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

6 months to
1 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 91 82 83
Rank change year-on-year -9 +1 -5
Permanent jobs citing Firewall 518 480 830
As % of all permanent jobs in London 2.36% 3.91% 3.44%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 27.19% 38.74% 26.69%
Number of salaries quoted 372 382 667
10th Percentile £37,500 £38,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £48,500 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,500 £68,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.68% +4.62% +8.33%
75th Percentile £87,500 £83,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £103,750 £104,750 £93,750
England median annual salary £51,500 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +3.00% +5.26% -5.00%

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 1,905 1,239 3,110
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 8.68% 10.09% 12.89%
Number of salaries quoted 1,056 907 1,904
10th Percentile £33,250 £32,920 £32,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.00% +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £87,500 £83,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £108,750 £100,000 £95,000
England median annual salary £47,500 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.56% -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 1 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 1 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 -8 65 £80,000 +16.79% 24
South London +15 15 £31,000 -38.00% 3
North London +13 15 £55,000 -20.00%
West London -9 15 £72,500 +39.42% 14
East London +3 11 £105,000 +9.09% 3
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 48 (9.27%) SharePoint
2 47 (9.07%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.58%) Apache
3 3 (0.58%) Confluence
4 1 (0.19%) OpenStack
4 1 (0.19%) SAS
Applications
1 18 (3.47%) MS Visio
2 8 (1.54%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.97%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (0.58%) AutoCAD
4 3 (0.58%) SOLIDWORKS
5 2 (0.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (0.19%) Alphatax
1 1 (0.19%) Elite 3E
1 1 (0.19%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 310 (59.85%) Azure
2 172 (33.20%) Microsoft 365
3 120 (23.17%) AWS
4 103 (19.88%) Entra ID
5 43 (8.30%) Datadog
5 43 (8.30%) SaaS
6 38 (7.34%) GCP
7 25 (4.83%) Azure Monitor
7 25 (4.83%) IaaS
8 23 (4.44%) Azure Sentinel
9 21 (4.05%) PaaS
10 19 (3.67%) Azure ExpressRoute
10 19 (3.67%) Virtual Private Cloud
11 18 (3.47%) GitHub
11 18 (3.47%) Mimecast
12 14 (2.70%) GitHub Actions
13 13 (2.51%) AWS Direct Connect
13 13 (2.51%) Serverless
14 12 (2.32%) Azure Key Vault
14 12 (2.32%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 209 (40.35%) VPN
2 176 (33.98%) Network Security
3 147 (28.38%) WAN
4 133 (25.68%) DNS
5 111 (21.43%) LAN
6 110 (21.24%) VLAN
7 109 (21.04%) Wi-Fi
8 99 (19.11%) SD-WAN
9 88 (16.99%) DHCP
10 77 (14.86%) Wireless
11 73 (14.09%) BGP
12 69 (13.32%) Cisco ISE
13 67 (12.93%) OSPF
14 60 (11.58%) TCP/IP
15 43 (8.30%) SAN
16 37 (7.14%) WLAN
17 34 (6.56%) Cisco Firepower
18 33 (6.37%) Cisco Wireless
19 28 (5.41%) MPLS
20 25 (4.83%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (8.88%) SQL Server
2 12 (2.32%) Power BI
3 6 (1.16%) Azure SQL Database
4 3 (0.58%) Oracle Database
4 3 (0.58%) Oracle Database 11g
4 3 (0.58%) Oracle Database 12c
4 3 (0.58%) Oracle Exadata
5 2 (0.39%) Amazon RDS
6 1 (0.19%) Big Data
6 1 (0.19%) BusinessObjects
6 1 (0.19%) InfluxDB
6 1 (0.19%) MySQL
6 1 (0.19%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.19%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.19%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 17 (3.28%) Chocolatey
2 12 (2.32%) JIRA
3 10 (1.93%) Git
4 8 (1.54%) Bitbucket
5 7 (1.35%) GitLab
6 5 (0.97%) Metasploit
7 3 (0.58%) Bitbucket Server
7 3 (0.58%) Jenkins
7 3 (0.58%) Oracle APEX
8 1 (0.19%) Burp Suite
8 1 (0.19%) Maven
General
1 159 (30.69%) Social Skills
2 124 (23.94%) Finance
3 42 (8.11%) Analytical Skills
4 36 (6.95%) Banking
5 25 (4.83%) Legal
6 21 (4.05%) Telecoms
7 10 (1.93%) Law
7 10 (1.93%) Retail Banking
8 9 (1.74%) Influencing Skills
8 9 (1.74%) Public Sector
9 8 (1.54%) Retail
10 7 (1.35%) Documentation Skills
10 7 (1.35%) Mandarin Language
10 7 (1.35%) Presentation Skills
11 6 (1.16%) Aviation
11 6 (1.16%) Billing
11 6 (1.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 5 (0.97%) Back Office
13 3 (0.58%) Digital Health
13 3 (0.58%) German Language
Job Titles
1 129 (24.90%) Network Engineer
2 117 (22.59%) Senior
3 66 (12.74%) IT Engineer
4 61 (11.78%) Architect
5 58 (11.20%) Azure Engineer
6 52 (10.04%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 44 (8.49%) Support Engineer
8 42 (8.11%) IT Support
9 40 (7.72%) Cloud Engineer
9 40 (7.72%) Security Engineer
10 35 (6.76%) Network Architect
11 34 (6.56%) Cisco Engineer
11 34 (6.56%) Senior Network Engineer
12 33 (6.37%) IT Support Engineer
13 32 (6.18%) Analyst
13 32 (6.18%) Lead
14 27 (5.21%) 2nd Line Support
14 27 (5.21%) Cisco Network Engineer
15 25 (4.83%) Senior IT Engineer
16 23 (4.44%) 2nd Line Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (3.67%) OAuth
2 18 (3.47%) SAML
3 15 (2.90%) OpenID
4 14 (2.70%) 802.1X
4 14 (2.70%) ADO
5 13 (2.51%) REST
6 12 (2.32%) LDAP
7 10 (1.93%) ARM Templates
7 10 (1.93%) YAML
8 5 (0.97%) FIX Protocol
8 5 (0.97%) Node.js
9 2 (0.39%) OAuth2
9 2 (0.39%) SailPoint
10 1 (0.19%) Elastic Stack
10 1 (0.19%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 93 (17.95%) Data Centre
2 63 (12.16%) Security Posture
3 36 (6.95%) Cyber Threat
4 28 (5.41%) PKI
5 25 (4.83%) Hybrid Cloud
6 24 (4.63%) Management Information System
7 17 (3.28%) Cloud Native
8 14 (2.70%) Onboarding
8 14 (2.70%) Video Conferencing
9 13 (2.51%) Enterprise Software
10 11 (2.12%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
11 10 (1.93%) Cyber Defence
12 9 (1.74%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 9 (1.74%) Virtual Team
13 8 (1.54%) Blog
14 7 (1.35%) Enterprise Storage
15 6 (1.16%) Self-Motivation
16 5 (0.97%) Cyber Kill Chain
17 4 (0.77%) Educational Technology
17 4 (0.77%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 166 (32.05%) Windows
2 58 (11.20%) Linux
3 52 (10.04%) Windows Server
4 25 (4.83%) Mac OS
5 14 (2.70%) VMS
5 14 (2.70%) Windows Server 2019
6 9 (1.74%) Unix
7 7 (1.35%) Ubuntu
7 7 (1.35%) Windows Server 2016
8 5 (0.97%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 4 (0.77%) Kali Linux
10 3 (0.58%) Windows 10
11 2 (0.39%) tvOS
12 1 (0.19%) Apple iOS
12 1 (0.19%) CentOS
12 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 113 (21.81%) Cybersecurity
2 104 (20.08%) Incident Response
3 96 (18.53%) Problem-Solving
4 91 (17.57%) Disaster Recovery
5 84 (16.22%) Cloud Security
6 81 (15.64%) SIEM
7 77 (14.86%) Zero Trust
8 75 (14.48%) Continuous Improvement
9 70 (13.51%) Roadmaps
10 66 (12.74%) Infrastructure as Code
11 64 (12.36%) Migration
12 62 (11.97%) High Availability
12 62 (11.97%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 56 (10.81%) Business Continuity
14 53 (10.23%) ITIL
15 51 (9.85%) Vulnerability Management
16 50 (9.65%) Security Architecture
16 50 (9.65%) Technical Leadership
17 49 (9.46%) Project Delivery
18 46 (8.88%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 73 (14.09%) PowerShell
2 68 (13.13%) Python
3 28 (5.41%) Bash
4 15 (2.90%) SQL
5 12 (2.32%) Kusto Query Language
6 10 (1.93%) Bicep
7 6 (1.16%) Shell Script
8 3 (0.58%) Java
8 3 (0.58%) Korn
8 3 (0.58%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.19%) C
Qualifications
1 131 (25.29%) Cisco Certification
2 111 (21.43%) CCNP
3 62 (11.97%) Degree
4 57 (11.00%) CISSP
5 51 (9.85%) Azure Certification
6 49 (9.46%) CCNA
7 42 (8.11%) CCIE
8 30 (5.79%) CISM
9 28 (5.41%) Computer Science Degree
10 26 (5.02%) Security Cleared
11 22 (4.25%) CompTIA Security+
11 22 (4.25%) Microsoft Certification
12 18 (3.47%) DV Cleared
13 17 (3.28%) CEH
14 14 (2.70%) AWS Certification
14 14 (2.70%) CCSA
14 14 (2.70%) CCSE
15 13 (2.51%) GIAC
16 12 (2.32%) SC Cleared
17 9 (1.74%) GSEC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 77 (14.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 70 (13.51%) NIST
3 39 (7.53%) GDPR
4 32 (6.18%) PCI DSS
5 20 (3.86%) SLA
6 19 (3.67%) Cyber Essentials
7 16 (3.09%) SOC 2
8 7 (1.35%) Government Security Classifications
8 7 (1.35%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 7 (1.35%) JSP 440
9 6 (1.16%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 6 (1.16%) QA
10 5 (0.97%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 4 (0.77%) Accessibility
11 4 (0.77%) HIPAA
11 4 (0.77%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 3 (0.58%) GRC
12 3 (0.58%) NCSC
13 1 (0.19%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 148 (28.57%) Active Directory
2 47 (9.07%) VMware Infrastructure
3 24 (4.63%) Virtual Desktop
4 16 (3.09%) Hyper-V
5 9 (1.74%) Docker
6 8 (1.54%) vSphere
7 7 (1.35%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (0.77%) EMC RecoverPoint
8 4 (0.77%) Firmware
8 4 (0.77%) VMware ESXi
9 2 (0.39%) BitLocker
9 2 (0.39%) Oracle RAC
9 2 (0.39%) VMware NSX
10 1 (0.19%) KVM
10 1 (0.19%) NLBS
10 1 (0.19%) Xen
Systems Management
1 71 (13.71%) Ansible
1 71 (13.71%) Terraform
2 70 (13.51%) Microsoft Intune
3 51 (9.85%) FortiGate
4 35 (6.76%) Kubernetes
5 23 (4.44%) SCCM
6 19 (3.67%) Autotask
7 18 (3.47%) Single Sign-On
8 15 (2.90%) Jamf Pro
9 12 (2.32%) Grafana
10 10 (1.93%) Prometheus
11 9 (1.74%) Check_MK
11 9 (1.74%) Cisco Prime
12 4 (0.77%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 4 (0.77%) vCenter Server
12 4 (0.77%) VxRail
13 3 (0.58%) Argo
13 3 (0.58%) Docker Swarm
13 3 (0.58%) Istio
13 3 (0.58%) linkerd
Vendors
1 247 (47.68%) Microsoft
2 173 (33.40%) Cisco
3 113 (21.81%) Palo Alto
4 87 (16.80%) VMware
5 70 (13.51%) Meraki
6 63 (12.16%) Fortinet
7 55 (10.62%) SolarWinds
8 43 (8.30%) CheckPoint
9 36 (6.95%) Zscaler
10 32 (6.18%) Splunk
11 30 (5.79%) Dynatrace
12 29 (5.60%) Arista
13 27 (5.21%) CrowdStrike
13 27 (5.21%) Tenable
14 26 (5.02%) Aruba
15 24 (4.63%) Google
16 21 (4.05%) F5
16 21 (4.05%) Juniper
17 20 (3.86%) SonicWALL
18 17 (3.28%) AppDynamics