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 8 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 82 80 67
Rank change year-on-year -2 -13 +28
Permanent jobs citing Firewall 507 514 884
As % of all permanent jobs in London 2.72% 3.99% 3.92%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 24.20% 35.87% 29.69%
Number of salaries quoted 346 425 744
10th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £41,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £51,250 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £72,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.45% +16.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £90,000 £90,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £93,375
England median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £49,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +8.16% -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 2,095 1,433 2,977
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 11.23% 11.14% 13.21%
Number of salaries quoted 1,020 984 2,099
10th Percentile £29,000 £35,000 £33,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £47,500 £42,614
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £87,500 £85,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £107,500 £105,000 £96,250
England median annual salary £42,500 £52,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -18.27% +9.47% -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 8 April 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 8 April 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 +20 89 £80,000 +16.36% 31
East London +1 20 £35,000 -60.00% 2
West London -13 17 £67,059 +28.96% 10
North London +12 13 £55,000 -16.98% 2
South London +10 6 £31,000 -48.33% 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 33 (6.51%) Microsoft Exchange
2 25 (4.93%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.99%) Apache
3 5 (0.99%) Confluence
4 1 (0.20%) IIS
Applications
1 11 (2.17%) MS Visio
2 8 (1.58%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.59%) AutoCAD
3 3 (0.59%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.59%) SOLIDWORKS
4 2 (0.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.20%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (0.39%) Fidessa
2 1 (0.20%) Alphatax
2 1 (0.20%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.20%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 308 (60.75%) Azure
2 152 (29.98%) Microsoft 365
3 126 (24.85%) AWS
4 67 (13.21%) Entra ID
5 46 (9.07%) GCP
6 44 (8.68%) SaaS
7 40 (7.89%) Datadog
8 27 (5.33%) GitHub
9 26 (5.13%) Azure ExpressRoute
10 25 (4.93%) Azure Monitor
11 23 (4.54%) GitHub Actions
11 23 (4.54%) IaaS
12 21 (4.14%) Azure DevOps
13 20 (3.94%) Azure Sentinel
13 20 (3.94%) PaaS
14 17 (3.35%) Virtual Private Cloud
15 15 (2.96%) Mimecast
16 14 (2.76%) Azure Key Vault
17 13 (2.56%) AWS Direct Connect
17 13 (2.56%) Azure AKS
Communications & Networking
1 209 (41.22%) VPN
2 146 (28.80%) WAN
3 121 (23.87%) Network Security
4 118 (23.27%) DNS
5 110 (21.70%) Wi-Fi
6 107 (21.10%) LAN
7 96 (18.93%) VLAN
8 91 (17.95%) SD-WAN
9 84 (16.57%) DHCP
10 67 (13.21%) Wireless
11 64 (12.62%) TCP/IP
12 55 (10.85%) BGP
13 49 (9.66%) OSPF
14 46 (9.07%) Cisco ISE
15 37 (7.30%) SAN
16 36 (7.10%) Cisco Firepower
17 35 (6.90%) Cisco ASA
18 32 (6.31%) Intrusion Detection
19 31 (6.11%) WLAN
20 30 (5.92%) Cisco Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 45 (8.88%) SQL Server
2 8 (1.58%) Power BI
3 5 (0.99%) Azure SQL Database
4 4 (0.79%) 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 (0.20%) InfluxDB
6 1 (0.20%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.20%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 18 (3.55%) Chocolatey
2 12 (2.37%) Git
3 10 (1.97%) JIRA
4 8 (1.58%) Bitbucket
5 7 (1.38%) GitLab
6 6 (1.18%) Jenkins
7 4 (0.79%) Metasploit
7 4 (0.79%) TeamCity
8 2 (0.39%) Bitbucket Server
8 2 (0.39%) Oracle APEX
8 2 (0.39%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 132 (26.04%) Finance
2 130 (25.64%) Social Skills
3 53 (10.45%) Analytical Skills
4 46 (9.07%) Banking
5 27 (5.33%) Legal
6 15 (2.96%) Telecoms
7 12 (2.37%) Retail
8 10 (1.97%) Retail Banking
9 9 (1.78%) Documentation Skills
9 9 (1.78%) Influencing Skills
10 7 (1.38%) Aviation
10 7 (1.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 6 (1.18%) Marketing
12 5 (0.99%) Back Office
12 5 (0.99%) Law
12 5 (0.99%) Public Sector
13 4 (0.79%) Advertising
13 4 (0.79%) Financial Institution
13 4 (0.79%) Manufacturing
13 4 (0.79%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 131 (25.84%) Network Engineer
2 87 (17.16%) Senior
3 68 (13.41%) Azure Engineer
4 64 (12.62%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 61 (12.03%) IT Engineer
6 56 (11.05%) Analyst
7 50 (9.86%) Cloud Engineer
8 48 (9.47%) Support Engineer
9 47 (9.27%) IT Support
10 45 (8.88%) Cisco Engineer
11 42 (8.28%) Cisco Network Engineer
12 39 (7.69%) Architect
13 30 (5.92%) IT Support Engineer
14 28 (5.52%) Lead
15 27 (5.33%) Platform Engineer
15 27 (5.33%) Security Engineer
16 26 (5.13%) Senior Network Engineer
17 25 (4.93%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
18 24 (4.73%) Senior IT Engineer
19 23 (4.54%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (3.75%) OAuth
2 18 (3.55%) SAML
3 15 (2.96%) ADO
4 12 (2.37%) YAML
5 10 (1.97%) 802.1X
6 8 (1.58%) OpenID
7 7 (1.38%) .NET
8 6 (1.18%) REST
9 5 (0.99%) LDAP
10 3 (0.59%) FIX Protocol
11 2 (0.39%) ARM Templates
11 2 (0.39%) AWS SAM
11 2 (0.39%) Elastic Stack
11 2 (0.39%) OAuth2
11 2 (0.39%) SailPoint
12 1 (0.20%) RESTful
12 1 (0.20%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 77 (15.19%) Data Centre
2 38 (7.50%) Security Posture
3 32 (6.31%) Cyber Threat
4 30 (5.92%) Management Information System
5 23 (4.54%) Cloud Native
6 22 (4.34%) Hybrid Cloud
7 15 (2.96%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 15 (2.96%) Onboarding
8 14 (2.76%) Enterprise Software
8 14 (2.76%) PKI
9 11 (2.17%) Blog
9 11 (2.17%) Cyber Defence
10 9 (1.78%) Driving Licence
10 9 (1.78%) IoT
10 9 (1.78%) Self-Motivation
11 8 (1.58%) Virtual Team
12 7 (1.38%) Cyber Security Posture
13 6 (1.18%) Analytical Mindset
13 6 (1.18%) Enterprise Storage
13 6 (1.18%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 164 (32.35%) Windows
2 65 (12.82%) Windows Server
3 64 (12.62%) Linux
4 20 (3.94%) VMS
5 18 (3.55%) Mac OS
5 18 (3.55%) Unix
6 16 (3.16%) Windows 10
7 15 (2.96%) Windows Server 2019
8 14 (2.76%) Windows Server 2016
9 12 (2.37%) Ubuntu
10 5 (0.99%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 4 (0.79%) Kali Linux
12 3 (0.59%) Apple iOS
12 3 (0.59%) CentOS
12 3 (0.59%) Mac OS X
13 2 (0.39%) Solaris
14 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 108 (21.30%) Incident Response
2 102 (20.12%) Cybersecurity
3 101 (19.92%) Problem-Solving
4 91 (17.95%) Disaster Recovery
5 82 (16.17%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 81 (15.98%) SIEM
7 74 (14.60%) Infrastructure as Code
8 71 (14.00%) Migration
9 70 (13.81%) Cloud Security
10 66 (13.02%) Zero Trust
11 64 (12.62%) ITIL
12 58 (11.44%) Computer Science
12 58 (11.44%) Continuous Improvement
13 55 (10.85%) DevOps
14 54 (10.65%) High Availability
15 52 (10.26%) CI/CD
15 52 (10.26%) Vulnerability Management
16 47 (9.27%) Business Continuity
16 47 (9.27%) Information Security
17 46 (9.07%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 80 (15.78%) PowerShell
2 71 (14.00%) Python
3 30 (5.92%) Bash
4 18 (3.55%) Kusto Query Language
4 18 (3.55%) SQL
5 16 (3.16%) Bicep
6 6 (1.18%) Go
7 5 (0.99%) Shell Script
8 2 (0.39%) Java
8 2 (0.39%) JavaScript
8 2 (0.39%) Korn
8 2 (0.39%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.20%) C#
9 1 (0.20%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 128 (25.25%) Cisco Certification
2 101 (19.92%) CCNP
3 78 (15.38%) Degree
4 59 (11.64%) CISSP
5 51 (10.06%) CCNA
6 41 (8.09%) CCIE
7 39 (7.69%) Azure Certification
8 37 (7.30%) Computer Science Degree
9 28 (5.52%) CISM
10 27 (5.33%) Security Cleared
11 22 (4.34%) Microsoft Certification
12 20 (3.94%) CompTIA Security+
13 18 (3.55%) CCSA
13 18 (3.55%) CCSE
13 18 (3.55%) DBS Check
13 18 (3.55%) Network+ Certification
14 17 (3.35%) DV Cleared
15 16 (3.16%) CEH
15 16 (3.16%) SC Cleared
16 14 (2.76%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 84 (16.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 55 (10.85%) NIST
3 53 (10.45%) GDPR
4 31 (6.11%) PCI DSS
5 23 (4.54%) SOC 2
6 22 (4.34%) Cyber Essentials
7 18 (3.55%) SLA
8 13 (2.56%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 7 (1.38%) Government Security Classifications
9 7 (1.38%) GRC
9 7 (1.38%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 7 (1.38%) JSP 440
10 6 (1.18%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 5 (0.99%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 4 (0.79%) Accessibility
12 4 (0.79%) HIPAA
13 3 (0.59%) ITGC
14 2 (0.39%) NCSC
14 2 (0.39%) PMO
15 1 (0.20%) Basel III
System Software
1 151 (29.78%) Active Directory
2 45 (8.88%) VMware Infrastructure
3 22 (4.34%) Virtual Desktop
4 20 (3.94%) Docker
5 18 (3.55%) Firmware
6 17 (3.35%) Hyper-V
6 17 (3.35%) Virtual Machines
7 11 (2.17%) vSphere
8 6 (1.18%) KVM
9 5 (0.99%) VMware ESXi
10 2 (0.39%) EMC RecoverPoint
10 2 (0.39%) Oracle RAC
11 1 (0.20%) BitLocker
11 1 (0.20%) NLBS
11 1 (0.20%) VMware NSX
11 1 (0.20%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 86 (16.96%) Terraform
2 73 (14.40%) Ansible
3 71 (14.00%) Microsoft Intune
4 47 (9.27%) Kubernetes
5 35 (6.90%) FortiGate
6 31 (6.11%) SCCM
7 12 (2.37%) Grafana
8 10 (1.97%) Single Sign-On
9 9 (1.78%) Cisco Prime
9 9 (1.78%) Prometheus
10 8 (1.58%) Autotask
10 8 (1.58%) Check_MK
11 7 (1.38%) CASB
12 6 (1.18%) Jamf Pro
12 6 (1.18%) vCenter Server
13 5 (0.99%) Argo
13 5 (0.99%) Docker Swarm
13 5 (0.99%) Istio
13 5 (0.99%) Mesos
13 5 (0.99%) Nagios
Vendors
1 202 (39.84%) Microsoft
2 167 (32.94%) Cisco
3 91 (17.95%) Palo Alto
4 90 (17.75%) VMware
5 72 (14.20%) Fortinet
6 63 (12.43%) Meraki
7 49 (9.66%) CheckPoint
8 47 (9.27%) SolarWinds
9 33 (6.51%) Zscaler
10 31 (6.11%) Dynatrace
11 27 (5.33%) Juniper
12 24 (4.73%) Splunk
13 23 (4.54%) Google
14 22 (4.34%) CrowdStrike
14 22 (4.34%) Tenable
15 21 (4.14%) AppDynamics
16 19 (3.75%) Arista
17 13 (2.56%) F5
18 12 (2.37%) iManage
18 12 (2.37%) ServiceNow