Firewall Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London
Firewall
UK > UK excluding London
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London citing Firewall skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 92 | 50 | 44 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -42 | -6 | -12 |
| Contract jobs citing Firewall | 759 | 694 | 729 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London | 2.67% | 4.28% | 4.28% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 25.78% | 31.63% | 29.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 492 | 428 | 397 |
| 10th Percentile | £341 | £293 | £284 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £400 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £508 | £485 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.64% | -3.00% | +2.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £575 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £650 | £638 |
| UK median daily rate | £513 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.50% | -4.76% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 48 | 22 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | £21.08 | £18.51 | £19.70 |
| 25th Percentile | £33.70 | £29.00 | £20.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £66.35 | £31.39 | £27.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +111.39% | +14.13% | -58.72% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.80 | £69.31 | £35.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £98.82 | £89.63 | £60.50 |
| UK median hourly rate | £67.47 | £30.00 | £27.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +124.90% | +9.09% | -59.12% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK excluding 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 citing communications or computer networking skills in the UK excluding London.
| 6 months to 23 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing communications or computer networking skills | 2,944 | 2,194 | 2,514 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 10.36% | 13.52% | 14.75% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,625 | 1,425 | 1,379 |
| 10th Percentile | £213 | £194 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £350 | £305 | £330 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £488 | £450 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.33% | -5.26% | +2.15% |
| 75th Percentile | £577 | £575 | £580 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £649 | £650 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 360 | 135 | 138 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.10 | £15.40 | £17.23 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £18.15 | £26.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.00 | £41.50 | £51.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -37.35% | -19.02% | -9.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.38 | £65.00 | £66.52 |
| 90th Percentile | £88.52 | £80.00 | £75.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £32.50 | £34.00 | £48.56 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.41% | -29.98% | -13.90% |
Firewall Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Firewall relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
Firewall Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Firewall.
Firewall Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Firewall in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 23 October 2026.
Firewall Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Firewall.
Firewall Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London
Hourly rate distribution for jobs citing Firewall in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 23 October 2026.
Firewall Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding 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 UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 23 October 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North of England | -7 | 286 | £500 | +2.56% | 145 |
| North West | +7 | 170 | £501 | +5.53% | 90 |
| South East | -51 | 157 | £525 | +5.00% | 187 |
| Midlands | -57 | 103 | £475 | - | 93 |
| South West | -8 | 94 | £575 | +9.52% | 100 |
| Yorkshire | -32 | 94 | £500 | +2.56% | 35 |
| West Midlands | -70 | 74 | £450 | -5.26% | 65 |
| East of England | -16 | 65 | £600 | +25.33% | 59 |
| Scotland | -30 | 58 | £400 | -15.79% | 52 |
| East Midlands | +1 | 29 | £500 | +1.63% | 28 |
| North East | -12 | 29 | £500 | -13.04% | 21 |
| Channel Islands | -6 | 2 | £600 | -17.24% | 2 |
| Wales | -19 | 2 | £400 | +100.00% | 14 |
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Firewall Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Communications & Networking
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DNS | 31.4% | 238 |
| 2 | Network Security | 29.9% | 227 |
| 3 | VPN | 28.3% | 215 |
| 4 | WAN | 24.2% | 184 |
| 5 | LAN | 20.2% | 153 |
| 6 | DHCP | 20.0% | 152 |
| 7 | TCP/IP | 19.2% | 146 |
| 8 | BGP | 16.2% | 123 |
| 9 | VLAN | 15.9% | 121 |
| 10 | Wireless | 15.8% | 120 |
| 11 | OSPF | 13.7% | 104 |
| 12 | Wi-Fi | 10.1% | 77 |
| 13 | SD-WAN | 10.0% | 76 |
| 14 | BIG-IP | 7.4% | 56 |
| 15 | Cisco ASA | 7.2% | 55 |
| 16 | F5 BIG-IP LTM | 6.3% | 48 |
| 17 | IPsec | 6.2% | 47 |
| 17 | SSL | 6.2% | 47 |
| 19 | Cisco Nexus | 5.7% | 43 |
| 19 | MPLS | 5.7% | 43 |