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 20 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 92 78 81
Rank change year-on-year -14 +3 -1
Permanent jobs citing Firewall 513 480 862
As % of all permanent jobs in London 2.38% 3.94% 3.49%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 27.14% 39.09% 27.03%
Number of salaries quoted 370 381 695
10th Percentile £36,250 £38,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £48,500 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.57% +7.69% +8.33%
75th Percentile £88,438 £83,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £103,875 £107,500 £95,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £48,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% +3.09% -3.00%

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 1,890 1,228 3,189
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 8.76% 10.09% 12.90%
Number of salaries quoted 1,040 904 1,957
10th Percentile £33,250 £33,200 £32,750
25th Percentile £42,750 £42,500 £42,500
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 £110,000 £101,750 £95,000
England median annual salary £47,500 £46,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +2.15% -2.11% -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 20 June 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 20 June 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 72 £80,000 +16.79% 17
West London -9 16 £76,250 +46.63% 9
South London +21 15 £31,000 -38.00% 5
North London +14 15 £55,000 -20.00% 1
East London -1 13 £105,000 +9.09% 2
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 42 (8.19%) SharePoint
2 41 (7.99%) 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 (3.51%) MS Visio
2 7 (1.36%) 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
1 311 (60.62%) Azure
2 164 (31.97%) Microsoft 365
3 127 (24.76%) AWS
4 97 (18.91%) Entra ID
5 46 (8.97%) SaaS
6 45 (8.77%) Datadog
7 41 (7.99%) GCP
8 27 (5.26%) IaaS
9 25 (4.87%) Azure Monitor
10 23 (4.48%) PaaS
11 21 (4.09%) Azure Sentinel
12 20 (3.90%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 20 (3.90%) Virtual Private Cloud
13 18 (3.51%) GitHub
13 18 (3.51%) Mimecast
14 14 (2.73%) AWS Direct Connect
14 14 (2.73%) GitHub Actions
15 13 (2.53%) Azure DevOps
15 13 (2.53%) Azure Key Vault
15 13 (2.53%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 205 (39.96%) VPN
2 167 (32.55%) Network Security
3 151 (29.43%) WAN
4 127 (24.76%) DNS
5 109 (21.25%) LAN
6 105 (20.47%) Wi-Fi
7 104 (20.27%) SD-WAN
7 104 (20.27%) VLAN
8 82 (15.98%) DHCP
9 76 (14.81%) Wireless
10 72 (14.04%) BGP
11 70 (13.65%) Cisco ISE
12 67 (13.06%) OSPF
13 57 (11.11%) TCP/IP
14 42 (8.19%) SAN
15 37 (7.21%) Cisco Firepower
15 37 (7.21%) WLAN
16 33 (6.43%) Cisco Wireless
17 29 (5.65%) MPLS
18 28 (5.46%) Cisco ASA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 44 (8.58%) SQL Server
2 11 (2.14%) Power BI
3 6 (1.17%) Azure SQL Database
4 2 (0.39%) 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 (0.19%) Big Data
5 1 (0.19%) BusinessObjects
5 1 (0.19%) InfluxDB
5 1 (0.19%) MySQL
5 1 (0.19%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.19%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.19%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 18 (3.51%) Chocolatey
2 11 (2.14%) JIRA
3 9 (1.75%) Git
3 9 (1.75%) GitLab
4 8 (1.56%) Bitbucket
5 5 (0.97%) Jenkins
6 4 (0.78%) Metasploit
7 2 (0.39%) Bitbucket Server
7 2 (0.39%) Oracle APEX
8 1 (0.19%) Maven
8 1 (0.19%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 152 (29.63%) Social Skills
2 124 (24.17%) Finance
3 45 (8.77%) Analytical Skills
4 38 (7.41%) Banking
5 28 (5.46%) Legal
6 16 (3.12%) Telecoms
7 11 (2.14%) Influencing Skills
8 10 (1.95%) Law
8 10 (1.95%) Retail Banking
9 9 (1.75%) Public Sector
9 9 (1.75%) Retail
10 7 (1.36%) Aviation
10 7 (1.36%) Documentation Skills
10 7 (1.36%) Presentation Skills
11 6 (1.17%) Billing
11 6 (1.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 5 (0.97%) Mandarin Language
13 4 (0.78%) Back Office
14 3 (0.58%) Digital Health
14 3 (0.58%) German Language
Job Titles
1 131 (25.54%) Network Engineer
2 108 (21.05%) Senior
3 68 (13.26%) IT Engineer
4 61 (11.89%) Azure Engineer
5 60 (11.70%) Architect
6 46 (8.97%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 45 (8.77%) Support Engineer
8 44 (8.58%) Cloud Engineer
9 43 (8.38%) IT Support
10 38 (7.41%) Cisco Engineer
11 37 (7.21%) Security Engineer
12 35 (6.82%) Analyst
12 35 (6.82%) Network Architect
13 34 (6.63%) IT Support Engineer
13 34 (6.63%) Lead
14 32 (6.24%) Senior Network Engineer
15 31 (6.04%) Cisco Network Engineer
16 27 (5.26%) 2nd Line Support
17 26 (5.07%) Senior IT Engineer
18 23 (4.48%) 2nd Line Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (3.70%) OAuth
2 18 (3.51%) SAML
3 15 (2.92%) ADO
4 14 (2.73%) 802.1X
4 14 (2.73%) OpenID
5 12 (2.34%) REST
6 11 (2.14%) LDAP
6 11 (2.14%) YAML
7 9 (1.75%) ARM Templates
8 5 (0.97%) Node.js
9 4 (0.78%) FIX Protocol
10 2 (0.39%) OAuth2
10 2 (0.39%) SailPoint
11 1 (0.19%) Elastic Stack
11 1 (0.19%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 92 (17.93%) Data Centre
2 62 (12.09%) Security Posture
3 37 (7.21%) Cyber Threat
4 26 (5.07%) PKI
5 24 (4.68%) Management Information System
6 20 (3.90%) Hybrid Cloud
7 18 (3.51%) Cloud Native
8 14 (2.73%) Onboarding
9 13 (2.53%) Video Conferencing
10 11 (2.14%) Cyber Defence
10 11 (2.14%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 11 (2.14%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 10 (1.95%) Enterprise Software
12 9 (1.75%) Virtual Team
13 8 (1.56%) Blog
14 6 (1.17%) Enterprise Storage
14 6 (1.17%) Self-Motivation
15 5 (0.97%) Cyber Kill Chain
16 4 (0.78%) Cyber Security Posture
16 4 (0.78%) Educational Technology
Operating Systems
1 162 (31.58%) Windows
2 56 (10.92%) Linux
3 48 (9.36%) Windows Server
4 24 (4.68%) Mac OS
5 15 (2.92%) VMS
6 14 (2.73%) Windows Server 2019
7 9 (1.75%) Unix
8 7 (1.36%) Ubuntu
8 7 (1.36%) Windows Server 2016
9 5 (0.97%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 4 (0.78%) Kali Linux
11 3 (0.58%) Windows 10
12 2 (0.39%) tvOS
13 1 (0.19%) Apple iOS
13 1 (0.19%) CentOS
13 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 111 (21.64%) Cybersecurity
2 101 (19.69%) Incident Response
3 96 (18.71%) Problem-Solving
4 92 (17.93%) Disaster Recovery
5 82 (15.98%) Cloud Security
6 81 (15.79%) SIEM
7 78 (15.20%) Zero Trust
8 69 (13.45%) Roadmaps
9 68 (13.26%) Continuous Improvement
10 63 (12.28%) High Availability
10 63 (12.28%) Infrastructure as Code
11 61 (11.89%) Migration
12 56 (10.92%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 55 (10.72%) Business Continuity
14 53 (10.33%) ITIL
14 53 (10.33%) Vulnerability Management
15 49 (9.55%) Security Architecture
15 49 (9.55%) Technical Leadership
16 48 (9.36%) DevOps
17 46 (8.97%) Information Security
Programming Languages
1 70 (13.65%) PowerShell
2 66 (12.87%) Python
3 28 (5.46%) Bash
4 15 (2.92%) SQL
5 13 (2.53%) Kusto Query Language
6 12 (2.34%) Bicep
7 5 (0.97%) Shell Script
8 2 (0.39%) Java
8 2 (0.39%) Korn
8 2 (0.39%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.19%) C
Qualifications
1 129 (25.15%) Cisco Certification
2 109 (21.25%) CCNP
3 64 (12.48%) Degree
4 58 (11.31%) CISSP
5 51 (9.94%) Azure Certification
6 48 (9.36%) CCNA
7 43 (8.38%) CCIE
8 32 (6.24%) CISM
8 32 (6.24%) Computer Science Degree
9 26 (5.07%) Security Cleared
10 22 (4.29%) CompTIA Security+
11 21 (4.09%) Microsoft Certification
12 18 (3.51%) DV Cleared
13 17 (3.31%) CEH
14 16 (3.12%) CCSA
14 16 (3.12%) CCSE
15 13 (2.53%) AWS Certification
15 13 (2.53%) SC Cleared
16 12 (2.34%) GIAC
17 9 (1.75%) GSEC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 80 (15.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 72 (14.04%) NIST
3 42 (8.19%) GDPR
4 37 (7.21%) PCI DSS
5 22 (4.29%) Cyber Essentials
6 20 (3.90%) SLA
7 15 (2.92%) SOC 2
8 9 (1.75%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 7 (1.36%) Government Security Classifications
9 7 (1.36%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 7 (1.36%) JSP 440
10 5 (0.97%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 5 (0.97%) QA
10 5 (0.97%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 4 (0.78%) Accessibility
11 4 (0.78%) GRC
11 4 (0.78%) HIPAA
12 3 (0.58%) NCSC
13 1 (0.19%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 140 (27.29%) Active Directory
2 45 (8.77%) VMware Infrastructure
3 24 (4.68%) Virtual Desktop
4 16 (3.12%) Hyper-V
5 12 (2.34%) Docker
6 9 (1.75%) Virtual Machines
7 8 (1.56%) vSphere
8 4 (0.78%) Firmware
8 4 (0.78%) VMware ESXi
9 3 (0.58%) EMC RecoverPoint
10 2 (0.39%) BitLocker
10 2 (0.39%) Oracle RAC
10 2 (0.39%) VMware NSX
11 1 (0.19%) KVM
11 1 (0.19%) NLBS
11 1 (0.19%) Xen
Systems Management
1 74 (14.42%) Ansible
2 73 (14.23%) Terraform
3 67 (13.06%) Microsoft Intune
4 51 (9.94%) FortiGate
5 36 (7.02%) Kubernetes
6 25 (4.87%) SCCM
7 19 (3.70%) Autotask
8 18 (3.51%) Single Sign-On
9 15 (2.92%) Jamf Pro
10 12 (2.34%) Grafana
10 12 (2.34%) Prometheus
11 9 (1.75%) Check_MK
11 9 (1.75%) Cisco Prime
12 4 (0.78%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 4 (0.78%) CASB
12 4 (0.78%) vCenter Server
13 3 (0.58%) Argo
13 3 (0.58%) Istio
13 3 (0.58%) linkerd
13 3 (0.58%) VxRail
Vendors
1 239 (46.59%) Microsoft
2 175 (34.11%) Cisco
3 111 (21.64%) Palo Alto
4 83 (16.18%) VMware
5 71 (13.84%) Meraki
6 65 (12.67%) Fortinet
7 55 (10.72%) SolarWinds
8 46 (8.97%) CheckPoint
9 32 (6.24%) Dynatrace
9 32 (6.24%) Splunk
10 31 (6.04%) Zscaler
11 27 (5.26%) Arista
11 27 (5.26%) CrowdStrike
12 26 (5.07%) Tenable
13 25 (4.87%) Aruba
13 25 (4.87%) Google
14 21 (4.09%) F5
15 20 (3.90%) Juniper
15 20 (3.90%) SonicWALL
16 18 (3.51%) AppDynamics