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 25 April 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
25 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 107 62 58
Rank change year-on-year -45 -4 +12
Contract jobs citing Cisco 907 894 1,240
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.27% 3.64% 3.33%
As % of the Vendors category 5.38% 7.66% 7.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 603 569 765
10th Percentile £302 £312 £260
25th Percentile £402 £413 £378
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £481 £505 £493
Median % change year-on-year -4.70% +2.43% +3.79%
75th Percentile £560 £588 £600
90th Percentile £637 £638 £724
UK median daily rate £475 £500 £488
% change year-on-year -5.00% +2.56% +0.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 32 18 46
10th Percentile £21.46 £17.26 £13.65
25th Percentile £27.44 £20.04 £23.34
Median hourly rate £47.00 £37.07 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +26.78% +34.81% -54.01%
75th Percentile £74.26 £67.81 £41.25
90th Percentile £78.98 £75.00 £72.62
UK median hourly rate £48.72 £37.50 £27.50
% change year-on-year +29.92% +36.36% -48.45%

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 16,858 11,676 15,682
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 42.28% 47.48% 42.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,986 7,555 9,996
10th Percentile £313 £289 £255
25th Percentile £413 £408 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £520
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +0.96% -3.26%
75th Percentile £606 £625 £631
90th Percentile £711 £725 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £515 £518
% change year-on-year -2.91% -0.48% -1.43%
Number of hourly rates quoted 885 457 987
10th Percentile £15.35 £14.99 £12.00
25th Percentile £18.75 £18.13 £14.21
Median hourly rate £30.15 £27.50 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +9.64% +22.22% -44.10%
75th Percentile £60.00 £60.13 £55.06
90th Percentile £79.20 £76.25 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £30.50 £27.13 £22.50
% change year-on-year +12.44% +20.56% -48.86%

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 25 April 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 25 April 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 25 April 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 -67 275 £500 -0.55% 115
South East -12 211 £500 - 111
North of England -46 182 £478 -4.40% 98
North West -14 147 £481 -2.90% 44
Midlands -13 134 £380 -15.56% 64
West Midlands -4 122 £371 -15.20% 41
South West -72 49 £510 -7.27% 38
East of England -15 41 £495 +4.21% 45
Yorkshire -77 36 £450 -14.29% 40
East Midlands -51 8 £415 -12.63% 23
South Coast - 1 £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 25 (2.76%) SharePoint
2 20 (2.21%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (1.43%) Confluence
4 7 (0.77%) Apache
5 5 (0.55%) IIS
5 5 (0.55%) OpenStack
6 2 (0.22%) Skype for Business
7 1 (0.11%) CMS
7 1 (0.11%) JBoss
7 1 (0.11%) WebLogic
7 1 (0.11%) WebSphere
Applications
1 33 (3.64%) Microsoft Office
1 33 (3.64%) MS Visio
2 14 (1.54%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (1.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.55%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 17 (1.87%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.11%) Actimize
Cloud Services
1 156 (17.20%) Azure
2 125 (13.78%) AWS
3 66 (7.28%) Microsoft 365
4 33 (3.64%) Entra ID
5 27 (2.98%) GCP
6 13 (1.43%) SaaS
7 10 (1.10%) OpenShift
8 9 (0.99%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 9 (0.99%) GitHub
9 8 (0.88%) Azure Sentinel
9 8 (0.88%) Datadog
9 8 (0.88%) Virtual Private Cloud
10 7 (0.77%) Nutanix
11 6 (0.66%) Azure DevOps
11 6 (0.66%) Mimecast
12 5 (0.55%) IaaS
12 5 (0.55%) Microsoft Purview
13 4 (0.44%) GitHub Actions
13 4 (0.44%) OCI
13 4 (0.44%) Route 53
Communications & Networking
1 402 (44.32%) Firewall
2 297 (32.75%) WAN
3 253 (27.89%) BGP
4 223 (24.59%) LAN
5 209 (23.04%) VPN
6 194 (21.39%) Network Security
7 183 (20.18%) OSPF
8 136 (14.99%) DNS
9 130 (14.33%) Wireless
10 126 (13.89%) VLAN
11 110 (12.13%) SD-WAN
12 89 (9.81%) Cisco ISE
12 89 (9.81%) MPLS
13 82 (9.04%) VXLAN
14 71 (7.83%) Cisco Nexus
15 69 (7.61%) DHCP
16 66 (7.28%) Wi-Fi
17 65 (7.17%) Cisco ASA
17 65 (7.17%) IPsec
18 60 (6.62%) Multicast
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (0.33%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.11%) Big Data
2 1 (0.11%) Metadata
2 1 (0.11%) MySQL
2 1 (0.11%) NoSQL
2 1 (0.11%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 17 (1.87%) JIRA
2 11 (1.21%) Sonatype Nexus
3 9 (0.99%) Git
4 7 (0.77%) Jenkins
5 5 (0.55%) GitLab
6 1 (0.11%) Bitbucket
General
1 200 (22.05%) Social Skills
2 88 (9.70%) Finance
3 78 (8.60%) Public Sector
4 60 (6.62%) Banking
5 58 (6.39%) Telecoms
6 54 (5.95%) Analytical Skills
7 49 (5.40%) Documentation Skills
8 32 (3.53%) Legal
9 21 (2.32%) Manufacturing
10 17 (1.87%) Investment Banking
11 15 (1.65%) Financial Institution
11 15 (1.65%) Organisational Skills
12 12 (1.32%) Marketing
13 11 (1.21%) Presentation Skills
13 11 (1.21%) Retail
14 9 (0.99%) Law
15 7 (0.77%) Electronics
15 7 (0.77%) Military
16 6 (0.66%) Police
17 5 (0.55%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 402 (44.32%) Network Engineer
2 105 (11.58%) Architect
3 93 (10.25%) Cisco Engineer
4 90 (9.92%) Senior
5 89 (9.81%) Cisco Network Engineer
6 75 (8.27%) Security Engineer
7 65 (7.17%) Network Architect
8 63 (6.95%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
9 55 (6.06%) Network Security Engineer
10 47 (5.18%) Senior Network Engineer
11 42 (4.63%) Data Network Engineer
12 39 (4.30%) Analyst
13 38 (4.19%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 33 (3.64%) Data Engineer
14 33 (3.64%) DV Cleared Network Engineer
15 29 (3.20%) Cisco Security Engineer
16 25 (2.76%) Network Specialist
17 21 (2.32%) Lead
17 21 (2.32%) Support Engineer
18 19 (2.09%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 64 (7.06%) 802.1X
2 15 (1.65%) Flash
2 15 (1.65%) LDAP
3 10 (1.10%) SAML
4 8 (0.88%) REST
5 7 (0.77%) XMPP
6 6 (0.66%) NETCONF
7 5 (0.55%) Jinja
7 5 (0.55%) YANG
8 4 (0.44%) HTML
8 4 (0.44%) OpenConfig
8 4 (0.44%) RESTCONF
8 4 (0.44%) VML
9 2 (0.22%) ADO
9 2 (0.22%) CSS
9 2 (0.22%) Django
9 2 (0.22%) JSON
9 2 (0.22%) Middleware
9 2 (0.22%) RFC 2544
10 1 (0.11%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 239 (26.35%) Data Centre
2 53 (5.84%) PKI
3 41 (4.52%) Replication
4 40 (4.41%) Clustering
5 32 (3.53%) Hybrid Cloud
6 28 (3.09%) Data Protection Act
7 27 (2.98%) Onboarding
8 26 (2.87%) Cloud Native
9 23 (2.54%) Linux Command Line
10 18 (1.98%) Operational Technology
11 17 (1.87%) Self-Motivation
12 15 (1.65%) Driving Licence
13 13 (1.43%) Video Conferencing
14 12 (1.32%) Analytical Mindset
15 10 (1.10%) Enterprise Storage
15 10 (1.10%) Product Ownership
15 10 (1.10%) Security Posture
16 9 (0.99%) EMC VMAX
16 9 (0.99%) SCADA
17 8 (0.88%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 155 (17.09%) Windows
2 79 (8.71%) Linux
3 61 (6.73%) Windows Server
4 25 (2.76%) Windows 10
5 20 (2.21%) Unix
6 15 (1.65%) Mac OS
7 13 (1.43%) Android
8 8 (0.88%) Ubuntu
9 7 (0.77%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 7 (0.77%) Windows Server 2012
10 4 (0.44%) CatOS
10 4 (0.44%) Solaris
10 4 (0.44%) Windows Server 2019
11 3 (0.33%) Data ONTAP
11 3 (0.33%) VMS
12 2 (0.22%) AIX
13 1 (0.11%) CentOS
13 1 (0.11%) Debian
13 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 127 (14.00%) Migration
2 109 (12.02%) Problem-Solving
3 99 (10.92%) Load Balancing
4 93 (10.25%) High Availability
5 84 (9.26%) ITIL
6 78 (8.60%) Network Design
7 72 (7.94%) ITSM
8 63 (6.95%) Agile
9 58 (6.39%) Change Management
10 56 (6.17%) Project Delivery
11 54 (5.95%) Cybersecurity
11 54 (5.95%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 51 (5.62%) Continuous Improvement
13 50 (5.51%) Disaster Recovery
14 48 (5.29%) Observability
14 48 (5.29%) Technical Leadership
15 45 (4.96%) Network Monitoring
16 44 (4.85%) Capacity Planning
17 43 (4.74%) Service Management
17 43 (4.74%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 93 (10.25%) Python
2 46 (5.07%) PowerShell
3 14 (1.54%) Bash
4 8 (0.88%) C
5 6 (0.66%) SQL
6 4 (0.44%) PHP
7 3 (0.33%) C++
7 3 (0.33%) Java
7 3 (0.33%) JavaScript
7 3 (0.33%) Lisp
8 2 (0.22%) ActionScript
8 2 (0.22%) Korn
8 2 (0.22%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.11%) Kusto Query Language
9 1 (0.11%) Ladder Logic
Qualifications
1 360 (39.69%) Security Cleared
2 270 (29.77%) SC Cleared
3 244 (26.90%) Cisco Certification
4 192 (21.17%) CCNP
5 102 (11.25%) DV Cleared
6 88 (9.70%) CCNA
7 66 (7.28%) Degree
8 58 (6.39%) CCIE
9 25 (2.76%) Microsoft Certification
10 21 (2.32%) JNCIS
11 20 (2.21%) MCSE
12 19 (2.09%) BPSS Clearance
13 18 (1.98%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
14 17 (1.87%) Azure Certification
15 15 (1.65%) JNCIP
16 14 (1.54%) JNCIA
16 14 (1.54%) MCSA
16 14 (1.54%) VCAP
17 12 (1.32%) CCSE
17 12 (1.32%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (2.98%) SLA
2 25 (2.76%) NIST
3 21 (2.32%) Cyber Essentials
3 21 (2.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 17 (1.87%) NCSC
5 10 (1.10%) PMO
6 6 (0.66%) GDPR
6 6 (0.66%) QA
7 4 (0.44%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 4 (0.44%) JSP 440
8 3 (0.33%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 3 (0.33%) RMADS
9 2 (0.22%) ISA99
9 2 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 2 (0.22%) NIST 800
9 2 (0.22%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.11%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.11%) Data Quality
10 1 (0.11%) GRC
10 1 (0.11%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 133 (14.66%) VMware Infrastructure
2 67 (7.39%) Active Directory
3 55 (6.06%) vSphere
4 50 (5.51%) VMware ESXi
5 45 (4.96%) VMware NSX
6 23 (2.54%) Virtual Machines
7 19 (2.09%) Firmware
8 18 (1.98%) NFS
9 17 (1.87%) Hyper-V
10 15 (1.65%) GPFS
11 7 (0.77%) Docker
12 4 (0.44%) SRDF
12 4 (0.44%) vCloud
12 4 (0.44%) Virtual Desktop
13 3 (0.33%) EMC RecoverPoint
13 3 (0.33%) KVM
13 3 (0.33%) Snort
13 3 (0.33%) UAG
13 3 (0.33%) Virtual Servers
14 1 (0.11%) RHEV
Systems Management
1 104 (11.47%) Ansible
2 79 (8.71%) FortiGate
3 43 (4.74%) Terraform
4 35 (3.86%) vCenter Server
5 25 (2.76%) vRealize
6 20 (2.21%) Grafana
6 20 (2.21%) Microsoft Intune
7 18 (1.98%) Prometheus
8 17 (1.87%) SCCM
9 16 (1.76%) Kubernetes
10 15 (1.65%) VxRail
11 10 (1.10%) Nagios
11 10 (1.10%) Single Sign-On
12 9 (0.99%) Cisco Prime
13 7 (0.77%) SCOM
14 5 (0.55%) Cisco CUCM
14 5 (0.55%) Endace
14 5 (0.55%) QRadar
14 5 (0.55%) Salt
15 4 (0.44%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 234 (25.80%) Palo Alto
2 169 (18.63%) F5
3 157 (17.31%) VMware
4 152 (16.76%) Juniper
4 152 (16.76%) Microsoft
5 116 (12.79%) Aruba
6 114 (12.57%) CheckPoint
7 112 (12.35%) Fortinet
8 85 (9.37%) Meraki
9 81 (8.93%) ServiceNow
10 80 (8.82%) SolarWinds
11 52 (5.73%) Arista
12 51 (5.62%) Splunk
13 40 (4.41%) Zscaler
14 38 (4.19%) Dell
15 35 (3.86%) IBM
16 30 (3.31%) HP
17 27 (2.98%) Extreme Networks
18 24 (2.65%) Remedy
19 22 (2.43%) Citrix