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 18 August 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
18 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 124 73 66
Rank change year-on-year -51 -7 -9
Contract jobs citing Cisco 1,006 933 1,034
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.20% 3.38% 3.12%
As % of the Vendors category 5.28% 7.16% 7.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 680 567 661
10th Percentile £305 £314 £273
25th Percentile £408 £409 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +11.11%
75th Percentile £581 £588 £583
90th Percentile £675 £638 £650
UK median daily rate £489 £495 £500
% change year-on-year -1.39% -0.92% +8.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 34 41 26
10th Percentile £26.06 - £14.44
25th Percentile £29.00 £25.15 £20.98
Median hourly rate £48.72 £30.00 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year +62.40% +15.38% -43.11%
75th Percentile £67.84 £58.75 £71.56
90th Percentile £77.30 £83.00 £75.12
UK median hourly rate £53.75 £30.00 £27.50
% change year-on-year +79.17% +9.09% -42.31%

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 19,039 13,034 14,465
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 41.62% 47.21% 43.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,986 8,232 9,238
10th Percentile £313 £275 £300
25th Percentile £413 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £508 £525
Median % change year-on-year +0.99% -3.33% -
75th Percentile £614 £619 £628
90th Percentile £700 £716 £734
UK median daily rate £510 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +2.00% -4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,032 642 732
10th Percentile £14.82 £14.75 £13.69
25th Percentile £18.25 £17.61 £15.62
Median hourly rate £33.98 £25.15 £29.39
Median % change year-on-year +35.11% -14.41% -21.64%
75th Percentile £65.58 £50.00 £62.51
90th Percentile £85.00 £68.75 £71.25
UK median hourly rate £32.50 £25.15 £28.00
% change year-on-year +29.22% -10.18% -30.86%

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 18 August 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 18 August 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 18 August 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 -45 367 £500 - 130
North of England -20 244 £498 +4.46% 141
North West +1 176 £485 +2.11% 58
South East -56 157 £481 -8.33% 148
Midlands -31 135 £425 -17.48% 94
West Midlands -16 129 £423 -17.96% 48
Yorkshire -49 63 £500 +1.63% 58
South West -55 56 £500 -11.11% 83
East of England -20 35 £500 -9.09% 75
North East -40 6 £350 -20.00% 27
East Midlands -37 3 £525 +6.33% 46
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 29 (2.88%) SharePoint
2 25 (2.49%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (1.19%) Confluence
4 10 (0.99%) OpenStack
5 7 (0.70%) Apache
6 6 (0.60%) JBoss
6 6 (0.60%) SAS
7 4 (0.40%) nginx
8 3 (0.30%) CloudStack
8 3 (0.30%) IIS
8 3 (0.30%) Tomcat
9 2 (0.20%) CMS
10 1 (0.099%) Apache Spark
10 1 (0.099%) FactoryTalk
10 1 (0.099%) Mendix
10 1 (0.099%) SharePoint Server
10 1 (0.099%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 41 (4.08%) Microsoft Office
2 25 (2.49%) Microsoft Excel
3 19 (1.89%) MS Visio
4 10 (0.99%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.30%) Acrobat
6 1 (0.099%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 1 (0.099%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 218 (21.67%) Azure
2 137 (13.62%) AWS
3 84 (8.35%) Microsoft 365
4 56 (5.57%) Entra ID
5 29 (2.88%) GitHub
6 25 (2.49%) OneDrive
7 21 (2.09%) GCP
8 18 (1.79%) Virtual Private Cloud
9 16 (1.59%) Azure ExpressRoute
10 15 (1.49%) OpenShift
11 14 (1.39%) Power Platform
12 11 (1.09%) SaaS
13 10 (0.99%) Azure Sentinel
14 9 (0.89%) Azure DevOps
15 7 (0.70%) Cloudflare
15 7 (0.70%) GitHub Actions
15 7 (0.70%) IaaS
15 7 (0.70%) Rubrik
16 6 (0.60%) Amazon EC2
16 6 (0.60%) AWS Direct Connect
Communications & Networking
1 451 (44.83%) Firewall
2 294 (29.22%) WAN
3 283 (28.13%) BGP
4 224 (22.27%) LAN
5 220 (21.87%) VPN
6 215 (21.37%) Network Security
7 182 (18.09%) Wireless
8 181 (17.99%) OSPF
9 179 (17.79%) DNS
10 168 (16.70%) VLAN
11 126 (12.52%) SD-WAN
12 108 (10.74%) Wi-Fi
13 100 (9.94%) DHCP
14 92 (9.15%) Cisco Nexus
15 88 (8.75%) Cisco ISE
15 88 (8.75%) MPLS
16 86 (8.55%) VXLAN
17 83 (8.25%) Cisco ASA
17 83 (8.25%) TCP/IP
18 72 (7.16%) Cisco IOS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (2.09%) SQL Server
2 6 (0.60%) Big Data
2 6 (0.60%) Hadoop
2 6 (0.60%) Power BI
3 4 (0.40%) Amazon RDS
4 3 (0.30%) MySQL
5 2 (0.20%) Metadata
5 2 (0.20%) NoSQL
5 2 (0.20%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.099%) Apache Hive
6 1 (0.099%) ClickHouse
Development Applications
1 30 (2.98%) Git
2 20 (1.99%) JIRA
3 11 (1.09%) GitLab
3 11 (1.09%) Sonatype Nexus
4 10 (0.99%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.20%) Robot Framework
6 1 (0.099%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.099%) Tricentis qTest
6 1 (0.099%) Zephyr
General
1 236 (23.46%) Social Skills
2 104 (10.34%) Finance
3 87 (8.65%) Analytical Skills
4 68 (6.76%) Telecoms
5 60 (5.96%) Banking
6 46 (4.57%) Public Sector
7 45 (4.47%) Documentation Skills
8 34 (3.38%) Legal
9 21 (2.09%) Financial Institution
10 19 (1.89%) Investment Banking
11 16 (1.59%) Retail
12 14 (1.39%) Law
13 12 (1.19%) Military
13 12 (1.19%) Police
14 11 (1.09%) Manufacturing
14 11 (1.09%) Organisational Skills
15 9 (0.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 9 (0.89%) Influencing Skills
16 6 (0.60%) Marketing
17 4 (0.40%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 495 (49.20%) Network Engineer
2 154 (15.31%) Senior
3 132 (13.12%) Architect
4 118 (11.73%) Cisco Engineer
5 109 (10.83%) Senior Network Engineer
6 107 (10.64%) Cisco Network Engineer
7 82 (8.15%) Security Engineer
8 70 (6.96%) Network Architect
9 65 (6.46%) Network Security Engineer
10 53 (5.27%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 45 (4.47%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
12 40 (3.98%) Data Network Engineer
13 33 (3.28%) Analyst
14 32 (3.18%) Cisco Security Engineer
14 32 (3.18%) Data Engineer
15 27 (2.68%) Automation Engineer
15 27 (2.68%) Lead
16 25 (2.49%) Network Specialist
17 22 (2.19%) Solutions Architect
18 21 (2.09%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 68 (6.76%) 802.1X
2 24 (2.39%) REST
3 12 (1.19%) SAML
3 12 (1.19%) YAML
4 11 (1.09%) JSON
5 9 (0.89%) Flash
5 9 (0.89%) NETCONF
6 7 (0.70%) OpenConfig
6 7 (0.70%) RESTCONF
6 7 (0.70%) YANG
7 6 (0.60%) Microsoft Graph
8 5 (0.50%) Jinja
9 4 (0.40%) LDAP
9 4 (0.40%) XMPP
10 3 (0.30%) Elastic Stack
10 3 (0.30%) LAMP
10 3 (0.30%) LEMP Stack
10 3 (0.30%) Middleware
11 2 (0.20%) .NET Core
11 2 (0.20%) RFC 2544
Miscellaneous
1 241 (23.96%) Data Centre
2 51 (5.07%) PKI
3 50 (4.97%) Hybrid Cloud
4 41 (4.08%) Onboarding
5 31 (3.08%) Clustering
5 31 (3.08%) Data Protection Act
5 31 (3.08%) Video Conferencing
6 30 (2.98%) Replication
7 23 (2.29%) Cloud Native
8 21 (2.09%) Analytical Mindset
8 21 (2.09%) Operational Technology
9 18 (1.79%) Linux Command Line
9 18 (1.79%) Public Cloud
10 17 (1.69%) Self-Motivation
11 16 (1.59%) Driving Licence
11 16 (1.59%) Enterprise Storage
12 12 (1.19%) EMC VMAX
12 12 (1.19%) Management Information System
12 12 (1.19%) Virtual Team
13 11 (1.09%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 176 (17.50%) Windows
2 103 (10.24%) Linux
3 74 (7.36%) Windows Server
4 18 (1.79%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 17 (1.69%) Ubuntu
6 16 (1.59%) Windows 10
7 12 (1.19%) Unix
8 10 (0.99%) Mac OS
8 10 (0.99%) Windows Server 2019
9 9 (0.89%) AIX
10 8 (0.80%) Android
10 8 (0.80%) Windows Server 2012
11 5 (0.50%) CentOS
11 5 (0.50%) Data ONTAP
12 4 (0.40%) VMS
13 3 (0.30%) Windows Server 2016
14 1 (0.099%) CatOS
14 1 (0.099%) Debian
14 1 (0.099%) Oracle Linux
14 1 (0.099%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 152 (15.11%) Migration
2 128 (12.72%) ITIL
3 113 (11.23%) Problem-Solving
4 107 (10.64%) Load Balancing
4 107 (10.64%) Project Delivery
5 95 (9.44%) High Availability
6 79 (7.85%) Infrastructure as Code
7 78 (7.75%) Change Management
7 78 (7.75%) Continuous Improvement
8 76 (7.55%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 74 (7.36%) Network Design
10 73 (7.26%) Stakeholder Management
11 70 (6.96%) CI/CD
12 64 (6.36%) ITSM
13 62 (6.16%) Validation
14 59 (5.86%) Technical Leadership
15 56 (5.57%) Zero Trust
16 54 (5.37%) Disaster Recovery
17 53 (5.27%) Agile
18 52 (5.17%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 135 (13.42%) Python
2 59 (5.86%) PowerShell
3 32 (3.18%) Bash
4 18 (1.79%) SQL
5 5 (0.50%) Shell Script
6 4 (0.40%) C
6 4 (0.40%) Java
7 3 (0.30%) C++
7 3 (0.30%) Lisp
8 2 (0.20%) Perl
9 1 (0.099%) ActionScript
9 1 (0.099%) Go
9 1 (0.099%) Ladder Logic
Qualifications
1 275 (27.34%) Security Cleared
2 264 (26.24%) Cisco Certification
3 192 (19.09%) SC Cleared
4 185 (18.39%) CCNP
5 103 (10.24%) CCNA
6 77 (7.65%) DV Cleared
7 62 (6.16%) Degree
8 58 (5.77%) CCIE
9 23 (2.29%) Microsoft Certification
9 23 (2.29%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 19 (1.89%) MCSE
11 17 (1.69%) Azure Certification
11 17 (1.69%) Network+ Certification
12 14 (1.39%) Server+ Certification
13 13 (1.29%) Computer Science Degree
14 12 (1.19%) AWS Certification
15 11 (1.09%) CCSE
16 10 (0.99%) BPSS Clearance
16 10 (0.99%) ISTQB
17 9 (0.89%) JNCIS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (3.28%) SLA
2 28 (2.78%) NIST
3 17 (1.69%) Cyber Essentials
3 17 (1.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 14 (1.39%) NCSC
4 14 (1.39%) QA
5 6 (0.60%) PCI DSS
6 5 (0.50%) GDPR
7 4 (0.40%) Data Quality
8 3 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 3 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 3 (0.30%) NIST 800
8 3 (0.30%) PMO
9 2 (0.20%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.20%) Government Security Classifications
9 2 (0.20%) ISA99
9 2 (0.20%) JSP 440
10 1 (0.099%) GRC
10 1 (0.099%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 145 (14.41%) VMware Infrastructure
2 101 (10.04%) Active Directory
3 43 (4.27%) vSphere
4 42 (4.17%) VMware NSX
5 41 (4.08%) VMware ESXi
6 33 (3.28%) Firmware
7 29 (2.88%) Virtual Machines
8 24 (2.39%) Hyper-V
9 16 (1.59%) Docker
10 13 (1.29%) NFS
11 9 (0.89%) GPFS
12 6 (0.60%) EMC RecoverPoint
12 6 (0.60%) SRDF
13 5 (0.50%) Virtual Desktop
14 3 (0.30%) Dovecot
14 3 (0.30%) FreeRADIUS
14 3 (0.30%) Postfix
14 3 (0.30%) Virtual Servers
15 2 (0.20%) Snort
15 2 (0.20%) UAG
Systems Management
1 135 (13.42%) Ansible
2 80 (7.95%) FortiGate
3 71 (7.06%) Terraform
4 32 (3.18%) Kubernetes
5 29 (2.88%) Microsoft Intune
6 21 (2.09%) SCCM
7 19 (1.89%) vCenter Server
8 17 (1.69%) Cisco CUCM
9 15 (1.49%) Grafana
10 14 (1.39%) Prometheus
11 11 (1.09%) Cisco Prime
12 9 (0.89%) Puppet
12 9 (0.89%) Single Sign-On
12 9 (0.89%) vRealize
13 8 (0.80%) Failover Clustering
13 8 (0.80%) WSUS
14 7 (0.70%) EMC VPLEX
14 7 (0.70%) WMI
15 6 (0.60%) Nagios
15 6 (0.60%) Red Hat Satellite
Vendors
1 211 (20.97%) Palo Alto
2 205 (20.38%) Microsoft
3 191 (18.99%) VMware
4 183 (18.19%) F5
5 181 (17.99%) Fortinet
6 130 (12.92%) Juniper
7 95 (9.44%) CheckPoint
8 93 (9.24%) ServiceNow
9 81 (8.05%) Meraki
10 76 (7.55%) Aruba
11 72 (7.16%) SolarWinds
12 69 (6.86%) Arista
13 49 (4.87%) Zscaler
14 45 (4.47%) Splunk
15 33 (3.28%) Red Hat
16 26 (2.58%) Infoblox
17 25 (2.49%) Dell
18 22 (2.19%) NetApp
19 21 (2.09%) IBM
20 19 (1.89%) HP