Cisco IOS Contracts

Cisco IOS
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Cisco IOS skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Cisco IOS over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 486 616 719
Rank change year-on-year +130 +103 -110
Contract jobs citing Cisco IOS 106 102 135
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.25% 0.17% 0.15%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 1.92% 1.39% 1.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 70 67 80
10th Percentile £190 £190 £219
25th Percentile £240 £249 £311
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £433 £420 £438
Median % change year-on-year +2.98% -4.00% +2.94%
75th Percentile £550 £513 £538
90th Percentile £600 £638 £575
UK excluding London median daily rate £433 £438 £413
% change year-on-year -1.06% +6.06% +4.10%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 2 20
10th Percentile £23.88 £61.00 £20.23
25th Percentile £24.25 £62.50 £20.75
Median hourly rate £30.00 £65.00 £23.75
Median % change year-on-year -53.85% +173.68% +18.75%
75th Percentile £70.00 £67.50 £50.94
90th Percentile - £69.00 £56.18
UK excluding London median hourly rate £27.25 - £23.75
% change year-on-year - - +18.75%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

Cisco IOS is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 5,522 7,324 9,654
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 12.80% 12.38% 10.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,303 4,766 6,317
10th Percentile £205 £242 £230
25th Percentile £350 £400 £385
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £495 £520 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.81% +4.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £610
90th Percentile £700 £725 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £475 £440
% change year-on-year - +7.95% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 420 475 360
10th Percentile £13.50 £9.80 £14.87
25th Percentile £16.72 £10.63 £17.00
Median hourly rate £40.00 £18.93 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +111.30% -31.16% +3.77%
75th Percentile £63.75 £60.00 £50.19
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £66.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £45.88 £18.50 £21.50
% change year-on-year +148.00% -13.95% -10.42%

Cisco IOS
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Cisco IOS in the UK

Cisco IOS
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Cisco IOS.

Daily rate trend for Cisco IOS in the UK

Cisco IOS
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Cisco IOS over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Cisco IOS in the UK

Cisco IOS
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Cisco IOS.

Hourly rate trend for Cisco IOS in the UK

Cisco IOS
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Cisco IOS over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Cisco IOS in the UK

Cisco IOS
Top 11 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cisco IOS within the UK over the 6 months to 4 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +125 102 £433 +2.98% 18
UK excluding London +84 58 £433 -1.06% 10
London +104 45 £380 -2.56% 8
South East +35 29 £506 +17.39% 5
Work from Home +97 16 £240 -44.67% 4
North of England +33 13 £433 +127.63% 2
North West +30 13 £433 +127.63% 2
Midlands +37 12 £500 -19.22% 2
West Midlands +32 11 £500 -19.22% 1
South West +18 3 £90 -82.00%
Wales +15 1 - -

Cisco IOS
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 15 (14.15%) Microsoft Exchange
2 9 (8.49%) Skype for Business
3 7 (6.60%) SharePoint
4 3 (2.83%) Exchange Server 2007
4 3 (2.83%) Exchange Server 2013
4 3 (2.83%) nginx
Applications
1 26 (24.53%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (7.55%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (5.66%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (1.89%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 3 (2.83%) Sage X3
Cloud Services
1 30 (28.30%) Microsoft 365
2 17 (16.04%) Azure
3 7 (6.60%) Entra ID
3 7 (6.60%) OneDrive
4 1 (0.94%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 35 (33.02%) BGP
2 30 (28.30%) MPLS
3 27 (25.47%) Firewall
4 25 (23.58%) WAN
5 23 (21.70%) IOS XR
6 22 (20.75%) VPN
7 21 (19.81%) LAN
8 20 (18.87%) Wireless
9 19 (17.92%) SD-WAN
10 17 (16.04%) Cisco Nexus
10 17 (16.04%) DMZ
11 14 (13.21%) HSRP
12 11 (10.38%) Ethernet VPN
12 11 (10.38%) IPsec
12 11 (10.38%) NX-OS
12 11 (10.38%) VPLS
13 10 (9.43%) Junos
13 10 (9.43%) SNMP
13 10 (9.43%) VoIP
14 9 (8.49%) IPv4
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (5.66%) SQL Server
2 3 (2.83%) MySQL
2 3 (2.83%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 6 (5.66%) Git
2 3 (2.83%) Hudson
3 2 (1.89%) JIRA
4 1 (0.94%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 27 (25.47%) Finance
2 24 (22.64%) Social Skills
3 6 (5.66%) Public Sector
3 6 (5.66%) Telecoms
4 4 (3.77%) Banking
4 4 (3.77%) Documentation Skills
4 4 (3.77%) Presentation Skills
5 3 (2.83%) Organisational Skills
5 3 (2.83%) Retail
6 2 (1.89%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (1.89%) Manufacturing
6 2 (1.89%) Police
7 1 (0.94%) Electronics
7 1 (0.94%) Investment Banking
7 1 (0.94%) Law
7 1 (0.94%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 48 (45.28%) Network Engineer
2 13 (12.26%) Support Engineer
3 10 (9.43%) IT Support
4 9 (8.49%) Audio Visual Technician
4 9 (8.49%) Cisco Engineer
4 9 (8.49%) Cisco Expert
4 9 (8.49%) Cisco Network Engineer
4 9 (8.49%) IP Expert
5 7 (6.60%) Design Engineer
5 7 (6.60%) Network Design Engineer
5 7 (6.60%) Senior
6 6 (5.66%) Audio Visual Engineer
7 5 (4.72%) Audio Visual Support
7 5 (4.72%) Lead
7 5 (4.72%) Senior Network Engineer
7 5 (4.72%) Support Officer
7 5 (4.72%) Wireless Engineer
7 5 (4.72%) Wireless Network Engineer
8 4 (3.77%) Architect
8 4 (3.77%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (17.92%) JSON
1 19 (17.92%) YANG
2 16 (15.09%) NETCONF
2 16 (15.09%) XML
3 9 (8.49%) Jinja
4 3 (2.83%) Django
4 3 (2.83%) EDI
4 3 (2.83%) REST
4 3 (2.83%) RESTful
5 2 (1.89%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 25 (23.58%) Data Centre
2 11 (10.38%) Video Conferencing
3 10 (9.43%) Video Editing
4 9 (8.49%) Distributed Architecture
5 7 (6.60%) iPhone
6 4 (3.77%) Smartphone
7 3 (2.83%) Blackberry
7 3 (2.83%) CCTV
7 3 (2.83%) Enterprise Software
7 3 (2.83%) Linux Command Line
7 3 (2.83%) Public Cloud
7 3 (2.83%) Self-Motivation
8 2 (1.89%) Digital Signage
8 2 (1.89%) Hedge funds
8 2 (1.89%) IoT
8 2 (1.89%) Management Information System
8 2 (1.89%) PKI
8 2 (1.89%) Renewable Energy
9 1 (0.94%) CMDB
9 1 (0.94%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 25 (23.58%) Android
2 24 (22.64%) Windows
3 13 (12.26%) Mac OS X
4 12 (11.32%) Windows 7
5 10 (9.43%) Linux
6 9 (8.49%) Mac OS
7 6 (5.66%) Windows 10
8 3 (2.83%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 3 (2.83%) Ubuntu
8 3 (2.83%) Windows Server 2008
8 3 (2.83%) Windows Server 2012
8 3 (2.83%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.94%) Unix
9 1 (0.94%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (17.92%) DevOps
2 14 (13.21%) Network Design
3 13 (12.26%) Customer Service
3 13 (12.26%) ITIL
3 13 (12.26%) ITSM
3 13 (12.26%) Problem-Solving
3 13 (12.26%) Requirements Gathering
3 13 (12.26%) Roadmaps
4 9 (8.49%) Test Planning
5 8 (7.55%) Agile
5 8 (7.55%) Business Case
5 8 (7.55%) Business Strategy
5 8 (7.55%) Vulnerability Assessment
6 7 (6.60%) Configuration Management
6 7 (6.60%) Mobile Device Management
6 7 (6.60%) Multi-Factor Authentication
6 7 (6.60%) Technical Leadership
7 6 (5.66%) Mentoring
8 5 (4.72%) Coaching
8 5 (4.72%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 17 (16.04%) Python
2 8 (7.55%) SQL
3 6 (5.66%) Bash
4 4 (3.77%) JavaScript
5 3 (2.83%) Java
5 3 (2.83%) T-SQL
6 2 (1.89%) C#
6 2 (1.89%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 40 (37.74%) Cisco Certification
2 26 (24.53%) CCNP
3 21 (19.81%) Security Cleared
4 13 (12.26%) CCIE
4 13 (12.26%) Degree
5 11 (10.38%) CCNA
6 9 (8.49%) CCIE Service Provider
7 8 (7.55%) SC Cleared
8 3 (2.83%) CTC Cleared
8 3 (2.83%) DV Cleared
8 3 (2.83%) JNCIS
9 2 (1.89%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 2 (1.89%) JNCIP
10 1 (0.94%) BC Cleared
10 1 (0.94%) BPSS Clearance
10 1 (0.94%) JNCIA
10 1 (0.94%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (3.77%) SLA
2 2 (1.89%) GDPR
2 2 (1.89%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 1 (0.94%) QA
System Software
1 10 (9.43%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.89%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.94%) KVM
3 1 (0.94%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 13 (12.26%) Ansible
2 11 (10.38%) Microsoft Intune
3 10 (9.43%) SCCM
4 3 (2.83%) AirWatch
4 3 (2.83%) Netcool
4 3 (2.83%) PaperCut
4 3 (2.83%) Terraform
5 2 (1.89%) Cisco CUCM
5 2 (1.89%) Rundeck
5 2 (1.89%) SolarWinds Orion
5 2 (1.89%) Stealthwatch
6 1 (0.94%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.94%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 106 (100.00%) Cisco
2 24 (22.64%) Apple
3 23 (21.70%) Nokia
4 19 (17.92%) Palo Alto
5 17 (16.04%) Juniper
5 17 (16.04%) Microsoft
6 15 (14.15%) F5
7 12 (11.32%) Polycom
8 7 (6.60%) Citrix
8 7 (6.60%) Mitel
8 7 (6.60%) Progress
9 6 (5.66%) Fortinet
9 6 (5.66%) HP
9 6 (5.66%) ServiceNow
10 4 (3.77%) Arista
10 4 (3.77%) CheckPoint
11 3 (2.83%) Dynatrace
11 3 (2.83%) Nimble Storage
11 3 (2.83%) Red Hat
11 3 (2.83%) Sage