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 8 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 86 80 75
Rank change year-on-year -6 -5 +15
Permanent jobs citing Firewall 504 502 866
As % of all permanent jobs in London 2.47% 3.96% 3.71%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 23.73% 37.55% 26.81%
Number of salaries quoted 355 402 727
10th Percentile £37,500 £40,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £50,000 £51,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £72,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.45% +11.54% +8.33%
75th Percentile £90,000 £90,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £103,750 £110,000 £95,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £49,000
% change year-on-year - +7.14% -2.00%

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 2,124 1,337 3,230
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 10.43% 10.56% 13.83%
Number of salaries quoted 984 953 2,023
10th Percentile £31,250 £35,000 £33,000
25th Percentile £42,000 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £88,750 £86,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £107,500 £105,000 £95,000
England median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% +5.26% -5.00%

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 8 May 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 8 May 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 +28 89 £80,000 +14.29% 39
East London -2 18 £105,000 +9.09% 5
North London +7 14 £55,000 -16.98% 2
West London -24 13 £73,309 +40.98% 9
South London +8 8 £31,000 -38.00% 5
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 34 (6.75%) Microsoft Exchange
2 27 (5.36%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.99%) Confluence
4 4 (0.79%) Apache
5 1 (0.20%) IIS
Applications
1 15 (2.98%) MS Visio
2 8 (1.59%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.60%) AutoCAD
3 3 (0.60%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.60%) SOLIDWORKS
4 2 (0.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.20%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (0.20%) Alphatax
1 1 (0.20%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (0.20%) Elite 3E
1 1 (0.20%) Fidessa
Cloud Services
1 315 (62.50%) Azure
2 157 (31.15%) Microsoft 365
3 129 (25.60%) AWS
4 80 (15.87%) Entra ID
5 49 (9.72%) Datadog
6 45 (8.93%) GCP
6 45 (8.93%) SaaS
7 27 (5.36%) Azure Monitor
8 25 (4.96%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 25 (4.96%) GitHub
8 25 (4.96%) IaaS
9 23 (4.56%) Virtual Private Cloud
10 22 (4.37%) PaaS
11 21 (4.17%) GitHub Actions
12 20 (3.97%) Azure Sentinel
13 18 (3.57%) Azure DevOps
13 18 (3.57%) Mimecast
14 17 (3.37%) AWS Direct Connect
15 15 (2.98%) Azure Key Vault
16 13 (2.58%) Azure AKS
Communications & Networking
1 215 (42.66%) VPN
2 154 (30.56%) WAN
3 147 (29.17%) Network Security
4 126 (25.00%) DNS
5 108 (21.43%) LAN
5 108 (21.43%) Wi-Fi
6 103 (20.44%) SD-WAN
7 94 (18.65%) VLAN
8 85 (16.87%) DHCP
9 67 (13.29%) Wireless
10 65 (12.90%) BGP
10 65 (12.90%) Cisco ISE
11 59 (11.71%) OSPF
12 58 (11.51%) TCP/IP
13 43 (8.53%) SAN
14 38 (7.54%) Cisco Firepower
14 38 (7.54%) WLAN
15 35 (6.94%) Cisco ASA
16 32 (6.35%) Cisco Wireless
17 29 (5.75%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 48 (9.52%) SQL Server
2 6 (1.19%) Azure SQL Database
2 6 (1.19%) Power BI
3 4 (0.79%) Amazon RDS
4 2 (0.40%) Oracle Database
4 2 (0.40%) Oracle Database 11g
4 2 (0.40%) Oracle Database 12c
4 2 (0.40%) Oracle Exadata
5 1 (0.20%) InfluxDB
5 1 (0.20%) MySQL
5 1 (0.20%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.20%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 20 (3.97%) Chocolatey
2 11 (2.18%) Git
2 11 (2.18%) JIRA
3 10 (1.98%) GitLab
4 8 (1.59%) Bitbucket
5 7 (1.39%) Jenkins
6 4 (0.79%) Metasploit
7 2 (0.40%) Bitbucket Server
7 2 (0.40%) Oracle APEX
7 2 (0.40%) Sonatype Nexus
8 1 (0.20%) TeamCity
General
1 143 (28.37%) Finance
2 128 (25.40%) Social Skills
3 51 (10.12%) Analytical Skills
4 45 (8.93%) Banking
5 27 (5.36%) Legal
6 14 (2.78%) Telecoms
7 11 (2.18%) Influencing Skills
8 10 (1.98%) Retail Banking
9 9 (1.79%) Retail
10 8 (1.59%) Documentation Skills
11 7 (1.39%) Aviation
11 7 (1.39%) Law
11 7 (1.39%) Presentation Skills
12 6 (1.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 6 (1.19%) Public Sector
13 3 (0.60%) German Language
13 3 (0.60%) Manufacturing
13 3 (0.60%) Marketing
13 3 (0.60%) Organisational Skills
14 2 (0.40%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 136 (26.98%) Network Engineer
2 93 (18.45%) Senior
3 66 (13.10%) Azure Engineer
4 63 (12.50%) IT Engineer
5 54 (10.71%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 51 (10.12%) Architect
7 44 (8.73%) Cloud Engineer
8 42 (8.33%) Cisco Engineer
8 42 (8.33%) Support Engineer
9 39 (7.74%) Analyst
10 36 (7.14%) IT Support
11 35 (6.94%) Cisco Network Engineer
12 31 (6.15%) Security Engineer
13 30 (5.95%) Lead
13 30 (5.95%) Network Architect
13 30 (5.95%) Senior Network Engineer
14 29 (5.75%) Senior IT Engineer
15 26 (5.16%) IT Support Engineer
15 26 (5.16%) Platform Engineer
16 20 (3.97%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (4.37%) OAuth
2 21 (4.17%) SAML
3 17 (3.37%) ADO
4 13 (2.58%) YAML
5 12 (2.38%) 802.1X
6 11 (2.18%) OpenID
7 9 (1.79%) REST
8 8 (1.59%) LDAP
9 5 (0.99%) ARM Templates
10 3 (0.60%) .NET
11 2 (0.40%) Elastic Stack
11 2 (0.40%) FIX Protocol
11 2 (0.40%) OAuth2
11 2 (0.40%) SailPoint
12 1 (0.20%) AWS SAM
12 1 (0.20%) Node.js
12 1 (0.20%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 87 (17.26%) Data Centre
2 49 (9.72%) Security Posture
3 39 (7.74%) Cyber Threat
4 29 (5.75%) Management Information System
5 25 (4.96%) Hybrid Cloud
6 23 (4.56%) PKI
7 17 (3.37%) Cloud Native
8 14 (2.78%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 13 (2.58%) Onboarding
10 11 (2.18%) Cyber Defence
11 10 (1.98%) Enterprise Software
12 9 (1.79%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
13 8 (1.59%) Blog
14 7 (1.39%) Self-Motivation
15 6 (1.19%) Analytical Mindset
15 6 (1.19%) Enterprise Storage
15 6 (1.19%) IoT
16 5 (0.99%) Cyber Kill Chain
16 5 (0.99%) Cyber Security Posture
16 5 (0.99%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 159 (31.55%) Windows
2 58 (11.51%) Linux
3 54 (10.71%) Windows Server
4 20 (3.97%) VMS
5 17 (3.37%) Mac OS
6 13 (2.58%) Windows Server 2019
7 12 (2.38%) Unix
8 10 (1.98%) Ubuntu
8 10 (1.98%) Windows Server 2016
9 9 (1.79%) Windows 10
10 5 (0.99%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 4 (0.79%) Kali Linux
12 2 (0.40%) CentOS
13 1 (0.20%) Apple iOS
13 1 (0.20%) Solaris
13 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 111 (22.02%) Incident Response
2 108 (21.43%) Cybersecurity
3 98 (19.44%) Disaster Recovery
4 95 (18.85%) Problem-Solving
5 87 (17.26%) SIEM
6 77 (15.28%) Zero Trust
7 73 (14.48%) Cloud Security
8 71 (14.09%) Infrastructure as Code
9 69 (13.69%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 66 (13.10%) Migration
11 62 (12.30%) Continuous Improvement
12 60 (11.90%) High Availability
13 59 (11.71%) Roadmaps
14 58 (11.51%) ITIL
15 54 (10.71%) Business Continuity
16 53 (10.52%) Vulnerability Management
17 52 (10.32%) CI/CD
17 52 (10.32%) DevOps
18 49 (9.72%) Information Security
19 48 (9.52%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 76 (15.08%) PowerShell
2 68 (13.49%) Python
3 26 (5.16%) Bash
4 18 (3.57%) Kusto Query Language
5 17 (3.37%) SQL
6 13 (2.58%) Bicep
7 4 (0.79%) Shell Script
8 2 (0.40%) Go
8 2 (0.40%) Java
8 2 (0.40%) Korn
8 2 (0.40%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.20%) C#
9 1 (0.20%) JavaScript
9 1 (0.20%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 127 (25.20%) Cisco Certification
2 105 (20.83%) CCNP
3 65 (12.90%) CISSP
3 65 (12.90%) Degree
4 45 (8.93%) CCNA
5 44 (8.73%) Azure Certification
6 41 (8.13%) CCIE
7 32 (6.35%) Computer Science Degree
8 31 (6.15%) CISM
9 23 (4.56%) Microsoft Certification
9 23 (4.56%) Security Cleared
10 21 (4.17%) CompTIA Security+
11 19 (3.77%) CEH
12 17 (3.37%) CCSA
12 17 (3.37%) CCSE
13 16 (3.17%) DV Cleared
14 12 (2.38%) CISA
14 12 (2.38%) Network+ Certification
14 12 (2.38%) SC Cleared
15 11 (2.18%) (ISC)2 CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 86 (17.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 64 (12.70%) NIST
3 53 (10.52%) GDPR
4 37 (7.34%) PCI DSS
5 24 (4.76%) Cyber Essentials
6 21 (4.17%) SOC 2
7 20 (3.97%) SLA
8 12 (2.38%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 7 (1.39%) Government Security Classifications
9 7 (1.39%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 7 (1.39%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 7 (1.39%) JSP 440
10 5 (0.99%) GRC
10 5 (0.99%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 4 (0.79%) Accessibility
11 4 (0.79%) HIPAA
12 3 (0.60%) NCSC
13 1 (0.20%) Basel III
13 1 (0.20%) MiFID
13 1 (0.20%) QA
System Software
1 144 (28.57%) Active Directory
2 43 (8.53%) VMware Infrastructure
3 23 (4.56%) Virtual Desktop
4 19 (3.77%) Docker
5 16 (3.17%) Firmware
6 15 (2.98%) Virtual Machines
7 14 (2.78%) Hyper-V
8 9 (1.79%) vSphere
9 4 (0.79%) VMware ESXi
10 2 (0.40%) EMC RecoverPoint
10 2 (0.40%) KVM
10 2 (0.40%) Oracle RAC
11 1 (0.20%) BitLocker
11 1 (0.20%) NLBS
11 1 (0.20%) VMware NSX
11 1 (0.20%) Xen
Systems Management
1 82 (16.27%) Ansible
1 82 (16.27%) Terraform
2 71 (14.09%) Microsoft Intune
3 43 (8.53%) Kubernetes
4 40 (7.94%) FortiGate
5 30 (5.95%) SCCM
6 14 (2.78%) Single Sign-On
7 10 (1.98%) Autotask
7 10 (1.98%) Grafana
7 10 (1.98%) Prometheus
8 9 (1.79%) Check_MK
8 9 (1.79%) Cisco Prime
9 6 (1.19%) CASB
9 6 (1.19%) Jamf Pro
10 5 (0.99%) Nagios
10 5 (0.99%) vCenter Server
11 4 (0.79%) Argo
11 4 (0.79%) Docker Swarm
11 4 (0.79%) Istio
11 4 (0.79%) linkerd
Vendors
1 218 (43.25%) Microsoft
2 173 (34.33%) Cisco
3 105 (20.83%) Palo Alto
4 86 (17.06%) VMware
5 73 (14.48%) Fortinet
6 66 (13.10%) Meraki
7 55 (10.91%) SolarWinds
8 47 (9.33%) CheckPoint
9 36 (7.14%) Dynatrace
10 33 (6.55%) Zscaler
11 28 (5.56%) Splunk
12 27 (5.36%) CrowdStrike
12 27 (5.36%) Juniper
13 26 (5.16%) Tenable
14 23 (4.56%) Arista
15 22 (4.37%) AppDynamics
16 20 (3.97%) Aruba
16 20 (3.97%) Google
17 16 (3.17%) F5
18 14 (2.78%) Infoblox