Cisco Contracts 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 May 2025, 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 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 65 63 70
Rank change year-on-year -2 +7 +26
Contract jobs citing Cisco 883 1,226 1,667
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 3.63% 3.30% 3.30%
As % of the Vendors category 7.64% 7.83% 7.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 556 754 1,101
10th Percentile £311 £263 £225
25th Percentile £419 £376 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £516 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year +3.10% +5.26% +11.76%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £588
90th Percentile £638 £721 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £488 £485
% change year-on-year +2.56% +0.52% +10.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 46 70
10th Percentile £17.26 £13.65 £12.65
25th Percentile £20.04 £23.34 £16.47
Median hourly rate £37.07 £27.50 £54.34
Median % change year-on-year +34.81% -49.39% +127.25%
75th Percentile £67.81 £41.25 £73.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.62 £80.25
UK median hourly rate £37.50 £27.50 £50.00
% change year-on-year +36.36% -45.00% +109.12%

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 11,562 15,655 21,089
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 47.47% 42.09% 41.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,448 9,950 14,523
10th Percentile £287 £256 £270
25th Percentile £408 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £518 £538
Median % change year-on-year +1.30% -3.58% +2.38%
75th Percentile £625 £631 £650
90th Percentile £725 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £515 £517 £525
% change year-on-year -0.39% -1.52% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 471 1,007 599
10th Percentile £14.84 £12.08 £15.19
25th Percentile £17.56 £14.27 £18.75
Median hourly rate £27.13 £22.50 £39.55
Median % change year-on-year +20.56% -43.11% +88.33%
75th Percentile £60.00 £56.37 £64.50
90th Percentile £76.25 £70.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £26.45 £22.30 £43.75
% change year-on-year +18.61% -49.03% +108.14%

Cisco
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Cisco as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Cisco in England

Cisco
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Cisco in England.

Daily rate trend for Cisco in England

Cisco
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Cisco in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Cisco in England

Cisco
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Cisco in England.

Hourly rate trend for Cisco in England

Cisco
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Cisco in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

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 May 2025. 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 -11 331 £505 +1.00% 288
North of England +38 192 £500 +11.11% 114
South East -23 142 £500 +2.56% 197
North West +28 126 £490 +3.16% 64
South West +21 100 £550 -6.54% 71
Midlands +3 76 £438 -7.89% 70
Yorkshire +27 56 £525 +14.75% 41
West Midlands -5 50 £413 -10.91% 39
East Midlands +12 26 £475 -11.83% 26
East of England -11 18 £438 +16.67% 40
North East +1 9 £325 -13.33% 12
Cisco
UK

Cisco
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 31 (3.51%) Confluence
2 28 (3.17%) SharePoint
3 21 (2.38%) Microsoft Exchange
4 16 (1.81%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 9 (1.02%) Skype for Business
6 5 (0.57%) Mattermost
7 3 (0.34%) Exchange Server 2013
7 3 (0.34%) IIS
7 3 (0.34%) OpenStack
8 2 (0.23%) Appian
8 2 (0.23%) CMS
9 1 (0.11%) Apache
9 1 (0.11%) JBoss
Applications
1 44 (4.98%) Microsoft Office
2 19 (2.15%) MS Visio
3 13 (1.47%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (0.45%) AutoCAD
4 4 (0.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.11%) Acrobat
5 1 (0.11%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.11%) Revit
5 1 (0.11%) Trello
Business Applications
1 8 (0.91%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.11%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 113 (12.80%) Azure
2 91 (10.31%) AWS
3 79 (8.95%) Microsoft 365
4 27 (3.06%) Entra ID
4 27 (3.06%) PaaS
5 23 (2.60%) SaaS
6 16 (1.81%) IaaS
7 13 (1.47%) GCP
8 10 (1.13%) OneDrive
9 9 (1.02%) Power Platform
10 8 (0.91%) Cloudflare
11 7 (0.79%) GitHub
11 7 (0.79%) Mimecast
12 6 (0.68%) Azure DevOps
13 5 (0.57%) Amazon CloudWatch
13 5 (0.57%) Nutanix
13 5 (0.57%) OpenShift
14 4 (0.45%) AWS CloudFormation
14 4 (0.45%) Azure Sentinel
14 4 (0.45%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 396 (44.85%) Firewall
2 216 (24.46%) WAN
3 206 (23.33%) BGP
4 189 (21.40%) VPN
5 184 (20.84%) OSPF
6 168 (19.03%) Network Security
7 154 (17.44%) LAN
8 125 (14.16%) DNS
9 113 (12.80%) Wireless
10 98 (11.10%) MPLS
11 96 (10.87%) Wi-Fi
12 95 (10.76%) Cisco ASA
13 83 (9.40%) SD-WAN
14 79 (8.95%) EIGRP
15 77 (8.72%) IPsec
16 76 (8.61%) Cisco Nexus
17 74 (8.38%) Cisco ISE
18 69 (7.81%) TCP/IP
19 66 (7.47%) Cisco Firepower
20 65 (7.36%) HSRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (2.60%) Oracle Database
2 16 (1.81%) SQL Server
3 7 (0.79%) MySQL
4 5 (0.57%) MongoDB
4 5 (0.57%) NoSQL
4 5 (0.57%) Power BI
5 2 (0.23%) Data Lake
5 2 (0.23%) Hadoop
5 2 (0.23%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.11%) Elasticsearch
6 1 (0.11%) Sybase ASE
6 1 (0.11%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 44 (4.98%) JIRA
2 18 (2.04%) Sonatype Nexus
3 17 (1.93%) Git
4 15 (1.70%) GitLab
5 13 (1.47%) Jenkins
6 11 (1.25%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.23%) eggPlant
7 2 (0.23%) Selenium
7 2 (0.23%) TestNG
8 1 (0.11%) JIRA Agile
8 1 (0.11%) Katalon Studio
8 1 (0.11%) TeamCity
General
1 244 (27.63%) Social Skills
2 101 (11.44%) Finance
3 97 (10.99%) Analytical Skills
4 80 (9.06%) Public Sector
5 74 (8.38%) Telecoms
6 42 (4.76%) Banking
7 24 (2.72%) Documentation Skills
8 14 (1.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 13 (1.47%) Manufacturing
10 12 (1.36%) Legal
11 11 (1.25%) Organisational Skills
12 10 (1.13%) Military
13 9 (1.02%) Local Government
14 8 (0.91%) Electronics
15 7 (0.79%) Marketing
15 7 (0.79%) Retail
16 6 (0.68%) Financial Institution
16 6 (0.68%) Influencing Skills
16 6 (0.68%) Law
16 6 (0.68%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 383 (43.37%) Network Engineer
2 99 (11.21%) Architect
3 79 (8.95%) Senior
4 74 (8.38%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 61 (6.91%) Cisco Engineer
6 59 (6.68%) Network Architect
7 53 (6.00%) Cisco Network Engineer
8 50 (5.66%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
9 45 (5.10%) Security Engineer
10 42 (4.76%) Senior Network Engineer
11 34 (3.85%) Network Security Engineer
12 30 (3.40%) IT Engineer
13 28 (3.17%) Consultant
14 23 (2.60%) Support Engineer
15 22 (2.49%) Analyst
15 22 (2.49%) IP Engineer
16 21 (2.38%) Technical Architect
17 19 (2.15%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
18 18 (2.04%) Principal Engineer
18 18 (2.04%) Senior Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (4.98%) 802.1X
2 15 (1.70%) REST
3 12 (1.36%) Flash
3 12 (1.36%) SOAP
4 9 (1.02%) JSON
5 7 (0.79%) NETCONF
5 7 (0.79%) XMPP
5 7 (0.79%) YAML
6 6 (0.68%) .NET
7 5 (0.57%) Spine.js
7 5 (0.57%) XML
8 4 (0.45%) RESTful
9 3 (0.34%) ASP.NET
9 3 (0.34%) Kafka
9 3 (0.34%) RESTCONF
9 3 (0.34%) RFC 2544
10 2 (0.23%) .NET Framework
10 2 (0.23%) pytest
10 2 (0.23%) React
10 2 (0.23%) YANG
Miscellaneous
1 114 (12.91%) Data Centre
2 38 (4.30%) Video Conferencing
3 30 (3.40%) Hybrid Cloud
4 27 (3.06%) Data Protection Act
5 24 (2.72%) Self-Motivation
6 21 (2.38%) Linux Command Line
7 20 (2.27%) PKI
8 17 (1.93%) Management Information System
9 16 (1.81%) Public Cloud
10 14 (1.59%) Clustering
11 13 (1.47%) NHS
12 11 (1.25%) Security Posture
13 10 (1.13%) Blackberry
13 10 (1.13%) CMDB
13 10 (1.13%) CSOC
14 9 (1.02%) Driving Licence
14 9 (1.02%) Onboarding
15 7 (0.79%) Hedge funds
16 6 (0.68%) Cloud Native
16 6 (0.68%) Digital Signage
Operating Systems
1 153 (17.33%) Windows
2 117 (13.25%) Linux
3 70 (7.93%) Windows Server
4 36 (4.08%) Windows 10
5 31 (3.51%) Unix
6 16 (1.81%) VMS
7 13 (1.47%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 11 (1.25%) Mac OS
9 10 (1.13%) Windows Server 2012
10 8 (0.91%) Android
11 7 (0.79%) Windows Server 2019
12 6 (0.68%) Windows Server 2016
13 5 (0.57%) CatOS
14 4 (0.45%) CentOS
15 3 (0.34%) Windows 7
15 3 (0.34%) Windows Server 2003
16 2 (0.23%) Ubuntu
17 1 (0.11%) Mac OS X
17 1 (0.11%) Oracle Linux
17 1 (0.11%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 174 (19.71%) Problem-Solving
2 106 (12.00%) Migration
3 104 (11.78%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 94 (10.65%) ITIL
5 86 (9.74%) Network Design
6 85 (9.63%) Agile
7 69 (7.81%) Network Architecture
8 68 (7.70%) Network Monitoring
9 60 (6.80%) Network Management
10 56 (6.34%) Roadmaps
11 54 (6.12%) Load Balancing
12 52 (5.89%) Service Management
12 52 (5.89%) Validation
13 51 (5.78%) Change Management
14 49 (5.55%) High Availability
15 46 (5.21%) Project Management
16 45 (5.10%) Customer Service
17 40 (4.53%) Stakeholder Management
18 39 (4.42%) Service Delivery
19 37 (4.19%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 114 (12.91%) Python
2 56 (6.34%) PowerShell
3 46 (5.21%) Bash
3 46 (5.21%) SQL
4 25 (2.83%) Perl
5 19 (2.15%) Java
6 18 (2.04%) PL/SQL
7 8 (0.91%) VB
8 5 (0.57%) JavaScript
9 3 (0.34%) Bicep
9 3 (0.34%) C#
10 1 (0.11%) ActionScript
10 1 (0.11%) ActionScript 2.0
10 1 (0.11%) C
10 1 (0.11%) Go
10 1 (0.11%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.11%) Tcl
10 1 (0.11%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 332 (37.60%) Security Cleared
2 314 (35.56%) Cisco Certification
3 276 (31.26%) SC Cleared
4 209 (23.67%) CCNP
5 112 (12.68%) CCNA
6 86 (9.74%) Degree
7 80 (9.06%) DV Cleared
8 64 (7.25%) CCIE
9 49 (5.55%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 24 (2.72%) Microsoft Certification
11 22 (2.49%) Computer Science Degree
12 19 (2.15%) ISTQB
13 18 (2.04%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
14 17 (1.93%) CCSA
14 17 (1.93%) ISEB
14 17 (1.93%) JNCIS
15 16 (1.81%) MCSE
16 14 (1.59%) Master's Degree
17 13 (1.47%) CCSE
18 12 (1.36%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (2.94%) NIST
2 25 (2.83%) SLA
3 19 (2.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 13 (1.47%) Cyber Essentials
4 13 (1.47%) QA
5 12 (1.36%) NCSC
6 6 (0.68%) GDPR
7 5 (0.57%) Government Security Classifications
7 5 (0.57%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.23%) Accessibility
8 2 (0.23%) DICOM
8 2 (0.23%) HL7
8 2 (0.23%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 2 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 1 (0.11%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.11%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.11%) GRC
9 1 (0.11%) NIST 800
9 1 (0.11%) PSD2
9 1 (0.11%) SOC 2
System Software
1 112 (12.68%) Active Directory
1 112 (12.68%) VMware Infrastructure
2 38 (4.30%) VMware NSX
3 20 (2.27%) VMware ESXi
4 19 (2.15%) Firmware
5 14 (1.59%) Hyper-V
6 10 (1.13%) vSphere
7 8 (0.91%) Docker
8 7 (0.79%) Virtual Machines
9 6 (0.68%) BitLocker
10 4 (0.45%) Virtual Desktop
11 3 (0.34%) KVM
12 2 (0.23%) Ceph
12 2 (0.23%) Virtual Servers
13 1 (0.11%) FreeRADIUS
13 1 (0.11%) iptables
13 1 (0.11%) NFS
13 1 (0.11%) SRDF
13 1 (0.11%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 105 (11.89%) Ansible
2 47 (5.32%) Terraform
3 42 (4.76%) FortiGate
4 31 (3.51%) vCenter Server
5 26 (2.94%) SCCM
6 20 (2.27%) Microsoft Intune
7 19 (2.15%) Puppet
8 15 (1.70%) Progress Chef
9 14 (1.59%) ZABBIX
10 13 (1.47%) Cisco Prime
11 12 (1.36%) Kubernetes
12 8 (0.91%) Cisco CUCM
13 7 (0.79%) SCOM
14 6 (0.68%) Cisco UCCX
14 6 (0.68%) Nagios
14 6 (0.68%) NetBackup
15 4 (0.45%) CA Spectrum
15 4 (0.45%) logstash
15 4 (0.45%) Prometheus
15 4 (0.45%) Trend Micro Deep Security
Vendors
1 207 (23.44%) Palo Alto
2 151 (17.10%) VMware
3 149 (16.87%) Microsoft
4 138 (15.63%) Juniper
5 115 (13.02%) Fortinet
6 114 (12.91%) CheckPoint
7 108 (12.23%) F5
8 82 (9.29%) SolarWinds
9 80 (9.06%) Meraki
10 47 (5.32%) Arista
11 43 (4.87%) HP
12 39 (4.42%) Aruba
12 39 (4.42%) Citrix
13 36 (4.08%) Oracle
14 28 (3.17%) Splunk
15 26 (2.94%) Nokia
16 25 (2.83%) ServiceNow
17 24 (2.72%) Dell
18 23 (2.60%) Infoblox
19 22 (2.49%) Zscaler