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 24 June 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
24 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 110 61 68
Rank change year-on-year -49 +7 -7
Contract jobs citing Cisco 966 949 1,134
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.22% 3.79% 3.04%
As % of the Vendors category 5.48% 7.99% 7.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 670 581 700
10th Percentile £300 £313 £263
25th Percentile £405 £425 £397
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £481 £500 £488
Median % change year-on-year -3.75% +2.56% +4.56%
75th Percentile £575 £588 £586
90th Percentile £640 £638 £672
UK median daily rate £475 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 30 26 34
10th Percentile £26.63 £24.66 £15.21
25th Percentile £29.00 £25.15 £20.98
Median hourly rate £47.00 £30.00 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +56.67% +20.00% -45.40%
75th Percentile £70.96 £42.93 £41.25
90th Percentile £74.90 £63.41 £59.42
UK median hourly rate £53.75 £30.00 £26.00
% change year-on-year +79.17% +15.38% -48.00%

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 17,642 11,870 15,797
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 40.61% 47.39% 42.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,289 7,537 10,007
10th Percentile £313 £280 £273
25th Percentile £413 £402 £411
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £506 £513 £520
Median % change year-on-year -1.27% -1.44% -0.95%
75th Percentile £606 £625 £630
90th Percentile £700 £725 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £518
% change year-on-year - -3.51% -1.30%
Number of hourly rates quoted 947 540 1,063
10th Percentile £16.00 £14.84 £12.31
25th Percentile £19.33 £17.45 £14.50
Median hourly rate £34.38 £26.75 £24.43
Median % change year-on-year +28.50% +9.50% -34.85%
75th Percentile £63.75 £52.75 £59.95
90th Percentile £81.25 £69.69 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £33.99 £25.30 £24.18
% change year-on-year +34.35% +4.63% -42.15%

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 24 June 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 24 June 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 24 June 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 -62 315 £500 - 199
North of England -43 214 £481 -2.18% 157
South East -32 189 £500 - 147
North West -14 164 £481 +1.05% 77
Midlands -27 135 £413 -21.43% 79
West Midlands -19 128 £402 -23.43% 41
South West -70 52 £525 -4.55% 83
Yorkshire -68 48 £484 -3.20% 55
East of England -17 38 £500 +0.50% 87
East Midlands -35 4 £458 -1.08% 38
North East -40 3 £463 +42.31% 26
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 24 (2.48%) SharePoint
2 17 (1.76%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (1.24%) Confluence
4 8 (0.83%) Apache
5 6 (0.62%) OpenStack
6 5 (0.52%) IIS
7 3 (0.31%) nginx
7 3 (0.31%) Tomcat
8 2 (0.21%) CloudStack
8 2 (0.21%) CMS
9 1 (0.10%) Apache Spark
9 1 (0.10%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 40 (4.14%) Microsoft Office
2 25 (2.59%) MS Visio
3 22 (2.28%) Microsoft Excel
4 10 (1.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (0.41%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 5 (0.52%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 184 (19.05%) Azure
2 129 (13.35%) AWS
3 64 (6.63%) Microsoft 365
4 40 (4.14%) Entra ID
5 19 (1.97%) GCP
6 16 (1.66%) SaaS
7 15 (1.55%) GitHub
7 15 (1.55%) Virtual Private Cloud
8 13 (1.35%) Azure Sentinel
9 12 (1.24%) OneDrive
10 11 (1.14%) Azure ExpressRoute
11 10 (1.04%) OpenShift
12 8 (0.83%) IaaS
12 8 (0.83%) Microsoft Purview
13 7 (0.72%) Power Platform
14 6 (0.62%) Nutanix
15 5 (0.52%) Azure DevOps
15 5 (0.52%) GitHub Actions
15 5 (0.52%) Rubrik
16 4 (0.41%) Cloudflare
Communications & Networking
1 428 (44.31%) Firewall
2 321 (33.23%) WAN
3 263 (27.23%) BGP
4 248 (25.67%) LAN
5 212 (21.95%) Network Security
5 212 (21.95%) VPN
6 177 (18.32%) OSPF
7 166 (17.18%) DNS
8 164 (16.98%) Wireless
9 153 (15.84%) VLAN
10 124 (12.84%) SD-WAN
11 91 (9.42%) DHCP
11 91 (9.42%) MPLS
12 88 (9.11%) Cisco ISE
12 88 (9.11%) VXLAN
13 83 (8.59%) Cisco Nexus
13 83 (8.59%) Wi-Fi
14 73 (7.56%) Multicast
15 71 (7.35%) Cisco IOS
16 60 (6.21%) Cisco ASA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (1.24%) SQL Server
2 3 (0.31%) MySQL
2 3 (0.31%) NoSQL
3 2 (0.21%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (0.10%) Amazon RDS
4 1 (0.10%) Apache Hive
4 1 (0.10%) Big Data
4 1 (0.10%) ClickHouse
4 1 (0.10%) Hadoop
4 1 (0.10%) Metadata
4 1 (0.10%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 19 (1.97%) JIRA
2 11 (1.14%) Git
3 10 (1.04%) Sonatype Nexus
4 8 (0.83%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.21%) Bitbucket
5 2 (0.21%) GitLab
General
1 223 (23.08%) Social Skills
2 95 (9.83%) Finance
3 56 (5.80%) Analytical Skills
3 56 (5.80%) Documentation Skills
4 54 (5.59%) Banking
5 52 (5.38%) Telecoms
6 42 (4.35%) Public Sector
7 38 (3.93%) Legal
8 20 (2.07%) Investment Banking
9 18 (1.86%) Financial Institution
9 18 (1.86%) Manufacturing
10 13 (1.35%) Retail
11 12 (1.24%) Law
11 12 (1.24%) Organisational Skills
12 11 (1.14%) Military
13 7 (0.72%) Marketing
13 7 (0.72%) Police
14 5 (0.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 5 (0.52%) Influencing Skills
14 5 (0.52%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 449 (46.48%) Network Engineer
2 121 (12.53%) Architect
3 107 (11.08%) Cisco Engineer
3 107 (11.08%) Senior
4 100 (10.35%) Cisco Network Engineer
5 83 (8.59%) Security Engineer
6 67 (6.94%) Network Architect
7 62 (6.42%) Network Security Engineer
8 60 (6.21%) Senior Network Engineer
9 59 (6.11%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
10 51 (5.28%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 46 (4.76%) Data Network Engineer
12 34 (3.52%) Analyst
12 34 (3.52%) Data Engineer
13 33 (3.42%) Cisco Security Engineer
14 26 (2.69%) Network Specialist
15 25 (2.59%) DV Cleared Network Engineer
16 23 (2.38%) Lead
17 22 (2.28%) Solutions Architect
18 21 (2.17%) Automation Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 72 (7.45%) 802.1X
2 14 (1.45%) Flash
2 14 (1.45%) LDAP
3 13 (1.35%) SAML
4 11 (1.14%) REST
5 6 (0.62%) XMPP
6 5 (0.52%) Jinja
7 4 (0.41%) NETCONF
8 3 (0.31%) LAMP
8 3 (0.31%) LEMP Stack
8 3 (0.31%) OpenConfig
8 3 (0.31%) RESTCONF
8 3 (0.31%) YAML
8 3 (0.31%) YANG
9 2 (0.21%) .NET
9 2 (0.21%) ADO
9 2 (0.21%) ASP.NET
9 2 (0.21%) Django
9 2 (0.21%) Elastic Stack
9 2 (0.21%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 254 (26.29%) Data Centre
2 55 (5.69%) PKI
3 42 (4.35%) Replication
4 41 (4.24%) Clustering
5 37 (3.83%) Hybrid Cloud
6 33 (3.42%) Onboarding
7 30 (3.11%) Data Protection Act
8 24 (2.48%) Video Conferencing
9 18 (1.86%) Linux Command Line
10 16 (1.66%) Cloud Native
10 16 (1.66%) Driving Licence
11 15 (1.55%) Analytical Mindset
11 15 (1.55%) Virtual Team
12 14 (1.45%) Operational Technology
12 14 (1.45%) Security Posture
13 13 (1.35%) EMC VMAX
13 13 (1.35%) Enterprise Storage
14 12 (1.24%) Self-Motivation
15 10 (1.04%) Public Cloud
16 9 (0.93%) Fat Client
Operating Systems
1 179 (18.53%) Windows
2 95 (9.83%) Linux
3 65 (6.73%) Windows Server
4 20 (2.07%) Unix
5 14 (1.45%) Ubuntu
5 14 (1.45%) Windows 10
6 9 (0.93%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 9 (0.93%) Windows Server 2019
7 8 (0.83%) Android
8 7 (0.72%) Mac OS
9 6 (0.62%) AIX
9 6 (0.62%) Windows Server 2012
10 5 (0.52%) Data ONTAP
10 5 (0.52%) VMS
11 4 (0.41%) CentOS
12 3 (0.31%) CatOS
12 3 (0.31%) Solaris
13 1 (0.10%) Check Point GAiA
13 1 (0.10%) Windows Server 2003
13 1 (0.10%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 146 (15.11%) Migration
2 116 (12.01%) Load Balancing
3 104 (10.77%) High Availability
4 102 (10.56%) Problem-Solving
5 94 (9.73%) ITIL
6 79 (8.18%) Project Delivery
7 78 (8.07%) ITSM
8 72 (7.45%) Network Design
9 66 (6.83%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 64 (6.63%) Continuous Improvement
11 60 (6.21%) Agile
12 54 (5.59%) Disaster Recovery
12 54 (5.59%) Stakeholder Management
13 53 (5.49%) Infrastructure as Code
14 52 (5.38%) Cybersecurity
14 52 (5.38%) Technical Leadership
14 52 (5.38%) Validation
15 50 (5.18%) Change Management
16 49 (5.07%) CI/CD
17 48 (4.97%) Runbook
Programming Languages
1 111 (11.49%) Python
2 53 (5.49%) PowerShell
3 19 (1.97%) Bash
4 18 (1.86%) SQL
5 6 (0.62%) C
6 4 (0.41%) PHP
7 3 (0.31%) C++
7 3 (0.31%) Java
7 3 (0.31%) Lisp
8 2 (0.21%) ActionScript
8 2 (0.21%) Korn
8 2 (0.21%) Perl
8 2 (0.21%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.10%) JavaScript
9 1 (0.10%) Ladder Logic
Qualifications
1 306 (31.68%) Security Cleared
2 271 (28.05%) Cisco Certification
3 218 (22.57%) SC Cleared
4 199 (20.60%) CCNP
5 107 (11.08%) CCNA
6 95 (9.83%) DV Cleared
7 60 (6.21%) Degree
8 54 (5.59%) CCIE
9 24 (2.48%) Microsoft Certification
9 24 (2.48%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 19 (1.97%) Network+ Certification
11 18 (1.86%) MCSE
12 16 (1.66%) Azure Certification
13 15 (1.55%) Server+ Certification
14 14 (1.45%) CCSE
15 12 (1.24%) BPSS Clearance
15 12 (1.24%) JNCIP
15 12 (1.24%) JNCIS
15 12 (1.24%) MCSA
15 12 (1.24%) VCAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (3.21%) NIST
1 31 (3.21%) SLA
2 27 (2.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 25 (2.59%) Cyber Essentials
4 19 (1.97%) NCSC
5 13 (1.35%) QA
6 7 (0.72%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 6 (0.62%) GDPR
7 6 (0.62%) PMO
8 5 (0.52%) PCI DSS
9 3 (0.31%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 3 (0.31%) NIST 800
10 2 (0.21%) Accessibility
10 2 (0.21%) Data Quality
10 2 (0.21%) Government Security Classifications
10 2 (0.21%) GRC
10 2 (0.21%) ISA99
10 2 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 2 (0.21%) JSP 440
10 2 (0.21%) RMADS
System Software
1 145 (15.01%) VMware Infrastructure
2 88 (9.11%) Active Directory
3 57 (5.90%) VMware ESXi
4 53 (5.49%) vSphere
5 39 (4.04%) VMware NSX
6 34 (3.52%) Virtual Machines
7 29 (3.00%) Firmware
8 19 (1.97%) Hyper-V
9 18 (1.86%) NFS
10 14 (1.45%) GPFS
11 7 (0.72%) SRDF
12 6 (0.62%) Docker
12 6 (0.62%) EMC RecoverPoint
13 5 (0.52%) Virtual Desktop
14 4 (0.41%) vCloud
15 3 (0.31%) Dovecot
15 3 (0.31%) Postfix
15 3 (0.31%) UAG
15 3 (0.31%) Virtual Servers
16 2 (0.21%) Snort
Systems Management
1 120 (12.42%) Ansible
2 86 (8.90%) FortiGate
3 54 (5.59%) Terraform
4 30 (3.11%) vCenter Server
5 25 (2.59%) Microsoft Intune
6 23 (2.38%) Grafana
7 21 (2.17%) SCCM
8 20 (2.07%) Kubernetes
8 20 (2.07%) Prometheus
9 15 (1.55%) vRealize
10 13 (1.35%) Cisco CUCM
10 13 (1.35%) Single Sign-On
11 9 (0.93%) Cisco Prime
11 9 (0.93%) VxRail
12 7 (0.72%) EMC VPLEX
12 7 (0.72%) WMI
13 6 (0.62%) HAProxy
13 6 (0.62%) SCOM
13 6 (0.62%) WSUS
14 5 (0.52%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 234 (24.22%) Palo Alto
2 185 (19.15%) Microsoft
3 184 (19.05%) F5
4 179 (18.53%) VMware
5 153 (15.84%) Fortinet
6 138 (14.29%) Juniper
7 103 (10.66%) Aruba
8 98 (10.14%) CheckPoint
9 91 (9.42%) ServiceNow
10 82 (8.49%) SolarWinds
11 74 (7.66%) Meraki
12 71 (7.35%) Arista
13 55 (5.69%) Splunk
14 42 (4.35%) Zscaler
15 30 (3.11%) Extreme Networks
16 28 (2.90%) IBM
17 26 (2.69%) Dell
18 25 (2.59%) Infoblox
19 21 (2.17%) EMC
20 20 (2.07%) Brocade