Cisco Engineer Contract Job Trends in Cardiff

Cisco Engineer
South Wales > Cardiff

The median Cisco Engineer daily rate in Cardiff is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 March 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 33 25 33
Rank change year-on-year -8 +8 +18
Contract jobs requiring a Cisco Engineer 1 3 1
As % of all contract jobs in Cardiff 0.39% 1.69% 0.43%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.41% 1.79% 0.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £475 - £285
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - £290
75th Percentile £525 - £295
90th Percentile - - -
South Wales median daily rate £500 - £290
% change year-on-year - - -44.76%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Cardiff

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cardiff. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Cardiff with a recognized job title 245 168 220
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.59% 94.38% 94.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 188 136 183
10th Percentile £213 £184 £162
25th Percentile £298 £235 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £425 £425
Median % change year-on-year -2.94% - -5.56%
75th Percentile £504 £538 £534
90th Percentile £639 £619 £600
South Wales median daily rate £413 £413 £433
% change year-on-year - -4.62% -6.49%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 7 5
10th Percentile - £20.15 £11.32
25th Percentile £12.21 £21.25 £11.75
Median hourly rate £13.50 £24.00 £13.50
Median % change year-on-year -43.75% +77.78% -12.89%
75th Percentile £16.90 £27.00 £18.00
90th Percentile £20.50 £38.00 £39.45
South Wales median hourly rate £20.50 £25.18 £22.68
% change year-on-year -18.59% +11.02% +25.30%

Cisco Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Cisco Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.

Cisco Engineer job vacancy trend in Cardiff

Cisco Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Cisco Engineer job vacancies in Cardiff.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Cisco Engineer job vacancies in Cardiff

Cisco Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Cardiff

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Cisco Engineer job vacancies in Cardiff.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Cisco Engineer job vacancies in Cardiff

Cisco Engineer Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff

For the 6 months to 4 March 2026, Cisco Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Cardiff region featuring Cisco Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco ISE
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) High Availability
1 1 (100.00%) LAN
1 1 (100.00%) Migration

Cisco Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco ISE
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) LAN
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) High Availability
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco