Firewall
Manchester > Bolton
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Bolton requiring Firewall skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 17 | 26 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | +9 | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing Firewall | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Bolton | 2.86% | 8.18% | - |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 10.00% | 39.13% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,175 | £63,400 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £33,688 | £72,500 | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £39,250 | £75,000 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -47.67% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £44,688 | £77,500 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £47,125 | - | - |
| Manchester median annual salary | £40,500 | £48,750 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.92% | -7.14% | +5.00% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Bolton
Firewall 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 Bolton.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 20 | 23 | 8 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bolton | 28.57% | 20.91% | 14.04% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 6 | 16 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,375 | £28,750 | £29,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £25,656 | £29,313 | £41,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £31,250 | £61,250 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -48.98% | +36.11% | -10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £33,250 | £77,500 | £64,063 |
| 90th Percentile | £41,000 | - | £67,250 |
| Manchester median annual salary | £40,000 | £45,000 | £51,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.11% | -12.62% | +8.42% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Bolton
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Firewall relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bolton.
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Salary Trend in Bolton
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bolton citing Firewall.
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Salary Histogram in Bolton
Salary distribution for jobs citing Firewall in Bolton over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bolton by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category: