Firewall Contract Job Trends in Hemel Hempstead

Firewall
Hertfordshire > Hemel Hempstead

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Hemel Hempstead requiring Firewall skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 - 15
Rank change year-on-year - - +7
Contract jobs citing Firewall 1 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in Hemel Hempstead 1.54% - 4.17%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 20.00% - 20.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £416
25th Percentile £575 - £441
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 - £488
Median % change year-on-year - - -13.33%
75th Percentile £625 - £541
90th Percentile - - £569
Hertfordshire median daily rate £500 £550 £400
% change year-on-year -9.09% +37.50% -15.12%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Hemel Hempstead

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 Hemel Hempstead.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 5 1 10
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hemel Hempstead 7.69% 9.09% 20.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 5
10th Percentile £519 - £262
25th Percentile £528 £525 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £563 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year +2.32% -4.35% -17.86%
75th Percentile £603 £575 £588
90th Percentile £616 - £768
Hertfordshire median daily rate £453 £538 £425
% change year-on-year -15.81% +26.47% -19.05%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £17.00
Median hourly rate - - £18.00
75th Percentile - - £21.38
90th Percentile - - £22.80
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £65.00 £70.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year -7.14% +7.69% -

Firewall
Job Vacancy Trend in Hemel Hempstead

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Firewall relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Hemel Hempstead.

Firewall job vacancy trend in Hemel Hempstead

Firewall
Daily Rate Trend in Hemel Hempstead

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hemel Hempstead citing Firewall.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hemel Hempstead citing Firewall

Firewall
Hourly Rate Trend in Hemel Hempstead

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hemel Hempstead citing Firewall.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hemel Hempstead citing Firewall

Firewall
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hemel Hempstead by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Sentinel
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Consultant
1 1 (100.00%) Implementation Consultant
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Consultant
1 1 (100.00%) Security Consultant
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) SOAR
1 1 (100.00%) Zero Trust
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft