Cisco Engineer Contract Job Trends in England
Cisco Engineer
UK > England
The median Cisco Engineer daily rate in England is £488, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 517 | 441 | 430 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -76 | -11 | +65 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Cisco Engineer | 114 | 76 | 99 |
| As % of all contract jobs in England | 0.24% | 0.27% | 0.31% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.27% | 0.30% | 0.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 55 | 55 | 51 |
| 10th Percentile | £378 | £332 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £428 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £488 | £483 | £510 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.04% | -5.39% | +13.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £563 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £613 | £600 | - |
| UK median daily rate | £450 | £483 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.74% | -3.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £58.13 | £32.50 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £58.25 | £35.00 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +66.43% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £58.38 | £37.50 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £58.25 | £35.00 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +66.43% | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. 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.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies in England with a recognized job title | 42,761 | 25,748 | 29,713 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.89% | 91.14% | 93.09% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,144 | 16,559 | 18,127 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £281 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £403 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £513 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.44% | -2.38% | -2.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £725 | £750 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3,817 | 1,470 | 1,228 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.45 | £13.84 | £15.10 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.00 | £17.30 | £21.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.71 | £25.15 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +65.84% | -41.51% | -6.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £50.94 | £68.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £70.00 | £75.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £41.06 | £25.15 | £40.33 |
| % change year-on-year | +63.26% | -37.63% | -10.39% |
Cisco Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in England
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 England.
Cisco Engineer Daily Rate Trend in England
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Cisco Engineer job vacancies in England.
Cisco Engineer Daily Rate Histogram in England
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Cisco Engineer in England over the 6 months to 18 October 2026.
Cisco Engineer Hourly Rate Trend in England
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Cisco Engineer job vacancies in England.
Cisco Engineer 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 Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 18 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North of England | -25 | 47 | £458 | -5.67% | 7 |
| London | -91 | 36 | £488 | +8.33% | 14 |
| Midlands | -23 | 33 | £456 | -23.96% | 5 |
| North West | -20 | 32 | - | - | 3 |
| West Midlands | -27 | 32 | £425 | -24.44% | |
| Yorkshire | -24 | 15 | £458 | -5.67% | 1 |
| South East | -65 | 9 | £326 | -40.68% | 3 |
| East of England | - | 8 | £775 | - | 7 |
| South West | -39 | 2 | £525 | -19.23% | 4 |
| East Midlands | -19 | 1 | £525 | -19.23% | 5 |
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Cisco Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 18 October 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 England region featuring Cisco Engineer in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco | 100.0% | 114 |
| 2 | BGP | 39.5% | 45 |
| 3 | Firewall | 33.3% | 38 |
| 4 | WAN | 32.5% | 37 |
| 5 | VPN | 29.8% | 34 |
| 6 | LAN | 24.6% | 28 |
| 6 | Multicast | 24.6% | 28 |
| 8 | Cisco Certification | 23.7% | 27 |
| 8 | DNS | 23.7% | 27 |
| 8 | F5 | 23.7% | 27 |
| 8 | Wireless | 23.7% | 27 |
| 12 | Load Balancing | 21.9% | 25 |
| 13 | CCNP | 19.3% | 22 |
| 13 | DMZ | 19.3% | 22 |
| 13 | SD-WAN | 19.3% | 22 |
| 16 | OSPF | 14.9% | 17 |
| 17 | VLAN | 14.0% | 16 |
| 18 | Cisco ISE | 12.3% | 14 |
| 18 | Palo Alto | 12.3% | 14 |
| 18 | VMware | 12.3% | 14 |
| 18 | Wi-Fi | 12.3% | 14 |
| 22 | MPLS | 11.4% | 13 |
| 22 | VMware Infrastructure | 11.4% | 13 |
| 24 | Cisco Wireless | 10.5% | 12 |
| 24 | Security Cleared | 10.5% | 12 |
| 26 | Aruba | 9.6% | 11 |
| 26 | Cisco IOS | 9.6% | 11 |
| 26 | Project Delivery | 9.6% | 11 |
| 29 | Fortinet | 8.8% | 10 |
| 30 | Arista | 7.9% | 9 |
Cisco Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Network Engineer | 81.6% | 93 |
| 2 | Senior Cisco Engineer | 19.3% | 22 |
| 3 | Cisco Security Engineer | 17.5% | 20 |
| 3 | Data Network Engineer | 17.5% | 20 |
| 3 | Network Security Engineer | 17.5% | 20 |
| 6 | Senior Cisco Network Engineer | 16.7% | 19 |
| 7 | Web Engineer | 7.9% | 9 |
| 8 | WAN Engineer | 7.0% | 8 |
| 9 | Network Implementation Engineer | 5.3% | 6 |
| 10 | Cisco Network Support Engineer | 4.4% | 5 |
| 10 | Juniper Engineer | 4.4% | 5 |
| 10 | Telephony Engineer | 4.4% | 5 |
| 10 | Video Conferencing Engineer | 4.4% | 5 |
| 14 | Cisco Voice Engineer | 3.5% | 4 |
| 14 | Cisco Wireless Engineer | 3.5% | 4 |
| 14 | Network Migration Engineer | 3.5% | 4 |
| 14 | PowerShell Engineer | 3.5% | 4 |
| 14 | Senior Core Network Engineer | 3.5% | 4 |
| 14 | Server Engineer | 3.5% | 4 |
| 14 | Switch Engineer | 3.5% | 4 |