NGFW Job Trends in Exeter

Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW)
Devon > Exeter

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Exeter 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 30 25 -
Rank change year-on-year -5 - -
Permanent jobs citing NGFW 1 4 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Exeter 0.44% 2.42% -
As % of the Communications & Networking category 2.86% 22.22% -
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 - - -
Devon median annual salary £36,423 £31,629 -
% change year-on-year +15.16% - -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Exeter

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 Exeter.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 35 18 6
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Exeter 15.56% 10.91% 3.41%
Number of salaries quoted 23 7 4
10th Percentile £24,500 £26,859 £28,500
25th Percentile £25,000 £27,598 £31,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,423 £31,500 £37,125
Median % change year-on-year +15.63% -15.15% -7.19%
75th Percentile £45,125 £35,625 £47,900
90th Percentile £48,500 £38,375 £58,745
Devon median annual salary £32,500 £45,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -28.57% +1.11% +12.50%

NGFW
Job Vacancy Trend in Exeter

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

NGFW job vacancy trend in Exeter

NGFW
Salary Trend in Exeter

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Exeter citing NGFW.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Exeter citing NGFW

NGFW
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Exeter 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