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 7 July 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
7 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 111 64 63
Rank change year-on-year -47 -1 -5
Contract jobs citing Cisco 998 994 1,176
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.25% 3.74% 3.16%
As % of the Vendors category 5.50% 7.89% 7.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 674 611 733
10th Percentile £300 £325 £251
25th Percentile £400 £420 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £480 £500 £488
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +2.56% +5.41%
75th Percentile £574 £588 £575
90th Percentile £638 £638 £662
UK median daily rate £475 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 30 31 35
10th Percentile £26.63 £24.66 £16.00
25th Percentile £29.00 £25.15 £22.83
Median hourly rate £47.00 £30.00 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +56.67% +9.09% -33.73%
75th Percentile £70.96 £42.61 £43.82
90th Percentile £74.90 £61.25 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £53.75 £30.00 £27.50
% change year-on-year +79.17% +9.09% -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 18,130 12,602 15,913
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 40.86% 47.42% 42.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,504 7,974 10,095
10th Percentile £313 £280 £275
25th Percentile £413 £402 £409
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £513 £515
Median % change year-on-year -0.49% -0.49% -1.90%
75th Percentile £609 £625 £625
90th Percentile £700 £725 £738
UK median daily rate £501 £500 £513
% change year-on-year +0.10% -2.44% -2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 979 585 1,051
10th Percentile £16.07 £14.84 £12.50
25th Percentile £19.40 £17.61 £15.00
Median hourly rate £35.00 £25.30 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +38.34% +1.20% -30.56%
75th Percentile £65.00 £52.00 £61.25
90th Percentile £81.25 £68.75 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £33.99 £25.15 £25.00
% change year-on-year +35.15% +0.60% -38.27%

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 7 July 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 7 July 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 7 July 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 -62 338 £500 - 258
North of England -36 223 £481 -2.18% 164
South East -38 186 £500 -4.76% 185
North West -7 171 £479 +0.74% 75
Midlands -30 138 £415 -7.78% 89
West Midlands -21 131 £413 -2.94% 41
South West -68 55 £525 -4.55% 96
Yorkshire -64 49 £500 - 64
East of England -28 33 £500 -3.85% 78
East Midlands -34 4 £458 -3.68% 48
North East -41 4 £425 +30.77% 25
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 (2.40%) SharePoint
2 19 (1.90%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (1.20%) Confluence
4 7 (0.70%) Apache
4 7 (0.70%) OpenStack
5 3 (0.30%) CloudStack
5 3 (0.30%) IIS
5 3 (0.30%) nginx
5 3 (0.30%) SAS
5 3 (0.30%) Tomcat
6 2 (0.20%) CMS
7 1 (0.10%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.10%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 40 (4.01%) Microsoft Office
2 26 (2.61%) MS Visio
3 23 (2.30%) Microsoft Excel
4 11 (1.10%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.10%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 4 (0.40%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 188 (18.84%) Azure
2 132 (13.23%) AWS
3 67 (6.71%) Microsoft 365
4 42 (4.21%) Entra ID
5 20 (2.00%) GCP
6 16 (1.60%) GitHub
6 16 (1.60%) Virtual Private Cloud
7 13 (1.30%) Azure ExpressRoute
7 13 (1.30%) Azure Sentinel
7 13 (1.30%) OneDrive
7 13 (1.30%) SaaS
8 12 (1.20%) OpenShift
9 10 (1.00%) Power Platform
10 9 (0.90%) IaaS
11 8 (0.80%) Microsoft Purview
12 6 (0.60%) Cloudflare
12 6 (0.60%) Nutanix
13 5 (0.50%) Azure DevOps
13 5 (0.50%) GitHub Actions
13 5 (0.50%) Rubrik
Communications & Networking
1 448 (44.89%) Firewall
2 315 (31.56%) WAN
3 281 (28.16%) BGP
4 246 (24.65%) LAN
5 228 (22.85%) VPN
6 223 (22.34%) Network Security
7 189 (18.94%) OSPF
8 183 (18.34%) Wireless
9 174 (17.43%) DNS
10 156 (15.63%) VLAN
11 123 (12.32%) SD-WAN
12 96 (9.62%) MPLS
13 95 (9.52%) Cisco ISE
13 95 (9.52%) DHCP
14 90 (9.02%) VXLAN
15 88 (8.82%) Cisco Nexus
16 84 (8.42%) Wi-Fi
17 77 (7.72%) Multicast
18 76 (7.62%) Cisco ASA
19 71 (7.11%) Cisco IOS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (1.30%) SQL Server
2 3 (0.30%) MySQL
2 3 (0.30%) NoSQL
2 3 (0.30%) Power BI
3 2 (0.20%) Amazon RDS
3 2 (0.20%) PostgreSQL
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
Development Applications
1 19 (1.90%) JIRA
2 13 (1.30%) Git
3 12 (1.20%) Sonatype Nexus
4 8 (0.80%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.20%) Bitbucket
5 2 (0.20%) GitLab
General
1 233 (23.35%) Social Skills
2 95 (9.52%) Finance
3 63 (6.31%) Analytical Skills
4 60 (6.01%) Banking
5 57 (5.71%) Telecoms
6 51 (5.11%) Documentation Skills
7 48 (4.81%) Public Sector
8 35 (3.51%) Legal
9 20 (2.00%) Investment Banking
10 18 (1.80%) Financial Institution
11 14 (1.40%) Manufacturing
12 13 (1.30%) Organisational Skills
12 13 (1.30%) Retail
13 12 (1.20%) Military
14 10 (1.00%) Law
15 9 (0.90%) Police
16 8 (0.80%) Influencing Skills
17 7 (0.70%) Marketing
18 6 (0.60%) Presentation Skills
19 5 (0.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 472 (47.29%) Network Engineer
2 122 (12.22%) Architect
3 119 (11.92%) Senior
4 105 (10.52%) Cisco Engineer
5 97 (9.72%) Cisco Network Engineer
6 90 (9.02%) Security Engineer
7 69 (6.91%) Network Architect
7 69 (6.91%) Senior Network Engineer
8 68 (6.81%) Network Security Engineer
9 52 (5.21%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
10 51 (5.11%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 49 (4.91%) Data Network Engineer
12 36 (3.61%) Data Engineer
13 35 (3.51%) Cisco Security Engineer
14 34 (3.41%) Analyst
15 27 (2.71%) Network Specialist
16 24 (2.40%) Lead
17 21 (2.10%) Automation Engineer
17 21 (2.10%) DV Cleared Network Engineer
18 20 (2.00%) Data Centre Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 72 (7.21%) 802.1X
2 16 (1.60%) SAML
3 14 (1.40%) LDAP
4 13 (1.30%) REST
5 12 (1.20%) Flash
6 5 (0.50%) Jinja
6 5 (0.50%) NETCONF
7 4 (0.40%) Django
7 4 (0.40%) OpenConfig
7 4 (0.40%) RESTCONF
7 4 (0.40%) XMPP
7 4 (0.40%) YANG
8 3 (0.30%) Elastic Stack
8 3 (0.30%) LAMP
8 3 (0.30%) LEMP Stack
8 3 (0.30%) Microsoft Graph
8 3 (0.30%) YAML
9 2 (0.20%) .NET Core
9 2 (0.20%) HTML
9 2 (0.20%) RFC 2544
Miscellaneous
1 254 (25.45%) Data Centre
2 57 (5.71%) PKI
3 42 (4.21%) Clustering
4 40 (4.01%) Hybrid Cloud
4 40 (4.01%) Replication
5 33 (3.31%) Onboarding
6 30 (3.01%) Data Protection Act
7 27 (2.71%) Video Conferencing
8 18 (1.80%) Driving Licence
9 17 (1.70%) Cloud Native
9 17 (1.70%) Operational Technology
10 16 (1.60%) Analytical Mindset
10 16 (1.60%) Linux Command Line
11 15 (1.50%) Virtual Team
12 13 (1.30%) EMC VMAX
12 13 (1.30%) Enterprise Storage
12 13 (1.30%) Security Posture
12 13 (1.30%) Self-Motivation
13 12 (1.20%) Public Cloud
14 10 (1.00%) Fat Client
Operating Systems
1 176 (17.64%) Windows
2 98 (9.82%) Linux
3 65 (6.51%) Windows Server
4 18 (1.80%) Unix
5 15 (1.50%) Ubuntu
5 15 (1.50%) Windows 10
6 10 (1.00%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 10 (1.00%) Windows Server 2019
7 8 (0.80%) Android
7 8 (0.80%) Mac OS
8 7 (0.70%) AIX
8 7 (0.70%) Windows Server 2012
9 5 (0.50%) Data ONTAP
9 5 (0.50%) VMS
10 4 (0.40%) CentOS
11 3 (0.30%) CatOS
12 2 (0.20%) Windows Server 2016
13 1 (0.10%) Check Point GAiA
13 1 (0.10%) Solaris
13 1 (0.10%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 151 (15.13%) Migration
2 121 (12.12%) Load Balancing
3 104 (10.42%) High Availability
4 103 (10.32%) ITIL
5 102 (10.22%) Problem-Solving
6 87 (8.72%) Project Delivery
7 73 (7.31%) ITSM
7 73 (7.31%) Network Design
8 66 (6.61%) Continuous Improvement
9 65 (6.51%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 62 (6.21%) Change Management
11 61 (6.11%) Stakeholder Management
12 57 (5.71%) Agile
13 56 (5.61%) Infrastructure as Code
14 55 (5.51%) CI/CD
14 55 (5.51%) Disaster Recovery
15 54 (5.41%) Validation
16 53 (5.31%) Cybersecurity
16 53 (5.31%) Technical Leadership
17 49 (4.91%) Runbook
Programming Languages
1 121 (12.12%) Python
2 56 (5.61%) PowerShell
3 19 (1.90%) Bash
4 18 (1.80%) SQL
5 6 (0.60%) C
6 4 (0.40%) Java
6 4 (0.40%) PHP
7 3 (0.30%) C++
7 3 (0.30%) Lisp
7 3 (0.30%) Shell Script
8 2 (0.20%) ActionScript
8 2 (0.20%) Korn
8 2 (0.20%) Perl
9 1 (0.10%) JavaScript
9 1 (0.10%) Ladder Logic
Qualifications
1 305 (30.56%) Security Cleared
2 280 (28.06%) Cisco Certification
3 218 (21.84%) SC Cleared
4 202 (20.24%) CCNP
5 111 (11.12%) CCNA
6 93 (9.32%) DV Cleared
7 65 (6.51%) Degree
8 58 (5.81%) CCIE
9 26 (2.61%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 25 (2.51%) Microsoft Certification
11 19 (1.90%) MCSE
11 19 (1.90%) Network+ Certification
12 17 (1.70%) Azure Certification
13 15 (1.50%) Server+ Certification
14 14 (1.40%) CCSE
15 13 (1.30%) BPSS Clearance
16 12 (1.20%) JNCIP
16 12 (1.20%) JNCIS
16 12 (1.20%) MCSA
16 12 (1.20%) VCAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (3.11%) SLA
2 30 (3.01%) NIST
3 27 (2.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 25 (2.51%) Cyber Essentials
5 20 (2.00%) NCSC
6 13 (1.30%) QA
7 7 (0.70%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 6 (0.60%) PMO
9 5 (0.50%) GDPR
9 5 (0.50%) PCI DSS
10 3 (0.30%) Data Quality
10 3 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 3 (0.30%) NIST 800
11 2 (0.20%) Accessibility
11 2 (0.20%) Government Security Classifications
11 2 (0.20%) GRC
11 2 (0.20%) ISA99
11 2 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 2 (0.20%) JSP 440
11 2 (0.20%) RMADS
System Software
1 145 (14.53%) VMware Infrastructure
2 93 (9.32%) Active Directory
3 56 (5.61%) VMware ESXi
4 52 (5.21%) vSphere
5 40 (4.01%) VMware NSX
6 35 (3.51%) Virtual Machines
7 31 (3.11%) Firmware
8 21 (2.10%) Hyper-V
9 16 (1.60%) NFS
10 12 (1.20%) GPFS
11 7 (0.70%) Docker
11 7 (0.70%) SRDF
12 6 (0.60%) EMC RecoverPoint
13 5 (0.50%) Virtual Desktop
14 4 (0.40%) vCloud
14 4 (0.40%) Virtual Servers
15 3 (0.30%) Dovecot
15 3 (0.30%) Postfix
15 3 (0.30%) UAG
16 2 (0.20%) Snort
Systems Management
1 127 (12.73%) Ansible
2 85 (8.52%) FortiGate
3 56 (5.61%) Terraform
4 31 (3.11%) vCenter Server
5 24 (2.40%) Grafana
6 23 (2.30%) Microsoft Intune
6 23 (2.30%) SCCM
7 22 (2.20%) Kubernetes
8 21 (2.10%) Prometheus
9 13 (1.30%) Single Sign-On
9 13 (1.30%) vRealize
10 11 (1.10%) Cisco CUCM
11 10 (1.00%) Cisco Prime
12 9 (0.90%) VxRail
13 7 (0.70%) EMC VPLEX
13 7 (0.70%) WMI
13 7 (0.70%) WSUS
14 6 (0.60%) HAProxy
14 6 (0.60%) SCOM
15 5 (0.50%) Nagios
Vendors
1 230 (23.05%) Palo Alto
2 199 (19.94%) F5
3 188 (18.84%) Microsoft
4 183 (18.34%) VMware
5 169 (16.93%) Fortinet
6 149 (14.93%) Juniper
7 104 (10.42%) CheckPoint
8 94 (9.42%) ServiceNow
9 87 (8.72%) Aruba
10 84 (8.42%) SolarWinds
11 77 (7.72%) Meraki
12 72 (7.21%) Arista
13 57 (5.71%) Splunk
14 45 (4.51%) Zscaler
15 30 (3.01%) Extreme Networks
16 27 (2.71%) Dell
17 26 (2.61%) IBM
17 26 (2.61%) Infoblox
18 23 (2.30%) Citrix
19 21 (2.10%) EMC