Cisco ASA Contract Job Trends in England

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Cisco ASA skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 521 423 425
Rank change year-on-year -98 +2 -71
Contract jobs citing Cisco ASA 78 88 121
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.17% 0.32% 0.34%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 1.83% 2.57% 2.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 62 47 84
10th Percentile £366 £331 £350
25th Percentile £413 £425 £437
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £473 £550 £513
Median % change year-on-year -14.09% +7.32% +10.81%
75th Percentile £560 £588 £553
90th Percentile £684 £638 £616
UK median daily rate £463 £513 £510
% change year-on-year -9.76% +0.49% +13.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £103.00 -
UK median hourly rate - £103.00 -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
England

Cisco ASA falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 4,265 3,423 4,557
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 9.51% 12.56% 12.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,614 2,119 2,750
10th Percentile £250 £235 £220
25th Percentile £400 £375 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
75th Percentile £588 £600 £608
90th Percentile £675 £675 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £488 £500
% change year-on-year +2.56% -2.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 308 161 346
10th Percentile £16.03 £14.99 £14.16
25th Percentile £19.50 £25.00 £17.69
Median hourly rate £26.72 £44.00 £44.00
Median % change year-on-year -39.27% - -2.22%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £74.26 £87.50 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £26.22 £46.25 £40.00
% change year-on-year -43.31% +15.63% -16.52%

Cisco ASA
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Cisco ASA relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Cisco ASA job vacancy trend in England

Cisco ASA
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Cisco ASA.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Cisco ASA

Cisco ASA
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Cisco ASA in England over the 6 months to 21 July 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Cisco ASA in England

Cisco ASA
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Cisco ASA.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Cisco ASA

Cisco ASA
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cisco ASA within the England region over the 6 months to 21 July 2026. 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
South East -47 27 £525 +59.09%
London -69 24 £400 -23.81% 9
North of England -89 16 £463 -17.78% 9
North West -63 10 £449 -22.00% 3
Midlands -52 5 £425 -19.05% 5
Yorkshire -54 5 £500 -9.09% 6
West Midlands -55 4 £375 -16.67% 3
South West -40 3 £540 +8.00%
East of England -25 1 £450 +36.36%
North East - 1 £200 -
Cisco ASA
UK

Cisco ASA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (3.85%) SAS
2 1 (1.28%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (2.56%) MS Visio
2 1 (1.28%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 26 (33.33%) Azure
2 23 (29.49%) AWS
3 8 (10.26%) GCP
4 5 (6.41%) Azure Sentinel
4 5 (6.41%) Microsoft 365
5 4 (5.13%) Virtual Private Cloud
6 1 (1.28%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 67 (85.90%) Firewall
2 47 (60.26%) BGP
3 42 (53.85%) VPN
4 41 (52.56%) Cisco Firepower
5 40 (51.28%) Network Security
5 40 (51.28%) OSPF
6 39 (50.00%) WAN
7 37 (47.44%) LAN
8 26 (33.33%) IPsec
9 23 (29.49%) DNS
10 20 (25.64%) Cisco Nexus
11 19 (24.36%) MPLS
12 18 (23.08%) EIGRP
12 18 (23.08%) Wireless
13 17 (21.79%) TCP/IP
14 15 (19.23%) Multicast
15 14 (17.95%) VLAN
16 13 (16.67%) BIG-IP
16 13 (16.67%) DHCP
17 11 (14.10%) SSL
Development Applications
1 2 (2.56%) Sonatype Nexus
2 1 (1.28%) Git
General
1 22 (28.21%) Finance
2 12 (15.38%) Financial Institution
3 11 (14.10%) Social Skills
4 9 (11.54%) Public Sector
5 6 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
6 5 (6.41%) Banking
6 5 (6.41%) Manufacturing
6 5 (6.41%) Police
6 5 (6.41%) Retail
6 5 (6.41%) Telecoms
7 2 (2.56%) Aviation
7 2 (2.56%) Documentation Skills
7 2 (2.56%) Influencing Skills
7 2 (2.56%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (1.28%) Aerospace
8 1 (1.28%) Law
Job Titles
1 51 (65.38%) Network Engineer
2 27 (34.62%) Senior
3 16 (20.51%) Senior Network Engineer
4 8 (10.26%) Architect
5 7 (8.97%) Security Engineer
6 6 (7.69%) DV Cleared Network Engineer
7 5 (6.41%) Cisco Engineer
7 5 (6.41%) Cisco Network Engineer
7 5 (6.41%) NOC Engineer
8 4 (5.13%) Network Security Engineer
8 4 (5.13%) Technical Architect
9 3 (3.85%) Data Centre Engineer
9 3 (3.85%) Data Network Engineer
9 3 (3.85%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 3 (3.85%) Juniper Engineer
9 3 (3.85%) Lead
9 3 (3.85%) Lead Architect
9 3 (3.85%) Network Architect
9 3 (3.85%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
9 3 (3.85%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (8.97%) LDAP
2 4 (5.13%) SAML
3 3 (3.85%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 20 (25.64%) Data Centre
2 15 (19.23%) PKI
3 6 (7.69%) Cloud Native
4 5 (6.41%) Hybrid Cloud
4 5 (6.41%) Self-Motivation
5 4 (5.13%) Fibre Optics
5 4 (5.13%) Private Cloud
6 3 (3.85%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
7 2 (2.56%) Management Information System
7 2 (2.56%) Security Posture
8 1 (1.28%) Data Protection Act
8 1 (1.28%) Driving Licence
8 1 (1.28%) Greenfield Project
8 1 (1.28%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 13 (16.67%) Linux
2 12 (15.38%) Windows
3 3 (3.85%) Ubuntu
4 1 (1.28%) CatOS
4 1 (1.28%) Mac OS
4 1 (1.28%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (35.90%) ITIL
2 21 (26.92%) Network Monitoring
3 19 (24.36%) Change Management
4 14 (17.95%) Load Balancing
5 12 (15.38%) Disaster Recovery
6 11 (14.10%) High Availability
6 11 (14.10%) Network Virtualisation
6 11 (14.10%) Security Operations
6 11 (14.10%) Technical Leadership
7 9 (11.54%) Cybersecurity
7 9 (11.54%) Virtual Environments
8 8 (10.26%) Stakeholder Management
9 7 (8.97%) Cloud Security
9 7 (8.97%) Computer Science
9 7 (8.97%) Migration
9 7 (8.97%) Project Delivery
10 6 (7.69%) Network Design
10 6 (7.69%) Problem-Solving
10 6 (7.69%) Zero Trust
11 5 (6.41%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 13 (16.67%) Python
2 3 (3.85%) Bash
2 3 (3.85%) PHP
3 2 (2.56%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 36 (46.15%) Security Cleared
2 25 (32.05%) SC Cleared
3 21 (26.92%) Cisco Certification
4 20 (25.64%) CCNP
5 17 (21.79%) DV Cleared
6 8 (10.26%) Degree
7 6 (7.69%) CCIE
8 5 (6.41%) CCNA
8 5 (6.41%) CCSE
8 5 (6.41%) CCSM
9 4 (5.13%) Computer Science Degree
10 3 (3.85%) APMG
10 3 (3.85%) AWS Certification
10 3 (3.85%) CompTIA Security+
10 3 (3.85%) GIAC
10 3 (3.85%) SSCP
10 3 (3.85%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 2 (2.56%) BC Cleared
11 2 (2.56%) GSEC
11 2 (2.56%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (10.26%) NIST
1 8 (10.26%) SLA
2 6 (7.69%) NCSC
3 3 (3.85%) Cyber Essentials
3 3 (3.85%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 3 (3.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (1.28%) GRC
4 1 (1.28%) HMG Security Policy Framework
4 1 (1.28%) QA
System Software
1 22 (28.21%) VMware Infrastructure
2 15 (19.23%) VMware NSX
3 12 (15.38%) Active Directory
4 8 (10.26%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (1.28%) Firmware
5 1 (1.28%) Hyper-V
5 1 (1.28%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 9 (11.54%) Ansible
2 7 (8.97%) Terraform
3 5 (6.41%) FortiGate
4 4 (5.13%) Cisco CUCM
4 4 (5.13%) Grafana
4 4 (5.13%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (3.85%) Prometheus
5 3 (3.85%) vCenter Server
6 2 (2.56%) Cisco Prime
6 2 (2.56%) Iperf
6 2 (2.56%) Nmap
6 2 (2.56%) SCOM
7 1 (1.28%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (1.28%) Nagios
7 1 (1.28%) SCCM
Vendors
1 78 (100.00%) Cisco
2 54 (69.23%) Palo Alto
3 41 (52.56%) CheckPoint
4 34 (43.59%) F5
5 28 (35.90%) VMware
6 20 (25.64%) Fortinet
7 17 (21.79%) SolarWinds
8 9 (11.54%) Juniper
8 9 (11.54%) Microsoft
9 6 (7.69%) ServiceNow
10 5 (6.41%) Meraki
11 4 (5.13%) Arista
11 4 (5.13%) Becrypt
11 4 (5.13%) Citrix
11 4 (5.13%) Tufin
12 3 (3.85%) Aruba
12 3 (3.85%) Dell
13 2 (2.56%) Google
13 2 (2.56%) Zscaler
14 1 (1.28%) NetScout