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 15 August 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
15 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 116 70 63
Rank change year-on-year -46 -7 -6
Contract jobs citing Cisco 1,014 935 1,041
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.21% 3.38% 3.13%
As % of the Vendors category 5.32% 7.16% 7.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 683 571 663
10th Percentile £303 £315 £273
25th Percentile £408 £409 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +11.11%
75th Percentile £580 £588 £583
90th Percentile £658 £638 £650
UK median daily rate £485 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -3.00% - +8.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 36 40 26
10th Percentile £26.25 £25.14 £14.44
25th Percentile £29.00 £25.15 £20.98
Median hourly rate £48.72 £30.00 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year +62.40% +15.38% -39.53%
75th Percentile £68.88 £59.38 £71.56
90th Percentile £76.50 £83.66 £75.12
UK median hourly rate £53.75 £30.00 £27.50
% change year-on-year +79.17% +9.09% -42.50%

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 19,062 13,061 14,524
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 41.60% 47.18% 43.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,004 8,264 9,264
10th Percentile £313 £275 £300
25th Percentile £413 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £508 £525
Median % change year-on-year +0.99% -3.33% -
75th Percentile £613 £620 £627
90th Percentile £700 £716 £734
UK median daily rate £510 £500 £523
% change year-on-year +2.00% -4.31% -0.48%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,028 639 754
10th Percentile £14.94 £14.75 £13.69
25th Percentile £18.50 £17.52 £15.62
Median hourly rate £33.99 £25.15 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year +35.15% -16.17% -20.00%
75th Percentile £65.58 £50.00 £61.60
90th Percentile £85.00 £69.65 £71.25
UK median hourly rate £32.50 £25.15 £29.00
% change year-on-year +29.22% -13.28% -28.40%

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 15 August 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 15 August 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 15 August 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 -38 369 £500 - 423
North of England -14 244 £497 +4.12% 178
North West -2 177 £485 +2.11% 88
South East -42 167 £489 -6.90% 171
Midlands -28 132 £425 -17.48% 92
West Midlands -21 126 £423 -17.96% 48
Yorkshire -50 63 £500 +1.63% 63
South West -62 55 £500 -9.09% 92
East of England -16 35 £500 -9.09% 72
North East -45 5 £388 -11.43% 29
East Midlands -34 3 £525 +6.33% 44
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 30 (2.96%) SharePoint
2 24 (2.37%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (1.18%) Confluence
4 10 (0.99%) OpenStack
5 7 (0.69%) Apache
6 6 (0.59%) SAS
7 5 (0.49%) JBoss
8 4 (0.39%) nginx
9 3 (0.30%) CloudStack
9 3 (0.30%) IIS
9 3 (0.30%) Tomcat
10 2 (0.20%) CMS
11 1 (0.099%) Apache Spark
11 1 (0.099%) FactoryTalk
11 1 (0.099%) Mendix
11 1 (0.099%) SharePoint Server
11 1 (0.099%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 42 (4.14%) Microsoft Office
2 25 (2.47%) Microsoft Excel
3 19 (1.87%) MS Visio
4 10 (0.99%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.30%) Acrobat
6 1 (0.099%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 1 (0.099%) Remedy ITSM
1 1 (0.099%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 222 (21.89%) Azure
2 139 (13.71%) AWS
3 84 (8.28%) Microsoft 365
4 59 (5.82%) Entra ID
5 27 (2.66%) GitHub
6 25 (2.47%) OneDrive
7 21 (2.07%) GCP
8 18 (1.78%) Virtual Private Cloud
9 17 (1.68%) Azure ExpressRoute
10 15 (1.48%) OpenShift
11 14 (1.38%) Power Platform
12 11 (1.08%) SaaS
13 10 (0.99%) Azure Sentinel
14 9 (0.89%) Azure DevOps
15 7 (0.69%) Cloudflare
15 7 (0.69%) GitHub Actions
15 7 (0.69%) IaaS
15 7 (0.69%) Rubrik
16 6 (0.59%) Amazon EC2
16 6 (0.59%) AWS Direct Connect
Communications & Networking
1 466 (45.96%) Firewall
2 302 (29.78%) WAN
3 292 (28.80%) BGP
4 235 (23.18%) LAN
5 225 (22.19%) VPN
6 220 (21.70%) Network Security
7 191 (18.84%) OSPF
8 190 (18.74%) DNS
9 184 (18.15%) Wireless
10 166 (16.37%) VLAN
11 125 (12.33%) SD-WAN
12 110 (10.85%) DHCP
13 109 (10.75%) Wi-Fi
14 97 (9.57%) Cisco ISE
15 93 (9.17%) VXLAN
16 91 (8.97%) Cisco Nexus
17 88 (8.68%) MPLS
18 84 (8.28%) TCP/IP
19 82 (8.09%) Cisco ASA
20 73 (7.20%) Cisco IOS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (1.97%) SQL Server
2 6 (0.59%) Power BI
3 5 (0.49%) Big Data
3 5 (0.49%) Hadoop
4 4 (0.39%) Amazon RDS
5 3 (0.30%) MySQL
6 2 (0.20%) Metadata
6 2 (0.20%) NoSQL
6 2 (0.20%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.099%) Apache Hive
7 1 (0.099%) ClickHouse
Development Applications
1 29 (2.86%) Git
2 20 (1.97%) JIRA
3 12 (1.18%) Sonatype Nexus
4 10 (0.99%) Jenkins
5 9 (0.89%) GitLab
6 2 (0.20%) Robot Framework
7 1 (0.099%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.099%) Tricentis qTest
7 1 (0.099%) Zephyr
General
1 240 (23.67%) Social Skills
2 102 (10.06%) Finance
3 85 (8.38%) Analytical Skills
4 65 (6.41%) Telecoms
5 62 (6.11%) Banking
6 47 (4.64%) Public Sector
7 45 (4.44%) Documentation Skills
8 34 (3.35%) Legal
9 21 (2.07%) Financial Institution
10 19 (1.87%) Investment Banking
11 16 (1.58%) Retail
12 15 (1.48%) Law
13 14 (1.38%) Military
14 12 (1.18%) Organisational Skills
14 12 (1.18%) Police
15 10 (0.99%) Manufacturing
16 9 (0.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 9 (0.89%) Influencing Skills
17 6 (0.59%) Marketing
18 4 (0.39%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 502 (49.51%) Network Engineer
2 154 (15.19%) Senior
3 128 (12.62%) Architect
4 118 (11.64%) Cisco Engineer
5 110 (10.85%) Senior Network Engineer
6 107 (10.55%) Cisco Network Engineer
7 83 (8.19%) Security Engineer
8 69 (6.80%) Network Architect
9 67 (6.61%) Network Security Engineer
10 52 (5.13%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 45 (4.44%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
12 40 (3.94%) Data Network Engineer
13 33 (3.25%) Analyst
14 32 (3.16%) Cisco Security Engineer
14 32 (3.16%) Data Engineer
15 29 (2.86%) Network Specialist
16 27 (2.66%) Automation Engineer
16 27 (2.66%) Lead
17 22 (2.17%) Solutions Architect
18 21 (2.07%) Senior Cisco Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 78 (7.69%) 802.1X
2 22 (2.17%) REST
3 14 (1.38%) SAML
4 10 (0.99%) YAML
5 9 (0.89%) Flash
5 9 (0.89%) JSON
5 9 (0.89%) NETCONF
6 7 (0.69%) OpenConfig
6 7 (0.69%) RESTCONF
6 7 (0.69%) YANG
7 6 (0.59%) Microsoft Graph
8 5 (0.49%) Jinja
9 4 (0.39%) LDAP
9 4 (0.39%) XMPP
10 3 (0.30%) Elastic Stack
10 3 (0.30%) LAMP
10 3 (0.30%) LEMP Stack
10 3 (0.30%) Middleware
11 2 (0.20%) .NET Core
11 2 (0.20%) RFC 2544
Miscellaneous
1 243 (23.96%) Data Centre
2 59 (5.82%) PKI
3 51 (5.03%) Hybrid Cloud
4 42 (4.14%) Onboarding
5 40 (3.94%) Clustering
6 31 (3.06%) Data Protection Act
6 31 (3.06%) Video Conferencing
7 30 (2.96%) Replication
8 22 (2.17%) Cloud Native
9 21 (2.07%) Analytical Mindset
10 20 (1.97%) Operational Technology
11 18 (1.78%) Linux Command Line
11 18 (1.78%) Public Cloud
12 17 (1.68%) Self-Motivation
13 16 (1.58%) Driving Licence
14 15 (1.48%) Enterprise Storage
15 12 (1.18%) EMC VMAX
15 12 (1.18%) Management Information System
15 12 (1.18%) Virtual Team
16 11 (1.08%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 184 (18.15%) Windows
2 102 (10.06%) Linux
3 72 (7.10%) Windows Server
4 17 (1.68%) Windows 10
5 16 (1.58%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 16 (1.58%) Ubuntu
6 13 (1.28%) Unix
7 10 (0.99%) Mac OS
7 10 (0.99%) Windows Server 2019
8 9 (0.89%) AIX
9 8 (0.79%) Android
10 7 (0.69%) Windows Server 2012
11 5 (0.49%) Data ONTAP
12 4 (0.39%) CentOS
12 4 (0.39%) VMS
13 3 (0.30%) Windows Server 2016
14 1 (0.099%) CatOS
14 1 (0.099%) Debian
14 1 (0.099%) Oracle Linux
14 1 (0.099%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 150 (14.79%) Migration
2 131 (12.92%) ITIL
3 119 (11.74%) Problem-Solving
4 117 (11.54%) Load Balancing
5 105 (10.36%) High Availability
6 104 (10.26%) Project Delivery
7 77 (7.59%) Change Management
7 77 (7.59%) Continuous Improvement
8 75 (7.40%) Infrastructure as Code
8 75 (7.40%) Network Design
9 74 (7.30%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 72 (7.10%) Stakeholder Management
11 69 (6.80%) ITSM
12 67 (6.61%) CI/CD
13 59 (5.82%) Technical Leadership
13 59 (5.82%) Validation
14 57 (5.62%) Service Management
15 55 (5.42%) Zero Trust
16 53 (5.23%) Agile
16 53 (5.23%) Disaster Recovery
Programming Languages
1 132 (13.02%) Python
2 61 (6.02%) PowerShell
3 32 (3.16%) Bash
4 18 (1.78%) SQL
5 5 (0.49%) Shell Script
6 4 (0.39%) C
6 4 (0.39%) Java
7 3 (0.30%) C++
7 3 (0.30%) Lisp
8 2 (0.20%) ActionScript
8 2 (0.20%) Perl
9 1 (0.099%) Go
9 1 (0.099%) Ladder Logic
Qualifications
1 283 (27.91%) Security Cleared
2 274 (27.02%) Cisco Certification
3 191 (18.84%) SC Cleared
4 187 (18.44%) CCNP
5 103 (10.16%) CCNA
6 83 (8.19%) DV Cleared
7 63 (6.21%) Degree
8 59 (5.82%) CCIE
9 23 (2.27%) Microsoft Certification
9 23 (2.27%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 19 (1.87%) MCSE
11 18 (1.78%) Network+ Certification
12 17 (1.68%) Azure Certification
13 14 (1.38%) Server+ Certification
14 13 (1.28%) Computer Science Degree
14 13 (1.28%) JNCIP
14 13 (1.28%) JNCIS
15 11 (1.08%) AWS Certification
15 11 (1.08%) CCSE
16 10 (0.99%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (3.25%) SLA
2 28 (2.76%) NIST
3 17 (1.68%) Cyber Essentials
3 17 (1.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 14 (1.38%) NCSC
4 14 (1.38%) QA
5 6 (0.59%) PCI DSS
6 5 (0.49%) GDPR
7 4 (0.39%) Data Quality
8 3 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 3 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 3 (0.30%) NIST 800
8 3 (0.30%) PMO
9 2 (0.20%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.20%) Government Security Classifications
9 2 (0.20%) ISA99
9 2 (0.20%) JSP 440
10 1 (0.099%) GRC
10 1 (0.099%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 141 (13.91%) VMware Infrastructure
2 100 (9.86%) Active Directory
3 42 (4.14%) vSphere
4 41 (4.04%) VMware NSX
5 40 (3.94%) VMware ESXi
6 33 (3.25%) Firmware
7 29 (2.86%) Virtual Machines
8 23 (2.27%) Hyper-V
9 15 (1.48%) Docker
10 13 (1.28%) NFS
11 9 (0.89%) GPFS
12 6 (0.59%) EMC RecoverPoint
12 6 (0.59%) SRDF
13 5 (0.49%) Virtual Desktop
14 4 (0.39%) Virtual Servers
15 3 (0.30%) Dovecot
15 3 (0.30%) FreeRADIUS
15 3 (0.30%) Postfix
16 2 (0.20%) Snort
16 2 (0.20%) UAG
Systems Management
1 134 (13.21%) Ansible
2 90 (8.88%) FortiGate
3 71 (7.00%) Terraform
4 32 (3.16%) Kubernetes
5 30 (2.96%) Microsoft Intune
6 21 (2.07%) SCCM
7 19 (1.87%) vCenter Server
8 17 (1.68%) Cisco CUCM
8 17 (1.68%) Grafana
9 16 (1.58%) Prometheus
10 11 (1.08%) Cisco Prime
11 10 (0.99%) Single Sign-On
12 9 (0.89%) vRealize
13 8 (0.79%) Puppet
13 8 (0.79%) WSUS
14 7 (0.69%) EMC VPLEX
14 7 (0.69%) Failover Clustering
14 7 (0.69%) Nagios
14 7 (0.69%) WMI
15 6 (0.59%) VxRail
Vendors
1 214 (21.10%) Palo Alto
2 204 (20.12%) Microsoft
3 194 (19.13%) F5
4 189 (18.64%) VMware
5 181 (17.85%) Fortinet
6 143 (14.10%) Juniper
7 94 (9.27%) CheckPoint
8 92 (9.07%) ServiceNow
9 83 (8.19%) SolarWinds
10 79 (7.79%) Meraki
11 76 (7.50%) Aruba
12 69 (6.80%) Arista
13 56 (5.52%) Splunk
14 50 (4.93%) Zscaler
15 30 (2.96%) Red Hat
16 26 (2.56%) Infoblox
17 25 (2.47%) Dell
17 25 (2.47%) Extreme Networks
18 21 (2.07%) IBM
18 21 (2.07%) NetApp