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

6 months to
4 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 93 81 87
Rank change year-on-year -12 +6 -9
Permanent jobs citing Firewall 522 490 825
As % of all permanent jobs in London 2.38% 3.94% 3.43%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 27.39% 38.83% 26.67%
Number of salaries quoted 373 388 664
10th Percentile £37,500 £38,200 £39,475
25th Percentile £52,500 £48,500 £49,607
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.70% +3.85% +6.56%
75th Percentile £87,500 £83,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £104,750 £103,250 £92,500
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 1,906 1,262 3,093
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 8.70% 10.16% 12.87%
Number of salaries quoted 1,051 923 1,897
10th Percentile £33,250 £32,500 £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 £107,500 £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 4 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 4 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 -12 62 £80,000 +16.79% 31
West London -15 16 £72,500 +39.42% 14
South London +21 15 £31,000 -38.00% 3
North London +14 15 £55,000 -20.00%
East London +3 11 £105,000 +20.00% 4
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 49 (9.39%) SharePoint
2 48 (9.20%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.57%) Apache
3 3 (0.57%) Confluence
4 1 (0.19%) OpenStack
4 1 (0.19%) SAS
Applications
1 18 (3.45%) MS Visio
2 8 (1.53%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.96%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (0.57%) AutoCAD
4 3 (0.57%) SOLIDWORKS
5 2 (0.38%) 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
1 313 (59.96%) Azure
2 173 (33.14%) Microsoft 365
3 120 (22.99%) AWS
4 107 (20.50%) Entra ID
5 44 (8.43%) SaaS
6 42 (8.05%) Datadog
7 38 (7.28%) GCP
8 26 (4.98%) IaaS
9 24 (4.60%) Azure Monitor
9 24 (4.60%) PaaS
10 23 (4.41%) Azure Sentinel
11 19 (3.64%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 18 (3.45%) GitHub
12 18 (3.45%) Mimecast
12 18 (3.45%) Virtual Private Cloud
13 14 (2.68%) GitHub Actions
14 13 (2.49%) Serverless
15 12 (2.30%) AWS Direct Connect
15 12 (2.30%) Google Workspace
15 12 (2.30%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 209 (40.04%) VPN
2 175 (33.52%) Network Security
3 146 (27.97%) WAN
4 135 (25.86%) DNS
5 112 (21.46%) LAN
5 112 (21.46%) VLAN
6 110 (21.07%) Wi-Fi
7 98 (18.77%) SD-WAN
8 88 (16.86%) DHCP
9 79 (15.13%) Wireless
10 72 (13.79%) BGP
11 67 (12.84%) Cisco ISE
12 66 (12.64%) OSPF
13 62 (11.88%) TCP/IP
14 43 (8.24%) SAN
15 36 (6.90%) WLAN
16 33 (6.32%) Cisco Firepower
16 33 (6.32%) Cisco Wireless
17 28 (5.36%) MPLS
18 24 (4.60%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (8.81%) SQL Server
2 12 (2.30%) Power BI
3 6 (1.15%) Azure SQL Database
4 3 (0.57%) Oracle Database
4 3 (0.57%) Oracle Database 11g
4 3 (0.57%) Oracle Database 12c
4 3 (0.57%) Oracle Exadata
5 2 (0.38%) 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 (3.26%) Chocolatey
2 13 (2.49%) JIRA
3 10 (1.92%) Git
4 8 (1.53%) Bitbucket
5 7 (1.34%) GitLab
6 6 (1.15%) Metasploit
7 3 (0.57%) Bitbucket Server
7 3 (0.57%) Jenkins
7 3 (0.57%) Oracle APEX
8 2 (0.38%) Burp Suite
9 1 (0.19%) Maven
General
1 163 (31.23%) Social Skills
2 127 (24.33%) Finance
3 42 (8.05%) Analytical Skills
4 37 (7.09%) Banking
5 26 (4.98%) Legal
6 22 (4.21%) Telecoms
7 13 (2.49%) Law
8 10 (1.92%) Public Sector
8 10 (1.92%) Retail Banking
9 9 (1.72%) Documentation Skills
9 9 (1.72%) Influencing Skills
9 9 (1.72%) Retail
10 7 (1.34%) Mandarin Language
10 7 (1.34%) Presentation Skills
11 6 (1.15%) Aviation
11 6 (1.15%) Billing
11 6 (1.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 5 (0.96%) Back Office
13 3 (0.57%) German Language
13 3 (0.57%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 127 (24.33%) Network Engineer
2 117 (22.41%) Senior
3 66 (12.64%) IT Engineer
4 63 (12.07%) Architect
5 57 (10.92%) Azure Engineer
6 51 (9.77%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 44 (8.43%) Support Engineer
8 42 (8.05%) IT Support
9 41 (7.85%) Security Engineer
10 38 (7.28%) Cloud Engineer
11 35 (6.70%) Network Architect
12 34 (6.51%) Senior Network Engineer
13 33 (6.32%) IT Support Engineer
14 32 (6.13%) Analyst
14 32 (6.13%) Cisco Engineer
15 31 (5.94%) Lead
16 27 (5.17%) 2nd Line Support
17 25 (4.79%) Cisco Network Engineer
17 25 (4.79%) Senior IT Engineer
18 23 (4.41%) 2nd Line Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (3.83%) OAuth
2 19 (3.64%) SAML
3 17 (3.26%) OpenID
4 14 (2.68%) 802.1X
4 14 (2.68%) LDAP
5 13 (2.49%) ADO
5 13 (2.49%) REST
6 10 (1.92%) ARM Templates
7 9 (1.72%) YAML
8 5 (0.96%) FIX Protocol
8 5 (0.96%) Node.js
9 2 (0.38%) OAuth2
9 2 (0.38%) RESTful
9 2 (0.38%) SailPoint
10 1 (0.19%) Elastic Stack
10 1 (0.19%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 95 (18.20%) Data Centre
2 65 (12.45%) Security Posture
3 36 (6.90%) Cyber Threat
4 28 (5.36%) PKI
5 26 (4.98%) Hybrid Cloud
6 23 (4.41%) Management Information System
7 17 (3.26%) Cloud Native
8 15 (2.87%) Enterprise Software
9 14 (2.68%) Onboarding
9 14 (2.68%) Video Conferencing
10 11 (2.11%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
11 10 (1.92%) Cyber Defence
12 9 (1.72%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 9 (1.72%) Virtual Team
13 8 (1.53%) Blog
14 7 (1.34%) Enterprise Storage
15 6 (1.15%) Self-Motivation
16 5 (0.96%) Cyber Kill Chain
16 5 (0.96%) Private Cloud
17 4 (0.77%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 169 (32.38%) Windows
2 60 (11.49%) Linux
3 53 (10.15%) Windows Server
4 26 (4.98%) Mac OS
5 14 (2.68%) Windows Server 2019
6 13 (2.49%) VMS
7 9 (1.72%) Unix
8 7 (1.34%) Ubuntu
8 7 (1.34%) Windows Server 2016
9 5 (0.96%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 4 (0.77%) Kali Linux
11 3 (0.57%) Windows 10
12 2 (0.38%) tvOS
13 1 (0.19%) Apple iOS
13 1 (0.19%) CentOS
13 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 119 (22.80%) Cybersecurity
2 105 (20.11%) Incident Response
3 95 (18.20%) Problem-Solving
4 91 (17.43%) Disaster Recovery
5 85 (16.28%) Cloud Security
6 82 (15.71%) SIEM
7 78 (14.94%) Zero Trust
8 77 (14.75%) Continuous Improvement
9 71 (13.60%) Roadmaps
10 66 (12.64%) Infrastructure as Code
10 66 (12.64%) Migration
11 62 (11.88%) High Availability
12 61 (11.69%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 56 (10.73%) Business Continuity
14 53 (10.15%) ITIL
15 52 (9.96%) Vulnerability Management
16 51 (9.77%) Project Delivery
16 51 (9.77%) Technical Leadership
17 50 (9.58%) Security Architecture
18 47 (9.00%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 77 (14.75%) PowerShell
2 70 (13.41%) Python
3 28 (5.36%) Bash
4 14 (2.68%) SQL
5 12 (2.30%) Kusto Query Language
6 10 (1.92%) Bicep
7 6 (1.15%) Shell Script
8 3 (0.57%) Java
8 3 (0.57%) Korn
8 3 (0.57%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.19%) C
Qualifications
1 132 (25.29%) Cisco Certification
2 112 (21.46%) CCNP
3 62 (11.88%) Degree
4 59 (11.30%) CISSP
5 53 (10.15%) Azure Certification
6 50 (9.58%) CCNA
7 42 (8.05%) CCIE
8 30 (5.75%) CISM
9 28 (5.36%) Computer Science Degree
10 27 (5.17%) Security Cleared
11 24 (4.60%) Microsoft Certification
12 22 (4.21%) CompTIA Security+
13 18 (3.45%) DV Cleared
14 17 (3.26%) CEH
15 14 (2.68%) AWS Certification
15 14 (2.68%) CCSA
15 14 (2.68%) CCSE
16 13 (2.49%) GIAC
17 12 (2.30%) SC Cleared
18 9 (1.72%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 79 (15.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 71 (13.60%) NIST
3 39 (7.47%) GDPR
4 32 (6.13%) PCI DSS
5 21 (4.02%) SLA
6 20 (3.83%) Cyber Essentials
7 15 (2.87%) SOC 2
8 7 (1.34%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 7 (1.34%) Government Security Classifications
8 7 (1.34%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 7 (1.34%) JSP 440
9 6 (1.15%) QA
10 5 (0.96%) 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 (0.57%) GRC
12 3 (0.57%) NCSC
13 2 (0.38%) ISO 22301
14 1 (0.19%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 152 (29.12%) Active Directory
2 48 (9.20%) VMware Infrastructure
3 24 (4.60%) Virtual Desktop
4 17 (3.26%) Hyper-V
5 9 (1.72%) Docker
6 8 (1.53%) vSphere
7 6 (1.15%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (0.77%) EMC RecoverPoint
8 4 (0.77%) Firmware
8 4 (0.77%) VMware ESXi
9 3 (0.57%) VMware NSX
10 2 (0.38%) BitLocker
10 2 (0.38%) Oracle RAC
11 1 (0.19%) KVM
11 1 (0.19%) NLBS
11 1 (0.19%) Xen
Systems Management
1 72 (13.79%) Microsoft Intune
2 71 (13.60%) Ansible
2 71 (13.60%) Terraform
3 50 (9.58%) FortiGate
4 36 (6.90%) Kubernetes
5 23 (4.41%) SCCM
6 21 (4.02%) Single Sign-On
7 19 (3.64%) Autotask
8 15 (2.87%) Jamf Pro
9 12 (2.30%) Grafana
10 10 (1.92%) Prometheus
11 9 (1.72%) Check_MK
11 9 (1.72%) Cisco Prime
12 4 (0.77%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 4 (0.77%) vCenter Server
12 4 (0.77%) VxRail
13 3 (0.57%) Argo
13 3 (0.57%) Docker Swarm
13 3 (0.57%) Istio
13 3 (0.57%) linkerd
Vendors
1 252 (48.28%) Microsoft
2 172 (32.95%) Cisco
3 113 (21.65%) Palo Alto
4 90 (17.24%) VMware
5 69 (13.22%) Meraki
6 63 (12.07%) Fortinet
7 54 (10.34%) SolarWinds
8 43 (8.24%) CheckPoint
9 35 (6.70%) Zscaler
10 32 (6.13%) Splunk
11 29 (5.56%) Arista
11 29 (5.56%) Dynatrace
12 27 (5.17%) Aruba
12 27 (5.17%) CrowdStrike
12 27 (5.17%) Tenable
13 24 (4.60%) Google
14 22 (4.21%) F5
15 21 (4.02%) Juniper
16 20 (3.83%) SonicWALL
17 17 (3.26%) AppDynamics