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 2 February 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
2 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 103 58 51
Rank change year-on-year -45 -7 +37
Contract jobs citing Cisco 841 952 1,444
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.56% 3.63% 3.77%
As % of the Vendors category 5.58% 7.84% 8.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 567 571 873
10th Percentile £263 £300 £250
25th Percentile £374 £413 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% -
75th Percentile £550 £585 £588
90th Percentile £603 £641 £688
UK median daily rate £460 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -8.00% +5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 36 21 86
10th Percentile £21.14 £18.13 £14.33
25th Percentile £25.15 £20.00 £23.06
Median hourly rate £54.86 £24.66 £33.25
Median % change year-on-year +122.47% -25.83% +29.33%
75th Percentile £74.26 £60.00 £50.00
90th Percentile £94.38 £75.00 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £24.66 £33.25
% change year-on-year +163.56% -25.83% +29.33%

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 15,059 12,146 16,651
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 45.89% 46.29% 43.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,886 7,299 10,775
10th Percentile £300 £285 £250
25th Percentile £410 £409 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £502 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.43% - -2.78%
75th Percentile £613 £625 £638
90th Percentile £707 £717 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £520 £525
% change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% -2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 724 349 849
10th Percentile £15.08 £15.59 £13.00
25th Percentile £17.69 £18.51 £15.50
Median hourly rate £23.50 £30.00 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year -21.67% - -7.69%
75th Percentile £51.08 £63.75 £57.33
90th Percentile £70.00 £80.75 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £23.75 £28.21 £30.00
% change year-on-year -15.80% -5.98% -3.69%

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 2 February 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 2 February 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 2 February 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 -67 240 £475 -8.65% 135
South East -3 200 £500 - 135
North of England -56 150 £475 -4.04% 69
Midlands -3 147 £380 -15.56% 57
West Midlands +6 129 £380 -14.37% 39
North West -20 119 £481 -3.27% 37
South West -45 53 £550 +15.79% 44
East of England -16 34 £445 -6.32% 39
Yorkshire -80 24 £450 +5.88% 25
East Midlands -26 17 £158 -65.00% 18
North East -14 9 £175 -64.10% 7
South Coast - 3 £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 50 (5.95%) SharePoint
2 29 (3.45%) Microsoft Exchange
3 19 (2.26%) Confluence
4 14 (1.66%) Skype for Business
5 11 (1.31%) Apache
6 7 (0.83%) Appian
6 7 (0.83%) Mattermost
6 7 (0.83%) OpenStack
7 5 (0.59%) IIS
7 5 (0.59%) SharePoint Server
7 5 (0.59%) WebLogic
8 1 (0.12%) JBoss
8 1 (0.12%) WebSphere
Applications
1 62 (7.37%) Microsoft Office
2 40 (4.76%) MS Visio
3 19 (2.26%) Microsoft Excel
4 12 (1.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (0.59%) Acrobat
6 4 (0.48%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.12%) OmniGraffle
Business Applications
1 22 (2.62%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.12%) Actimize
2 1 (0.12%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 135 (16.05%) Azure
2 121 (14.39%) AWS
3 77 (9.16%) Microsoft 365
4 35 (4.16%) GCP
5 29 (3.45%) Entra ID
6 14 (1.66%) Datadog
7 12 (1.43%) Virtual Private Cloud
8 10 (1.19%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 10 (1.19%) OpenShift
8 10 (1.19%) SaaS
9 8 (0.95%) Azure Sentinel
10 7 (0.83%) Mimecast
10 7 (0.83%) PaaS
10 7 (0.83%) Tricentis Tosca
11 6 (0.71%) Azure DevOps
11 6 (0.71%) Azure Monitor
11 6 (0.71%) GitHub
11 6 (0.71%) IaaS
11 6 (0.71%) Nutanix
12 5 (0.59%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 322 (38.29%) Firewall
2 224 (26.63%) WAN
3 182 (21.64%) VPN
4 161 (19.14%) LAN
5 159 (18.91%) BGP
6 146 (17.36%) Network Security
7 133 (15.81%) Wireless
8 111 (13.20%) OSPF
9 92 (10.94%) DNS
9 92 (10.94%) SD-WAN
10 79 (9.39%) MPLS
11 78 (9.27%) VLAN
12 75 (8.92%) Cisco ISE
13 63 (7.49%) IPsec
14 61 (7.25%) Wi-Fi
15 59 (7.02%) Cisco IOS
16 53 (6.30%) Cisco ASA
17 48 (5.71%) TCP/IP
18 44 (5.23%) Cisco Nexus
18 44 (5.23%) DHCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (1.19%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.12%) Metadata
2 1 (0.12%) MySQL
2 1 (0.12%) NoSQL
2 1 (0.12%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 16 (1.90%) GitLab
2 13 (1.55%) JIRA
3 9 (1.07%) Sonatype Nexus
4 8 (0.95%) Jenkins
4 8 (0.95%) Robot Framework
5 7 (0.83%) Cucumber
5 7 (0.83%) Selenium
5 7 (0.83%) SonarQube
6 4 (0.48%) Git
7 2 (0.24%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.24%) Rational DOORS
General
1 183 (21.76%) Social Skills
2 146 (17.36%) Public Sector
3 116 (13.79%) Finance
4 97 (11.53%) Telecoms
5 70 (8.32%) Analytical Skills
6 52 (6.18%) Documentation Skills
7 49 (5.83%) Manufacturing
8 43 (5.11%) Banking
9 37 (4.40%) Electronics
9 37 (4.40%) Marketing
10 28 (3.33%) Legal
11 15 (1.78%) Presentation Skills
12 13 (1.55%) Investment Banking
13 11 (1.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 11 (1.31%) Organisational Skills
14 8 (0.95%) Aerospace
15 7 (0.83%) Financial Institution
16 6 (0.71%) Military
17 5 (0.59%) Influencing Skills
17 5 (0.59%) Law
Job Titles
1 297 (35.32%) Network Engineer
2 88 (10.46%) Architect
3 66 (7.85%) Cisco Engineer
4 61 (7.25%) Network Architect
5 57 (6.78%) Cisco Network Engineer
6 56 (6.66%) Analyst
7 55 (6.54%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
8 49 (5.83%) Senior
9 48 (5.71%) Security Engineer
10 43 (5.11%) IT Support
11 41 (4.88%) Support Engineer
12 39 (4.64%) Consultant
13 37 (4.40%) DV Cleared Network Engineer
14 34 (4.04%) Network Consultant
15 29 (3.45%) Desktop Support
15 29 (3.45%) Infrastructure Engineer
16 28 (3.33%) Network Security Engineer
17 26 (3.09%) 2nd Line Support
18 25 (2.97%) 3rd Line Engineer
18 25 (2.97%) Infrastructure Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (3.80%) 802.1X
2 17 (2.02%) Flash
3 15 (1.78%) XMPP
4 13 (1.55%) LDAP
5 11 (1.31%) JSON
5 11 (1.31%) NETCONF
5 11 (1.31%) YANG
6 9 (1.07%) Jinja
6 9 (1.07%) XML
7 6 (0.71%) RFC 2544
7 6 (0.71%) SAML
8 4 (0.48%) HTML
8 4 (0.48%) VML
9 3 (0.36%) OpenConfig
9 3 (0.36%) REST
10 2 (0.24%) CSS
10 2 (0.24%) Django
10 2 (0.24%) Microsoft Graph
10 2 (0.24%) RESTCONF
11 1 (0.12%) JFC
Miscellaneous
1 222 (26.40%) Data Centre
2 42 (4.99%) PKI
3 33 (3.92%) Linux Command Line
4 32 (3.80%) Replication
5 27 (3.21%) Hybrid Cloud
6 24 (2.85%) Data Protection Act
7 23 (2.73%) Cloud Native
8 21 (2.50%) Onboarding
9 16 (1.90%) Self-Motivation
10 14 (1.66%) Security Posture
10 14 (1.66%) Video Conferencing
11 13 (1.55%) Driving Licence
12 12 (1.43%) Operational Technology
12 12 (1.43%) Product Ownership
13 10 (1.19%) Clustering
14 9 (1.07%) Fibre Optics
14 9 (1.07%) Public Cloud
15 8 (0.95%) Enterprise Software
15 8 (0.95%) Management Information System
15 8 (0.95%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 145 (17.24%) Windows
2 92 (10.94%) Linux
3 73 (8.68%) Windows Server
4 46 (5.47%) Mac OS
5 44 (5.23%) Android
6 35 (4.16%) Windows 10
7 12 (1.43%) Unix
8 11 (1.31%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 6 (0.71%) Windows Server 2012
9 6 (0.71%) Windows Server 2016
10 5 (0.59%) Ubuntu
11 4 (0.48%) CatOS
11 4 (0.48%) Solaris
12 3 (0.36%) Windows Server 2019
13 2 (0.24%) VMS
14 1 (0.12%) CentOS
14 1 (0.12%) Oracle Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 113 (13.44%) Migration
2 101 (12.01%) Problem-Solving
3 81 (9.63%) Agile
4 72 (8.56%) Network Design
5 71 (8.44%) ITSM
6 70 (8.32%) Roadmaps
7 62 (7.37%) Cybersecurity
8 61 (7.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 60 (7.13%) ITIL
9 60 (7.13%) Service Management
10 57 (6.78%) High Availability
11 54 (6.42%) Collaborative Working
12 53 (6.30%) Network Architecture
12 53 (6.30%) Project Delivery
13 50 (5.95%) Load Balancing
14 48 (5.71%) Change Management
15 47 (5.59%) Business Intelligence
16 45 (5.35%) Infrastructure Engineering
16 45 (5.35%) Zero Trust
17 41 (4.88%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 105 (12.49%) Python
2 57 (6.78%) PowerShell
3 32 (3.80%) Bash
4 21 (2.50%) SQL
5 20 (2.38%) Perl
6 12 (1.43%) JavaScript
7 8 (0.95%) Lisp
8 5 (0.59%) C++
9 4 (0.48%) C
9 4 (0.48%) Kusto Query Language
10 3 (0.36%) PHP
11 2 (0.24%) Korn
12 1 (0.12%) Java
Qualifications
1 395 (46.97%) Security Cleared
2 316 (37.57%) SC Cleared
3 201 (23.90%) Cisco Certification
4 169 (20.10%) CCNP
5 94 (11.18%) DV Cleared
6 75 (8.92%) CCNA
7 67 (7.97%) Degree
8 55 (6.54%) CCIE
9 22 (2.62%) Microsoft Certification
10 17 (2.02%) Azure Certification
10 17 (2.02%) JNCIS
11 16 (1.90%) AWS Certification
11 16 (1.90%) CISSP
11 16 (1.90%) ITIL Certification
12 15 (1.78%) BPSS Clearance
12 15 (1.78%) MCSE
13 14 (1.66%) JNCIE
14 13 (1.55%) Computer Science Degree
15 12 (1.43%) JNCIA
16 11 (1.31%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (3.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 22 (2.62%) NIST
3 21 (2.50%) SLA
4 17 (2.02%) Cyber Essentials
5 13 (1.55%) GDPR
5 13 (1.55%) PMO
6 10 (1.19%) PCI DSS
7 7 (0.83%) NCSC
8 5 (0.59%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 5 (0.59%) QA
9 3 (0.36%) JSP 440
9 3 (0.36%) RMADS
10 1 (0.12%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.12%) Data Quality
10 1 (0.12%) Def Stans
10 1 (0.12%) GRC
10 1 (0.12%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 1 (0.12%) ISO 22301
10 1 (0.12%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 1 (0.12%) MiFID
System Software
1 137 (16.29%) VMware Infrastructure
2 96 (11.41%) Active Directory
3 67 (7.97%) VMware NSX
4 54 (6.42%) vSphere
5 35 (4.16%) VMware ESXi
6 21 (2.50%) Virtual Machines
7 18 (2.14%) Docker
8 17 (2.02%) GPFS
8 17 (2.02%) NFS
9 16 (1.90%) Firmware
10 14 (1.66%) Hyper-V
11 5 (0.59%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 5 (0.59%) Snort
11 5 (0.59%) Virtual Servers
12 4 (0.48%) KVM
12 4 (0.48%) Squid
12 4 (0.48%) vCloud
13 2 (0.24%) Virtual Desktop
14 1 (0.12%) RHEV
14 1 (0.12%) Xen
Systems Management
1 83 (9.87%) Ansible
2 49 (5.83%) vCenter Server
3 48 (5.71%) FortiGate
4 38 (4.52%) Terraform
5 33 (3.92%) vRealize
6 21 (2.50%) SCCM
7 17 (2.02%) Microsoft Intune
8 15 (1.78%) VxRail
9 14 (1.66%) Kubernetes
10 12 (1.43%) SCOM
11 10 (1.19%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 9 (1.07%) Single Sign-On
12 9 (1.07%) WSUS
13 8 (0.95%) Cisco CUCM
13 8 (0.95%) Nessus
14 7 (0.83%) HP SiteScope
14 7 (0.83%) Nagios
15 5 (0.59%) Cisco Prime
16 4 (0.48%) HAProxy
16 4 (0.48%) Nmap
Vendors
1 206 (24.49%) Palo Alto
2 160 (19.02%) VMware
3 156 (18.55%) Microsoft
4 150 (17.84%) Juniper
5 101 (12.01%) Aruba
6 98 (11.65%) SolarWinds
7 94 (11.18%) CheckPoint
8 90 (10.70%) F5
9 89 (10.58%) Fortinet
9 89 (10.58%) Meraki
10 64 (7.61%) Dell
11 60 (7.13%) ServiceNow
12 58 (6.90%) HP
13 43 (5.11%) Apple
14 42 (4.99%) IBM
15 36 (4.28%) SAP
16 35 (4.16%) Splunk
17 34 (4.04%) Remedy
18 31 (3.69%) Zscaler
19 29 (3.45%) Oracle