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
England

Firewall 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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 3,178 5,012 6,158
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 13.05% 13.48% 12.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,963 3,022 4,045
10th Percentile £220 £206 £231
25th Percentile £363 £350 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £490 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.04% -6.67% +5.00%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £650
90th Percentile £675 £700 £738
UK median daily rate £488 £495 £519
% change year-on-year -1.52% -4.53% +3.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 127 399 439
10th Percentile £13.81 £13.50 £9.80
25th Percentile £15.22 £17.35 £10.63
Median hourly rate £28.00 £40.00 £18.82
Median % change year-on-year -30.00% +112.54% -21.29%
75th Percentile £63.50 £63.75 £60.00
90th Percentile £81.01 £70.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £40.00 £19.00
% change year-on-year -27.50% +110.53% -32.74%

Firewall
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Firewall as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Firewall in England

Firewall
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Firewall in England.

Daily rate trend for Firewall in England

Firewall
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Firewall in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Firewall in England

Firewall
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Firewall in England.

Hourly rate trend for Firewall in England

Firewall
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Firewall in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Firewall in England

Firewall
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Firewall within the England region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +6 490 £525 - 397
North of England +7 159 £475 -8.67% 220
South East -16 136 £500 +1.01% 310
North West +12 114 £475 -26.92% 114
South West -5 86 £546 +9.20% 124
Midlands -17 64 £560 +13.13% 132
East of England +14 41 £513 +7.89% 115
Yorkshire -1 41 £450 -6.74% 84
West Midlands -31 38 £525 +5.00% 74
East Midlands +14 26 £575 +17.47% 48
North East -8 3 £550 +46.67% 30
Firewall
UK

Firewall
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 74 (7.24%) Microsoft Exchange
2 51 (4.99%) SharePoint
3 22 (2.15%) Confluence
4 6 (0.59%) IIS
4 6 (0.59%) nginx
5 5 (0.49%) Apache Spark
6 4 (0.39%) Apache
6 4 (0.39%) CMS
7 2 (0.20%) Skype for Business
7 2 (0.20%) Tomcat
8 1 (0.098%) Anypoint
8 1 (0.098%) Camunda
8 1 (0.098%) Exchange Server 2010
8 1 (0.098%) WinCC
Applications
1 39 (3.82%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (1.27%) Microsoft Excel
3 12 (1.17%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.098%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (0.20%) Alphatax
1 2 (0.20%) Fidessa
2 1 (0.098%) Distributed Ledger
2 1 (0.098%) Oracle Payables
2 1 (0.098%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.098%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 319 (31.21%) Azure
2 195 (19.08%) AWS
3 108 (10.57%) Microsoft 365
4 75 (7.34%) Entra ID
5 58 (5.68%) GCP
6 56 (5.48%) IaaS
7 37 (3.62%) Azure DevOps
7 37 (3.62%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 32 (3.13%) Serverless
9 30 (2.94%) Azure Sentinel
10 28 (2.74%) PaaS
11 27 (2.64%) AWS CloudFormation
12 20 (1.96%) Azure Monitor
12 20 (1.96%) GitHub
13 19 (1.86%) OneDrive
14 15 (1.47%) SaaS
15 13 (1.27%) Amazon S3
15 13 (1.27%) Virtual Private Cloud
16 12 (1.17%) OpenShift
17 11 (1.08%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 278 (27.20%) VPN
2 274 (26.81%) Network Security
3 208 (20.35%) WAN
4 199 (19.47%) DNS
5 147 (14.38%) BGP
6 141 (13.80%) OSPF
7 125 (12.23%) LAN
8 118 (11.55%) Wireless
9 97 (9.49%) TCP/IP
10 96 (9.39%) Wi-Fi
11 94 (9.20%) SD-WAN
12 91 (8.90%) DHCP
13 80 (7.83%) Cisco ASA
14 70 (6.85%) IPsec
15 66 (6.46%) MPLS
16 65 (6.36%) VLAN
17 59 (5.77%) Cisco Nexus
18 58 (5.68%) EIGRP
19 50 (4.89%) Cisco ISE
20 49 (4.79%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 40 (3.91%) SQL Server
2 17 (1.66%) Amazon RDS
3 15 (1.47%) PostgreSQL
4 10 (0.98%) Data Lake
4 10 (0.98%) Elasticsearch
4 10 (0.98%) Power BI
5 9 (0.88%) Big Data
6 8 (0.78%) NoSQL
7 7 (0.68%) Hadoop
8 5 (0.49%) Apache Hive
8 5 (0.49%) Apache Iceberg
8 5 (0.49%) MySQL
8 5 (0.49%) Parquet
8 5 (0.49%) Presto
9 4 (0.39%) Oracle Database
10 3 (0.29%) Data Warehouse
11 2 (0.20%) IDOL
11 2 (0.20%) Oracle Reports
11 2 (0.20%) Redis
12 1 (0.098%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 29 (2.84%) JIRA
2 28 (2.74%) Jenkins
3 23 (2.25%) Git
4 22 (2.15%) GitLab
5 14 (1.37%) Sonatype Nexus
6 5 (0.49%) Poetry
7 3 (0.29%) Bitbucket
7 3 (0.29%) Eclipse
7 3 (0.29%) Maven
8 2 (0.20%) Atlassian Bamboo
8 2 (0.20%) HP UFT
8 2 (0.20%) LoadRunner
8 2 (0.20%) MSI
8 2 (0.20%) Subversion
9 1 (0.098%) Katalon Studio
9 1 (0.098%) Oracle Forms
9 1 (0.098%) TeamCity
General
1 249 (24.36%) Social Skills
2 156 (15.26%) Finance
3 99 (9.69%) Analytical Skills
4 74 (7.24%) Public Sector
5 60 (5.87%) Banking
6 47 (4.60%) Telecoms
7 21 (2.05%) Documentation Skills
7 21 (2.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 21 (2.05%) Manufacturing
8 20 (1.96%) Legal
9 17 (1.66%) Marketing
10 11 (1.08%) Aerospace
10 11 (1.08%) Military
10 11 (1.08%) Presentation Skills
11 10 (0.98%) Law
12 9 (0.88%) Electronics
12 9 (0.88%) Financial Institution
12 9 (0.88%) Retail
13 7 (0.68%) Advertising
13 7 (0.68%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 329 (32.19%) Network Engineer
2 151 (14.77%) Architect
3 92 (9.00%) Senior
4 80 (7.83%) Security Engineer
5 77 (7.53%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 66 (6.46%) Network Architect
7 58 (5.68%) Support Engineer
8 57 (5.58%) Azure Engineer
9 50 (4.89%) Security Architect
10 46 (4.50%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
11 43 (4.21%) Analyst
12 42 (4.11%) Network Security Engineer
13 36 (3.52%) Consultant
13 36 (3.52%) Lead
14 33 (3.23%) Cisco Engineer
14 33 (3.23%) Cisco Network Engineer
15 32 (3.13%) Firewall Engineer
16 30 (2.94%) Senior Network Engineer
17 26 (2.54%) Solutions Architect
18 25 (2.45%) Cloud Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (3.52%) 802.1X
2 24 (2.35%) .NET
3 16 (1.57%) ADO
3 16 (1.57%) ARM Templates
4 11 (1.08%) LDAP
5 10 (0.98%) Elastic Stack
6 9 (0.88%) React
7 7 (0.68%) Web Services
8 6 (0.59%) JBoss Seam
8 6 (0.59%) RESTful
8 6 (0.59%) YAML
9 5 (0.49%) Dask
9 5 (0.49%) LAPP Stack
9 5 (0.49%) OAuth
9 5 (0.49%) OpenID
9 5 (0.49%) Spine.js
10 4 (0.39%) JSON
10 4 (0.39%) REST
10 4 (0.39%) SAML
11 3 (0.29%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 125 (12.23%) Data Centre
2 44 (4.31%) PKI
3 32 (3.13%) Hybrid Cloud
4 31 (3.03%) Management Information System
4 31 (3.03%) Security Posture
5 26 (2.54%) Cloud Native
6 22 (2.15%) Video Conferencing
7 21 (2.05%) Cyber Threat
7 21 (2.05%) Operational Technology
8 18 (1.76%) Replication
8 18 (1.76%) Security Operations Centre
9 17 (1.66%) Anti-Spyware
10 15 (1.47%) Onboarding
10 15 (1.47%) Public Cloud
11 13 (1.27%) CMDB
12 12 (1.17%) Clustering
13 11 (1.08%) Data Protection Act
13 11 (1.08%) Enterprise Software
14 9 (0.88%) NHS
14 9 (0.88%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 209 (20.45%) Windows
2 120 (11.74%) Linux
3 92 (9.00%) Windows Server
4 45 (4.40%) Windows 10
5 19 (1.86%) Unix
6 15 (1.47%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 11 (1.08%) Windows Server 2016
8 10 (0.98%) Apple iOS
9 9 (0.88%) CentOS
9 9 (0.88%) Mac OS
10 7 (0.68%) Windows Server 2012
11 6 (0.59%) VMS
11 6 (0.59%) Windows 7
12 5 (0.49%) Android
12 5 (0.49%) CatOS
12 5 (0.49%) Solaris
12 5 (0.49%) Ubuntu
12 5 (0.49%) Windows Server 2003
12 5 (0.49%) Windows Server 2019
13 4 (0.39%) Check Point GAiA
Processes & Methodologies
1 174 (17.03%) Problem-Solving
2 140 (13.70%) Migration
3 126 (12.33%) Cybersecurity
4 121 (11.84%) DevOps
5 100 (9.78%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 99 (9.69%) Agile
7 94 (9.20%) Infrastructure as Code
8 92 (9.00%) SIEM
9 87 (8.51%) Network Architecture
10 81 (7.93%) ITIL
11 71 (6.95%) CI/CD
11 71 (6.95%) Cloud Security
12 67 (6.56%) Network Monitoring
13 66 (6.46%) Incident Response
14 63 (6.16%) Project Delivery
15 62 (6.07%) Change Management
15 62 (6.07%) Security Operations
16 61 (5.97%) Network Design
17 60 (5.87%) High Availability
18 58 (5.68%) Network Management
Programming Languages
1 141 (13.80%) Python
2 116 (11.35%) PowerShell
3 43 (4.21%) Bash
4 39 (3.82%) SQL
5 34 (3.33%) Bicep
6 14 (1.37%) Perl
7 12 (1.17%) Java
8 9 (0.88%) TypeScript
9 8 (0.78%) Shell Script
10 7 (0.68%) C#
11 6 (0.59%) JavaScript
12 4 (0.39%) Go
12 4 (0.39%) PHP
13 3 (0.29%) C++
13 3 (0.29%) Kusto Query Language
14 2 (0.20%) VBScript
15 1 (0.098%) ActionScript
15 1 (0.098%) Korn
15 1 (0.098%) Tcl
15 1 (0.098%) VB
Qualifications
1 300 (29.35%) Security Cleared
2 223 (21.82%) SC Cleared
3 194 (18.98%) Cisco Certification
4 144 (14.09%) CCNP
5 95 (9.30%) Degree
6 87 (8.51%) CCNA
7 64 (6.26%) DV Cleared
8 54 (5.28%) CISSP
9 38 (3.72%) CCIE
9 38 (3.72%) Computer Science Degree
10 34 (3.33%) Azure Certification
11 32 (3.13%) Microsoft Certification
12 27 (2.64%) CISM
13 20 (1.96%) CEH
14 17 (1.66%) CCSA
14 17 (1.66%) CCSE
15 16 (1.57%) AWS Certification
16 15 (1.47%) CISA
17 14 (1.37%) CompTIA Security+
18 13 (1.27%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 49 (4.79%) NIST
2 34 (3.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 24 (2.35%) GDPR
4 19 (1.86%) PCI DSS
4 19 (1.86%) SLA
5 14 (1.37%) HIPAA
6 12 (1.17%) NCSC
7 9 (0.88%) Cyber Essentials
7 9 (0.88%) GRC
7 9 (0.88%) QA
8 8 (0.78%) NIST 800
9 7 (0.68%) GxP
10 5 (0.49%) SOC 2
11 2 (0.20%) DICOM
11 2 (0.20%) HL7
11 2 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 2 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 1 (0.098%) IEC 61131
12 1 (0.098%) JSP 440
12 1 (0.098%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 150 (14.68%) Active Directory
2 92 (9.00%) VMware Infrastructure
3 41 (4.01%) Docker
4 32 (3.13%) vSphere
5 29 (2.84%) Virtual Machines
6 27 (2.64%) VMware NSX
7 26 (2.54%) Hyper-V
8 21 (2.05%) VMware ESXi
9 16 (1.57%) Microsoft App-V
10 11 (1.08%) Firmware
11 10 (0.98%) BitLocker
11 10 (0.98%) Terminal Services
12 6 (0.59%) DFS Replication
13 5 (0.49%) Virtual Servers
14 4 (0.39%) Microsoft Virtual Server
14 4 (0.39%) Virtual Desktop
15 3 (0.29%) iptables
16 2 (0.20%) XenDesktop
17 1 (0.098%) FreeRADIUS
17 1 (0.098%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 118 (11.55%) Terraform
2 117 (11.45%) Ansible
3 73 (7.14%) Kubernetes
4 67 (6.56%) Microsoft Intune
5 54 (5.28%) FortiGate
6 35 (3.42%) Puppet
7 31 (3.03%) SCCM
8 22 (2.15%) vCenter Server
9 17 (1.66%) Progress Chef
10 14 (1.37%) Nagios
11 13 (1.27%) CASB
11 13 (1.27%) ZABBIX
12 12 (1.17%) Single Sign-On
13 11 (1.08%) Cisco Prime
13 11 (1.08%) SELinux
14 10 (0.98%) vMotion
15 9 (0.88%) Grafana
16 8 (0.78%) PowerCLI
16 8 (0.78%) Prometheus
17 6 (0.59%) Active Directory Federation Services
Vendors
1 396 (38.75%) Cisco
2 249 (24.36%) Microsoft
3 220 (21.53%) Palo Alto
4 152 (14.87%) CheckPoint
5 127 (12.43%) VMware
6 120 (11.74%) Fortinet
7 87 (8.51%) F5
8 76 (7.44%) SolarWinds
9 72 (7.05%) Juniper
10 69 (6.75%) Meraki
11 45 (4.40%) Google
11 45 (4.40%) Infoblox
12 41 (4.01%) Aruba
13 36 (3.52%) Splunk
14 31 (3.03%) Arista
15 29 (2.84%) Citrix
15 29 (2.84%) Oracle
16 26 (2.54%) Zscaler
17 23 (2.25%) ServiceNow
18 21 (2.05%) HP