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 May 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 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 106 62 63
Rank change year-on-year -44 +1 +3
Contract jobs citing Cisco 929 888 1,160
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.25% 3.67% 3.19%
As % of the Vendors category 5.49% 7.69% 7.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 635 550 717
10th Percentile £300 £309 £263
25th Percentile £402 £425 £365
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £477 £503 £488
Median % change year-on-year -5.12% +3.13% +2.63%
75th Percentile £573 £588 £588
90th Percentile £643 £638 £700
UK median daily rate £475 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 20 39
10th Percentile £26.22 £17.84 £13.29
25th Percentile £38.80 £23.12 £17.25
Median hourly rate £47.00 £37.07 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +26.78% +34.81% -13.73%
75th Percentile £69.92 £63.13 £41.25
90th Percentile £74.26 £75.00 £75.24
UK median hourly rate £55.00 £37.50 £27.50
% change year-on-year +46.67% +36.36% -45.00%

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 16,907 11,546 15,251
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 41.01% 47.68% 41.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,945 7,418 9,750
10th Percentile £313 £275 £263
25th Percentile £413 £406 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £501 £523 £515
Median % change year-on-year -4.21% +1.46% -3.74%
75th Percentile £610 £625 £633
90th Percentile £703 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £513 £514
% change year-on-year -2.44% -0.29% -2.10%
Number of hourly rates quoted 884 471 1,004
10th Percentile £15.45 £14.84 £12.04
25th Percentile £18.73 £17.50 £14.27
Median hourly rate £32.50 £26.45 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +22.87% +17.56% -40.00%
75th Percentile £59.19 £58.72 £57.37
90th Percentile £76.17 £73.75 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £32.50 £25.50 £22.08
% change year-on-year +27.45% +15.52% -47.85%

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 May 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 May 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 May 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 -55 289 £500 - 151
North of England -42 197 £479 -4.20% 127
South East -15 196 £500 - 146
North West -3 163 £480 -4.00% 52
Midlands -23 134 £401 -10.89% 71
West Midlands -10 126 £400 -8.57% 47
South West -63 52 £519 -5.68% 76
East of England +1 42 £495 +23.75% 51
Yorkshire -77 33 £478 -4.97% 50
East Midlands -49 4 £458 -3.68% 23
North East -30 2 £425 +30.77% 27
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 (2.69%) SharePoint
2 17 (1.83%) Microsoft Exchange
3 15 (1.61%) Confluence
4 8 (0.86%) Apache
5 5 (0.54%) OpenStack
6 4 (0.43%) IIS
7 2 (0.22%) CloudStack
7 2 (0.22%) CMS
8 1 (0.11%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.11%) nginx
8 1 (0.11%) Skype for Business
8 1 (0.11%) Tomcat
Applications
1 34 (3.66%) Microsoft Office
2 29 (3.12%) MS Visio
3 13 (1.40%) Microsoft Excel
4 11 (1.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (0.43%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 11 (1.18%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.11%) Actimize
Cloud Services
1 169 (18.19%) Azure
2 132 (14.21%) AWS
3 58 (6.24%) Microsoft 365
4 32 (3.44%) Entra ID
5 22 (2.37%) GCP
6 15 (1.61%) SaaS
7 11 (1.18%) Azure Sentinel
7 11 (1.18%) GitHub
7 11 (1.18%) Virtual Private Cloud
8 8 (0.86%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 8 (0.86%) IaaS
8 8 (0.86%) OpenShift
9 7 (0.75%) Nutanix
9 7 (0.75%) Power Platform
10 6 (0.65%) Datadog
10 6 (0.65%) Microsoft Purview
10 6 (0.65%) OneDrive
11 5 (0.54%) Azure DevOps
11 5 (0.54%) Rubrik
12 4 (0.43%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 420 (45.21%) Firewall
2 317 (34.12%) WAN
3 260 (27.99%) BGP
4 246 (26.48%) LAN
5 214 (23.04%) VPN
6 205 (22.07%) Network Security
7 185 (19.91%) OSPF
8 145 (15.61%) DNS
9 142 (15.29%) VLAN
10 139 (14.96%) Wireless
11 110 (11.84%) SD-WAN
12 88 (9.47%) MPLS
13 86 (9.26%) VXLAN
14 85 (9.15%) Cisco ISE
15 78 (8.40%) Cisco Nexus
16 76 (8.18%) DHCP
16 76 (8.18%) Wi-Fi
17 68 (7.32%) Multicast
18 66 (7.10%) IPsec
19 61 (6.57%) Cisco ASA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (0.54%) SQL Server
2 2 (0.22%) Metadata
2 2 (0.22%) MySQL
3 1 (0.11%) Apache Hive
3 1 (0.11%) Big Data
3 1 (0.11%) ClickHouse
3 1 (0.11%) Hadoop
3 1 (0.11%) NoSQL
3 1 (0.11%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 18 (1.94%) JIRA
2 11 (1.18%) Sonatype Nexus
3 10 (1.08%) Git
4 7 (0.75%) Jenkins
5 5 (0.54%) GitLab
6 2 (0.22%) Bitbucket
General
1 195 (20.99%) Social Skills
2 91 (9.80%) Finance
3 58 (6.24%) Documentation Skills
4 55 (5.92%) Analytical Skills
5 54 (5.81%) Banking
6 51 (5.49%) Telecoms
7 45 (4.84%) Public Sector
8 32 (3.44%) Legal
9 22 (2.37%) Manufacturing
10 19 (2.05%) Investment Banking
11 15 (1.61%) Financial Institution
11 15 (1.61%) Organisational Skills
12 12 (1.29%) Retail
13 9 (0.97%) Law
13 9 (0.97%) Military
14 8 (0.86%) Marketing
15 7 (0.75%) Police
15 7 (0.75%) Presentation Skills
16 3 (0.32%) Advertising
16 3 (0.32%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 430 (46.29%) Network Engineer
2 109 (11.73%) Architect
3 103 (11.09%) Cisco Engineer
4 99 (10.66%) Cisco Network Engineer
4 99 (10.66%) Senior
5 80 (8.61%) Security Engineer
6 70 (7.53%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
7 68 (7.32%) Network Architect
8 59 (6.35%) Network Security Engineer
9 54 (5.81%) Senior Network Engineer
10 46 (4.95%) Data Network Engineer
11 43 (4.63%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 35 (3.77%) Analyst
12 35 (3.77%) Data Engineer
13 33 (3.55%) Cisco Security Engineer
14 27 (2.91%) DV Cleared Network Engineer
15 24 (2.58%) Network Specialist
16 23 (2.48%) Lead
17 18 (1.94%) Data Centre Engineer
17 18 (1.94%) Wintel Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 67 (7.21%) 802.1X
2 17 (1.83%) LDAP
3 16 (1.72%) Flash
4 13 (1.40%) SAML
5 7 (0.75%) REST
6 6 (0.65%) XMPP
7 5 (0.54%) Jinja
7 5 (0.54%) NETCONF
8 4 (0.43%) HTML
8 4 (0.43%) YANG
9 3 (0.32%) OpenConfig
9 3 (0.32%) RESTCONF
9 3 (0.32%) VML
10 2 (0.22%) ADO
10 2 (0.22%) CSS
10 2 (0.22%) Django
10 2 (0.22%) JSON
10 2 (0.22%) Kafka
10 2 (0.22%) Middleware
10 2 (0.22%) RFC 2544
Miscellaneous
1 255 (27.45%) Data Centre
2 50 (5.38%) PKI
3 44 (4.74%) Replication
4 41 (4.41%) Clustering
5 32 (3.44%) Hybrid Cloud
6 29 (3.12%) Data Protection Act
7 26 (2.80%) Onboarding
8 21 (2.26%) Linux Command Line
9 19 (2.05%) Video Conferencing
10 18 (1.94%) Operational Technology
11 14 (1.51%) Cloud Native
11 14 (1.51%) Security Posture
11 14 (1.51%) Self-Motivation
12 13 (1.40%) Virtual Team
13 12 (1.29%) Analytical Mindset
14 11 (1.18%) Driving Licence
15 9 (0.97%) EMC VMAX
16 8 (0.86%) Enterprise Storage
16 8 (0.86%) Product Ownership
16 8 (0.86%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 161 (17.33%) Windows
2 87 (9.36%) Linux
3 60 (6.46%) Windows Server
4 21 (2.26%) Unix
5 19 (2.05%) Windows 10
6 11 (1.18%) Ubuntu
7 8 (0.86%) Mac OS
8 6 (0.65%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 5 (0.54%) Android
9 5 (0.54%) CatOS
9 5 (0.54%) Windows Server 2019
10 4 (0.43%) AIX
10 4 (0.43%) Solaris
10 4 (0.43%) Windows Server 2012
11 3 (0.32%) Data ONTAP
11 3 (0.32%) VMS
12 2 (0.22%) CentOS
13 1 (0.11%) Debian
13 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2003
13 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 125 (13.46%) Migration
2 109 (11.73%) Load Balancing
3 105 (11.30%) Problem-Solving
4 98 (10.55%) High Availability
5 85 (9.15%) ITIL
6 75 (8.07%) Network Design
7 72 (7.75%) ITSM
8 64 (6.89%) Project Delivery
9 62 (6.67%) Agile
10 61 (6.57%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 58 (6.24%) Technical Leadership
12 54 (5.81%) Continuous Improvement
13 51 (5.49%) Change Management
13 51 (5.49%) Disaster Recovery
14 49 (5.27%) Zero Trust
15 47 (5.06%) Cybersecurity
15 47 (5.06%) Network Monitoring
16 46 (4.95%) Infrastructure as Code
17 45 (4.84%) Validation
18 44 (4.74%) Network Segmentation
Programming Languages
1 93 (10.01%) Python
2 47 (5.06%) PowerShell
3 17 (1.83%) Bash
4 16 (1.72%) SQL
5 8 (0.86%) C
6 4 (0.43%) PHP
7 3 (0.32%) C++
7 3 (0.32%) Java
7 3 (0.32%) JavaScript
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
9 1 (0.11%) Lisp
Qualifications
1 331 (35.63%) Security Cleared
2 264 (28.42%) Cisco Certification
3 246 (26.48%) SC Cleared
4 204 (21.96%) CCNP
5 97 (10.44%) DV Cleared
6 96 (10.33%) CCNA
7 70 (7.53%) Degree
8 51 (5.49%) CCIE
9 29 (3.12%) Microsoft Certification
10 23 (2.48%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 22 (2.37%) MCSE
12 18 (1.94%) JNCIS
12 18 (1.94%) Network+ Certification
13 16 (1.72%) Azure Certification
14 15 (1.61%) MCSA
14 15 (1.61%) VCAP
15 14 (1.51%) CCSE
15 14 (1.51%) JNCIP
16 13 (1.40%) BPSS Clearance
16 13 (1.40%) JNCIA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (2.91%) NIST
2 24 (2.58%) SLA
3 23 (2.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 22 (2.37%) Cyber Essentials
5 17 (1.83%) NCSC
6 10 (1.08%) QA
7 9 (0.97%) PMO
8 7 (0.75%) GDPR
9 4 (0.43%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 4 (0.43%) JSP 440
10 3 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 3 (0.32%) NIST 800
10 3 (0.32%) RMADS
11 2 (0.22%) Accessibility
11 2 (0.22%) Data Quality
11 2 (0.22%) GRC
11 2 (0.22%) ISA99
11 2 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 2 (0.22%) PCI DSS
12 1 (0.11%) MiFID
System Software
1 137 (14.75%) VMware Infrastructure
2 64 (6.89%) Active Directory
3 59 (6.35%) vSphere
4 56 (6.03%) VMware ESXi
5 38 (4.09%) VMware NSX
6 31 (3.34%) Virtual Machines
7 24 (2.58%) Firmware
8 19 (2.05%) NFS
9 16 (1.72%) GPFS
10 14 (1.51%) Hyper-V
11 7 (0.75%) Docker
12 4 (0.43%) SRDF
12 4 (0.43%) vCloud
13 3 (0.32%) EMC RecoverPoint
13 3 (0.32%) Snort
13 3 (0.32%) UAG
13 3 (0.32%) Virtual Desktop
13 3 (0.32%) Virtual Servers
14 2 (0.22%) KVM
15 1 (0.11%) RHEV
Systems Management
1 112 (12.06%) Ansible
2 77 (8.29%) FortiGate
3 50 (5.38%) Terraform
4 31 (3.34%) vCenter Server
5 23 (2.48%) Grafana
6 22 (2.37%) vRealize
7 20 (2.15%) Prometheus
8 18 (1.94%) Kubernetes
8 18 (1.94%) Microsoft Intune
9 15 (1.61%) SCCM
10 13 (1.40%) Single Sign-On
10 13 (1.40%) VxRail
11 10 (1.08%) Cisco CUCM
11 10 (1.08%) Cisco Prime
11 10 (1.08%) Nagios
12 7 (0.75%) SCOM
13 5 (0.54%) Endace
13 5 (0.54%) QRadar
13 5 (0.54%) Salt
13 5 (0.54%) WMI
Vendors
1 246 (26.48%) Palo Alto
2 183 (19.70%) F5
3 167 (17.98%) Microsoft
4 166 (17.87%) VMware
5 143 (15.39%) Juniper
6 126 (13.56%) Fortinet
7 117 (12.59%) CheckPoint
8 110 (11.84%) Aruba
9 93 (10.01%) ServiceNow
10 81 (8.72%) SolarWinds
11 78 (8.40%) Meraki
12 62 (6.67%) Arista
13 52 (5.60%) Splunk
14 44 (4.74%) Zscaler
15 32 (3.44%) IBM
16 28 (3.01%) Extreme Networks
17 26 (2.80%) Dell
18 23 (2.48%) Infoblox
19 20 (2.15%) Oracle
20 18 (1.94%) Citrix