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 16 June 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
16 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 111 62 67
Rank change year-on-year -49 +5 -6
Contract jobs citing Cisco 953 933 1,149
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.22% 3.78% 3.07%
As % of the Vendors category 5.48% 7.96% 7.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 660 568 710
10th Percentile £300 £300 £263
25th Percentile £402 £425 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £506 £500
Median % change year-on-year -6.03% +1.10% +5.26%
75th Percentile £573 £588 £588
90th Percentile £638 £638 £675
UK median daily rate £475 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 27 35
10th Percentile £26.34 £17.99 £14.35
25th Percentile £38.80 £24.83 £21.88
Median hourly rate £48.72 £30.00 £27.00
Median % change year-on-year +62.40% +11.11% -38.29%
75th Percentile £73.13 £42.61 £41.25
90th Percentile £76.10 £64.25 £57.56
UK median hourly rate £55.00 £30.00 £26.00
% change year-on-year +83.33% +15.38% -48.00%

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 17,383 11,725 15,722
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 40.57% 47.48% 41.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,145 7,436 9,942
10th Percentile £313 £278 £270
25th Percentile £413 £402 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £513 £517
Median % change year-on-year -1.46% -0.87% -1.52%
75th Percentile £606 £625 £630
90th Percentile £700 £725 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £515
% change year-on-year - -2.91% -1.90%
Number of hourly rates quoted 930 525 1,057
10th Percentile £16.00 £14.84 £12.26
25th Percentile £19.09 £17.79 £14.48
Median hourly rate £33.99 £27.00 £24.00
Median % change year-on-year +25.89% +12.50% -39.32%
75th Percentile £62.00 £53.50 £59.95
90th Percentile £80.21 £70.00 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £33.98 £25.50 £23.80
% change year-on-year +33.25% +7.14% -44.00%

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 16 June 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 16 June 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 16 June 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 -61 309 £500 - 188
North of England -39 211 £479 -4.20% 184
South East -26 189 £500 - 165
North West -7 165 £478 -3.54% 79
Midlands -32 132 £402 -15.37% 83
West Midlands -21 125 £402 -5.41% 42
South West -71 48 £518 -5.91% 128
Yorkshire -66 45 £490 -3.16% 66
East of England -14 42 £495 -0.50% 92
East Midlands -44 4 £458 -16.82% 41
North East -40 2 £425 +30.77% 40
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 (2.52%) SharePoint
2 15 (1.57%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (1.26%) Confluence
4 9 (0.94%) Apache
5 6 (0.63%) IIS
5 6 (0.63%) OpenStack
6 3 (0.31%) nginx
6 3 (0.31%) Tomcat
7 2 (0.21%) CloudStack
7 2 (0.21%) CMS
8 1 (0.10%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.10%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 36 (3.78%) Microsoft Office
2 24 (2.52%) MS Visio
3 19 (1.99%) Microsoft Excel
4 9 (0.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (0.42%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 6 (0.63%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 176 (18.47%) Azure
2 124 (13.01%) AWS
3 61 (6.40%) Microsoft 365
4 38 (3.99%) Entra ID
5 19 (1.99%) GCP
6 16 (1.68%) SaaS
7 14 (1.47%) GitHub
8 12 (1.26%) Azure Sentinel
9 10 (1.05%) Azure ExpressRoute
9 10 (1.05%) OneDrive
9 10 (1.05%) OpenShift
9 10 (1.05%) Virtual Private Cloud
10 8 (0.84%) IaaS
10 8 (0.84%) Microsoft Purview
11 7 (0.73%) Power Platform
12 6 (0.63%) Nutanix
13 5 (0.52%) GitHub Actions
13 5 (0.52%) Rubrik
14 4 (0.42%) Azure DevOps
14 4 (0.42%) Cloudflare
Communications & Networking
1 418 (43.86%) Firewall
2 309 (32.42%) WAN
3 258 (27.07%) BGP
4 240 (25.18%) LAN
5 211 (22.14%) Network Security
6 203 (21.30%) VPN
7 176 (18.47%) OSPF
8 156 (16.37%) VLAN
8 156 (16.37%) Wireless
9 154 (16.16%) DNS
10 118 (12.38%) SD-WAN
11 89 (9.34%) MPLS
11 89 (9.34%) VXLAN
12 86 (9.02%) Cisco ISE
12 86 (9.02%) DHCP
13 78 (8.18%) Wi-Fi
14 74 (7.76%) Cisco Nexus
15 70 (7.35%) Multicast
16 63 (6.61%) Cisco IOS
17 59 (6.19%) Cisco ASA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (1.05%) SQL Server
2 3 (0.31%) MySQL
2 3 (0.31%) NoSQL
3 2 (0.21%) 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
4 1 (0.10%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 19 (1.99%) JIRA
2 11 (1.15%) Git
3 9 (0.94%) Sonatype Nexus
4 7 (0.73%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.31%) GitLab
6 2 (0.21%) Bitbucket
General
1 214 (22.46%) Social Skills
2 95 (9.97%) Finance
3 54 (5.67%) Analytical Skills
4 53 (5.56%) Banking
5 50 (5.25%) Documentation Skills
5 50 (5.25%) Telecoms
6 42 (4.41%) Public Sector
7 39 (4.09%) Legal
8 20 (2.10%) Investment Banking
9 18 (1.89%) Financial Institution
9 18 (1.89%) Manufacturing
10 12 (1.26%) Retail
11 11 (1.15%) Law
12 10 (1.05%) Organisational Skills
13 9 (0.94%) Military
14 7 (0.73%) Marketing
14 7 (0.73%) Police
15 5 (0.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 5 (0.52%) Presentation Skills
16 3 (0.31%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 440 (46.17%) Network Engineer
2 118 (12.38%) Architect
3 109 (11.44%) Cisco Engineer
4 105 (11.02%) Senior
5 103 (10.81%) Cisco Network Engineer
6 84 (8.81%) Security Engineer
7 68 (7.14%) Network Architect
8 62 (6.51%) Network Security Engineer
8 62 (6.51%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
9 60 (6.30%) Senior Network Engineer
10 47 (4.93%) Data Network Engineer
11 46 (4.83%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 34 (3.57%) Data Engineer
13 33 (3.46%) Analyst
13 33 (3.46%) Cisco Security Engineer
14 26 (2.73%) Network Specialist
15 25 (2.62%) DV Cleared Network Engineer
16 21 (2.20%) Automation Engineer
16 21 (2.20%) Solutions Architect
17 20 (2.10%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 73 (7.66%) 802.1X
2 14 (1.47%) Flash
2 14 (1.47%) LDAP
3 13 (1.36%) SAML
4 11 (1.15%) REST
5 6 (0.63%) XMPP
6 5 (0.52%) Jinja
7 3 (0.31%) LAMP
7 3 (0.31%) LEMP Stack
7 3 (0.31%) NETCONF
7 3 (0.31%) YAML
8 2 (0.21%) .NET
8 2 (0.21%) ADO
8 2 (0.21%) ASP.NET
8 2 (0.21%) Django
8 2 (0.21%) Elastic Stack
8 2 (0.21%) Middleware
8 2 (0.21%) OpenConfig
8 2 (0.21%) RESTCONF
8 2 (0.21%) YANG
Miscellaneous
1 255 (26.76%) Data Centre
2 54 (5.67%) PKI
3 46 (4.83%) Replication
4 43 (4.51%) Clustering
5 34 (3.57%) Onboarding
6 31 (3.25%) Hybrid Cloud
7 28 (2.94%) Data Protection Act
8 22 (2.31%) Video Conferencing
9 18 (1.89%) Linux Command Line
10 16 (1.68%) Operational Technology
11 14 (1.47%) Analytical Mindset
11 14 (1.47%) Cloud Native
11 14 (1.47%) Driving Licence
11 14 (1.47%) Security Posture
12 13 (1.36%) Enterprise Storage
12 13 (1.36%) Self-Motivation
12 13 (1.36%) Virtual Team
13 12 (1.26%) EMC VMAX
14 9 (0.94%) Public Cloud
15 7 (0.73%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 174 (18.26%) Windows
2 92 (9.65%) Linux
3 65 (6.82%) Windows Server
4 22 (2.31%) Unix
5 14 (1.47%) Windows 10
6 13 (1.36%) Ubuntu
7 8 (0.84%) Windows Server 2019
8 7 (0.73%) Mac OS
9 6 (0.63%) Android
9 6 (0.63%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 6 (0.63%) Windows Server 2012
10 5 (0.52%) AIX
10 5 (0.52%) Data ONTAP
10 5 (0.52%) VMS
11 4 (0.42%) CentOS
11 4 (0.42%) Solaris
12 3 (0.31%) CatOS
13 1 (0.10%) Check Point GAiA
13 1 (0.10%) Windows Server 2003
13 1 (0.10%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 142 (14.90%) Migration
2 108 (11.33%) High Availability
3 107 (11.23%) Load Balancing
4 100 (10.49%) Problem-Solving
5 92 (9.65%) ITIL
6 79 (8.29%) ITSM
7 77 (8.08%) Project Delivery
8 71 (7.45%) Network Design
9 62 (6.51%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 58 (6.09%) Continuous Improvement
11 57 (5.98%) Agile
11 57 (5.98%) Disaster Recovery
11 57 (5.98%) Technical Leadership
12 51 (5.35%) Infrastructure as Code
13 50 (5.25%) Capacity Planning
13 50 (5.25%) Validation
14 49 (5.14%) Cybersecurity
14 49 (5.14%) Network Monitoring
14 49 (5.14%) Network Segmentation
15 48 (5.04%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 105 (11.02%) Python
2 55 (5.77%) PowerShell
3 19 (1.99%) Bash
4 17 (1.78%) SQL
5 6 (0.63%) C
6 4 (0.42%) PHP
7 3 (0.31%) C++
7 3 (0.31%) Java
7 3 (0.31%) Lisp
8 2 (0.21%) ActionScript
8 2 (0.21%) Korn
8 2 (0.21%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.10%) JavaScript
9 1 (0.10%) Ladder Logic
9 1 (0.10%) Perl
Qualifications
1 316 (33.16%) Security Cleared
2 264 (27.70%) Cisco Certification
3 234 (24.55%) SC Cleared
4 198 (20.78%) CCNP
5 103 (10.81%) CCNA
6 93 (9.76%) DV Cleared
7 61 (6.40%) Degree
8 52 (5.46%) CCIE
9 30 (3.15%) Microsoft Certification
10 25 (2.62%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 23 (2.41%) MCSE
12 19 (1.99%) Network+ Certification
13 17 (1.78%) Azure Certification
14 16 (1.68%) MCSA
14 16 (1.68%) VCAP
15 15 (1.57%) CCSE
15 15 (1.57%) Server+ Certification
16 13 (1.36%) JNCIP
16 13 (1.36%) JNCIS
17 12 (1.26%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (3.25%) NIST
1 31 (3.25%) SLA
2 26 (2.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 25 (2.62%) Cyber Essentials
4 16 (1.68%) NCSC
5 13 (1.36%) QA
6 6 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 6 (0.63%) GDPR
6 6 (0.63%) PMO
7 5 (0.52%) PCI DSS
8 3 (0.31%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 3 (0.31%) JSP 440
8 3 (0.31%) NIST 800
8 3 (0.31%) RMADS
9 2 (0.21%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.21%) Government Security Classifications
9 2 (0.21%) GRC
9 2 (0.21%) ISA99
9 2 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 1 (0.10%) GxP
System Software
1 142 (14.90%) VMware Infrastructure
2 78 (8.18%) Active Directory
3 57 (5.98%) VMware ESXi
4 54 (5.67%) vSphere
5 37 (3.88%) Virtual Machines
6 34 (3.57%) VMware NSX
7 28 (2.94%) Firmware
8 18 (1.89%) NFS
9 17 (1.78%) Hyper-V
10 14 (1.47%) GPFS
11 7 (0.73%) SRDF
12 5 (0.52%) Docker
12 5 (0.52%) EMC RecoverPoint
13 4 (0.42%) vCloud
13 4 (0.42%) Virtual Desktop
14 3 (0.31%) Dovecot
14 3 (0.31%) Postfix
14 3 (0.31%) UAG
14 3 (0.31%) Virtual Servers
15 2 (0.21%) Snort
Systems Management
1 121 (12.70%) Ansible
2 82 (8.60%) FortiGate
3 50 (5.25%) Terraform
4 32 (3.36%) vCenter Server
5 24 (2.52%) Grafana
6 22 (2.31%) Microsoft Intune
7 21 (2.20%) Prometheus
8 20 (2.10%) Kubernetes
9 16 (1.68%) SCCM
10 15 (1.57%) vRealize
11 12 (1.26%) Single Sign-On
12 11 (1.15%) Cisco CUCM
13 9 (0.94%) Cisco Prime
13 9 (0.94%) VxRail
14 6 (0.63%) EMC VPLEX
14 6 (0.63%) HAProxy
14 6 (0.63%) SCOM
14 6 (0.63%) WMI
15 5 (0.52%) Jamf Pro
15 5 (0.52%) Salt
Vendors
1 239 (25.08%) Palo Alto
2 181 (18.99%) F5
3 176 (18.47%) Microsoft
4 172 (18.05%) VMware
5 147 (15.42%) Fortinet
6 141 (14.80%) Juniper
7 102 (10.70%) Aruba
8 100 (10.49%) CheckPoint
9 94 (9.86%) ServiceNow
10 80 (8.39%) SolarWinds
11 74 (7.76%) Meraki
12 70 (7.35%) Arista
13 53 (5.56%) Splunk
14 44 (4.62%) Zscaler
15 29 (3.04%) Extreme Networks
16 26 (2.73%) Dell
16 26 (2.73%) IBM
17 24 (2.52%) Infoblox
18 20 (2.10%) EMC
19 19 (1.99%) Oracle