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

6 months to
12 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 87 81 77
Rank change year-on-year -6 -4 +3
Permanent jobs citing Firewall 523 481 864
As % of all permanent jobs in London 2.46% 3.94% 3.53%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 28.06% 38.85% 26.97%
Number of salaries quoted 378 378 698
10th Percentile £36,250 £39,025 £40,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £47,938 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £73,000 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.29% +7.69% +6.95%
75th Percentile £89,688 £83,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £105,000 £109,125 £95,000
England median annual salary £52,750 £50,000 £48,775
% change year-on-year +5.50% +2.51% -2.45%

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 1,864 1,238 3,203
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 8.75% 10.13% 13.08%
Number of salaries quoted 1,051 900 1,973
10th Percentile £33,250 £33,200 £32,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £62,750 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.57% +4.58% -4.00%
75th Percentile £87,500 £83,750 £78,750
90th Percentile £110,000 £102,500 £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 12 June 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 12 June 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 +6 80 £80,000 +16.79% 21
North London +16 15 £55,000 -21.43% 1
West London -7 15 £77,500 +49.04% 8
South London +21 14 £31,000 -38.00% 6
East London -1 14 £105,000 +9.09% 3
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 42 (8.03%) Microsoft Exchange
2 40 (7.65%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.76%) Confluence
4 3 (0.57%) Apache
5 1 (0.19%) IIS
5 1 (0.19%) OpenStack
Applications
1 18 (3.44%) MS Visio
2 7 (1.34%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.96%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (0.57%) AutoCAD
4 3 (0.57%) SOLIDWORKS
5 2 (0.38%) 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%) Fidessa
Cloud Services
1 316 (60.42%) Azure
2 164 (31.36%) Microsoft 365
3 130 (24.86%) AWS
4 94 (17.97%) Entra ID
5 48 (9.18%) Datadog
5 48 (9.18%) SaaS
6 44 (8.41%) GCP
7 28 (5.35%) IaaS
8 27 (5.16%) Azure Monitor
9 24 (4.59%) PaaS
10 22 (4.21%) Azure ExpressRoute
11 21 (4.02%) Virtual Private Cloud
12 20 (3.82%) GitHub
13 19 (3.63%) Azure Sentinel
14 18 (3.44%) Mimecast
15 16 (3.06%) Azure DevOps
15 16 (3.06%) GitHub Actions
16 15 (2.87%) AWS Direct Connect
16 15 (2.87%) Azure Key Vault
16 15 (2.87%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 214 (40.92%) VPN
2 163 (31.17%) Network Security
3 158 (30.21%) WAN
4 128 (24.47%) DNS
5 112 (21.41%) LAN
6 109 (20.84%) Wi-Fi
7 108 (20.65%) SD-WAN
8 106 (20.27%) VLAN
9 82 (15.68%) DHCP
10 78 (14.91%) Wireless
11 75 (14.34%) BGP
12 72 (13.77%) Cisco ISE
13 70 (13.38%) OSPF
14 58 (11.09%) TCP/IP
15 44 (8.41%) SAN
16 39 (7.46%) Cisco Firepower
16 39 (7.46%) WLAN
17 33 (6.31%) Cisco Wireless
18 31 (5.93%) Cisco ASA
18 31 (5.93%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 47 (8.99%) SQL Server
2 10 (1.91%) Power BI
3 6 (1.15%) Azure SQL Database
4 2 (0.38%) Amazon RDS
4 2 (0.38%) Oracle Database
4 2 (0.38%) Oracle Database 11g
4 2 (0.38%) Oracle Database 12c
4 2 (0.38%) Oracle Exadata
5 1 (0.19%) InfluxDB
5 1 (0.19%) MySQL
5 1 (0.19%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.19%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 19 (3.63%) Chocolatey
2 12 (2.29%) JIRA
3 10 (1.91%) GitLab
4 9 (1.72%) Git
5 8 (1.53%) Bitbucket
6 6 (1.15%) Jenkins
7 4 (0.76%) Metasploit
8 2 (0.38%) Bitbucket Server
8 2 (0.38%) Oracle APEX
9 1 (0.19%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 152 (29.06%) Social Skills
2 136 (26.00%) Finance
3 49 (9.37%) Analytical Skills
4 41 (7.84%) Banking
5 31 (5.93%) Legal
6 18 (3.44%) Telecoms
7 11 (2.10%) Influencing Skills
7 11 (2.10%) Public Sector
8 10 (1.91%) Retail Banking
9 9 (1.72%) Law
9 9 (1.72%) Retail
10 7 (1.34%) Aviation
10 7 (1.34%) Documentation Skills
10 7 (1.34%) Presentation Skills
11 6 (1.15%) Billing
12 5 (0.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 5 (0.96%) Mandarin Language
13 4 (0.76%) Back Office
13 4 (0.76%) Marketing
14 3 (0.57%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 139 (26.58%) Network Engineer
2 107 (20.46%) Senior
3 71 (13.58%) IT Engineer
4 65 (12.43%) Azure Engineer
5 59 (11.28%) Architect
6 48 (9.18%) Cloud Engineer
7 47 (8.99%) Support Engineer
8 46 (8.80%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 44 (8.41%) IT Support
10 40 (7.65%) Cisco Engineer
11 36 (6.88%) Analyst
12 35 (6.69%) IT Support Engineer
12 35 (6.69%) Network Architect
12 35 (6.69%) Security Engineer
13 34 (6.50%) Lead
13 34 (6.50%) Senior Network Engineer
14 33 (6.31%) Cisco Network Engineer
15 29 (5.54%) 2nd Line Support
16 28 (5.35%) Senior IT Engineer
17 25 (4.78%) 2nd Line Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (3.82%) OAuth
2 19 (3.63%) SAML
3 17 (3.25%) ADO
4 14 (2.68%) 802.1X
5 13 (2.49%) OpenID
5 13 (2.49%) YAML
6 12 (2.29%) REST
7 10 (1.91%) LDAP
8 9 (1.72%) ARM Templates
9 5 (0.96%) FIX Protocol
9 5 (0.96%) Node.js
10 2 (0.38%) OAuth2
10 2 (0.38%) SailPoint
11 1 (0.19%) .NET
11 1 (0.19%) Elastic Stack
11 1 (0.19%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 95 (18.16%) Data Centre
2 61 (11.66%) Security Posture
3 38 (7.27%) Cyber Threat
4 25 (4.78%) Management Information System
5 24 (4.59%) PKI
6 18 (3.44%) Hybrid Cloud
7 17 (3.25%) Cloud Native
8 15 (2.87%) Onboarding
9 13 (2.49%) Video Conferencing
10 12 (2.29%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 11 (2.10%) Cyber Defence
11 11 (2.10%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
12 9 (1.72%) Enterprise Software
13 8 (1.53%) Virtual Team
14 7 (1.34%) Blog
15 6 (1.15%) Enterprise Storage
15 6 (1.15%) Self-Motivation
16 5 (0.96%) Cyber Kill Chain
16 5 (0.96%) IoT
17 4 (0.76%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 166 (31.74%) Windows
2 59 (11.28%) Linux
3 49 (9.37%) Windows Server
4 25 (4.78%) Mac OS
5 17 (3.25%) VMS
6 15 (2.87%) Windows Server 2019
7 10 (1.91%) Unix
8 8 (1.53%) Ubuntu
8 8 (1.53%) Windows Server 2016
9 5 (0.96%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 5 (0.96%) Windows 10
10 4 (0.76%) Kali Linux
11 2 (0.38%) 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
1 106 (20.27%) Cybersecurity
2 102 (19.50%) Incident Response
3 100 (19.12%) Problem-Solving
4 95 (18.16%) Disaster Recovery
5 81 (15.49%) SIEM
6 80 (15.30%) Zero Trust
7 79 (15.11%) Cloud Security
8 68 (13.00%) Roadmaps
9 66 (12.62%) Continuous Improvement
9 66 (12.62%) Infrastructure as Code
10 64 (12.24%) High Availability
10 64 (12.24%) Migration
11 57 (10.90%) Business Continuity
12 56 (10.71%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 55 (10.52%) ITIL
14 51 (9.75%) DevOps
14 51 (9.75%) Vulnerability Management
15 50 (9.56%) CI/CD
16 49 (9.37%) Security Architecture
16 49 (9.37%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 72 (13.77%) PowerShell
1 72 (13.77%) Python
2 29 (5.54%) Bash
3 18 (3.44%) SQL
4 16 (3.06%) Kusto Query Language
5 13 (2.49%) Bicep
6 5 (0.96%) Shell Script
7 2 (0.38%) Java
7 2 (0.38%) Korn
7 2 (0.38%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.19%) C
8 1 (0.19%) C#
8 1 (0.19%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 135 (25.81%) Cisco Certification
2 114 (21.80%) CCNP
3 63 (12.05%) Degree
4 57 (10.90%) CISSP
5 51 (9.75%) Azure Certification
6 50 (9.56%) CCNA
7 44 (8.41%) CCIE
8 32 (6.12%) Computer Science Degree
9 31 (5.93%) CISM
10 26 (4.97%) Security Cleared
11 21 (4.02%) Microsoft Certification
12 20 (3.82%) CompTIA Security+
13 18 (3.44%) DV Cleared
14 17 (3.25%) CCSA
14 17 (3.25%) CCSE
14 17 (3.25%) CEH
15 13 (2.49%) SC Cleared
16 12 (2.29%) AWS Certification
17 10 (1.91%) (ISC)2 CCSP
17 10 (1.91%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 80 (15.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 69 (13.19%) NIST
3 45 (8.60%) GDPR
4 38 (7.27%) PCI DSS
5 23 (4.40%) Cyber Essentials
6 20 (3.82%) SLA
7 15 (2.87%) SOC 2
8 10 (1.91%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 7 (1.34%) Government Security Classifications
9 7 (1.34%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 7 (1.34%) JSP 440
10 5 (0.96%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 5 (0.96%) QA
10 5 (0.96%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 4 (0.76%) Accessibility
11 4 (0.76%) GRC
11 4 (0.76%) HIPAA
12 3 (0.57%) NCSC
13 1 (0.19%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 142 (27.15%) Active Directory
2 47 (8.99%) VMware Infrastructure
3 24 (4.59%) Virtual Desktop
4 16 (3.06%) Hyper-V
5 13 (2.49%) Docker
6 11 (2.10%) Virtual Machines
7 8 (1.53%) vSphere
8 6 (1.15%) Firmware
9 4 (0.76%) VMware ESXi
10 3 (0.57%) EMC RecoverPoint
11 2 (0.38%) BitLocker
11 2 (0.38%) Oracle RAC
11 2 (0.38%) VMware NSX
12 1 (0.19%) KVM
12 1 (0.19%) NLBS
12 1 (0.19%) Xen
Systems Management
1 80 (15.30%) Ansible
2 77 (14.72%) Terraform
3 66 (12.62%) Microsoft Intune
4 53 (10.13%) FortiGate
5 37 (7.07%) Kubernetes
6 25 (4.78%) SCCM
7 19 (3.63%) Autotask
8 18 (3.44%) Single Sign-On
9 15 (2.87%) Jamf Pro
10 13 (2.49%) Prometheus
11 12 (2.29%) Grafana
12 9 (1.72%) Check_MK
12 9 (1.72%) Cisco Prime
13 5 (0.96%) CASB
13 5 (0.96%) Nagios
14 4 (0.76%) Active Directory Federation Services
14 4 (0.76%) vCenter Server
15 3 (0.57%) Docker Swarm
15 3 (0.57%) linkerd
15 3 (0.57%) VxRail
Vendors
1 238 (45.51%) Microsoft
2 183 (34.99%) Cisco
3 111 (21.22%) Palo Alto
4 87 (16.63%) VMware
5 72 (13.77%) Meraki
6 71 (13.58%) Fortinet
7 57 (10.90%) SolarWinds
8 48 (9.18%) CheckPoint
9 34 (6.50%) Dynatrace
10 32 (6.12%) Zscaler
11 31 (5.93%) Splunk
12 29 (5.54%) Arista
13 28 (5.35%) Google
14 27 (5.16%) CrowdStrike
15 25 (4.78%) Aruba
15 25 (4.78%) Tenable
16 22 (4.21%) Juniper
17 20 (3.82%) F5
17 20 (3.82%) SonicWALL
18 19 (3.63%) AppDynamics