The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Slough requiring Firewall skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
1 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
14 |
13 |
15 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-1 |
+2 |
+10 |
| Contract jobs citing Firewall |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Slough |
1.85% |
2.70% |
2.50% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category |
50.00% |
10.53% |
6.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£400 |
£400 |
£400 |
| Berkshire median daily rate |
£496 |
£425 |
£550 |
| % change year-on-year |
+16.71% |
-22.73% |
-5.38% |
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 Slough.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills |
2 |
19 |
30 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Slough |
3.70% |
25.68% |
37.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
10 |
27 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£218 |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
£230 |
£280 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£400 |
£390 |
£400 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+2.70% |
-2.63% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
£444 |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£465 |
£535 |
| Berkshire median daily rate |
£425 |
£463 |
£425 |
| % change year-on-year |
-8.11% |
+8.82% |
-15.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
- |
£24.34 |
| Median hourly rate |
- |
£24.66 |
£25.12 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
-1.81% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
- |
£25.89 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Berkshire median hourly rate |
£75.00 |
£21.83 |
£78.74 |
| % change year-on-year |
+243.56% |
-72.28% |
+135.04% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Slough
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Firewall relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Slough.
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Daily Rate Trend in Slough
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Slough citing Firewall.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Slough
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Slough citing Firewall.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Slough 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:
