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

6 months to
13 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 89 80 78
Rank change year-on-year -9 -2 +7
Permanent jobs citing Firewall 495 489 852
As % of all permanent jobs in London 2.46% 3.95% 3.65%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 26.77% 37.36% 26.57%
Number of salaries quoted 352 389 715
10th Percentile £37,500 £40,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £54,375 £50,000 £50,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £73,000 £72,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.69% +11.54% +8.33%
75th Percentile £90,000 £90,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £103,750 £110,000 £95,000
England median annual salary £53,875 £52,500 £49,000
% change year-on-year +2.62% +7.14% -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 1,849 1,309 3,207
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 9.17% 10.56% 13.72%
Number of salaries quoted 971 940 2,009
10th Percentile £31,250 £34,000 £32,950
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,594 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,773 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.19% +8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £87,500 £86,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £107,500 £105,000 £95,000
England median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% +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 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 13 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 +25 88 £80,000 +14.29% 42
East London -2 17 £105,000 +9.09% 4
North London +13 15 £55,000 -16.98% 1
West London -21 12 £77,500 +58.16% 11
South London +9 10 £31,000 -44.47% 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 35 (7.07%) Microsoft Exchange
2 27 (5.45%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.01%) Confluence
4 4 (0.81%) Apache
5 1 (0.20%) IIS
Applications
1 15 (3.03%) MS Visio
2 8 (1.62%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.61%) AutoCAD
3 3 (0.61%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.61%) SOLIDWORKS
4 2 (0.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (0.20%) Alphatax
1 1 (0.20%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (0.20%) Elite 3E
1 1 (0.20%) Fidessa
Cloud Services
1 309 (62.42%) Azure
2 156 (31.52%) Microsoft 365
3 127 (25.66%) AWS
4 79 (15.96%) Entra ID
5 48 (9.70%) Datadog
6 45 (9.09%) SaaS
7 42 (8.48%) GCP
8 26 (5.25%) Azure Monitor
9 25 (5.05%) IaaS
10 24 (4.85%) Azure ExpressRoute
11 23 (4.65%) GitHub
11 23 (4.65%) Virtual Private Cloud
12 22 (4.44%) PaaS
13 20 (4.04%) Azure Sentinel
14 19 (3.84%) GitHub Actions
15 18 (3.64%) Mimecast
16 17 (3.43%) AWS Direct Connect
17 16 (3.23%) Azure DevOps
18 14 (2.83%) Azure Key Vault
19 13 (2.63%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 209 (42.22%) VPN
2 155 (31.31%) WAN
3 145 (29.29%) Network Security
4 125 (25.25%) DNS
5 108 (21.82%) LAN
6 107 (21.62%) Wi-Fi
7 105 (21.21%) SD-WAN
8 93 (18.79%) VLAN
9 85 (17.17%) DHCP
10 68 (13.74%) Wireless
11 66 (13.33%) Cisco ISE
12 65 (13.13%) BGP
13 59 (11.92%) OSPF
14 55 (11.11%) TCP/IP
15 43 (8.69%) SAN
16 38 (7.68%) Cisco Firepower
16 38 (7.68%) WLAN
17 35 (7.07%) Cisco ASA
18 32 (6.46%) Cisco Wireless
19 28 (5.66%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 47 (9.49%) SQL Server
2 5 (1.01%) Azure SQL Database
3 4 (0.81%) Amazon RDS
3 4 (0.81%) Power BI
4 2 (0.40%) Oracle Database
4 2 (0.40%) Oracle Database 11g
4 2 (0.40%) Oracle Database 12c
4 2 (0.40%) Oracle Exadata
5 1 (0.20%) InfluxDB
5 1 (0.20%) MySQL
5 1 (0.20%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.20%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 20 (4.04%) Chocolatey
2 11 (2.22%) Git
2 11 (2.22%) JIRA
3 10 (2.02%) GitLab
4 8 (1.62%) Bitbucket
5 7 (1.41%) Jenkins
6 4 (0.81%) Metasploit
7 2 (0.40%) Bitbucket Server
7 2 (0.40%) Oracle APEX
7 2 (0.40%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 142 (28.69%) Finance
2 131 (26.46%) Social Skills
3 50 (10.10%) Analytical Skills
4 43 (8.69%) Banking
5 27 (5.45%) Legal
6 14 (2.83%) Telecoms
7 11 (2.22%) Influencing Skills
8 10 (2.02%) Retail Banking
9 8 (1.62%) Documentation Skills
9 8 (1.62%) Retail
10 7 (1.41%) Aviation
10 7 (1.41%) Law
10 7 (1.41%) Presentation Skills
10 7 (1.41%) Public Sector
11 6 (1.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 3 (0.61%) German Language
12 3 (0.61%) Manufacturing
12 3 (0.61%) Marketing
12 3 (0.61%) Organisational Skills
13 2 (0.40%) French Language
Job Titles
1 137 (27.68%) Network Engineer
2 93 (18.79%) Senior
3 65 (13.13%) Azure Engineer
4 64 (12.93%) IT Engineer
5 52 (10.51%) Architect
5 52 (10.51%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 42 (8.48%) Cisco Engineer
6 42 (8.48%) Cloud Engineer
7 39 (7.88%) Support Engineer
8 36 (7.27%) IT Support
9 35 (7.07%) Cisco Network Engineer
10 33 (6.67%) Analyst
11 31 (6.26%) Lead
11 31 (6.26%) Network Architect
12 30 (6.06%) Security Engineer
12 30 (6.06%) Senior Network Engineer
13 29 (5.86%) Senior IT Engineer
14 27 (5.45%) IT Support Engineer
15 26 (5.25%) Platform Engineer
16 19 (3.84%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (4.24%) OAuth
2 20 (4.04%) SAML
3 16 (3.23%) ADO
4 12 (2.42%) 802.1X
4 12 (2.42%) YAML
5 11 (2.22%) OpenID
6 9 (1.82%) REST
7 8 (1.62%) LDAP
8 5 (1.01%) ARM Templates
9 2 (0.40%) .NET
9 2 (0.40%) Elastic Stack
9 2 (0.40%) FIX Protocol
9 2 (0.40%) Node.js
9 2 (0.40%) OAuth2
9 2 (0.40%) SailPoint
10 1 (0.20%) AWS SAM
10 1 (0.20%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 88 (17.78%) Data Centre
2 48 (9.70%) Security Posture
3 39 (7.88%) Cyber Threat
4 26 (5.25%) Management Information System
5 23 (4.65%) PKI
6 22 (4.44%) Hybrid Cloud
7 16 (3.23%) Cloud Native
8 14 (2.83%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 13 (2.63%) Onboarding
10 11 (2.22%) Cyber Defence
11 9 (1.82%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
12 8 (1.62%) Enterprise Software
13 7 (1.41%) Blog
14 6 (1.21%) Analytical Mindset
14 6 (1.21%) Enterprise Storage
14 6 (1.21%) IoT
14 6 (1.21%) Self-Motivation
14 6 (1.21%) Video Conferencing
15 5 (1.01%) Cyber Kill Chain
15 5 (1.01%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 157 (31.72%) Windows
2 55 (11.11%) Linux
3 53 (10.71%) Windows Server
4 18 (3.64%) Mac OS
4 18 (3.64%) VMS
5 15 (3.03%) Windows Server 2019
6 11 (2.22%) Unix
7 10 (2.02%) Windows Server 2016
8 9 (1.82%) Ubuntu
8 9 (1.82%) Windows 10
9 5 (1.01%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 4 (0.81%) Kali Linux
11 1 (0.20%) Apple iOS
11 1 (0.20%) CentOS
11 1 (0.20%) Solaris
11 1 (0.20%) tvOS
11 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 104 (21.01%) Incident Response
2 103 (20.81%) Cybersecurity
3 96 (19.39%) Disaster Recovery
4 94 (18.99%) Problem-Solving
5 85 (17.17%) SIEM
6 75 (15.15%) Zero Trust
7 72 (14.55%) Cloud Security
8 66 (13.33%) Infrastructure as Code
8 66 (13.33%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 63 (12.73%) Migration
10 58 (11.72%) Continuous Improvement
10 58 (11.72%) High Availability
10 58 (11.72%) Roadmaps
11 54 (10.91%) ITIL
12 52 (10.51%) Business Continuity
13 51 (10.30%) DevOps
13 51 (10.30%) Vulnerability Management
14 50 (10.10%) CI/CD
15 47 (9.49%) ITSM
15 47 (9.49%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 73 (14.75%) PowerShell
2 66 (13.33%) Python
3 24 (4.85%) Bash
4 17 (3.43%) Kusto Query Language
5 16 (3.23%) SQL
6 12 (2.42%) Bicep
7 4 (0.81%) Shell Script
8 2 (0.40%) Java
8 2 (0.40%) Korn
8 2 (0.40%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.20%) C#
9 1 (0.20%) Go
9 1 (0.20%) JavaScript
9 1 (0.20%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 126 (25.45%) Cisco Certification
2 105 (21.21%) CCNP
3 63 (12.73%) Degree
4 62 (12.53%) CISSP
5 44 (8.89%) Azure Certification
5 44 (8.89%) CCNA
6 42 (8.48%) CCIE
7 31 (6.26%) CISM
7 31 (6.26%) Computer Science Degree
8 23 (4.65%) Security Cleared
9 22 (4.44%) Microsoft Certification
10 20 (4.04%) CompTIA Security+
11 19 (3.84%) CEH
12 17 (3.43%) CCSA
12 17 (3.43%) CCSE
13 16 (3.23%) DV Cleared
14 12 (2.42%) CISA
14 12 (2.42%) SC Cleared
15 11 (2.22%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 11 (2.22%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 84 (16.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 62 (12.53%) NIST
3 50 (10.10%) GDPR
4 35 (7.07%) PCI DSS
5 24 (4.85%) Cyber Essentials
6 20 (4.04%) SLA
7 19 (3.84%) SOC 2
8 12 (2.42%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 7 (1.41%) Government Security Classifications
9 7 (1.41%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 7 (1.41%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 7 (1.41%) JSP 440
10 5 (1.01%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 4 (0.81%) Accessibility
11 4 (0.81%) GRC
11 4 (0.81%) HIPAA
12 3 (0.61%) NCSC
13 1 (0.20%) Basel III
13 1 (0.20%) MiFID
13 1 (0.20%) QA
System Software
1 139 (28.08%) Active Directory
2 41 (8.28%) VMware Infrastructure
3 23 (4.65%) Virtual Desktop
4 18 (3.64%) Docker
5 16 (3.23%) Firmware
6 14 (2.83%) Hyper-V
6 14 (2.83%) Virtual Machines
7 9 (1.82%) vSphere
8 4 (0.81%) VMware ESXi
9 2 (0.40%) EMC RecoverPoint
9 2 (0.40%) Oracle RAC
10 1 (0.20%) BitLocker
10 1 (0.20%) KVM
10 1 (0.20%) NLBS
10 1 (0.20%) VMware NSX
10 1 (0.20%) Xen
Systems Management
1 81 (16.36%) Ansible
2 78 (15.76%) Terraform
3 70 (14.14%) Microsoft Intune
4 41 (8.28%) FortiGate
5 40 (8.08%) Kubernetes
6 30 (6.06%) SCCM
7 14 (2.83%) Single Sign-On
8 11 (2.22%) Autotask
8 11 (2.22%) Grafana
8 11 (2.22%) Prometheus
9 9 (1.82%) Check_MK
9 9 (1.82%) Cisco Prime
10 8 (1.62%) Jamf Pro
11 6 (1.21%) CASB
12 5 (1.01%) Nagios
12 5 (1.01%) vCenter Server
13 4 (0.81%) Docker Swarm
13 4 (0.81%) Istio
13 4 (0.81%) linkerd
13 4 (0.81%) Mesos
Vendors
1 218 (44.04%) Microsoft
2 174 (35.15%) Cisco
3 102 (20.61%) Palo Alto
4 83 (16.77%) VMware
5 72 (14.55%) Fortinet
6 66 (13.33%) Meraki
7 55 (11.11%) SolarWinds
8 47 (9.49%) CheckPoint
9 36 (7.27%) Dynatrace
10 32 (6.46%) Zscaler
11 28 (5.66%) CrowdStrike
12 27 (5.45%) Splunk
13 26 (5.25%) Juniper
13 26 (5.25%) Tenable
14 22 (4.44%) Arista
15 21 (4.24%) AppDynamics
15 21 (4.24%) Google
16 20 (4.04%) Aruba
17 17 (3.43%) F5
18 14 (2.83%) Infoblox