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 21 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
21 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 105 59 61
Rank change year-on-year -46 +2 +9
Contract jobs citing Cisco 916 901 1,228
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.32% 3.68% 3.32%
As % of the Vendors category 5.44% 7.76% 7.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 609 577 757
10th Percentile £300 £312 £263
25th Percentile £400 £413 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £481 £505 £490
Median % change year-on-year -4.70% +3.06% +3.16%
75th Percentile £560 £588 £594
90th Percentile £638 £638 £719
UK median daily rate £475 £500 £487
% change year-on-year -5.00% +2.72% +2.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 35 18 44
10th Percentile £21.08 £17.26 £13.50
25th Percentile £26.89 £20.04 £23.53
Median hourly rate £48.72 £37.07 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year +31.42% +23.58% -47.88%
75th Percentile £74.26 £67.81 £42.54
90th Percentile £77.40 £75.00 £73.67
UK median hourly rate £54.86 £37.50 £30.00
% change year-on-year +46.29% +25.00% -41.94%

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 16,849 11,612 15,594
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 42.59% 47.37% 42.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,980 7,529 9,955
10th Percentile £313 £296 £255
25th Percentile £413 £407 £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 £705 £725 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £513 £518
% change year-on-year -2.44% -0.97% -1.43%
Number of hourly rates quoted 886 441 986
10th Percentile £15.32 £14.99 £12.00
25th Percentile £18.70 £18.13 £14.16
Median hourly rate £30.00 £28.75 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +27.78% -43.75%
75th Percentile £60.00 £62.50 £55.08
90th Percentile £78.40 £80.00 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £27.99 £22.50
% change year-on-year +7.18% +24.40% -48.70%

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 21 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 21 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 21 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 -68 276 £500 -0.05% 131
South East -14 212 £500 - 127
North of England -43 177 £481 -3.75% 99
Midlands -13 148 £378 -16.11% 71
North West -15 140 £481 -1.79% 42
West Midlands 0 135 £350 -20.00% 42
South West -68 47 £505 -8.18% 40
East of England -8 40 £495 +4.21% 51
Yorkshire -84 35 £450 -14.29% 43
East Midlands -52 9 £415 -12.63% 29
North East -19 4 £550 +69.23% 15
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 33 (3.60%) SharePoint
2 26 (2.84%) Microsoft Exchange
3 16 (1.75%) Confluence
4 7 (0.76%) Apache
5 5 (0.55%) IIS
5 5 (0.55%) OpenStack
6 1 (0.11%) JBoss
6 1 (0.11%) SharePoint Server
6 1 (0.11%) Skype for Business
6 1 (0.11%) WebLogic
6 1 (0.11%) WebSphere
Applications
1 38 (4.15%) MS Visio
2 36 (3.93%) Microsoft Office
3 16 (1.75%) Microsoft Excel
4 12 (1.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (0.55%) Acrobat
6 2 (0.22%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 17 (1.86%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.11%) Actimize
Cloud Services
1 167 (18.23%) Azure
2 140 (15.28%) AWS
3 69 (7.53%) Microsoft 365
4 40 (4.37%) Entra ID
5 32 (3.49%) GCP
6 15 (1.64%) Datadog
7 12 (1.31%) Azure ExpressRoute
7 12 (1.31%) SaaS
7 12 (1.31%) Virtual Private Cloud
8 10 (1.09%) OpenShift
9 9 (0.98%) Azure Sentinel
10 8 (0.87%) GitHub
11 7 (0.76%) Mimecast
11 7 (0.76%) Nutanix
12 6 (0.66%) Azure DevOps
12 6 (0.66%) Microsoft Purview
13 5 (0.55%) IaaS
14 4 (0.44%) AWS Direct Connect
14 4 (0.44%) OCI
14 4 (0.44%) Route 53
Communications & Networking
1 398 (43.45%) Firewall
2 295 (32.21%) WAN
3 254 (27.73%) BGP
4 223 (24.34%) LAN
5 207 (22.60%) VPN
6 192 (20.96%) Network Security
7 185 (20.20%) OSPF
8 132 (14.41%) DNS
8 132 (14.41%) Wireless
9 125 (13.65%) VLAN
10 113 (12.34%) SD-WAN
11 93 (10.15%) MPLS
12 88 (9.61%) Cisco ISE
13 85 (9.28%) VXLAN
14 70 (7.64%) DHCP
15 69 (7.53%) Cisco ASA
15 69 (7.53%) Cisco Nexus
16 64 (6.99%) IPsec
17 63 (6.88%) Wi-Fi
18 58 (6.33%) 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 (1.86%) JIRA
2 11 (1.20%) Sonatype Nexus
3 10 (1.09%) Git
4 7 (0.76%) Jenkins
5 5 (0.55%) GitLab
6 1 (0.11%) Bitbucket
General
1 202 (22.05%) Social Skills
2 97 (10.59%) Finance
3 89 (9.72%) Public Sector
4 61 (6.66%) Analytical Skills
4 61 (6.66%) Telecoms
5 58 (6.33%) Banking
6 51 (5.57%) Documentation Skills
7 39 (4.26%) Legal
8 25 (2.73%) Manufacturing
9 16 (1.75%) Investment Banking
9 16 (1.75%) Organisational Skills
10 15 (1.64%) Financial Institution
10 15 (1.64%) Marketing
11 14 (1.53%) Presentation Skills
12 11 (1.20%) Electronics
13 10 (1.09%) Retail
14 9 (0.98%) Law
15 8 (0.87%) Military
16 7 (0.76%) Influencing Skills
17 6 (0.66%) Police
Job Titles
1 390 (42.58%) Network Engineer
2 109 (11.90%) Architect
3 89 (9.72%) Cisco Engineer
4 87 (9.50%) Senior
5 84 (9.17%) Cisco Network Engineer
6 73 (7.97%) Security Engineer
7 69 (7.53%) Network Architect
8 62 (6.77%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
9 52 (5.68%) Network Security Engineer
10 49 (5.35%) Analyst
11 44 (4.80%) Senior Network Engineer
12 40 (4.37%) Data Network Engineer
13 37 (4.04%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 33 (3.60%) DV Cleared Network Engineer
15 31 (3.38%) Data Engineer
16 29 (3.17%) Infrastructure Analyst
17 27 (2.95%) Cisco Security Engineer
18 24 (2.62%) Consultant
18 24 (2.62%) Network Specialist
19 23 (2.51%) Storage Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 59 (6.44%) 802.1X
2 17 (1.86%) Flash
3 15 (1.64%) LDAP
4 13 (1.42%) XMPP
5 10 (1.09%) SAML
6 8 (0.87%) REST
7 7 (0.76%) NETCONF
8 6 (0.66%) YANG
9 5 (0.55%) Jinja
9 5 (0.55%) OpenConfig
10 4 (0.44%) HTML
10 4 (0.44%) RESTCONF
10 4 (0.44%) VML
11 3 (0.33%) JSON
12 2 (0.22%) ADO
12 2 (0.22%) CSS
12 2 (0.22%) Django
12 2 (0.22%) Middleware
12 2 (0.22%) RFC 2544
12 2 (0.22%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 245 (26.75%) Data Centre
2 49 (5.35%) PKI
3 36 (3.93%) Replication
4 32 (3.49%) Clustering
4 32 (3.49%) Linux Command Line
5 31 (3.38%) Hybrid Cloud
6 27 (2.95%) Data Protection Act
7 26 (2.84%) Cloud Native
8 25 (2.73%) Onboarding
9 18 (1.97%) Product Ownership
10 17 (1.86%) Operational Technology
10 17 (1.86%) Self-Motivation
11 14 (1.53%) Driving Licence
12 12 (1.31%) Video Conferencing
13 11 (1.20%) Analytical Mindset
14 10 (1.09%) Enterprise Storage
14 10 (1.09%) SCADA
14 10 (1.09%) Security Posture
15 9 (0.98%) EMC VMAX
16 8 (0.87%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 152 (16.59%) Windows
2 93 (10.15%) Linux
3 61 (6.66%) Windows Server
4 25 (2.73%) Windows 10
5 19 (2.07%) Unix
6 18 (1.97%) Mac OS
7 16 (1.75%) Android
8 13 (1.42%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 8 (0.87%) Ubuntu
10 7 (0.76%) Windows Server 2012
11 4 (0.44%) CatOS
11 4 (0.44%) Solaris
11 4 (0.44%) Windows Server 2019
12 3 (0.33%) Data ONTAP
12 3 (0.33%) VMS
13 2 (0.22%) AIX
14 1 (0.11%) CentOS
14 1 (0.11%) Debian
14 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 132 (14.41%) Migration
2 117 (12.77%) Problem-Solving
3 100 (10.92%) Load Balancing
4 87 (9.50%) ITIL
5 86 (9.39%) High Availability
6 81 (8.84%) Network Design
7 78 (8.52%) ITSM
8 74 (8.08%) Agile
9 63 (6.88%) Cybersecurity
10 58 (6.33%) Change Management
11 55 (6.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 54 (5.90%) Roadmaps
13 53 (5.79%) Service Management
14 51 (5.57%) Project Delivery
15 48 (5.24%) Collaborative Working
15 48 (5.24%) Continuous Improvement
16 47 (5.13%) Observability
16 47 (5.13%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 46 (5.02%) Stakeholder Management
17 46 (5.02%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 104 (11.35%) Python
2 47 (5.13%) PowerShell
3 22 (2.40%) Bash
4 8 (0.87%) C
4 8 (0.87%) Perl
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
1 367 (40.07%) Security Cleared
2 279 (30.46%) SC Cleared
3 251 (27.40%) Cisco Certification
4 200 (21.83%) CCNP
5 103 (11.24%) DV Cleared
6 93 (10.15%) CCNA
7 71 (7.75%) Degree
8 62 (6.77%) CCIE
9 21 (2.29%) Azure Certification
9 21 (2.29%) JNCIS
10 20 (2.18%) Microsoft Certification
11 19 (2.07%) BPSS Clearance
12 16 (1.75%) JNCIP
13 15 (1.64%) AWS Certification
13 15 (1.64%) JNCIA
14 14 (1.53%) MCSE
15 13 (1.42%) CCSE
16 12 (1.31%) Network+ Certification
16 12 (1.31%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
17 11 (1.20%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (3.17%) NIST
2 28 (3.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 26 (2.84%) SLA
4 21 (2.29%) Cyber Essentials
5 17 (1.86%) NCSC
6 11 (1.20%) GDPR
6 11 (1.20%) PMO
7 7 (0.76%) PCI DSS
8 6 (0.66%) QA
9 4 (0.44%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 4 (0.44%) JSP 440
10 3 (0.33%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 3 (0.33%) RMADS
11 2 (0.22%) ISA99
11 2 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 2 (0.22%) NIST 800
12 1 (0.11%) Actionable Recommendations
12 1 (0.11%) Data Quality
12 1 (0.11%) GRC
12 1 (0.11%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 138 (15.07%) VMware Infrastructure
2 72 (7.86%) Active Directory
3 57 (6.22%) vSphere
4 49 (5.35%) VMware NSX
5 44 (4.80%) VMware ESXi
6 20 (2.18%) NFS
7 19 (2.07%) Firmware
8 17 (1.86%) GPFS
8 17 (1.86%) Hyper-V
9 15 (1.64%) Virtual Machines
10 7 (0.76%) Docker
11 4 (0.44%) SRDF
11 4 (0.44%) vCloud
11 4 (0.44%) Virtual Desktop
12 3 (0.33%) EMC RecoverPoint
12 3 (0.33%) KVM
12 3 (0.33%) Snort
12 3 (0.33%) UAG
12 3 (0.33%) Virtual Servers
13 1 (0.11%) RHEV
Systems Management
1 100 (10.92%) Ansible
2 80 (8.73%) FortiGate
3 46 (5.02%) Terraform
4 34 (3.71%) vRealize
5 29 (3.17%) vCenter Server
6 20 (2.18%) Grafana
6 20 (2.18%) Microsoft Intune
6 20 (2.18%) VxRail
7 18 (1.97%) Prometheus
8 17 (1.86%) SCCM
9 16 (1.75%) Kubernetes
10 10 (1.09%) Nagios
10 10 (1.09%) Single Sign-On
11 9 (0.98%) Cisco Prime
12 7 (0.76%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 7 (0.76%) SCOM
13 6 (0.66%) QRadar
14 5 (0.55%) Cisco CUCM
14 5 (0.55%) Endace
14 5 (0.55%) Salt
Vendors
1 237 (25.87%) Palo Alto
2 169 (18.45%) F5
3 166 (18.12%) VMware
4 158 (17.25%) Microsoft
5 152 (16.59%) Juniper
6 115 (12.55%) Aruba
7 112 (12.23%) CheckPoint
8 111 (12.12%) Fortinet
9 89 (9.72%) SolarWinds
10 88 (9.61%) Meraki
11 83 (9.06%) ServiceNow
12 53 (5.79%) Arista
13 49 (5.35%) Splunk
14 47 (5.13%) Dell
15 45 (4.91%) IBM
16 39 (4.26%) Zscaler
17 38 (4.15%) HP
18 28 (3.06%) Citrix
19 27 (2.95%) Extreme Networks
20 24 (2.62%) Remedy