Firewall Job Trends in the Midlands

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

6 months to
28 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 84 61 58
Rank change year-on-year -23 -3 +15
Permanent jobs citing Firewall 237 239 432
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 1.72% 4.19% 3.77%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 33.81% 27.89% 32.00%
Number of salaries quoted 183 184 366
10th Percentile £30,500 £27,750 £26,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
75th Percentile £58,750 £52,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £73,750 £67,500
England median annual salary £52,500 £48,750 £50,000
% change year-on-year +7.69% -2.50% -1.93%

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 701 857 1,350
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 5.09% 15.02% 11.77%
Number of salaries quoted 569 518 943
10th Percentile £27,694 £26,425 £25,750
25th Percentile £31,000 £30,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £38,750 £42,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.68% -7.74% -5.08%
75th Percentile £58,750 £55,000 £55,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £67,500
England median annual salary £47,500 £42,500 £48,500
% change year-on-year +11.76% -12.37% -3.96%

Firewall
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.

Firewall job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Firewall
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Firewall.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Firewall

Firewall
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Firewall in the Midlands over the 6 months to 28 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Firewall in the Midlands

Firewall
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 28 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
West Midlands -47 120 £55,000 +19.57% 32
East Midlands +14 117 £44,472 +11.18% 20
Firewall
England

Firewall
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:

Application Platforms
1 38 (16.03%) SharePoint
2 26 (10.97%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (2.95%) IIS
4 2 (0.84%) Apache
4 2 (0.84%) nginx
Applications
1 14 (5.91%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (5.06%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.42%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 3 (1.27%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.84%) Sage 200
3 1 (0.42%) Sage 50
Cloud Services
1 97 (40.93%) Azure
2 95 (40.08%) Microsoft 365
3 59 (24.89%) Entra ID
4 27 (11.39%) AWS
5 22 (9.28%) Mimecast
6 9 (3.80%) GCP
7 8 (3.38%) OneDrive
8 6 (2.53%) SaaS
9 5 (2.11%) Azure Sentinel
9 5 (2.11%) Cloudflare
9 5 (2.11%) Microsoft Purview
9 5 (2.11%) Power Automate
9 5 (2.11%) Power Platform
10 3 (1.27%) Azure DevOps
10 3 (1.27%) Dynamics 365
10 3 (1.27%) PowerApps
11 2 (0.84%) Azure Monitor
11 2 (0.84%) GitHub Actions
11 2 (0.84%) Microsoft Copilot
11 2 (0.84%) Pulumi
Communications & Networking
1 81 (34.18%) VPN
2 68 (28.69%) WAN
3 65 (27.43%) LAN
4 55 (23.21%) DNS
5 38 (16.03%) DHCP
5 38 (16.03%) Network Security
6 36 (15.19%) VLAN
7 33 (13.92%) Wi-Fi
8 31 (13.08%) TCP/IP
9 27 (11.39%) Wireless
10 22 (9.28%) BGP
11 20 (8.44%) EIGRP
11 20 (8.44%) OSPF
12 17 (7.17%) Cisco ASA
13 12 (5.06%) Internet
13 12 (5.06%) SAN
14 10 (4.22%) SD-WAN
15 8 (3.38%) MQTT
15 8 (3.38%) VoIP
16 4 (1.69%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (5.49%) SQL Server
2 4 (1.69%) Azure SQL Database
2 4 (1.69%) MongoDB
2 4 (1.69%) MySQL
2 4 (1.69%) Neo4j
3 3 (1.27%) GIS
4 2 (0.84%) BusinessObjects
4 2 (0.84%) Crystal Reports
4 2 (0.84%) KNIME
4 2 (0.84%) PostgreSQL
4 2 (0.84%) Power BI
5 1 (0.42%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 3 (1.27%) JIRA
2 2 (0.84%) Git
3 1 (0.42%) GitLab
General
1 71 (29.96%) Social Skills
2 19 (8.02%) Manufacturing
3 18 (7.59%) Analytical Skills
4 11 (4.64%) Finance
5 8 (3.38%) Telecoms
6 6 (2.53%) Law
7 5 (2.11%) Aerospace
7 5 (2.11%) Public Sector
8 4 (1.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 3 (1.27%) Documentation Skills
10 2 (0.84%) Organisational Skills
10 2 (0.84%) Retail
11 1 (0.42%) Military
Job Titles
1 42 (17.72%) Senior
1 42 (17.72%) Support Engineer
2 40 (16.88%) IT Engineer
3 39 (16.46%) IT Support
3 39 (16.46%) Network Engineer
4 35 (14.77%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 24 (10.13%) Analyst
6 19 (8.02%) Administrator
7 18 (7.59%) IT Technician
7 18 (7.59%) Technical Engineer
8 17 (7.17%) Network Analyst
8 17 (7.17%) Technical Support
8 17 (7.17%) Technical Support Engineer
9 16 (6.75%) Firewall Specialist
9 16 (6.75%) Technical Specialist
10 15 (6.33%) IT Support Engineer
10 15 (6.33%) IT Support Technician
10 15 (6.33%) Support Technician
10 15 (6.33%) Systems Administrator
11 13 (5.49%) Senior Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (2.53%) Middleware
2 4 (1.69%) COM
2 4 (1.69%) DCOM
2 4 (1.69%) LDAP
3 2 (0.84%) RabbitMQ
3 2 (0.84%) REST
4 1 (0.42%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 22 (9.28%) Data Centre
2 11 (4.64%) Clustering
2 11 (4.64%) Driving Licence
2 11 (4.64%) Security Posture
3 8 (3.38%) IoT
3 8 (3.38%) Operational Technology
3 8 (3.38%) Self-Motivation
3 8 (3.38%) Smartphone
4 7 (2.95%) Hybrid Cloud
4 7 (2.95%) Onboarding
5 5 (2.11%) Cyber Security Posture
5 5 (2.11%) PKI
5 5 (2.11%) Replication
6 4 (1.69%) Mobile App
6 4 (1.69%) Smartcard
7 3 (1.27%) Cyberattack
7 3 (1.27%) Enterprise Software
7 3 (1.27%) Private Cloud
8 2 (0.84%) Client/Server
8 2 (0.84%) Enterprise Storage
Operating Systems
1 113 (47.68%) Windows
2 64 (27.00%) Windows Server
3 35 (14.77%) Linux
4 18 (7.59%) Android
4 18 (7.59%) Apple iOS
5 17 (7.17%) Windows 10
6 9 (3.80%) Ubuntu
7 5 (2.11%) Solaris
8 4 (1.69%) VMS
9 2 (0.84%) CentOS
9 2 (0.84%) Debian
10 1 (0.42%) Mac OS
10 1 (0.42%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.42%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 66 (27.85%) Problem-Solving
2 56 (23.63%) Continuous Improvement
3 48 (20.25%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 39 (16.46%) ITIL
5 37 (15.61%) Cybersecurity
6 36 (15.19%) Disaster Recovery
7 32 (13.50%) Customer Service
8 29 (12.24%) Mentoring
9 26 (10.97%) Proactive Monitoring
10 24 (10.13%) High Availability
10 24 (10.13%) Migration
11 21 (8.86%) Project Delivery
11 21 (8.86%) Service Delivery
11 21 (8.86%) Vulnerability Management
12 18 (7.59%) Patch Management
13 17 (7.17%) SIEM
14 16 (6.75%) ITSM
14 16 (6.75%) Mobile Device Management
14 16 (6.75%) Technical Leadership
15 15 (6.33%) Incident Response
Programming Languages
1 47 (19.83%) SQL
2 43 (18.14%) PowerShell
3 16 (6.75%) Python
4 12 (5.06%) VBA
5 11 (4.64%) Bash
6 6 (2.53%) Bicep
7 2 (0.84%) Shell Script
8 1 (0.42%) C#
8 1 (0.42%) Java
8 1 (0.42%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 28 (11.81%) Security Cleared
2 27 (11.39%) Degree
3 25 (10.55%) Cisco Certification
4 22 (9.28%) SC Cleared
5 21 (8.86%) CCNP
6 14 (5.91%) Microsoft Certification
7 11 (4.64%) CCNA
7 11 (4.64%) CISSP
8 9 (3.80%) A+ Certification
9 7 (2.95%) CISM
10 6 (2.53%) Azure Certification
11 5 (2.11%) MCITP
11 5 (2.11%) Network+ Certification
12 3 (1.27%) CompTIA Security+
12 3 (1.27%) DV Cleared
13 2 (0.84%) Computer Science Degree
14 1 (0.42%) CRISC
14 1 (0.42%) DBS Check
14 1 (0.42%) IISP
14 1 (0.42%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (12.24%) SLA
2 16 (6.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 13 (5.49%) Cyber Essentials
4 7 (2.95%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 4 (1.69%) GDPR
6 3 (1.27%) NIST
7 2 (0.84%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.42%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.42%) HIPAA
8 1 (0.42%) ISO 14001
8 1 (0.42%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.42%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 1 (0.42%) NCSC
System Software
1 88 (37.13%) Active Directory
2 57 (24.05%) Hyper-V
3 51 (21.52%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (4.22%) vSphere
5 7 (2.95%) Docker
6 6 (2.53%) Firmware
7 5 (2.11%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.42%) Terminal Services
8 1 (0.42%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 12 (5.06%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (4.22%) Terraform
3 8 (3.38%) Kubernetes
4 6 (2.53%) Ansible
5 4 (1.69%) Galera Cluster
5 4 (1.69%) vCenter Server
6 3 (1.27%) FortiGate
7 2 (0.84%) Failover Clustering
7 2 (0.84%) Grafana
7 2 (0.84%) Microsoft Clustering
7 2 (0.84%) Progress Chef
7 2 (0.84%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.84%) Puppet
8 1 (0.42%) Nessus
8 1 (0.42%) Podman
Vendors
1 120 (50.63%) Microsoft
2 75 (31.65%) Cisco
3 55 (23.21%) VMware
4 20 (8.44%) Fortinet
5 16 (6.75%) Veeam
6 14 (5.91%) Sophos
7 13 (5.49%) Dell
7 13 (5.49%) Meraki
8 12 (5.06%) HP
8 12 (5.06%) Juniper
8 12 (5.06%) Logitech
8 12 (5.06%) SonicWALL
8 12 (5.06%) TOWER Software
9 11 (4.64%) McAfee
10 9 (3.80%) Aruba
11 8 (3.38%) Palo Alto
12 5 (2.11%) CheckPoint
12 5 (2.11%) ServiceNow
13 4 (1.69%) Salesforce
13 4 (1.69%) Ubiquiti