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 28 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
28 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 107 63 62
Rank change year-on-year -44 -1 +8
Contract jobs citing Cisco 904 889 1,217
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.25% 3.63% 3.29%
As % of the Vendors category 5.33% 7.66% 7.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 600 565 751
10th Percentile £302 £311 £263
25th Percentile £402 £413 £376
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £476 £505 £490
Median % change year-on-year -5.69% +3.06% +3.16%
75th Percentile £560 £588 £600
90th Percentile £638 £638 £723
UK median daily rate £475 £500 £487
% change year-on-year -5.00% +2.72% +0.36%
Number of hourly rates quoted 33 18 46
10th Percentile £21.46 £17.26 £13.65
25th Percentile £28.00 £20.04 £23.34
Median hourly rate £47.00 £37.07 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +26.78% +34.81% -54.01%
75th Percentile £74.26 £67.81 £41.25
90th Percentile £78.45 £75.00 £72.62
UK median hourly rate £51.86 £37.50 £27.50
% change year-on-year +38.29% +36.36% -48.45%

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 16,952 11,612 15,544
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 42.21% 47.48% 42.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,050 7,515 9,884
10th Percentile £313 £288 £256
25th Percentile £413 £408 £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 £709 £725 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £515 £518
% change year-on-year -2.91% -0.48% -1.43%
Number of hourly rates quoted 895 458 986
10th Percentile £15.48 £14.99 £12.00
25th Percentile £18.81 £18.13 £14.16
Median hourly rate £30.15 £27.50 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +9.64% +22.22% -43.75%
75th Percentile £60.00 £60.09 £55.08
90th Percentile £79.20 £76.25 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £30.50 £27.13 £22.50
% change year-on-year +12.44% +20.56% -48.86%

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 28 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 28 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 28 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 -63 274 £500 -0.55% 132
South East -13 207 £500 - 124
North of England -49 182 £478 -4.40% 110
North West -10 147 £481 -2.90% 49
Midlands -23 134 £380 -15.56% 68
West Midlands -9 122 £361 -17.60% 49
South West -67 49 £510 -7.27% 67
East of England -5 43 £495 +4.21% 58
Yorkshire -79 36 £450 -14.29% 43
East Midlands -53 8 £415 -12.63% 19
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 (2.77%) SharePoint
2 20 (2.21%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (1.44%) Confluence
4 7 (0.77%) Apache
5 5 (0.55%) IIS
5 5 (0.55%) OpenStack
6 2 (0.22%) Skype for Business
7 1 (0.11%) CMS
7 1 (0.11%) JBoss
7 1 (0.11%) WebLogic
7 1 (0.11%) WebSphere
Applications
1 33 (3.65%) Microsoft Office
1 33 (3.65%) MS Visio
2 13 (1.44%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (1.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.55%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 17 (1.88%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.11%) Actimize
Cloud Services
1 158 (17.48%) Azure
2 125 (13.83%) AWS
3 66 (7.30%) Microsoft 365
4 33 (3.65%) Entra ID
5 27 (2.99%) GCP
6 13 (1.44%) SaaS
7 10 (1.11%) GitHub
7 10 (1.11%) OpenShift
8 9 (1.00%) Azure ExpressRoute
9 8 (0.88%) Azure Sentinel
9 8 (0.88%) Datadog
9 8 (0.88%) Virtual Private Cloud
10 7 (0.77%) Nutanix
11 6 (0.66%) Azure DevOps
11 6 (0.66%) Mimecast
12 5 (0.55%) IaaS
12 5 (0.55%) Microsoft Purview
13 4 (0.44%) GitHub Actions
13 4 (0.44%) OCI
13 4 (0.44%) Route 53
Communications & Networking
1 409 (45.24%) Firewall
2 304 (33.63%) WAN
3 257 (28.43%) BGP
4 229 (25.33%) LAN
5 211 (23.34%) VPN
6 196 (21.68%) Network Security
7 186 (20.58%) OSPF
8 137 (15.15%) DNS
9 135 (14.93%) Wireless
10 126 (13.94%) VLAN
11 111 (12.28%) SD-WAN
12 92 (10.18%) MPLS
13 90 (9.96%) Cisco ISE
14 83 (9.18%) VXLAN
15 74 (8.19%) Cisco Nexus
16 69 (7.63%) DHCP
17 67 (7.41%) IPsec
17 67 (7.41%) Wi-Fi
18 66 (7.30%) Cisco ASA
19 61 (6.75%) 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 (1.88%) JIRA
2 11 (1.22%) Sonatype Nexus
3 9 (1.00%) Git
4 7 (0.77%) Jenkins
5 5 (0.55%) GitLab
6 1 (0.11%) Bitbucket
General
1 196 (21.68%) Social Skills
2 89 (9.85%) Finance
3 73 (8.08%) Public Sector
4 61 (6.75%) Banking
5 58 (6.42%) Telecoms
6 55 (6.08%) Analytical Skills
7 50 (5.53%) Documentation Skills
8 32 (3.54%) Legal
9 21 (2.32%) Manufacturing
10 18 (1.99%) Investment Banking
11 15 (1.66%) Financial Institution
11 15 (1.66%) Organisational Skills
12 12 (1.33%) Presentation Skills
13 11 (1.22%) Marketing
13 11 (1.22%) Retail
14 9 (1.00%) Law
15 7 (0.77%) Military
16 6 (0.66%) Electronics
16 6 (0.66%) Police
17 5 (0.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 407 (45.02%) Network Engineer
2 107 (11.84%) Architect
3 94 (10.40%) Cisco Engineer
4 93 (10.29%) Senior
5 90 (9.96%) Cisco Network Engineer
6 76 (8.41%) Security Engineer
7 65 (7.19%) Network Architect
8 63 (6.97%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
9 56 (6.19%) Network Security Engineer
10 49 (5.42%) Senior Network Engineer
11 42 (4.65%) Data Network Engineer
12 39 (4.31%) Analyst
12 39 (4.31%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 33 (3.65%) Data Engineer
14 32 (3.54%) DV Cleared Network Engineer
15 29 (3.21%) Cisco Security Engineer
16 25 (2.77%) Network Specialist
17 21 (2.32%) Lead
18 20 (2.21%) Support Engineer
19 19 (2.10%) Infrastructure Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 64 (7.08%) 802.1X
2 17 (1.88%) LDAP
3 15 (1.66%) Flash
4 12 (1.33%) SAML
5 8 (0.88%) REST
6 7 (0.77%) XMPP
7 6 (0.66%) NETCONF
8 5 (0.55%) Jinja
8 5 (0.55%) YANG
9 4 (0.44%) HTML
9 4 (0.44%) OpenConfig
9 4 (0.44%) RESTCONF
9 4 (0.44%) 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%) Middleware
10 2 (0.22%) RFC 2544
11 1 (0.11%) Beautiful Soup
Miscellaneous
1 239 (26.44%) Data Centre
2 53 (5.86%) PKI
3 41 (4.54%) Replication
4 40 (4.42%) Clustering
5 32 (3.54%) Hybrid Cloud
6 28 (3.10%) Data Protection Act
7 26 (2.88%) Cloud Native
7 26 (2.88%) Onboarding
8 23 (2.54%) Linux Command Line
9 20 (2.21%) Operational Technology
10 17 (1.88%) Self-Motivation
11 15 (1.66%) Driving Licence
12 13 (1.44%) Analytical Mindset
12 13 (1.44%) Video Conferencing
13 10 (1.11%) Enterprise Storage
13 10 (1.11%) Product Ownership
13 10 (1.11%) SCADA
13 10 (1.11%) Security Posture
14 9 (1.00%) EMC VMAX
15 8 (0.88%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 154 (17.04%) Windows
2 80 (8.85%) Linux
3 61 (6.75%) Windows Server
4 25 (2.77%) Windows 10
5 20 (2.21%) Unix
6 15 (1.66%) Mac OS
7 13 (1.44%) Android
8 8 (0.88%) Ubuntu
9 7 (0.77%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 7 (0.77%) Windows Server 2012
10 5 (0.55%) 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
1 124 (13.72%) Migration
2 108 (11.95%) Problem-Solving
3 99 (10.95%) Load Balancing
4 94 (10.40%) High Availability
5 84 (9.29%) ITIL
6 81 (8.96%) Network Design
7 71 (7.85%) ITSM
8 63 (6.97%) Agile
9 58 (6.42%) Change Management
10 56 (6.19%) Project Delivery
11 55 (6.08%) Cybersecurity
11 55 (6.08%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 50 (5.53%) Disaster Recovery
13 49 (5.42%) Technical Leadership
14 48 (5.31%) Continuous Improvement
15 46 (5.09%) Network Monitoring
16 45 (4.98%) Observability
17 44 (4.87%) Capacity Planning
17 44 (4.87%) Validation
17 44 (4.87%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 95 (10.51%) Python
2 47 (5.20%) PowerShell
3 15 (1.66%) Bash
4 8 (0.88%) C
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
1 355 (39.27%) Security Cleared
2 266 (29.42%) SC Cleared
3 247 (27.32%) Cisco Certification
4 194 (21.46%) CCNP
5 102 (11.28%) DV Cleared
6 89 (9.85%) CCNA
7 65 (7.19%) Degree
8 56 (6.19%) CCIE
9 26 (2.88%) Microsoft Certification
10 21 (2.32%) JNCIS
10 21 (2.32%) MCSE
11 19 (2.10%) BPSS Clearance
11 19 (2.10%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 17 (1.88%) Azure Certification
13 15 (1.66%) JNCIP
14 14 (1.55%) JNCIA
14 14 (1.55%) MCSA
14 14 (1.55%) VCAP
15 12 (1.33%) CCSE
15 12 (1.33%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (2.99%) SLA
2 25 (2.77%) NIST
3 22 (2.43%) Cyber Essentials
3 22 (2.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 17 (1.88%) NCSC
5 9 (1.00%) PMO
6 7 (0.77%) QA
7 6 (0.66%) GDPR
8 4 (0.44%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 4 (0.44%) JSP 440
9 3 (0.33%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 3 (0.33%) RMADS
10 2 (0.22%) ISA99
10 2 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 2 (0.22%) NIST 800
10 2 (0.22%) PCI DSS
11 1 (0.11%) GRC
11 1 (0.11%) GxP
11 1 (0.11%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 1 (0.11%) MiFID
System Software
1 135 (14.93%) VMware Infrastructure
2 67 (7.41%) Active Directory
3 55 (6.08%) vSphere
4 50 (5.53%) VMware ESXi
5 46 (5.09%) VMware NSX
6 23 (2.54%) Virtual Machines
7 19 (2.10%) Firmware
8 18 (1.99%) Hyper-V
8 18 (1.99%) NFS
9 15 (1.66%) GPFS
10 8 (0.88%) 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%) IAG
Systems Management
1 106 (11.73%) Ansible
2 80 (8.85%) FortiGate
3 44 (4.87%) Terraform
4 34 (3.76%) vCenter Server
5 25 (2.77%) vRealize
6 20 (2.21%) Grafana
6 20 (2.21%) Microsoft Intune
7 18 (1.99%) Prometheus
8 17 (1.88%) Kubernetes
9 16 (1.77%) SCCM
10 15 (1.66%) VxRail
11 12 (1.33%) Single Sign-On
12 10 (1.11%) Nagios
13 9 (1.00%) Cisco Prime
14 7 (0.77%) SCOM
15 5 (0.55%) Cisco CUCM
15 5 (0.55%) Endace
15 5 (0.55%) QRadar
15 5 (0.55%) Salt
16 4 (0.44%) EMC VPLEX
Vendors
1 240 (26.55%) Palo Alto
2 172 (19.03%) F5
3 161 (17.81%) VMware
4 152 (16.81%) Juniper
5 150 (16.59%) Microsoft
6 116 (12.83%) CheckPoint
7 115 (12.72%) Fortinet
8 113 (12.50%) Aruba
9 86 (9.51%) Meraki
10 80 (8.85%) ServiceNow
10 80 (8.85%) SolarWinds
11 54 (5.97%) Arista
12 48 (5.31%) Splunk
13 40 (4.42%) Zscaler
14 38 (4.20%) Dell
15 35 (3.87%) IBM
16 30 (3.32%) HP
17 28 (3.10%) Extreme Networks
18 24 (2.65%) Remedy
19 22 (2.43%) Citrix