Firewall Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Firewall
South East > Thames Valley

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

6 months to
9 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 62 76 43
Rank change year-on-year +14 -33 +15
Permanent jobs citing Firewall 116 92 299
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 2.55% 3.26% 5.00%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 28.71% 22.17% 39.66%
Number of salaries quoted 74 73 284
10th Percentile £30,500 £34,150 £31,625
25th Percentile £32,000 £42,500 £34,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,750 £60,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -20.42% +41.18% +13.33%
75th Percentile £62,500 £63,750 £59,000
90th Percentile £69,625 £94,500 £63,375
South East median annual salary £49,000 £53,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -7.55% +24.71% -5.56%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 404 415 754
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 8.89% 14.73% 12.60%
Number of salaries quoted 212 212 633
10th Percentile £26,000 £27,500 £28,050
25th Percentile £30,500 £37,250 £34,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,500 £50,000 £43,500
Median % change year-on-year -21.00% +14.94% -3.33%
75th Percentile £57,500 £63,750 £59,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £90,000 £70,000
South East median annual salary £45,000 £53,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -15.09% +11.58% +4.68%

Firewall
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Firewall job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Firewall
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Firewall.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Firewall

Firewall
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Firewall in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 9 March 2026.

Salary histogram for Firewall in the Thames Valley

Firewall
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Firewall within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 9 March 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
Berkshire +14 68 £49,000 -10.91% 28
Oxfordshire +2 25 £34,000 -45.60% 8
Buckinghamshire +6 23 £59,500 +19.00% 16
Firewall
South East

Firewall
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 (16.38%) SharePoint
2 10 (8.62%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (3.45%) IIS
4 3 (2.59%) Apache
5 2 (1.72%) CMS
5 2 (1.72%) WordPress
Applications
1 10 (8.62%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.86%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 53 (45.69%) Azure
2 46 (39.66%) Microsoft 365
3 27 (23.28%) AWS
4 11 (9.48%) Entra ID
5 10 (8.62%) GCP
5 10 (8.62%) Google Workspace
6 6 (5.17%) OpenShift
7 5 (4.31%) SaaS
8 4 (3.45%) Azure Sentinel
9 3 (2.59%) Apigee
9 3 (2.59%) Cloud Computing
9 3 (2.59%) Kong
10 1 (0.86%) Mimecast
10 1 (0.86%) Nutanix
10 1 (0.86%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 40 (34.48%) VPN
2 37 (31.90%) DNS
3 26 (22.41%) WAN
4 24 (20.69%) DHCP
5 21 (18.10%) VLAN
6 20 (17.24%) VoIP
7 19 (16.38%) TCP/IP
8 18 (15.52%) Wi-Fi
9 16 (13.79%) Wireless
10 15 (12.93%) PBX
11 13 (11.21%) DECT
11 13 (11.21%) DSL
11 13 (11.21%) Unified Communications
11 13 (11.21%) Wireshark
12 10 (8.62%) LAN
13 7 (6.03%) Network Security
14 5 (4.31%) SAN
15 4 (3.45%) Cisco ASA
16 3 (2.59%) BGP
16 3 (2.59%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (6.03%) SQL Server
2 3 (2.59%) MySQL
2 3 (2.59%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 8 (6.90%) GitLab
2 4 (3.45%) Git
General
1 56 (48.28%) Social Skills
2 28 (24.14%) Telecoms
3 13 (11.21%) Marketing
4 12 (10.34%) Finance
5 9 (7.76%) Analytical Skills
5 9 (7.76%) Organisational Skills
6 6 (5.17%) Retail
7 3 (2.59%) Documentation Skills
7 3 (2.59%) Manufacturing
8 2 (1.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (0.86%) Aerospace
9 1 (0.86%) Health Technology
9 1 (0.86%) Law
9 1 (0.86%) Legal
Job Titles
1 20 (17.24%) IT Support
2 18 (15.52%) Senior
3 17 (14.66%) 2nd Line Support
3 17 (14.66%) Support Engineer
4 14 (12.07%) IT Engineer
5 12 (10.34%) IT Support Engineer
6 11 (9.48%) Analyst
6 11 (9.48%) Architect
6 11 (9.48%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 9 (7.76%) Network Engineer
8 8 (6.90%) Linux Engineer
8 8 (6.90%) Microsoft Engineer
9 7 (6.03%) Infrastructure Manager
9 7 (6.03%) Lead
10 6 (5.17%) Automation Engineer
10 6 (5.17%) Telecoms Engineer
11 5 (4.31%) Lead Architect
11 5 (4.31%) Linux Support
11 5 (4.31%) Linux Support Engineer
11 5 (4.31%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (6.90%) JSON
2 6 (5.17%) Jinja
2 6 (5.17%) YAML
3 5 (4.31%) XML
4 3 (2.59%) REST
4 3 (2.59%) YANG
5 2 (1.72%) JSON Schema
5 2 (1.72%) LDAP
5 2 (1.72%) Regular Expression
5 2 (1.72%) Web Services
6 1 (0.86%) ARM Templates
Miscellaneous
1 13 (11.21%) Web Conferencing
2 11 (9.48%) Driving Licence
3 8 (6.90%) Self-Motivation
4 5 (4.31%) Video Conferencing
5 4 (3.45%) Cloud Native
5 4 (3.45%) Data Centre
6 3 (2.59%) Management Information System
6 3 (2.59%) Onboarding
6 3 (2.59%) Security Posture
7 2 (1.72%) Clustering
7 2 (1.72%) Cyber Defence
7 2 (1.72%) Fibre Optics
7 2 (1.72%) PKI
7 2 (1.72%) Replication
7 2 (1.72%) Security Operations Centre
8 1 (0.86%) CMDB
8 1 (0.86%) Cyber Threat
8 1 (0.86%) Operational Technology
8 1 (0.86%) Renewable Energy
8 1 (0.86%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 63 (54.31%) Windows
2 41 (35.34%) Windows Server
3 33 (28.45%) Linux
4 8 (6.90%) Mac OS
5 7 (6.03%) Android
5 7 (6.03%) Apple iOS
5 7 (6.03%) Windows Server 2019
6 5 (4.31%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 4 (3.45%) Windows 10
8 3 (2.59%) Unix
8 3 (2.59%) Windows Server 2016
9 2 (1.72%) CentOS
9 2 (1.72%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.86%) FreeBSD
10 1 (0.86%) OpenBSD
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (31.03%) Problem-Solving
2 19 (16.38%) Customer Service
3 17 (14.66%) Cybersecurity
4 16 (13.79%) Time Management
5 14 (12.07%) ITIL
5 14 (12.07%) Presales
6 13 (11.21%) Case Management
6 13 (11.21%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 11 (9.48%) Project Delivery
8 10 (8.62%) Network Design
9 9 (7.76%) Continuous Improvement
9 9 (7.76%) Disaster Recovery
9 9 (7.76%) High Availability
9 9 (7.76%) Task Automation
10 8 (6.90%) CI/CD
10 8 (6.90%) Containerisation
10 8 (6.90%) Kalman Filter
10 8 (6.90%) Technical Leadership
11 7 (6.03%) Service Delivery
11 7 (6.03%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 15 (12.93%) PowerShell
2 9 (7.76%) Python
3 4 (3.45%) Bash
3 4 (3.45%) SQL
4 3 (2.59%) JavaScript
5 2 (1.72%) Bicep
5 2 (1.72%) C
5 2 (1.72%) Shell Script
5 2 (1.72%) T-SQL
6 1 (0.86%) Korn
Qualifications
1 22 (18.97%) Degree
2 17 (14.66%) Security Cleared
3 12 (10.34%) DV Cleared
4 7 (6.03%) Cisco Certification
5 6 (5.17%) Microsoft Certification
6 5 (4.31%) CISSP
7 4 (3.45%) CCNA
7 4 (3.45%) MCSE
8 3 (2.59%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 3 (2.59%) CCSP
8 3 (2.59%) CEH
8 3 (2.59%) CISA
8 3 (2.59%) CISM
8 3 (2.59%) CompTIA Security+
8 3 (2.59%) MCSA
8 3 (2.59%) Microsoft Certified Professional
8 3 (2.59%) SC Cleared
9 2 (1.72%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (1.72%) RHCSA
9 2 (1.72%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (8.62%) Cyber Essentials
2 8 (6.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 8 (6.90%) SLA
3 4 (3.45%) GRC
4 3 (2.59%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 3 (2.59%) NIST
4 3 (2.59%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.86%) NIST 800
System Software
1 46 (39.66%) Active Directory
2 16 (13.79%) Hyper-V
3 14 (12.07%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (8.62%) VMware NSX
5 5 (4.31%) Docker
6 4 (3.45%) vSphere
7 3 (2.59%) Citrix Hypervisor
7 3 (2.59%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (1.72%) Samba
9 1 (0.86%) KVM
9 1 (0.86%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 15 (12.93%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (7.76%) vRealize
3 6 (5.17%) Terraform
4 5 (4.31%) Kubernetes
5 3 (2.59%) Ansible
6 2 (1.72%) Failover Clustering
6 2 (1.72%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.86%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 56 (48.28%) Microsoft
2 33 (28.45%) VMware
3 15 (12.93%) Cisco
3 15 (12.93%) Palo Alto
4 13 (11.21%) Google
5 9 (7.76%) Red Hat
6 5 (4.31%) Atlassian
6 5 (4.31%) CheckPoint
6 5 (4.31%) Meraki
7 4 (3.45%) Draytek
7 4 (3.45%) F5
7 4 (3.45%) Sophos
7 4 (3.45%) Tenable
8 3 (2.59%) Dell
8 3 (2.59%) Juniper
9 2 (1.72%) D-Link
9 2 (1.72%) LogicMonitor
10 1 (0.86%) HP
10 1 (0.86%) Qualys
10 1 (0.86%) Splunk