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

6 months to
23 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 88 86 98
Rank change year-on-year -2 +12 -31
Permanent jobs citing Firewall 541 468 706
As % of all permanent jobs in London 2.39% 3.80% 3.29%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 28.13% 37.71% 25.67%
Number of salaries quoted 381 377 560
10th Percentile £37,500 £37,100 £39,225
25th Percentile £52,500 £46,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £66,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% +6.40% -
75th Percentile £87,500 £83,750 £78,750
90th Percentile £103,750 £95,000 £92,500
England median annual salary £52,500 £49,000 £48,775
% change year-on-year +7.14% +0.46% -5.36%

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 1,923 1,241 2,750
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 8.51% 10.06% 12.81%
Number of salaries quoted 1,045 896 1,615
10th Percentile £33,500 £31,750 £33,213
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £61,750 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% +2.92% -4.00%
75th Percentile £87,500 £82,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £105,000 £100,000 £95,000
England median annual salary £47,500 £43,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +10.47% -9.47% -6.85%

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 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 23 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 57 £87,500 +31.58% 26
West London -6 24 £72,500 +31.82% 10
South London +18 15 £31,000 -36.41% 3
North London +16 14 £55,000 -21.43%
East London -7 9 £105,000 +20.00%
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 (9.06%) SharePoint
2 48 (8.87%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.55%) Confluence
3 3 (0.55%) SAS
4 2 (0.37%) Apache
5 1 (0.18%) OpenStack
Applications
1 18 (3.33%) MS Visio
2 10 (1.85%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.92%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (0.55%) AutoCAD
4 3 (0.55%) SOLIDWORKS
5 2 (0.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.18%) SmartSuite
Business Applications
1 3 (0.55%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.18%) Alphatax
Cloud Services
1 318 (58.78%) Azure
2 180 (33.27%) Microsoft 365
3 126 (23.29%) AWS
4 108 (19.96%) Entra ID
5 43 (7.95%) SaaS
6 39 (7.21%) Datadog
6 39 (7.21%) GCP
7 28 (5.18%) IaaS
8 26 (4.81%) PaaS
9 23 (4.25%) Azure Sentinel
10 21 (3.88%) Azure Monitor
11 19 (3.51%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 17 (3.14%) Mimecast
12 17 (3.14%) Virtual Private Cloud
13 16 (2.96%) GitHub
14 13 (2.40%) Google Workspace
14 13 (2.40%) Serverless
15 12 (2.22%) GitHub Actions
15 12 (2.22%) OneDrive
15 12 (2.22%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 211 (39.00%) VPN
2 188 (34.75%) Network Security
3 149 (27.54%) WAN
4 144 (26.62%) DNS
5 118 (21.81%) LAN
6 117 (21.63%) VLAN
7 110 (20.33%) Wi-Fi
8 99 (18.30%) SD-WAN
9 92 (17.01%) DHCP
10 81 (14.97%) Wireless
11 72 (13.31%) BGP
12 71 (13.12%) TCP/IP
13 66 (12.20%) Cisco ISE
13 66 (12.20%) OSPF
14 43 (7.95%) SAN
15 36 (6.65%) WLAN
16 32 (5.91%) Cisco Wireless
17 29 (5.36%) MPLS
18 27 (4.99%) Cisco Firepower
19 25 (4.62%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 49 (9.06%) SQL Server
2 12 (2.22%) Power BI
3 6 (1.11%) Azure SQL Database
4 3 (0.55%) Big Data
4 3 (0.55%) BusinessObjects
4 3 (0.55%) Oracle Database
4 3 (0.55%) Oracle Database 11g
4 3 (0.55%) Oracle Database 12c
4 3 (0.55%) Oracle Exadata
4 3 (0.55%) SAP HANA
5 1 (0.18%) Amazon RDS
5 1 (0.18%) InfluxDB
5 1 (0.18%) MySQL
5 1 (0.18%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.18%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 17 (3.14%) JIRA
2 16 (2.96%) Chocolatey
3 8 (1.48%) Bitbucket
3 8 (1.48%) Git
4 7 (1.29%) GitLab
4 7 (1.29%) Metasploit
5 3 (0.55%) Bitbucket Server
5 3 (0.55%) Burp Suite
5 3 (0.55%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.55%) Maven
5 3 (0.55%) Oracle APEX
General
1 177 (32.72%) Social Skills
2 128 (23.66%) Finance
3 38 (7.02%) Analytical Skills
4 36 (6.65%) Banking
5 29 (5.36%) Telecoms
6 27 (4.99%) Legal
7 17 (3.14%) Law
8 13 (2.40%) Public Sector
9 11 (2.03%) Influencing Skills
9 11 (2.03%) Mandarin Language
9 11 (2.03%) Retail
10 9 (1.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 9 (1.66%) Presentation Skills
11 8 (1.48%) Documentation Skills
11 8 (1.48%) Retail Banking
12 7 (1.29%) Back Office
13 6 (1.11%) Billing
13 6 (1.11%) Marketing
14 5 (0.92%) Military
14 5 (0.92%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 122 (22.55%) Network Engineer
2 115 (21.26%) Senior
3 67 (12.38%) Architect
4 61 (11.28%) IT Engineer
5 55 (10.17%) Azure Engineer
6 52 (9.61%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 43 (7.95%) Support Engineer
8 41 (7.58%) IT Support
9 40 (7.39%) Security Engineer
10 36 (6.65%) Senior Network Engineer
11 35 (6.47%) Network Architect
12 32 (5.91%) IT Support Engineer
12 32 (5.91%) Lead
13 31 (5.73%) Analyst
14 30 (5.55%) Cloud Engineer
15 29 (5.36%) Cisco Engineer
16 28 (5.18%) 2nd Line Support
17 26 (4.81%) Security Specialist
18 25 (4.62%) 2nd Line Engineer
19 24 (4.44%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (3.33%) OAuth
2 17 (3.14%) OpenID
2 17 (3.14%) SAML
3 15 (2.77%) REST
4 14 (2.59%) LDAP
5 12 (2.22%) 802.1X
6 11 (2.03%) ADO
7 10 (1.85%) ARM Templates
8 7 (1.29%) FIX Protocol
8 7 (1.29%) YAML
9 5 (0.92%) 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 (0.18%) Elastic Stack
Miscellaneous
1 97 (17.93%) Data Centre
2 66 (12.20%) Security Posture
3 39 (7.21%) Cyber Threat
4 28 (5.18%) PKI
5 26 (4.81%) Hybrid Cloud
6 25 (4.62%) Management Information System
7 19 (3.51%) Cloud Native
7 19 (3.51%) Onboarding
8 16 (2.96%) Video Conferencing
9 14 (2.59%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 14 (2.59%) Enterprise Software
10 11 (2.03%) Blog
10 11 (2.03%) Virtual Team
11 8 (1.48%) Cyber Defence
11 8 (1.48%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 7 (1.29%) Enterprise Storage
12 7 (1.29%) Legacy Systems
12 7 (1.29%) Private Cloud
13 6 (1.11%) Driving Licence
13 6 (1.11%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 176 (32.53%) Windows
2 63 (11.65%) Linux
3 58 (10.72%) Windows Server
4 26 (4.81%) Mac OS
5 14 (2.59%) Windows Server 2019
6 10 (1.85%) VMS
7 9 (1.66%) Unix
8 7 (1.29%) Windows Server 2016
9 6 (1.11%) Ubuntu
10 5 (0.92%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 4 (0.74%) Kali Linux
12 2 (0.37%) tvOS
13 1 (0.18%) Android
13 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
13 1 (0.18%) CentOS
13 1 (0.18%) Windows 10
13 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 127 (23.48%) Cybersecurity
2 108 (19.96%) Incident Response
3 98 (18.11%) Problem-Solving
4 95 (17.56%) Disaster Recovery
5 88 (16.27%) SIEM
6 85 (15.71%) Cloud Security
6 85 (15.71%) Roadmaps
7 84 (15.53%) Zero Trust
8 79 (14.60%) Continuous Improvement
9 71 (13.12%) Migration
10 65 (12.01%) Infrastructure as Code
11 64 (11.83%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 63 (11.65%) Project Delivery
13 58 (10.72%) ITIL
14 57 (10.54%) Business Continuity
14 57 (10.54%) High Availability
15 55 (10.17%) Mentoring
16 52 (9.61%) Technical Leadership
16 52 (9.61%) Vulnerability Management
17 51 (9.43%) Security Architecture
Programming Languages
1 76 (14.05%) PowerShell
2 72 (13.31%) Python
3 29 (5.36%) Bash
4 12 (2.22%) Kusto Query Language
4 12 (2.22%) SQL
5 10 (1.85%) Bicep
6 6 (1.11%) Shell Script
7 3 (0.55%) Java
7 3 (0.55%) Korn
7 3 (0.55%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.18%) C
Qualifications
1 136 (25.14%) Cisco Certification
2 116 (21.44%) CCNP
3 65 (12.01%) CISSP
4 64 (11.83%) Degree
5 55 (10.17%) Azure Certification
6 47 (8.69%) CCNA
7 39 (7.21%) CCIE
8 30 (5.55%) Security Cleared
9 29 (5.36%) CISM
9 29 (5.36%) Computer Science Degree
10 24 (4.44%) Microsoft Certification
11 23 (4.25%) CompTIA Security+
12 18 (3.33%) AWS Certification
13 17 (3.14%) CEH
14 15 (2.77%) DV Cleared
15 14 (2.59%) SC Cleared
16 13 (2.40%) GIAC
17 11 (2.03%) CCSA
17 11 (2.03%) CCSE
17 11 (2.03%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 74 (13.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 72 (13.31%) NIST
3 35 (6.47%) GDPR
4 32 (5.91%) PCI DSS
5 27 (4.99%) SLA
6 19 (3.51%) Cyber Essentials
7 13 (2.40%) SOC 2
8 6 (1.11%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 6 (1.11%) Government Security Classifications
8 6 (1.11%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 6 (1.11%) JSP 440
8 6 (1.11%) QA
9 5 (0.92%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 4 (0.74%) GRC
11 3 (0.55%) HIPAA
11 3 (0.55%) NCSC
12 2 (0.37%) Accessibility
12 2 (0.37%) ISO 22301
12 2 (0.37%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 1 (0.18%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 156 (28.84%) Active Directory
2 55 (10.17%) VMware Infrastructure
3 23 (4.25%) Virtual Desktop
4 22 (4.07%) Hyper-V
5 8 (1.48%) vSphere
6 7 (1.29%) Docker
7 4 (0.74%) EMC RecoverPoint
7 4 (0.74%) Virtual Machines
7 4 (0.74%) VMware ESXi
7 4 (0.74%) VMware NSX
8 2 (0.37%) BitLocker
8 2 (0.37%) Firmware
8 2 (0.37%) Oracle RAC
8 2 (0.37%) ProxySG
9 1 (0.18%) KVM
9 1 (0.18%) NLBS
9 1 (0.18%) Xen
Systems Management
1 74 (13.68%) Microsoft Intune
2 72 (13.31%) Ansible
3 68 (12.57%) Terraform
4 52 (9.61%) FortiGate
5 38 (7.02%) Kubernetes
6 24 (4.44%) Single Sign-On
7 22 (4.07%) SCCM
8 19 (3.51%) Autotask
9 15 (2.77%) Jamf Pro
10 11 (2.03%) Grafana
11 9 (1.66%) Prometheus
12 8 (1.48%) Cisco Prime
13 7 (1.29%) Check_MK
14 4 (0.74%) Active Directory Federation Services
14 4 (0.74%) CASB
14 4 (0.74%) Nessus
14 4 (0.74%) vCenter Server
14 4 (0.74%) VxRail
15 3 (0.55%) Data Guard
15 3 (0.55%) Nmap
Vendors
1 268 (49.54%) Microsoft
2 176 (32.53%) Cisco
3 115 (21.26%) Palo Alto
4 99 (18.30%) VMware
5 69 (12.75%) Meraki
6 65 (12.01%) Fortinet
7 49 (9.06%) Zscaler
8 47 (8.69%) SolarWinds
9 41 (7.58%) CheckPoint
10 33 (6.10%) Splunk
11 29 (5.36%) Arista
12 27 (4.99%) Aruba
12 27 (4.99%) CrowdStrike
13 26 (4.81%) Tenable
14 25 (4.62%) Dynatrace
15 24 (4.44%) F5
16 23 (4.25%) Google
17 20 (3.70%) Juniper
17 20 (3.70%) SonicWALL
18 17 (3.14%) Sophos