Firewall Job Trends in the South West

Firewall
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South West requiring Firewall skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 105 39 67
Rank change year-on-year -66 +28 +6
Permanent jobs citing Firewall 109 164 330
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 1.42% 6.09% 3.68%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 20.41% 45.43% 28.23%
Number of salaries quoted 78 135 286
10th Percentile £26,750 £29,750 £27,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £32,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.53% +5.56% +6.51%
75th Percentile £58,993 £57,057 £53,750
90th Percentile £72,500 £69,500 £65,250
England median annual salary £53,875 £52,500 £49,000
% change year-on-year +2.62% +7.14% -2.00%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
South West

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 South West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 534 361 1,169
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 6.97% 13.41% 13.04%
Number of salaries quoted 318 265 920
10th Percentile £25,400 £29,750 £26,475
25th Percentile £29,500 £31,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £46,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -23.91% -3.16% +5.56%
75th Percentile £53,750 £58,750 £57,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £73,750 £71,250
England median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% +5.26% -5.00%

Firewall
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Firewall job vacancy trend in the South West

Firewall
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Firewall.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Firewall

Firewall
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Firewall in the South West over the 6 months to 9 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Firewall in the South West

Firewall
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Firewall within the South West region over the 6 months to 9 May 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
Gloucestershire -2 32 £42,500 -24.44% 5
Wiltshire -5 27 £57,500 +42.86% 12
Bristol -38 16 £55,000 - 14
Devon -27 15 £32,500 +3.17% 4
Cornwall -9 8 £26,450 -14.68% 1
Somerset -45 8 £30,750 -23.13% 3
Firewall
England

Firewall
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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 19 (17.43%) SharePoint
2 17 (15.60%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (5.50%) Confluence
4 2 (1.83%) IIS
Applications
1 11 (10.09%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (6.42%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (0.92%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 56 (51.38%) Microsoft 365
2 49 (44.95%) Azure
3 32 (29.36%) AWS
4 23 (21.10%) Entra ID
5 7 (6.42%) IaaS
5 7 (6.42%) PaaS
6 6 (5.50%) GCP
7 4 (3.67%) Google Workspace
7 4 (3.67%) OCI
8 3 (2.75%) Serverless
9 2 (1.83%) Azure AKS
9 2 (1.83%) Azure DevOps
9 2 (1.83%) Azure Key Vault
9 2 (1.83%) Azure Sentinel
9 2 (1.83%) Mimecast
9 2 (1.83%) OneDrive
9 2 (1.83%) OpenShift
9 2 (1.83%) Rubrik
9 2 (1.83%) SaaS
10 1 (0.92%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 39 (35.78%) VPN
2 38 (34.86%) WAN
3 33 (30.28%) LAN
4 28 (25.69%) DNS
4 28 (25.69%) Network Security
5 27 (24.77%) VLAN
6 19 (17.43%) DHCP
7 18 (16.51%) TCP/IP
8 15 (13.76%) Wi-Fi
9 13 (11.93%) Cisco ASA
10 11 (10.09%) BGP
10 11 (10.09%) Unified Communications
11 10 (9.17%) Cisco Firepower
11 10 (9.17%) SD-WAN
11 10 (9.17%) WebEx
12 6 (5.50%) OSPF
13 4 (3.67%) NAS
13 4 (3.67%) NGFW
13 4 (3.67%) SAN
14 3 (2.75%) DMZ
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (2.75%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.92%) RDBMS
2 1 (0.92%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 4 (3.67%) JIRA
2 2 (1.83%) GitLab
2 2 (1.83%) Jenkins
General
1 38 (34.86%) Social Skills
2 15 (13.76%) Public Sector
3 12 (11.01%) Retail
4 11 (10.09%) Finance
5 10 (9.17%) Analytical Skills
5 10 (9.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 9 (8.26%) Banking
6 9 (8.26%) Marketing
6 9 (8.26%) Telecoms
7 3 (2.75%) Documentation Skills
8 2 (1.83%) Aerospace
8 2 (1.83%) Manufacturing
8 2 (1.83%) Police
9 1 (0.92%) Advertising
9 1 (0.92%) Fire and Rescue
9 1 (0.92%) Law
9 1 (0.92%) Legal
9 1 (0.92%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 26 (23.85%) IT Engineer
2 23 (21.10%) IT Support
3 22 (20.18%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 22 (20.18%) Support Engineer
4 18 (16.51%) Network Engineer
5 17 (15.60%) IT Support Engineer
6 12 (11.01%) Analyst
6 12 (11.01%) Infrastructure Support
7 11 (10.09%) Support Analyst
8 9 (8.26%) 1st Line Support
9 8 (7.34%) Infrastructure Analyst
9 8 (7.34%) Infrastructure Support Analyst
9 8 (7.34%) Senior
10 7 (6.42%) 1st Line Engineer
10 7 (6.42%) 1st Line Support Engineer
10 7 (6.42%) Collaboration Engineer
11 6 (5.50%) 2nd Line Support
11 6 (5.50%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
11 6 (5.50%) Security Engineer
12 5 (4.59%) Network Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (9.17%) XMPP
2 3 (2.75%) Apache NiFi
3 2 (1.83%) 802.1X
3 2 (1.83%) Elastic Stack
4 1 (0.92%) ARM Templates
4 1 (0.92%) Node.js
4 1 (0.92%) OAuth
4 1 (0.92%) OAuth2
4 1 (0.92%) OpenID
4 1 (0.92%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 13 (11.93%) Driving Licence
1 13 (11.93%) Replication
2 11 (10.09%) Hybrid Cloud
3 10 (9.17%) FlexPod
3 10 (9.17%) Onboarding
3 10 (9.17%) Video Conferencing
4 9 (8.26%) Data Centre
5 4 (3.67%) Digital Signage
5 4 (3.67%) Educational Technology
5 4 (3.67%) IoT
5 4 (3.67%) Mobile App
5 4 (3.67%) Security Posture
5 4 (3.67%) Video\Live Streaming
6 3 (2.75%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 2 (1.83%) BYOD
7 2 (1.83%) CMDB
7 2 (1.83%) Data Protection Act
7 2 (1.83%) e-Learning
7 2 (1.83%) YubiKey
8 1 (0.92%) Cloud Native
Operating Systems
1 43 (39.45%) Windows
2 36 (33.03%) Windows Server
3 19 (17.43%) Linux
4 9 (8.26%) Windows 10
5 4 (3.67%) Mac OS
6 3 (2.75%) VMS
6 3 (2.75%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (1.83%) Unix
8 1 (0.92%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (29.36%) Cybersecurity
2 31 (28.44%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 20 (18.35%) Problem-Solving
4 17 (15.60%) Cloud Security
5 14 (12.84%) Infrastructure as Code
5 14 (12.84%) ITIL
6 13 (11.93%) Risk Management
6 13 (11.93%) SIEM
7 12 (11.01%) Continuous Improvement
7 12 (11.01%) Data Management
7 12 (11.01%) Vulnerability Management
8 11 (10.09%) Customer Service
8 11 (10.09%) Incident Response
9 10 (9.17%) Collaborative Culture
9 10 (9.17%) Mentoring
9 10 (9.17%) Performance Management
9 10 (9.17%) Security Operations
10 9 (8.26%) Business Intelligence
10 9 (8.26%) Disaster Recovery
10 9 (8.26%) High Availability
Programming Languages
1 19 (17.43%) Python
2 10 (9.17%) Bash
2 10 (9.17%) PowerShell
3 3 (2.75%) SQL
4 2 (1.83%) Shell Script
5 1 (0.92%) Kusto Query Language
5 1 (0.92%) PL/SQL
5 1 (0.92%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 25 (22.94%) Security Cleared
2 16 (14.68%) DV Cleared
3 13 (11.93%) Cisco Certification
4 12 (11.01%) Degree
5 9 (8.26%) SC Cleared
6 8 (7.34%) CCNP
7 7 (6.42%) Microsoft Certification
8 6 (5.50%) CISSP
8 6 (5.50%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 5 (4.59%) Azure Certification
9 5 (4.59%) Computer Science Degree
10 4 (3.67%) CCNA
10 4 (3.67%) CompTIA Security+
11 3 (2.75%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 3 (2.75%) CISM
11 3 (2.75%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 3 (2.75%) Master's Degree
12 2 (1.83%) CEH
12 2 (1.83%) CompTIA CySA+
12 2 (1.83%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (24.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 25 (22.94%) Cyber Essentials
3 17 (15.60%) GDPR
4 15 (13.76%) NIST
5 8 (7.34%) PCI DSS
6 7 (6.42%) GRC
7 4 (3.67%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 3 (2.75%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 3 (2.75%) JSP 440
9 2 (1.83%) COBIT
9 2 (1.83%) SLA
9 2 (1.83%) SOC 2
10 1 (0.92%) NCSC
System Software
1 42 (38.53%) Active Directory
2 21 (19.27%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (12.84%) Hyper-V
4 9 (8.26%) vSphere
5 6 (5.50%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 6 (5.50%) Virtual Servers
5 6 (5.50%) VMware ESXi
6 5 (4.59%) VMware NSX
7 2 (1.83%) Docker
7 2 (1.83%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 21 (19.27%) Microsoft Intune
2 18 (16.51%) Ansible
3 15 (13.76%) Terraform
4 13 (11.93%) Grafana
5 10 (9.17%) Cisco CUCM
6 5 (4.59%) FortiGate
7 4 (3.67%) Kubernetes
8 3 (2.75%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 3 (2.75%) Prometheus
9 2 (1.83%) CASB
9 2 (1.83%) Nagios
9 2 (1.83%) Puppet
9 2 (1.83%) SCCM
9 2 (1.83%) WSUS
10 1 (0.92%) Host Intrusion Detection System
10 1 (0.92%) Oracle RMAN
10 1 (0.92%) Proxmox
10 1 (0.92%) Single Sign-On
10 1 (0.92%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 58 (53.21%) Microsoft
2 30 (27.52%) Cisco
3 29 (26.61%) VMware
4 22 (20.18%) Fortinet
5 19 (17.43%) Palo Alto
6 11 (10.09%) Apple
6 11 (10.09%) Splunk
7 8 (7.34%) NetApp
7 8 (7.34%) Veeam
8 6 (5.50%) Dell
8 6 (5.50%) F5
9 4 (3.67%) CheckPoint
9 4 (3.67%) Google
9 4 (3.67%) Infoblox
9 4 (3.67%) Tenable
10 3 (2.75%) CrowdStrike
10 3 (2.75%) Progress
10 3 (2.75%) SolarWinds
11 2 (1.83%) Aruba
11 2 (1.83%) Meraki