Firewall Job Trends in the North of England

Firewall
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring Firewall skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 122 106 67
Rank change year-on-year -16 -39 -16
Permanent jobs citing Firewall 299 280 375
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 1.24% 2.92% 2.80%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 20.01% 15.59% 30.39%
Number of salaries quoted 236 189 210
10th Percentile £28,250 £26,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £31,000 £28,500 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £35,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -30.00% +4.88%
75th Percentile £58,750 £50,000 £63,688
90th Percentile £70,750 £62,500 £72,750
England median annual salary £51,500 £46,500 £51,251
% change year-on-year +10.75% -9.27% -4.20%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
North of England

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 North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 1,494 1,796 1,234
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 6.19% 18.72% 9.20%
Number of salaries quoted 846 815 660
10th Percentile £27,500 £25,085 £28,425
25th Percentile £30,500 £25,087 £32,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £30,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +41.67% -33.33% -4.26%
75th Percentile £64,688 £43,750 £60,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £65,000 £70,000
England median annual salary £50,000 £40,000 £52,000
% change year-on-year +25.00% -23.08% -0.95%

Firewall
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Firewall relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Firewall job vacancy trend in the North of England

Firewall
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Firewall.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Firewall

Firewall
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Firewall in the North of England over the 6 months to 6 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Firewall in the North of England

Firewall
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Firewall within the North of England region over the 6 months to 6 October 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
North West +33 163 £41,250 +10.00% 91
Yorkshire -48 109 £40,000 +11.89% 47
North East -68 27 £40,000 +26.98% 16
Firewall
England

Firewall
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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 59 (19.73%) Microsoft Exchange
2 51 (17.06%) SharePoint
3 12 (4.01%) IIS
Applications
1 11 (3.68%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.67%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (0.33%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 160 (53.51%) Microsoft 365
2 116 (38.80%) Azure
3 83 (27.76%) Entra ID
4 42 (14.05%) AWS
5 14 (4.68%) GCP
6 13 (4.35%) GitHub
6 13 (4.35%) IaaS
7 12 (4.01%) Power Platform
8 9 (3.01%) Mimecast
8 9 (3.01%) OneDrive
9 7 (2.34%) Azure DevOps
9 7 (2.34%) SaaS
10 6 (2.01%) Google Workspace
11 5 (1.67%) GitHub Actions
12 4 (1.34%) Microsoft Copilot
12 4 (1.34%) PaaS
13 3 (1.00%) AWS CloudFormation
13 3 (1.00%) Google Kubernetes Engine
14 2 (0.67%) Microsoft Purview
14 2 (0.67%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 102 (34.11%) DNS
2 101 (33.78%) VPN
3 83 (27.76%) DHCP
4 69 (23.08%) TCP/IP
5 63 (21.07%) WAN
6 57 (19.06%) VLAN
7 56 (18.73%) LAN
8 55 (18.39%) Wi-Fi
9 52 (17.39%) Network Security
10 38 (12.71%) VoIP
11 32 (10.70%) SD-WAN
11 32 (10.70%) Wireless
12 26 (8.70%) BGP
13 19 (6.35%) OSPF
14 14 (4.68%) Cisco Firepower
15 13 (4.35%) Structured Cabling
16 12 (4.01%) Cisco ASA
17 11 (3.68%) NGFW
17 11 (3.68%) SAN
17 11 (3.68%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (5.35%) SQL Server
2 6 (2.01%) Amazon RDS
3 2 (0.67%) GIS
3 2 (0.67%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (0.33%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (0.33%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 9 (3.01%) JIRA
2 7 (2.34%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.67%) Git
3 2 (0.67%) GitLab
4 1 (0.33%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 123 (41.14%) Social Skills
2 22 (7.36%) Analytical Skills
3 10 (3.34%) Documentation Skills
3 10 (3.34%) Finance
3 10 (3.34%) Manufacturing
4 9 (3.01%) Law
5 6 (2.01%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 6 (2.01%) Organisational Skills
5 6 (2.01%) Public Sector
6 4 (1.34%) Advertising
6 4 (1.34%) Banking
6 4 (1.34%) Legal
6 4 (1.34%) Telecoms
7 2 (0.67%) Aviation
7 2 (0.67%) Retail
7 2 (0.67%) Social Housing
8 1 (0.33%) Digital Health
8 1 (0.33%) Games
8 1 (0.33%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 78 (26.09%) IT Support
2 67 (22.41%) Support Engineer
3 59 (19.73%) IT Engineer
4 50 (16.72%) IT Support Engineer
5 47 (15.72%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 47 (15.72%) Network Engineer
6 38 (12.71%) Senior
7 26 (8.70%) 2nd Line Support
8 25 (8.36%) Security Engineer
9 23 (7.69%) Analyst
10 17 (5.69%) Consultant
10 17 (5.69%) IT Technician
10 17 (5.69%) Support Technician
11 15 (5.02%) 2nd Line Engineer
12 14 (4.68%) IT Manager
12 14 (4.68%) Support Analyst
13 13 (4.35%) Cloud Engineer
13 13 (4.35%) IT Support Technician
14 12 (4.01%) Architect
15 11 (3.68%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (8.03%) Terraform
2 8 (2.68%) Middleware
3 7 (2.34%) Microsoft Graph
4 4 (1.34%) React
5 2 (0.67%) .NET
5 2 (0.67%) .NET Core
5 2 (0.67%) 802.1X
5 2 (0.67%) Ajax
5 2 (0.67%) boto
5 2 (0.67%) CSS
5 2 (0.67%) Flask
5 2 (0.67%) HTML
5 2 (0.67%) Jinja
5 2 (0.67%) jQuery
5 2 (0.67%) Node.js
5 2 (0.67%) OpenLayers
5 2 (0.67%) SAML
5 2 (0.67%) SQLAlchemy
6 1 (0.33%) ARM Templates
6 1 (0.33%) ModSecurity
Miscellaneous
1 52 (17.39%) Driving Licence
2 38 (12.71%) Data Centre
3 17 (5.69%) Onboarding
4 16 (5.35%) CCTV
5 14 (4.68%) Hybrid Cloud
6 11 (3.68%) Public Cloud
6 11 (3.68%) Security Posture
7 10 (3.34%) Operational Technology
8 8 (2.68%) Cyber Threat
9 7 (2.34%) Enterprise Software
9 7 (2.34%) Life Science
9 7 (2.34%) Management Information System
9 7 (2.34%) SCADA
9 7 (2.34%) Self-Motivation
10 6 (2.01%) Linux Command Line
10 6 (2.01%) Microsoft Licensing
10 6 (2.01%) Private Cloud
11 5 (1.67%) Virtual Team
12 3 (1.00%) Cloud Native
12 3 (1.00%) Cyberattack
Operating Systems
1 155 (51.84%) Windows
2 115 (38.46%) Windows Server
3 19 (6.35%) Windows 10
4 17 (5.69%) Linux
5 16 (5.35%) Android
6 13 (4.35%) Windows Server 2019
7 11 (3.68%) VMS
8 8 (2.68%) Apple iOS
8 8 (2.68%) Windows Server 2016
9 7 (2.34%) Mac OS
10 5 (1.67%) Ubuntu
11 3 (1.00%) Debian
12 1 (0.33%) CentOS
12 1 (0.33%) Solaris
12 1 (0.33%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 108 (36.12%) Problem-Solving
2 92 (30.77%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 60 (20.07%) Cybersecurity
3 60 (20.07%) Disaster Recovery
4 48 (16.05%) Continuous Improvement
4 48 (16.05%) Customer Service
5 35 (11.71%) ITIL
6 32 (10.70%) Mentoring
7 31 (10.37%) Migration
8 29 (9.70%) Infrastructure as Code
9 28 (9.36%) Service Delivery
10 27 (9.03%) Change Management
11 24 (8.03%) CI/CD
11 24 (8.03%) Remote Monitoring and Management
12 22 (7.36%) DevOps
13 20 (6.69%) Stakeholder Management
14 18 (6.02%) Business Continuity
14 18 (6.02%) High Availability
15 17 (5.69%) Change Control
15 17 (5.69%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 45 (15.05%) PowerShell
2 35 (11.71%) Python
3 19 (6.35%) SQL
4 10 (3.34%) Bicep
5 7 (2.34%) ActionScript
6 4 (1.34%) Go
6 4 (1.34%) TypeScript
7 3 (1.00%) T-SQL
8 2 (0.67%) Bash
8 2 (0.67%) JavaScript
9 1 (0.33%) Kusto Query Language
9 1 (0.33%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 33 (11.04%) Cisco Certification
2 24 (8.03%) CCNA
3 15 (5.02%) Degree
3 15 (5.02%) Microsoft Certification
4 13 (4.35%) Azure Certification
4 13 (4.35%) CCNP
4 13 (4.35%) SC Cleared
4 13 (4.35%) Security Cleared
5 12 (4.01%) Network+ Certification
6 9 (3.01%) DBS Check
7 5 (1.67%) CCIE
8 4 (1.34%) AWS Certification
8 4 (1.34%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 3 (1.00%) DV Cleared
10 2 (0.67%) BPSS Clearance
10 2 (0.67%) MCSE
11 1 (0.33%) CESG Certified Professional
11 1 (0.33%) CISSP
11 1 (0.33%) RHCE
11 1 (0.33%) RHCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (11.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 31 (10.37%) Cyber Essentials
3 11 (3.68%) NIST
4 10 (3.34%) SLA
5 8 (2.68%) GDPR
6 6 (2.01%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 4 (1.34%) PCI DSS
8 3 (1.00%) Accessibility
8 3 (1.00%) ISO 9001
8 3 (1.00%) SOC 2
9 2 (0.67%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 1 (0.33%) Data Quality
10 1 (0.33%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.33%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 1 (0.33%) JSP 440
10 1 (0.33%) NCSC
10 1 (0.33%) QA
System Software
1 127 (42.47%) Active Directory
2 55 (18.39%) Hyper-V
3 53 (17.73%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (3.34%) vSphere
5 8 (2.68%) Virtual Machines
6 6 (2.01%) VMware ESXi
7 5 (1.67%) Docker
7 5 (1.67%) Virtual Desktop
8 3 (1.00%) iptables
9 2 (0.67%) Terminal Services
10 1 (0.33%) Firmware
10 1 (0.33%) KVM
10 1 (0.33%) MetaFrame
10 1 (0.33%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 1 (0.33%) Virtual Servers
10 1 (0.33%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 64 (21.40%) Microsoft Intune
2 23 (7.69%) FortiGate
3 12 (4.01%) Ansible
4 10 (3.34%) Kubernetes
5 6 (2.01%) Jamf Pro
6 4 (1.34%) Network Intrusion Detection System
6 4 (1.34%) Puppet
6 4 (1.34%) Single Sign-On
7 3 (1.00%) cPanel
7 3 (1.00%) Plesk
7 3 (1.00%) Proxmox
8 2 (0.67%) Autotask
8 2 (0.67%) Nessus
8 2 (0.67%) SCCM
9 1 (0.33%) VxRail
Vendors
1 176 (58.86%) Microsoft
2 68 (22.74%) VMware
3 62 (20.74%) Cisco
4 30 (10.03%) Fortinet
5 25 (8.36%) SonicWALL
6 24 (8.03%) Veeam
7 23 (7.69%) Juniper
7 23 (7.69%) Palo Alto
8 15 (5.02%) Meraki
9 12 (4.01%) Google
10 11 (3.68%) Aruba
10 11 (3.68%) F5
11 9 (3.01%) Okta
12 8 (2.68%) Apple
12 8 (2.68%) Arista
12 8 (2.68%) CheckPoint
13 7 (2.34%) iManage
14 6 (2.01%) Datto
14 6 (2.01%) Draytek
15 5 (1.67%) WatchGuard