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 18 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 102 86 108
Rank change year-on-year -16 +22 -38
Permanent jobs citing Firewall 546 463 616
As % of all permanent jobs in London 2.28% 3.82% 3.17%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 28.97% 37.49% 24.37%
Number of salaries quoted 399 370 472
10th Percentile £40,000 £35,675 £38,100
25th Percentile £52,500 £46,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £65,750 £64,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.27% +1.94% +3.20%
75th Percentile £90,000 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £102,750 £95,000 £93,175
England median annual salary £53,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +11.58% -5.00% -0.50%

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 1,885 1,235 2,528
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 7.86% 10.18% 13.01%
Number of salaries quoted 1,061 881 1,347
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £46,000 £41,250 £44,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £88,750 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £105,000 £100,000 £95,000
England median annual salary £47,500 £42,292 £50,000
% change year-on-year +12.31% -15.42% -2.25%

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 18 August 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 18 August 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 -24 51 £91,500 +37.59% 24
West London +1 30 £70,809 +44.51% 5
North London +9 14 £55,000 -21.43%
South London +9 13 £34,250 -25.54% 8
East London -12 7 £105,000 +208.82% 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 52 (9.52%) Microsoft Exchange
1 52 (9.52%) SharePoint
2 4 (0.73%) Confluence
3 3 (0.55%) SAS
4 2 (0.37%) Apache
5 1 (0.18%) OpenStack
Applications
1 14 (2.56%) MS Visio
2 12 (2.20%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.73%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (0.37%) AutoCAD
4 2 (0.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.37%) SmartSuite
4 2 (0.37%) SOLIDWORKS
5 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 5 (0.92%) Fidessa
2 3 (0.55%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.18%) Eikon
Cloud Services
1 318 (58.24%) Azure
2 189 (34.62%) Microsoft 365
3 124 (22.71%) AWS
4 112 (20.51%) Entra ID
5 45 (8.24%) SaaS
6 37 (6.78%) GCP
7 34 (6.23%) PaaS
8 33 (6.04%) Datadog
9 31 (5.68%) IaaS
10 23 (4.21%) Azure Monitor
11 21 (3.85%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 18 (3.30%) Azure Sentinel
12 18 (3.30%) Mimecast
13 16 (2.93%) Serverless
14 15 (2.75%) Google Workspace
15 14 (2.56%) Azure DevOps
16 12 (2.20%) GitHub
16 12 (2.20%) OneDrive
16 12 (2.20%) OpenShift
17 11 (2.01%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 210 (38.46%) VPN
2 185 (33.88%) Network Security
3 156 (28.57%) DNS
4 148 (27.11%) WAN
5 120 (21.98%) LAN
6 115 (21.06%) VLAN
7 105 (19.23%) Wi-Fi
8 103 (18.86%) DHCP
9 92 (16.85%) SD-WAN
10 89 (16.30%) TCP/IP
11 83 (15.20%) Wireless
12 64 (11.72%) BGP
12 64 (11.72%) Cisco ISE
13 60 (10.99%) OSPF
14 42 (7.69%) SAN
15 32 (5.86%) WLAN
16 27 (4.95%) MPLS
17 25 (4.58%) Cisco Wireless
18 21 (3.85%) Cisco ASA
18 21 (3.85%) Cisco Firepower
Database & Business Intelligence
1 59 (10.81%) SQL Server
2 10 (1.83%) Power BI
3 7 (1.28%) Azure SQL Database
4 3 (0.55%) Big Data
4 3 (0.55%) BusinessObjects
4 3 (0.55%) SAP HANA
5 2 (0.37%) Oracle Database
5 2 (0.37%) Oracle Database 11g
5 2 (0.37%) Oracle Database 12c
5 2 (0.37%) Oracle Exadata
5 2 (0.37%) Oracle Reports
6 1 (0.18%) Electronic Patient Records
6 1 (0.18%) InfluxDB
6 1 (0.18%) MySQL
6 1 (0.18%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.18%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 16 (2.93%) Chocolatey
1 16 (2.93%) JIRA
2 10 (1.83%) Metasploit
3 8 (1.47%) Git
4 7 (1.28%) Bitbucket
4 7 (1.28%) Burp Suite
5 6 (1.10%) GitLab
6 3 (0.55%) Maven
7 2 (0.37%) Bitbucket Server
7 2 (0.37%) Jenkins
7 2 (0.37%) Oracle APEX
General
1 188 (34.43%) Social Skills
2 126 (23.08%) Finance
3 44 (8.06%) Banking
4 39 (7.14%) Analytical Skills
5 33 (6.04%) Legal
6 32 (5.86%) Telecoms
7 24 (4.40%) Law
8 14 (2.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 13 (2.38%) Public Sector
10 12 (2.20%) Presentation Skills
11 11 (2.01%) Influencing Skills
11 11 (2.01%) Mandarin Language
11 11 (2.01%) Retail
12 10 (1.83%) Documentation Skills
12 10 (1.83%) Organisational Skills
13 7 (1.28%) Back Office
14 6 (1.10%) Billing
14 6 (1.10%) Digital Health
14 6 (1.10%) Manufacturing
14 6 (1.10%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 120 (21.98%) Senior
2 118 (21.61%) Network Engineer
3 62 (11.36%) IT Engineer
4 61 (11.17%) Azure Engineer
5 60 (10.99%) Architect
6 59 (10.81%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 44 (8.06%) Support Engineer
8 41 (7.51%) IT Support
8 41 (7.51%) Lead
8 41 (7.51%) Security Engineer
9 40 (7.33%) Senior Network Engineer
10 34 (6.23%) IT Support Engineer
11 32 (5.86%) Analyst
12 31 (5.68%) 2nd Line Support
12 31 (5.68%) Cloud Engineer
13 28 (5.13%) Network Architect
14 27 (4.95%) 2nd Line Engineer
14 27 (4.95%) Cisco Engineer
15 26 (4.76%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
16 25 (4.58%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (3.11%) OpenID
2 16 (2.93%) OAuth
3 15 (2.75%) REST
3 15 (2.75%) SAML
4 14 (2.56%) LDAP
5 13 (2.38%) 802.1X
5 13 (2.38%) FIX Protocol
6 11 (2.01%) ARM Templates
7 9 (1.65%) ADO
8 5 (0.92%) Node.js
8 5 (0.92%) YAML
9 2 (0.37%) OAuth2
9 2 (0.37%) RESTful
9 2 (0.37%) Web Services
10 1 (0.18%) Elastic Stack
10 1 (0.18%) SailPoint
10 1 (0.18%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 91 (16.67%) Data Centre
2 64 (11.72%) Security Posture
3 40 (7.33%) Cyber Threat
4 31 (5.68%) Hybrid Cloud
5 28 (5.13%) Onboarding
6 24 (4.40%) Management Information System
7 21 (3.85%) PKI
8 18 (3.30%) Cloud Native
8 18 (3.30%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 16 (2.93%) Video Conferencing
10 15 (2.75%) Enterprise Software
11 10 (1.83%) Blog
11 10 (1.83%) Virtual Team
12 9 (1.65%) Driving Licence
13 7 (1.28%) Legacy Systems
13 7 (1.28%) NHS
13 7 (1.28%) Private Cloud
14 6 (1.10%) Enterprise Storage
14 6 (1.10%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
14 6 (1.10%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 178 (32.60%) Windows
2 75 (13.74%) Linux
3 59 (10.81%) Windows Server
4 31 (5.68%) Mac OS
5 14 (2.56%) Unix
6 13 (2.38%) Windows Server 2019
7 9 (1.65%) Ubuntu
7 9 (1.65%) VMS
8 7 (1.28%) Windows Server 2016
9 6 (1.10%) CentOS
9 6 (1.10%) Kali Linux
10 5 (0.92%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 5 (0.92%) Rocky
11 3 (0.55%) Solaris
12 2 (0.37%) Android
12 2 (0.37%) tvOS
13 1 (0.18%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 136 (24.91%) Cybersecurity
2 112 (20.51%) Incident Response
3 109 (19.96%) Problem-Solving
4 93 (17.03%) Disaster Recovery
5 90 (16.48%) Continuous Improvement
6 87 (15.93%) SIEM
7 86 (15.75%) Roadmaps
8 85 (15.57%) Cloud Security
9 76 (13.92%) Zero Trust
10 75 (13.74%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 74 (13.55%) Infrastructure as Code
12 70 (12.82%) ITIL
13 68 (12.45%) Migration
14 67 (12.27%) Project Delivery
15 60 (10.99%) Mentoring
16 59 (10.81%) High Availability
17 55 (10.07%) Information Security
17 55 (10.07%) Stakeholder Management
17 55 (10.07%) Technical Leadership
18 54 (9.89%) Business Continuity
Programming Languages
1 75 (13.74%) PowerShell
2 74 (13.55%) Python
3 34 (6.23%) Bash
4 18 (3.30%) Bicep
5 16 (2.93%) SQL
6 9 (1.65%) Kusto Query Language
7 5 (0.92%) JavaScript
7 5 (0.92%) Perl
7 5 (0.92%) Ruby
7 5 (0.92%) Shell Script
8 4 (0.73%) C
9 2 (0.37%) Java
9 2 (0.37%) Korn
9 2 (0.37%) PL/SQL
10 1 (0.18%) Go
Qualifications
1 127 (23.26%) Cisco Certification
2 110 (20.15%) CCNP
3 70 (12.82%) Degree
4 64 (11.72%) CISSP
5 63 (11.54%) Azure Certification
6 47 (8.61%) CCNA
7 33 (6.04%) Security Cleared
8 32 (5.86%) Computer Science Degree
9 31 (5.68%) CCIE
10 27 (4.95%) Microsoft Certification
11 25 (4.58%) CISM
12 22 (4.03%) AWS Certification
13 20 (3.66%) CompTIA Security+
14 16 (2.93%) CEH
15 15 (2.75%) DV Cleared
16 12 (2.20%) GIAC
16 12 (2.20%) Master's Degree
16 12 (2.20%) SC Cleared
17 10 (1.83%) OSCP
18 9 (1.65%) JNCIP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 75 (13.74%) NIST
2 72 (13.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 41 (7.51%) GDPR
4 30 (5.49%) SLA
5 29 (5.31%) PCI DSS
6 18 (3.30%) Cyber Essentials
7 9 (1.65%) SOC 2
8 6 (1.10%) GRC
8 6 (1.10%) QA
9 5 (0.92%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 5 (0.92%) Government Security Classifications
9 5 (0.92%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 5 (0.92%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 5 (0.92%) JSP 440
10 3 (0.55%) HIPAA
10 3 (0.55%) NCSC
11 2 (0.37%) ISO 22301
12 1 (0.18%) Accessibility
12 1 (0.18%) Actionable Recommendations
12 1 (0.18%) PMO
System Software
1 152 (27.84%) Active Directory
2 55 (10.07%) VMware Infrastructure
3 25 (4.58%) Virtual Desktop
4 23 (4.21%) Hyper-V
5 10 (1.83%) Docker
5 10 (1.83%) vSphere
6 6 (1.10%) Virtual Machines
7 4 (0.73%) VMware NSX
8 3 (0.55%) EMC RecoverPoint
8 3 (0.55%) VMware ESXi
9 2 (0.37%) ProxySG
10 1 (0.18%) BitLocker
10 1 (0.18%) KVM
10 1 (0.18%) Oracle RAC
10 1 (0.18%) Xen
Systems Management
1 74 (13.55%) Terraform
2 72 (13.19%) Microsoft Intune
3 65 (11.90%) Ansible
4 55 (10.07%) FortiGate
5 41 (7.51%) Kubernetes
6 26 (4.76%) Single Sign-On
7 22 (4.03%) SCCM
8 19 (3.48%) Autotask
9 17 (3.11%) Jamf Pro
10 12 (2.20%) Nessus
11 10 (1.83%) Grafana
12 9 (1.65%) Prometheus
13 7 (1.28%) CASB
13 7 (1.28%) Cisco Prime
13 7 (1.28%) Nmap
14 4 (0.73%) Active Directory Federation Services
14 4 (0.73%) Check_MK
15 3 (0.55%) Argo
15 3 (0.55%) Istio
15 3 (0.55%) VxRail
Vendors
1 278 (50.92%) Microsoft
2 176 (32.23%) Cisco
3 122 (22.34%) Palo Alto
4 101 (18.50%) VMware
5 65 (11.90%) Meraki
6 64 (11.72%) Fortinet
7 53 (9.71%) Zscaler
8 35 (6.41%) CheckPoint
8 35 (6.41%) SolarWinds
9 30 (5.49%) Tenable
10 27 (4.95%) CrowdStrike
10 27 (4.95%) Splunk
11 26 (4.76%) F5
12 25 (4.58%) Aruba
13 23 (4.21%) Arista
14 22 (4.03%) Google
15 21 (3.85%) Dynatrace
16 20 (3.66%) HP
17 17 (3.11%) Juniper
17 17 (3.11%) SonicWALL