Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW)
England > North of England
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring NGFW skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 263 | 275 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +12 | +104 |
| Permanent jobs citing NGFW | 0 | 14 | 11 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England | - | 0.15% | 0.15% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | - | 1.42% | 1.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £53,900 | £56,750 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £55,250 | £58,063 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £58,500 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -6.40% | +51.52% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £62,750 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £64,700 | - |
| England median annual salary | £72,250 | £54,000 | £72,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +33.80% | -25.52% | +61.11% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
North of England
NGFW 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 | 2,644 | 984 | 1,101 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England | 25.13% | 10.39% | 14.73% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 787 | 556 | 927 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £29,500 | £27,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £25,087 | £34,000 | £31,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £30,500 | £45,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -32.22% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £42,915 | £58,750 | £60,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £65,000 | £75,000 | £77,500 |
| England median annual salary | £40,000 | £55,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -27.27% | +10.00% | -4.76% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing NGFW relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North of England.
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Salary Trend in the North of England
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing NGFW.
