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 14 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 95 77 66
Rank change year-on-year -18 -11 +25
Contract jobs citing Firewall 455 493 654
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.19% 3.23% 3.42%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 35.33% 32.41% 32.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 282 316 451
10th Percentile £379 £350 £350
25th Percentile £425 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -
75th Percentile £630 £638 £678
90th Percentile £700 £675 £775
England median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 7
10th Percentile £21.16 - £23.05
25th Percentile £22.63 - £42.13
Median hourly rate £25.18 £35.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -28.06% -41.67% +100.00%
75th Percentile £27.63 - £76.88
90th Percentile £29.05 - £77.50
England median hourly rate £37.50 £28.70 £65.98
% change year-on-year +30.66% -56.50% +77.27%

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 1,288 1,521 2,021
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 9.03% 9.96% 10.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 817 936 1,363
10th Percentile £312 £256 £213
25th Percentile £413 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% -2.27%
75th Percentile £625 £626 £638
90th Percentile £700 £725 £750
England median daily rate £484 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -3.20% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 40 13 56
10th Percentile £20.76 £23.87 £18.93
25th Percentile - £28.41 £19.99
Median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £25.75
Median % change year-on-year -28.14% +35.92% +3.00%
75th Percentile £33.19 £43.75 £60.44
90th Percentile £62.35 £76.91 £76.88
England median hourly rate £34.00 £42.50 £56.40
% change year-on-year -20.00% -24.65% +27.03%

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 14 December 2025.

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 14 December 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
Central London -17 65 £525 -4.55% 33
West London +18 43 £425 -8.11% 7
South London +12 23 £550 +18.92% 5
East London +1 5 £363 +45.00% 6
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 25 (5.49%) Microsoft Exchange
2 21 (4.62%) Confluence
3 17 (3.74%) SharePoint
4 10 (2.20%) nginx
5 3 (0.66%) Apache
5 3 (0.66%) OpenStack
6 2 (0.44%) Oracle HTTP Server
6 2 (0.44%) Tomcat
6 2 (0.44%) Traefik
6 2 (0.44%) WebLogic
7 1 (0.22%) Anypoint
7 1 (0.22%) JBoss
7 1 (0.22%) Mattermost
7 1 (0.22%) WebSphere
Applications
1 10 (2.20%) Mozilla Thunderbird
2 4 (0.88%) Microsoft Project
2 4 (0.88%) MS Visio
3 3 (0.66%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.66%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.44%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (0.44%) ION MarketView
1 2 (0.44%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.22%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 188 (41.32%) Azure
2 117 (25.71%) AWS
3 71 (15.60%) Microsoft 365
4 64 (14.07%) GCP
5 46 (10.11%) Entra ID
6 29 (6.37%) GitHub
7 27 (5.93%) Azure DevOps
7 27 (5.93%) Virtual Private Cloud
8 23 (5.05%) Amazon CloudWatch
9 22 (4.84%) Amazon EC2
9 22 (4.84%) Amazon S3
9 22 (4.84%) Azure Sentinel
10 20 (4.40%) Amazon ELB
10 20 (4.40%) Azure Monitor
11 18 (3.96%) GitHub Actions
11 18 (3.96%) SaaS
12 16 (3.52%) IaaS
13 14 (3.08%) Akamai
13 14 (3.08%) PaaS
14 13 (2.86%) Route 53
Communications & Networking
1 118 (25.93%) VPN
2 111 (24.40%) Network Security
3 102 (22.42%) WAN
4 99 (21.76%) DNS
5 82 (18.02%) LAN
6 74 (16.26%) SD-WAN
7 62 (13.63%) BGP
8 61 (13.41%) Wi-Fi
9 51 (11.21%) OSPF
10 47 (10.33%) Cisco Nexus
11 46 (10.11%) TCP/IP
12 40 (8.79%) DHCP
13 34 (7.47%) SSL
14 31 (6.81%) MPLS
15 30 (6.59%) VLAN
16 25 (5.49%) Wireless
17 22 (4.84%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
18 20 (4.40%) Cisco ISE
19 18 (3.96%) HTTP
20 14 (3.08%) IPsec
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (3.08%) PostgreSQL
2 12 (2.64%) Amazon RDS
3 10 (2.20%) Amazon Aurora
4 6 (1.32%) SQL Server
5 5 (1.10%) Data Lake
6 4 (0.88%) MongoDB
7 2 (0.44%) Data Vault
7 2 (0.44%) DB2
7 2 (0.44%) MySQL
7 2 (0.44%) Redis
8 1 (0.22%) Apache Cassandra
8 1 (0.22%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.22%) Elasticsearch
8 1 (0.22%) NoSQL
8 1 (0.22%) Oracle Reports
8 1 (0.22%) Pinecone
Development Applications
1 43 (9.45%) Jenkins
2 36 (7.91%) Git
3 26 (5.71%) JIRA
4 19 (4.18%) GitLab
5 10 (2.20%) Vagrant
6 9 (1.98%) Sonatype Nexus
7 6 (1.32%) SonarQube
8 3 (0.66%) Artifactory
8 3 (0.66%) Bitbucket
9 1 (0.22%) Maven
General
1 114 (25.05%) Social Skills
2 59 (12.97%) Finance
3 40 (8.79%) Public Sector
4 39 (8.57%) Analytical Skills
5 31 (6.81%) Banking
6 23 (5.05%) Presentation Skills
7 21 (4.62%) Telecoms
8 16 (3.52%) Documentation Skills
9 7 (1.54%) Retail
10 6 (1.32%) Spanish Language
11 5 (1.10%) Financial Institution
11 5 (1.10%) Local Government
11 5 (1.10%) Manufacturing
11 5 (1.10%) Publishing
12 4 (0.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 4 (0.88%) Investment Banking
12 4 (0.88%) Military
13 3 (0.66%) Influencing Skills
13 3 (0.66%) Japanese Language
13 3 (0.66%) Legal
Job Titles
1 97 (21.32%) Network Engineer
2 87 (19.12%) Architect
3 56 (12.31%) Security Engineer
4 43 (9.45%) Senior
5 36 (7.91%) Network Architect
6 29 (6.37%) Azure Engineer
6 29 (6.37%) DevOps Engineer
7 28 (6.15%) Platform Engineer
8 27 (5.93%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 26 (5.71%) Consultant
9 26 (5.71%) Network Security Engineer
10 25 (5.49%) Security Architect
11 24 (5.27%) Analyst
12 16 (3.52%) Cloud Platform Engineer
13 15 (3.30%) Project Manager
14 14 (3.08%) Solutions Architect
14 14 (3.08%) Technical Architect
15 13 (2.86%) AWS Engineer
15 13 (2.86%) Cloud Engineer
16 12 (2.64%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (3.08%) LDAP
2 9 (1.98%) SAML
3 8 (1.76%) JSON
4 7 (1.54%) Elastic Stack
4 7 (1.54%) XML
4 7 (1.54%) YAML
5 5 (1.10%) Middleware
5 5 (1.10%) OpenID
5 5 (1.10%) REST
6 4 (0.88%) ARM Templates
6 4 (0.88%) Node.js
6 4 (0.88%) VML
7 3 (0.66%) 802.1X
7 3 (0.66%) Microsoft Graph
7 3 (0.66%) OAuth
7 3 (0.66%) Regular Expression
8 2 (0.44%) .NET
8 2 (0.44%) Jinja
8 2 (0.44%) React
8 2 (0.44%) Rendezvous
Miscellaneous
1 75 (16.48%) Data Centre
2 21 (4.62%) Cloud Native
2 21 (4.62%) Replication
3 17 (3.74%) Hybrid Cloud
3 17 (3.74%) Security Posture
4 14 (3.08%) Onboarding
5 12 (2.64%) Management Information System
5 12 (2.64%) Operational Technology
6 11 (2.42%) Data Protection Act
6 11 (2.42%) Public Cloud
7 10 (2.20%) PKI
7 10 (2.20%) Security Operations Centre
8 7 (1.54%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 6 (1.32%) Life Science
9 6 (1.32%) Private Cloud
9 6 (1.32%) SCADA
9 6 (1.32%) Self-Motivation
10 5 (1.10%) Product Ownership
10 5 (1.10%) YARA
11 4 (0.88%) Enterprise Cloud
Operating Systems
1 105 (23.08%) Windows
2 69 (15.16%) Linux
3 40 (8.79%) Windows Server
4 20 (4.40%) VMS
5 16 (3.52%) Ubuntu
6 13 (2.86%) Unix
7 12 (2.64%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 10 (2.20%) Amazon Linux
9 4 (0.88%) CentOS
10 3 (0.66%) Windows Server 2019
11 2 (0.44%) Mac OS
11 2 (0.44%) Windows 10
11 2 (0.44%) Windows Server 2016
12 1 (0.22%) Android
12 1 (0.22%) Windows Server 2003
12 1 (0.22%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 95 (20.88%) DevOps
2 86 (18.90%) Infrastructure as Code
3 82 (18.02%) CI/CD
4 77 (16.92%) Cybersecurity
5 72 (15.82%) Cloud Security
6 62 (13.63%) Problem-Solving
7 61 (13.41%) Migration
8 58 (12.75%) SIEM
9 51 (11.21%) Incident Response
10 48 (10.55%) Agile
10 48 (10.55%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 47 (10.33%) Change Management
12 42 (9.23%) ITIL
12 42 (9.23%) Load Balancing
13 40 (8.79%) High Availability
14 38 (8.35%) Network Design
15 37 (8.13%) Information Security
16 36 (7.91%) Security Operations
16 36 (7.91%) Stakeholder Management
17 31 (6.81%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 109 (23.96%) Python
2 76 (16.70%) PowerShell
3 42 (9.23%) Bash
4 31 (6.81%) SQL
5 12 (2.64%) Kusto Query Language
6 10 (2.20%) Bicep
6 10 (2.20%) Groovy
7 5 (1.10%) Perl
8 4 (0.88%) Java
9 3 (0.66%) Go
9 3 (0.66%) JavaScript
10 2 (0.44%) Apex Code
10 2 (0.44%) C
10 2 (0.44%) Ruby
10 2 (0.44%) TypeScript
11 1 (0.22%) C++
11 1 (0.22%) PHP
11 1 (0.22%) Rust
11 1 (0.22%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 101 (22.20%) Security Cleared
2 74 (16.26%) Cisco Certification
2 74 (16.26%) SC Cleared
3 58 (12.75%) CCNP
4 44 (9.67%) Degree
5 32 (7.03%) CISSP
6 30 (6.59%) Azure Certification
7 26 (5.71%) CCNA
8 22 (4.84%) AWS Certification
9 21 (4.62%) CCIE
10 17 (3.74%) CISM
11 16 (3.52%) DV Cleared
12 15 (3.30%) CompTIA Security+
13 13 (2.86%) Microsoft Certification
14 12 (2.64%) CEH
14 12 (2.64%) JNCIP
15 10 (2.20%) Computer Science Degree
16 8 (1.76%) BPSS Clearance
16 8 (1.76%) JNCIE
17 7 (1.54%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (8.35%) NIST
2 35 (7.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 19 (4.18%) GDPR
4 16 (3.52%) PCI DSS
5 9 (1.98%) GRC
6 7 (1.54%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 7 (1.54%) SLA
7 5 (1.10%) Cyber Essentials
8 4 (0.88%) SOC 2
9 3 (0.66%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 3 (0.66%) NCSC
9 3 (0.66%) QA
10 2 (0.44%) GxP
10 2 (0.44%) HIPAA
10 2 (0.44%) ITGC
11 1 (0.22%) Accessibility
11 1 (0.22%) COBIT
11 1 (0.22%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 1 (0.22%) NIST 800
11 1 (0.22%) PMO
System Software
1 81 (17.80%) Active Directory
2 51 (11.21%) Docker
3 26 (5.71%) VMware Infrastructure
4 21 (4.62%) Virtual Machines
5 16 (3.52%) Squid
6 10 (2.20%) DFS Replication
6 10 (2.20%) Dovecot
6 10 (2.20%) Hyper-V
6 10 (2.20%) Postfix
7 9 (1.98%) Firmware
8 6 (1.32%) Snort
8 6 (1.32%) Virtual Desktop
9 5 (1.10%) VMware NSX
10 3 (0.66%) KVM
10 3 (0.66%) Microsoft App-V
10 3 (0.66%) VMware ESXi
11 2 (0.44%) Virtual Servers
11 2 (0.44%) vSphere
12 1 (0.22%) Ceph
12 1 (0.22%) Lustre
Systems Management
1 99 (21.76%) Terraform
2 66 (14.51%) Ansible
3 35 (7.69%) FortiGate
4 32 (7.03%) Kubernetes
5 29 (6.37%) Microsoft Intune
6 23 (5.05%) Grafana
6 23 (5.05%) Prometheus
7 19 (4.18%) SCCM
8 17 (3.74%) Nessus
9 12 (2.64%) CASB
10 10 (2.20%) Proxmox
11 8 (1.76%) Single Sign-On
12 7 (1.54%) ITRS Geneos
12 7 (1.54%) QRadar
12 7 (1.54%) SCOrch
13 6 (1.32%) SCOM
14 5 (1.10%) Nexpose
14 5 (1.10%) Suricata
15 4 (0.88%) Argo
15 4 (0.88%) CA Spectrum
Vendors
1 136 (29.89%) Cisco
2 114 (25.05%) Microsoft
3 74 (16.26%) Fortinet
4 73 (16.04%) Palo Alto
5 56 (12.31%) F5
6 51 (11.21%) Juniper
7 47 (10.33%) CheckPoint
8 30 (6.59%) Splunk
8 30 (6.59%) VMware
9 27 (5.93%) Google
9 27 (5.93%) Zscaler
10 25 (5.49%) ServiceNow
11 20 (4.40%) Meraki
12 19 (4.18%) Citrix
13 18 (3.96%) Aruba
14 17 (3.74%) Oracle
15 15 (3.30%) SolarWinds
16 14 (3.08%) Tenable
17 13 (2.86%) Qualys
18 11 (2.42%) Red Hat