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

6 months to
24 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 95 86 99
Rank change year-on-year -9 +13 -30
Permanent jobs citing Firewall 533 469 690
As % of all permanent jobs in London 2.36% 3.81% 3.26%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 27.82% 37.76% 25.57%
Number of salaries quoted 377 377 545
10th Percentile £37,500 £37,500 £39,250
25th Percentile £52,500 £47,500 £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 £49,000
% change year-on-year +7.14% - -3.92%

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 1,916 1,242 2,699
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 8.47% 10.10% 12.75%
Number of salaries quoted 1,041 894 1,569
10th Percentile £33,500 £31,750 £33,443
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 £83,750 £78,750
90th Percentile £105,000 £100,000 £95,000
England median annual salary £47,500 £42,500 £48,000
% change year-on-year +11.76% -11.46% -5.85%

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 24 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 24 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 -21 55 £88,750 +33.46% 26
West London -1 24 £72,500 +31.82% 8
North London +17 14 £55,000 -21.43%
South London +10 14 £31,000 -36.41% 3
East London -9 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 (9.19%) SharePoint
2 48 (9.01%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.56%) Confluence
3 3 (0.56%) SAS
4 2 (0.38%) Apache
5 1 (0.19%) OpenStack
Applications
1 18 (3.38%) MS Visio
2 10 (1.88%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.94%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (0.56%) AutoCAD
4 3 (0.56%) SOLIDWORKS
5 2 (0.38%) 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
1 311 (58.35%) Azure
2 179 (33.58%) Microsoft 365
3 124 (23.26%) AWS
4 106 (19.89%) Entra ID
5 43 (8.07%) SaaS
6 38 (7.13%) Datadog
7 37 (6.94%) GCP
8 28 (5.25%) IaaS
9 26 (4.88%) PaaS
10 21 (3.94%) Azure Sentinel
11 20 (3.75%) Azure Monitor
12 18 (3.38%) Azure ExpressRoute
13 17 (3.19%) Mimecast
14 16 (3.00%) Virtual Private Cloud
15 15 (2.81%) GitHub
16 13 (2.44%) Google Workspace
16 13 (2.44%) Serverless
17 12 (2.25%) OneDrive
18 11 (2.06%) OpenShift
18 11 (2.06%) WeChat
Communications & Networking
1 207 (38.84%) VPN
2 186 (34.90%) Network Security
3 145 (27.20%) WAN
4 144 (27.02%) DNS
5 117 (21.95%) LAN
6 116 (21.76%) VLAN
7 110 (20.64%) Wi-Fi
8 97 (18.20%) SD-WAN
9 92 (17.26%) DHCP
10 81 (15.20%) Wireless
11 71 (13.32%) BGP
12 70 (13.13%) TCP/IP
13 65 (12.20%) Cisco ISE
13 65 (12.20%) OSPF
14 42 (7.88%) SAN
15 35 (6.57%) WLAN
16 32 (6.00%) Cisco Wireless
17 28 (5.25%) MPLS
18 27 (5.07%) Cisco Firepower
19 24 (4.50%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 49 (9.19%) SQL Server
2 11 (2.06%) Power BI
3 6 (1.13%) 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 (3.00%) Chocolatey
1 16 (3.00%) 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
1 175 (32.83%) Social Skills
2 124 (23.26%) Finance
3 37 (6.94%) Analytical Skills
4 35 (6.57%) Banking
5 28 (5.25%) Telecoms
6 27 (5.07%) Legal
7 17 (3.19%) Law
8 13 (2.44%) Public Sector
9 11 (2.06%) Influencing Skills
9 11 (2.06%) Mandarin Language
9 11 (2.06%) Retail
10 9 (1.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 9 (1.69%) Presentation Skills
11 8 (1.50%) Documentation Skills
11 8 (1.50%) Retail Banking
12 7 (1.31%) Back Office
13 6 (1.13%) Billing
13 6 (1.13%) Marketing
14 5 (0.94%) Manufacturing
14 5 (0.94%) Military
Job Titles
1 119 (22.33%) Network Engineer
2 114 (21.39%) Senior
3 66 (12.38%) Architect
4 59 (11.07%) IT Engineer
5 55 (10.32%) Azure Engineer
6 52 (9.76%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 43 (8.07%) Support Engineer
8 41 (7.69%) IT Support
9 39 (7.32%) Security Engineer
10 36 (6.75%) Senior Network Engineer
11 34 (6.38%) Network Architect
12 32 (6.00%) IT Support Engineer
12 32 (6.00%) Lead
13 30 (5.63%) Analyst
14 29 (5.44%) Cisco Engineer
15 28 (5.25%) 2nd Line Support
15 28 (5.25%) Cloud Engineer
16 25 (4.69%) 2nd Line Engineer
16 25 (4.69%) Security Specialist
17 24 (4.50%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (3.19%) OAuth
1 17 (3.19%) OpenID
2 16 (3.00%) SAML
3 15 (2.81%) REST
4 14 (2.63%) LDAP
5 12 (2.25%) 802.1X
6 10 (1.88%) ADO
6 10 (1.88%) ARM Templates
7 7 (1.31%) FIX Protocol
8 6 (1.13%) YAML
9 5 (0.94%) Node.js
10 2 (0.38%) OAuth2
10 2 (0.38%) RESTful
10 2 (0.38%) SailPoint
10 2 (0.38%) Web Services
11 1 (0.19%) Elastic Stack
Miscellaneous
1 95 (17.82%) Data Centre
2 65 (12.20%) Security Posture
3 39 (7.32%) Cyber Threat
4 27 (5.07%) PKI
5 26 (4.88%) Hybrid Cloud
6 25 (4.69%) Management Information System
7 19 (3.56%) Cloud Native
7 19 (3.56%) Onboarding
8 16 (3.00%) Video Conferencing
9 14 (2.63%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 14 (2.63%) Enterprise Software
10 11 (2.06%) Blog
10 11 (2.06%) Virtual Team
11 8 (1.50%) Cyber Defence
11 8 (1.50%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 7 (1.31%) Enterprise Storage
12 7 (1.31%) Legacy Systems
12 7 (1.31%) Private Cloud
13 6 (1.13%) Driving Licence
13 6 (1.13%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 175 (32.83%) Windows
2 63 (11.82%) Linux
3 58 (10.88%) Windows Server
4 26 (4.88%) Mac OS
5 14 (2.63%) Windows Server 2019
6 9 (1.69%) Unix
6 9 (1.69%) VMS
7 7 (1.31%) Windows Server 2016
8 6 (1.13%) Ubuntu
9 5 (0.94%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 4 (0.75%) Kali Linux
11 2 (0.38%) 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
1 126 (23.64%) Cybersecurity
2 105 (19.70%) Incident Response
3 98 (18.39%) Problem-Solving
4 92 (17.26%) Disaster Recovery
5 86 (16.14%) SIEM
6 84 (15.76%) Cloud Security
6 84 (15.76%) Roadmaps
7 82 (15.38%) Zero Trust
8 77 (14.45%) Continuous Improvement
9 71 (13.32%) Migration
10 64 (12.01%) Infrastructure as Code
10 64 (12.01%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 63 (11.82%) Project Delivery
12 58 (10.88%) ITIL
13 56 (10.51%) Business Continuity
14 55 (10.32%) High Availability
14 55 (10.32%) Mentoring
15 52 (9.76%) Technical Leadership
16 51 (9.57%) Security Architecture
17 50 (9.38%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 75 (14.07%) PowerShell
2 72 (13.51%) Python
3 29 (5.44%) Bash
4 11 (2.06%) SQL
5 10 (1.88%) Bicep
5 10 (1.88%) Kusto Query Language
6 6 (1.13%) Shell Script
7 3 (0.56%) Java
7 3 (0.56%) Korn
7 3 (0.56%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.19%) C
Qualifications
1 135 (25.33%) Cisco Certification
2 116 (21.76%) CCNP
3 65 (12.20%) CISSP
4 63 (11.82%) Degree
5 55 (10.32%) Azure Certification
6 47 (8.82%) CCNA
7 38 (7.13%) CCIE
8 30 (5.63%) Security Cleared
9 29 (5.44%) CISM
9 29 (5.44%) Computer Science Degree
10 24 (4.50%) Microsoft Certification
11 23 (4.32%) CompTIA Security+
12 18 (3.38%) AWS Certification
13 17 (3.19%) CEH
14 15 (2.81%) DV Cleared
15 14 (2.63%) SC Cleared
16 13 (2.44%) GIAC
17 11 (2.06%) CCSA
17 11 (2.06%) CCSE
17 11 (2.06%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 72 (13.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 72 (13.51%) NIST
2 34 (6.38%) GDPR
3 32 (6.00%) PCI DSS
4 27 (5.07%) SLA
5 19 (3.56%) Cyber Essentials
6 12 (2.25%) SOC 2
7 6 (1.13%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 6 (1.13%) Government Security Classifications
7 6 (1.13%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 6 (1.13%) JSP 440
7 6 (1.13%) QA
8 5 (0.94%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 4 (0.75%) GRC
10 3 (0.56%) HIPAA
10 3 (0.56%) NCSC
11 2 (0.38%) Accessibility
11 2 (0.38%) ISO 22301
11 2 (0.38%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.19%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 154 (28.89%) Active Directory
2 55 (10.32%) VMware Infrastructure
3 23 (4.32%) Virtual Desktop
4 21 (3.94%) Hyper-V
5 8 (1.50%) vSphere
6 7 (1.31%) Docker
7 4 (0.75%) EMC RecoverPoint
7 4 (0.75%) VMware ESXi
7 4 (0.75%) VMware NSX
8 3 (0.56%) Virtual Machines
9 2 (0.38%) BitLocker
9 2 (0.38%) Oracle RAC
9 2 (0.38%) ProxySG
10 1 (0.19%) Firmware
10 1 (0.19%) KVM
10 1 (0.19%) NLBS
10 1 (0.19%) Xen
Systems Management
1 74 (13.88%) Microsoft Intune
2 71 (13.32%) Ansible
3 67 (12.57%) Terraform
4 52 (9.76%) FortiGate
5 38 (7.13%) Kubernetes
6 24 (4.50%) Single Sign-On
7 22 (4.13%) SCCM
8 19 (3.56%) Autotask
9 15 (2.81%) Jamf Pro
10 11 (2.06%) Grafana
11 9 (1.69%) 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%) vCenter Server
14 4 (0.75%) VxRail
15 3 (0.56%) Data Guard
15 3 (0.56%) Nmap
Vendors
1 264 (49.53%) Microsoft
2 173 (32.46%) Cisco
3 113 (21.20%) Palo Alto
4 99 (18.57%) VMware
5 68 (12.76%) Meraki
6 64 (12.01%) Fortinet
7 47 (8.82%) SolarWinds
7 47 (8.82%) Zscaler
8 40 (7.50%) CheckPoint
9 32 (6.00%) Splunk
10 28 (5.25%) Arista
11 27 (5.07%) CrowdStrike
12 26 (4.88%) Aruba
12 26 (4.88%) Tenable
13 25 (4.69%) Dynatrace
14 24 (4.50%) F5
15 22 (4.13%) Google
16 20 (3.75%) SonicWALL
17 19 (3.56%) Juniper
18 17 (3.19%) Sophos