NGFW Job Trends in Devon

Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW)
South West > Devon

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Devon requiring NGFW skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 49 49 -
Rank change year-on-year 0 - -
Permanent jobs citing NGFW 1 4 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Devon 0.16% 0.94% -
As % of the Communications & Networking category 1.05% 10.00% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 4 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £35,784 £27,598 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,423 £31,629 -
Median % change year-on-year +15.16% - -
75th Percentile £37,062 £35,625 -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median annual salary £36,423 £31,629 £62,500
% change year-on-year +15.16% -49.39% +63.45%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Devon

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 Devon.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 95 40 113
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Devon 15.18% 9.43% 22.78%
Number of salaries quoted 34 19 88
10th Percentile £24,500 £27,479 £25,438
25th Percentile £25,094 £32,077 £31,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £45,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -28.57% +1.11% +12.50%
75th Percentile £43,706 £78,125 £54,000
90th Percentile £48,375 £90,000 £57,500
South West median annual salary £33,000 £51,058 £48,875
% change year-on-year -35.37% +4.47% +8.61%

NGFW
Job Vacancy Trend in Devon

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing NGFW relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Devon.

NGFW job vacancy trend in Devon

NGFW
Salary Trend in Devon

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Devon citing NGFW.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Devon citing NGFW

NGFW
Job Locations in Devon

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing NGFW within the Devon region over the 6 months to 30 January 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
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Exeter -5 1 £36,423 +15.16%
NGFW
South West

NGFW
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Devon 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) DNS
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
1 1 (100.00%) SD-WAN
1 1 (100.00%) WAN
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Network Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Load Balancing
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CCNA
1 1 (100.00%) CCNP
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Fortinet