Watchguard vs network engineer

The differences between watchguards and network engineers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a watchguard and a network engineer. Additionally, a network engineer has an average salary of $83,557, which is higher than the $67,613 average annual salary of a watchguard.

The top three skills for a watchguard include firewall, windows server and switches. The most important skills for a network engineer are switches, troubleshoot, and network infrastructure.

Watchguard vs network engineer overview

	Watchguard	Network Engineer
Yearly salary	$67,613	$83,557
Hourly rate	$32.51	$40.17
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	25,897	72,346
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Watchguard vs network engineer salary

Watchguards and network engineers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Watchguard	Network Engineer
Average salary	$67,613	$83,557
Salary range	Between $45,000 And $99,000	Between $62,000 And $111,000
Highest paying City	-	Menlo Park, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	The Citadel
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between watchguard and network engineer education

There are a few differences between a watchguard and a network engineer in terms of educational background:

	Watchguard	Network Engineer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Computer Science	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	California State University - Long Beach

Watchguard vs network engineer demographics

Here are the differences between watchguards' and network engineers' demographics:

	Watchguard	Network Engineer
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 87.1% Female, 12.9%	Male, 90.6% Female, 9.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.6% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.6% Asian, 8.8% White, 64.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 7.9% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 11.6% Asian, 13.7% White, 61.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between watchguard and network engineer duties and responsibilities

Watchguard example responsibilities.

Institute centrally manage Linux configurations for application deployments, disaster recovery.
Monitor and administer firewall (Watchguard).
Install, configure, & troubleshoot 3rd part applications software.
Install and troubleshoot firewalls, Sonicwall, WatchGuard, Cisco.
Full delivery cycle service engineering of local, and hybrid cloud computing.
Conduct location monitoring of clients on home confinement, alcohol monitoring, or GPS reporting.

Network engineer example responsibilities.

Manage UCCE deployments which include CUCM, IPIVR, CVP , 3rd party reporting and CUIC.
Manage UNIX's projects to meet project dateline while solving daily network crisis.
Perform the tasks of designing, implementing, supporting, and managing networking and telecommunication infrastructure.
Manage all domain registrations, SSL certificate management.
Create locally manage and centrally manage gateways on checkpoint firewall.
Manage and administrate security policy and procedures for all VPN network connectivity and accounts.

Watchguard vs network engineer skills

Common watchguard skills

Firewall, 11%
Windows Server, 10%
Switches, 8%
VMware, 6%
VPN, 5%
Routers, 4%

Common network engineer skills

Switches, 7%
Troubleshoot, 5%
Network Infrastructure, 4%
BGP, 4%
OSPF, 4%
Lan Wan, 4%