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 23 January 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
23 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 99 58 52
Rank change year-on-year -41 -6 +38
Contract jobs citing Cisco 854 964 1,418
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.63% 3.60% 3.83%
As % of the Vendors category 5.69% 7.81% 8.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 574 584 856
10th Percentile £263 £300 £251
25th Percentile £361 £413 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £486
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +2.88% +2.32%
75th Percentile £550 £580 £596
90th Percentile £609 £638 £697
UK median daily rate £463 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -7.50% +5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 37 22 86
10th Percentile £21.21 £15.51 £14.16
25th Percentile £25.15 £18.88 £23.06
Median hourly rate £48.72 £22.52 £32.75
Median % change year-on-year +116.37% -31.24% +27.38%
75th Percentile £74.26 £63.75 £50.00
90th Percentile £94.25 £75.00 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £63.00 £24.66 £32.75
% change year-on-year +155.46% -24.70% +27.38%

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 15,005 12,338 16,143
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 46.22% 46.04% 43.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,858 7,447 10,429
10th Percentile £300 £286 £250
25th Percentile £410 £413 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.81% - -2.78%
75th Percentile £613 £626 £638
90th Percentile £708 £717 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 711 359 759
10th Percentile £15.31 £15.62 £13.15
25th Percentile £17.88 £18.35 £16.25
Median hourly rate £23.50 £30.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -21.67% -14.29% +7.69%
75th Percentile £48.75 £63.93 £60.00
90th Percentile £72.00 £80.75 £70.13
UK median hourly rate £23.83 £27.50 £34.50
% change year-on-year -13.36% -20.29% +8.12%

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 23 January 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 23 January 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 23 January 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 -70 244 £475 -8.65% 113
South East -2 200 £500 - 165
Midlands +4 161 £380 -14.37% 66
North of England -51 150 £475 -3.06% 88
West Midlands +8 140 £385 -13.24% 35
North West -18 120 £481 -1.79% 38
South West -39 50 £550 +15.79% 44
East of England -15 34 £445 +1.71% 54
Yorkshire -79 23 £450 -2.70% 39
East Midlands -27 20 £158 -61.82% 31
North East -13 9 £175 -64.10% 13
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 51 (5.97%) SharePoint
2 29 (3.40%) Microsoft Exchange
3 22 (2.58%) Confluence
4 19 (2.22%) Apache
5 14 (1.64%) Skype for Business
6 13 (1.52%) WebLogic
7 8 (0.94%) OpenStack
8 7 (0.82%) Appian
8 7 (0.82%) Mattermost
9 5 (0.59%) IIS
9 5 (0.59%) SharePoint Server
10 3 (0.35%) WebSphere
11 2 (0.23%) CICS
11 2 (0.23%) Tomcat
12 1 (0.12%) JBoss
12 1 (0.12%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 63 (7.38%) Microsoft Office
2 41 (4.80%) MS Visio
3 19 (2.22%) Microsoft Excel
4 13 (1.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (0.59%) Acrobat
6 4 (0.47%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.12%) OmniGraffle
Business Applications
1 20 (2.34%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.12%) Actimize
2 1 (0.12%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 150 (17.56%) Azure
2 135 (15.81%) AWS
3 76 (8.90%) Microsoft 365
4 39 (4.57%) GCP
5 29 (3.40%) Entra ID
6 14 (1.64%) Azure Monitor
6 14 (1.64%) Datadog
7 12 (1.41%) SaaS
7 12 (1.41%) Virtual Private Cloud
8 10 (1.17%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 10 (1.17%) OpenShift
9 8 (0.94%) Azure Sentinel
10 7 (0.82%) GitHub
10 7 (0.82%) Mimecast
10 7 (0.82%) PaaS
10 7 (0.82%) Tricentis Tosca
11 6 (0.70%) Azure DevOps
11 6 (0.70%) IaaS
11 6 (0.70%) Nutanix
11 6 (0.70%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 327 (38.29%) Firewall
2 228 (26.70%) WAN
3 182 (21.31%) VPN
4 160 (18.74%) LAN
5 158 (18.50%) BGP
6 141 (16.51%) Network Security
7 140 (16.39%) Wireless
8 111 (13.00%) OSPF
9 99 (11.59%) DNS
10 97 (11.36%) SD-WAN
11 81 (9.48%) VLAN
12 76 (8.90%) MPLS
13 73 (8.55%) Cisco ISE
14 66 (7.73%) IPsec
15 61 (7.14%) Wi-Fi
16 59 (6.91%) Cisco IOS
17 49 (5.74%) TCP/IP
18 47 (5.50%) Cisco Nexus
19 46 (5.39%) Cisco ASA
19 46 (5.39%) DHCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (1.29%) SQL Server
2 3 (0.35%) NoSQL
2 3 (0.35%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (0.12%) Metadata
3 1 (0.12%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 17 (1.99%) GitLab
2 16 (1.87%) JIRA
3 10 (1.17%) Jenkins
4 9 (1.05%) Sonatype Nexus
5 8 (0.94%) Robot Framework
6 7 (0.82%) Cucumber
6 7 (0.82%) Selenium
6 7 (0.82%) SonarQube
7 6 (0.70%) Git
8 2 (0.23%) Bitbucket
8 2 (0.23%) Rational DOORS
General
1 189 (22.13%) Social Skills
2 147 (17.21%) Public Sector
3 113 (13.23%) Finance
4 104 (12.18%) Telecoms
5 67 (7.85%) Analytical Skills
6 49 (5.74%) Documentation Skills
7 47 (5.50%) Manufacturing
8 41 (4.80%) Banking
9 37 (4.33%) Electronics
9 37 (4.33%) Marketing
10 28 (3.28%) Legal
11 14 (1.64%) Presentation Skills
12 12 (1.41%) Investment Banking
13 11 (1.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 9 (1.05%) Organisational Skills
15 7 (0.82%) Aerospace
16 6 (0.70%) Military
17 5 (0.59%) Influencing Skills
17 5 (0.59%) Law
17 5 (0.59%) Retail
Job Titles
1 301 (35.25%) Network Engineer
2 95 (11.12%) Architect
3 64 (7.49%) Cisco Engineer
3 64 (7.49%) Network Architect
4 57 (6.67%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
5 56 (6.56%) Analyst
6 55 (6.44%) Cisco Network Engineer
7 46 (5.39%) Security Engineer
8 45 (5.27%) IT Support
8 45 (5.27%) Senior
9 43 (5.04%) Support Engineer
10 41 (4.80%) Consultant
11 36 (4.22%) DV Cleared Network Engineer
12 35 (4.10%) Network Consultant
13 30 (3.51%) Network Security Engineer
14 29 (3.40%) Desktop Support
15 28 (3.28%) Infrastructure Engineer
16 26 (3.04%) 2nd Line Support
17 25 (2.93%) 3rd Line Engineer
17 25 (2.93%) Infrastructure Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 37 (4.33%) 802.1X
2 17 (1.99%) Flash
3 16 (1.87%) XMPP
4 13 (1.52%) LDAP
5 11 (1.29%) JSON
5 11 (1.29%) NETCONF
5 11 (1.29%) YANG
6 10 (1.17%) Jinja
7 9 (1.05%) XML
8 7 (0.82%) RFC 2544
9 6 (0.70%) SAML
10 4 (0.47%) HTML
10 4 (0.47%) VML
11 3 (0.35%) OpenConfig
11 3 (0.35%) REST
12 2 (0.23%) CSS
12 2 (0.23%) Microsoft Graph
12 2 (0.23%) Middleware
12 2 (0.23%) Regular Expression
12 2 (0.23%) RESTCONF
Miscellaneous
1 229 (26.81%) Data Centre
2 40 (4.68%) PKI
3 35 (4.10%) Replication
4 33 (3.86%) Linux Command Line
5 26 (3.04%) Hybrid Cloud
6 24 (2.81%) Data Protection Act
7 23 (2.69%) Cloud Native
8 22 (2.58%) Onboarding
9 16 (1.87%) Self-Motivation
10 14 (1.64%) Clustering
11 13 (1.52%) Driving Licence
11 13 (1.52%) Security Posture
12 12 (1.41%) Operational Technology
12 12 (1.41%) Product Ownership
13 10 (1.17%) Fibre Optics
13 10 (1.17%) Video Conferencing
14 9 (1.05%) Management Information System
15 8 (0.94%) Enterprise Software
15 8 (0.94%) NHS
15 8 (0.94%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 162 (18.97%) Windows
2 105 (12.30%) Linux
3 77 (9.02%) Windows Server
4 47 (5.50%) Mac OS
5 45 (5.27%) Android
6 36 (4.22%) Windows 10
7 20 (2.34%) Unix
8 12 (1.41%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 6 (0.70%) Solaris
9 6 (0.70%) Windows Server 2012
9 6 (0.70%) Windows Server 2016
10 4 (0.47%) CatOS
11 3 (0.35%) Ubuntu
11 3 (0.35%) Windows 7
11 3 (0.35%) Windows 8
11 3 (0.35%) Windows Server 2019
12 2 (0.23%) CentOS
12 2 (0.23%) VMS
12 2 (0.23%) zOS
13 1 (0.12%) MVS
Processes & Methodologies
1 112 (13.11%) Migration
2 101 (11.83%) Problem-Solving
3 80 (9.37%) Agile
4 71 (8.31%) Network Design
5 70 (8.20%) Service Management
6 69 (8.08%) Roadmaps
7 68 (7.96%) ITSM
8 63 (7.38%) ITIL
9 62 (7.26%) High Availability
10 59 (6.91%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 56 (6.56%) Business Intelligence
11 56 (6.56%) Cybersecurity
12 55 (6.44%) Network Architecture
12 55 (6.44%) Project Delivery
13 53 (6.21%) Change Management
13 53 (6.21%) Collaborative Working
14 49 (5.74%) Incident Response
15 47 (5.50%) Load Balancing
16 46 (5.39%) Zero Trust
17 42 (4.92%) Infrastructure Engineering
Programming Languages
1 106 (12.41%) Python
2 59 (6.91%) PowerShell
3 34 (3.98%) Bash
4 30 (3.51%) SQL
5 22 (2.58%) Perl
6 12 (1.41%) JavaScript
7 8 (0.94%) Lisp
8 6 (0.70%) C++
9 4 (0.47%) C
9 4 (0.47%) Kusto Query Language
10 3 (0.35%) Java
11 2 (0.23%) Korn
12 1 (0.12%) Go
12 1 (0.12%) PHP
Qualifications
1 406 (47.54%) Security Cleared
2 326 (38.17%) SC Cleared
3 207 (24.24%) Cisco Certification
4 175 (20.49%) CCNP
5 93 (10.89%) DV Cleared
6 73 (8.55%) CCNA
7 63 (7.38%) Degree
8 58 (6.79%) CCIE
9 22 (2.58%) Microsoft Certification
10 17 (1.99%) AWS Certification
10 17 (1.99%) Azure Certification
10 17 (1.99%) BPSS Clearance
10 17 (1.99%) JNCIE
10 17 (1.99%) JNCIS
11 16 (1.87%) ITIL Certification
12 15 (1.76%) CISSP
12 15 (1.76%) MCSE
13 13 (1.52%) CCSE
13 13 (1.52%) Computer Science Degree
13 13 (1.52%) JNCIP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (3.16%) SLA
2 22 (2.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 20 (2.34%) NIST
4 13 (1.52%) GDPR
4 13 (1.52%) PMO
5 12 (1.41%) Cyber Essentials
6 11 (1.29%) PCI DSS
7 5 (0.59%) NCSC
8 4 (0.47%) QA
9 3 (0.35%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 3 (0.35%) JSP 440
10 2 (0.23%) RMADS
11 1 (0.12%) Accessibility
11 1 (0.12%) Data Quality
11 1 (0.12%) Def Stans
11 1 (0.12%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 1 (0.12%) ISO 22301
11 1 (0.12%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 1 (0.12%) MiFID
System Software
1 141 (16.51%) VMware Infrastructure
2 105 (12.30%) Active Directory
3 68 (7.96%) VMware NSX
4 53 (6.21%) vSphere
5 33 (3.86%) VMware ESXi
6 21 (2.46%) Virtual Machines
7 19 (2.22%) Docker
7 19 (2.22%) Firmware
8 18 (2.11%) NFS
9 17 (1.99%) GPFS
9 17 (1.99%) Hyper-V
10 7 (0.82%) Virtual Servers
11 6 (0.70%) KVM
11 6 (0.70%) Snort
12 5 (0.59%) Microsoft Virtual Server
13 4 (0.47%) Squid
13 4 (0.47%) vCloud
14 3 (0.35%) BitLocker
15 2 (0.23%) Virtual Desktop
15 2 (0.23%) Xen
Systems Management
1 86 (10.07%) Ansible
2 51 (5.97%) FortiGate
3 47 (5.50%) vCenter Server
4 42 (4.92%) Terraform
5 33 (3.86%) vRealize
6 26 (3.04%) SCCM
7 17 (1.99%) Microsoft Intune
8 16 (1.87%) Kubernetes
9 15 (1.76%) VxRail
10 10 (1.17%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 10 (1.17%) SCOM
11 9 (1.05%) Single Sign-On
11 9 (1.05%) WSUS
12 8 (0.94%) Cisco CUCM
12 8 (0.94%) Nessus
13 7 (0.82%) HP SiteScope
13 7 (0.82%) Nagios
14 4 (0.47%) HAProxy
14 4 (0.47%) Nexpose
14 4 (0.47%) Suricata
Vendors
1 200 (23.42%) Palo Alto
2 163 (19.09%) VMware
3 159 (18.62%) Juniper
4 155 (18.15%) Microsoft
5 101 (11.83%) SolarWinds
6 99 (11.59%) F5
7 98 (11.48%) Aruba
8 93 (10.89%) Fortinet
9 92 (10.77%) CheckPoint
10 89 (10.42%) Meraki
11 69 (8.08%) Dell
12 61 (7.14%) ServiceNow
13 59 (6.91%) HP
14 44 (5.15%) Apple
14 44 (5.15%) Splunk
15 43 (5.04%) IBM
16 39 (4.57%) Oracle
17 36 (4.22%) SAP
17 36 (4.22%) Zscaler
18 34 (3.98%) Remedy