Cisco Contract Job Trends in England

Cisco
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring knowledge or experience of Cisco products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Cisco over the 6 months leading up to 3 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within Cisco Systems, Inc.

6 months to
3 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 103 59 51
Rank change year-on-year -44 -8 +37
Contract jobs citing Cisco 844 947 1,446
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.55% 3.63% 3.78%
As % of the Vendors category 5.57% 7.85% 8.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 569 567 873
10th Percentile £263 £300 £250
25th Percentile £380 £413 £365
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% -
75th Percentile £550 £585 £588
90th Percentile £608 £644 £688
UK median daily rate £463 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -7.50% +5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 36 21 86
10th Percentile £21.14 £18.13 £14.33
25th Percentile £25.15 £20.00 £23.06
Median hourly rate £54.86 £24.66 £33.25
Median % change year-on-year +122.47% -25.83% +29.33%
75th Percentile £74.26 £60.00 £50.00
90th Percentile £94.38 £75.00 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £24.66 £33.25
% change year-on-year +163.56% -25.83% +29.33%

All Vendors
England

Cisco falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 15,165 12,061 16,637
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 45.86% 46.27% 43.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,957 7,243 10,765
10th Percentile £300 £283 £250
25th Percentile £410 £409 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £503 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.29% - -2.78%
75th Percentile £613 £625 £638
90th Percentile £706 £715 £734
UK median daily rate £500 £520 £525
% change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% -2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 731 346 850
10th Percentile £15.25 £15.62 £12.99
25th Percentile £17.78 £19.24 £15.50
Median hourly rate £23.58 £30.41 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year -22.46% +1.35% -6.25%
75th Percentile £52.27 £63.75 £57.46
90th Percentile £71.50 £80.75 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £23.83 £28.60 £30.00
% change year-on-year -16.70% -4.67% +3.45%

Cisco
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Cisco job vacancy trend in England

Cisco
Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Cisco

Cisco
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Cisco in England over the 6 months to 3 February 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Cisco in England

Cisco
Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Cisco

Cisco
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Cisco in England over the 6 months to 3 February 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Cisco in England

Cisco
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 within the England region over the 6 months to 3 February 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
London -65 241 £470 -9.62% 144
South East -5 202 £500 - 145
North of England -59 150 £476 -3.79% 70
Midlands -6 148 £380 -15.56% 58
West Midlands +8 130 £380 -14.37% 39
North West -26 119 £481 -3.27% 38
South West -47 53 £550 +15.79% 40
East of England -13 34 £445 -6.32% 38
Yorkshire -74 24 £450 +5.88% 25
East Midlands -31 17 £158 -65.00% 19
North East -14 9 £175 -64.10% 7
South Coast - 3 £575 -
Cisco
UK

Cisco
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 50 (5.92%) SharePoint
2 29 (3.44%) Microsoft Exchange
3 19 (2.25%) Confluence
4 14 (1.66%) Skype for Business
5 11 (1.30%) Apache
6 7 (0.83%) Appian
6 7 (0.83%) Mattermost
6 7 (0.83%) OpenStack
7 5 (0.59%) IIS
7 5 (0.59%) SharePoint Server
7 5 (0.59%) WebLogic
8 1 (0.12%) JBoss
8 1 (0.12%) WebSphere
Applications
1 62 (7.35%) Microsoft Office
2 40 (4.74%) MS Visio
3 19 (2.25%) Microsoft Excel
4 12 (1.42%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (0.59%) Acrobat
6 4 (0.47%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.12%) OmniGraffle
Business Applications
1 22 (2.61%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.12%) Actimize
2 1 (0.12%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 136 (16.11%) Azure
2 121 (14.34%) AWS
3 77 (9.12%) Microsoft 365
4 35 (4.15%) GCP
5 29 (3.44%) Entra ID
6 14 (1.66%) Datadog
7 12 (1.42%) Virtual Private Cloud
8 11 (1.30%) Azure ExpressRoute
9 10 (1.18%) OpenShift
9 10 (1.18%) SaaS
10 8 (0.95%) Azure Sentinel
11 7 (0.83%) Mimecast
11 7 (0.83%) PaaS
11 7 (0.83%) Tricentis Tosca
12 6 (0.71%) Azure DevOps
12 6 (0.71%) Azure Monitor
12 6 (0.71%) GitHub
12 6 (0.71%) IaaS
12 6 (0.71%) Nutanix
13 5 (0.59%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 322 (38.15%) Firewall
2 225 (26.66%) WAN
3 186 (22.04%) VPN
4 162 (19.19%) BGP
5 161 (19.08%) LAN
6 146 (17.30%) Network Security
7 133 (15.76%) Wireless
8 113 (13.39%) OSPF
9 93 (11.02%) DNS
10 92 (10.90%) SD-WAN
11 80 (9.48%) MPLS
12 79 (9.36%) VLAN
13 75 (8.89%) Cisco ISE
14 63 (7.46%) IPsec
15 61 (7.23%) Wi-Fi
16 59 (6.99%) Cisco IOS
17 54 (6.40%) Cisco ASA
18 49 (5.81%) TCP/IP
19 44 (5.21%) Cisco Nexus
19 44 (5.21%) DHCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (1.18%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.12%) Metadata
2 1 (0.12%) MySQL
2 1 (0.12%) NoSQL
2 1 (0.12%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 16 (1.90%) GitLab
2 13 (1.54%) JIRA
3 9 (1.07%) Sonatype Nexus
4 8 (0.95%) Jenkins
4 8 (0.95%) Robot Framework
5 7 (0.83%) Cucumber
5 7 (0.83%) Selenium
5 7 (0.83%) SonarQube
6 4 (0.47%) Git
7 2 (0.24%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.24%) Rational DOORS
General
1 184 (21.80%) Social Skills
2 146 (17.30%) Public Sector
3 116 (13.74%) Finance
4 98 (11.61%) Telecoms
5 69 (8.18%) Analytical Skills
6 53 (6.28%) Documentation Skills
7 49 (5.81%) Manufacturing
8 44 (5.21%) Banking
9 37 (4.38%) Electronics
9 37 (4.38%) Marketing
10 28 (3.32%) Legal
11 15 (1.78%) Presentation Skills
12 14 (1.66%) Investment Banking
13 11 (1.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 11 (1.30%) Organisational Skills
14 8 (0.95%) Aerospace
15 7 (0.83%) Financial Institution
15 7 (0.83%) Military
16 5 (0.59%) Influencing Skills
16 5 (0.59%) Retail
Job Titles
1 299 (35.43%) Network Engineer
2 88 (10.43%) Architect
3 67 (7.94%) Cisco Engineer
4 61 (7.23%) Network Architect
5 58 (6.87%) Cisco Network Engineer
6 56 (6.64%) Analyst
6 56 (6.64%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
7 50 (5.92%) Senior
8 49 (5.81%) Security Engineer
9 43 (5.09%) IT Support
10 41 (4.86%) Support Engineer
11 40 (4.74%) Consultant
12 37 (4.38%) DV Cleared Network Engineer
13 35 (4.15%) Network Consultant
14 29 (3.44%) Desktop Support
14 29 (3.44%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 29 (3.44%) Network Security Engineer
15 26 (3.08%) 2nd Line Support
16 25 (2.96%) 3rd Line Engineer
16 25 (2.96%) Infrastructure Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (3.79%) 802.1X
2 17 (2.01%) Flash
3 15 (1.78%) XMPP
4 13 (1.54%) LDAP
5 11 (1.30%) JSON
5 11 (1.30%) NETCONF
5 11 (1.30%) YANG
6 9 (1.07%) Jinja
6 9 (1.07%) XML
7 6 (0.71%) RFC 2544
7 6 (0.71%) SAML
8 4 (0.47%) HTML
8 4 (0.47%) VML
9 3 (0.36%) OpenConfig
9 3 (0.36%) REST
10 2 (0.24%) CSS
10 2 (0.24%) Django
10 2 (0.24%) Microsoft Graph
10 2 (0.24%) RESTCONF
11 1 (0.12%) Regular Expression
Miscellaneous
1 224 (26.54%) Data Centre
2 42 (4.98%) PKI
3 33 (3.91%) Linux Command Line
4 32 (3.79%) Replication
5 27 (3.20%) Hybrid Cloud
6 24 (2.84%) Data Protection Act
7 23 (2.73%) Cloud Native
8 21 (2.49%) Onboarding
9 16 (1.90%) Self-Motivation
10 14 (1.66%) Video Conferencing
11 13 (1.54%) Driving Licence
11 13 (1.54%) Security Posture
12 12 (1.42%) Operational Technology
12 12 (1.42%) Product Ownership
13 10 (1.18%) Clustering
14 9 (1.07%) Fibre Optics
14 9 (1.07%) Public Cloud
15 8 (0.95%) Enterprise Software
15 8 (0.95%) Management Information System
15 8 (0.95%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 145 (17.18%) Windows
2 93 (11.02%) Linux
3 73 (8.65%) Windows Server
4 46 (5.45%) Mac OS
5 44 (5.21%) Android
6 35 (4.15%) Windows 10
7 12 (1.42%) Unix
8 11 (1.30%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 6 (0.71%) Windows Server 2012
9 6 (0.71%) Windows Server 2016
10 5 (0.59%) Ubuntu
11 4 (0.47%) CatOS
11 4 (0.47%) Solaris
12 3 (0.36%) Windows Server 2019
13 2 (0.24%) VMS
14 1 (0.12%) CentOS
14 1 (0.12%) Oracle Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 113 (13.39%) Migration
2 100 (11.85%) Problem-Solving
3 81 (9.60%) Agile
4 72 (8.53%) Network Design
5 70 (8.29%) ITSM
5 70 (8.29%) Roadmaps
6 62 (7.35%) Cybersecurity
7 61 (7.23%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 60 (7.11%) ITIL
8 60 (7.11%) Service Management
9 57 (6.75%) High Availability
10 54 (6.40%) Collaborative Working
10 54 (6.40%) Network Architecture
11 53 (6.28%) Project Delivery
12 52 (6.16%) Load Balancing
13 48 (5.69%) Change Management
14 47 (5.57%) Business Intelligence
15 45 (5.33%) Infrastructure Engineering
16 44 (5.21%) Zero Trust
17 41 (4.86%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 106 (12.56%) Python
2 57 (6.75%) PowerShell
3 33 (3.91%) Bash
4 21 (2.49%) SQL
5 20 (2.37%) Perl
6 12 (1.42%) JavaScript
7 8 (0.95%) Lisp
8 5 (0.59%) C++
9 4 (0.47%) C
9 4 (0.47%) Kusto Query Language
10 3 (0.36%) PHP
11 2 (0.24%) Korn
12 1 (0.12%) Java
Qualifications
1 397 (47.04%) Security Cleared
2 318 (37.68%) SC Cleared
3 202 (23.93%) Cisco Certification
4 171 (20.26%) CCNP
5 95 (11.26%) DV Cleared
6 75 (8.89%) CCNA
7 66 (7.82%) Degree
8 56 (6.64%) CCIE
9 22 (2.61%) Microsoft Certification
10 17 (2.01%) Azure Certification
10 17 (2.01%) JNCIS
11 16 (1.90%) AWS Certification
11 16 (1.90%) ITIL Certification
12 15 (1.78%) BPSS Clearance
12 15 (1.78%) CISSP
12 15 (1.78%) MCSE
13 14 (1.66%) JNCIE
14 12 (1.42%) Computer Science Degree
14 12 (1.42%) JNCIA
15 11 (1.30%) JNCIP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (3.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 22 (2.61%) NIST
3 21 (2.49%) SLA
4 17 (2.01%) Cyber Essentials
5 13 (1.54%) GDPR
5 13 (1.54%) PMO
6 10 (1.18%) PCI DSS
7 8 (0.95%) NCSC
8 5 (0.59%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 5 (0.59%) QA
9 3 (0.36%) JSP 440
9 3 (0.36%) RMADS
10 1 (0.12%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.12%) Data Quality
10 1 (0.12%) Def Stans
10 1 (0.12%) GRC
10 1 (0.12%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 1 (0.12%) ISO 22301
10 1 (0.12%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 1 (0.12%) MiFID
System Software
1 137 (16.23%) VMware Infrastructure
2 96 (11.37%) Active Directory
3 67 (7.94%) VMware NSX
4 54 (6.40%) vSphere
5 35 (4.15%) VMware ESXi
6 21 (2.49%) Virtual Machines
7 18 (2.13%) Docker
8 17 (2.01%) GPFS
8 17 (2.01%) NFS
9 16 (1.90%) Firmware
10 14 (1.66%) Hyper-V
11 5 (0.59%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 5 (0.59%) Snort
11 5 (0.59%) Virtual Servers
12 4 (0.47%) KVM
12 4 (0.47%) Squid
12 4 (0.47%) vCloud
13 2 (0.24%) Virtual Desktop
14 1 (0.12%) RHEV
14 1 (0.12%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 85 (10.07%) Ansible
2 49 (5.81%) vCenter Server
3 48 (5.69%) FortiGate
4 39 (4.62%) Terraform
5 33 (3.91%) vRealize
6 21 (2.49%) SCCM
7 17 (2.01%) Microsoft Intune
8 15 (1.78%) VxRail
9 14 (1.66%) Kubernetes
10 12 (1.42%) SCOM
11 10 (1.18%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 9 (1.07%) Single Sign-On
12 9 (1.07%) WSUS
13 8 (0.95%) Cisco CUCM
13 8 (0.95%) Nessus
14 7 (0.83%) HP SiteScope
14 7 (0.83%) Nagios
15 6 (0.71%) Cisco Prime
16 5 (0.59%) Iperf
16 5 (0.59%) Nmap
Vendors
1 207 (24.53%) Palo Alto
2 160 (18.96%) VMware
3 156 (18.48%) Microsoft
4 150 (17.77%) Juniper
5 101 (11.97%) Aruba
6 99 (11.73%) SolarWinds
7 94 (11.14%) CheckPoint
8 91 (10.78%) F5
9 90 (10.66%) Fortinet
10 89 (10.55%) Meraki
11 64 (7.58%) Dell
12 60 (7.11%) ServiceNow
13 58 (6.87%) HP
14 43 (5.09%) Apple
15 42 (4.98%) IBM
16 36 (4.27%) SAP
17 35 (4.15%) Splunk
18 34 (4.03%) Remedy
19 30 (3.55%) Zscaler
20 29 (3.44%) Oracle