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 22 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 91 85 95
Rank change year-on-year -6 +10 -26
Permanent jobs citing Firewall 541 467 717
As % of all permanent jobs in London 2.40% 3.78% 3.31%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 28.12% 37.54% 25.80%
Number of salaries quoted 383 376 569
10th Percentile £38,000 £37,500 £39,850
25th Percentile £52,500 £47,688 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £66,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% +6.40% -
75th Percentile £87,500 £83,750 £78,750
90th Percentile £103,750 £95,000 £92,500
England median annual salary £52,250 £50,000 £48,500
% change year-on-year +4.50% +3.09% -5.96%

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 1,924 1,244 2,779
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 8.55% 10.07% 12.82%
Number of salaries quoted 1,049 900 1,636
10th Percentile £33,500 £31,750 £33,213
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,773 £61,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.82% +1.67% -4.00%
75th Percentile £87,500 £82,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £105,250 £100,000 £95,000
England median annual salary £47,500 £43,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +10.47% -9.47% -6.86%

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 22 July 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 22 July 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 -19 57 £87,500 +29.63% 30
West London -5 21 £73,750 +34.09% 5
South London +16 15 £31,000 -36.41% 3
North London +17 14 £55,000 -21.43%
East London -6 9 £105,000 +20.00% 1
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 49 (9.06%) SharePoint
2 48 (8.87%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.55%) Apache
3 3 (0.55%) Confluence
3 3 (0.55%) SAS
4 1 (0.18%) OpenStack
Applications
1 18 (3.33%) MS Visio
2 9 (1.66%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.92%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (0.55%) AutoCAD
4 3 (0.55%) SOLIDWORKS
5 2 (0.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.18%) SmartSuite
Business Applications
1 3 (0.55%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.18%) Alphatax
2 1 (0.18%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 318 (58.78%) Azure
2 179 (33.09%) Microsoft 365
3 126 (23.29%) AWS
4 108 (19.96%) Entra ID
5 43 (7.95%) SaaS
6 39 (7.21%) Datadog
6 39 (7.21%) GCP
7 28 (5.18%) IaaS
8 26 (4.81%) PaaS
9 23 (4.25%) Azure Sentinel
10 22 (4.07%) Azure Monitor
11 20 (3.70%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 18 (3.33%) Mimecast
13 17 (3.14%) Virtual Private Cloud
14 16 (2.96%) GitHub
15 13 (2.40%) Google Workspace
15 13 (2.40%) Serverless
16 12 (2.22%) GitHub Actions
16 12 (2.22%) Power Platform
17 11 (2.03%) WeChat
Communications & Networking
1 215 (39.74%) VPN
2 186 (34.38%) Network Security
3 150 (27.73%) WAN
4 143 (26.43%) DNS
5 118 (21.81%) LAN
6 116 (21.44%) VLAN
7 110 (20.33%) Wi-Fi
8 101 (18.67%) SD-WAN
9 91 (16.82%) DHCP
10 81 (14.97%) Wireless
11 73 (13.49%) BGP
12 70 (12.94%) TCP/IP
13 67 (12.38%) Cisco ISE
13 67 (12.38%) OSPF
14 43 (7.95%) SAN
15 36 (6.65%) WLAN
16 32 (5.91%) Cisco Wireless
17 29 (5.36%) MPLS
18 28 (5.18%) Cisco Firepower
19 25 (4.62%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 48 (8.87%) SQL Server
2 12 (2.22%) Power BI
3 6 (1.11%) Azure SQL Database
4 3 (0.55%) Big Data
4 3 (0.55%) BusinessObjects
4 3 (0.55%) Oracle Database
4 3 (0.55%) Oracle Database 11g
4 3 (0.55%) Oracle Database 12c
4 3 (0.55%) Oracle Exadata
4 3 (0.55%) SAP HANA
5 1 (0.18%) Amazon RDS
5 1 (0.18%) InfluxDB
5 1 (0.18%) MySQL
5 1 (0.18%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.18%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 17 (3.14%) JIRA
2 16 (2.96%) Chocolatey
3 9 (1.66%) Git
4 8 (1.48%) Bitbucket
5 7 (1.29%) GitLab
5 7 (1.29%) Metasploit
6 3 (0.55%) Bitbucket Server
6 3 (0.55%) Burp Suite
6 3 (0.55%) Jenkins
6 3 (0.55%) Maven
6 3 (0.55%) Oracle APEX
General
1 180 (33.27%) Social Skills
2 128 (23.66%) Finance
3 38 (7.02%) Analytical Skills
4 36 (6.65%) Banking
5 28 (5.18%) Legal
5 28 (5.18%) Telecoms
6 16 (2.96%) Law
7 13 (2.40%) Public Sector
8 11 (2.03%) Influencing Skills
8 11 (2.03%) Mandarin Language
8 11 (2.03%) Retail
9 9 (1.66%) Presentation Skills
9 9 (1.66%) Retail Banking
10 8 (1.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 7 (1.29%) Back Office
11 7 (1.29%) Documentation Skills
12 6 (1.11%) Billing
13 5 (0.92%) Manufacturing
13 5 (0.92%) Marketing
13 5 (0.92%) Military
Job Titles
1 122 (22.55%) Network Engineer
2 113 (20.89%) Senior
3 67 (12.38%) Architect
4 61 (11.28%) IT Engineer
5 55 (10.17%) Azure Engineer
6 52 (9.61%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 43 (7.95%) Support Engineer
8 41 (7.58%) IT Support
9 40 (7.39%) Security Engineer
10 35 (6.47%) Network Architect
11 34 (6.28%) Senior Network Engineer
12 32 (5.91%) IT Support Engineer
12 32 (5.91%) Lead
13 31 (5.73%) Cloud Engineer
14 29 (5.36%) Analyst
14 29 (5.36%) Cisco Engineer
15 28 (5.18%) 2nd Line Support
16 26 (4.81%) Security Specialist
17 25 (4.62%) 2nd Line Engineer
18 24 (4.44%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (3.33%) OAuth
2 17 (3.14%) OpenID
2 17 (3.14%) SAML
3 14 (2.59%) LDAP
3 14 (2.59%) REST
4 13 (2.40%) 802.1X
5 11 (2.03%) ADO
6 10 (1.85%) ARM Templates
7 7 (1.29%) FIX Protocol
7 7 (1.29%) YAML
8 5 (0.92%) Node.js
9 2 (0.37%) OAuth2
9 2 (0.37%) RESTful
9 2 (0.37%) SailPoint
9 2 (0.37%) Web Services
10 1 (0.18%) Elastic Stack
Miscellaneous
1 98 (18.11%) Data Centre
2 65 (12.01%) Security Posture
3 38 (7.02%) Cyber Threat
4 28 (5.18%) PKI
5 26 (4.81%) Hybrid Cloud
6 25 (4.62%) Management Information System
7 19 (3.51%) Onboarding
8 18 (3.33%) Cloud Native
9 16 (2.96%) Video Conferencing
10 14 (2.59%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 14 (2.59%) Enterprise Software
11 11 (2.03%) Blog
11 11 (2.03%) Virtual Team
12 8 (1.48%) Cyber Defence
12 8 (1.48%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
13 7 (1.29%) Enterprise Storage
13 7 (1.29%) Legacy Systems
13 7 (1.29%) Private Cloud
14 6 (1.11%) Driving Licence
14 6 (1.11%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 177 (32.72%) Windows
2 64 (11.83%) Linux
3 57 (10.54%) Windows Server
4 26 (4.81%) Mac OS
5 14 (2.59%) Windows Server 2019
6 11 (2.03%) VMS
7 9 (1.66%) Unix
8 7 (1.29%) Ubuntu
8 7 (1.29%) Windows Server 2016
9 5 (0.92%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 4 (0.74%) Kali Linux
11 2 (0.37%) tvOS
12 1 (0.18%) Android
12 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
12 1 (0.18%) CentOS
12 1 (0.18%) Windows 10
12 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 126 (23.29%) Cybersecurity
2 106 (19.59%) Incident Response
3 99 (18.30%) Problem-Solving
4 96 (17.74%) Disaster Recovery
5 87 (16.08%) SIEM
6 86 (15.90%) Cloud Security
7 85 (15.71%) Roadmaps
8 84 (15.53%) Zero Trust
9 78 (14.42%) Continuous Improvement
10 69 (12.75%) Migration
11 67 (12.38%) Infrastructure as Code
12 64 (11.83%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 61 (11.28%) Project Delivery
14 59 (10.91%) ITIL
15 58 (10.72%) High Availability
16 57 (10.54%) Business Continuity
17 54 (9.98%) Mentoring
18 53 (9.80%) Technical Leadership
19 51 (9.43%) Security Architecture
19 51 (9.43%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 76 (14.05%) PowerShell
2 72 (13.31%) Python
3 29 (5.36%) Bash
4 12 (2.22%) SQL
5 11 (2.03%) Kusto Query Language
6 10 (1.85%) Bicep
7 6 (1.11%) Shell Script
8 3 (0.55%) Java
8 3 (0.55%) Korn
8 3 (0.55%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.18%) C
Qualifications
1 138 (25.51%) Cisco Certification
2 118 (21.81%) CCNP
3 65 (12.01%) CISSP
3 65 (12.01%) Degree
4 56 (10.35%) Azure Certification
5 48 (8.87%) CCNA
6 39 (7.21%) CCIE
7 31 (5.73%) Security Cleared
8 29 (5.36%) CISM
8 29 (5.36%) Computer Science Degree
9 24 (4.44%) Microsoft Certification
10 23 (4.25%) CompTIA Security+
11 18 (3.33%) AWS Certification
12 17 (3.14%) CEH
13 16 (2.96%) DV Cleared
14 14 (2.59%) SC Cleared
15 13 (2.40%) GIAC
16 11 (2.03%) CCSA
16 11 (2.03%) CCSE
16 11 (2.03%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 75 (13.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 72 (13.31%) NIST
3 35 (6.47%) GDPR
4 31 (5.73%) PCI DSS
5 26 (4.81%) SLA
6 20 (3.70%) Cyber Essentials
7 13 (2.40%) SOC 2
8 6 (1.11%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 6 (1.11%) Government Security Classifications
8 6 (1.11%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 6 (1.11%) JSP 440
8 6 (1.11%) QA
9 5 (0.92%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 4 (0.74%) GRC
11 3 (0.55%) Accessibility
11 3 (0.55%) HIPAA
11 3 (0.55%) NCSC
12 2 (0.37%) ISO 22301
12 2 (0.37%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 1 (0.18%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 157 (29.02%) Active Directory
2 55 (10.17%) VMware Infrastructure
3 24 (4.44%) Virtual Desktop
4 22 (4.07%) Hyper-V
5 8 (1.48%) vSphere
6 7 (1.29%) Docker
7 4 (0.74%) EMC RecoverPoint
7 4 (0.74%) Virtual Machines
7 4 (0.74%) VMware ESXi
7 4 (0.74%) VMware NSX
8 2 (0.37%) BitLocker
8 2 (0.37%) Firmware
8 2 (0.37%) Oracle RAC
9 1 (0.18%) KVM
9 1 (0.18%) NLBS
9 1 (0.18%) ProxySG
9 1 (0.18%) Xen
Systems Management
1 73 (13.49%) Microsoft Intune
2 71 (13.12%) Ansible
3 69 (12.75%) Terraform
4 52 (9.61%) FortiGate
5 38 (7.02%) Kubernetes
6 24 (4.44%) Single Sign-On
7 22 (4.07%) SCCM
8 19 (3.51%) Autotask
9 15 (2.77%) Jamf Pro
10 12 (2.22%) Grafana
11 10 (1.85%) Prometheus
12 9 (1.66%) Cisco Prime
13 8 (1.48%) Check_MK
14 4 (0.74%) Active Directory Federation Services
14 4 (0.74%) CASB
14 4 (0.74%) Nessus
14 4 (0.74%) vCenter Server
14 4 (0.74%) VxRail
15 3 (0.55%) Istio
15 3 (0.55%) linkerd
Vendors
1 266 (49.17%) Microsoft
2 176 (32.53%) Cisco
3 115 (21.26%) Palo Alto
4 98 (18.11%) VMware
5 69 (12.75%) Meraki
6 65 (12.01%) Fortinet
7 49 (9.06%) SolarWinds
8 46 (8.50%) Zscaler
9 41 (7.58%) CheckPoint
10 33 (6.10%) Splunk
11 29 (5.36%) Arista
12 27 (4.99%) Aruba
12 27 (4.99%) CrowdStrike
13 26 (4.81%) Tenable
14 25 (4.62%) Dynatrace
15 24 (4.44%) F5
16 22 (4.07%) Google
17 20 (3.70%) Juniper
17 20 (3.70%) SonicWALL
18 17 (3.14%) Sophos