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

6 months to
29 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 98 84 105
Rank change year-on-year -14 +21 -32
Permanent jobs citing Firewall 531 468 654
As % of all permanent jobs in London 2.32% 3.82% 3.21%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 28.07% 37.44% 24.93%
Number of salaries quoted 376 376 515
10th Percentile £38,750 £36,375 £39,100
25th Percentile £52,500 £47,188 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £71,750 £66,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.89% +6.40% -
75th Percentile £87,813 £83,750 £78,750
90th Percentile £104,375 £96,250 £92,500
England median annual salary £52,500 £48,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +8.25% -3.00% -1.93%

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 1,892 1,250 2,623
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 8.26% 10.20% 12.89%
Number of salaries quoted 1,038 896 1,472
10th Percentile £34,200 £31,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £44,813 £41,250 £42,932
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.44% +0.83% -3.61%
75th Percentile £87,500 £83,750 £78,750
90th Percentile £105,000 £102,500 £95,000
England median annual salary £47,500 £42,500 £49,000
% change year-on-year +11.76% -13.27% -2.97%

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 29 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 29 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 -21 53 £90,000 +35.34% 27
West London -10 25 £72,500 +31.82% 5
North London +11 13 £55,000 -21.43% 1
South London +9 13 £30,500 -39.00% 4
East London -11 8 £105,000 +72.84% 1
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 (9.23%) SharePoint
2 48 (9.04%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.56%) Confluence
3 3 (0.56%) SAS
4 2 (0.38%) Apache
5 1 (0.19%) OpenStack
Applications
1 16 (3.01%) MS Visio
2 11 (2.07%) 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
6 1 (0.19%) SmartSuite
Business Applications
1 3 (0.56%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.19%) Alphatax
Cloud Services
1 312 (58.76%) Azure
2 180 (33.90%) Microsoft 365
3 125 (23.54%) AWS
4 110 (20.72%) Entra ID
5 42 (7.91%) SaaS
6 39 (7.34%) GCP
7 36 (6.78%) Datadog
8 28 (5.27%) IaaS
9 27 (5.08%) PaaS
10 21 (3.95%) Azure Sentinel
11 20 (3.77%) Azure Monitor
12 18 (3.39%) Azure ExpressRoute
13 17 (3.20%) Mimecast
14 15 (2.82%) GitHub
14 15 (2.82%) Virtual Private Cloud
15 14 (2.64%) Google Workspace
15 14 (2.64%) Serverless
16 12 (2.26%) OpenShift
17 11 (2.07%) OneDrive
17 11 (2.07%) WeChat
Communications & Networking
1 206 (38.79%) VPN
2 189 (35.59%) Network Security
3 145 (27.31%) DNS
3 145 (27.31%) WAN
4 117 (22.03%) LAN
5 113 (21.28%) VLAN
6 108 (20.34%) Wi-Fi
7 95 (17.89%) SD-WAN
8 93 (17.51%) DHCP
9 76 (14.31%) Wireless
10 75 (14.12%) TCP/IP
11 67 (12.62%) BGP
12 62 (11.68%) Cisco ISE
13 61 (11.49%) OSPF
14 42 (7.91%) SAN
15 33 (6.21%) WLAN
16 28 (5.27%) MPLS
17 27 (5.08%) Cisco Wireless
18 23 (4.33%) Cisco Firepower
18 23 (4.33%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 50 (9.42%) SQL Server
2 11 (2.07%) 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 (3.01%) Chocolatey
1 16 (3.01%) JIRA
2 8 (1.51%) Bitbucket
2 8 (1.51%) Git
3 7 (1.32%) GitLab
3 7 (1.32%) Metasploit
4 3 (0.56%) Bitbucket Server
4 3 (0.56%) Burp Suite
4 3 (0.56%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.56%) Maven
4 3 (0.56%) Oracle APEX
General
1 181 (34.09%) Social Skills
2 120 (22.60%) Finance
3 36 (6.78%) Analytical Skills
3 36 (6.78%) Banking
4 31 (5.84%) Telecoms
5 28 (5.27%) Legal
6 18 (3.39%) Law
7 13 (2.45%) Public Sector
8 12 (2.26%) Influencing Skills
9 11 (2.07%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 11 (2.07%) Mandarin Language
9 11 (2.07%) Retail
10 10 (1.88%) Presentation Skills
11 9 (1.69%) Documentation Skills
12 7 (1.32%) Back Office
12 7 (1.32%) Organisational Skills
12 7 (1.32%) Retail Banking
13 6 (1.13%) Billing
13 6 (1.13%) Marketing
14 5 (0.94%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 115 (21.66%) Network Engineer
1 115 (21.66%) Senior
2 67 (12.62%) Architect
3 58 (10.92%) IT Engineer
4 54 (10.17%) Azure Engineer
5 52 (9.79%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 43 (8.10%) Support Engineer
7 42 (7.91%) IT Support
8 39 (7.34%) Security Engineer
9 37 (6.97%) Senior Network Engineer
10 33 (6.21%) IT Support Engineer
10 33 (6.21%) Network Architect
11 32 (6.03%) Lead
12 31 (5.84%) Analyst
13 30 (5.65%) 2nd Line Support
14 28 (5.27%) Cisco Engineer
15 27 (5.08%) Cloud Engineer
16 26 (4.90%) 2nd Line Engineer
16 26 (4.90%) Security Specialist
17 25 (4.71%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (3.58%) OAuth
1 19 (3.58%) OpenID
2 18 (3.39%) SAML
3 17 (3.20%) REST
4 16 (3.01%) LDAP
5 11 (2.07%) 802.1X
6 10 (1.88%) ADO
6 10 (1.88%) ARM Templates
7 7 (1.32%) FIX Protocol
8 6 (1.13%) YAML
9 5 (0.94%) Node.js
10 2 (0.38%) OAuth2
10 2 (0.38%) RESTful
10 2 (0.38%) SailPoint
10 2 (0.38%) Web Services
11 1 (0.19%) Elastic Stack
Miscellaneous
1 91 (17.14%) Data Centre
2 65 (12.24%) Security Posture
3 39 (7.34%) Cyber Threat
4 25 (4.71%) Hybrid Cloud
4 25 (4.71%) PKI
5 24 (4.52%) Management Information System
6 22 (4.14%) Onboarding
7 18 (3.39%) Cloud Native
8 16 (3.01%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 16 (3.01%) Video Conferencing
9 15 (2.82%) Enterprise Software
10 11 (2.07%) Blog
11 10 (1.88%) Virtual Team
12 8 (1.51%) Cyber Defence
13 7 (1.32%) Driving Licence
13 7 (1.32%) Enterprise Storage
13 7 (1.32%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
13 7 (1.32%) Legacy Systems
13 7 (1.32%) Private Cloud
14 6 (1.13%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 175 (32.96%) Windows
2 63 (11.86%) Linux
3 57 (10.73%) Windows Server
4 28 (5.27%) Mac OS
5 14 (2.64%) Windows Server 2019
6 9 (1.69%) Unix
6 9 (1.69%) VMS
7 7 (1.32%) Windows Server 2016
8 6 (1.13%) Ubuntu
9 5 (0.94%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 4 (0.75%) Kali Linux
11 2 (0.38%) tvOS
12 1 (0.19%) Android
12 1 (0.19%) Apple iOS
12 1 (0.19%) CentOS
12 1 (0.19%) Windows 10
12 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 127 (23.92%) Cybersecurity
2 108 (20.34%) Incident Response
3 98 (18.46%) Problem-Solving
4 89 (16.76%) Disaster Recovery
5 87 (16.38%) Roadmaps
5 87 (16.38%) SIEM
6 85 (16.01%) Cloud Security
6 85 (16.01%) Zero Trust
7 79 (14.88%) Continuous Improvement
8 71 (13.37%) Migration
9 66 (12.43%) Infrastructure as Code
10 65 (12.24%) Project Delivery
11 63 (11.86%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 59 (11.11%) ITIL
13 55 (10.36%) Business Continuity
13 55 (10.36%) Mentoring
14 52 (9.79%) High Availability
14 52 (9.79%) Stakeholder Management
15 50 (9.42%) Information Security
15 50 (9.42%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 76 (14.31%) PowerShell
2 70 (13.18%) Python
3 29 (5.46%) Bash
4 11 (2.07%) SQL
5 10 (1.88%) Bicep
5 10 (1.88%) Kusto Query Language
6 6 (1.13%) Shell Script
7 3 (0.56%) Java
7 3 (0.56%) Korn
7 3 (0.56%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.19%) C
Qualifications
1 133 (25.05%) Cisco Certification
2 114 (21.47%) CCNP
3 68 (12.81%) CISSP
4 62 (11.68%) Degree
5 55 (10.36%) Azure Certification
6 48 (9.04%) CCNA
7 34 (6.40%) CCIE
8 30 (5.65%) Computer Science Degree
8 30 (5.65%) Security Cleared
9 29 (5.46%) CISM
10 25 (4.71%) Microsoft Certification
11 22 (4.14%) CompTIA Security+
12 20 (3.77%) AWS Certification
13 17 (3.20%) CEH
14 15 (2.82%) DV Cleared
15 14 (2.64%) SC Cleared
16 13 (2.45%) GIAC
17 11 (2.07%) Master's Degree
18 10 (1.88%) OSCP
19 9 (1.69%) CCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 73 (13.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 71 (13.37%) NIST
3 35 (6.59%) GDPR
4 31 (5.84%) PCI DSS
5 28 (5.27%) SLA
6 19 (3.58%) Cyber Essentials
7 12 (2.26%) SOC 2
8 6 (1.13%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 6 (1.13%) Government Security Classifications
8 6 (1.13%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 6 (1.13%) JSP 440
8 6 (1.13%) QA
9 5 (0.94%) GRC
9 5 (0.94%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 3 (0.56%) HIPAA
10 3 (0.56%) NCSC
11 2 (0.38%) Accessibility
11 2 (0.38%) ISO 22301
11 2 (0.38%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.19%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 155 (29.19%) Active Directory
2 55 (10.36%) VMware Infrastructure
3 23 (4.33%) Virtual Desktop
4 22 (4.14%) Hyper-V
5 7 (1.32%) Docker
5 7 (1.32%) vSphere
6 4 (0.75%) EMC RecoverPoint
6 4 (0.75%) VMware NSX
7 3 (0.56%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (0.38%) BitLocker
8 2 (0.38%) Oracle RAC
8 2 (0.38%) ProxySG
8 2 (0.38%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.19%) Firmware
9 1 (0.19%) KVM
9 1 (0.19%) NLBS
9 1 (0.19%) Xen
Systems Management
1 74 (13.94%) Microsoft Intune
2 70 (13.18%) Ansible
3 68 (12.81%) Terraform
4 52 (9.79%) FortiGate
5 39 (7.34%) Kubernetes
6 25 (4.71%) Single Sign-On
7 22 (4.14%) SCCM
8 19 (3.58%) Autotask
9 16 (3.01%) Jamf Pro
10 11 (2.07%) Grafana
11 9 (1.69%) Prometheus
12 8 (1.51%) Cisco Prime
13 6 (1.13%) Check_MK
14 5 (0.94%) CASB
15 4 (0.75%) Active Directory Federation Services
15 4 (0.75%) Nessus
15 4 (0.75%) VxRail
16 3 (0.56%) Nagios
16 3 (0.56%) Nmap
16 3 (0.56%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 263 (49.53%) Microsoft
2 171 (32.20%) Cisco
3 114 (21.47%) Palo Alto
4 98 (18.46%) VMware
5 68 (12.81%) Meraki
6 64 (12.05%) Fortinet
7 52 (9.79%) Zscaler
8 42 (7.91%) SolarWinds
9 39 (7.34%) CheckPoint
10 30 (5.65%) Splunk
11 26 (4.90%) Arista
11 26 (4.90%) Aruba
11 26 (4.90%) CrowdStrike
11 26 (4.90%) Tenable
12 25 (4.71%) F5
13 23 (4.33%) Dynatrace
13 23 (4.33%) Google
14 19 (3.58%) Juniper
14 19 (3.58%) SonicWALL
15 18 (3.39%) Sophos