Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW)
North West > Manchester
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring NGFW skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 143 | 177 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +34 | +70 |
| Permanent jobs citing NGFW | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester | - | 0.17% | 0.14% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | - | 1.61% | 1.28% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £51,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | - | £59,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +19.00% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £63,250 |
| North West median annual salary | £48,445 | £53,250 | £59,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.02% | -10.50% | +32.22% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Manchester
NGFW 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 Manchester.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 637 | 248 | 392 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester | 17.60% | 10.27% | 10.64% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 174 | 151 | 344 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,375 | £29,500 | £26,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £29,000 | £37,750 | £35,084 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.00% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £73,886 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £69,385 | £82,500 | £77,715 |
| North West median annual salary | £32,500 | £45,000 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -27.78% | - | -2.17% |
NGFW
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing NGFW relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
NGFW
Salary Trend in Manchester
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing NGFW.
