firewall jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-05-17, firewall appears in 148 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Systems Engineer roles, with demand down 30% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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Frequently asked questions about firewall
+Is firewall in demand in 2026?
Yes. firewall appears in 148 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 30% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Systems Engineer roles (28% of Systems Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require firewall?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the job titles most likely to require firewall are Systems Engineer (28% of postings list firewall), Security Engineer (5% of postings list firewall), Software Engineer (5% of postings list firewall).
+What skills are commonly paired with firewall?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-05-17), firewall most often appears alongside network security, routing, switching, VPN, DNS.
+Where is firewall most in demand?
As of 2026-05-17, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring firewall are Bengaluru, Riga, Austin, Burnaby, Centreville, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring firewall — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require firewall
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Systems Engineer | 42 | 28.4% |
| Security Engineer | 8 | 5.4% |
| Software Engineer | 8 | 5.4% |
| Information Security Engineer | 6 | 4.1% |
| DevOps Engineer | 4 | 2.7% |
| Linux Systems Administrator | 4 | 2.7% |
| SDWAN/L3 Test Engineer | 4 | 2.7% |
| Solutions Architect | 4 | 2.7% |
| Cloud Security Engineer | 3 | 2.0% |
| Network Security Engineer | 3 | 2.0% |
Top metros hiring for firewall
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bengaluru | 8 | 19.0% |
| Riga | 6 | 14.3% |
| Austin | 4 | 9.5% |
| Burnaby | 4 | 9.5% |
| Centreville | 4 | 9.5% |
| Paris | 4 | 9.5% |
| Singapore | 4 | 9.5% |
| Taipei | 4 | 9.5% |
| Tokyo | 4 | 9.5% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).
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The demand, skills, and geo numbers on this page come from the same Skillenai labor market index that powers our API. Use it for compensation benchmarking, hiring-competition analysis, and skill-adoption tracking.
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