Firewall Contracts in the South East

Firewall
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East 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 47 31 43
Rank change year-on-year -16 +12 0
Contract jobs citing Firewall 136 312 286
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 4.52% 5.61% 4.93%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 26.51% 24.86% 29.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 97 167 193
10th Percentile £302 £332 £306
25th Percentile £385 £400 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £495 £500
Median % change year-on-year +1.01% -1.00% +2.56%
75th Percentile £588 £608 £600
90th Percentile £606 £650 £688
England median daily rate £518 £513 £530
% change year-on-year +1.11% -3.30% +6.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 24 16
10th Percentile - £63.52 £38.25
25th Percentile - £77.85 £60.75
Median hourly rate £14.20 £83.77 £62.55
Median % change year-on-year -83.05% +33.92% +212.75%
75th Percentile £15.53 £87.46 £66.00
90th Percentile £41.40 £87.53 £80.25
England median hourly rate £14.20 £60.00 £62.00
% change year-on-year -76.33% -3.23% +117.54%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
South East

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 the South East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 513 1,255 980
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 17.04% 22.58% 16.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 325 617 590
10th Percentile £216 £205 £235
25th Percentile £325 £371 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £480 £490 £488
Median % change year-on-year -2.04% +0.51% +8.33%
75th Percentile £588 £585 £588
90th Percentile £630 £638 £700
England median daily rate £500 £490 £525
% change year-on-year +2.04% -6.67% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 131 74
10th Percentile £14.20 £16.25 £18.33
25th Percentile £20.26 £27.50 £42.50
Median hourly rate £54.94 £57.35 £53.00
Median % change year-on-year -4.21% +8.21% +146.51%
75th Percentile £62.50 £64.38 £67.50
90th Percentile £66.88 £85.65 £80.25
England median hourly rate £28.00 £40.00 £18.82
% change year-on-year -30.00% +112.54% -21.29%

Firewall
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Firewall as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Firewall in the South East

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Firewall in the South East.

Daily rate trend for Firewall in the South East

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Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

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

Daily rate histogram for Firewall in the South East

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Firewall in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for Firewall in the South East

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

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

Hourly rate histogram for Firewall in the South East

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Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Firewall within the South East 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
Thames Valley -15 60 £450 -25.62% 84
Hampshire -5 43 £525 -7.89% 59
Berkshire -31 38 £450 -25.62% 42
Buckinghamshire +16 21 £508 -24.25% 22
Surrey -4 11 £463 +27.59% 21
Kent +1 9 £569 +20.32% 19
West Sussex +6 8 £381 -15.28% 18
East Sussex -4 3 £525 +10.53% 3
Oxfordshire -2 1 - - 27
Sussex - 1 - - 9
Firewall
England

Firewall
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 13 (9.56%) Microsoft Exchange
2 11 (8.09%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.47%) Apache
3 2 (1.47%) IIS
3 2 (1.47%) Tomcat
4 1 (0.74%) WinCC
Applications
1 9 (6.62%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (4.41%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (1.47%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.74%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 41 (30.15%) Azure
2 27 (19.85%) AWS
3 16 (11.76%) IaaS
3 16 (11.76%) Microsoft 365
4 14 (10.29%) PaaS
5 11 (8.09%) GCP
6 8 (5.88%) OpenShift
7 7 (5.15%) Power Platform
8 5 (3.68%) Google Workspace
9 4 (2.94%) Azure Sentinel
9 4 (2.94%) Cloud Computing
10 3 (2.21%) Akamai
11 2 (1.47%) Azure Key Vault
11 2 (1.47%) Azure Monitor
11 2 (1.47%) Dynamics 365
11 2 (1.47%) Entra ID
11 2 (1.47%) SaaS
12 1 (0.74%) Azure DevOps
12 1 (0.74%) Azure Storage
12 1 (0.74%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 48 (35.29%) VPN
2 34 (25.00%) Network Security
3 27 (19.85%) DNS
4 25 (18.38%) WAN
4 25 (18.38%) Wireless
5 20 (14.71%) DHCP
6 18 (13.24%) Internet
6 18 (13.24%) LAN
7 17 (12.50%) TCP/IP
8 15 (11.03%) VLAN
9 14 (10.29%) SD-WAN
10 13 (9.56%) BGP
11 12 (8.82%) Intrusion Detection
11 12 (8.82%) OSPF
11 12 (8.82%) Wi-Fi
12 10 (7.35%) MPLS
13 8 (5.88%) SMTP
14 7 (5.15%) Cisco ASA
14 7 (5.15%) Cisco ISE
14 7 (5.15%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (5.88%) Amazon RDS
1 8 (5.88%) Big Data
1 8 (5.88%) Elasticsearch
2 7 (5.15%) Power BI
3 2 (1.47%) MySQL
3 2 (1.47%) PostgreSQL
3 2 (1.47%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.74%) Data Lake
4 1 (0.74%) Oracle Database
4 1 (0.74%) Oracle ODI
Development Applications
1 2 (1.47%) Git
1 2 (1.47%) Jenkins
1 2 (1.47%) Subversion
2 1 (0.74%) Oracle Forms
2 1 (0.74%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 48 (35.29%) Social Skills
2 18 (13.24%) Analytical Skills
3 16 (11.76%) Public Sector
4 9 (6.62%) Telecoms
5 8 (5.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 6 (4.41%) Manufacturing
6 6 (4.41%) Military
7 3 (2.21%) Finance
8 2 (1.47%) Electronics
8 2 (1.47%) Korean Language
8 2 (1.47%) Marketing
9 1 (0.74%) Aerospace
9 1 (0.74%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (0.74%) Legal
9 1 (0.74%) Local Government
9 1 (0.74%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (0.74%) Retail
Job Titles
1 37 (27.21%) Network Engineer
2 19 (13.97%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 17 (12.50%) Support Engineer
4 14 (10.29%) Senior
5 13 (9.56%) 3rd Line Engineer
5 13 (9.56%) Architect
6 11 (8.09%) 3rd Line Infrastructure Engineer
6 11 (8.09%) 3rd Line Support
6 11 (8.09%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
7 10 (7.35%) 3rd Line Infrastructure Support
7 10 (7.35%) Azure Engineer
7 10 (7.35%) Infrastructure Support
7 10 (7.35%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
7 10 (7.35%) Lead
8 9 (6.62%) IT Manager
8 9 (6.62%) IT Support
9 8 (5.88%) Analyst
9 8 (5.88%) IT Services Manager
9 8 (5.88%) Security Engineer
9 8 (5.88%) Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (4.41%) Elastic Stack
2 5 (3.68%) JBoss Seam
3 3 (2.21%) RFC 2544
4 2 (1.47%) .NET
4 2 (1.47%) 802.1X
4 2 (1.47%) LAMP
5 1 (0.74%) ARM Templates
5 1 (0.74%) LDAP
5 1 (0.74%) Oracle Fusion
5 1 (0.74%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 16 (11.76%) Data Centre
2 14 (10.29%) PKI
3 11 (8.09%) Management Information System
4 9 (6.62%) Video Conferencing
5 8 (5.88%) Clustering
6 5 (3.68%) Public Cloud
7 4 (2.94%) NHS
7 4 (2.94%) Security Posture
8 3 (2.21%) Cloud Native
8 3 (2.21%) Hybrid Cloud
9 2 (1.47%) CMDB
9 2 (1.47%) Cyber Threat
9 2 (1.47%) Product Ownership
9 2 (1.47%) Security Operations Centre
9 2 (1.47%) Team-Oriented Environment
10 1 (0.74%) CESG
10 1 (0.74%) Cyberattack
10 1 (0.74%) Data Protection Act
10 1 (0.74%) Replication
10 1 (0.74%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 36 (26.47%) Windows
2 18 (13.24%) Linux
3 17 (12.50%) Windows Server
4 5 (3.68%) Windows Server 2016
5 4 (2.94%) Solaris
6 3 (2.21%) Windows 10
6 3 (2.21%) Windows Server 2003
6 3 (2.21%) Windows Server 2012
7 2 (1.47%) Oracle Linux
7 2 (1.47%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (1.47%) Unix
7 2 (1.47%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.74%) Android
8 1 (0.74%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.74%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (26.47%) Cybersecurity
2 30 (22.06%) Problem-Solving
3 27 (19.85%) DevOps
4 20 (14.71%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 18 (13.24%) Migration
6 15 (11.03%) SIEM
7 14 (10.29%) Infrastructure as Code
8 13 (9.56%) Security Monitoring
9 12 (8.82%) Disaster Recovery
9 12 (8.82%) Risk Management
10 11 (8.09%) ITIL
11 10 (7.35%) Computer Science
11 10 (7.35%) Network Architecture
11 10 (7.35%) Security Architecture
11 10 (7.35%) Security Operations
12 9 (6.62%) Business Intelligence
12 9 (6.62%) Change Management
12 9 (6.62%) Penetration Testing
12 9 (6.62%) Proactive Monitoring
13 8 (5.88%) Artificial Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 19 (13.97%) PowerShell
2 12 (8.82%) Python
3 7 (5.15%) SQL
4 4 (2.94%) Bash
5 2 (1.47%) Bicep
5 2 (1.47%) Perl
5 2 (1.47%) PHP
6 1 (0.74%) C#
6 1 (0.74%) Kusto Query Language
6 1 (0.74%) VB
6 1 (0.74%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 52 (38.24%) Security Cleared
2 31 (22.79%) SC Cleared
3 28 (20.59%) Cisco Certification
4 24 (17.65%) Degree
5 23 (16.91%) CCNP
6 20 (14.71%) DV Cleared
7 17 (12.50%) CCNA
8 9 (6.62%) Computer Science Degree
9 7 (5.15%) CISSP
10 5 (3.68%) CEH
11 4 (2.94%) CCIE
11 4 (2.94%) CCSA
11 4 (2.94%) CCSE
11 4 (2.94%) Check Point Certification
11 4 (2.94%) Microsoft Certification
12 3 (2.21%) Azure Certification
12 3 (2.21%) CISM
12 3 (2.21%) MCSE
13 2 (1.47%) HP APS
13 2 (1.47%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (5.88%) SLA
2 6 (4.41%) GDPR
2 6 (4.41%) NIST
3 5 (3.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (3.68%) QA
4 3 (2.21%) Cyber Essentials
4 3 (2.21%) HIPAA
4 3 (2.21%) NCSC
5 1 (0.74%) GRC
5 1 (0.74%) IEC 61131
5 1 (0.74%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 26 (19.12%) VMware Infrastructure
2 23 (16.91%) Active Directory
3 13 (9.56%) Hyper-V
3 13 (9.56%) VMware ESXi
4 11 (8.09%) vSphere
5 10 (7.35%) Docker
6 8 (5.88%) BitLocker
6 8 (5.88%) Microsoft App-V
6 8 (5.88%) Terminal Services
6 8 (5.88%) VMware NSX
7 6 (4.41%) DFS Replication
8 3 (2.21%) Virtual Machines
9 1 (0.74%) Virtual Desktop
9 1 (0.74%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 18 (13.24%) Ansible
2 11 (8.09%) Kubernetes
2 11 (8.09%) Puppet
3 10 (7.35%) vCenter Server
4 8 (5.88%) Nagios
4 8 (5.88%) vMotion
5 7 (5.15%) Microsoft Intune
6 4 (2.94%) Terraform
7 3 (2.21%) Cisco Prime
7 3 (2.21%) FortiGate
8 2 (1.47%) CASB
8 2 (1.47%) Iperf
8 2 (1.47%) Progress Chef
8 2 (1.47%) QRadar
8 2 (1.47%) Red Hat Satellite
8 2 (1.47%) SCCM
8 2 (1.47%) SELinux
9 1 (0.74%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 1 (0.74%) HP ALM
9 1 (0.74%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 54 (39.71%) Microsoft
2 42 (30.88%) Cisco
3 30 (22.06%) VMware
4 28 (20.59%) Palo Alto
5 15 (11.03%) Google
6 14 (10.29%) CheckPoint
7 12 (8.82%) SolarWinds
8 11 (8.09%) HP
9 10 (7.35%) Symantec
10 9 (6.62%) Citrix
11 8 (5.88%) Juniper
12 6 (4.41%) Aruba
12 6 (4.41%) Darktrace
13 5 (3.68%) Splunk
14 4 (2.94%) F5
14 4 (2.94%) Red Hat
15 3 (2.21%) Oracle
16 2 (1.47%) Infoblox
16 2 (1.47%) SAP
16 2 (1.47%) Veritas