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

6 months to
25 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 96 85 98
Rank change year-on-year -11 +13 -29
Permanent jobs citing Firewall 539 468 675
As % of all permanent jobs in London 2.37% 3.81% 3.23%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 27.97% 37.68% 25.31%
Number of salaries quoted 382 376 531
10th Percentile £37,750 £37,500 £39,250
25th Percentile £52,500 £47,688 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £67,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.70% +8.00% -
75th Percentile £87,500 £83,750 £78,750
90th Percentile £103,750 £96,250 £92,500
England median annual salary £52,500 £49,000 £49,000
% change year-on-year +7.14% - -3.92%

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 1,927 1,242 2,667
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 8.48% 10.10% 12.76%
Number of salaries quoted 1,048 894 1,540
10th Percentile £33,500 £31,575 £33,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £87,500 £83,750 £78,750
90th Percentile £105,000 £101,750 £95,000
England median annual salary £47,500 £42,500 £48,500
% change year-on-year +11.76% -12.37% -4.87%

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 25 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 25 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 56 £90,000 +35.34% 24
West London -6 24 £72,500 +31.82% 7
North London +16 14 £55,000 -21.43%
South London +15 14 £31,000 -36.41% 3
East London -10 9 £105,000 +20.00%
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 (9.09%) SharePoint
2 48 (8.91%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.56%) Confluence
3 3 (0.56%) SAS
4 2 (0.37%) Apache
5 1 (0.19%) OpenStack
Applications
1 18 (3.34%) MS Visio
2 10 (1.86%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.93%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (0.56%) AutoCAD
4 3 (0.56%) SOLIDWORKS
5 2 (0.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.19%) SmartSuite
Business Applications
1 3 (0.56%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.19%) Alphatax
Cloud Services
1 314 (58.26%) Azure
2 181 (33.58%) Microsoft 365
3 126 (23.38%) AWS
4 108 (20.04%) Entra ID
5 43 (7.98%) SaaS
6 38 (7.05%) Datadog
6 38 (7.05%) GCP
7 28 (5.19%) IaaS
8 26 (4.82%) PaaS
9 21 (3.90%) Azure Sentinel
10 20 (3.71%) Azure Monitor
11 18 (3.34%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 17 (3.15%) Mimecast
13 16 (2.97%) Virtual Private Cloud
14 15 (2.78%) GitHub
15 14 (2.60%) Google Workspace
16 13 (2.41%) Serverless
17 12 (2.23%) OneDrive
17 12 (2.23%) OpenShift
18 11 (2.04%) WeChat
Communications & Networking
1 210 (38.96%) VPN
2 189 (35.06%) Network Security
3 148 (27.46%) WAN
4 147 (27.27%) DNS
5 119 (22.08%) LAN
6 118 (21.89%) VLAN
7 110 (20.41%) Wi-Fi
8 99 (18.37%) SD-WAN
9 94 (17.44%) DHCP
10 83 (15.40%) Wireless
11 73 (13.54%) TCP/IP
12 72 (13.36%) BGP
13 66 (12.24%) Cisco ISE
13 66 (12.24%) OSPF
14 42 (7.79%) SAN
15 35 (6.49%) WLAN
16 32 (5.94%) Cisco Wireless
17 29 (5.38%) MPLS
18 27 (5.01%) Cisco Firepower
19 25 (4.64%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 49 (9.09%) SQL Server
2 11 (2.04%) Power BI
3 6 (1.11%) Azure SQL Database
4 3 (0.56%) Big Data
4 3 (0.56%) BusinessObjects
4 3 (0.56%) Oracle Database
4 3 (0.56%) Oracle Database 11g
4 3 (0.56%) Oracle Database 12c
4 3 (0.56%) Oracle Exadata
4 3 (0.56%) SAP HANA
5 1 (0.19%) Amazon RDS
5 1 (0.19%) InfluxDB
5 1 (0.19%) MySQL
5 1 (0.19%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.19%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 16 (2.97%) Chocolatey
1 16 (2.97%) JIRA
2 8 (1.48%) Bitbucket
2 8 (1.48%) Git
3 7 (1.30%) GitLab
3 7 (1.30%) Metasploit
4 3 (0.56%) Bitbucket Server
4 3 (0.56%) Burp Suite
4 3 (0.56%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.56%) Maven
4 3 (0.56%) Oracle APEX
General
1 178 (33.02%) Social Skills
2 125 (23.19%) Finance
3 37 (6.86%) Analytical Skills
4 35 (6.49%) Banking
5 30 (5.57%) Telecoms
6 27 (5.01%) Legal
7 17 (3.15%) Law
8 13 (2.41%) Public Sector
9 11 (2.04%) Influencing Skills
9 11 (2.04%) Mandarin Language
9 11 (2.04%) Retail
10 10 (1.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 9 (1.67%) Presentation Skills
12 8 (1.48%) Documentation Skills
12 8 (1.48%) Retail Banking
13 7 (1.30%) Back Office
14 6 (1.11%) Billing
14 6 (1.11%) Marketing
14 6 (1.11%) Organisational Skills
15 5 (0.93%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 120 (22.26%) Network Engineer
2 115 (21.34%) Senior
3 67 (12.43%) Architect
4 60 (11.13%) IT Engineer
5 55 (10.20%) Azure Engineer
6 52 (9.65%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 44 (8.16%) Support Engineer
8 42 (7.79%) IT Support
9 39 (7.24%) Security Engineer
10 37 (6.86%) Senior Network Engineer
11 34 (6.31%) Network Architect
12 33 (6.12%) IT Support Engineer
13 32 (5.94%) Lead
14 30 (5.57%) Analyst
15 29 (5.38%) 2nd Line Support
15 29 (5.38%) Cisco Engineer
16 28 (5.19%) Cloud Engineer
17 26 (4.82%) 2nd Line Engineer
17 26 (4.82%) Security Specialist
18 25 (4.64%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (3.34%) OAuth
1 18 (3.34%) OpenID
2 17 (3.15%) SAML
3 16 (2.97%) REST
4 15 (2.78%) LDAP
5 12 (2.23%) 802.1X
6 10 (1.86%) ADO
6 10 (1.86%) ARM Templates
7 7 (1.30%) FIX Protocol
8 6 (1.11%) YAML
9 5 (0.93%) Node.js
10 2 (0.37%) OAuth2
10 2 (0.37%) RESTful
10 2 (0.37%) SailPoint
10 2 (0.37%) Web Services
11 1 (0.19%) Elastic Stack
Miscellaneous
1 96 (17.81%) Data Centre
2 65 (12.06%) Security Posture
3 39 (7.24%) Cyber Threat
4 27 (5.01%) PKI
5 26 (4.82%) Hybrid Cloud
6 25 (4.64%) Management Information System
7 21 (3.90%) Onboarding
8 19 (3.53%) Cloud Native
9 16 (2.97%) Video Conferencing
10 14 (2.60%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 14 (2.60%) Enterprise Software
11 11 (2.04%) Blog
11 11 (2.04%) Virtual Team
12 8 (1.48%) Cyber Defence
12 8 (1.48%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
13 7 (1.30%) Driving Licence
13 7 (1.30%) Enterprise Storage
13 7 (1.30%) Legacy Systems
13 7 (1.30%) Private Cloud
14 6 (1.11%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 177 (32.84%) Windows
2 63 (11.69%) Linux
3 59 (10.95%) Windows Server
4 27 (5.01%) Mac OS
5 14 (2.60%) Windows Server 2019
6 9 (1.67%) Unix
6 9 (1.67%) VMS
7 7 (1.30%) Windows Server 2016
8 6 (1.11%) Ubuntu
9 5 (0.93%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 4 (0.74%) Kali Linux
11 2 (0.37%) tvOS
12 1 (0.19%) Android
12 1 (0.19%) Apple iOS
12 1 (0.19%) CentOS
12 1 (0.19%) Windows 10
12 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 128 (23.75%) Cybersecurity
2 105 (19.48%) Incident Response
3 99 (18.37%) Problem-Solving
4 92 (17.07%) Disaster Recovery
5 86 (15.96%) Roadmaps
5 86 (15.96%) SIEM
6 84 (15.58%) Cloud Security
6 84 (15.58%) Zero Trust
7 78 (14.47%) Continuous Improvement
8 71 (13.17%) Migration
9 65 (12.06%) Infrastructure as Code
9 65 (12.06%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 64 (11.87%) Project Delivery
11 59 (10.95%) ITIL
12 56 (10.39%) Business Continuity
12 56 (10.39%) High Availability
13 55 (10.20%) Mentoring
14 53 (9.83%) Technical Leadership
15 51 (9.46%) Security Architecture
16 50 (9.28%) Information Security
Programming Languages
1 76 (14.10%) PowerShell
2 72 (13.36%) Python
3 29 (5.38%) Bash
4 11 (2.04%) SQL
5 10 (1.86%) Bicep
5 10 (1.86%) Kusto Query Language
6 6 (1.11%) Shell Script
7 3 (0.56%) Java
7 3 (0.56%) Korn
7 3 (0.56%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.19%) C
Qualifications
1 139 (25.79%) Cisco Certification
2 120 (22.26%) CCNP
3 67 (12.43%) CISSP
4 65 (12.06%) Degree
5 56 (10.39%) Azure Certification
6 49 (9.09%) CCNA
7 38 (7.05%) CCIE
8 31 (5.75%) Computer Science Degree
9 30 (5.57%) Security Cleared
10 29 (5.38%) CISM
11 24 (4.45%) Microsoft Certification
12 23 (4.27%) CompTIA Security+
13 19 (3.53%) AWS Certification
14 17 (3.15%) CEH
15 15 (2.78%) DV Cleared
16 14 (2.60%) SC Cleared
17 13 (2.41%) GIAC
18 11 (2.04%) CCSA
18 11 (2.04%) CCSE
18 11 (2.04%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 72 (13.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 72 (13.36%) NIST
2 34 (6.31%) GDPR
3 32 (5.94%) PCI DSS
4 27 (5.01%) SLA
5 19 (3.53%) Cyber Essentials
6 12 (2.23%) SOC 2
7 6 (1.11%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 6 (1.11%) Government Security Classifications
7 6 (1.11%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 6 (1.11%) JSP 440
7 6 (1.11%) QA
8 5 (0.93%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 4 (0.74%) GRC
10 3 (0.56%) HIPAA
10 3 (0.56%) NCSC
11 2 (0.37%) Accessibility
11 2 (0.37%) ISO 22301
11 2 (0.37%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.19%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 156 (28.94%) Active Directory
2 56 (10.39%) VMware Infrastructure
3 23 (4.27%) Virtual Desktop
4 22 (4.08%) Hyper-V
5 8 (1.48%) vSphere
6 7 (1.30%) Docker
7 4 (0.74%) EMC RecoverPoint
7 4 (0.74%) VMware ESXi
7 4 (0.74%) VMware NSX
8 3 (0.56%) Virtual Machines
9 2 (0.37%) BitLocker
9 2 (0.37%) Oracle RAC
9 2 (0.37%) ProxySG
10 1 (0.19%) Firmware
10 1 (0.19%) KVM
10 1 (0.19%) NLBS
10 1 (0.19%) Xen
Systems Management
1 74 (13.73%) Microsoft Intune
2 72 (13.36%) Ansible
3 68 (12.62%) Terraform
4 53 (9.83%) FortiGate
5 39 (7.24%) Kubernetes
6 25 (4.64%) Single Sign-On
7 22 (4.08%) SCCM
8 19 (3.53%) Autotask
9 15 (2.78%) Jamf Pro
10 11 (2.04%) Grafana
11 9 (1.67%) Prometheus
12 8 (1.48%) Cisco Prime
13 7 (1.30%) 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 (0.56%) Nmap
15 3 (0.56%) Oracle Flashback
Vendors
1 267 (49.54%) Microsoft
2 176 (32.65%) Cisco
3 115 (21.34%) Palo Alto
4 100 (18.55%) VMware
5 69 (12.80%) Meraki
6 66 (12.24%) Fortinet
7 48 (8.91%) Zscaler
8 47 (8.72%) SolarWinds
9 40 (7.42%) CheckPoint
10 32 (5.94%) Splunk
11 28 (5.19%) Arista
12 27 (5.01%) CrowdStrike
13 26 (4.82%) Aruba
13 26 (4.82%) Tenable
14 25 (4.64%) Dynatrace
14 25 (4.64%) F5
15 23 (4.27%) Google
16 20 (3.71%) SonicWALL
17 19 (3.53%) Juniper
18 18 (3.34%) Sophos