Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW)
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for NGFW skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited NGFW over the 6 months to 29 November 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 29 Nov 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 640 | 989 | 1058 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +349 | +69 | -344 |
| Permanent jobs citing NGFW | 93 | 101 | 41 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.17% | 0.080% | 0.032% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 1.13% | 0.64% | 0.25% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 77 | 63 | 33 |
| 10th Percentile | £43,000 | £34,918 | £36,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £61,250 | £38,568 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £72,500 | £49,500 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +46.46% | +4.21% | -40.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £106,250 | £70,000 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £115,000 | £71,250 | £93,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £67,500 | £42,500 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +58.82% | -10.53% | -20.83% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK
NGFW is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 8,218 | 15,777 | 16,619 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 15.19% | 12.54% | 12.88% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 6,418 | 10,533 | 11,407 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,750 | £28,750 | £27,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £34,000 | £37,500 | £36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £68,000 | £72,500 | £68,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £88,750 | £85,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | £47,500 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | +5.56% | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing NGFW as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
NGFW
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing NGFW.
NGFW
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing NGFW over the 6 months to 29 November 2023.
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Top 14 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing NGFW within the UK over the 6 months to 29 November 2023. 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 | +316 | 92 | £72,500 | +46.46% | 18 |
| Work from Home | +284 | 71 | £72,500 | +11.54% | 15 |
| UK excluding London | +230 | 56 | £67,500 | +58.82% | 12 |
| London | +272 | 37 | £102,500 | +69.97% | 8 |
| South East | +167 | 31 | £72,500 | +16.00% | 3 |
| Midlands | +137 | 11 | £43,000 | -36.30% | 5 |
| North of England | +122 | 11 | £62,500 | +58.95% | 2 |
| West Midlands | +124 | 9 | £43,000 | -39.65% | 5 |
| North West | +104 | 7 | £62,500 | +48.24% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +90 | 3 | £60,000 | - | |
| South West | +61 | 2 | £62,500 | +63.45% | 1 |
| East Midlands | +51 | 2 | £48,628 | -15.80% | |
| Scotland | +59 | 1 | £72,500 | +26.09% | |
| North East | +41 | 1 | £70,000 | +86.67% | 1 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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