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

6 months to
28 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 99 86 99
Rank change year-on-year -13 +13 -26
Permanent jobs citing Firewall 535 471 664
As % of all permanent jobs in London 2.34% 3.84% 3.23%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 28.03% 37.71% 25.41%
Number of salaries quoted 379 377 521
10th Percentile £37,500 £37,100 £39,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £47,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £67,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.70% +8.00% -
75th Percentile £87,500 £83,750 £78,750
90th Percentile £104,000 £96,000 £92,500
England median annual salary £52,500 £48,750 £50,000
% change year-on-year +7.69% -2.50% -1.93%

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 1,909 1,249 2,613
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 8.33% 10.20% 12.73%
Number of salaries quoted 1,042 895 1,490
10th Percentile £33,825 £31,600 £34,675
25th Percentile £44,188 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £61,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.56% +1.67% -4.00%
75th Percentile £87,500 £83,750 £78,750
90th Percentile £105,000 £101,500 £95,000
England median annual salary £47,500 £42,500 £48,500
% change year-on-year +11.76% -12.37% -3.96%

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 28 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 28 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 -22 53 £90,000 +35.34% 29
West London -6 25 £72,500 +31.82% 6
North London +14 13 £55,000 -21.43% 1
South London +7 13 £30,500 -37.44% 3
East London -11 8 £105,000 +72.84%
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 (9.16%) SharePoint
2 48 (8.97%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.56%) Confluence
3 3 (0.56%) SAS
4 2 (0.37%) Apache
5 1 (0.19%) OpenStack
Applications
1 17 (3.18%) MS Visio
2 11 (2.06%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.93%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (0.56%) AutoCAD
4 3 (0.56%) SOLIDWORKS
5 2 (0.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.19%) SmartSuite
Business Applications
1 3 (0.56%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.19%) Alphatax
Cloud Services
1 312 (58.32%) Azure
2 181 (33.83%) Microsoft 365
3 125 (23.36%) AWS
4 110 (20.56%) Entra ID
5 42 (7.85%) SaaS
6 38 (7.10%) GCP
7 37 (6.92%) Datadog
8 28 (5.23%) IaaS
9 26 (4.86%) PaaS
10 21 (3.93%) Azure Sentinel
11 20 (3.74%) Azure Monitor
12 18 (3.36%) Azure ExpressRoute
13 17 (3.18%) Mimecast
14 15 (2.80%) GitHub
14 15 (2.80%) Virtual Private Cloud
15 14 (2.62%) Google Workspace
15 14 (2.62%) Serverless
16 12 (2.24%) OpenShift
17 11 (2.06%) Power Platform
17 11 (2.06%) WeChat
Communications & Networking
1 209 (39.07%) VPN
2 190 (35.51%) Network Security
3 147 (27.48%) WAN
4 146 (27.29%) DNS
5 119 (22.24%) LAN
6 115 (21.50%) VLAN
7 109 (20.37%) Wi-Fi
8 98 (18.32%) SD-WAN
9 93 (17.38%) DHCP
10 79 (14.77%) Wireless
11 75 (14.02%) TCP/IP
12 70 (13.08%) BGP
13 65 (12.15%) Cisco ISE
14 64 (11.96%) OSPF
15 42 (7.85%) SAN
16 34 (6.36%) WLAN
17 29 (5.42%) Cisco Wireless
17 29 (5.42%) MPLS
18 25 (4.67%) Cisco Firepower
19 24 (4.49%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 50 (9.35%) SQL Server
2 11 (2.06%) Power BI
3 6 (1.12%) Azure SQL Database
4 3 (0.56%) Big Data
4 3 (0.56%) BusinessObjects
4 3 (0.56%) Oracle Database
4 3 (0.56%) Oracle Database 11g
4 3 (0.56%) Oracle Database 12c
4 3 (0.56%) Oracle Exadata
4 3 (0.56%) SAP HANA
5 1 (0.19%) Amazon RDS
5 1 (0.19%) InfluxDB
5 1 (0.19%) MySQL
5 1 (0.19%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.19%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 16 (2.99%) Chocolatey
1 16 (2.99%) JIRA
2 8 (1.50%) Bitbucket
2 8 (1.50%) Git
3 7 (1.31%) GitLab
3 7 (1.31%) Metasploit
4 3 (0.56%) Bitbucket Server
4 3 (0.56%) Burp Suite
4 3 (0.56%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.56%) Maven
4 3 (0.56%) Oracle APEX
General
1 181 (33.83%) Social Skills
2 123 (22.99%) Finance
3 37 (6.92%) Analytical Skills
4 35 (6.54%) Banking
5 31 (5.79%) Telecoms
6 28 (5.23%) Legal
7 18 (3.36%) Law
8 13 (2.43%) Public Sector
9 12 (2.24%) Influencing Skills
10 11 (2.06%) Mandarin Language
10 11 (2.06%) Retail
11 10 (1.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 9 (1.68%) Documentation Skills
12 9 (1.68%) Presentation Skills
13 8 (1.50%) Retail Banking
14 7 (1.31%) Back Office
14 7 (1.31%) Organisational Skills
15 6 (1.12%) Billing
15 6 (1.12%) Marketing
16 5 (0.93%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 119 (22.24%) Network Engineer
2 116 (21.68%) Senior
3 67 (12.52%) Architect
4 58 (10.84%) IT Engineer
5 54 (10.09%) Azure Engineer
6 51 (9.53%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 44 (8.22%) Support Engineer
8 42 (7.85%) IT Support
9 39 (7.29%) Security Engineer
10 38 (7.10%) Senior Network Engineer
11 33 (6.17%) IT Support Engineer
11 33 (6.17%) Network Architect
12 32 (5.98%) Lead
13 31 (5.79%) Analyst
14 30 (5.61%) 2nd Line Support
15 28 (5.23%) Cisco Engineer
16 26 (4.86%) 2nd Line Engineer
16 26 (4.86%) Cloud Engineer
16 26 (4.86%) Security Specialist
17 25 (4.67%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (3.55%) OAuth
1 19 (3.55%) OpenID
2 18 (3.36%) SAML
3 17 (3.18%) REST
4 16 (2.99%) LDAP
5 12 (2.24%) 802.1X
6 10 (1.87%) ADO
6 10 (1.87%) ARM Templates
7 7 (1.31%) FIX Protocol
8 6 (1.12%) YAML
9 5 (0.93%) Node.js
10 2 (0.37%) OAuth2
10 2 (0.37%) RESTful
10 2 (0.37%) SailPoint
10 2 (0.37%) Web Services
11 1 (0.19%) Elastic Stack
Miscellaneous
1 93 (17.38%) Data Centre
2 65 (12.15%) Security Posture
3 39 (7.29%) Cyber Threat
4 26 (4.86%) PKI
5 25 (4.67%) Hybrid Cloud
6 24 (4.49%) Management Information System
7 22 (4.11%) Onboarding
8 19 (3.55%) Cloud Native
9 16 (2.99%) Video Conferencing
10 15 (2.80%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 15 (2.80%) Enterprise Software
11 11 (2.06%) Blog
11 11 (2.06%) Virtual Team
12 8 (1.50%) Cyber Defence
13 7 (1.31%) Driving Licence
13 7 (1.31%) Enterprise Storage
13 7 (1.31%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
13 7 (1.31%) Legacy Systems
13 7 (1.31%) Private Cloud
14 6 (1.12%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 176 (32.90%) Windows
2 63 (11.78%) Linux
3 57 (10.65%) Windows Server
4 28 (5.23%) Mac OS
5 14 (2.62%) Windows Server 2019
6 9 (1.68%) Unix
6 9 (1.68%) VMS
7 7 (1.31%) Windows Server 2016
8 6 (1.12%) Ubuntu
9 5 (0.93%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 4 (0.75%) Kali Linux
11 2 (0.37%) tvOS
12 1 (0.19%) Android
12 1 (0.19%) Apple iOS
12 1 (0.19%) CentOS
12 1 (0.19%) Windows 10
12 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 128 (23.93%) Cybersecurity
2 106 (19.81%) Incident Response
3 99 (18.50%) Problem-Solving
4 90 (16.82%) Disaster Recovery
5 87 (16.26%) Roadmaps
5 87 (16.26%) SIEM
6 84 (15.70%) Zero Trust
7 83 (15.51%) Cloud Security
8 80 (14.95%) Continuous Improvement
9 71 (13.27%) Migration
10 65 (12.15%) Infrastructure as Code
10 65 (12.15%) Project Delivery
11 63 (11.78%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 61 (11.40%) ITIL
13 56 (10.47%) Business Continuity
14 55 (10.28%) Mentoring
15 54 (10.09%) High Availability
16 52 (9.72%) Stakeholder Management
17 51 (9.53%) Technical Leadership
18 50 (9.35%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 76 (14.21%) PowerShell
2 71 (13.27%) Python
3 29 (5.42%) Bash
4 11 (2.06%) SQL
5 10 (1.87%) Kusto Query Language
6 9 (1.68%) Bicep
7 6 (1.12%) Shell Script
8 3 (0.56%) Java
8 3 (0.56%) Korn
8 3 (0.56%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.19%) C
Qualifications
1 137 (25.61%) Cisco Certification
2 118 (22.06%) CCNP
3 68 (12.71%) CISSP
4 64 (11.96%) Degree
5 55 (10.28%) Azure Certification
6 49 (9.16%) CCNA
7 36 (6.73%) CCIE
8 31 (5.79%) Computer Science Degree
9 30 (5.61%) Security Cleared
10 29 (5.42%) CISM
11 25 (4.67%) Microsoft Certification
12 23 (4.30%) CompTIA Security+
13 20 (3.74%) AWS Certification
14 17 (3.18%) CEH
15 15 (2.80%) DV Cleared
16 14 (2.62%) SC Cleared
17 13 (2.43%) GIAC
18 11 (2.06%) Master's Degree
19 10 (1.87%) CCSA
19 10 (1.87%) CCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 72 (13.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 71 (13.27%) NIST
3 34 (6.36%) GDPR
4 31 (5.79%) PCI DSS
5 28 (5.23%) SLA
6 19 (3.55%) Cyber Essentials
7 12 (2.24%) SOC 2
8 6 (1.12%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 6 (1.12%) Government Security Classifications
8 6 (1.12%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 6 (1.12%) JSP 440
8 6 (1.12%) QA
9 5 (0.93%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 4 (0.75%) GRC
11 3 (0.56%) HIPAA
11 3 (0.56%) NCSC
12 2 (0.37%) Accessibility
12 2 (0.37%) ISO 22301
12 2 (0.37%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 1 (0.19%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 155 (28.97%) Active Directory
2 56 (10.47%) VMware Infrastructure
3 22 (4.11%) Hyper-V
3 22 (4.11%) Virtual Desktop
4 7 (1.31%) Docker
4 7 (1.31%) vSphere
5 4 (0.75%) EMC RecoverPoint
5 4 (0.75%) VMware NSX
6 3 (0.56%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.37%) BitLocker
7 2 (0.37%) Oracle RAC
7 2 (0.37%) ProxySG
7 2 (0.37%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.19%) Firmware
8 1 (0.19%) KVM
8 1 (0.19%) NLBS
8 1 (0.19%) Xen
Systems Management
1 74 (13.83%) Microsoft Intune
2 71 (13.27%) Ansible
3 67 (12.52%) Terraform
4 52 (9.72%) FortiGate
5 39 (7.29%) Kubernetes
6 25 (4.67%) Single Sign-On
7 22 (4.11%) SCCM
8 19 (3.55%) Autotask
9 16 (2.99%) Jamf Pro
10 11 (2.06%) Grafana
11 9 (1.68%) Prometheus
12 8 (1.50%) Cisco Prime
13 7 (1.31%) Check_MK
14 4 (0.75%) Active Directory Federation Services
14 4 (0.75%) CASB
14 4 (0.75%) Nessus
14 4 (0.75%) VxRail
15 3 (0.56%) Nmap
15 3 (0.56%) Oracle Flashback
15 3 (0.56%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 266 (49.72%) Microsoft
2 174 (32.52%) Cisco
3 115 (21.50%) Palo Alto
4 99 (18.50%) VMware
5 69 (12.90%) Meraki
6 65 (12.15%) Fortinet
7 51 (9.53%) Zscaler
8 45 (8.41%) SolarWinds
9 39 (7.29%) CheckPoint
10 31 (5.79%) Splunk
11 27 (5.05%) Arista
11 27 (5.05%) CrowdStrike
12 26 (4.86%) Aruba
12 26 (4.86%) F5
12 26 (4.86%) Tenable
13 24 (4.49%) Dynatrace
14 23 (4.30%) Google
15 19 (3.55%) Juniper
15 19 (3.55%) SonicWALL
16 18 (3.36%) Sophos