Firewall Contract Job Trends in London

Firewall
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring Firewall skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 25 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 127 61 72
Rank change year-on-year -66 +11 -1
Contract jobs citing Firewall 403 490 546
As % of all contract jobs in London 2.22% 4.01% 3.13%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 28.58% 38.43% 32.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 265 290 344
10th Percentile £385 £313 £304
25th Percentile £450 £406 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -12.50%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £650
90th Percentile £675 £700 £744
England median daily rate £500 £511 £506
% change year-on-year -2.20% +1.04% -3.62%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 12
10th Percentile - - £13.08
25th Percentile £36.25 - £16.00
Median hourly rate £37.50 - £23.80
75th Percentile £38.75 - £25.00
90th Percentile - - £56.50
England median hourly rate £48.72 £15.25 £60.00
% change year-on-year +219.48% -74.58% -3.23%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
London

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 London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 1,410 1,275 1,664
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 7.77% 10.45% 9.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 932 815 1,123
10th Percentile £300 £263 £213
25th Percentile £409 £400 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% - -11.11%
75th Percentile £613 £625 £619
90th Percentile £707 £725 £738
England median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - -4.03%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 18 51
10th Percentile £16.70 £21.03 £14.48
25th Percentile £22.36 £24.66 £16.56
Median hourly rate £25.15 £38.75 £23.80
Median % change year-on-year -35.10% +62.82% -34.38%
75th Percentile £33.15 £51.50 £41.25
90th Percentile £91.50 £61.85 £60.00
England median hourly rate £33.86 £37.50 £40.00
% change year-on-year -9.71% -6.25% +128.57%

Firewall
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Firewall job vacancy trend in London

Firewall
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Firewall.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Firewall

Firewall
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Firewall in London over the 6 months to 25 May 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Firewall in London

Firewall
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Firewall.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Firewall

Firewall
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Firewall within the London region over the 6 months to 25 May 2026. 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
Central London -44 35 £550 - 23
South London -4 19 £519 +3.71% 4
West London -41 3 £375 -6.25% 10
East London -15 1 £719 +22.91% 4
North London - 1 £225 - 1
Firewall
England

Firewall
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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:

Application Platforms
1 21 (5.21%) Microsoft Exchange
2 18 (4.47%) Confluence
3 13 (3.23%) SharePoint
4 10 (2.48%) nginx
5 2 (0.50%) Apache
6 1 (0.25%) MTS
6 1 (0.25%) Tomcat
Applications
1 6 (1.49%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (0.99%) MS Visio
3 3 (0.74%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (0.25%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 169 (41.94%) Azure
2 98 (24.32%) AWS
3 54 (13.40%) Microsoft 365
4 50 (12.41%) Entra ID
5 47 (11.66%) GCP
6 33 (8.19%) Virtual Private Cloud
7 31 (7.69%) GitHub
8 25 (6.20%) IaaS
9 21 (5.21%) Amazon EC2
9 21 (5.21%) GitHub Actions
9 21 (5.21%) PaaS
10 20 (4.96%) SaaS
11 18 (4.47%) Amazon EKS
11 18 (4.47%) Amazon S3
11 18 (4.47%) Serverless
12 16 (3.97%) Azure DevOps
12 16 (3.97%) Azure Monitor
13 15 (3.72%) Azure ExpressRoute
13 15 (3.72%) Route 53
14 14 (3.47%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 132 (32.75%) Network Security
2 121 (30.02%) VPN
3 102 (25.31%) WAN
4 86 (21.34%) DNS
5 74 (18.36%) BGP
6 59 (14.64%) LAN
7 58 (14.39%) OSPF
8 54 (13.40%) TCP/IP
9 44 (10.92%) VLAN
10 41 (10.17%) SD-WAN
11 31 (7.69%) DHCP
12 30 (7.44%) MPLS
12 30 (7.44%) Multicast
13 28 (6.95%) Wi-Fi
14 23 (5.71%) Wireless
15 20 (4.96%) NGFW
16 19 (4.71%) Cisco ASA
17 17 (4.22%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
18 16 (3.97%) Cisco IOS
18 16 (3.97%) Cisco Nexus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (3.97%) Elasticsearch
2 10 (2.48%) SQL Server
3 7 (1.74%) Power BI
4 4 (0.99%) Amazon RDS
4 4 (0.99%) PostgreSQL
4 4 (0.99%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 3 (0.74%) Amazon Athena
5 3 (0.74%) Amazon Aurora
5 3 (0.74%) Amazon QuickSight
5 3 (0.74%) Amazon Redshift
5 3 (0.74%) Azure SQL Database
5 3 (0.74%) Metadata
5 3 (0.74%) MongoDB
5 3 (0.74%) MySQL
6 2 (0.50%) Data Lake
7 1 (0.25%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.25%) Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.25%) DB2
7 1 (0.25%) Oracle Reports
7 1 (0.25%) Redis
Development Applications
1 25 (6.20%) JIRA
2 21 (5.21%) Git
2 21 (5.21%) Jenkins
3 9 (2.23%) GitLab
4 8 (1.99%) Artifactory
5 7 (1.74%) Bitbucket
5 7 (1.74%) SonarQube
6 6 (1.49%) Chocolatey
7 4 (0.99%) Sonatype Nexus
8 1 (0.25%) Browser DevTools
8 1 (0.25%) Postman
General
1 84 (20.84%) Social Skills
2 67 (16.63%) Finance
3 41 (10.17%) Analytical Skills
4 31 (7.69%) Public Sector
5 30 (7.44%) Banking
5 30 (7.44%) Documentation Skills
6 15 (3.72%) Financial Institution
7 12 (2.98%) Legal
7 12 (2.98%) Telecoms
8 8 (1.99%) Investment Banking
8 8 (1.99%) Local Government
8 8 (1.99%) Presentation Skills
9 7 (1.74%) Front Office
9 7 (1.74%) Law
10 6 (1.49%) Retail
11 5 (1.24%) Pharmaceutical
12 4 (0.99%) Manufacturing
12 4 (0.99%) Military
13 3 (0.74%) Police
13 3 (0.74%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 112 (27.79%) Network Engineer
2 63 (15.63%) Architect
3 52 (12.90%) Senior
4 39 (9.68%) Azure Engineer
4 39 (9.68%) Security Engineer
5 25 (6.20%) Cloud Engineer
6 24 (5.96%) Network Security Engineer
7 22 (5.46%) DevOps Engineer
8 21 (5.21%) Senior Network Engineer
9 19 (4.71%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 16 (3.97%) Site Reliability Engineer
11 14 (3.47%) Integration Engineer
11 14 (3.47%) Network Architect
11 14 (3.47%) Security Architect
12 12 (2.98%) Analyst
12 12 (2.98%) Cloud Architect
13 11 (2.73%) Cisco Engineer
13 11 (2.73%) Cisco Network Engineer
13 11 (2.73%) Consultant
13 11 (2.73%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (4.22%) OpenID
2 12 (2.98%) LDAP
3 9 (2.23%) SAML
4 6 (1.49%) 802.1X
4 6 (1.49%) OAuth
5 5 (1.24%) Middleware
5 5 (1.24%) OAuth2
6 4 (0.99%) HTML
6 4 (0.99%) Jinja
7 3 (0.74%) .NET
7 3 (0.74%) ARM Templates
7 3 (0.74%) AWS CDK
7 3 (0.74%) CSS
7 3 (0.74%) VML
7 3 (0.74%) Web Services
8 2 (0.50%) JSON
8 2 (0.50%) LAMP
8 2 (0.50%) REST
8 2 (0.50%) XML
8 2 (0.50%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 58 (14.39%) Data Centre
2 22 (5.46%) Cloud Native
2 22 (5.46%) Onboarding
3 17 (4.22%) Security Posture
4 16 (3.97%) Hybrid Cloud
4 16 (3.97%) PKI
5 12 (2.98%) Data Protection Act
6 11 (2.73%) Clustering
7 9 (2.23%) Enterprise Storage
7 9 (2.23%) Replication
8 7 (1.74%) Cyber Threat
8 7 (1.74%) Management Information System
8 7 (1.74%) Public Cloud
9 6 (1.49%) AI Agents
9 6 (1.49%) Enterprise Software
9 6 (1.49%) IoT
9 6 (1.49%) Operational Technology
10 5 (1.24%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
11 4 (0.99%) Security Operations Centre
11 4 (0.99%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 88 (21.84%) Windows
2 39 (9.68%) Linux
3 36 (8.93%) Windows Server
4 17 (4.22%) VMS
5 7 (1.74%) Windows Server 2003
6 5 (1.24%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 4 (0.99%) Unix
7 4 (0.99%) Windows 10
8 3 (0.74%) Amazon Linux
8 3 (0.74%) SUSE
9 2 (0.50%) Android
9 2 (0.50%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.25%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.25%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.25%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 86 (21.34%) DevOps
2 75 (18.61%) Migration
3 73 (18.11%) CI/CD
4 70 (17.37%) Infrastructure as Code
5 56 (13.90%) Cybersecurity
6 55 (13.65%) Problem-Solving
7 51 (12.66%) Load Balancing
8 50 (12.41%) ITIL
9 48 (11.91%) Agile
10 42 (10.42%) Validation
11 39 (9.68%) Cloud Security
12 38 (9.43%) Project Delivery
13 35 (8.68%) Runbook
14 33 (8.19%) Continuous Improvement
14 33 (8.19%) SIEM
14 33 (8.19%) Zero Trust
15 31 (7.69%) High Availability
16 30 (7.44%) Infrastructure Engineering
16 30 (7.44%) Stakeholder Management
17 29 (7.20%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 67 (16.63%) Python
2 59 (14.64%) PowerShell
3 28 (6.95%) Bash
4 14 (3.47%) SQL
5 9 (2.23%) Bicep
6 7 (1.74%) Kusto Query Language
7 6 (1.49%) Java
8 5 (1.24%) Perl
9 3 (0.74%) Groovy
9 3 (0.74%) JavaScript
10 2 (0.50%) PHP
11 1 (0.25%) ActionScript
11 1 (0.25%) C++
11 1 (0.25%) Go
11 1 (0.25%) VB
Qualifications
1 100 (24.81%) Security Cleared
2 79 (19.60%) SC Cleared
3 65 (16.13%) Cisco Certification
4 52 (12.90%) CCNP
5 34 (8.44%) Azure Certification
6 24 (5.96%) Degree
7 21 (5.21%) DV Cleared
8 18 (4.47%) CCIE
9 16 (3.97%) Microsoft Certification
10 15 (3.72%) CCNA
11 14 (3.47%) CISSP
12 13 (3.23%) AWS Certification
13 8 (1.99%) CCSE
13 8 (1.99%) CISM
14 7 (1.74%) Computer Science Degree
15 5 (1.24%) CompTIA Security+
16 4 (0.99%) (ISC)2 CCSP
16 4 (0.99%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
16 4 (0.99%) JNCIP
16 4 (0.99%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (4.96%) GDPR
2 16 (3.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 16 (3.97%) NIST
3 14 (3.47%) SLA
4 10 (2.48%) PCI DSS
5 6 (1.49%) NCSC
5 6 (1.49%) QA
6 4 (0.99%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (0.74%) Actionable Recommendations
7 3 (0.74%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 3 (0.74%) GRC
7 3 (0.74%) NIST 800
8 2 (0.50%) GMP
8 2 (0.50%) GxP
8 2 (0.50%) ISO/IEC 42001
8 2 (0.50%) PMO
9 1 (0.25%) Data Quality
9 1 (0.25%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.25%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 1 (0.25%) SOC 2
System Software
1 70 (17.37%) Active Directory
2 40 (9.93%) VMware Infrastructure
3 19 (4.71%) Docker
4 17 (4.22%) Virtual Machines
5 15 (3.72%) Hyper-V
5 15 (3.72%) VMware NSX
6 14 (3.47%) Squid
6 14 (3.47%) VMware ESXi
7 12 (2.98%) Virtual Desktop
8 9 (2.23%) BitLocker
9 8 (1.99%) Microsoft App-V
10 7 (1.74%) vSphere
11 6 (1.49%) Firmware
12 2 (0.50%) EMC RecoverPoint
12 2 (0.50%) VMware Workstation
13 1 (0.25%) NFS
13 1 (0.25%) Snort
13 1 (0.25%) Terminal Services
13 1 (0.25%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 94 (23.33%) Terraform
2 65 (16.13%) Ansible
3 53 (13.15%) Kubernetes
4 38 (9.43%) FortiGate
5 35 (8.68%) Grafana
6 32 (7.94%) Prometheus
7 28 (6.95%) Microsoft Intune
8 17 (4.22%) SCCM
9 15 (3.72%) Single Sign-On
10 11 (2.73%) vCenter Server
11 10 (2.48%) Consul
11 10 (2.48%) Puppet
12 8 (1.99%) vMotion
13 6 (1.49%) QRadar
14 5 (1.24%) Suricata
15 4 (0.99%) Cisco Prime
15 4 (0.99%) Progress Chef
15 4 (0.99%) vRealize Orchestrator
15 4 (0.99%) VxRail
15 4 (0.99%) WSUS
Vendors
1 134 (33.25%) Cisco
2 110 (27.30%) Microsoft
2 110 (27.30%) Palo Alto
3 70 (17.37%) Fortinet
4 51 (12.66%) CheckPoint
4 51 (12.66%) VMware
5 47 (11.66%) F5
6 31 (7.69%) Arista
6 31 (7.69%) Juniper
7 26 (6.45%) Zscaler
8 22 (5.46%) Dynatrace
8 22 (5.46%) Google
9 21 (5.21%) Aruba
9 21 (5.21%) Citrix
10 17 (4.22%) ServiceNow
11 15 (3.72%) Splunk
12 13 (3.23%) AppDynamics
12 13 (3.23%) NetApp
13 11 (2.73%) Infoblox
14 10 (2.48%) Meraki