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

6 months to
11 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 87 79 76
Rank change year-on-year -8 -3 +12
Permanent jobs citing Firewall 504 502 855
As % of all permanent jobs in London 2.49% 3.97% 3.65%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 26.79% 37.83% 26.61%
Number of salaries quoted 359 401 718
10th Percentile £37,500 £40,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £50,000 £50,531
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £71,000 £72,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.07% +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 1,881 1,327 3,213
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 9.27% 10.49% 13.73%
Number of salaries quoted 994 958 2,014
10th Percentile £31,250 £34,775 £32,825
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,387 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.59% +8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £87,500 £87,188 £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 11 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 11 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 +22 90 £80,000 +14.29% 41
East London +3 18 £105,000 +9.09% 4
North London +14 15 £55,000 -16.98% 1
West London -16 12 £77,500 +49.04% 9
South London +9 10 £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 9 (1.79%) 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
1 313 (62.10%) Azure
2 159 (31.55%) Microsoft 365
3 127 (25.20%) AWS
4 81 (16.07%) Entra ID
5 49 (9.72%) Datadog
6 45 (8.93%) SaaS
7 42 (8.33%) GCP
8 27 (5.36%) Azure Monitor
9 25 (4.96%) Azure ExpressRoute
9 25 (4.96%) IaaS
10 24 (4.76%) GitHub
11 23 (4.56%) Virtual Private Cloud
12 22 (4.37%) PaaS
13 20 (3.97%) Azure Sentinel
13 20 (3.97%) GitHub Actions
14 18 (3.57%) Azure DevOps
14 18 (3.57%) Mimecast
15 17 (3.37%) AWS Direct Connect
16 15 (2.98%) Azure Key Vault
17 14 (2.78%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 212 (42.06%) VPN
2 155 (30.75%) WAN
3 145 (28.77%) Network Security
4 126 (25.00%) DNS
5 109 (21.63%) LAN
6 108 (21.43%) Wi-Fi
7 104 (20.63%) SD-WAN
8 94 (18.65%) VLAN
9 86 (17.06%) DHCP
10 70 (13.89%) Wireless
11 66 (13.10%) Cisco ISE
12 64 (12.70%) BGP
13 58 (11.51%) OSPF
14 56 (11.11%) TCP/IP
15 43 (8.53%) SAN
16 38 (7.54%) Cisco Firepower
16 38 (7.54%) WLAN
17 35 (6.94%) Cisco ASA
18 33 (6.55%) Cisco Wireless
19 28 (5.56%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 48 (9.52%) SQL Server
2 6 (1.19%) Azure SQL Database
3 5 (0.99%) Power BI
4 4 (0.79%) Amazon RDS
5 2 (0.40%) Oracle Database
5 2 (0.40%) Oracle Database 11g
5 2 (0.40%) Oracle Database 12c
5 2 (0.40%) Oracle Exadata
6 1 (0.20%) InfluxDB
6 1 (0.20%) MySQL
6 1 (0.20%) PostgreSQL
6 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
General
1 142 (28.17%) Finance
2 133 (26.39%) Social Skills
3 51 (10.12%) Analytical Skills
4 44 (8.73%) Banking
5 27 (5.36%) Legal
6 14 (2.78%) Telecoms
7 11 (2.18%) Influencing Skills
8 10 (1.98%) Retail Banking
9 8 (1.59%) Documentation Skills
9 8 (1.59%) Retail
10 7 (1.39%) Aviation
10 7 (1.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 7 (1.39%) Law
10 7 (1.39%) Presentation Skills
10 7 (1.39%) Public Sector
11 3 (0.60%) German Language
11 3 (0.60%) Manufacturing
11 3 (0.60%) Marketing
11 3 (0.60%) Organisational Skills
12 2 (0.40%) French Language
Job Titles
1 136 (26.98%) Network Engineer
2 95 (18.85%) Senior
3 66 (13.10%) Azure Engineer
4 64 (12.70%) IT Engineer
5 54 (10.71%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 52 (10.32%) Architect
7 42 (8.33%) Cisco Engineer
7 42 (8.33%) Cloud Engineer
8 41 (8.13%) Support Engineer
9 39 (7.74%) IT Support
10 37 (7.34%) Analyst
11 35 (6.94%) Cisco Network Engineer
12 31 (6.15%) Network Architect
12 31 (6.15%) Security Engineer
13 30 (5.95%) Lead
13 30 (5.95%) Senior Network Engineer
14 29 (5.75%) Senior IT Engineer
15 27 (5.36%) IT Support Engineer
15 27 (5.36%) 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%) Node.js
11 2 (0.40%) OAuth2
11 2 (0.40%) SailPoint
12 1 (0.20%) AWS SAM
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 27 (5.36%) Management Information System
5 23 (4.56%) Hybrid Cloud
5 23 (4.56%) PKI
6 17 (3.37%) Cloud Native
7 14 (2.78%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 13 (2.58%) Onboarding
9 11 (2.18%) Cyber Defence
10 10 (1.98%) Enterprise Software
11 9 (1.79%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
12 7 (1.39%) Blog
13 6 (1.19%) Analytical Mindset
13 6 (1.19%) Enterprise Storage
13 6 (1.19%) IoT
13 6 (1.19%) Self-Motivation
13 6 (1.19%) Video Conferencing
14 5 (0.99%) Cyber Kill Chain
14 5 (0.99%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 161 (31.94%) Windows
2 55 (10.91%) Linux
2 55 (10.91%) Windows Server
3 20 (3.97%) VMS
4 19 (3.77%) Mac OS
5 15 (2.98%) Windows Server 2019
6 11 (2.18%) Unix
7 10 (1.98%) Windows Server 2016
8 9 (1.79%) Ubuntu
8 9 (1.79%) Windows 10
9 5 (0.99%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 4 (0.79%) Kali Linux
11 1 (0.20%) Apple iOS
11 1 (0.20%) CentOS
11 1 (0.20%) Solaris
11 1 (0.20%) tvOS
11 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 108 (21.43%) Incident Response
2 105 (20.83%) Cybersecurity
3 98 (19.44%) Disaster Recovery
4 95 (18.85%) Problem-Solving
5 87 (17.26%) SIEM
6 76 (15.08%) Zero Trust
7 72 (14.29%) Cloud Security
8 69 (13.69%) Infrastructure as Code
9 68 (13.49%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 65 (12.90%) Migration
11 61 (12.10%) Continuous Improvement
12 59 (11.71%) High Availability
12 59 (11.71%) Roadmaps
13 57 (11.31%) ITIL
14 54 (10.71%) Business Continuity
15 52 (10.32%) CI/CD
15 52 (10.32%) DevOps
15 52 (10.32%) Vulnerability Management
16 48 (9.52%) ITSM
17 47 (9.33%) Information Security
Programming Languages
1 75 (14.88%) PowerShell
2 66 (13.10%) Python
3 25 (4.96%) 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%) Java
8 2 (0.40%) Korn
8 2 (0.40%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.20%) C#
9 1 (0.20%) Go
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%) Degree
4 63 (12.50%) CISSP
5 45 (8.93%) CCNA
6 44 (8.73%) Azure Certification
7 41 (8.13%) CCIE
8 32 (6.35%) Computer Science Degree
9 31 (6.15%) CISM
10 23 (4.56%) Microsoft Certification
10 23 (4.56%) Security Cleared
11 21 (4.17%) CompTIA Security+
12 19 (3.77%) CEH
13 17 (3.37%) CCSA
13 17 (3.37%) CCSE
14 16 (3.17%) DV Cleared
15 12 (2.38%) CISA
15 12 (2.38%) SC Cleared
16 11 (2.18%) (ISC)2 CCSP
16 11 (2.18%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 86 (17.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 63 (12.50%) NIST
3 52 (10.32%) GDPR
4 35 (6.94%) PCI DSS
5 24 (4.76%) Cyber Essentials
6 20 (3.97%) SLA
6 20 (3.97%) SOC 2
7 12 (2.38%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 7 (1.39%) Government Security Classifications
8 7 (1.39%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 7 (1.39%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 7 (1.39%) JSP 440
9 5 (0.99%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 4 (0.79%) Accessibility
10 4 (0.79%) GRC
10 4 (0.79%) HIPAA
11 3 (0.60%) NCSC
12 1 (0.20%) ITGC
12 1 (0.20%) MiFID
12 1 (0.20%) QA
System Software
1 144 (28.57%) Active Directory
2 42 (8.33%) VMware Infrastructure
3 23 (4.56%) Virtual Desktop
4 19 (3.77%) Docker
5 16 (3.17%) Firmware
6 15 (2.98%) Hyper-V
6 15 (2.98%) Virtual Machines
7 9 (1.79%) vSphere
8 4 (0.79%) VMware ESXi
9 2 (0.40%) EMC RecoverPoint
9 2 (0.40%) Oracle RAC
10 1 (0.20%) BitLocker
10 1 (0.20%) KVM
10 1 (0.20%) NLBS
10 1 (0.20%) VMware NSX
10 1 (0.20%) Xen
Systems Management
1 81 (16.07%) Ansible
2 80 (15.87%) Terraform
3 72 (14.29%) Microsoft Intune
4 42 (8.33%) Kubernetes
5 41 (8.13%) FortiGate
6 30 (5.95%) SCCM
7 14 (2.78%) Single Sign-On
8 11 (2.18%) Grafana
8 11 (2.18%) Prometheus
9 10 (1.98%) Autotask
10 9 (1.79%) Check_MK
10 9 (1.79%) Cisco Prime
11 8 (1.59%) Jamf Pro
12 6 (1.19%) CASB
13 5 (0.99%) Nagios
13 5 (0.99%) vCenter Server
14 4 (0.79%) Docker Swarm
14 4 (0.79%) Istio
14 4 (0.79%) linkerd
14 4 (0.79%) Mesos
Vendors
1 222 (44.05%) Microsoft
2 175 (34.72%) Cisco
3 105 (20.83%) Palo Alto
4 85 (16.87%) VMware
5 73 (14.48%) Fortinet
6 68 (13.49%) 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%) CrowdStrike
11 28 (5.56%) Splunk
12 27 (5.36%) Juniper
13 26 (5.16%) Tenable
14 22 (4.37%) AppDynamics
14 22 (4.37%) Arista
14 22 (4.37%) Google
15 21 (4.17%) Aruba
16 16 (3.17%) F5
17 14 (2.78%) Infoblox