Firewall Job Trends in London

Firewall
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in London requiring Firewall skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 81 83 65
Rank change year-on-year +2 -18 +36
Permanent jobs citing Firewall 493 522 890
As % of all permanent jobs in London 2.94% 3.83% 4.07%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 24.95% 33.16% 33.09%
Number of salaries quoted 335 405 748
10th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £52,500 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £74,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.41% +13.85% +4.00%
75th Percentile £87,500 £92,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £99,500 £110,000 £97,500
England median annual salary £49,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -10.91% +10.00% -4.76%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
London

Firewall 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 London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 1,976 1,574 2,690
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 11.78% 11.56% 12.29%
Number of salaries quoted 997 982 2,118
10th Percentile £28,697 £36,250 £33,000
25th Percentile £39,000 £48,285 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,000 £67,250 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.81% +7.60% -
75th Percentile £86,250 £85,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £106,250 £106,125 £97,500
England median annual salary £42,000 £53,275 £48,500
% change year-on-year -21.16% +9.85% -4.98%

Firewall
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Firewall job vacancy trend in London

Firewall
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Firewall.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Firewall

Firewall
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Firewall in London over the 6 months to 12 March 2026.

Salary histogram for Firewall in London

Firewall
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Firewall within the London region over the 6 months to 12 March 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
Central London +26 86 £80,000 +6.67% 28
East London +7 25 £35,000 - 2
West London -6 14 £82,059 +49.20% 7
North London +19 13 £55,000 -12.00% 4
South London +18 6 £36,750 -33.48% 6
Firewall
England

Firewall
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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:

Application Platforms
1 35 (7.10%) Microsoft Exchange
2 26 (5.27%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.01%) Apache
4 4 (0.81%) Confluence
5 1 (0.20%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.20%) IIS
5 1 (0.20%) nginx
Applications
1 10 (2.03%) MS Visio
2 8 (1.62%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.61%) AutoCAD
3 3 (0.61%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.61%) SOLIDWORKS
4 2 (0.41%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.20%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 2 (0.41%) Fidessa
2 1 (0.20%) Alphatax
2 1 (0.20%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.20%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 293 (59.43%) Azure
2 141 (28.60%) Microsoft 365
3 111 (22.52%) AWS
4 68 (13.79%) Entra ID
5 40 (8.11%) GCP
6 39 (7.91%) SaaS
7 31 (6.29%) Datadog
8 24 (4.87%) GitHub
9 23 (4.67%) Azure ExpressRoute
9 23 (4.67%) Azure Monitor
9 23 (4.67%) IaaS
9 23 (4.67%) PaaS
10 21 (4.26%) Azure DevOps
10 21 (4.26%) GitHub Actions
11 19 (3.85%) Azure Sentinel
12 15 (3.04%) AWS Direct Connect
12 15 (3.04%) Virtual Private Cloud
13 14 (2.84%) Mimecast
14 12 (2.43%) Azure AKS
14 12 (2.43%) Azure Key Vault
Communications & Networking
1 205 (41.58%) VPN
2 148 (30.02%) WAN
3 109 (22.11%) LAN
4 107 (21.70%) Wi-Fi
5 100 (20.28%) DNS
5 100 (20.28%) Network Security
6 86 (17.44%) SD-WAN
7 82 (16.63%) VLAN
8 71 (14.40%) DHCP
9 63 (12.78%) Wireless
10 58 (11.76%) TCP/IP
11 50 (10.14%) BGP
12 48 (9.74%) OSPF
13 42 (8.52%) Cisco ISE
14 39 (7.91%) Cisco ASA
15 38 (7.71%) Cisco Firepower
16 31 (6.29%) SAN
17 29 (5.88%) WLAN
18 26 (5.27%) Cisco Wireless
18 26 (5.27%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (7.30%) SQL Server
2 10 (2.03%) Power BI
3 4 (0.81%) Amazon RDS
3 4 (0.81%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (0.20%) Data Lake
4 1 (0.20%) Metadata
4 1 (0.20%) MongoDB
4 1 (0.20%) MySQL
4 1 (0.20%) Oracle Database
4 1 (0.20%) Oracle Database 11g
4 1 (0.20%) Oracle Database 12c
4 1 (0.20%) Oracle Exadata
4 1 (0.20%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 13 (2.64%) Chocolatey
2 11 (2.23%) Git
3 9 (1.83%) JIRA
4 7 (1.42%) Bitbucket
4 7 (1.42%) Jenkins
5 6 (1.22%) GitLab
6 4 (0.81%) Metasploit
6 4 (0.81%) TeamCity
7 3 (0.61%) Sonatype Nexus
8 1 (0.20%) Bitbucket Server
8 1 (0.20%) Jaeger
8 1 (0.20%) MLflow
8 1 (0.20%) Oracle APEX
General
1 141 (28.60%) Finance
2 126 (25.56%) Social Skills
3 53 (10.75%) Analytical Skills
4 42 (8.52%) Banking
5 20 (4.06%) Legal
5 20 (4.06%) Telecoms
6 11 (2.23%) Documentation Skills
7 10 (2.03%) Retail
7 10 (2.03%) Retail Banking
8 8 (1.62%) Financial Institution
8 8 (1.62%) Influencing Skills
8 8 (1.62%) Law
8 8 (1.62%) Public Sector
9 7 (1.42%) Aviation
10 6 (1.22%) Advertising
10 6 (1.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 6 (1.22%) Marketing
11 5 (1.01%) Organisational Skills
12 4 (0.81%) Billing
12 4 (0.81%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 133 (26.98%) Network Engineer
2 77 (15.62%) Senior
3 68 (13.79%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 62 (12.58%) Analyst
5 57 (11.56%) Azure Engineer
6 52 (10.55%) IT Engineer
7 46 (9.33%) Cloud Engineer
7 46 (9.33%) IT Support
8 45 (9.13%) Support Engineer
9 43 (8.72%) Cisco Engineer
10 41 (8.32%) Cisco Network Engineer
11 30 (6.09%) Architect
12 27 (5.48%) Lead
13 26 (5.27%) Support Analyst
14 25 (5.07%) Platform Engineer
15 24 (4.87%) IT Support Engineer
15 24 (4.87%) Security Engineer
15 24 (4.87%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
16 23 (4.67%) AWS Engineer
16 23 (4.67%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (3.04%) OAuth
1 15 (3.04%) SAML
2 13 (2.64%) ADO
3 12 (2.43%) YAML
4 8 (1.62%) 802.1X
5 7 (1.42%) .NET
6 4 (0.81%) REST
7 3 (0.61%) LDAP
7 3 (0.61%) OpenID
8 2 (0.41%) AWS SAM
8 2 (0.41%) Elastic Stack
8 2 (0.41%) FIX Protocol
8 2 (0.41%) Microsoft Graph
8 2 (0.41%) RESTful
9 1 (0.20%) FastAPI
9 1 (0.20%) Kafka
9 1 (0.20%) Keycloak
9 1 (0.20%) SailPoint
9 1 (0.20%) Web Services
9 1 (0.20%) WebRTC
Miscellaneous
1 75 (15.21%) Data Centre
2 33 (6.69%) Cyber Threat
2 33 (6.69%) Security Posture
3 30 (6.09%) Management Information System
4 27 (5.48%) Hybrid Cloud
5 22 (4.46%) Cloud Native
6 18 (3.65%) Driving Licence
6 18 (3.65%) Onboarding
7 15 (3.04%) Enterprise Software
7 15 (3.04%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 13 (2.64%) PKI
9 12 (2.43%) Self-Motivation
10 10 (2.03%) Cyber Defence
11 9 (1.83%) Blog
11 9 (1.83%) Virtual Team
12 8 (1.62%) Analytical Mindset
12 8 (1.62%) IoT
13 7 (1.42%) Cyber Security Posture
13 7 (1.42%) Private Cloud
14 6 (1.22%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 167 (33.87%) Windows
2 74 (15.01%) Windows Server
3 64 (12.98%) Linux
4 21 (4.26%) VMS
5 19 (3.85%) Unix
6 18 (3.65%) Windows 10
7 16 (3.25%) Mac OS
8 14 (2.84%) Windows Server 2016
8 14 (2.84%) Windows Server 2019
9 13 (2.64%) Ubuntu
10 8 (1.62%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 6 (1.22%) CentOS
12 4 (0.81%) Kali Linux
12 4 (0.81%) Mac OS X
13 3 (0.61%) Apple iOS
14 2 (0.41%) Android
14 2 (0.41%) Solaris
14 2 (0.41%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 103 (20.89%) Incident Response
2 102 (20.69%) Problem-Solving
3 101 (20.49%) Cybersecurity
4 88 (17.85%) Disaster Recovery
5 87 (17.65%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 79 (16.02%) SIEM
7 68 (13.79%) Migration
8 65 (13.18%) Computer Science
8 65 (13.18%) Infrastructure as Code
9 64 (12.98%) Zero Trust
10 58 (11.76%) ITIL
11 57 (11.56%) Cloud Security
12 53 (10.75%) DevOps
13 52 (10.55%) Continuous Improvement
14 51 (10.34%) High Availability
15 50 (10.14%) CI/CD
16 47 (9.53%) Information Security
16 47 (9.53%) Vulnerability Management
17 42 (8.52%) Security Operations
18 41 (8.32%) Kalman Filter
Programming Languages
1 90 (18.26%) PowerShell
2 68 (13.79%) Python
3 31 (6.29%) Bash
4 20 (4.06%) SQL
5 16 (3.25%) Bicep
5 16 (3.25%) Kusto Query Language
6 6 (1.22%) Go
7 5 (1.01%) Java
8 4 (0.81%) Shell Script
9 2 (0.41%) JavaScript
10 1 (0.20%) C#
10 1 (0.20%) Korn
10 1 (0.20%) PL/SQL
10 1 (0.20%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 118 (23.94%) Cisco Certification
2 90 (18.26%) CCNP
3 86 (17.44%) Degree
4 60 (12.17%) CISSP
5 51 (10.34%) CCNA
6 43 (8.72%) CCIE
7 39 (7.91%) Computer Science Degree
8 32 (6.49%) Azure Certification
9 31 (6.29%) CISM
10 30 (6.09%) Security Cleared
11 23 (4.67%) Microsoft Certification
12 19 (3.85%) CCSA
12 19 (3.85%) CCSE
13 18 (3.65%) Network+ Certification
13 18 (3.65%) SC Cleared
14 17 (3.45%) CompTIA Security+
14 17 (3.45%) DBS Check
15 16 (3.25%) DV Cleared
16 14 (2.84%) CISA
17 13 (2.64%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 86 (17.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 50 (10.14%) NIST
3 45 (9.13%) GDPR
4 27 (5.48%) PCI DSS
5 26 (5.27%) Cyber Essentials
6 20 (4.06%) SOC 2
7 14 (2.84%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 13 (2.64%) SLA
9 7 (1.42%) GRC
10 5 (1.01%) Government Security Classifications
10 5 (1.01%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 5 (1.01%) JSP 440
10 5 (1.01%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 4 (0.81%) Accessibility
11 4 (0.81%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 3 (0.61%) ITGC
13 2 (0.41%) Basel III
13 2 (0.41%) HIPAA
13 2 (0.41%) MiFID
13 2 (0.41%) PMO
System Software
1 159 (32.25%) Active Directory
2 48 (9.74%) VMware Infrastructure
3 23 (4.67%) Firmware
4 22 (4.46%) Hyper-V
5 20 (4.06%) Docker
5 20 (4.06%) Virtual Machines
6 17 (3.45%) Virtual Desktop
7 11 (2.23%) vSphere
8 9 (1.83%) VMware ESXi
9 6 (1.22%) KVM
10 2 (0.41%) EMC RecoverPoint
11 1 (0.20%) BitLocker
11 1 (0.20%) NFS
11 1 (0.20%) NLBS
11 1 (0.20%) Oracle RAC
11 1 (0.20%) VMware NSX
11 1 (0.20%) VMware Server
11 1 (0.20%) XenApp
11 1 (0.20%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 78 (15.82%) Terraform
2 67 (13.59%) Microsoft Intune
3 63 (12.78%) Ansible
4 43 (8.72%) Kubernetes
5 36 (7.30%) FortiGate
6 31 (6.29%) SCCM
7 11 (2.23%) Grafana
8 10 (2.03%) Prometheus
9 8 (1.62%) Check_MK
10 7 (1.42%) CASB
10 7 (1.42%) Single Sign-On
11 6 (1.22%) Argo
11 6 (1.22%) vCenter Server
12 5 (1.01%) Autotask
12 5 (1.01%) Docker Swarm
12 5 (1.01%) Istio
12 5 (1.01%) linkerd
12 5 (1.01%) Mesos
12 5 (1.01%) Nessus
12 5 (1.01%) SCOM
Vendors
1 182 (36.92%) Microsoft
2 164 (33.27%) Cisco
3 90 (18.26%) VMware
4 85 (17.24%) Palo Alto
5 68 (13.79%) Fortinet
6 62 (12.58%) CheckPoint
7 55 (11.16%) Meraki
8 45 (9.13%) SolarWinds
9 29 (5.88%) Juniper
10 27 (5.48%) Dynatrace
10 27 (5.48%) Zscaler
11 21 (4.26%) Google
12 19 (3.85%) Arista
12 19 (3.85%) Tenable
13 18 (3.65%) CrowdStrike
14 17 (3.45%) Splunk
15 16 (3.25%) AppDynamics
16 13 (2.64%) ServiceNow
17 11 (2.23%) F5
18 8 (1.62%) Aruba