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 5 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
5 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 102 60 55
Rank change year-on-year -42 -5 +23
Contract jobs citing Cisco 930 888 1,294
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.40% 3.64% 3.45%
As % of the Vendors category 5.53% 7.71% 8.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 615 575 793
10th Percentile £289 £313 £263
25th Percentile £400 £413 £378
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £496 £501 £488
Median % change year-on-year -0.86% +2.67% +2.63%
75th Percentile £561 £588 £588
90th Percentile £625 £638 £713
UK median daily rate £475 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% -2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 35 18 47
10th Percentile £21.08 £17.26 £13.29
25th Percentile £31.01 £20.04 £17.48
Median hourly rate £65.00 £37.07 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +75.33% +48.29% -35.28%
75th Percentile £74.26 £67.81 £41.25
90th Percentile £88.05 £75.00 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £68.17 £37.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year +81.77% +50.00% -50.00%

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 16,824 11,511 15,882
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 43.43% 47.24% 42.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,004 7,477 10,170
10th Percentile £313 £296 £255
25th Percentile £413 £406 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £515
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +1.94% -4.19%
75th Percentile £604 £625 £630
90th Percentile £700 £725 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £515 £514
% change year-on-year -2.91% +0.19% -2.10%
Number of hourly rates quoted 871 421 954
10th Percentile £15.50 £15.09 £12.04
25th Percentile £18.50 £18.51 £14.27
Median hourly rate £26.44 £29.00 £23.50
Median % change year-on-year -8.83% +23.40% -37.33%
75th Percentile £59.46 £63.75 £55.08
90th Percentile £77.50 £80.75 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £27.00 £28.60 £22.73
% change year-on-year -5.59% +25.85% -44.01%

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 5 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 5 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 5 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 -61 274 £500 - 126
South East +1 223 £500 -4.76% 139
North of England -49 183 £481 -3.75% 121
North West -12 151 £481 -1.79% 58
Midlands -19 151 £373 -17.11% 92
West Midlands 0 136 £350 -17.65% 46
East of England -3 44 £475 - 60
South West -68 43 £519 -5.68% 58
Yorkshire -84 28 £464 -11.62% 43
East Midlands -48 11 £413 -19.51% 46
North East -15 6 £175 -46.15% 20
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 37 (3.98%) SharePoint
2 28 (3.01%) Microsoft Exchange
3 16 (1.72%) Confluence
4 7 (0.75%) Apache
5 5 (0.54%) IIS
6 4 (0.43%) OpenStack
7 2 (0.22%) SharePoint Server
8 1 (0.11%) JBoss
8 1 (0.11%) Skype for Business
8 1 (0.11%) WebLogic
8 1 (0.11%) WebSphere
Applications
1 42 (4.52%) Microsoft Office
2 38 (4.09%) MS Visio
3 17 (1.83%) Microsoft Excel
4 13 (1.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (0.54%) Acrobat
6 2 (0.22%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 17 (1.83%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.11%) Actimize
Cloud Services
1 163 (17.53%) Azure
2 134 (14.41%) AWS
3 81 (8.71%) Microsoft 365
4 42 (4.52%) Entra ID
5 32 (3.44%) GCP
6 14 (1.51%) Azure ExpressRoute
6 14 (1.51%) Datadog
7 12 (1.29%) Virtual Private Cloud
8 10 (1.08%) SaaS
9 9 (0.97%) Azure Sentinel
9 9 (0.97%) Nutanix
9 9 (0.97%) OpenShift
10 7 (0.75%) Microsoft Purview
11 6 (0.65%) Azure DevOps
11 6 (0.65%) GitHub
11 6 (0.65%) IaaS
11 6 (0.65%) Mimecast
12 5 (0.54%) OneDrive
13 4 (0.43%) PaaS
13 4 (0.43%) Route 53
Communications & Networking
1 397 (42.69%) Firewall
2 286 (30.75%) WAN
3 245 (26.34%) BGP
4 211 (22.69%) LAN
5 210 (22.58%) VPN
6 183 (19.68%) Network Security
7 176 (18.92%) OSPF
8 133 (14.30%) Wireless
9 123 (13.23%) DNS
10 110 (11.83%) VLAN
11 101 (10.86%) SD-WAN
12 94 (10.11%) MPLS
13 93 (10.00%) Cisco ISE
14 72 (7.74%) VXLAN
15 71 (7.63%) Cisco ASA
16 66 (7.10%) DHCP
16 66 (7.10%) Wi-Fi
17 65 (6.99%) IPsec
18 61 (6.56%) Cisco IOS
19 56 (6.02%) Multicast
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (0.43%) 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 (1.83%) JIRA
2 11 (1.18%) Sonatype Nexus
3 9 (0.97%) Git
4 6 (0.65%) Jenkins
5 5 (0.54%) GitLab
6 1 (0.11%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.11%) Rational DOORS
General
1 196 (21.08%) Social Skills
2 114 (12.26%) Public Sector
3 111 (11.94%) Finance
4 69 (7.42%) Telecoms
5 60 (6.45%) Banking
6 58 (6.24%) Analytical Skills
7 48 (5.16%) Documentation Skills
8 37 (3.98%) Manufacturing
9 34 (3.66%) Legal
10 25 (2.69%) Marketing
11 23 (2.47%) Electronics
12 17 (1.83%) Investment Banking
13 16 (1.72%) Financial Institution
14 15 (1.61%) Organisational Skills
14 15 (1.61%) Presentation Skills
15 9 (0.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 9 (0.97%) Law
16 8 (0.86%) Retail
17 7 (0.75%) Military
18 6 (0.65%) Police
Job Titles
1 380 (40.86%) Network Engineer
2 114 (12.26%) Architect
3 91 (9.78%) Cisco Engineer
4 87 (9.35%) Senior
5 84 (9.03%) Cisco Network Engineer
6 71 (7.63%) Network Architect
7 66 (7.10%) Security Engineer
8 65 (6.99%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
9 50 (5.38%) Analyst
10 44 (4.73%) Network Security Engineer
11 42 (4.52%) Senior Network Engineer
12 38 (4.09%) Data Network Engineer
13 36 (3.87%) Consultant
14 34 (3.66%) DV Cleared Network Engineer
14 34 (3.66%) Network Consultant
15 33 (3.55%) Infrastructure Engineer
16 29 (3.12%) Data Engineer
16 29 (3.12%) IT Support
17 28 (3.01%) Infrastructure Analyst
18 24 (2.58%) Cisco Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 61 (6.56%) 802.1X
2 16 (1.72%) Flash
3 15 (1.61%) LDAP
4 14 (1.51%) XMPP
5 9 (0.97%) SAML
6 8 (0.86%) REST
7 7 (0.75%) NETCONF
8 6 (0.65%) YANG
9 5 (0.54%) Jinja
9 5 (0.54%) OpenConfig
10 4 (0.43%) HTML
10 4 (0.43%) RESTCONF
10 4 (0.43%) VML
11 3 (0.32%) JSON
12 2 (0.22%) ADO
12 2 (0.22%) CSS
12 2 (0.22%) Django
12 2 (0.22%) Middleware
12 2 (0.22%) RFC 2544
12 2 (0.22%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 243 (26.13%) Data Centre
2 52 (5.59%) PKI
3 33 (3.55%) Replication
4 31 (3.33%) Clustering
4 31 (3.33%) Linux Command Line
5 30 (3.23%) Hybrid Cloud
6 26 (2.80%) Onboarding
7 25 (2.69%) Data Protection Act
8 24 (2.58%) Cloud Native
9 18 (1.94%) Operational Technology
9 18 (1.94%) Product Ownership
10 17 (1.83%) Self-Motivation
11 13 (1.40%) Driving Licence
11 13 (1.40%) Video Conferencing
12 11 (1.18%) SCADA
12 11 (1.18%) Security Posture
13 8 (0.86%) Enterprise Software
13 8 (0.86%) Enterprise Storage
14 7 (0.75%) CMDB
14 7 (0.75%) Fat Client
Operating Systems
1 152 (16.34%) Windows
2 91 (9.78%) Linux
3 58 (6.24%) Windows Server
4 28 (3.01%) Android
5 27 (2.90%) Windows 10
6 26 (2.80%) Mac OS
7 16 (1.72%) Unix
8 13 (1.40%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 7 (0.75%) Ubuntu
10 6 (0.65%) Windows Server 2012
11 5 (0.54%) VMS
12 4 (0.43%) CatOS
12 4 (0.43%) Solaris
12 4 (0.43%) Windows Server 2019
13 2 (0.22%) AIX
13 2 (0.22%) CentOS
13 2 (0.22%) Windows Server 2016
14 1 (0.11%) Data ONTAP
14 1 (0.11%) Oracle Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 143 (15.38%) Migration
2 108 (11.61%) Problem-Solving
3 107 (11.51%) Load Balancing
4 85 (9.14%) ITIL
5 84 (9.03%) High Availability
6 82 (8.82%) Network Design
7 77 (8.28%) ITSM
8 73 (7.85%) Agile
9 65 (6.99%) Cybersecurity
10 64 (6.88%) Roadmaps
11 59 (6.34%) Collaborative Working
12 58 (6.24%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 57 (6.13%) Change Management
14 55 (5.91%) Service Management
15 50 (5.38%) Infrastructure Engineering
16 49 (5.27%) Project Delivery
17 48 (5.16%) Network Architecture
18 46 (4.95%) Stakeholder Management
19 44 (4.73%) Observability
19 44 (4.73%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 101 (10.86%) Python
2 48 (5.16%) PowerShell
3 24 (2.58%) Bash
4 12 (1.29%) Perl
5 6 (0.65%) SQL
6 5 (0.54%) C
7 4 (0.43%) Lisp
7 4 (0.43%) PHP
8 3 (0.32%) JavaScript
9 2 (0.22%) ActionScript
9 2 (0.22%) Korn
9 2 (0.22%) Kusto Query Language
9 2 (0.22%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 397 (42.69%) Security Cleared
2 308 (33.12%) SC Cleared
3 244 (26.24%) Cisco Certification
4 194 (20.86%) CCNP
5 103 (11.08%) DV Cleared
6 91 (9.78%) CCNA
7 70 (7.53%) Degree
8 61 (6.56%) CCIE
9 22 (2.37%) JNCIS
10 20 (2.15%) Azure Certification
10 20 (2.15%) Microsoft Certification
11 17 (1.83%) BPSS Clearance
11 17 (1.83%) JNCIP
12 16 (1.72%) JNCIA
13 15 (1.61%) CISSP
14 14 (1.51%) AWS Certification
15 13 (1.40%) CCSE
15 13 (1.40%) MCSE
16 12 (1.29%) Network+ Certification
17 10 (1.08%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (3.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 31 (3.33%) NIST
2 26 (2.80%) SLA
3 21 (2.26%) Cyber Essentials
4 16 (1.72%) NCSC
5 13 (1.40%) GDPR
6 12 (1.29%) PMO
7 8 (0.86%) PCI DSS
8 5 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 4 (0.43%) JSP 440
10 3 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 3 (0.32%) QA
10 3 (0.32%) RMADS
11 2 (0.22%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 2 (0.22%) ISA99
12 1 (0.11%) Accessibility
12 1 (0.11%) Actionable Recommendations
12 1 (0.11%) Data Quality
12 1 (0.11%) GRC
12 1 (0.11%) NIST 800
System Software
1 132 (14.19%) VMware Infrastructure
2 75 (8.06%) Active Directory
3 53 (5.70%) vSphere
4 50 (5.38%) VMware NSX
5 39 (4.19%) VMware ESXi
6 19 (2.04%) Firmware
7 18 (1.94%) NFS
8 16 (1.72%) GPFS
9 14 (1.51%) Virtual Machines
10 13 (1.40%) Hyper-V
11 10 (1.08%) Docker
12 4 (0.43%) Snort
12 4 (0.43%) vCloud
13 3 (0.32%) SRDF
14 2 (0.22%) EMC RecoverPoint
14 2 (0.22%) KVM
14 2 (0.22%) Squid
14 2 (0.22%) Virtual Desktop
14 2 (0.22%) Virtual Servers
15 1 (0.11%) IAG
Systems Management
1 95 (10.22%) Ansible
2 75 (8.06%) FortiGate
3 39 (4.19%) Terraform
4 33 (3.55%) vRealize
5 28 (3.01%) vCenter Server
6 19 (2.04%) Microsoft Intune
6 19 (2.04%) VxRail
7 18 (1.94%) Grafana
8 17 (1.83%) SCCM
9 16 (1.72%) Prometheus
10 14 (1.51%) Kubernetes
11 10 (1.08%) Nagios
11 10 (1.08%) Single Sign-On
12 9 (0.97%) Cisco Prime
13 6 (0.65%) Active Directory Federation Services
13 6 (0.65%) Cisco CUCM
13 6 (0.65%) QRadar
13 6 (0.65%) SCOM
14 5 (0.54%) Endace
14 5 (0.54%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 244 (26.24%) Palo Alto
2 164 (17.63%) Juniper
3 161 (17.31%) VMware
4 156 (16.77%) Microsoft
5 155 (16.67%) F5
6 127 (13.66%) Aruba
7 106 (11.40%) CheckPoint
8 104 (11.18%) Fortinet
9 87 (9.35%) Meraki
9 87 (9.35%) SolarWinds
10 85 (9.14%) ServiceNow
11 55 (5.91%) Arista
12 51 (5.48%) Dell
12 51 (5.48%) Splunk
13 46 (4.95%) HP
14 45 (4.84%) IBM
15 38 (4.09%) Zscaler
16 28 (3.01%) Citrix
17 27 (2.90%) Extreme Networks
18 26 (2.80%) Apple