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

6 months to
19 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 88 80 79
Rank change year-on-year -8 -1 +5
Permanent jobs citing Firewall 509 487 847
As % of all permanent jobs in London 2.46% 3.95% 3.61%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 26.87% 37.52% 26.53%
Number of salaries quoted 362 383 711
10th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £50,000 £50,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £71,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.11% +9.23% +8.33%
75th Percentile £90,000 £90,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £103,375 £110,000 £95,000
England median annual salary £54,000 £51,729 £49,000
% change year-on-year +4.39% +5.57% -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 1,894 1,298 3,193
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 9.17% 10.53% 13.62%
Number of salaries quoted 995 934 2,003
10th Percentile £31,250 £33,250 £32,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,773 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.19% +8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £107,500 £105,000 £95,000
England median annual salary £46,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -8.00% +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 19 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 19 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 +23 89 £80,000 +14.29% 31
East London 0 17 £105,000 +9.09% 3
North London +13 16 £55,000 -21.43% 1
South London +12 12 £30,000 -46.26% 2
West London -17 12 £77,500 +58.16% 12
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 36 (7.07%) Microsoft Exchange
2 29 (5.70%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.98%) Confluence
4 4 (0.79%) Apache
5 1 (0.20%) IIS
Applications
1 15 (2.95%) MS Visio
2 8 (1.57%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.79%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (0.59%) AutoCAD
4 3 (0.59%) SOLIDWORKS
5 2 (0.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 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
1 316 (62.08%) Azure
2 162 (31.83%) Microsoft 365
3 131 (25.74%) AWS
4 83 (16.31%) Entra ID
5 48 (9.43%) Datadog
6 46 (9.04%) SaaS
7 44 (8.64%) GCP
8 26 (5.11%) Azure Monitor
8 26 (5.11%) IaaS
9 23 (4.52%) Azure ExpressRoute
9 23 (4.52%) PaaS
9 23 (4.52%) Virtual Private Cloud
10 22 (4.32%) GitHub
11 20 (3.93%) Azure Sentinel
12 18 (3.54%) GitHub Actions
12 18 (3.54%) Mimecast
13 17 (3.34%) AWS Direct Connect
14 16 (3.14%) Azure DevOps
15 14 (2.75%) Azure Key Vault
16 13 (2.55%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 211 (41.45%) VPN
2 157 (30.84%) WAN
3 150 (29.47%) Network Security
4 128 (25.15%) DNS
5 111 (21.81%) LAN
5 111 (21.81%) Wi-Fi
6 106 (20.83%) SD-WAN
7 97 (19.06%) VLAN
8 87 (17.09%) DHCP
9 72 (14.15%) Wireless
10 68 (13.36%) BGP
11 67 (13.16%) Cisco ISE
12 62 (12.18%) OSPF
13 57 (11.20%) TCP/IP
14 45 (8.84%) SAN
15 39 (7.66%) WLAN
16 38 (7.47%) Cisco Firepower
17 35 (6.88%) Cisco ASA
18 33 (6.48%) Cisco Wireless
19 28 (5.50%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 49 (9.63%) SQL Server
2 5 (0.98%) Azure SQL Database
2 5 (0.98%) Power BI
3 4 (0.79%) Amazon RDS
4 2 (0.39%) Oracle Database
4 2 (0.39%) Oracle Database 11g
4 2 (0.39%) Oracle Database 12c
4 2 (0.39%) 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 21 (4.13%) Chocolatey
2 11 (2.16%) Git
2 11 (2.16%) JIRA
3 10 (1.96%) GitLab
4 8 (1.57%) Bitbucket
5 7 (1.38%) Jenkins
6 4 (0.79%) Metasploit
7 2 (0.39%) Bitbucket Server
7 2 (0.39%) Oracle APEX
7 2 (0.39%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 143 (28.09%) Finance
2 138 (27.11%) Social Skills
3 51 (10.02%) Analytical Skills
4 44 (8.64%) Banking
5 27 (5.30%) Legal
6 15 (2.95%) Telecoms
7 12 (2.36%) Influencing Skills
8 10 (1.96%) Retail Banking
9 8 (1.57%) Public Sector
9 8 (1.57%) Retail
10 7 (1.38%) Aviation
10 7 (1.38%) Documentation Skills
10 7 (1.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 7 (1.38%) Presentation Skills
11 6 (1.18%) Law
12 3 (0.59%) Billing
12 3 (0.59%) German Language
12 3 (0.59%) Manufacturing
12 3 (0.59%) Marketing
12 3 (0.59%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 138 (27.11%) Network Engineer
2 97 (19.06%) Senior
3 68 (13.36%) IT Engineer
4 67 (13.16%) Azure Engineer
5 56 (11.00%) Architect
6 51 (10.02%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 43 (8.45%) Cloud Engineer
8 42 (8.25%) Cisco Engineer
8 42 (8.25%) Support Engineer
9 41 (8.06%) IT Support
10 35 (6.88%) Cisco Network Engineer
11 33 (6.48%) Network Architect
12 32 (6.29%) Analyst
13 31 (6.09%) Lead
14 30 (5.89%) IT Support Engineer
14 30 (5.89%) Security Engineer
14 30 (5.89%) Senior IT Engineer
14 30 (5.89%) Senior Network Engineer
15 25 (4.91%) Platform Engineer
16 21 (4.13%) 2nd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (4.32%) OAuth
2 21 (4.13%) SAML
3 16 (3.14%) ADO
4 13 (2.55%) 802.1X
4 13 (2.55%) OpenID
5 12 (2.36%) YAML
6 11 (2.16%) REST
7 10 (1.96%) LDAP
8 6 (1.18%) ARM Templates
9 3 (0.59%) Node.js
10 2 (0.39%) .NET
10 2 (0.39%) Elastic Stack
10 2 (0.39%) FIX Protocol
10 2 (0.39%) OAuth2
10 2 (0.39%) SailPoint
11 1 (0.20%) AWS SAM
11 1 (0.20%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 90 (17.68%) Data Centre
2 50 (9.82%) Security Posture
3 40 (7.86%) Cyber Threat
4 26 (5.11%) Management Information System
5 23 (4.52%) PKI
6 22 (4.32%) Hybrid Cloud
7 17 (3.34%) Cloud Native
8 14 (2.75%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 14 (2.75%) Onboarding
9 11 (2.16%) Cyber Defence
10 9 (1.77%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 9 (1.77%) Enterprise Software
11 7 (1.38%) Blog
11 7 (1.38%) Video Conferencing
12 6 (1.18%) Analytical Mindset
12 6 (1.18%) Enterprise Storage
12 6 (1.18%) IoT
12 6 (1.18%) Self-Motivation
13 5 (0.98%) Cyber Kill Chain
13 5 (0.98%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 166 (32.61%) Windows
2 56 (11.00%) Linux
3 55 (10.81%) Windows Server
4 20 (3.93%) Mac OS
5 18 (3.54%) VMS
6 17 (3.34%) Windows Server 2019
7 11 (2.16%) Unix
8 10 (1.96%) Windows Server 2016
9 9 (1.77%) Ubuntu
10 8 (1.57%) Windows 10
11 5 (0.98%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 4 (0.79%) Kali Linux
13 2 (0.39%) tvOS
14 1 (0.20%) Apple iOS
14 1 (0.20%) CentOS
14 1 (0.20%) Solaris
14 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 103 (20.24%) Cybersecurity
2 102 (20.04%) Incident Response
3 96 (18.86%) Disaster Recovery
3 96 (18.86%) Problem-Solving
4 84 (16.50%) SIEM
5 78 (15.32%) Zero Trust
6 74 (14.54%) Cloud Security
7 68 (13.36%) Infrastructure as Code
8 65 (12.77%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 65 (12.77%) Migration
9 62 (12.18%) Roadmaps
10 59 (11.59%) Continuous Improvement
10 59 (11.59%) High Availability
11 57 (11.20%) ITIL
12 52 (10.22%) DevOps
13 51 (10.02%) Business Continuity
13 51 (10.02%) CI/CD
14 50 (9.82%) Vulnerability Management
15 49 (9.63%) ITSM
16 48 (9.43%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 75 (14.73%) PowerShell
2 68 (13.36%) Python
3 25 (4.91%) Bash
4 16 (3.14%) Kusto Query Language
4 16 (3.14%) SQL
5 12 (2.36%) Bicep
6 5 (0.98%) Shell Script
7 2 (0.39%) Java
7 2 (0.39%) Korn
7 2 (0.39%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.20%) C
8 1 (0.20%) C#
8 1 (0.20%) Go
8 1 (0.20%) JavaScript
8 1 (0.20%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 129 (25.34%) Cisco Certification
2 107 (21.02%) CCNP
3 64 (12.57%) Degree
4 62 (12.18%) CISSP
5 47 (9.23%) Azure Certification
6 45 (8.84%) CCNA
7 43 (8.45%) CCIE
8 33 (6.48%) Computer Science Degree
9 31 (6.09%) CISM
10 24 (4.72%) Microsoft Certification
10 24 (4.72%) Security Cleared
11 19 (3.73%) CompTIA Security+
12 18 (3.54%) CCSA
12 18 (3.54%) CCSE
12 18 (3.54%) CEH
13 17 (3.34%) DV Cleared
14 12 (2.36%) CISA
14 12 (2.36%) SC Cleared
15 11 (2.16%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 11 (2.16%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 84 (16.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 62 (12.18%) NIST
3 49 (9.63%) GDPR
4 35 (6.88%) PCI DSS
5 24 (4.72%) Cyber Essentials
6 21 (4.13%) SLA
7 18 (3.54%) SOC 2
8 12 (2.36%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 7 (1.38%) Government Security Classifications
9 7 (1.38%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 7 (1.38%) JSP 440
10 6 (1.18%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 5 (0.98%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 4 (0.79%) Accessibility
12 4 (0.79%) GRC
12 4 (0.79%) HIPAA
13 3 (0.59%) NCSC
14 1 (0.20%) Basel III
14 1 (0.20%) MiFID
14 1 (0.20%) QA
System Software
1 144 (28.29%) Active Directory
2 41 (8.06%) VMware Infrastructure
3 24 (4.72%) Virtual Desktop
4 17 (3.34%) Docker
5 16 (3.14%) Firmware
6 15 (2.95%) Hyper-V
7 13 (2.55%) Virtual Machines
8 7 (1.38%) vSphere
9 4 (0.79%) VMware ESXi
10 2 (0.39%) EMC RecoverPoint
10 2 (0.39%) Oracle RAC
11 1 (0.20%) BitLocker
11 1 (0.20%) KVM
11 1 (0.20%) NLBS
11 1 (0.20%) VMware NSX
11 1 (0.20%) Xen
Systems Management
1 82 (16.11%) Ansible
2 79 (15.52%) Terraform
3 72 (14.15%) Microsoft Intune
4 45 (8.84%) FortiGate
5 40 (7.86%) Kubernetes
6 31 (6.09%) SCCM
7 15 (2.95%) Single Sign-On
8 12 (2.36%) Autotask
8 12 (2.36%) Grafana
8 12 (2.36%) Prometheus
9 9 (1.77%) Check_MK
9 9 (1.77%) Cisco Prime
9 9 (1.77%) Jamf Pro
10 6 (1.18%) CASB
11 5 (0.98%) Nagios
12 4 (0.79%) Argo
12 4 (0.79%) Istio
12 4 (0.79%) linkerd
12 4 (0.79%) Mesos
12 4 (0.79%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 225 (44.20%) Microsoft
2 177 (34.77%) Cisco
3 103 (20.24%) Palo Alto
4 83 (16.31%) VMware
5 75 (14.73%) Fortinet
6 67 (13.16%) Meraki
7 55 (10.81%) SolarWinds
8 48 (9.43%) CheckPoint
9 37 (7.27%) Dynatrace
10 32 (6.29%) Zscaler
11 28 (5.50%) CrowdStrike
12 27 (5.30%) Juniper
12 27 (5.30%) Splunk
12 27 (5.30%) Tenable
13 22 (4.32%) AppDynamics
13 22 (4.32%) Arista
13 22 (4.32%) Google
14 20 (3.93%) Aruba
15 17 (3.34%) F5
16 14 (2.75%) Infoblox