The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Watford 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 28 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Watford.
DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
6
4
13
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Watford
12.50%
4.65%
11.11%
Number of daily rates quoted
4
2
11
10th Percentile
£386
£408
£140
25th Percentile
£403
£419
£170
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£488
£450
£238
Median % change year-on-year
+8.33%
+89.47%
-40.63%
75th Percentile
£575
£494
£456
90th Percentile
-
£513
£675
Hertfordshire median daily rate
£550
£448
£425
% change year-on-year
+22.91%
+5.29%
+3.03%
Firewall Job Vacancy Trend in Watford
Job postings citing Firewall as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Watford.
Firewall Daily Rate Trend in Watford
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Watford citing Firewall.
Firewall Hourly Rate Trend in Watford
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Watford citing Firewall.
Firewall Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Watford
For the 6 months to 28 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Firewall also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Watford region with a requirement for Firewall.
Firewall Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Watford 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:
