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 30 January 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
30 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 103 60 53
Rank change year-on-year -43 -7 +34
Contract jobs citing Cisco 854 963 1,420
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.59% 3.62% 3.77%
As % of the Vendors category 5.62% 7.82% 8.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 573 582 857
10th Percentile £263 £300 £250
25th Percentile £361 £413 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% -
75th Percentile £550 £580 £594
90th Percentile £600 £638 £688
UK median daily rate £460 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -8.00% +5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 36 21 85
10th Percentile £21.14 £15.22 £14.30
25th Percentile £25.15 £18.50 £23.25
Median hourly rate £54.86 £20.38 £34.00
Median % change year-on-year +169.25% -40.07% +32.24%
75th Percentile £74.26 £60.00 £50.00
90th Percentile £94.38 £75.00 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £23.58 £34.00
% change year-on-year +175.64% -30.65% +32.24%

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 15,199 12,308 16,430
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 46.02% 46.32% 43.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,972 7,412 10,628
10th Percentile £300 £285 £250
25th Percentile £410 £410 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.81% - -2.78%
75th Percentile £613 £625 £638
90th Percentile £710 £720 £730
UK median daily rate £500 £523 £525
% change year-on-year -4.31% -0.48% -2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 726 356 814
10th Percentile £15.25 £15.62 £13.00
25th Percentile £17.69 £18.51 £15.75
Median hourly rate £23.25 £30.00 £30.88
Median % change year-on-year -22.50% -2.83% -4.26%
75th Percentile £50.00 £63.75 £58.65
90th Percentile £70.00 £80.75 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £23.83 £27.75 £30.25
% change year-on-year -14.14% -8.26% +5.22%

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 30 January 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 30 January 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 30 January 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 -71 239 £475 -8.65% 116
South East -4 204 £500 - 151
Midlands +1 157 £378 -14.93% 59
North of England -59 152 £475 -4.04% 84
West Midlands +10 135 £380 -14.37% 33
North West -21 120 £481 -2.78% 40
South West -51 52 £550 +15.79% 40
East of England -13 34 £445 +1.71% 46
Yorkshire -80 25 £450 +5.88% 35
East Midlands -27 21 £158 -61.82% 26
North East -13 9 £175 -64.10% 10
South Coast - 3 £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 49 (5.74%) SharePoint
2 29 (3.40%) Microsoft Exchange
3 20 (2.34%) Confluence
4 14 (1.64%) Skype for Business
5 12 (1.41%) Apache
6 8 (0.94%) OpenStack
7 7 (0.82%) Appian
7 7 (0.82%) Mattermost
8 6 (0.70%) WebLogic
9 5 (0.59%) IIS
9 5 (0.59%) SharePoint Server
10 3 (0.35%) WebSphere
11 2 (0.23%) CICS
11 2 (0.23%) Tomcat
12 1 (0.12%) JBoss
12 1 (0.12%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 63 (7.38%) Microsoft Office
2 40 (4.68%) MS Visio
3 19 (2.22%) Microsoft Excel
4 12 (1.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (0.59%) Acrobat
6 4 (0.47%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.12%) OmniGraffle
Business Applications
1 21 (2.46%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.12%) Actimize
2 1 (0.12%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 139 (16.28%) Azure
2 125 (14.64%) AWS
3 76 (8.90%) Microsoft 365
4 37 (4.33%) GCP
5 29 (3.40%) Entra ID
6 14 (1.64%) Datadog
7 12 (1.41%) Virtual Private Cloud
8 11 (1.29%) OpenShift
8 11 (1.29%) SaaS
9 10 (1.17%) Azure ExpressRoute
10 8 (0.94%) Azure Sentinel
10 8 (0.94%) GitHub
11 7 (0.82%) Azure Monitor
11 7 (0.82%) Mimecast
11 7 (0.82%) PaaS
11 7 (0.82%) Tricentis Tosca
12 6 (0.70%) Azure DevOps
12 6 (0.70%) IaaS
12 6 (0.70%) Nutanix
13 5 (0.59%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 329 (38.52%) Firewall
2 229 (26.81%) WAN
3 185 (21.66%) VPN
4 161 (18.85%) BGP
4 161 (18.85%) LAN
5 147 (17.21%) Network Security
6 138 (16.16%) Wireless
7 112 (13.11%) OSPF
8 99 (11.59%) DNS
9 92 (10.77%) SD-WAN
10 79 (9.25%) MPLS
10 79 (9.25%) VLAN
11 74 (8.67%) Cisco ISE
12 69 (8.08%) IPsec
13 60 (7.03%) Wi-Fi
14 59 (6.91%) Cisco IOS
15 52 (6.09%) Cisco ASA
16 49 (5.74%) TCP/IP
17 45 (5.27%) Cisco Nexus
18 44 (5.15%) DHCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (1.29%) SQL Server
2 3 (0.35%) NoSQL
2 3 (0.35%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (0.12%) Metadata
3 1 (0.12%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 16 (1.87%) GitLab
2 15 (1.76%) JIRA
3 10 (1.17%) Jenkins
3 10 (1.17%) Sonatype Nexus
4 8 (0.94%) Robot Framework
5 7 (0.82%) Cucumber
5 7 (0.82%) Selenium
5 7 (0.82%) SonarQube
6 4 (0.47%) Git
7 2 (0.23%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.23%) Rational DOORS
General
1 188 (22.01%) Social Skills
2 147 (17.21%) Public Sector
3 116 (13.58%) Finance
4 103 (12.06%) Telecoms
5 69 (8.08%) Analytical Skills
6 52 (6.09%) Documentation Skills
7 49 (5.74%) Manufacturing
8 43 (5.04%) Banking
9 37 (4.33%) Electronics
9 37 (4.33%) Marketing
10 28 (3.28%) Legal
11 15 (1.76%) Presentation Skills
12 13 (1.52%) Investment Banking
13 11 (1.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 10 (1.17%) Organisational Skills
15 8 (0.94%) Aerospace
16 6 (0.70%) Financial Institution
16 6 (0.70%) Military
17 5 (0.59%) Influencing Skills
17 5 (0.59%) Law
Job Titles
1 302 (35.36%) Network Engineer
2 91 (10.66%) Architect
3 67 (7.85%) Cisco Engineer
4 61 (7.14%) Network Architect
5 58 (6.79%) Cisco Network Engineer
5 58 (6.79%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
6 56 (6.56%) Analyst
7 50 (5.85%) Security Engineer
8 48 (5.62%) Senior
9 44 (5.15%) IT Support
10 42 (4.92%) Support Engineer
11 39 (4.57%) Consultant
12 37 (4.33%) DV Cleared Network Engineer
13 34 (3.98%) Network Consultant
14 30 (3.51%) Network Security Engineer
15 29 (3.40%) Desktop Support
15 29 (3.40%) Infrastructure Engineer
16 26 (3.04%) 2nd Line Support
17 25 (2.93%) 3rd Line Engineer
17 25 (2.93%) Infrastructure Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 37 (4.33%) 802.1X
2 17 (1.99%) Flash
3 15 (1.76%) LDAP
3 15 (1.76%) XMPP
4 11 (1.29%) JSON
4 11 (1.29%) NETCONF
4 11 (1.29%) YANG
5 9 (1.05%) Jinja
5 9 (1.05%) XML
6 7 (0.82%) RFC 2544
7 6 (0.70%) SAML
8 4 (0.47%) HTML
8 4 (0.47%) VML
9 3 (0.35%) OpenConfig
9 3 (0.35%) REST
10 2 (0.23%) CSS
10 2 (0.23%) Django
10 2 (0.23%) Microsoft Graph
10 2 (0.23%) Middleware
10 2 (0.23%) RESTCONF
Miscellaneous
1 229 (26.81%) Data Centre
2 43 (5.04%) PKI
3 35 (4.10%) Replication
4 33 (3.86%) Linux Command Line
5 28 (3.28%) Hybrid Cloud
6 26 (3.04%) Data Protection Act
7 23 (2.69%) Cloud Native
8 21 (2.46%) Onboarding
9 16 (1.87%) Self-Motivation
10 14 (1.64%) Security Posture
10 14 (1.64%) Video Conferencing
11 13 (1.52%) Clustering
11 13 (1.52%) Driving Licence
12 12 (1.41%) Operational Technology
12 12 (1.41%) Product Ownership
13 10 (1.17%) Fibre Optics
14 9 (1.05%) Management Information System
14 9 (1.05%) Public Cloud
15 8 (0.94%) Enterprise Software
15 8 (0.94%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 150 (17.56%) Windows
2 98 (11.48%) Linux
3 74 (8.67%) Windows Server
4 46 (5.39%) Mac OS
5 44 (5.15%) Android
6 37 (4.33%) Windows 10
7 13 (1.52%) Unix
8 11 (1.29%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 6 (0.70%) Solaris
9 6 (0.70%) Windows Server 2012
9 6 (0.70%) Windows Server 2016
10 5 (0.59%) Ubuntu
11 4 (0.47%) CatOS
12 3 (0.35%) Windows 7
12 3 (0.35%) Windows 8
12 3 (0.35%) Windows Server 2019
13 2 (0.23%) VMS
13 2 (0.23%) zOS
14 1 (0.12%) MVS
14 1 (0.12%) Oracle Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 112 (13.11%) Migration
2 101 (11.83%) Problem-Solving
3 81 (9.48%) Agile
4 71 (8.31%) Network Design
5 70 (8.20%) ITSM
5 70 (8.20%) Roadmaps
6 62 (7.26%) Service Management
7 61 (7.14%) Cybersecurity
7 61 (7.14%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 60 (7.03%) ITIL
9 58 (6.79%) High Availability
10 55 (6.44%) Network Architecture
11 54 (6.32%) Collaborative Working
11 54 (6.32%) Project Delivery
12 52 (6.09%) Change Management
13 49 (5.74%) Load Balancing
14 48 (5.62%) Business Intelligence
15 46 (5.39%) Zero Trust
16 45 (5.27%) Infrastructure Engineering
17 43 (5.04%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 107 (12.53%) Python
2 58 (6.79%) PowerShell
3 33 (3.86%) Bash
4 23 (2.69%) SQL
5 21 (2.46%) Perl
6 12 (1.41%) JavaScript
7 8 (0.94%) Lisp
8 6 (0.70%) C++
9 4 (0.47%) C
9 4 (0.47%) Kusto Query Language
10 3 (0.35%) Java
10 3 (0.35%) PHP
11 2 (0.23%) Korn
Qualifications
1 402 (47.07%) Security Cleared
2 322 (37.70%) SC Cleared
3 203 (23.77%) Cisco Certification
4 170 (19.91%) CCNP
5 94 (11.01%) DV Cleared
6 75 (8.78%) CCNA
7 66 (7.73%) Degree
8 56 (6.56%) CCIE
9 22 (2.58%) Microsoft Certification
10 18 (2.11%) JNCIS
11 17 (1.99%) AWS Certification
11 17 (1.99%) Azure Certification
12 16 (1.87%) CISSP
12 16 (1.87%) ITIL Certification
13 15 (1.76%) BPSS Clearance
13 15 (1.76%) JNCIE
13 15 (1.76%) MCSE
14 13 (1.52%) Computer Science Degree
14 13 (1.52%) JNCIA
15 11 (1.29%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (3.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 24 (2.81%) SLA
3 22 (2.58%) NIST
4 17 (1.99%) Cyber Essentials
5 13 (1.52%) GDPR
5 13 (1.52%) PMO
6 10 (1.17%) PCI DSS
7 7 (0.82%) NCSC
8 5 (0.59%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 5 (0.59%) QA
9 3 (0.35%) JSP 440
9 3 (0.35%) RMADS
10 1 (0.12%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.12%) Data Quality
10 1 (0.12%) Def Stans
10 1 (0.12%) GRC
10 1 (0.12%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 1 (0.12%) ISO 22301
10 1 (0.12%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 1 (0.12%) MiFID
System Software
1 141 (16.51%) VMware Infrastructure
2 102 (11.94%) Active Directory
3 68 (7.96%) VMware NSX
4 54 (6.32%) vSphere
5 35 (4.10%) VMware ESXi
6 21 (2.46%) Virtual Machines
7 20 (2.34%) Firmware
8 18 (2.11%) Docker
8 18 (2.11%) NFS
9 17 (1.99%) GPFS
10 16 (1.87%) Hyper-V
11 6 (0.70%) KVM
11 6 (0.70%) Virtual Servers
12 5 (0.59%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 5 (0.59%) Snort
13 4 (0.47%) Squid
13 4 (0.47%) vCloud
14 3 (0.35%) BitLocker
15 2 (0.23%) Virtual Desktop
15 2 (0.23%) Xen
Systems Management
1 86 (10.07%) Ansible
2 49 (5.74%) vCenter Server
3 48 (5.62%) FortiGate
4 41 (4.80%) Terraform
5 33 (3.86%) vRealize
6 25 (2.93%) SCCM
7 17 (1.99%) Microsoft Intune
8 16 (1.87%) Kubernetes
9 15 (1.76%) VxRail
10 12 (1.41%) SCOM
11 10 (1.17%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 9 (1.05%) Single Sign-On
12 9 (1.05%) WSUS
13 8 (0.94%) Cisco CUCM
13 8 (0.94%) Nessus
14 7 (0.82%) HP SiteScope
14 7 (0.82%) Nagios
15 5 (0.59%) Cisco Prime
16 4 (0.47%) HAProxy
16 4 (0.47%) Nmap
Vendors
1 206 (24.12%) Palo Alto
2 164 (19.20%) VMware
3 158 (18.50%) Microsoft
4 156 (18.27%) Juniper
5 101 (11.83%) Aruba
6 99 (11.59%) SolarWinds
7 97 (11.36%) CheckPoint
7 97 (11.36%) F5
8 91 (10.66%) Fortinet
9 90 (10.54%) Meraki
10 68 (7.96%) Dell
11 60 (7.03%) ServiceNow
12 58 (6.79%) HP
13 43 (5.04%) Apple
13 43 (5.04%) IBM
14 36 (4.22%) SAP
14 36 (4.22%) Splunk
15 33 (3.86%) Remedy
16 32 (3.75%) Oracle
16 32 (3.75%) Zscaler