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

6 months to
29 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 91 80 80
Rank change year-on-year -11 0 +6
Permanent jobs citing Firewall 519 476 850
As % of all permanent jobs in London 2.48% 4.00% 3.60%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 26.73% 38.20% 26.75%
Number of salaries quoted 369 371 708
10th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £49,250 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.57% +7.69% +8.33%
75th Percentile £88,750 £87,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £103,750 £110,000 £95,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £49,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% +2.04% -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 1,942 1,246 3,177
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 9.28% 10.48% 13.44%
Number of salaries quoted 1,026 893 1,986
10th Percentile £32,500 £33,250 £32,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £64,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.56% +6.67% -4.00%
75th Percentile £87,500 £83,750 £78,750
90th Percentile £107,500 £103,750 £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 29 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 29 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 +20 87 £80,000 +16.79% 25
North London +16 17 £55,000 -21.43% 1
East London -1 16 £105,000 +9.09% 5
South London +10 14 £31,000 -38.00% 7
West London -10 13 £77,500 +58.16% 8
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 (8.09%) Microsoft Exchange
2 35 (6.74%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.77%) Apache
3 4 (0.77%) Confluence
4 1 (0.19%) IIS
4 1 (0.19%) OpenStack
Applications
1 17 (3.28%) MS Visio
2 7 (1.35%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.96%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (0.58%) AutoCAD
4 3 (0.58%) SOLIDWORKS
5 2 (0.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (0.19%) Alphatax
1 1 (0.19%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (0.19%) Elite 3E
1 1 (0.19%) Fidessa
Cloud Services
1 320 (61.66%) Azure
2 165 (31.79%) Microsoft 365
3 129 (24.86%) AWS
4 88 (16.96%) Entra ID
5 49 (9.44%) Datadog
6 48 (9.25%) SaaS
7 46 (8.86%) GCP
8 28 (5.39%) IaaS
9 27 (5.20%) Azure Monitor
10 24 (4.62%) PaaS
11 22 (4.24%) Azure ExpressRoute
11 22 (4.24%) Virtual Private Cloud
12 21 (4.05%) Azure Sentinel
12 21 (4.05%) GitHub
13 18 (3.47%) Mimecast
14 17 (3.28%) GitHub Actions
15 16 (3.08%) AWS Direct Connect
15 16 (3.08%) Azure DevOps
16 15 (2.89%) Azure Key Vault
17 13 (2.50%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 215 (41.43%) VPN
2 158 (30.44%) WAN
3 156 (30.06%) Network Security
4 129 (24.86%) DNS
5 113 (21.77%) LAN
6 111 (21.39%) Wi-Fi
7 105 (20.23%) SD-WAN
8 101 (19.46%) VLAN
9 85 (16.38%) DHCP
10 75 (14.45%) Wireless
11 71 (13.68%) Cisco ISE
12 70 (13.49%) BGP
13 65 (12.52%) OSPF
14 55 (10.60%) TCP/IP
15 47 (9.06%) SAN
16 42 (8.09%) WLAN
17 39 (7.51%) Cisco Firepower
18 34 (6.55%) Cisco ASA
19 33 (6.36%) Cisco Wireless
20 29 (5.59%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 48 (9.25%) SQL Server
2 7 (1.35%) Power BI
3 6 (1.16%) Azure SQL Database
4 4 (0.77%) 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 (0.19%) InfluxDB
6 1 (0.19%) MySQL
6 1 (0.19%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.19%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 20 (3.85%) Chocolatey
2 11 (2.12%) JIRA
3 10 (1.93%) Git
3 10 (1.93%) GitLab
4 8 (1.54%) Bitbucket
5 7 (1.35%) Jenkins
6 4 (0.77%) Metasploit
7 2 (0.39%) Bitbucket Server
7 2 (0.39%) Oracle APEX
7 2 (0.39%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 149 (28.71%) Social Skills
2 141 (27.17%) Finance
3 50 (9.63%) Analytical Skills
4 42 (8.09%) Banking
5 29 (5.59%) Legal
6 17 (3.28%) Telecoms
7 11 (2.12%) Influencing Skills
8 10 (1.93%) Retail Banking
9 9 (1.73%) Public Sector
10 8 (1.54%) Retail
11 7 (1.35%) Aviation
11 7 (1.35%) Documentation Skills
11 7 (1.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 7 (1.35%) Presentation Skills
12 6 (1.16%) Law
13 4 (0.77%) Billing
13 4 (0.77%) Mandarin Language
14 3 (0.58%) German Language
14 3 (0.58%) Manufacturing
14 3 (0.58%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 141 (27.17%) Network Engineer
2 101 (19.46%) Senior
3 74 (14.26%) IT Engineer
4 64 (12.33%) Azure Engineer
5 58 (11.18%) Architect
6 50 (9.63%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 47 (9.06%) Cloud Engineer
7 47 (9.06%) Support Engineer
8 45 (8.67%) IT Support
9 41 (7.90%) Cisco Engineer
10 35 (6.74%) Analyst
10 35 (6.74%) IT Support Engineer
11 34 (6.55%) Cisco Network Engineer
11 34 (6.55%) Network Architect
12 32 (6.17%) Lead
12 32 (6.17%) Senior Network Engineer
13 31 (5.97%) Security Engineer
14 30 (5.78%) Senior IT Engineer
15 25 (4.82%) 2nd Line Support
16 24 (4.62%) Platform Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (4.05%) OAuth
2 20 (3.85%) SAML
3 17 (3.28%) ADO
4 14 (2.70%) 802.1X
5 13 (2.50%) OpenID
5 13 (2.50%) YAML
6 12 (2.31%) REST
7 10 (1.93%) LDAP
8 8 (1.54%) ARM Templates
9 4 (0.77%) FIX Protocol
9 4 (0.77%) Node.js
10 2 (0.39%) OAuth2
10 2 (0.39%) SailPoint
11 1 (0.19%) .NET
11 1 (0.19%) Elastic Stack
11 1 (0.19%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 94 (18.11%) Data Centre
2 55 (10.60%) Security Posture
3 39 (7.51%) Cyber Threat
4 27 (5.20%) Management Information System
5 24 (4.62%) PKI
6 19 (3.66%) Hybrid Cloud
7 16 (3.08%) Cloud Native
8 15 (2.89%) Onboarding
9 13 (2.50%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 11 (2.12%) Cyber Defence
10 11 (2.12%) Video Conferencing
11 10 (1.93%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
12 9 (1.73%) Enterprise Software
13 8 (1.54%) Virtual Team
14 7 (1.35%) Blog
15 6 (1.16%) Analytical Mindset
15 6 (1.16%) Enterprise Storage
15 6 (1.16%) IoT
16 5 (0.96%) Cyber Kill Chain
16 5 (0.96%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 170 (32.76%) Windows
2 60 (11.56%) Linux
3 54 (10.40%) Windows Server
4 24 (4.62%) Mac OS
5 18 (3.47%) VMS
6 17 (3.28%) Windows Server 2019
7 10 (1.93%) Unix
7 10 (1.93%) Windows Server 2016
8 9 (1.73%) Ubuntu
9 7 (1.35%) Windows 10
10 5 (0.96%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 4 (0.77%) Kali Linux
12 2 (0.39%) tvOS
13 1 (0.19%) Apple iOS
13 1 (0.19%) CentOS
13 1 (0.19%) Solaris
13 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 103 (19.85%) Cybersecurity
2 102 (19.65%) Incident Response
3 99 (19.08%) Disaster Recovery
3 99 (19.08%) Problem-Solving
4 81 (15.61%) SIEM
5 77 (14.84%) Zero Trust
6 75 (14.45%) Cloud Security
7 65 (12.52%) Migration
8 63 (12.14%) Infrastructure as Code
9 62 (11.95%) Roadmaps
10 61 (11.75%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 60 (11.56%) High Availability
12 58 (11.18%) Continuous Improvement
13 57 (10.98%) Business Continuity
14 56 (10.79%) ITIL
15 50 (9.63%) DevOps
16 49 (9.44%) CI/CD
16 49 (9.44%) ITSM
17 48 (9.25%) Technical Leadership
17 48 (9.25%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 74 (14.26%) PowerShell
2 72 (13.87%) Python
3 27 (5.20%) Bash
4 17 (3.28%) Kusto Query Language
4 17 (3.28%) SQL
5 12 (2.31%) Bicep
6 5 (0.96%) Shell Script
7 2 (0.39%) Java
7 2 (0.39%) Korn
7 2 (0.39%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.19%) C
8 1 (0.19%) C#
8 1 (0.19%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 131 (25.24%) Cisco Certification
2 109 (21.00%) CCNP
3 63 (12.14%) Degree
4 56 (10.79%) CISSP
5 48 (9.25%) Azure Certification
6 47 (9.06%) CCNA
7 42 (8.09%) CCIE
8 32 (6.17%) Computer Science Degree
9 28 (5.39%) CISM
10 25 (4.82%) Microsoft Certification
10 25 (4.82%) Security Cleared
11 19 (3.66%) CompTIA Security+
12 18 (3.47%) DV Cleared
13 17 (3.28%) CCSA
13 17 (3.28%) CCSE
14 16 (3.08%) CEH
15 13 (2.50%) SC Cleared
16 11 (2.12%) (ISC)2 CCSP
17 10 (1.93%) CISA
17 10 (1.93%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 77 (14.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 62 (11.95%) NIST
3 44 (8.48%) GDPR
4 35 (6.74%) PCI DSS
5 22 (4.24%) Cyber Essentials
6 20 (3.85%) SLA
7 16 (3.08%) SOC 2
8 10 (1.93%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 7 (1.35%) Government Security Classifications
9 7 (1.35%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 7 (1.35%) JSP 440
10 5 (0.96%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 5 (0.96%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 4 (0.77%) Accessibility
11 4 (0.77%) GRC
11 4 (0.77%) HIPAA
12 3 (0.58%) NCSC
12 3 (0.58%) QA
13 1 (0.19%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 147 (28.32%) Active Directory
2 46 (8.86%) VMware Infrastructure
3 24 (4.62%) Virtual Desktop
4 18 (3.47%) Hyper-V
5 15 (2.89%) Docker
6 12 (2.31%) Firmware
6 12 (2.31%) Virtual Machines
7 8 (1.54%) vSphere
8 4 (0.77%) VMware ESXi
9 3 (0.58%) EMC RecoverPoint
10 2 (0.39%) Oracle RAC
11 1 (0.19%) BitLocker
11 1 (0.19%) KVM
11 1 (0.19%) NLBS
11 1 (0.19%) VMware NSX
11 1 (0.19%) Xen
Systems Management
1 82 (15.80%) Ansible
2 76 (14.64%) Terraform
3 68 (13.10%) Microsoft Intune
4 49 (9.44%) FortiGate
5 37 (7.13%) Kubernetes
6 26 (5.01%) SCCM
7 17 (3.28%) Single Sign-On
8 16 (3.08%) Autotask
9 13 (2.50%) Jamf Pro
9 13 (2.50%) Prometheus
10 12 (2.31%) Grafana
11 9 (1.73%) Check_MK
11 9 (1.73%) Cisco Prime
12 5 (0.96%) CASB
12 5 (0.96%) Nagios
13 4 (0.77%) Argo
13 4 (0.77%) Docker Swarm
13 4 (0.77%) Istio
13 4 (0.77%) linkerd
13 4 (0.77%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 232 (44.70%) Microsoft
2 180 (34.68%) Cisco
3 102 (19.65%) Palo Alto
4 89 (17.15%) VMware
5 76 (14.64%) Fortinet
6 69 (13.29%) Meraki
7 57 (10.98%) SolarWinds
8 48 (9.25%) CheckPoint
9 36 (6.94%) Dynatrace
10 31 (5.97%) Zscaler
11 30 (5.78%) Splunk
12 28 (5.39%) CrowdStrike
13 26 (5.01%) Arista
13 26 (5.01%) Google
13 26 (5.01%) Tenable
14 24 (4.62%) Juniper
15 23 (4.43%) Aruba
16 20 (3.85%) AppDynamics
17 18 (3.47%) SonicWALL
18 17 (3.28%) F5