Firewall
England > Midlands
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Midlands requiring Firewall skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 108 | 55 | 38 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -53 | -17 | +43 |
| Permanent jobs citing Firewall | 138 | 266 | 416 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands | 1.58% | 4.46% | 4.97% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 8.76% | 28.66% | 31.28% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 117 | 170 | 380 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,900 | - | £26,725 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £32,500 | £35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £48,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.25% | +6.67% | -5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £58,250 | £55,000 | £56,950 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £66,050 | £66,150 |
| England median annual salary | £48,445 | £55,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.92% | +10.00% | -4.76% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Midlands
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 the Midlands.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 1,576 | 928 | 1,330 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands | 18.07% | 15.57% | 15.89% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 419 | 407 | 1,146 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,000 | £30,650 | £25,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £27,750 | £36,250 | £28,813 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £32,500 | £50,000 | £42,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -35.00% | +17.65% | -5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £53,750 | £60,000 | £56,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £66,300 | £71,750 | £67,500 |
| England median annual salary | £40,970 | £55,000 | £49,990 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.51% | +10.02% | -3.71% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Firewall relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.
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Salary Trend in the Midlands
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Firewall.
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Salary Histogram in the Midlands
Salary distribution for jobs citing Firewall in the Midlands over the 6 months to 14 February 2026.
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Job Locations in the Midlands
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Firewall within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 14 February 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 |
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| West Midlands | -40 | 89 | £53,750 | +10.82% | 38 |
| East Midlands | -32 | 49 | £37,500 | -16.67% | 17 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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:
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