Firewall Contracts in South Wales

Firewall
Wales > South Wales

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in South Wales 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 7 26 13
Rank change year-on-year +19 -13 +12
Contract jobs citing Firewall 29 14 51
As % of all contract jobs advertised in South Wales 11.89% 4.17% 9.83%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 51.79% 45.16% 57.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 17 11 40
10th Percentile £300 £143 £273
25th Percentile £313 £220 £368
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £365 £365 £475
Median % change year-on-year - -23.16% +4.63%
75th Percentile £438 £627 £550
90th Percentile £475 £667 £590
Wales median daily rate £383 £365 £500
% change year-on-year +4.79% -27.00% +10.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile £29.25 - -
25th Percentile £33.75 - -
Median hourly rate £37.50 - -
75th Percentile £41.25 - -
90th Percentile £43.50 - -
Wales median hourly rate £37.50 - -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
South Wales

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 South Wales.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 56 31 88
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in South Wales 22.95% 9.23% 16.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 38 19 69
10th Percentile £160 £165 £238
25th Percentile £199 £199 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £313 £220 £513
Median % change year-on-year +42.05% -57.07% +13.89%
75th Percentile £437 £513 £550
90th Percentile £465 £667 £640
Wales median daily rate £350 £300 £500
% change year-on-year +16.67% -40.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 1 0
10th Percentile £30.00 - -
25th Percentile £33.75 - -
Median hourly rate £37.50 £14.36 -
Median % change year-on-year +161.14% - -
75th Percentile £44.06 - -
90th Percentile £51.25 - -
Wales median hourly rate £37.50 £16.77 -
% change year-on-year +123.68% - -

Firewall
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for Firewall in South Wales

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in South Wales

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

Daily rate trend for Firewall in South Wales

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Daily Rate Histogram in South Wales

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

Daily rate histogram for Firewall in South Wales

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in South Wales

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

Hourly rate trend for Firewall in South Wales

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Hourly Rate Histogram in South Wales

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

Hourly rate histogram for Firewall in South Wales

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Contract Job Locations in South Wales

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 Wales 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
Newport +18 12 £389 +55.50% 12
Cardiff +4 10 £425 -26.09% 24
Bridgend - 4 £313 - 1
Glamorgan - 1 - - 9
Torfaen - 1 £200 -
Firewall
Wales

Firewall
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales 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 2 (6.90%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (3.45%) Exchange Server 2003
2 1 (3.45%) Exchange Server 2007
2 1 (3.45%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 2 (6.90%) MS Visio
2 1 (3.45%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 10 (34.48%) Azure
2 5 (17.24%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (3.45%) Entra ID
3 1 (3.45%) GitHub
3 1 (3.45%) Linode
3 1 (3.45%) PaaS
3 1 (3.45%) SaaS
3 1 (3.45%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 9 (31.03%) Cisco Firepower
2 7 (24.14%) Cisco ASA
3 6 (20.69%) VPN
4 5 (17.24%) DHCP
4 5 (17.24%) DNS
5 4 (13.79%) Network Security
5 4 (13.79%) Wireless
6 3 (10.34%) BGP
6 3 (10.34%) OSPF
7 2 (6.90%) IPv4
7 2 (6.90%) SAN
7 2 (6.90%) TCP/IP
8 1 (3.45%) Cisco ISE
8 1 (3.45%) Remote Desktop
8 1 (3.45%) SSL
8 1 (3.45%) VLAN
8 1 (3.45%) VoIP
8 1 (3.45%) Wi-Fi
Development Applications
1 1 (3.45%) JIRA
General
1 7 (24.14%) Social Skills
2 4 (13.79%) Presentation Skills
3 2 (6.90%) Telecoms
4 1 (3.45%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (3.45%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 13 (44.83%) Network Engineer
2 7 (24.14%) Senior
3 5 (17.24%) 2nd Line Support
3 5 (17.24%) Senior Network Engineer
4 4 (13.79%) Cisco Engineer
4 4 (13.79%) Cisco Network Engineer
4 4 (13.79%) Support Specialist
5 3 (10.34%) IT Engineer
5 3 (10.34%) Senior Cisco Engineer
5 3 (10.34%) Senior Cisco Network Engineer
6 2 (6.90%) 3rd Line Engineer
6 2 (6.90%) 3rd Line Infrastructure Engineer
6 2 (6.90%) Firewall Specialist
6 2 (6.90%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 2 (6.90%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
6 2 (6.90%) Support Engineer
7 1 (3.45%) Administrator
7 1 (3.45%) IT Support Engineer
7 1 (3.45%) Network Architect
7 1 (3.45%) Web Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.45%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 6 (20.69%) Data Centre
2 5 (17.24%) Video Conferencing
3 4 (13.79%) Cyberattack
4 3 (10.34%) NHS
5 2 (6.90%) Blog
6 1 (3.45%) e-Learning
6 1 (3.45%) Legacy Systems
6 1 (3.45%) Linux Command Line
6 1 (3.45%) Onboarding
6 1 (3.45%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 8 (27.59%) Windows
2 3 (10.34%) Windows Server 2012
3 2 (6.90%) Windows 10
3 2 (6.90%) Windows Server
3 2 (6.90%) Windows Server 2016
3 2 (6.90%) Windows Server 2019
4 1 (3.45%) CentOS
4 1 (3.45%) Linux
4 1 (3.45%) Mac OS
4 1 (3.45%) Ubuntu
4 1 (3.45%) Windows Server 2003
4 1 (3.45%) Windows Server 2008
4 1 (3.45%) Windows Vista
4 1 (3.45%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (27.59%) Computer Science
2 7 (24.14%) Cybersecurity
2 7 (24.14%) ITIL
2 7 (24.14%) Migration
3 6 (20.69%) Problem-Solving
4 5 (17.24%) Cloud Security
4 5 (17.24%) Customer Service
5 4 (13.79%) Application Packaging
5 4 (13.79%) Incident Management
6 3 (10.34%) Analytics
6 3 (10.34%) Data Analytics
6 3 (10.34%) Roadmaps
7 2 (6.90%) Artificial Intelligence
7 2 (6.90%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 2 (6.90%) Knowledge Transfer
7 2 (6.90%) Machine Learning
7 2 (6.90%) Problem Management
7 2 (6.90%) Service Delivery
8 1 (3.45%) Change Management
8 1 (3.45%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 4 (13.79%) Python
2 2 (6.90%) Rust
3 1 (3.45%) Bash
3 1 (3.45%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 14 (48.28%) Cisco Certification
2 10 (34.48%) CCNP
3 9 (31.03%) Degree
4 5 (17.24%) A+ Certification
4 5 (17.24%) CCIE
4 5 (17.24%) CCNA
4 5 (17.24%) Network+ Certification
5 4 (13.79%) Master's Degree
5 4 (13.79%) PhD
6 2 (6.90%) BPSS Clearance
6 2 (6.90%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (6.90%) Security Cleared
7 1 (3.45%) ITIL Certification
7 1 (3.45%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.45%) GDPR
System Software
1 8 (27.59%) Active Directory
2 3 (10.34%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (3.45%) Terminal Services
3 1 (3.45%) VMware ESXi
3 1 (3.45%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 5 (17.24%) Jamf Pro
1 5 (17.24%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (10.34%) Cisco Prime
3 1 (3.45%) Sysprep
Vendors
1 15 (51.72%) Cisco
2 6 (20.69%) Sophos
3 5 (17.24%) ServiceNow
3 5 (17.24%) VMware
4 3 (10.34%) Ekahau
4 3 (10.34%) Palo Alto
5 2 (6.90%) Microsoft
6 1 (3.45%) Aerohive Networks
6 1 (3.45%) Citrix
6 1 (3.45%) Fortinet
6 1 (3.45%) Meraki
6 1 (3.45%) Red Hat
6 1 (3.45%) SolarWinds
6 1 (3.45%) Splunk