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 1 October 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
1 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 124 81 67
Rank change year-on-year -43 -14 -13
Contract jobs citing Cisco 1,016 864 1,057
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.18% 3.09% 3.27%
As % of the Vendors category 5.25% 6.49% 7.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 668 548 631
10th Percentile £300 £298 £275
25th Percentile £400 £406 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £496 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -0.82% - +10.50%
75th Percentile £580 £588 £588
90th Percentile £695 £649 £650
UK median daily rate £475 £485 £500
% change year-on-year -2.06% -3.00% +8.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 42 43 28
10th Percentile £26.85 - £19.55
25th Percentile £34.44 £25.15 £20.14
Median hourly rate £57.13 £30.00 £25.59
Median % change year-on-year +90.42% +17.23% -46.13%
75th Percentile £68.75 £41.63 £67.19
90th Percentile £78.73 £79.85 £75.07
UK median hourly rate £55.00 £30.00 £27.50
% change year-on-year +83.33% +9.09% -42.11%

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 19,337 13,323 14,377
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 41.54% 47.68% 44.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,901 8,487 8,614
10th Percentile £310 £275 £300
25th Percentile £413 £404 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £514 £508 £525
Median % change year-on-year +1.28% -3.33% -
75th Percentile £623 £620 £630
90th Percentile £713 £701 £731
UK median daily rate £513 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +2.50% -4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,205 633 543
10th Percentile £14.02 £14.84 £14.84
25th Percentile £16.72 £18.00 £15.62
Median hourly rate £26.14 £25.15 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +3.94% -28.14% -20.18%
75th Percentile £62.50 £43.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £78.75 £69.65 £71.25
UK median hourly rate £25.52 £25.15 £31.50
% change year-on-year +1.47% -20.16% -27.38%

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 1 October 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 1 October 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 1 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
London -31 379 £500 +5.26% 367
North of England +5 236 £485 +2.11% 148
North West +10 158 £483 +1.68% 78
South East -71 128 £448 -10.50% 153
Midlands -46 127 £459 +2.00% 103
West Midlands -20 122 £450 -8.86% 52
Yorkshire -18 71 £500 +1.63% 48
South West -31 64 £538 -2.27% 91
East of England 0 59 £500 +3.63% 84
North East -33 9 £375 -6.25% 22
East Midlands -30 3 £525 +233.33% 51
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 30 (2.95%) SharePoint
2 26 (2.56%) Microsoft Exchange
3 14 (1.38%) CMS
4 12 (1.18%) Confluence
5 11 (1.08%) OpenStack
6 8 (0.79%) IIS
6 8 (0.79%) SAS
7 7 (0.69%) Apache
8 6 (0.59%) JBoss
9 4 (0.39%) nginx
10 3 (0.30%) CloudStack
10 3 (0.30%) Tomcat
11 2 (0.20%) Skype for Business
12 1 (0.098%) Apache Spark
12 1 (0.098%) FactoryTalk
12 1 (0.098%) Mendix
12 1 (0.098%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 37 (3.64%) Microsoft Office
2 23 (2.26%) Microsoft Excel
3 14 (1.38%) MS Visio
4 7 (0.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.30%) Acrobat
6 1 (0.098%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 1 (0.098%) Monis
1 1 (0.098%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 218 (21.46%) Azure
2 138 (13.58%) AWS
3 88 (8.66%) Microsoft 365
4 58 (5.71%) Entra ID
5 35 (3.44%) GitHub
6 30 (2.95%) GCP
7 27 (2.66%) OneDrive
8 19 (1.87%) Azure ExpressRoute
9 15 (1.48%) Power Platform
10 14 (1.38%) OpenShift
10 14 (1.38%) Virtual Private Cloud
11 12 (1.18%) SaaS
12 10 (0.98%) AWS Direct Connect
13 8 (0.79%) Azure Sentinel
14 7 (0.69%) GitHub Actions
14 7 (0.69%) OCI
14 7 (0.69%) Rubrik
15 6 (0.59%) Azure DevOps
15 6 (0.59%) Cloudflare
15 6 (0.59%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 446 (43.90%) Firewall
2 292 (28.74%) WAN
3 274 (26.97%) BGP
4 234 (23.03%) Network Security
5 224 (22.05%) VPN
6 218 (21.46%) LAN
7 192 (18.90%) Wireless
8 169 (16.63%) OSPF
9 167 (16.44%) VLAN
10 166 (16.34%) DNS
11 129 (12.70%) SD-WAN
12 108 (10.63%) Wi-Fi
13 99 (9.74%) DHCP
14 94 (9.25%) Cisco Nexus
14 94 (9.25%) MPLS
15 90 (8.86%) TCP/IP
16 81 (7.97%) Cisco ISE
17 79 (7.78%) Cisco IOS
18 77 (7.58%) Cisco ASA
19 74 (7.28%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (2.07%) SQL Server
2 8 (0.79%) Power BI
3 6 (0.59%) Hadoop
4 5 (0.49%) Big Data
5 4 (0.39%) Amazon RDS
6 3 (0.30%) Metadata
6 3 (0.30%) MySQL
7 2 (0.20%) NoSQL
7 2 (0.20%) PostgreSQL
8 1 (0.098%) Apache Hive
8 1 (0.098%) ClickHouse
Development Applications
1 37 (3.64%) Git
2 14 (1.38%) GitLab
2 14 (1.38%) JIRA
3 10 (0.98%) Sonatype Nexus
4 7 (0.69%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.20%) Robot Framework
6 1 (0.098%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.098%) Tricentis qTest
6 1 (0.098%) Zephyr
General
1 241 (23.72%) Social Skills
2 118 (11.61%) Finance
3 92 (9.06%) Analytical Skills
4 77 (7.58%) Telecoms
5 69 (6.79%) Banking
6 48 (4.72%) Public Sector
7 44 (4.33%) Documentation Skills
8 38 (3.74%) Legal
9 21 (2.07%) Investment Banking
10 18 (1.77%) Retail
11 17 (1.67%) Financial Institution
12 14 (1.38%) Military
13 13 (1.28%) Law
14 10 (0.98%) Manufacturing
14 10 (0.98%) Organisational Skills
15 9 (0.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 9 (0.89%) Influencing Skills
16 8 (0.79%) Police
17 6 (0.59%) Marketing
18 5 (0.49%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 498 (49.02%) Network Engineer
2 151 (14.86%) Senior
3 131 (12.89%) Architect
4 119 (11.71%) Cisco Engineer
5 113 (11.12%) Senior Network Engineer
6 100 (9.84%) Cisco Network Engineer
7 81 (7.97%) Security Engineer
8 71 (6.99%) Network Architect
9 62 (6.10%) Network Security Engineer
10 53 (5.22%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 47 (4.63%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
12 40 (3.94%) Analyst
13 38 (3.74%) Lead
14 32 (3.15%) Support Engineer
15 29 (2.85%) Data Network Engineer
16 27 (2.66%) Solutions Architect
17 25 (2.46%) Automation Engineer
18 23 (2.26%) DV Cleared Network Engineer
19 22 (2.17%) Consultant
19 22 (2.17%) Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 84 (8.27%) Terraform
2 53 (5.22%) 802.1X
3 32 (3.15%) REST
4 21 (2.07%) YAML
5 18 (1.77%) JSON
6 15 (1.48%) XMPP
7 13 (1.28%) NETCONF
8 12 (1.18%) SAML
9 9 (0.89%) YANG
10 7 (0.69%) Microsoft Graph
10 7 (0.69%) RESTCONF
11 6 (0.59%) Flash
12 5 (0.49%) OpenConfig
13 3 (0.30%) .NET
13 3 (0.30%) Django
13 3 (0.30%) Elastic Stack
13 3 (0.30%) LAMP
13 3 (0.30%) LDAP
13 3 (0.30%) LEMP Stack
13 3 (0.30%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 255 (25.10%) Data Centre
2 52 (5.12%) Hybrid Cloud
3 47 (4.63%) Video Conferencing
4 44 (4.33%) Onboarding
5 40 (3.94%) PKI
6 28 (2.76%) Data Protection Act
7 26 (2.56%) Driving Licence
8 25 (2.46%) Management Information System
9 24 (2.36%) Self-Motivation
10 23 (2.26%) Replication
11 22 (2.17%) Clustering
12 21 (2.07%) Cloud Native
13 20 (1.97%) Public Cloud
14 17 (1.67%) Analytical Mindset
14 17 (1.67%) Operational Technology
15 16 (1.57%) Linux Command Line
16 15 (1.48%) Private Cloud
17 14 (1.38%) Enterprise Storage
17 14 (1.38%) IoT
18 13 (1.28%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 202 (19.88%) Windows
2 106 (10.43%) Linux
3 91 (8.96%) Windows Server
4 22 (2.17%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 21 (2.07%) Mac OS
6 16 (1.57%) Ubuntu
6 16 (1.57%) Windows 10
7 10 (0.98%) Android
7 10 (0.98%) Unix
8 8 (0.79%) Windows Server 2019
9 7 (0.69%) AIX
9 7 (0.69%) Data ONTAP
9 7 (0.69%) Windows Server 2012
10 4 (0.39%) CentOS
11 3 (0.30%) VMS
11 3 (0.30%) Windows Server 2016
12 1 (0.098%) CatOS
12 1 (0.098%) Debian
12 1 (0.098%) Oracle Linux
12 1 (0.098%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 170 (16.73%) Migration
2 122 (12.01%) Problem-Solving
3 121 (11.91%) Project Delivery
4 117 (11.52%) ITIL
5 97 (9.55%) Stakeholder Management
6 91 (8.96%) High Availability
7 87 (8.56%) Infrastructure as Code
8 86 (8.46%) Load Balancing
9 85 (8.37%) Continuous Improvement
10 82 (8.07%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 77 (7.58%) Validation
12 73 (7.19%) Change Management
13 70 (6.89%) Network Design
14 65 (6.40%) Zero Trust
15 64 (6.30%) Technical Leadership
16 61 (6.00%) CI/CD
17 57 (5.61%) Data Protection
18 55 (5.41%) Cybersecurity
18 55 (5.41%) Disaster Recovery
19 51 (5.02%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 135 (13.29%) Python
2 58 (5.71%) PowerShell
3 32 (3.15%) Bash
4 22 (2.17%) SQL
5 5 (0.49%) Java
6 4 (0.39%) C
6 4 (0.39%) C++
7 3 (0.30%) Lisp
7 3 (0.30%) Shell Script
8 2 (0.20%) Go
8 2 (0.20%) Perl
9 1 (0.098%) Ladder Logic
9 1 (0.098%) R
Qualifications
1 269 (26.48%) Security Cleared
2 264 (25.98%) Cisco Certification
3 195 (19.19%) SC Cleared
4 191 (18.80%) CCNP
5 91 (8.96%) CCNA
6 68 (6.69%) DV Cleared
7 61 (6.00%) Degree
8 60 (5.91%) CCIE
9 22 (2.17%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 21 (2.07%) Microsoft Certification
11 17 (1.67%) CISSP
11 17 (1.67%) MCSE
12 14 (1.38%) Azure Certification
13 12 (1.18%) AWS Certification
13 12 (1.18%) Computer Science Degree
13 12 (1.18%) Network+ Certification
14 10 (0.98%) CCSE
14 10 (0.98%) CCSP
14 10 (0.98%) ISTQB
14 10 (0.98%) Server+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (2.95%) NIST
2 25 (2.46%) SLA
3 21 (2.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 15 (1.48%) PCI DSS
5 14 (1.38%) QA
6 13 (1.28%) Cyber Essentials
7 9 (0.89%) GDPR
8 7 (0.69%) NCSC
9 6 (0.59%) GRC
10 5 (0.49%) Data Quality
10 5 (0.49%) ISO 31000
10 5 (0.49%) ISO 9001
10 5 (0.49%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 4 (0.39%) NIST 800
12 3 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 2 (0.20%) Accessibility
13 2 (0.20%) Government Security Classifications
14 1 (0.098%) Def Stans
14 1 (0.098%) JSP 440
14 1 (0.098%) PMO
System Software
1 150 (14.76%) VMware Infrastructure
2 114 (11.22%) Active Directory
3 52 (5.12%) vSphere
4 40 (3.94%) VMware NSX
5 37 (3.64%) VMware ESXi
6 29 (2.85%) Hyper-V
7 28 (2.76%) Virtual Machines
8 26 (2.56%) Firmware
9 18 (1.77%) Docker
10 9 (0.89%) NFS
11 6 (0.59%) GPFS
12 5 (0.49%) FreeRADIUS
12 5 (0.49%) ISA Server
12 5 (0.49%) Virtual Desktop
13 4 (0.39%) EMC RecoverPoint
13 4 (0.39%) SRDF
14 3 (0.30%) Dovecot
14 3 (0.30%) Postfix
14 3 (0.30%) Virtual Servers
15 2 (0.20%) IAG
Systems Management
1 133 (13.09%) Ansible
2 72 (7.09%) FortiGate
3 30 (2.95%) Cisco CUCM
3 30 (2.95%) Kubernetes
4 28 (2.76%) Microsoft Intune
5 21 (2.07%) SCCM
5 21 (2.07%) vCenter Server
6 12 (1.18%) Nagios
7 10 (0.98%) Cisco Prime
8 9 (0.89%) Grafana
9 8 (0.79%) Failover Clustering
9 8 (0.79%) Prometheus
9 8 (0.79%) Puppet
9 8 (0.79%) WMI
9 8 (0.79%) WSUS
10 7 (0.69%) Single Sign-On
11 6 (0.59%) CASB
11 6 (0.59%) Red Hat Satellite
11 6 (0.59%) vRealize
12 5 (0.49%) EMC NetWorker
Vendors
1 217 (21.36%) Palo Alto
2 216 (21.26%) Microsoft
3 198 (19.49%) VMware
4 182 (17.91%) Fortinet
5 151 (14.86%) F5
6 116 (11.42%) Juniper
7 96 (9.45%) Meraki
8 93 (9.15%) CheckPoint
9 77 (7.58%) Aruba
10 76 (7.48%) ServiceNow
11 70 (6.89%) Arista
11 70 (6.89%) SolarWinds
12 52 (5.12%) Zscaler
13 38 (3.74%) Red Hat
14 34 (3.35%) Splunk
15 26 (2.56%) NetApp
16 24 (2.36%) Dell
16 24 (2.36%) Infoblox
17 20 (1.97%) Google
18 19 (1.87%) Citrix