Firewall Specialist Job Trends in Leicestershire

Firewall Specialist
East Midlands > Leicestershire

The median Firewall Specialist salary in Leicestershire is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 April 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 59 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Firewall Specialist 8 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Leicestershire 0.86% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.90% - -
Number of salaries quoted 8 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £35,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - -
75th Percentile £45,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East Midlands median annual salary £40,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Leicestershire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Leicestershire. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Leicestershire with a recognized job title 888 308 761
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.48% 93.90% 92.47%
Number of salaries quoted 581 169 549
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,500 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,000 £31,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
75th Percentile £62,500 £57,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £72,500
East Midlands median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £43,000
% change year-on-year - +4.65% -14.00%

Firewall Specialist
Job Locations in Leicestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Firewall Specialist within the Leicestershire region over the 6 months to 7 April 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
Leicester - 8 £40,000 - 3
Firewall Specialist
East Midlands

Firewall Specialist Skill Set
Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicestershire

For the 6 months to 7 April 2026, Firewall Specialist job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Leicestershire region featuring Firewall Specialist in the job title.

1 8 (100.00%) Firewall
2 4 (50.00%) Cisco

Firewall Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicestershire 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 8 (100.00%) Firewall
Vendors
1 4 (50.00%) Cisco