Firewall Jobs in the North of England

Firewall
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England requiring Firewall skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Firewall over the 6 months leading up to 5 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 119 71 69
Rank change year-on-year -48 -2 +43
Permanent jobs citing Firewall 321 595 670
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 2.45% 3.05% 4.57%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 9.95% 27.24% 24.93%
Number of salaries quoted 211 482 466
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,775 £30,500
25th Percentile £31,875 £34,813 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £45,000 £48,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% -7.22% +12.40%
75th Percentile £61,250 £62,500 £62,833
90th Percentile £73,750 £72,500 £76,316
England median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -4.76%

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 3,226 2,184 2,688
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 24.64% 11.20% 18.32%
Number of salaries quoted 1,533 1,620 1,154
10th Percentile £23,504 £25,875 £27,600
25th Percentile - £31,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £25,087 £43,500 £46,650
Median % change year-on-year -42.33% -6.75% -1.79%
75th Percentile £35,250 £61,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £61,000 £70,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £39,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -17.89% -5.00% -4.76%

Firewall
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing Firewall as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Firewall in the North of England

Firewall
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Firewall in the North of England.

Salary trend for Firewall in the North of England

Firewall
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Firewall in the North of England over the 6 months to 5 July 2025.

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 5 July 2025. 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
Yorkshire -7 165 £40,000 -11.11% 212
North West -85 129 £40,000 -20.00% 246
North East +7 27 £37,500 -6.25% 36
Firewall
England

Firewall
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 46 (14.33%) Microsoft Exchange
2 27 (8.41%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.93%) Confluence
4 2 (0.62%) IIS
4 2 (0.62%) Tomcat
4 2 (0.62%) WebSphere
4 2 (0.62%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 21 (6.54%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (4.05%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (2.80%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (1.87%) MS Visio
5 4 (1.25%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (0.93%) Sage 50
Cloud Services
1 121 (37.69%) Azure
2 102 (31.78%) Microsoft 365
3 40 (12.46%) Entra ID
4 36 (11.21%) AWS
5 10 (3.12%) Azure DevOps
5 10 (3.12%) GCP
5 10 (3.12%) SaaS
6 8 (2.49%) Microsoft Copilot
7 6 (1.87%) OCI
7 6 (1.87%) PaaS
8 5 (1.56%) Azure Key Vault
8 5 (1.56%) IaaS
8 5 (1.56%) Nutanix
9 4 (1.25%) Azure AI
9 4 (1.25%) Azure ExpressRoute
9 4 (1.25%) Azure Monitor
9 4 (1.25%) Azure Service Bus
9 4 (1.25%) Power Automate
9 4 (1.25%) Power Platform
10 2 (0.62%) Azure Stack
Communications & Networking
1 84 (26.17%) VPN
2 82 (25.55%) WAN
3 72 (22.43%) LAN
4 69 (21.50%) DNS
5 51 (15.89%) Network Security
6 47 (14.64%) TCP/IP
7 44 (13.71%) DHCP
8 42 (13.08%) VLAN
9 29 (9.03%) Wireless
10 26 (8.10%) VoIP
11 22 (6.85%) OSPF
12 21 (6.54%) BGP
13 20 (6.23%) SD-WAN
14 18 (5.61%) Intrusion Detection
15 15 (4.67%) SAN
16 13 (4.05%) Wi-Fi
17 12 (3.74%) Cisco Firepower
17 12 (3.74%) MPLS
18 10 (3.12%) Cisco Nexus
18 10 (3.12%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (4.36%) SQL Server
2 5 (1.56%) Amazon RDS
3 4 (1.25%) Data Lake
3 4 (1.25%) MySQL
3 4 (1.25%) Power BI
4 2 (0.62%) EDMS
4 2 (0.62%) NoSQL
5 1 (0.31%) Big Data
5 1 (0.31%) BusinessObjects
5 1 (0.31%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 10 (3.12%) JIRA
2 9 (2.80%) Git
3 8 (2.49%) Sonatype Nexus
4 4 (1.25%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.31%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.31%) GitLab
General
1 140 (43.61%) Social Skills
2 28 (8.72%) Manufacturing
3 25 (7.79%) Analytical Skills
4 20 (6.23%) Presentation Skills
5 13 (4.05%) Finance
5 13 (4.05%) Public Sector
6 11 (3.43%) Organisational Skills
7 10 (3.12%) Pharmaceutical
7 10 (3.12%) Retail
8 4 (1.25%) Automotive
8 4 (1.25%) Telecoms
9 3 (0.93%) Legal
9 3 (0.93%) Local Government
10 2 (0.62%) Police
11 1 (0.31%) Banking
11 1 (0.31%) Documentation Skills
11 1 (0.31%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 60 (18.69%) IT Engineer
2 44 (13.71%) Technical Support
3 43 (13.40%) Network Engineer
4 39 (12.15%) Architect
5 36 (11.21%) IT Support
6 35 (10.90%) Support Engineer
7 29 (9.03%) Technical Engineer
8 28 (8.72%) Junior
8 28 (8.72%) Technical Support Engineer
9 23 (7.17%) Analyst
10 22 (6.85%) Solutions Architect
11 20 (6.23%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 20 (6.23%) Junior Architect
11 20 (6.23%) Junior Solutions Architect
12 19 (5.92%) Instrumentation Engineer
12 19 (5.92%) Security Engineer
13 18 (5.61%) Senior
14 16 (4.98%) Support Analyst
15 14 (4.36%) Lead
15 14 (4.36%) Support Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.87%) LDAP
2 2 (0.62%) 802.1X
2 2 (0.62%) Middleware
3 1 (0.31%) ARM Templates
3 1 (0.31%) Azure Blueprints
3 1 (0.31%) Elastic Stack
3 1 (0.31%) ModSecurity
Miscellaneous
1 58 (18.07%) Operational Technology
2 23 (7.17%) Self-Motivation
3 17 (5.30%) Driving Licence
4 16 (4.98%) Data Centre
5 11 (3.43%) FMCG
6 10 (3.12%) Onboarding
7 9 (2.80%) Security Posture
8 8 (2.49%) Clustering
8 8 (2.49%) Management Information System
9 6 (1.87%) Analytical Mindset
9 6 (1.87%) Cloud Native
9 6 (1.87%) Private Cloud
9 6 (1.87%) Public Cloud
9 6 (1.87%) Social Media
9 6 (1.87%) Team-Oriented Environment
10 5 (1.56%) EPoS
10 5 (1.56%) NHS
11 4 (1.25%) Anti-Spyware
12 3 (0.93%) CCTV
12 3 (0.93%) Housing Association
Operating Systems
1 184 (57.32%) Windows
2 75 (23.36%) Windows Server
3 37 (11.53%) Linux
4 18 (5.61%) Windows 10
5 13 (4.05%) Windows Server 2019
6 10 (3.12%) Windows Server 2016
7 8 (2.49%) Android
8 7 (2.18%) Unix
9 6 (1.87%) Windows Vista
10 5 (1.56%) Mac OS
10 5 (1.56%) Windows Server 2012
11 3 (0.93%) VMS
12 2 (0.62%) Check Point GAiA
12 2 (0.62%) Debian
12 2 (0.62%) Solaris
13 1 (0.31%) CentOS
13 1 (0.31%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 1 (0.31%) Ubuntu
13 1 (0.31%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 110 (34.27%) Cybersecurity
2 89 (27.73%) Problem-Solving
3 66 (20.56%) Network Management
4 65 (20.25%) Network Design
5 41 (12.77%) Customer Service
6 29 (9.03%) Disaster Recovery
6 29 (9.03%) SIEM
7 27 (8.41%) ITIL
8 26 (8.10%) Mentoring
8 26 (8.10%) Presales
9 24 (7.48%) Continuous Improvement
9 24 (7.48%) Incident Response
10 21 (6.54%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 21 (6.54%) Vulnerability Management
11 20 (6.23%) Incident Management
12 19 (5.92%) Migration
12 19 (5.92%) Security Architecture
13 17 (5.30%) Information Security
14 16 (4.98%) Business Continuity
14 16 (4.98%) Vulnerability Assessment
Programming Languages
1 37 (11.53%) SQL
2 31 (9.66%) PowerShell
3 20 (6.23%) Python
4 6 (1.87%) Bash
4 6 (1.87%) Bicep
5 3 (0.93%) Progress 4GL
6 2 (0.62%) Java
Qualifications
1 58 (18.07%) Cisco Certification
2 42 (13.08%) CCNA
3 28 (8.72%) JNCIA
4 19 (5.92%) CCNP
5 18 (5.61%) Degree
5 18 (5.61%) SC Cleared
5 18 (5.61%) Security Cleared
6 16 (4.98%) Microsoft Certification
7 13 (4.05%) CISSP
8 12 (3.74%) Computer Science Degree
9 10 (3.12%) DBS Check
9 10 (3.12%) Network+ Certification
10 8 (2.49%) Azure Certification
10 8 (2.49%) CEH
10 8 (2.49%) CISM
11 7 (2.18%) CCSA
11 7 (2.18%) JNCIS
12 6 (1.87%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 6 (1.87%) CISA
12 6 (1.87%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (8.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 25 (7.79%) GDPR
3 21 (6.54%) NIST
4 8 (2.49%) Cyber Essentials
5 4 (1.25%) PCI DSS
6 3 (0.93%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 3 (0.93%) ISO 14001
6 3 (0.93%) ISO 9001
7 2 (0.62%) NCSC
7 2 (0.62%) SLA
8 1 (0.31%) GRC
8 1 (0.31%) NIST 800
System Software
1 155 (48.29%) Active Directory
2 67 (20.87%) Hyper-V
3 58 (18.07%) Virtual Servers
4 54 (16.82%) VMware Infrastructure
5 19 (5.92%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (1.25%) VMware ESXi
7 3 (0.93%) vSphere
8 2 (0.62%) Firmware
8 2 (0.62%) KVM
8 2 (0.62%) NFS
8 2 (0.62%) SRDF
8 2 (0.62%) Veritas Cluster Server
8 2 (0.62%) Xen
9 1 (0.31%) Docker
9 1 (0.31%) pfSense
9 1 (0.31%) RHEV
9 1 (0.31%) Virtual Desktop
9 1 (0.31%) XenApp
9 1 (0.31%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 34 (10.59%) Microsoft Intune
2 21 (6.54%) Ansible
3 19 (5.92%) FortiGate
4 12 (3.74%) Kubernetes
5 11 (3.43%) Terraform
6 8 (2.49%) Single Sign-On
7 7 (2.18%) Proxmox
8 5 (1.56%) SCCM
8 5 (1.56%) WSUS
9 3 (0.93%) Jamf Pro
10 2 (0.62%) Puppet
11 1 (0.31%) Backup Exec
11 1 (0.31%) Failover Clustering
11 1 (0.31%) Grafana
11 1 (0.31%) Nessus
11 1 (0.31%) NetBackup
11 1 (0.31%) Prometheus
11 1 (0.31%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 129 (40.19%) Microsoft
2 106 (33.02%) Cisco
3 63 (19.63%) VMware
4 47 (14.64%) Fortinet
5 35 (10.90%) Palo Alto
6 29 (9.03%) Juniper
7 26 (8.10%) Aruba
8 21 (6.54%) SonicWALL
8 21 (6.54%) Veeam
9 20 (6.23%) Meraki
10 15 (4.67%) CheckPoint
11 14 (4.36%) WatchGuard
12 12 (3.74%) Sophos
12 12 (3.74%) Ubiquiti
13 8 (2.49%) Citrix
14 7 (2.18%) ESET
15 6 (1.87%) Arista
15 6 (1.87%) ServiceNow
16 5 (1.56%) MobileIron
16 5 (1.56%) Supermicro