CheckPoint
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of CheckPoint products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited CheckPoint over the 6 months leading up to 28 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

The figures below represent the IT labour market in general and are not representative of salaries within Check Point Software Technologies.

6 months to
28 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 611 471 660
Rank change year-on-year -140 +189 -31
Permanent jobs citing CheckPoint 119 169 223
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.13% 0.40% 0.23%
As % of the Vendors category 0.52% 1.01% 0.63%
Number of salaries quoted 47 134 172
10th Percentile £41,250 £43,799 £41,250
25th Percentile £44,583 £48,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £63,750 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.73% +10.87% -
75th Percentile £86,250 £82,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £105,000 £88,750 £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £51,300
% change year-on-year - +2.34% -2.29%

All Vendors
UK

CheckPoint falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 22,880 16,733 35,360
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 25.55% 39.55% 37.07%
Number of salaries quoted 12,164 10,249 25,036
10th Percentile £28,299 £29,750 £26,700
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £36,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +10.00% -13.04%
75th Percentile £75,000 £73,886 £68,750
90th Percentile £92,500 £93,750 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -5.00% +11.11% -10.00%

CheckPoint
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing CheckPoint relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

CheckPoint job vacancy trend in the UK

CheckPoint
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing CheckPoint.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing CheckPoint

CheckPoint
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing CheckPoint over the 6 months to 28 April 2026.

Salary histogram for CheckPoint in the UK

CheckPoint
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CheckPoint within the UK over the 6 months to 28 April 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
England -110 115 £55,000 -15.38% 23
London -22 59 £90,000 +20.81% 8
UK excluding London -87 50 £52,500 - 20
Work from Home -28 35 £87,500 +55.91% 6
South East -31 19 £55,000 +46.67% 5
North of England -57 16 £42,500 -26.09% 6
North West -28 8 £42,500 -26.09% 2
North East - 8 - - 2
East of England -21 4 £50,000 - 1
Midlands -51 4 £52,500 +5.00% 3
South West -61 4 £52,800 -5.92% 3
Scotland - 3 £42,500 -
West Midlands -36 2 £52,500 +5.00% 2
East Midlands -43 2 £53,486 -33.14% 1
Wales -30 1 £38,500 -19.99% 1

CheckPoint
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 6 (5.04%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (1.68%) Confluence
2 2 (1.68%) SharePoint
Applications
1 18 (15.13%) MS Visio
2 7 (5.88%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 60 (50.42%) Azure
2 50 (42.02%) AWS
3 13 (10.92%) AWS Direct Connect
3 13 (10.92%) SaaS
4 12 (10.08%) Microsoft 365
5 11 (9.24%) Virtual Private Cloud
6 6 (5.04%) GCP
7 5 (4.20%) Google Workspace
8 4 (3.36%) Mimecast
8 4 (3.36%) OCI
9 3 (2.52%) Entra ID
10 2 (1.68%) Rubrik
11 1 (0.84%) Azure Monitor
11 1 (0.84%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 101 (84.87%) Firewall
2 62 (52.10%) WAN
3 60 (50.42%) LAN
4 57 (47.90%) Cisco ASA
5 46 (38.66%) VPN
6 45 (37.82%) Network Security
7 40 (33.61%) BGP
8 37 (31.09%) Wireless
9 35 (29.41%) OSPF
10 33 (27.73%) Cisco Firepower
11 31 (26.05%) Wi-Fi
12 30 (25.21%) SD-WAN
13 26 (21.85%) Cisco ISE
14 25 (21.01%) Cisco Nexus
14 25 (21.01%) VLAN
15 24 (20.17%) MPLS
16 21 (17.65%) EIGRP
17 19 (15.97%) WLAN
18 18 (15.13%) Cisco Wireless
19 17 (14.29%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.36%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 5 (4.20%) JIRA
2 2 (1.68%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 30 (25.21%) Finance
2 26 (21.85%) Social Skills
3 18 (15.13%) Analytical Skills
4 15 (12.61%) Public Sector
5 14 (11.76%) Banking
6 13 (10.92%) Telecoms
7 12 (10.08%) Retail
8 9 (7.56%) Marketing
9 8 (6.72%) Manufacturing
10 4 (3.36%) Organisational Skills
10 4 (3.36%) Presentation Skills
11 3 (2.52%) Advertising
12 2 (1.68%) Documentation Skills
12 2 (1.68%) Financial Institution
13 1 (0.84%) Law
13 1 (0.84%) Legal
13 1 (0.84%) Police
Job Titles
1 68 (57.14%) Network Engineer
2 29 (24.37%) Senior
3 24 (20.17%) Senior Network Engineer
4 21 (17.65%) Cisco Engineer
4 21 (17.65%) Cisco Network Engineer
5 16 (13.45%) AWS Engineer
5 16 (13.45%) Azure Engineer
6 14 (11.76%) Firewall Engineer
7 13 (10.92%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 12 (10.08%) Network Operations Engineer
8 12 (10.08%) Operations Engineer
9 11 (9.24%) LAN Engineer
9 11 (9.24%) LAN/WAN Engineer
9 11 (9.24%) WAN Engineer
10 10 (8.40%) Security Engineer
11 9 (7.56%) Architect
11 9 (7.56%) Infrastructure Operations Engineer
11 9 (7.56%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
12 8 (6.72%) Analyst
12 8 (6.72%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.68%) JSON
2 1 (0.84%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 63 (52.94%) Data Centre
2 11 (9.24%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 9 (7.56%) Management Information System
4 8 (6.72%) Security Posture
5 6 (5.04%) Public Cloud
6 5 (4.20%) Cyber Defence
6 5 (4.20%) Video Conferencing
7 4 (3.36%) Onboarding
8 2 (1.68%) Cloud Native
8 2 (1.68%) CMDB
8 2 (1.68%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 2 (1.68%) FMCG
8 2 (1.68%) Virtual Team
9 1 (0.84%) Data Protection Act
9 1 (0.84%) Driving Licence
9 1 (0.84%) Enterprise Software
9 1 (0.84%) PKI
9 1 (0.84%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 15 (12.61%) Windows
2 10 (8.40%) Windows Server
3 9 (7.56%) Linux
4 5 (4.20%) Android
4 5 (4.20%) Apple iOS
5 2 (1.68%) Unix
5 2 (1.68%) Windows Server 2016
5 2 (1.68%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.84%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (30.25%) Computer Science
2 27 (22.69%) Kalman Filter
3 25 (21.01%) Load Balancing
3 25 (21.01%) Project Delivery
4 24 (20.17%) ITIL
5 23 (19.33%) Zero Trust
6 21 (17.65%) High Availability
6 21 (17.65%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 21 (17.65%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 20 (16.81%) Problem-Solving
8 19 (15.97%) Root Cause Analysis
9 17 (14.29%) SIEM
10 16 (13.45%) Analytical Thinking
10 16 (13.45%) Collaborative Working
10 16 (13.45%) Network Segmentation
10 16 (13.45%) WAN Optimisation
11 15 (12.61%) Cybersecurity
12 14 (11.76%) Process Improvement
13 13 (10.92%) Network Architecture
13 13 (10.92%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 23 (19.33%) Python
2 12 (10.08%) PowerShell
3 1 (0.84%) SQL
Qualifications
1 59 (49.58%) Cisco Certification
2 54 (45.38%) CCNP
3 43 (36.13%) CCIE
4 42 (35.29%) Degree
5 36 (30.25%) Computer Science Degree
6 26 (21.85%) Security Cleared
7 25 (21.01%) SC Cleared
8 24 (20.17%) CCSE
9 23 (19.33%) CCNA
10 19 (15.97%) CCSA
11 6 (5.04%) JNCIP
12 5 (4.20%) CISM
12 5 (4.20%) CISSP
13 4 (3.36%) APMG
13 4 (3.36%) AWS Certification
13 4 (3.36%) Azure Certification
13 4 (3.36%) CCIE Security
13 4 (3.36%) JNCIE
14 3 (2.52%) Microsoft Certification
15 2 (1.68%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (14.29%) PMO
2 7 (5.88%) SLA
3 3 (2.52%) QA
4 1 (0.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.84%) PCI DSS
4 1 (0.84%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 18 (15.13%) VMware Infrastructure
2 16 (13.45%) ProxySG
3 11 (9.24%) Active Directory
4 8 (6.72%) VMware NSX
5 2 (1.68%) EMC RecoverPoint
5 2 (1.68%) Firmware
5 2 (1.68%) Hyper-V
5 2 (1.68%) XenApp
6 1 (0.84%) NLBS
6 1 (0.84%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 13 (10.92%) FortiGate
2 7 (5.88%) Ansible
3 6 (5.04%) Terraform
4 3 (2.52%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (1.68%) Nagios
5 2 (1.68%) VxRail
Vendors
1 104 (87.39%) Cisco
2 50 (42.02%) Fortinet
3 42 (35.29%) Palo Alto
4 37 (31.09%) F5
5 32 (26.89%) SolarWinds
6 26 (21.85%) Meraki
7 25 (21.01%) ServiceNow
8 20 (16.81%) Blue Coat
8 20 (16.81%) VMware
9 18 (15.13%) Infoblox
10 16 (13.45%) Motorola
11 15 (12.61%) Microsoft
11 15 (12.61%) Splunk
12 13 (10.92%) Dynatrace
13 8 (6.72%) LogRhythm
14 7 (5.88%) Arista
14 7 (5.88%) Google
14 7 (5.88%) Tenable
14 7 (5.88%) Zscaler
15 6 (5.04%) Sophos