NGFW Job Trends in Edinburgh

Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW)
Scotland > Edinburgh

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Edinburgh requiring NGFW skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - - 110
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing NGFW 0 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh - - 0.15%
As % of the Communications & Networking category - - 1.21%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - £34,200
25th Percentile - - £36,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £39,500
75th Percentile - - £42,500
90th Percentile - - £44,000
Scotland median annual salary - - £45,000

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Edinburgh

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 Edinburgh.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 76 96 165
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh 6.54% 10.11% 12.26%
Number of salaries quoted 50 73 144
10th Percentile £25,975 £27,500 £28,600
25th Percentile £28,250 £42,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,000 £51,914 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -40.29% -1.12% -8.70%
75th Percentile £54,000 £80,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £78,790 £98,000 £70,000
Scotland median annual salary £33,500 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -29.47% -5.00% -0.99%

NGFW
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

NGFW job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

NGFW
Salary Trend in Edinburgh

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing NGFW.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing NGFW