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 23 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 102 84 95
Rank change year-on-year -18 +11 -31
Permanent jobs citing Firewall 548 444 640
As % of all permanent jobs in London 2.15% 3.76% 3.41%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 29.90% 36.10% 25.53%
Number of salaries quoted 410 336 415
10th Percentile £38,175 £35,625 £38,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £47,188 £48,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £67,500 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.70% - +3.85%
75th Percentile £88,438 £82,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £93,250
England median annual salary £52,500 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.53% -5.00% -4.76%

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 1,833 1,230 2,507
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 7.19% 10.40% 13.36%
Number of salaries quoted 1,066 846 1,222
10th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £40,500 £45,781
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% -7.69% +0.15%
75th Percentile £87,500 £82,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £105,000 £101,250 £96,250
England median annual salary £48,500 £41,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +16.87% -17.00% -4.76%

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 23 September 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 23 September 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 43 £90,000 +28.57% 67
West London +3 31 £65,000 +18.18% 13
South London +14 22 £34,250 -25.54% 11
North London +8 12 £55,000 -21.43% 1
East London -10 6 £105,000 +208.82% 8
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 59 (10.77%) Microsoft Exchange
2 58 (10.58%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.73%) Confluence
4 3 (0.55%) SAS
5 2 (0.36%) Apache
6 1 (0.18%) IIS
6 1 (0.18%) Moodle
6 1 (0.18%) OpenStack
Applications
1 14 (2.55%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (2.19%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.36%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.36%) SmartSuite
Business Applications
1 8 (1.46%) Fidessa
2 3 (0.55%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.18%) Eikon
3 1 (0.18%) FLEXCUBE
3 1 (0.18%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 301 (54.93%) Azure
2 201 (36.68%) Microsoft 365
3 138 (25.18%) Entra ID
4 102 (18.61%) AWS
5 43 (7.85%) PaaS
6 42 (7.66%) SaaS
7 35 (6.39%) IaaS
8 30 (5.47%) Datadog
9 26 (4.74%) GCP
10 23 (4.20%) Azure DevOps
10 23 (4.20%) Azure Monitor
11 22 (4.01%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 18 (3.28%) Azure Sentinel
12 18 (3.28%) OneDrive
12 18 (3.28%) Serverless
13 17 (3.10%) Mimecast
14 15 (2.74%) Google Workspace
15 14 (2.55%) Power Platform
16 12 (2.19%) Azure Key Vault
16 12 (2.19%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 221 (40.33%) VPN
2 180 (32.85%) DNS
3 171 (31.20%) Network Security
4 137 (25.00%) WAN
5 130 (23.72%) VLAN
6 127 (23.18%) DHCP
7 111 (20.26%) Wi-Fi
8 108 (19.71%) LAN
9 95 (17.34%) TCP/IP
9 95 (17.34%) Wireless
10 77 (14.05%) SD-WAN
11 59 (10.77%) BGP
12 57 (10.40%) Cisco ISE
13 52 (9.49%) OSPF
14 45 (8.21%) SAN
15 24 (4.38%) MPLS
15 24 (4.38%) SSL
15 24 (4.38%) WLAN
16 21 (3.83%) Cisco Wireless
17 17 (3.10%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 64 (11.68%) SQL Server
2 13 (2.37%) Power BI
3 12 (2.19%) Azure SQL Database
4 3 (0.55%) Big Data
4 3 (0.55%) BusinessObjects
4 3 (0.55%) Oracle Reports
4 3 (0.55%) SAP HANA
5 2 (0.36%) Oracle Database
5 2 (0.36%) Oracle Database 11g
5 2 (0.36%) Oracle Database 12c
5 2 (0.36%) Oracle Exadata
5 2 (0.36%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.18%) Amazon RDS
6 1 (0.18%) Elasticsearch
6 1 (0.18%) Electronic Patient Records
6 1 (0.18%) InfluxDB
6 1 (0.18%) MySQL
6 1 (0.18%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 17 (3.10%) JIRA
2 15 (2.74%) Chocolatey
3 12 (2.19%) Burp Suite
3 12 (2.19%) Metasploit
4 5 (0.91%) Git
4 5 (0.91%) GitLab
5 3 (0.55%) Maven
6 2 (0.36%) Bitbucket Server
6 2 (0.36%) Oracle APEX
7 1 (0.18%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.18%) TeamCity
General
1 187 (34.12%) Social Skills
2 129 (23.54%) Finance
3 43 (7.85%) Banking
4 35 (6.39%) Analytical Skills
4 35 (6.39%) Law
5 30 (5.47%) Legal
6 29 (5.29%) Telecoms
7 17 (3.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 16 (2.92%) Public Sector
9 15 (2.74%) Documentation Skills
10 14 (2.55%) Presentation Skills
11 13 (2.37%) Influencing Skills
12 12 (2.19%) Organisational Skills
13 11 (2.01%) Mandarin Language
14 10 (1.82%) Retail
15 8 (1.46%) Back Office
16 6 (1.09%) Billing
16 6 (1.09%) Digital Health
16 6 (1.09%) Manufacturing
16 6 (1.09%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 112 (20.44%) Senior
2 103 (18.80%) Network Engineer
3 76 (13.87%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 65 (11.86%) Azure Engineer
5 61 (11.13%) IT Engineer
6 59 (10.77%) Architect
7 48 (8.76%) Support Engineer
8 43 (7.85%) IT Support
8 43 (7.85%) Lead
9 42 (7.66%) Security Engineer
10 34 (6.20%) IT Support Engineer
10 34 (6.20%) Senior Network Engineer
11 33 (6.02%) Cloud Engineer
12 31 (5.66%) Azure Infrastructure Engineer
13 29 (5.29%) 2nd Line Support
14 28 (5.11%) Analyst
15 26 (4.74%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
16 25 (4.56%) 2nd Line Engineer
17 24 (4.38%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
18 22 (4.01%) 3rd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 73 (13.32%) Terraform
2 16 (2.92%) FIX Protocol
2 16 (2.92%) OpenID
2 16 (2.92%) SAML
3 15 (2.74%) OAuth
3 15 (2.74%) REST
4 14 (2.55%) LDAP
5 11 (2.01%) ARM Templates
6 10 (1.82%) 802.1X
7 8 (1.46%) ADO
8 5 (0.91%) Node.js
8 5 (0.91%) YAML
9 2 (0.36%) RESTful
9 2 (0.36%) Web Services
10 1 (0.18%) Azure Blueprints
10 1 (0.18%) Elastic Stack
10 1 (0.18%) Middleware
10 1 (0.18%) OAuth2
10 1 (0.18%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 91 (16.61%) Data Centre
2 64 (11.68%) Security Posture
3 39 (7.12%) Hybrid Cloud
4 35 (6.39%) Onboarding
5 34 (6.20%) Cyber Threat
6 25 (4.56%) Management Information System
7 23 (4.20%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
7 23 (4.20%) PKI
8 19 (3.47%) Cloud Native
9 18 (3.28%) Video Conferencing
10 17 (3.10%) Enterprise Software
11 12 (2.19%) Driving Licence
12 10 (1.82%) Operational Technology
12 10 (1.82%) Virtual Team
13 9 (1.64%) Private Cloud
14 8 (1.46%) Eurex
14 8 (1.46%) Public Cloud
15 7 (1.28%) IoT
15 7 (1.28%) Legacy Systems
15 7 (1.28%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 195 (35.58%) Windows
2 78 (14.23%) Linux
3 66 (12.04%) Windows Server
4 35 (6.39%) Mac OS
5 16 (2.92%) Windows Server 2019
6 13 (2.37%) Unix
6 13 (2.37%) VMS
7 11 (2.01%) Ubuntu
8 8 (1.46%) CentOS
8 8 (1.46%) Rocky
9 5 (0.91%) Solaris
9 5 (0.91%) Windows 10
10 4 (0.73%) Windows Server 2016
11 3 (0.55%) Kali Linux
12 2 (0.36%) Android
12 2 (0.36%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 2 (0.36%) tvOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 143 (26.09%) Cybersecurity
2 113 (20.62%) Problem-Solving
3 99 (18.07%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 95 (17.34%) Continuous Improvement
4 95 (17.34%) Disaster Recovery
5 89 (16.24%) Incident Response
6 85 (15.51%) Cloud Security
7 84 (15.33%) Roadmaps
7 84 (15.33%) Zero Trust
8 77 (14.05%) Migration
9 74 (13.50%) Infrastructure as Code
10 70 (12.77%) ITIL
10 70 (12.77%) SIEM
11 64 (11.68%) Mentoring
11 64 (11.68%) Project Delivery
11 64 (11.68%) Stakeholder Management
12 63 (11.50%) High Availability
13 59 (10.77%) Technical Leadership
14 55 (10.04%) Change Management
15 54 (9.85%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 73 (13.32%) PowerShell
2 67 (12.23%) Python
3 29 (5.29%) Bash
4 25 (4.56%) SQL
5 23 (4.20%) Bicep
6 8 (1.46%) JavaScript
6 8 (1.46%) Kusto Query Language
6 8 (1.46%) Perl
6 8 (1.46%) Ruby
7 5 (0.91%) C
8 4 (0.73%) Shell Script
9 3 (0.55%) Java
10 2 (0.36%) Go
10 2 (0.36%) Korn
10 2 (0.36%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 105 (19.16%) Cisco Certification
2 89 (16.24%) CCNP
3 70 (12.77%) Degree
4 62 (11.31%) CISSP
5 61 (11.13%) Azure Certification
6 42 (7.66%) CCNA
7 37 (6.75%) Security Cleared
8 33 (6.02%) Computer Science Degree
9 29 (5.29%) Microsoft Certification
10 24 (4.38%) CISM
11 22 (4.01%) AWS Certification
12 20 (3.65%) CCIE
13 12 (2.19%) CompTIA Security+
13 12 (2.19%) Master's Degree
14 9 (1.64%) CHECK Team Member
14 9 (1.64%) DV Cleared
14 9 (1.64%) GIAC
14 9 (1.64%) ITIL Certification
14 9 (1.64%) SC Cleared
15 8 (1.46%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 72 (13.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 71 (12.96%) NIST
3 39 (7.12%) GDPR
4 36 (6.57%) SLA
5 34 (6.20%) PCI DSS
6 15 (2.74%) Cyber Essentials
7 9 (1.64%) GRC
8 8 (1.46%) SOC 2
9 6 (1.09%) QA
10 4 (0.73%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 3 (0.55%) NCSC
12 2 (0.36%) ISO 22301
12 2 (0.36%) ISO 9001
12 2 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 1 (0.18%) Actionable Recommendations
13 1 (0.18%) Data Quality
13 1 (0.18%) HIPAA
13 1 (0.18%) PMO
System Software
1 156 (28.47%) Active Directory
2 56 (10.22%) VMware Infrastructure
3 25 (4.56%) Hyper-V
4 22 (4.01%) Virtual Desktop
5 14 (2.55%) Docker
6 13 (2.37%) Virtual Machines
7 11 (2.01%) vSphere
8 5 (0.91%) VMware ESXi
8 5 (0.91%) VMware NSX
9 2 (0.36%) EMC RecoverPoint
9 2 (0.36%) Firmware
9 2 (0.36%) ProxySG
10 1 (0.18%) BitLocker
10 1 (0.18%) NFS
10 1 (0.18%) Oracle RAC
10 1 (0.18%) Samba
10 1 (0.18%) Xen
Systems Management
1 78 (14.23%) Microsoft Intune
2 54 (9.85%) Ansible
3 49 (8.94%) FortiGate
4 33 (6.02%) Kubernetes
5 32 (5.84%) Single Sign-On
6 22 (4.01%) SCCM
7 19 (3.47%) Autotask
8 17 (3.10%) Jamf Pro
9 15 (2.74%) Nessus
10 12 (2.19%) Grafana
10 12 (2.19%) Nmap
11 11 (2.01%) CASB
12 9 (1.64%) Prometheus
13 5 (0.91%) vCenter Server
14 3 (0.55%) Active Directory Federation Services
14 3 (0.55%) Argo
14 3 (0.55%) Cisco Prime
14 3 (0.55%) Istio
14 3 (0.55%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
14 3 (0.55%) VxRail
Vendors
1 297 (54.20%) Microsoft
2 166 (30.29%) Cisco
3 121 (22.08%) Palo Alto
4 104 (18.98%) VMware
5 59 (10.77%) Fortinet
6 57 (10.40%) Meraki
7 54 (9.85%) Zscaler
8 28 (5.11%) F5
8 28 (5.11%) Tenable
9 27 (4.93%) Aruba
10 26 (4.74%) SolarWinds
11 24 (4.38%) CheckPoint
11 24 (4.38%) Splunk
12 22 (4.01%) CrowdStrike
12 22 (4.01%) Juniper
13 21 (3.83%) Arista
13 21 (3.83%) Dynatrace
14 20 (3.65%) HP
15 18 (3.28%) Google
16 17 (3.10%) SonicWALL