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

6 months to
2 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 94 81 86
Rank change year-on-year -13 +5 -7
Permanent jobs citing Firewall 519 483 828
As % of all permanent jobs in London 2.37% 3.92% 3.43%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 27.30% 38.80% 26.61%
Number of salaries quoted 374 383 667
10th Percentile £37,500 £38,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £48,500 £49,803
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,500 £67,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.44% +3.85% +8.33%
75th Percentile £87,500 £83,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £105,000 £104,500 £93,750
England median annual salary £52,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +4.00% +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 1,901 1,245 3,112
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 8.66% 10.10% 12.89%
Number of salaries quoted 1,055 911 1,909
10th Percentile £33,250 £33,200 £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 £110,000 £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 2 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 2 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 -14 64 £80,000 +16.79% 36
South London +22 15 £31,000 -38.00% 3
North London +13 15 £55,000 -20.00%
West London -9 15 £72,500 +39.42% 14
East London +3 11 £105,000 +9.09% 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 48 (9.25%) SharePoint
2 47 (9.06%) 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 (3.47%) MS Visio
2 8 (1.54%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.96%) 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 (59.92%) Azure
2 173 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
3 119 (22.93%) AWS
4 106 (20.42%) Entra ID
5 44 (8.48%) SaaS
6 43 (8.29%) Datadog
7 38 (7.32%) GCP
8 25 (4.82%) Azure Monitor
8 25 (4.82%) IaaS
9 23 (4.43%) Azure Sentinel
9 23 (4.43%) PaaS
10 19 (3.66%) Azure ExpressRoute
11 18 (3.47%) GitHub
11 18 (3.47%) Mimecast
11 18 (3.47%) Virtual Private Cloud
12 14 (2.70%) GitHub Actions
13 13 (2.50%) Serverless
14 12 (2.31%) Azure Key Vault
14 12 (2.31%) Google Workspace
14 12 (2.31%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 207 (39.88%) VPN
2 176 (33.91%) Network Security
3 146 (28.13%) WAN
4 133 (25.63%) DNS
5 111 (21.39%) VLAN
6 110 (21.19%) LAN
7 108 (20.81%) Wi-Fi
8 98 (18.88%) SD-WAN
9 88 (16.96%) DHCP
10 78 (15.03%) Wireless
11 72 (13.87%) BGP
12 68 (13.10%) Cisco ISE
13 66 (12.72%) OSPF
14 60 (11.56%) TCP/IP
15 43 (8.29%) SAN
16 36 (6.94%) WLAN
17 33 (6.36%) Cisco Firepower
17 33 (6.36%) Cisco Wireless
18 27 (5.20%) MPLS
19 24 (4.62%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (8.86%) SQL Server
2 12 (2.31%) Power BI
3 6 (1.16%) Azure SQL Database
4 3 (0.58%) Oracle Database
4 3 (0.58%) Oracle Database 11g
4 3 (0.58%) Oracle Database 12c
4 3 (0.58%) Oracle Exadata
5 2 (0.39%) 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 (3.28%) Chocolatey
2 12 (2.31%) JIRA
3 10 (1.93%) Git
4 8 (1.54%) Bitbucket
5 7 (1.35%) GitLab
6 5 (0.96%) Metasploit
7 3 (0.58%) Bitbucket Server
7 3 (0.58%) Jenkins
7 3 (0.58%) Oracle APEX
8 1 (0.19%) Burp Suite
8 1 (0.19%) Maven
General
1 160 (30.83%) Social Skills
2 126 (24.28%) Finance
3 42 (8.09%) Analytical Skills
4 36 (6.94%) Banking
5 25 (4.82%) Legal
6 21 (4.05%) Telecoms
7 12 (2.31%) Law
8 10 (1.93%) Retail Banking
9 9 (1.73%) Influencing Skills
9 9 (1.73%) Public Sector
10 8 (1.54%) Documentation Skills
10 8 (1.54%) Retail
11 7 (1.35%) Mandarin Language
11 7 (1.35%) Presentation Skills
12 6 (1.16%) Aviation
12 6 (1.16%) Billing
12 6 (1.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 5 (0.96%) Back Office
14 3 (0.58%) Digital Health
14 3 (0.58%) German Language
Job Titles
1 127 (24.47%) Network Engineer
2 117 (22.54%) Senior
3 66 (12.72%) IT Engineer
4 63 (12.14%) Architect
5 58 (11.18%) Azure Engineer
6 51 (9.83%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 44 (8.48%) Support Engineer
8 42 (8.09%) IT Support
9 40 (7.71%) Security Engineer
10 39 (7.51%) Cloud Engineer
11 35 (6.74%) Network Architect
12 34 (6.55%) Senior Network Engineer
13 33 (6.36%) Cisco Engineer
13 33 (6.36%) IT Support Engineer
14 32 (6.17%) Analyst
14 32 (6.17%) Lead
15 27 (5.20%) 2nd Line Support
16 26 (5.01%) Cisco Network Engineer
17 25 (4.82%) Senior IT Engineer
18 23 (4.43%) 2nd Line Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (4.05%) OAuth
2 20 (3.85%) SAML
3 17 (3.28%) OpenID
4 14 (2.70%) 802.1X
4 14 (2.70%) ADO
4 14 (2.70%) LDAP
5 13 (2.50%) REST
6 10 (1.93%) ARM Templates
6 10 (1.93%) YAML
7 5 (0.96%) FIX Protocol
7 5 (0.96%) Node.js
8 2 (0.39%) OAuth2
8 2 (0.39%) RESTful
8 2 (0.39%) SailPoint
9 1 (0.19%) Elastic Stack
9 1 (0.19%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 92 (17.73%) Data Centre
2 63 (12.14%) Security Posture
3 36 (6.94%) Cyber Threat
4 28 (5.39%) PKI
5 25 (4.82%) Hybrid Cloud
6 23 (4.43%) Management Information System
7 17 (3.28%) Cloud Native
8 15 (2.89%) Enterprise Software
9 14 (2.70%) Onboarding
9 14 (2.70%) Video Conferencing
10 11 (2.12%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
11 10 (1.93%) Cyber Defence
12 9 (1.73%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 9 (1.73%) Virtual Team
13 8 (1.54%) Blog
14 7 (1.35%) Enterprise Storage
15 6 (1.16%) Self-Motivation
16 5 (0.96%) Cyber Kill Chain
17 4 (0.77%) IoT
17 4 (0.77%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 167 (32.18%) Windows
2 58 (11.18%) Linux
3 53 (10.21%) Windows Server
4 25 (4.82%) Mac OS
5 14 (2.70%) VMS
5 14 (2.70%) Windows Server 2019
6 9 (1.73%) Unix
7 7 (1.35%) Ubuntu
7 7 (1.35%) Windows Server 2016
8 5 (0.96%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 4 (0.77%) Kali Linux
10 3 (0.58%) Windows 10
11 2 (0.39%) tvOS
12 1 (0.19%) Apple iOS
12 1 (0.19%) CentOS
12 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 116 (22.35%) Cybersecurity
2 104 (20.04%) Incident Response
3 95 (18.30%) Problem-Solving
4 91 (17.53%) Disaster Recovery
5 84 (16.18%) Cloud Security
6 81 (15.61%) SIEM
7 78 (15.03%) Zero Trust
8 75 (14.45%) Continuous Improvement
9 71 (13.68%) Roadmaps
10 66 (12.72%) Infrastructure as Code
11 65 (12.52%) Migration
12 62 (11.95%) High Availability
13 61 (11.75%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 56 (10.79%) Business Continuity
15 53 (10.21%) ITIL
16 51 (9.83%) Vulnerability Management
17 50 (9.63%) Security Architecture
17 50 (9.63%) Technical Leadership
18 49 (9.44%) Project Delivery
19 46 (8.86%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 75 (14.45%) PowerShell
2 68 (13.10%) Python
3 28 (5.39%) Bash
4 15 (2.89%) SQL
5 12 (2.31%) Kusto Query Language
6 10 (1.93%) Bicep
7 6 (1.16%) Shell Script
8 3 (0.58%) Java
8 3 (0.58%) Korn
8 3 (0.58%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.19%) C
Qualifications
1 131 (25.24%) Cisco Certification
2 111 (21.39%) CCNP
3 62 (11.95%) Degree
4 59 (11.37%) CISSP
5 53 (10.21%) Azure Certification
6 49 (9.44%) CCNA
7 42 (8.09%) CCIE
8 30 (5.78%) CISM
9 28 (5.39%) Computer Science Degree
10 26 (5.01%) Security Cleared
11 24 (4.62%) Microsoft Certification
12 22 (4.24%) CompTIA Security+
13 18 (3.47%) DV Cleared
14 17 (3.28%) CEH
15 14 (2.70%) AWS Certification
15 14 (2.70%) CCSA
15 14 (2.70%) CCSE
16 13 (2.50%) GIAC
17 12 (2.31%) SC Cleared
18 9 (1.73%) GSEC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 79 (15.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 70 (13.49%) NIST
3 40 (7.71%) GDPR
4 32 (6.17%) PCI DSS
5 20 (3.85%) Cyber Essentials
5 20 (3.85%) SLA
6 16 (3.08%) SOC 2
7 7 (1.35%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 7 (1.35%) Government Security Classifications
7 7 (1.35%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 7 (1.35%) JSP 440
8 6 (1.16%) QA
9 5 (0.96%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 4 (0.77%) Accessibility
10 4 (0.77%) HIPAA
10 4 (0.77%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 3 (0.58%) GRC
11 3 (0.58%) NCSC
12 2 (0.39%) ISO 22301
13 1 (0.19%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 151 (29.09%) Active Directory
2 47 (9.06%) VMware Infrastructure
3 24 (4.62%) Virtual Desktop
4 16 (3.08%) Hyper-V
5 9 (1.73%) Docker
6 8 (1.54%) vSphere
7 7 (1.35%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (0.77%) EMC RecoverPoint
8 4 (0.77%) Firmware
8 4 (0.77%) VMware ESXi
9 2 (0.39%) BitLocker
9 2 (0.39%) Oracle RAC
9 2 (0.39%) VMware NSX
10 1 (0.19%) KVM
10 1 (0.19%) NLBS
10 1 (0.19%) Xen
Systems Management
1 71 (13.68%) Ansible
1 71 (13.68%) Microsoft Intune
1 71 (13.68%) Terraform
2 51 (9.83%) FortiGate
3 35 (6.74%) Kubernetes
4 23 (4.43%) SCCM
5 20 (3.85%) Single Sign-On
6 19 (3.66%) Autotask
7 15 (2.89%) Jamf Pro
8 12 (2.31%) Grafana
9 10 (1.93%) Prometheus
10 9 (1.73%) Check_MK
10 9 (1.73%) Cisco Prime
11 4 (0.77%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 4 (0.77%) vCenter Server
11 4 (0.77%) VxRail
12 3 (0.58%) Argo
12 3 (0.58%) Docker Swarm
12 3 (0.58%) Istio
12 3 (0.58%) linkerd
Vendors
1 250 (48.17%) Microsoft
2 172 (33.14%) Cisco
3 113 (21.77%) Palo Alto
4 87 (16.76%) VMware
5 69 (13.29%) Meraki
6 62 (11.95%) Fortinet
7 54 (10.40%) SolarWinds
8 42 (8.09%) CheckPoint
9 36 (6.94%) Zscaler
10 32 (6.17%) Splunk
11 29 (5.59%) Arista
11 29 (5.59%) Dynatrace
12 27 (5.20%) CrowdStrike
12 27 (5.20%) Tenable
13 26 (5.01%) Aruba
14 24 (4.62%) Google
15 21 (4.05%) F5
15 21 (4.05%) Juniper
16 20 (3.85%) SonicWALL
17 17 (3.28%) AppDynamics