Palo Alto
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of Palo Alto products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Palo Alto over the 6 months leading up to 18 August 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 Palo Alto Networks.

6 months to
18 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 428 506 461
Rank change year-on-year +78 -45 -60
Permanent jobs citing Palo Alto 413 184 367
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.38% 0.37% 0.44%
As % of the Vendors category 1.55% 0.87% 1.35%
Number of salaries quoted 240 134 272
10th Percentile £42,375 £41,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £52,500 £51,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £63,750 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.80% +6.25% -
75th Percentile £90,000 £87,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £96,375 £94,625 £82,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% +3.77% -3.64%

All Vendors
UK

Palo Alto 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 26,673 21,178 27,137
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 24.83% 42.39% 32.76%
Number of salaries quoted 16,517 11,584 16,655
10th Percentile £29,750 £27,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £33,000 £37,900
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £51,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.75% -5.56% -6.09%
75th Percentile £77,500 £71,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £96,250 £90,000 £91,991
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £42,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +17.65% -10.53% -5.00%

Palo Alto
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Palo Alto job vacancy trend in the UK

Palo Alto
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Palo Alto.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Palo Alto

Palo Alto
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Palo Alto over the 6 months to 18 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Palo Alto in the UK

Palo Alto
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Palo Alto within the UK over the 6 months to 18 August 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 +91 400 £71,250 +9.62% 70
UK excluding London -3 210 £57,500 +4.55% 52
London +87 191 £80,000 +3.23% 27
Work from Home +55 167 £73,000 +16.80% 26
South East +39 102 £62,500 -9.09% 12
North of England -18 51 £55,000 -6.38% 17
North West +23 42 £55,000 -4.35% 14
Midlands -14 30 £60,000 +4.35% 8
West Midlands -7 27 £60,000 +20.00% 5
South West -67 17 £63,750 +21.43% 7
Scotland +2 7 £50,500 - 2
Yorkshire -37 6 £75,000 -11.76% 3
East of England -39 4 £65,000 +80.56% 6
East Midlands -21 3 £41,000 -36.92% 3
North East - 3 £16,000 -

Palo Alto
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 15 (3.63%) SharePoint
2 14 (3.39%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.73%) Apache
3 3 (0.73%) IIS
4 1 (0.24%) Confluence
Applications
1 14 (3.39%) MS Visio
2 11 (2.66%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 136 (32.93%) Azure
2 93 (22.52%) AWS
3 76 (18.40%) Microsoft 365
4 37 (8.96%) Entra ID
5 25 (6.05%) Serverless
6 22 (5.33%) OpenShift
7 20 (4.84%) GCP
8 16 (3.87%) Azure Sentinel
9 13 (3.15%) Microsoft Purview
10 12 (2.91%) Datadog
11 11 (2.66%) Mimecast
12 10 (2.42%) OCI
13 7 (1.69%) Cloud Computing
14 6 (1.45%) GitHub
14 6 (1.45%) GitHub Actions
14 6 (1.45%) Power Platform
14 6 (1.45%) PowerApps
15 5 (1.21%) Azure Logic Apps
15 5 (1.21%) Google Workspace
15 5 (1.21%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 266 (64.41%) Firewall
2 174 (42.13%) WAN
3 154 (37.29%) Network Security
4 130 (31.48%) LAN
5 128 (30.99%) VPN
6 92 (22.28%) SD-WAN
7 89 (21.55%) DNS
8 85 (20.58%) VLAN
9 79 (19.13%) BGP
10 77 (18.64%) Wireless
11 74 (17.92%) Wi-Fi
12 67 (16.22%) OSPF
13 65 (15.74%) Cisco Nexus
14 55 (13.32%) Cisco ISE
15 48 (11.62%) DHCP
16 32 (7.75%) TCP/IP
17 31 (7.51%) Cisco ASA
17 31 (7.51%) Cisco Firepower
17 31 (7.51%) NGFW
18 28 (6.78%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.21%) Big Data
2 3 (0.73%) MySQL
2 3 (0.73%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 25 (6.05%) Snyk
2 6 (1.45%) Git
2 6 (1.45%) Visual Studio Code
3 4 (0.97%) GitLab
4 3 (0.73%) Burp Suite
4 3 (0.73%) Metasploit
5 2 (0.48%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 119 (28.81%) Social Skills
2 57 (13.80%) Finance
3 36 (8.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 34 (8.23%) Analytical Skills
5 25 (6.05%) Telecoms
6 24 (5.81%) Banking
7 21 (5.08%) Marketing
7 21 (5.08%) Public Sector
8 20 (4.84%) Retail
9 17 (4.12%) Organisational Skills
10 15 (3.63%) Legal
11 14 (3.39%) Presentation Skills
12 12 (2.91%) Law
13 11 (2.66%) Documentation Skills
14 10 (2.42%) Aerospace
14 10 (2.42%) Military
15 6 (1.45%) Digital Health
16 5 (1.21%) Retail Banking
17 4 (0.97%) Financial Institution
18 2 (0.48%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 154 (37.29%) Senior
2 133 (32.20%) Network Engineer
3 61 (14.77%) Architect
4 51 (12.35%) Senior Network Engineer
5 48 (11.62%) Analyst
6 43 (10.41%) Security Engineer
7 39 (9.44%) Lead
7 39 (9.44%) Security Architect
8 34 (8.23%) Senior Architect
9 33 (7.99%) Security Analyst
10 32 (7.75%) Senior Analyst
11 31 (7.51%) Cybersecurity Analyst
12 30 (7.26%) Network Specialist
13 29 (7.02%) Network Analyst
13 29 (7.02%) Network Architect
14 27 (6.54%) Senior Network Analyst
15 26 (6.30%) Security Specialist
15 26 (6.30%) Senior Security Analyst
16 25 (6.05%) Cloud Architect
16 25 (6.05%) Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (2.91%) 802.1X
1 12 (2.91%) OAuth
1 12 (2.91%) SAML
2 10 (2.42%) ModSecurity
3 9 (2.18%) XMPP
4 8 (1.94%) REST
4 8 (1.94%) XML
5 5 (1.21%) JSON
6 4 (0.97%) Jinja
6 4 (0.97%) RESTful
6 4 (0.97%) SOAP
6 4 (0.97%) Web Services
6 4 (0.97%) WSDL
6 4 (0.97%) YAML
6 4 (0.97%) YANG
7 3 (0.73%) Apache NiFi
8 2 (0.48%) JWT
8 2 (0.48%) OAuth2
8 2 (0.48%) OpenID
9 1 (0.24%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 100 (24.21%) Data Centre
2 47 (11.38%) Security Posture
3 24 (5.81%) Hybrid Cloud
4 19 (4.60%) Onboarding
5 18 (4.36%) PKI
6 17 (4.12%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
7 16 (3.87%) Self-Motivation
8 14 (3.39%) Public Cloud
9 11 (2.66%) Private Cloud
10 10 (2.42%) Cyber Kill Chain
10 10 (2.42%) Social Media
11 9 (2.18%) FlexPod
11 9 (2.18%) Video Conferencing
12 8 (1.94%) Cyber Threat
13 7 (1.69%) Management Information System
14 6 (1.45%) CMDB
14 6 (1.45%) Replication
15 5 (1.21%) Enterprise Software
15 5 (1.21%) Virtual Team
16 4 (0.97%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 50 (12.11%) Windows
2 31 (7.51%) Windows Server
3 30 (7.26%) Linux
4 9 (2.18%) Mac OS
5 4 (0.97%) Unix
6 3 (0.73%) Kali Linux
6 3 (0.73%) Ubuntu
6 3 (0.73%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (0.48%) Android
7 2 (0.48%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.48%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.24%) VMS
8 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 167 (40.44%) Cybersecurity
2 83 (20.10%) SIEM
3 73 (17.68%) Vulnerability Management
4 70 (16.95%) Security Architecture
5 68 (16.46%) Disaster Recovery
6 64 (15.50%) Incident Management
7 63 (15.25%) Cloud Security
8 59 (14.29%) Security Operations
9 58 (14.04%) Incident Response
9 58 (14.04%) Problem-Solving
9 58 (14.04%) Zero Trust
10 57 (13.80%) Roadmaps
11 56 (13.56%) Continuous Improvement
12 55 (13.32%) Business Continuity
13 49 (11.86%) High Availability
14 48 (11.62%) CI/CD
15 47 (11.38%) Infrastructure as Code
15 47 (11.38%) Penetration Testing
16 46 (11.14%) AI
16 46 (11.14%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 55 (13.32%) Python
2 21 (5.08%) PowerShell
3 8 (1.94%) JavaScript
4 5 (1.21%) Bicep
5 3 (0.73%) Kusto Query Language
6 2 (0.48%) Bash
6 2 (0.48%) SQL
Qualifications
1 124 (30.02%) Cisco Certification
2 108 (26.15%) CCNP
3 48 (11.62%) CISSP
4 43 (10.41%) Degree
5 39 (9.44%) CCNA
6 37 (8.96%) Security Cleared
7 30 (7.26%) CCIE
8 23 (5.57%) Azure Certification
8 23 (5.57%) DV Cleared
9 17 (4.12%) AWS Certification
10 14 (3.39%) CCSE
11 13 (3.15%) Computer Science Degree
12 12 (2.91%) CEH
12 12 (2.91%) SC Cleared
13 11 (2.66%) Microsoft Certification
14 10 (2.42%) JNCIP
15 9 (2.18%) CISM
15 9 (2.18%) JNCIE
16 8 (1.94%) CCIE Security
16 8 (1.94%) CCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (10.65%) NIST
2 38 (9.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 29 (7.02%) GRC
4 26 (6.30%) SLA
5 24 (5.81%) PCI DSS
6 11 (2.66%) GDPR
7 8 (1.94%) Cyber Essentials
8 7 (1.69%) NCSC
8 7 (1.69%) QA
9 6 (1.45%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 6 (1.45%) SOC 2
10 3 (0.73%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 3 (0.73%) PMO
10 3 (0.73%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 1 (0.24%) Data Quality
11 1 (0.24%) JSP 440
11 1 (0.24%) RMADS
System Software
1 49 (11.86%) Active Directory
2 37 (8.96%) VMware Infrastructure
3 25 (6.05%) Virtual Machines
4 20 (4.84%) Hyper-V
5 15 (3.63%) VMware NSX
6 6 (1.45%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 6 (1.45%) Virtual Servers
6 6 (1.45%) vSphere
7 5 (1.21%) Firmware
8 4 (0.97%) VMware ESXi
9 2 (0.48%) ProxySG
Systems Management
1 47 (11.38%) Ansible
2 46 (11.14%) FortiGate
3 31 (7.51%) Terraform
4 24 (5.81%) Kubernetes
5 19 (4.60%) Microsoft Intune
6 15 (3.63%) CASB
7 10 (2.42%) SCCM
8 9 (2.18%) Cisco CUCM
8 9 (2.18%) Grafana
8 9 (2.18%) Single Sign-On
9 8 (1.94%) Nessus
10 7 (1.69%) Jamf Pro
11 6 (1.45%) Packer
12 4 (0.97%) Check_MK
12 4 (0.97%) Proxmox
13 3 (0.73%) Nmap
13 3 (0.73%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
13 3 (0.73%) WSUS
14 2 (0.48%) Cisco Prime
15 1 (0.24%) HAProxy
Vendors
1 251 (60.77%) Cisco
2 153 (37.05%) Microsoft
3 114 (27.60%) Fortinet
4 64 (15.50%) Aruba
5 55 (13.32%) Qualys
6 53 (12.83%) VMware
7 52 (12.59%) CrowdStrike
8 48 (11.62%) F5
9 37 (8.96%) Arista
10 36 (8.72%) Juniper
11 34 (8.23%) Tenable
11 34 (8.23%) Zscaler
12 33 (7.99%) CheckPoint
13 31 (7.51%) Splunk
14 25 (6.05%) Meraki
15 18 (4.36%) Rapid7
15 18 (4.36%) SolarWinds
16 16 (3.87%) Infoblox
17 15 (3.63%) ServiceNow
18 13 (3.15%) Veeam