WatchGuard
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for knowledge and experience of WatchGuard products and/or services. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited WatchGuard over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

The figures below represent the IT labour market in general and are not representative of salaries within WatchGuard Technologies, Inc.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 817 908 1163
Rank change year-on-year +91 +255 -273
Permanent jobs citing WatchGuard 67 67 79
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.067% 0.067% 0.049%
As % of the Vendors category 0.18% 0.16% 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 55 30 66
10th Percentile £23,000 £33,500 £25,000
25th Percentile £25,000 £38,125 £26,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,000 £42,500 £36,250
Median % change year-on-year -15.29% +17.24% +3.57%
75th Percentile £42,500 £62,500 £47,188
90th Percentile £47,500 - £54,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £36,000 £42,500 £31,500
% change year-on-year -15.29% +34.92% -10.00%

All Vendors
UK

WatchGuard is in the Vendor Products and Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 36,482 41,804 63,370
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 36.51% 42.03% 38.93%
Number of salaries quoted 24,833 23,990 33,191
10th Percentile £26,702 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,000 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £68,750 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £92,500 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,802 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -8.40% +5.26% +3.62%

WatchGuard
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing WatchGuard as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for WatchGuard in the UK

WatchGuard
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing WatchGuard.

Salary trend for WatchGuard in the UK

WatchGuard
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing WatchGuard over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Salary histogram for WatchGuard in the UK

WatchGuard
Top 12 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing WatchGuard within the UK over the 6 months to 20 May 2024. 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 +94 67 £36,000 -15.29% 15
UK excluding London +3 66 £36,000 -15.29% 14
South East +43 35 £35,000 +12.90% 8
Work from Home +75 15 £45,000 +21.62% 3
West Midlands +21 12 £36,000 -1.37% 2
Midlands +1 12 £36,000 -1.37% 3
East of England - 12 £45,000 -
South West -37 4 £32,500 -27.78% 2
North of England +19 3 £32,500 -31.58% 1
North West -9 2 - -
London +99 1 £37,500 -37.50%
North East - 1 £32,500 -

WatchGuard
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:

Application Platforms
1 26 (38.81%) SharePoint
2 20 (29.85%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (2.99%) Exchange Server 2003
3 2 (2.99%) Exchange Server 2007
3 2 (2.99%) Exchange Server 2010
3 2 (2.99%) Exchange Server 2013
3 2 (2.99%) WordPress
4 1 (1.49%) IIS
Applications
1 22 (32.84%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 4 (5.97%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 52 (77.61%) Microsoft 365
2 34 (50.75%) Azure
3 14 (20.90%) Entra ID
4 8 (11.94%) OneDrive
5 3 (4.48%) AWS
6 2 (2.99%) Google Workspace
7 1 (1.49%) IaaS
7 1 (1.49%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 44 (65.67%) Firewall
2 31 (46.27%) DHCP
2 31 (46.27%) DNS
3 13 (19.40%) Wi-Fi
4 10 (14.93%) Network Security
5 8 (11.94%) VPN
6 5 (7.46%) VLAN
6 5 (7.46%) VoIP
7 4 (5.97%) Remote Desktop
8 3 (4.48%) Unified Communications
9 2 (2.99%) IP Telephony
9 2 (2.99%) LAN
9 2 (2.99%) SAN
9 2 (2.99%) TCP/IP
9 2 (2.99%) WAN
9 2 (2.99%) Wireless
10 1 (1.49%) Ethernet
10 1 (1.49%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (5.97%) SQL Server
General
1 15 (22.39%) Social Skills
2 5 (7.46%) Games
2 5 (7.46%) Retail
3 4 (5.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 3 (4.48%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (2.99%) Pharmaceutical
5 2 (2.99%) Telecoms
6 1 (1.49%) Finance
6 1 (1.49%) Law
6 1 (1.49%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 20 (29.85%) IT Engineer
2 18 (26.87%) Support Engineer
3 15 (22.39%) 3rd Line Engineer
4 14 (20.90%) 3rd Line Support
4 14 (20.90%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
4 14 (20.90%) Analyst
4 14 (20.90%) IT Support
5 13 (19.40%) IT Support Engineer
5 13 (19.40%) Senior
6 12 (17.91%) 1st Line Support
6 12 (17.91%) 1st Line Support Analyst
6 12 (17.91%) First Line Help Desk Analyst
6 12 (17.91%) First Line Help Desk Support
6 12 (17.91%) Help Desk Analyst
6 12 (17.91%) Help Desk Support
6 12 (17.91%) Help Desk Support Analyst
6 12 (17.91%) Support Analyst
7 6 (8.96%) IT Manager
7 6 (8.96%) Network Engineer
7 6 (8.96%) Senior IT Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 8 (11.94%) Driving Licence
2 7 (10.45%) Management Information System
3 6 (8.96%) CCTV
4 4 (5.97%) FMCG
5 1 (1.49%) IoT
5 1 (1.49%) Onboarding
5 1 (1.49%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 46 (68.66%) Windows
2 25 (37.31%) Windows Server
3 18 (26.87%) Windows 10
4 3 (4.48%) Linux
4 3 (4.48%) Mac OS
4 3 (4.48%) Windows Server 2016
4 3 (4.48%) Windows Server 2019
5 2 (2.99%) Windows 8
5 2 (2.99%) Windows Server 2003
5 2 (2.99%) Windows Server 2008
5 2 (2.99%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (1.49%) Mac OS X
6 1 (1.49%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (56.72%) Customer Service
2 27 (40.30%) Problem-Solving
3 11 (16.42%) ITIL
4 9 (13.43%) Gamification
4 9 (13.43%) IT Strategy
5 7 (10.45%) Data Security
5 7 (10.45%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 6 (8.96%) Cybersecurity
6 6 (8.96%) Disaster Recovery
6 6 (8.96%) ERP
6 6 (8.96%) Remote Monitoring and Management
6 6 (8.96%) Ticket Management
7 4 (5.97%) Customer Experience
7 4 (5.97%) Service Delivery
7 4 (5.97%) Virtual Environments
8 3 (4.48%) Critical Thinking
8 3 (4.48%) Emotional Intelligence
8 3 (4.48%) ITSM
8 3 (4.48%) Project Delivery
8 3 (4.48%) Threat Detection
Programming Languages
1 7 (10.45%) PowerShell
1 7 (10.45%) SQL
Qualifications
1 12 (17.91%) Security Cleared
2 9 (13.43%) Degree
3 8 (11.94%) CCNA
3 8 (11.94%) Cisco Certification
4 7 (10.45%) MCP
5 4 (5.97%) Microsoft Certification
6 3 (4.48%) DBS Check
7 2 (2.99%) CCNP
7 2 (2.99%) Network+ Certification
8 1 (1.49%) A+ Certification
8 1 (1.49%) MCSA
8 1 (1.49%) MCSE
8 1 (1.49%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (22.39%) SLA
2 3 (4.48%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 30 (44.78%) Active Directory
2 27 (40.30%) Hyper-V
3 10 (14.93%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (2.99%) Citrix Hypervisor
4 2 (2.99%) Virtual Servers
4 2 (2.99%) XenApp
4 2 (2.99%) XenDesktop
5 1 (1.49%) DFS Replication
5 1 (1.49%) Terminal Services
5 1 (1.49%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (1.49%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (1.49%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 14 (20.90%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (2.99%) SCCM
3 1 (1.49%) Autotask
3 1 (1.49%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 52 (77.61%) Microsoft
2 18 (26.87%) VMware
3 14 (20.90%) Cisco
4 9 (13.43%) Sophos
5 7 (10.45%) Citrix
5 7 (10.45%) Datto
6 6 (8.96%) Acronis
7 5 (7.46%) Sage
7 5 (7.46%) Veeam
8 4 (5.97%) Aruba
8 4 (5.97%) Avaya
8 4 (5.97%) Dell
8 4 (5.97%) HP
8 4 (5.97%) Palo Alto
8 4 (5.97%) Ubiquiti
9 3 (4.48%) Draytek
9 3 (4.48%) Forcepoint
9 3 (4.48%) Fortinet
9 3 (4.48%) Meraki
9 3 (4.48%) NETGEAR