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 13 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
13 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 122 74 64
Rank change year-on-year -48 -10 -7
Contract jobs citing Cisco 1,003 937 1,028
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.20% 3.39% 3.08%
As % of the Vendors category 5.31% 7.18% 7.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 673 576 654
10th Percentile £303 £325 £273
25th Percentile £406 £413 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +11.11%
75th Percentile £575 £588 £588
90th Percentile £653 £638 £655
UK median daily rate £483 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -3.40% - +6.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 37 38 26
10th Percentile £26.34 £25.11 £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% -35.00%
75th Percentile £72.00 £55.00 £71.56
90th Percentile £78.60 £84.99 £75.12
UK median hourly rate £55.00 £30.00 £27.50
% change year-on-year +83.33% +9.09% -43.78%

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 18,888 13,059 14,555
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 41.45% 47.24% 43.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,887 8,266 9,264
10th Percentile £313 £277 £300
25th Percentile £413 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year +0.49% -2.86% -
75th Percentile £613 £622 £628
90th Percentile £700 £719 £735
UK median daily rate £510 £500 £520
% change year-on-year +2.00% -3.85% -0.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,024 636 758
10th Percentile £15.00 £14.75 £13.69
25th Percentile £18.73 £17.49 £15.62
Median hourly rate £34.00 £25.15 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year +35.17% -16.17% -20.00%
75th Percentile £65.58 £50.00 £63.45
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% -28.95%

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 13 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 13 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 13 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 -49 364 £500 - 420
North of England -22 235 £493 +3.33% 174
North West +5 172 £485 +2.11% 85
South East -44 170 £490 -6.67% 167
Midlands -34 131 £425 -18.27% 84
West Midlands -20 125 £420 -18.45% 43
Yorkshire -54 59 £500 +1.63% 63
South West -55 55 £500 -9.09% 101
East of England -16 35 £500 -9.09% 73
North East -43 5 £388 +19.23% 27
East Midlands -36 3 £525 -4.55% 41
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 27 (2.69%) SharePoint
2 24 (2.39%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (1.20%) Confluence
4 10 (1.00%) OpenStack
5 7 (0.70%) Apache
6 5 (0.50%) JBoss
7 4 (0.40%) nginx
7 4 (0.40%) SAS
8 3 (0.30%) CloudStack
8 3 (0.30%) IIS
8 3 (0.30%) Tomcat
9 2 (0.20%) CMS
10 1 (0.100%) Apache Spark
10 1 (0.100%) FactoryTalk
10 1 (0.100%) Mendix
10 1 (0.100%) SharePoint Server
10 1 (0.100%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 40 (3.99%) Microsoft Office
2 23 (2.29%) Microsoft Excel
3 19 (1.89%) MS Visio
4 10 (1.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.30%) Acrobat
6 1 (0.100%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 1 (0.100%) Remedy ITSM
1 1 (0.100%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 216 (21.54%) Azure
2 133 (13.26%) AWS
3 83 (8.28%) Microsoft 365
4 58 (5.78%) Entra ID
5 25 (2.49%) GitHub
6 24 (2.39%) OneDrive
7 20 (1.99%) GCP
8 18 (1.79%) Virtual Private Cloud
9 16 (1.60%) Azure ExpressRoute
9 16 (1.60%) OpenShift
10 14 (1.40%) Power Platform
11 11 (1.10%) SaaS
12 10 (1.00%) Azure Sentinel
13 9 (0.90%) Azure DevOps
14 7 (0.70%) Cloudflare
14 7 (0.70%) GitHub Actions
14 7 (0.70%) IaaS
14 7 (0.70%) Rubrik
15 6 (0.60%) Amazon EC2
16 5 (0.50%) Amazon S3
Communications & Networking
1 463 (46.16%) Firewall
2 299 (29.81%) WAN
3 288 (28.71%) BGP
4 233 (23.23%) LAN
5 222 (22.13%) VPN
6 219 (21.83%) Network Security
7 190 (18.94%) DNS
7 190 (18.94%) OSPF
8 184 (18.34%) Wireless
9 164 (16.35%) VLAN
10 121 (12.06%) SD-WAN
11 110 (10.97%) DHCP
12 104 (10.37%) Wi-Fi
13 99 (9.87%) Cisco ISE
14 92 (9.17%) VXLAN
15 89 (8.87%) Cisco Nexus
15 89 (8.87%) MPLS
16 83 (8.28%) TCP/IP
17 78 (7.78%) Cisco ASA
18 72 (7.18%) Cisco IOS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (1.99%) SQL Server
2 6 (0.60%) Power BI
3 5 (0.50%) Big Data
3 5 (0.50%) Hadoop
4 4 (0.40%) Amazon RDS
5 3 (0.30%) MySQL
6 2 (0.20%) Metadata
6 2 (0.20%) NoSQL
6 2 (0.20%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.100%) Apache Hive
7 1 (0.100%) ClickHouse
Development Applications
1 25 (2.49%) Git
2 20 (1.99%) JIRA
3 12 (1.20%) Sonatype Nexus
4 10 (1.00%) Jenkins
5 7 (0.70%) GitLab
6 1 (0.100%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.100%) Robot Framework
6 1 (0.100%) Tricentis qTest
6 1 (0.100%) Zephyr
General
1 240 (23.93%) Social Skills
2 100 (9.97%) Finance
3 83 (8.28%) Analytical Skills
4 63 (6.28%) Telecoms
5 61 (6.08%) Banking
6 48 (4.79%) Public Sector
7 45 (4.49%) Documentation Skills
8 34 (3.39%) Legal
9 22 (2.19%) Financial Institution
10 19 (1.89%) Investment Banking
11 16 (1.60%) Military
11 16 (1.60%) Retail
12 15 (1.50%) Law
13 12 (1.20%) Organisational Skills
14 11 (1.10%) Police
15 10 (1.00%) Manufacturing
16 9 (0.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 9 (0.90%) Influencing Skills
17 6 (0.60%) Marketing
18 4 (0.40%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 490 (48.85%) Network Engineer
2 150 (14.96%) Senior
3 126 (12.56%) Architect
4 116 (11.57%) Cisco Engineer
5 105 (10.47%) Cisco Network Engineer
5 105 (10.47%) Senior Network Engineer
6 82 (8.18%) Security Engineer
7 69 (6.88%) Network Architect
8 66 (6.58%) Network Security Engineer
9 52 (5.18%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 43 (4.29%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
11 40 (3.99%) Data Network Engineer
12 33 (3.29%) Analyst
13 32 (3.19%) Cisco Security Engineer
13 32 (3.19%) Data Engineer
14 30 (2.99%) Network Specialist
15 26 (2.59%) Automation Engineer
16 25 (2.49%) Lead
17 22 (2.19%) DV Cleared Network Engineer
17 22 (2.19%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 80 (7.98%) 802.1X
2 20 (1.99%) REST
3 14 (1.40%) SAML
4 9 (0.90%) Flash
4 9 (0.90%) NETCONF
5 8 (0.80%) YAML
6 7 (0.70%) JSON
6 7 (0.70%) OpenConfig
6 7 (0.70%) RESTCONF
6 7 (0.70%) YANG
7 6 (0.60%) Microsoft Graph
8 5 (0.50%) Jinja
9 4 (0.40%) LDAP
9 4 (0.40%) 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%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 238 (23.73%) Data Centre
2 60 (5.98%) PKI
3 50 (4.99%) Hybrid Cloud
4 42 (4.19%) Clustering
5 38 (3.79%) Onboarding
6 32 (3.19%) Video Conferencing
7 31 (3.09%) Data Protection Act
7 31 (3.09%) Replication
8 21 (2.09%) Analytical Mindset
8 21 (2.09%) Operational Technology
9 19 (1.89%) Cloud Native
10 18 (1.79%) Linux Command Line
11 17 (1.69%) Public Cloud
12 16 (1.60%) Driving Licence
12 16 (1.60%) Self-Motivation
13 15 (1.50%) Enterprise Storage
14 13 (1.30%) EMC VMAX
15 12 (1.20%) Virtual Team
16 11 (1.10%) Management Information System
16 11 (1.10%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 183 (18.25%) Windows
2 101 (10.07%) Linux
3 71 (7.08%) Windows Server
4 16 (1.60%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 16 (1.60%) Ubuntu
4 16 (1.60%) Windows 10
5 13 (1.30%) Unix
6 10 (1.00%) Mac OS
6 10 (1.00%) Windows Server 2019
7 9 (0.90%) AIX
8 8 (0.80%) Android
9 7 (0.70%) Windows Server 2012
10 5 (0.50%) Data ONTAP
11 4 (0.40%) CentOS
11 4 (0.40%) VMS
12 3 (0.30%) Windows Server 2016
13 1 (0.100%) CatOS
13 1 (0.100%) Check Point GAiA
13 1 (0.100%) Oracle Linux
13 1 (0.100%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 151 (15.05%) Migration
2 127 (12.66%) ITIL
3 121 (12.06%) Problem-Solving
4 118 (11.76%) Load Balancing
5 106 (10.57%) High Availability
6 102 (10.17%) Project Delivery
7 77 (7.68%) Change Management
7 77 (7.68%) Continuous Improvement
8 74 (7.38%) Network Design
9 73 (7.28%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 69 (6.88%) Infrastructure as Code
10 69 (6.88%) ITSM
10 69 (6.88%) Stakeholder Management
11 65 (6.48%) CI/CD
12 58 (5.78%) Technical Leadership
13 54 (5.38%) Service Management
13 54 (5.38%) Validation
14 53 (5.28%) Agile
14 53 (5.28%) Disaster Recovery
14 53 (5.28%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 128 (12.76%) Python
2 59 (5.88%) PowerShell
3 30 (2.99%) Bash
4 18 (1.79%) SQL
5 5 (0.50%) Shell Script
6 4 (0.40%) C
6 4 (0.40%) Java
7 3 (0.30%) C++
7 3 (0.30%) Lisp
8 2 (0.20%) ActionScript
8 2 (0.20%) Perl
9 1 (0.100%) Ladder Logic
Qualifications
1 282 (28.12%) Security Cleared
2 271 (27.02%) Cisco Certification
3 189 (18.84%) SC Cleared
4 186 (18.54%) CCNP
5 103 (10.27%) CCNA
6 85 (8.47%) DV Cleared
7 63 (6.28%) Degree
8 58 (5.78%) CCIE
9 24 (2.39%) Microsoft Certification
10 23 (2.29%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 19 (1.89%) MCSE
12 18 (1.79%) Network+ Certification
13 17 (1.69%) Azure Certification
14 14 (1.40%) Server+ Certification
15 13 (1.30%) Computer Science Degree
15 13 (1.30%) JNCIP
15 13 (1.30%) JNCIS
16 10 (1.00%) BPSS Clearance
16 10 (1.00%) CCSE
17 9 (0.90%) JNCIA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (3.29%) SLA
2 27 (2.69%) NIST
3 17 (1.69%) Cyber Essentials
4 16 (1.60%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 14 (1.40%) NCSC
5 14 (1.40%) QA
6 5 (0.50%) GDPR
6 5 (0.50%) PCI DSS
7 4 (0.40%) 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 (0.100%) GRC
10 1 (0.100%) GxP
10 1 (0.100%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 140 (13.96%) VMware Infrastructure
2 98 (9.77%) Active Directory
3 41 (4.09%) VMware NSX
3 41 (4.09%) vSphere
4 39 (3.89%) VMware ESXi
5 32 (3.19%) Firmware
6 29 (2.89%) Virtual Machines
7 23 (2.29%) Hyper-V
8 15 (1.50%) Docker
9 13 (1.30%) NFS
10 9 (0.90%) GPFS
11 7 (0.70%) SRDF
12 6 (0.60%) EMC RecoverPoint
13 5 (0.50%) Virtual Desktop
14 4 (0.40%) 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
1 128 (12.76%) Ansible
2 92 (9.17%) FortiGate
3 68 (6.78%) Terraform
4 31 (3.09%) Kubernetes
5 29 (2.89%) Microsoft Intune
6 21 (2.09%) SCCM
7 18 (1.79%) vCenter Server
8 17 (1.69%) Cisco CUCM
8 17 (1.69%) Grafana
9 15 (1.50%) Prometheus
10 11 (1.10%) Cisco Prime
11 10 (1.00%) Single Sign-On
12 9 (0.90%) vRealize
13 8 (0.80%) Puppet
13 8 (0.80%) WSUS
14 7 (0.70%) EMC VPLEX
14 7 (0.70%) Failover Clustering
14 7 (0.70%) Nagios
14 7 (0.70%) WMI
15 6 (0.60%) VxRail
Vendors
1 211 (21.04%) Palo Alto
2 200 (19.94%) Microsoft
3 197 (19.64%) F5
4 188 (18.74%) VMware
5 180 (17.95%) Fortinet
6 144 (14.36%) Juniper
7 91 (9.07%) CheckPoint
8 90 (8.97%) ServiceNow
9 85 (8.47%) SolarWinds
10 78 (7.78%) Meraki
11 76 (7.58%) Aruba
12 67 (6.68%) Arista
13 57 (5.68%) Splunk
14 50 (4.99%) Zscaler
15 29 (2.89%) Red Hat
16 27 (2.69%) Extreme Networks
17 26 (2.59%) Infoblox
18 25 (2.49%) Dell
19 21 (2.09%) IBM
19 21 (2.09%) NetApp