Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW)
West Midlands > Birmingham
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Birmingham requiring NGFW skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 116 | 105 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | -11 | - |
| Permanent jobs citing NGFW | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham | - | 0.39% | 0.14% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | - | 3.16% | 0.80% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £50,950 | £68,250 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £55,375 | £69,375 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £64,000 | £72,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -11.72% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £73,875 | £74,375 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £79,050 | £74,750 |
| West Midlands median annual salary | - | £52,500 | £40,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +31.25% | - |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Birmingham
NGFW falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Birmingham.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 173 | 285 | 249 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham | 14.48% | 12.33% | 17.86% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 138 | 122 | 195 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,000 | £27,500 | £27,450 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,000 | £36,375 | £38,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £51,500 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.91% | -1.90% | -8.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £73,438 | £68,000 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £73,750 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £39,000 | £47,500 | £44,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.89% | +6.74% | -11.00% |
NGFW
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings citing NGFW as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
NGFW
Salary Trend in Birmingham
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing NGFW.
