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

6 months to
13 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 94 86 93
Rank change year-on-year -8 +7 -22
Permanent jobs citing Firewall 533 490 788
As % of all permanent jobs in London 2.39% 3.90% 3.40%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 27.42% 38.34% 26.26%
Number of salaries quoted 374 392 634
10th Percentile £37,500 £37,500 £39,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £47,750 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £67,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.48% +7.20% +3.69%
75th Percentile £87,500 £83,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £103,750 £95,000 £92,500
England median annual salary £51,500 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +3.00% +5.26% -6.84%

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 1,944 1,278 3,001
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 8.73% 10.17% 12.95%
Number of salaries quoted 1,051 930 1,818
10th Percentile £33,500 £32,450 £32,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,773 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.24% +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £87,500 £82,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £107,500 £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 13 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 13 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 -17 58 £83,750 +24.07% 40
West London -9 18 £73,750 +34.09% 20
South London +19 15 £31,000 -38.00% 1
North London +16 14 £55,000 -20.00%
East London -1 10 £105,000 +20.00% 2
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 4 (0.75%) Apache
4 3 (0.56%) Confluence
4 3 (0.56%) SAS
5 1 (0.19%) OpenStack
Applications
1 18 (3.38%) MS Visio
2 8 (1.50%) 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
Business Applications
1 3 (0.56%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.19%) Alphatax
2 1 (0.19%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 314 (58.91%) Azure
2 173 (32.46%) Microsoft 365
3 126 (23.64%) AWS
4 108 (20.26%) Entra ID
5 43 (8.07%) SaaS
6 40 (7.50%) Datadog
7 38 (7.13%) GCP
8 27 (5.07%) IaaS
9 25 (4.69%) PaaS
10 23 (4.32%) Azure Monitor
10 23 (4.32%) Azure Sentinel
11 20 (3.75%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 18 (3.38%) Mimecast
12 18 (3.38%) Virtual Private Cloud
13 17 (3.19%) GitHub
14 13 (2.44%) GitHub Actions
14 13 (2.44%) Serverless
15 12 (2.25%) AWS Direct Connect
15 12 (2.25%) Google Workspace
15 12 (2.25%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 213 (39.96%) VPN
2 180 (33.77%) Network Security
3 148 (27.77%) WAN
4 137 (25.70%) DNS
5 114 (21.39%) LAN
6 112 (21.01%) VLAN
7 109 (20.45%) Wi-Fi
8 99 (18.57%) SD-WAN
9 88 (16.51%) DHCP
10 80 (15.01%) Wireless
11 74 (13.88%) BGP
12 68 (12.76%) Cisco ISE
12 68 (12.76%) OSPF
13 65 (12.20%) TCP/IP
14 42 (7.88%) SAN
15 37 (6.94%) WLAN
16 33 (6.19%) Cisco Wireless
17 32 (6.00%) Cisco Firepower
18 29 (5.44%) MPLS
19 25 (4.69%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 45 (8.44%) SQL Server
2 12 (2.25%) 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
2 15 (2.81%) JIRA
3 10 (1.88%) Git
4 8 (1.50%) Bitbucket
5 7 (1.31%) GitLab
6 6 (1.13%) Metasploit
7 3 (0.56%) Bitbucket Server
7 3 (0.56%) Jenkins
7 3 (0.56%) Maven
7 3 (0.56%) Oracle APEX
8 2 (0.38%) Burp Suite
General
1 171 (32.08%) Social Skills
2 128 (24.02%) Finance
3 40 (7.50%) Analytical Skills
4 35 (6.57%) Banking
5 27 (5.07%) Legal
6 26 (4.88%) Telecoms
7 13 (2.44%) Law
8 12 (2.25%) Public Sector
9 11 (2.06%) Retail
10 10 (1.88%) Retail Banking
11 9 (1.69%) Influencing Skills
11 9 (1.69%) Mandarin Language
12 8 (1.50%) Documentation Skills
12 8 (1.50%) Presentation Skills
13 6 (1.13%) Back Office
13 6 (1.13%) Billing
13 6 (1.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 5 (0.94%) Aviation
14 5 (0.94%) Military
15 4 (0.75%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 126 (23.64%) Network Engineer
2 115 (21.58%) Senior
3 64 (12.01%) Architect
4 63 (11.82%) 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
8 41 (7.69%) Security Engineer
9 35 (6.57%) Network Architect
10 34 (6.38%) Cloud Engineer
11 33 (6.19%) Senior Network Engineer
12 32 (6.00%) IT Support Engineer
13 31 (5.82%) Analyst
13 31 (5.82%) Cisco Engineer
13 31 (5.82%) Lead
14 27 (5.07%) 2nd Line Support
15 24 (4.50%) Cisco Network Engineer
16 23 (4.32%) 2nd Line Engineer
16 23 (4.32%) Security Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (3.56%) OAuth
2 18 (3.38%) SAML
3 17 (3.19%) OpenID
4 14 (2.63%) 802.1X
4 14 (2.63%) LDAP
5 13 (2.44%) REST
6 12 (2.25%) ADO
7 10 (1.88%) ARM Templates
8 8 (1.50%) YAML
9 6 (1.13%) FIX Protocol
10 5 (0.94%) Node.js
11 2 (0.38%) OAuth2
11 2 (0.38%) RESTful
11 2 (0.38%) SailPoint
12 1 (0.19%) Elastic Stack
12 1 (0.19%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 98 (18.39%) Data Centre
2 66 (12.38%) Security Posture
3 36 (6.75%) Cyber Threat
4 28 (5.25%) PKI
5 26 (4.88%) Hybrid Cloud
6 24 (4.50%) Management Information System
7 20 (3.75%) Cloud Native
8 18 (3.38%) Onboarding
9 15 (2.81%) Enterprise Software
9 15 (2.81%) Video Conferencing
10 12 (2.25%) Blog
11 11 (2.06%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
12 10 (1.88%) Virtual Team
13 9 (1.69%) Cyber Defence
14 8 (1.50%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
15 7 (1.31%) Enterprise Storage
16 6 (1.13%) Legacy Systems
16 6 (1.13%) Private Cloud
16 6 (1.13%) Self-Motivation
17 5 (0.94%) Cyber Kill Chain
Operating Systems
1 171 (32.08%) Windows
2 63 (11.82%) Linux
3 53 (9.94%) Windows Server
4 25 (4.69%) Mac OS
5 14 (2.63%) Windows Server 2019
6 13 (2.44%) VMS
7 9 (1.69%) Unix
8 8 (1.50%) Ubuntu
9 7 (1.31%) Windows Server 2016
10 5 (0.94%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 4 (0.75%) Kali Linux
12 2 (0.38%) tvOS
12 2 (0.38%) Windows 10
13 1 (0.19%) Apple iOS
13 1 (0.19%) CentOS
13 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 124 (23.26%) Cybersecurity
2 104 (19.51%) Incident Response
3 99 (18.57%) Problem-Solving
4 91 (17.07%) Disaster Recovery
5 86 (16.14%) Cloud Security
6 84 (15.76%) SIEM
7 82 (15.38%) Zero Trust
8 81 (15.20%) Roadmaps
9 79 (14.82%) Continuous Improvement
10 68 (12.76%) Infrastructure as Code
10 68 (12.76%) Migration
11 63 (11.82%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 61 (11.44%) High Availability
13 58 (10.88%) Project Delivery
14 56 (10.51%) Business Continuity
15 55 (10.32%) ITIL
16 52 (9.76%) Mentoring
16 52 (9.76%) Technical Leadership
17 51 (9.57%) Vulnerability Management
18 50 (9.38%) Security Architecture
Programming Languages
1 75 (14.07%) PowerShell
2 71 (13.32%) Python
3 28 (5.25%) Bash
4 13 (2.44%) SQL
5 12 (2.25%) Kusto Query Language
6 10 (1.88%) Bicep
7 6 (1.13%) Shell Script
8 3 (0.56%) Java
8 3 (0.56%) Korn
8 3 (0.56%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.19%) C
Qualifications
1 132 (24.77%) Cisco Certification
2 113 (21.20%) CCNP
3 65 (12.20%) Degree
4 60 (11.26%) CISSP
5 53 (9.94%) Azure Certification
6 48 (9.01%) CCNA
7 40 (7.50%) CCIE
8 32 (6.00%) Computer Science Degree
9 31 (5.82%) Security Cleared
10 28 (5.25%) CISM
11 24 (4.50%) Microsoft Certification
12 22 (4.13%) CompTIA Security+
13 18 (3.38%) DV Cleared
14 17 (3.19%) CEH
15 16 (3.00%) AWS Certification
16 13 (2.44%) CCSA
16 13 (2.44%) CCSE
16 13 (2.44%) GIAC
16 13 (2.44%) SC Cleared
17 10 (1.88%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 76 (14.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 70 (13.13%) NIST
3 35 (6.57%) GDPR
4 30 (5.63%) PCI DSS
5 24 (4.50%) SLA
6 19 (3.56%) Cyber Essentials
7 14 (2.63%) SOC 2
8 7 (1.31%) Government Security Classifications
8 7 (1.31%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 7 (1.31%) JSP 440
9 6 (1.13%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 6 (1.13%) QA
10 5 (0.94%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 4 (0.75%) Accessibility
12 3 (0.56%) HIPAA
12 3 (0.56%) NCSC
13 2 (0.38%) GRC
13 2 (0.38%) ISO 22301
13 2 (0.38%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 1 (0.19%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 156 (29.27%) Active Directory
2 50 (9.38%) VMware Infrastructure
3 24 (4.50%) Virtual Desktop
4 19 (3.56%) Hyper-V
5 9 (1.69%) Docker
6 8 (1.50%) vSphere
7 5 (0.94%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (0.75%) EMC RecoverPoint
8 4 (0.75%) VMware ESXi
8 4 (0.75%) VMware NSX
9 3 (0.56%) Firmware
10 2 (0.38%) BitLocker
10 2 (0.38%) Oracle RAC
11 1 (0.19%) KVM
11 1 (0.19%) NLBS
11 1 (0.19%) Xen
Systems Management
1 73 (13.70%) Microsoft Intune
2 71 (13.32%) Ansible
2 71 (13.32%) Terraform
3 51 (9.57%) FortiGate
4 38 (7.13%) Kubernetes
5 24 (4.50%) Single Sign-On
6 22 (4.13%) SCCM
7 19 (3.56%) Autotask
8 15 (2.81%) Jamf Pro
9 13 (2.44%) Grafana
10 11 (2.06%) Prometheus
11 9 (1.69%) Check_MK
11 9 (1.69%) Cisco Prime
12 4 (0.75%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 4 (0.75%) Argo
12 4 (0.75%) Docker Swarm
12 4 (0.75%) Istio
12 4 (0.75%) linkerd
12 4 (0.75%) Mesos
12 4 (0.75%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 257 (48.22%) Microsoft
2 173 (32.46%) Cisco
3 115 (21.58%) Palo Alto
4 92 (17.26%) VMware
5 70 (13.13%) Meraki
6 65 (12.20%) Fortinet
7 53 (9.94%) SolarWinds
8 43 (8.07%) CheckPoint
9 37 (6.94%) Zscaler
10 32 (6.00%) Splunk
11 29 (5.44%) Arista
12 28 (5.25%) Dynatrace
13 27 (5.07%) Aruba
13 27 (5.07%) CrowdStrike
14 26 (4.88%) Tenable
15 23 (4.32%) F5
15 23 (4.32%) Google
16 20 (3.75%) Juniper
16 20 (3.75%) SonicWALL
17 16 (3.00%) AppDynamics