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

6 months to
27 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 87 79 81
Rank change year-on-year -8 +2 +3
Permanent jobs citing Firewall 514 468 849
As % of all permanent jobs in London 2.46% 3.95% 3.60%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 26.77% 37.74% 26.70%
Number of salaries quoted 365 363 708
10th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £49,250 £50,719
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £73,500 £71,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.52% +9.23% +8.33%
75th Percentile £88,750 £88,125 £77,500
90th Percentile £103,750 £110,000 £95,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £49,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% +2.04% -2.00%

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 1,920 1,240 3,180
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 9.19% 10.48% 13.49%
Number of salaries quoted 1,019 889 1,991
10th Percentile £31,850 £33,250 £33,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £63,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.36% +5.83% -4.00%
75th Percentile £87,500 £83,750 £78,750
90th Percentile £107,500 £105,000 £95,000
England median annual salary £47,500 £47,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year - - -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 27 May 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 27 May 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 87 £80,000 +14.29% 26
North London +15 17 £55,000 -21.43% 1
East London -1 17 £105,000 +9.09% 4
South London +10 14 £31,000 -38.00% 4
West London -12 11 £73,309 +49.61% 8
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 40 (7.78%) Microsoft Exchange
2 33 (6.42%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.78%) Apache
3 4 (0.78%) Confluence
4 1 (0.19%) IIS
4 1 (0.19%) OpenStack
Applications
1 16 (3.11%) MS Visio
2 8 (1.56%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.78%) 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%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (0.19%) Elite 3E
1 1 (0.19%) Fidessa
Cloud Services
1 320 (62.26%) Azure
2 165 (32.10%) Microsoft 365
3 129 (25.10%) AWS
4 86 (16.73%) Entra ID
5 49 (9.53%) Datadog
6 48 (9.34%) SaaS
7 45 (8.75%) GCP
8 28 (5.45%) IaaS
9 26 (5.06%) Azure Monitor
10 25 (4.86%) PaaS
11 22 (4.28%) Azure ExpressRoute
11 22 (4.28%) Virtual Private Cloud
12 21 (4.09%) Azure Sentinel
12 21 (4.09%) GitHub
13 18 (3.50%) Mimecast
14 17 (3.31%) GitHub Actions
15 16 (3.11%) AWS Direct Connect
16 15 (2.92%) Azure DevOps
17 14 (2.72%) Azure Key Vault
18 12 (2.33%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 212 (41.25%) VPN
2 157 (30.54%) WAN
3 151 (29.38%) Network Security
4 131 (25.49%) DNS
5 113 (21.98%) LAN
6 112 (21.79%) Wi-Fi
7 104 (20.23%) SD-WAN
8 100 (19.46%) VLAN
9 88 (17.12%) DHCP
10 73 (14.20%) Wireless
11 70 (13.62%) Cisco ISE
12 68 (13.23%) BGP
13 63 (12.26%) OSPF
14 55 (10.70%) TCP/IP
15 48 (9.34%) SAN
16 42 (8.17%) WLAN
17 39 (7.59%) Cisco Firepower
18 35 (6.81%) Cisco ASA
19 33 (6.42%) Cisco Wireless
20 28 (5.45%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 49 (9.53%) SQL Server
2 7 (1.36%) Power BI
3 5 (0.97%) Azure SQL Database
4 4 (0.78%) Amazon RDS
5 2 (0.39%) Oracle Database
5 2 (0.39%) Oracle Database 11g
5 2 (0.39%) Oracle Database 12c
5 2 (0.39%) Oracle Exadata
6 1 (0.19%) InfluxDB
6 1 (0.19%) MySQL
6 1 (0.19%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.19%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 21 (4.09%) Chocolatey
2 11 (2.14%) JIRA
3 10 (1.95%) Git
3 10 (1.95%) GitLab
4 8 (1.56%) Bitbucket
5 7 (1.36%) Jenkins
6 4 (0.78%) Metasploit
7 2 (0.39%) Bitbucket Server
7 2 (0.39%) Oracle APEX
7 2 (0.39%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 147 (28.60%) Social Skills
2 141 (27.43%) Finance
3 50 (9.73%) Analytical Skills
4 43 (8.37%) Banking
5 28 (5.45%) Legal
6 16 (3.11%) Telecoms
7 11 (2.14%) Influencing Skills
8 10 (1.95%) Retail Banking
9 9 (1.75%) Public Sector
10 8 (1.56%) Retail
11 7 (1.36%) Aviation
11 7 (1.36%) Documentation Skills
11 7 (1.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 7 (1.36%) Presentation Skills
12 5 (0.97%) Law
13 4 (0.78%) Billing
14 3 (0.58%) German Language
14 3 (0.58%) Mandarin Language
14 3 (0.58%) Manufacturing
14 3 (0.58%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 140 (27.24%) Network Engineer
2 100 (19.46%) Senior
3 72 (14.01%) IT Engineer
4 66 (12.84%) Azure Engineer
5 58 (11.28%) Architect
6 50 (9.73%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 47 (9.14%) Cloud Engineer
8 45 (8.75%) Support Engineer
9 43 (8.37%) IT Support
10 42 (8.17%) Cisco Engineer
11 35 (6.81%) Cisco Network Engineer
12 34 (6.61%) Network Architect
13 33 (6.42%) Analyst
13 33 (6.42%) IT Support Engineer
13 33 (6.42%) Lead
14 31 (6.03%) Security Engineer
14 31 (6.03%) Senior IT Engineer
15 30 (5.84%) Senior Network Engineer
16 24 (4.67%) 2nd Line Support
16 24 (4.67%) Platform Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (4.09%) OAuth
2 20 (3.89%) SAML
3 16 (3.11%) ADO
4 14 (2.72%) 802.1X
5 13 (2.53%) OpenID
6 12 (2.33%) REST
6 12 (2.33%) YAML
7 10 (1.95%) LDAP
8 7 (1.36%) ARM Templates
9 4 (0.78%) Node.js
10 3 (0.58%) FIX Protocol
11 2 (0.39%) OAuth2
11 2 (0.39%) SailPoint
12 1 (0.19%) .NET
12 1 (0.19%) Elastic Stack
12 1 (0.19%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 93 (18.09%) Data Centre
2 53 (10.31%) Security Posture
3 40 (7.78%) Cyber Threat
4 26 (5.06%) Management Information System
5 23 (4.47%) PKI
6 21 (4.09%) Hybrid Cloud
7 16 (3.11%) Cloud Native
8 14 (2.72%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 14 (2.72%) Onboarding
9 11 (2.14%) Cyber Defence
10 10 (1.95%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 10 (1.95%) Video Conferencing
11 9 (1.75%) Enterprise Software
12 7 (1.36%) Blog
12 7 (1.36%) Virtual Team
13 6 (1.17%) Analytical Mindset
13 6 (1.17%) Enterprise Storage
13 6 (1.17%) IoT
14 5 (0.97%) Cyber Kill Chain
14 5 (0.97%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 169 (32.88%) Windows
2 58 (11.28%) Linux
3 54 (10.51%) Windows Server
4 21 (4.09%) Mac OS
5 17 (3.31%) VMS
5 17 (3.31%) Windows Server 2019
6 10 (1.95%) Unix
6 10 (1.95%) Windows Server 2016
7 9 (1.75%) Ubuntu
8 6 (1.17%) Windows 10
9 5 (0.97%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 4 (0.78%) Kali Linux
11 2 (0.39%) tvOS
12 1 (0.19%) Apple iOS
12 1 (0.19%) CentOS
12 1 (0.19%) Solaris
12 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 102 (19.84%) Incident Response
2 100 (19.46%) Cybersecurity
3 98 (19.07%) Disaster Recovery
3 98 (19.07%) Problem-Solving
4 79 (15.37%) SIEM
5 76 (14.79%) Zero Trust
6 72 (14.01%) Cloud Security
7 66 (12.84%) Migration
8 64 (12.45%) Infrastructure as Code
9 63 (12.26%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 61 (11.87%) Roadmaps
11 59 (11.48%) High Availability
12 58 (11.28%) Continuous Improvement
13 56 (10.89%) ITIL
14 54 (10.51%) Business Continuity
15 50 (9.73%) ITSM
16 49 (9.53%) DevOps
16 49 (9.53%) Vulnerability Management
17 48 (9.34%) CI/CD
17 48 (9.34%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 74 (14.40%) PowerShell
2 70 (13.62%) Python
3 25 (4.86%) Bash
4 16 (3.11%) SQL
5 15 (2.92%) Kusto Query Language
6 11 (2.14%) Bicep
7 5 (0.97%) Shell Script
8 2 (0.39%) Java
8 2 (0.39%) Korn
8 2 (0.39%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.19%) C
9 1 (0.19%) C#
9 1 (0.19%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 131 (25.49%) Cisco Certification
2 109 (21.21%) CCNP
3 63 (12.26%) Degree
4 57 (11.09%) CISSP
5 47 (9.14%) Azure Certification
5 47 (9.14%) CCNA
6 42 (8.17%) CCIE
7 34 (6.61%) Computer Science Degree
8 28 (5.45%) CISM
9 25 (4.86%) Security Cleared
10 24 (4.67%) Microsoft Certification
11 19 (3.70%) CompTIA Security+
12 18 (3.50%) CCSA
12 18 (3.50%) CCSE
12 18 (3.50%) DV Cleared
13 17 (3.31%) CEH
14 13 (2.53%) SC Cleared
15 11 (2.14%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 11 (2.14%) Network+ Certification
16 10 (1.95%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 77 (14.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 61 (11.87%) NIST
3 44 (8.56%) GDPR
4 34 (6.61%) PCI DSS
5 22 (4.28%) Cyber Essentials
6 21 (4.09%) SLA
7 16 (3.11%) SOC 2
8 10 (1.95%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 7 (1.36%) Government Security Classifications
9 7 (1.36%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 7 (1.36%) JSP 440
10 6 (1.17%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 5 (0.97%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 4 (0.78%) Accessibility
12 4 (0.78%) GRC
12 4 (0.78%) HIPAA
13 3 (0.58%) NCSC
14 2 (0.39%) QA
15 1 (0.19%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 148 (28.79%) Active Directory
2 44 (8.56%) VMware Infrastructure
3 24 (4.67%) Virtual Desktop
4 16 (3.11%) Hyper-V
5 15 (2.92%) Docker
5 15 (2.92%) Firmware
6 12 (2.33%) Virtual Machines
7 8 (1.56%) vSphere
8 4 (0.78%) VMware ESXi
9 3 (0.58%) EMC RecoverPoint
10 2 (0.39%) Oracle RAC
11 1 (0.19%) BitLocker
11 1 (0.19%) KVM
11 1 (0.19%) NLBS
11 1 (0.19%) VMware NSX
11 1 (0.19%) Xen
Systems Management
1 82 (15.95%) Ansible
2 76 (14.79%) Terraform
3 71 (13.81%) Microsoft Intune
4 50 (9.73%) FortiGate
5 37 (7.20%) Kubernetes
6 29 (5.64%) SCCM
7 17 (3.31%) Single Sign-On
8 14 (2.72%) Autotask
9 13 (2.53%) Prometheus
10 12 (2.33%) Grafana
11 11 (2.14%) Jamf Pro
12 9 (1.75%) Check_MK
12 9 (1.75%) Cisco Prime
13 5 (0.97%) CASB
13 5 (0.97%) Nagios
14 4 (0.78%) Argo
14 4 (0.78%) Docker Swarm
14 4 (0.78%) Istio
14 4 (0.78%) linkerd
14 4 (0.78%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 228 (44.36%) Microsoft
2 181 (35.21%) Cisco
3 103 (20.04%) Palo Alto
4 88 (17.12%) VMware
5 78 (15.18%) Fortinet
6 69 (13.42%) Meraki
7 56 (10.89%) SolarWinds
8 49 (9.53%) CheckPoint
9 37 (7.20%) Dynatrace
10 31 (6.03%) Zscaler
11 29 (5.64%) CrowdStrike
11 29 (5.64%) Splunk
12 27 (5.25%) Juniper
12 27 (5.25%) Tenable
13 24 (4.67%) Arista
13 24 (4.67%) Google
14 22 (4.28%) Aruba
15 21 (4.09%) AppDynamics
16 17 (3.31%) F5
17 16 (3.11%) SonicWALL