Firewall Jobs in the East of England

Firewall
England > East of England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the East of England with a requirement for Firewall skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Firewall over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 46 84 61
Rank change year-on-year +38 -23 -16
Permanent jobs citing Firewall 262 193 327
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 4.31% 3.52% 5.12%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 25.14% 17.32% 31.87%
Number of salaries quoted 245 138 260
10th Percentile £25,000 £25,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £27,250 £32,125 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,500 £42,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.35% -15.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £48,750 £56,438 £62,500
90th Percentile £55,000 £78,750 £72,500
England median annual salary £49,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -2.00% - -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
East of England

Firewall is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the East of England with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 1,042 1,114 1,026
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 17.16% 20.31% 16.07%
Number of salaries quoted 791 424 632
10th Percentile £25,000 £24,150 £28,500
25th Percentile £28,959 £29,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £42,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - -15.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £57,500 £60,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £68,750 £72,000 £70,000
England median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% +5.00%

Firewall
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Job postings citing Firewall as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Job vacancy trend for Firewall in the East of England

Firewall
Salary Trend in the East of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Firewall in the East of England.

Salary trend for Firewall in the East of England

Firewall
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Firewall in the East of England over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Firewall in the East of England

Firewall
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Firewall within the East of England region over the 6 months to 4 May 2024. 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
Hertfordshire +58 104 £45,000 +5.88% 19
Cambridgeshire +6 45 £40,000 - 26
Norfolk -3 39 £29,000 -29.27% 3
Essex +18 31 £30,000 -36.17% 6
Suffolk +5 27 £42,500 -45.16% 1
Bedfordshire +23 16 £25,000 -41.18% 3
Firewall
England

Firewall
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England 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:

Application Platforms
1 67 (25.57%) Microsoft Exchange
2 59 (22.52%) SharePoint
3 7 (2.67%) Exchange Server 2013
4 6 (2.29%) Exchange Server 2007
4 6 (2.29%) Exchange Server 2010
5 4 (1.53%) SAS
6 2 (0.76%) Exchange Server 2003
6 2 (0.76%) Skype for Business
6 2 (0.76%) WordPress
7 1 (0.38%) Apache
7 1 (0.38%) IIS
7 1 (0.38%) WebLogic
Applications
1 32 (12.21%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (1.15%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (0.38%) Oracle Applications
Cloud Services
1 154 (58.78%) Azure
2 140 (53.44%) Microsoft 365
3 46 (17.56%) Entra ID
4 43 (16.41%) AWS
5 12 (4.58%) OneDrive
6 9 (3.44%) GCP
7 7 (2.67%) Serverless
8 6 (2.29%) Google Workspace
8 6 (2.29%) Mimecast
9 4 (1.53%) Azure DevOps
9 4 (1.53%) IaaS
9 4 (1.53%) PaaS
9 4 (1.53%) SaaS
10 3 (1.15%) Apigee
10 3 (1.15%) Azure API Management
10 3 (1.15%) Azure Service Fabric
10 3 (1.15%) Rubrik
11 2 (0.76%) Amazon EC2
11 2 (0.76%) Route 53
11 2 (0.76%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 65 (24.81%) DNS
2 62 (23.66%) VPN
3 56 (21.37%) WAN
4 50 (19.08%) LAN
5 46 (17.56%) VLAN
6 40 (15.27%) TCP/IP
7 33 (12.60%) DHCP
8 31 (11.83%) Wi-Fi
9 29 (11.07%) Network Security
10 17 (6.49%) SAN
10 17 (6.49%) SD-WAN
10 17 (6.49%) Wireless
11 12 (4.58%) Ethernet
12 9 (3.44%) BGP
12 9 (3.44%) Remote Desktop
13 7 (2.67%) Internet
13 7 (2.67%) NAS
13 7 (2.67%) VoIP
13 7 (2.67%) WLAN
14 6 (2.29%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (6.87%) SQL Server
2 12 (4.58%) Amazon RDS
3 10 (3.82%) MySQL
4 8 (3.05%) MariaDB
5 5 (1.91%) Azure SQL Database
6 3 (1.15%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.76%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.76%) OLAP
7 2 (0.76%) OLAP Cube
7 2 (0.76%) Power BI
7 2 (0.76%) SAP Data Services
7 2 (0.76%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 2 (0.76%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 2 (0.76%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 1 (0.38%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.38%) Oracle Database 11g
8 1 (0.38%) Oracle Database 12c
8 1 (0.38%) Oracle9i Database
8 1 (0.38%) OrientDB
8 1 (0.38%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 1 (0.38%) Git
1 1 (0.38%) JIRA
1 1 (0.38%) Selenium
General
1 66 (25.19%) Social Skills
2 30 (11.45%) Finance
3 17 (6.49%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (4.58%) Aerospace
5 8 (3.05%) Police
5 8 (3.05%) Public Sector
5 8 (3.05%) Telecoms
6 4 (1.53%) Organisational Skills
7 2 (0.76%) Automotive
7 2 (0.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (0.76%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (0.38%) Advertising
8 1 (0.38%) Billing
8 1 (0.38%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (0.38%) Law
8 1 (0.38%) Legal
8 1 (0.38%) Local Government
8 1 (0.38%) Retail
Job Titles
1 59 (22.52%) IT Engineer
2 56 (21.37%) IT Support
3 54 (20.61%) Support Engineer
4 41 (15.65%) IT Support Engineer
4 41 (15.65%) Network Engineer
5 33 (12.60%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 30 (11.45%) 2nd Line Support
7 27 (10.31%) Analyst
8 20 (7.63%) Support Technician
9 19 (7.25%) IT Technician
9 19 (7.25%) Senior
10 18 (6.87%) 2nd Line Engineer
10 18 (6.87%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
11 12 (4.58%) Service Analyst
11 12 (4.58%) Service Desk Analyst
12 11 (4.20%) 3rd Line Engineer
12 11 (4.20%) IT Manager
12 11 (4.20%) Network Security Specialist
12 11 (4.20%) Network Specialist
12 11 (4.20%) Security Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.53%) .NET
2 3 (1.15%) ARM Templates
2 3 (1.15%) JSON
3 2 (0.76%) .NET Core
3 2 (0.76%) MDX
3 2 (0.76%) REST
3 2 (0.76%) SOAP
3 2 (0.76%) Web Services
4 1 (0.38%) J2EE
4 1 (0.38%) Oracle GoldenGate
Miscellaneous
1 22 (8.40%) Driving Licence
2 16 (6.11%) Public Cloud
3 14 (5.34%) Data Centre
4 10 (3.82%) CCTV
4 10 (3.82%) Replication
5 9 (3.44%) Management Information System
5 9 (3.44%) Video Conferencing
6 8 (3.05%) iPad
6 8 (3.05%) NHS
7 5 (1.91%) Life Science
7 5 (1.91%) Self-Motivation
8 4 (1.53%) Fat Client
8 4 (1.53%) Onboarding
8 4 (1.53%) Thin Client
9 3 (1.15%) Hybrid Cloud
9 3 (1.15%) PKI
10 1 (0.38%) Clustering
10 1 (0.38%) Cyber Threat
10 1 (0.38%) IoT
10 1 (0.38%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 125 (47.71%) Windows
2 94 (35.88%) Windows Server
3 44 (16.79%) Linux
4 19 (7.25%) Windows 10
5 18 (6.87%) Windows Server 2016
6 13 (4.96%) Windows Server 2019
7 12 (4.58%) Mac OS
8 9 (3.44%) Windows Server 2008
9 6 (2.29%) Windows Server 2012
10 5 (1.91%) Windows Server 2003
11 4 (1.53%) Unix
11 4 (1.53%) VMS
12 2 (0.76%) Windows 7
13 1 (0.38%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 56 (21.37%) Problem-Solving
2 48 (18.32%) ITIL
3 38 (14.50%) Customer Service
4 36 (13.74%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 29 (11.07%) Disaster Recovery
6 25 (9.54%) Cybersecurity
7 24 (9.16%) Information Security
7 24 (9.16%) Mentoring
8 21 (8.02%) Project Delivery
9 18 (6.87%) Presales
10 17 (6.49%) Service Delivery
11 16 (6.11%) Ticket Management
12 15 (5.73%) Project Management
13 14 (5.34%) DevOps
14 13 (4.96%) Cryptography
14 13 (4.96%) Line Management
15 12 (4.58%) Information Management
15 12 (4.58%) Load Balancing
16 9 (3.44%) Project Planning
16 9 (3.44%) Server Management
Programming Languages
1 30 (11.45%) PowerShell
2 19 (7.25%) SQL
3 5 (1.91%) Bash
3 5 (1.91%) Python
3 5 (1.91%) Shell Script
4 4 (1.53%) C#
4 4 (1.53%) T-SQL
5 1 (0.38%) C++
5 1 (0.38%) PL/SQL
5 1 (0.38%) ProC
Qualifications
1 45 (17.18%) Security Cleared
2 32 (12.21%) Cisco Certification
3 25 (9.54%) Microsoft Certification
4 24 (9.16%) CCNA
4 24 (9.16%) Degree
5 19 (7.25%) SC Cleared
6 16 (6.11%) DV Cleared
7 15 (5.73%) Azure Certification
8 12 (4.58%) DBS Check
9 10 (3.82%) MCSE
10 9 (3.44%) Network+ Certification
11 8 (3.05%) CCNP
11 8 (3.05%) CompTIA Security+
12 7 (2.67%) CISA
12 7 (2.67%) CISM
12 7 (2.67%) CISSP
12 7 (2.67%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
13 5 (1.91%) MCSA
14 4 (1.53%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
15 3 (1.15%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (11.07%) SLA
2 14 (5.34%) GDPR
3 8 (3.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (1.15%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.38%) SOC 2
System Software
1 109 (41.60%) Active Directory
2 54 (20.61%) VMware Infrastructure
3 49 (18.70%) Hyper-V
4 19 (7.25%) vSphere
5 11 (4.20%) Virtual Desktop
6 9 (3.44%) Virtual Machines
7 5 (1.91%) Docker
7 5 (1.91%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.76%) VMware Workstation
9 1 (0.38%) Firmware
9 1 (0.38%) Oracle RAC
9 1 (0.38%) Samba
Systems Management
1 38 (14.50%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (4.96%) Ansible
3 8 (3.05%) Terraform
4 7 (2.67%) FortiGate
5 6 (2.29%) SCCM
6 5 (1.91%) Kubernetes
6 5 (1.91%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
6 5 (1.91%) SCDPM
7 4 (1.53%) Jamf Pro
7 4 (1.53%) Progress Chef
7 4 (1.53%) Puppet
8 3 (1.15%) HAProxy
9 2 (0.76%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 2 (0.76%) Aspera SmartTrack
9 2 (0.76%) NetCrunch
9 2 (0.76%) WSUS
10 1 (0.38%) MobiControl
10 1 (0.38%) Nmap
10 1 (0.38%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
10 1 (0.38%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 151 (57.63%) Microsoft
2 77 (29.39%) Cisco
3 76 (29.01%) VMware
4 30 (11.45%) Juniper
5 29 (11.07%) Veeam
6 26 (9.92%) CheckPoint
7 22 (8.40%) Citrix
8 17 (6.49%) Palo Alto
9 13 (4.96%) Blue Coat
9 13 (4.96%) Infoblox
9 13 (4.96%) Riverbed
10 12 (4.58%) Aruba
11 11 (4.20%) Sophos
12 10 (3.82%) Meraki
13 7 (2.67%) F5
13 7 (2.67%) Fortinet
13 7 (2.67%) Google
13 7 (2.67%) HP
14 6 (2.29%) Dell
15 5 (1.91%) Oracle