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

6 months to
30 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 107 96 73
Rank change year-on-year -11 -23 -4
Permanent jobs citing Firewall 315 315 429
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 1.47% 3.31% 2.74%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 25.26% 16.98% 26.32%
Number of salaries quoted 271 207 344
10th Percentile £28,250 £28,000 £29,575
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £35,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £37,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +13.33% -21.05% -2.56%
75th Percentile £57,500 £54,375 £62,500
90th Percentile £70,750 £73,000 £72,500
England median annual salary £52,500 £48,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +8.25% -3.00% -1.93%

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 1,247 1,855 1,630
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 5.83% 19.49% 10.42%
Number of salaries quoted 847 843 1,210
10th Percentile £27,500 £25,000 £26,225
25th Percentile £30,000 £25,087 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £32,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +23.08% -27.78% -5.26%
75th Percentile £62,500 £48,750 £61,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £67,500 £70,000
England median annual salary £47,500 £42,500 £49,000
% change year-on-year +11.76% -13.27% -2.97%

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 30 July 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 30 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
North West +48 177 £42,500 +13.33% 42
Yorkshire -66 100 £40,000 - 32
North East -42 38 £45,000 +35.55% 15
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 64 (20.32%) Microsoft Exchange
2 60 (19.05%) SharePoint
3 13 (4.13%) IIS
Applications
1 17 (5.40%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (1.59%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.27%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.32%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 166 (52.70%) Microsoft 365
2 149 (47.30%) Azure
3 83 (26.35%) Entra ID
4 62 (19.68%) AWS
5 22 (6.98%) GCP
6 19 (6.03%) GitHub
7 17 (5.40%) Azure DevOps
8 16 (5.08%) GitHub Actions
9 15 (4.76%) Power Platform
10 11 (3.49%) SaaS
11 10 (3.17%) Google Workspace
11 10 (3.17%) IaaS
11 10 (3.17%) Mimecast
12 9 (2.86%) OneDrive
13 7 (2.22%) Microsoft Copilot
14 5 (1.59%) AWS CloudFormation
14 5 (1.59%) Microsoft Purview
15 4 (1.27%) Amazon ECS
15 4 (1.27%) Azure Sentinel
16 3 (0.95%) Amazon EKS
Communications & Networking
1 98 (31.11%) DNS
2 94 (29.84%) VPN
3 81 (25.71%) WAN
4 79 (25.08%) TCP/IP
5 76 (24.13%) DHCP
6 67 (21.27%) LAN
6 67 (21.27%) VLAN
7 56 (17.78%) Network Security
8 42 (13.33%) Wi-Fi
9 40 (12.70%) VoIP
10 36 (11.43%) SD-WAN
11 35 (11.11%) Wireless
12 25 (7.94%) BGP
13 21 (6.67%) OSPF
14 12 (3.81%) Cisco ASA
14 12 (3.81%) Cisco Nexus
14 12 (3.81%) HTTP
15 11 (3.49%) Cisco Firepower
15 11 (3.49%) NGFW
15 11 (3.49%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (6.98%) SQL Server
2 6 (1.90%) Amazon RDS
3 3 (0.95%) PostgreSQL
4 2 (0.63%) GIS
5 1 (0.32%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.32%) InfluxDB
5 1 (0.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 10 (3.17%) Jenkins
2 4 (1.27%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 2 (0.63%) Git
4 1 (0.32%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.32%) GitLab
General
1 136 (43.17%) Social Skills
2 24 (7.62%) Analytical Skills
3 21 (6.67%) Law
4 16 (5.08%) Organisational Skills
5 14 (4.44%) Telecoms
6 13 (4.13%) Documentation Skills
6 13 (4.13%) Finance
7 11 (3.49%) Public Sector
8 5 (1.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 5 (1.59%) Manufacturing
9 4 (1.27%) Advertising
9 4 (1.27%) Social Housing
10 3 (0.95%) Legal
10 3 (0.95%) Retail
11 1 (0.32%) Digital Health
11 1 (0.32%) German Language
11 1 (0.32%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 74 (23.49%) IT Support
2 65 (20.63%) Support Engineer
3 53 (16.83%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 53 (16.83%) Network Engineer
4 50 (15.87%) IT Engineer
5 44 (13.97%) Senior
6 41 (13.02%) IT Support Engineer
7 26 (8.25%) Security Engineer
8 24 (7.62%) Analyst
9 23 (7.30%) IT Technician
10 19 (6.03%) IT Support Technician
10 19 (6.03%) Support Technician
11 17 (5.40%) IT Manager
12 16 (5.08%) Consultant
12 16 (5.08%) Infrastructure Support
13 15 (4.76%) 2nd Line Support
13 15 (4.76%) Cloud Engineer
14 14 (4.44%) Senior Network Engineer
14 14 (4.44%) Support Analyst
15 13 (4.13%) DevOps Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (3.17%) Elastic Stack
2 8 (2.54%) Middleware
3 7 (2.22%) Microsoft Graph
4 4 (1.27%) FreeSWITCH
5 2 (0.63%) .NET
5 2 (0.63%) .NET Core
5 2 (0.63%) 802.1X
5 2 (0.63%) Ajax
5 2 (0.63%) boto
5 2 (0.63%) CSS
5 2 (0.63%) Flask
5 2 (0.63%) HTML
5 2 (0.63%) Jinja
5 2 (0.63%) jQuery
5 2 (0.63%) Node.js
5 2 (0.63%) OpenLayers
5 2 (0.63%) React
5 2 (0.63%) SAML
5 2 (0.63%) SQLAlchemy
6 1 (0.32%) ARM Templates
Miscellaneous
1 48 (15.24%) Driving Licence
2 32 (10.16%) Data Centre
3 22 (6.98%) Hybrid Cloud
4 18 (5.71%) Onboarding
5 16 (5.08%) Security Posture
6 15 (4.76%) Self-Motivation
7 11 (3.49%) CCTV
8 8 (2.54%) Life Science
8 8 (2.54%) Linux Command Line
9 6 (1.90%) Microsoft Licensing
10 5 (1.59%) Enterprise Cloud
10 5 (1.59%) Public Cloud
10 5 (1.59%) Virtual Team
11 4 (1.27%) Cyber Threat
11 4 (1.27%) Management Information System
12 3 (0.95%) Cloud Native
12 3 (0.95%) Cyber Security Posture
12 3 (0.95%) Cyberattack
12 3 (0.95%) FMCG
12 3 (0.95%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 156 (49.52%) Windows
2 114 (36.19%) Windows Server
3 32 (10.16%) Linux
4 28 (8.89%) Windows 10
5 13 (4.13%) Windows Server 2019
6 11 (3.49%) VMS
6 11 (3.49%) Windows Server 2016
7 10 (3.17%) Android
8 9 (2.86%) Mac OS
9 8 (2.54%) Apple iOS
9 8 (2.54%) Debian
10 7 (2.22%) Ubuntu
11 5 (1.59%) Windows 7
11 5 (1.59%) Windows 8
12 1 (0.32%) CentOS
12 1 (0.32%) Solaris
12 1 (0.32%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 108 (34.29%) Problem-Solving
2 74 (23.49%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 64 (20.32%) Cybersecurity
4 63 (20.00%) Disaster Recovery
5 56 (17.78%) Customer Service
6 43 (13.65%) Continuous Improvement
7 41 (13.02%) Infrastructure as Code
8 38 (12.06%) Mentoring
9 36 (11.43%) Service Delivery
10 35 (11.11%) ITIL
11 34 (10.79%) High Availability
12 32 (10.16%) Migration
13 29 (9.21%) DevOps
13 29 (9.21%) Remote Monitoring and Management
14 26 (8.25%) CI/CD
15 20 (6.35%) Business Continuity
16 19 (6.03%) Change Management
16 19 (6.03%) Load Balancing
16 19 (6.03%) Stakeholder Management
16 19 (6.03%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 49 (15.56%) PowerShell
2 47 (14.92%) Python
3 26 (8.25%) SQL
4 17 (5.40%) Bash
5 12 (3.81%) Go
6 11 (3.49%) Bicep
7 4 (1.27%) JavaScript
8 3 (0.95%) T-SQL
9 2 (0.63%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.32%) Kusto Query Language
10 1 (0.32%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 43 (13.65%) Cisco Certification
2 30 (9.52%) Degree
3 24 (7.62%) CCNA
4 22 (6.98%) Azure Certification
4 22 (6.98%) Microsoft Certification
5 21 (6.67%) CCNP
6 13 (4.13%) Network+ Certification
6 13 (4.13%) SC Cleared
6 13 (4.13%) Security Cleared
7 9 (2.86%) CCIE
7 9 (2.86%) DBS Check
8 5 (1.59%) AWS Certification
8 5 (1.59%) Computer Science Degree
9 4 (1.27%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 3 (0.95%) CISSP
10 3 (0.95%) MCSA
11 2 (0.63%) CEH
11 2 (0.63%) CISM
11 2 (0.63%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 2 (0.63%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (9.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 29 (9.21%) Cyber Essentials
3 11 (3.49%) NIST
4 10 (3.17%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 9 (2.86%) GDPR
6 8 (2.54%) SLA
7 4 (1.27%) PMO
8 3 (0.95%) PCI DSS
8 3 (0.95%) SOC 2
9 2 (0.63%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.32%) Data Quality
10 1 (0.32%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 1 (0.32%) QA
System Software
1 121 (38.41%) Active Directory
2 66 (20.95%) VMware Infrastructure
3 54 (17.14%) Hyper-V
4 8 (2.54%) vSphere
5 7 (2.22%) Virtual Machines
5 7 (2.22%) VMware ESXi
6 6 (1.90%) Docker
7 5 (1.59%) VMware Workstation
8 4 (1.27%) ProxySG
9 3 (0.95%) iptables
9 3 (0.95%) Virtual Desktop
10 2 (0.63%) XenDesktop
11 1 (0.32%) Firmware
11 1 (0.32%) KVM
11 1 (0.32%) MetaFrame
11 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 1 (0.32%) Terminal Services
11 1 (0.32%) Virtual Servers
11 1 (0.32%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 69 (21.90%) Microsoft Intune
2 35 (11.11%) Terraform
3 23 (7.30%) Ansible
4 21 (6.67%) FortiGate
5 13 (4.13%) Kubernetes
6 11 (3.49%) Grafana
7 10 (3.17%) Prometheus
8 9 (2.86%) Jamf Pro
9 8 (2.54%) Autotask
10 6 (1.90%) SCCM
11 5 (1.59%) Single Sign-On
12 4 (1.27%) Puppet
13 3 (0.95%) cPanel
13 3 (0.95%) Plesk
13 3 (0.95%) Proxmox
14 2 (0.63%) Nessus
15 1 (0.32%) Network Intrusion Detection System
15 1 (0.32%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 183 (58.10%) Microsoft
2 77 (24.44%) VMware
3 71 (22.54%) Cisco
4 22 (6.98%) Fortinet
5 20 (6.35%) Palo Alto
5 20 (6.35%) Veeam
6 18 (5.71%) Juniper
7 17 (5.40%) Google
8 15 (4.76%) Meraki
9 14 (4.44%) CheckPoint
9 14 (4.44%) SonicWALL
10 9 (2.86%) Apple
10 9 (2.86%) Aruba
10 9 (2.86%) Sophos
11 8 (2.54%) F5
12 7 (2.22%) iManage
12 7 (2.22%) SolarWinds
13 6 (1.90%) Ubiquiti
14 5 (1.59%) Arista
14 5 (1.59%) Okta