The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Shropshire requiring Firewall skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
3 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
37 |
18 |
16 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-19 |
-2 |
+13 |
| Permanent jobs citing Firewall |
2 |
4 |
8 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Shropshire |
0.76% |
3.10% |
8.08% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category |
3.28% |
22.22% |
42.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2 |
2 |
8 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£35,938 |
| 25th Percentile |
£47,500 |
£37,500 |
£37,090 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£40,000 |
£40,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+25.00% |
- |
+14.29% |
| 75th Percentile |
£52,500 |
£42,500 |
£43,688 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£47,250 |
| West Midlands median annual salary |
£52,000 |
£46,000 |
£48,285 |
| % change year-on-year |
+13.04% |
-4.73% |
-3.43% |
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 Shropshire.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills |
61 |
18 |
19 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Shropshire |
23.19% |
13.95% |
19.19% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
15 |
4 |
18 |
| 10th Percentile |
£25,250 |
£34,875 |
£34,475 |
| 25th Percentile |
£26,000 |
£36,563 |
£37,192 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£27,500 |
£40,000 |
£42,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-31.25% |
-5.88% |
-10.53% |
| 75th Percentile |
£31,625 |
£44,063 |
£55,625 |
| 90th Percentile |
£52,500 |
£46,875 |
£58,750 |
| West Midlands median annual salary |
£37,500 |
£50,000 |
£45,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-25.00% |
+11.11% |
-5.26% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Shropshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Firewall relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Shropshire.
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Salary Trend in Shropshire
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Shropshire citing Firewall.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Shropshire 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:
