Firewall Job Trends in Yorkshire
Firewall
England > Yorkshire
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Yorkshire requiring Firewall skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 94 | 42 | 47 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -52 | +5 | +1 |
| Permanent jobs citing Firewall | 108 | 164 | 157 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire | 1.44% | 4.90% | 3.57% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 19.15% | 29.87% | 38.77% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 93 | 85 | 94 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,750 | £26,250 | £32,475 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,500 | £28,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £35,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.29% | -33.33% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £52,250 | £48,750 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £69,878 | £72,500 | £77,500 |
| England median annual salary | £51,500 | £46,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.96% | -12.38% | -4.55% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Yorkshire
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 Yorkshire.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 564 | 549 | 405 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire | 7.49% | 16.39% | 9.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 311 | 351 | 204 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,875 | - | £26,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £28,500 | £25,087 | £32,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £32,000 | £49,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +25.00% | -35.35% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £61,250 | £48,750 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £65,000 | £78,375 |
| England median annual salary | £50,000 | £40,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +25.00% | -23.81% | - |
Firewall Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Firewall relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire.
Firewall Salary Trend in Yorkshire
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing Firewall.
Firewall Salary Histogram in Yorkshire
Salary distribution for jobs citing Firewall in Yorkshire over the 6 months to 16 October 2026.
Firewall Job Locations in Yorkshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Firewall within the Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 16 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Yorkshire | -28 | 35 | £42,500 | +30.77% | 8 |
| West Yorkshire | -66 | 32 | £45,000 | +12.50% | 19 |
| North Yorkshire | -1 | 19 | £35,000 | +27.27% | 4 |
| East Yorkshire | -25 | 1 | £42,500 | +51.79% | |
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Firewall Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Communications & Networking
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WAN | 27.8% | 30 |
| 2 | VPN | 25.0% | 27 |
| 3 | LAN | 22.2% | 24 |
| 4 | TCP/IP | 19.4% | 21 |
| 5 | DNS | 18.5% | 20 |
| 6 | Wireless | 17.6% | 19 |
| 7 | Wi-Fi | 16.7% | 18 |
| 8 | DHCP | 13.9% | 15 |
| 9 | Network Security | 13.0% | 14 |
| 10 | SD-WAN | 12.0% | 13 |
| 10 | VoIP | 12.0% | 13 |
| 12 | BGP | 9.3% | 10 |
| 12 | VLAN | 9.3% | 10 |
| 14 | Internet | 6.5% | 7 |
| 14 | MPLS | 6.5% | 7 |
| 16 | OSPF | 5.6% | 6 |
| 17 | ADSL | 4.6% | 5 |
| 17 | VXLAN | 4.6% | 5 |
| 17 | WebEx | 4.6% | 5 |
| 20 | Intrusion Detection | 3.7% | 4 |