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 11 September 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
11 Sep 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 121 77 69
Rank change year-on-year -44 -8 -15
Contract jobs citing Cisco 1,021 886 1,035
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.20% 3.18% 3.14%
As % of the Vendors category 5.28% 6.77% 7.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 690 551 633
10th Percentile £300 £320 £266
25th Percentile £400 £413 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +11.11%
75th Percentile £579 £588 £583
90th Percentile £669 £650 £650
UK median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - +8.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 36 42 26
10th Percentile £26.72 - £19.25
25th Percentile £30.69 £25.15 £20.27
Median hourly rate £48.86 £30.00 £25.59
Median % change year-on-year +62.87% +17.23% -46.13%
75th Percentile £67.84 £58.44 £71.56
90th Percentile £78.75 £81.58 £75.12
UK median hourly rate £53.75 £30.00 £27.50
% change year-on-year +79.17% +9.09% -42.11%

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 19,342 13,094 14,544
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 41.69% 47.06% 44.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,050 8,299 8,943
10th Percentile £313 £275 £300
25th Percentile £413 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £501 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.40% -4.67% -
75th Percentile £619 £617 £631
90th Percentile £706 £704 £734
UK median daily rate £513 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +2.50% -4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,109 614 614
10th Percentile £14.06 £14.75 £14.19
25th Percentile £17.00 £17.81 £15.62
Median hourly rate £30.00 £25.15 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +19.28% -28.14% -17.31%
75th Percentile £65.00 £47.09 £64.25
90th Percentile £83.05 £69.90 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £27.00 £25.15 £30.80
% change year-on-year +7.36% -18.33% -27.54%

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 11 September 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 11 September 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 11 September 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 -40 388 £500 - 239
North of England -3 246 £488 +2.63% 104
North West +16 170 £483 +1.68% 43
South East -65 143 £463 -11.48% 153
Midlands -39 129 £425 -15.00% 73
West Midlands -24 122 £425 -17.07% 33
Yorkshire -25 69 £500 +1.63% 45
South West -44 63 £525 -4.55% 83
East of England -26 35 £465 -10.58% 89
North East -42 8 £375 -31.82% 18
East Midlands -27 4 £525 +12.00% 40
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 32 (3.13%) SharePoint
2 29 (2.84%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (1.18%) Confluence
4 10 (0.98%) OpenStack
5 8 (0.78%) SAS
6 7 (0.69%) Apache
7 6 (0.59%) JBoss
8 5 (0.49%) IIS
9 4 (0.39%) nginx
10 3 (0.29%) CloudStack
10 3 (0.29%) Tomcat
11 2 (0.20%) CMS
11 2 (0.20%) Skype for Business
12 1 (0.098%) Apache Spark
12 1 (0.098%) FactoryTalk
12 1 (0.098%) Mendix
12 1 (0.098%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 40 (3.92%) Microsoft Office
2 22 (2.15%) Microsoft Excel
3 14 (1.37%) MS Visio
4 7 (0.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.29%) Acrobat
6 1 (0.098%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 1 (0.098%) Monis
1 1 (0.098%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 226 (22.14%) Azure
2 142 (13.91%) AWS
3 96 (9.40%) Microsoft 365
4 60 (5.88%) Entra ID
5 32 (3.13%) GitHub
6 27 (2.64%) OneDrive
7 23 (2.25%) GCP
8 18 (1.76%) Azure ExpressRoute
9 17 (1.67%) Virtual Private Cloud
10 15 (1.47%) OpenShift
11 14 (1.37%) Power Platform
12 12 (1.18%) SaaS
13 9 (0.88%) Azure Sentinel
14 8 (0.78%) GitHub Actions
15 7 (0.69%) AWS Direct Connect
15 7 (0.69%) Azure DevOps
15 7 (0.69%) IaaS
16 6 (0.59%) Amazon EC2
16 6 (0.59%) Cloudflare
16 6 (0.59%) Rubrik
Communications & Networking
1 462 (45.25%) Firewall
2 292 (28.60%) WAN
3 286 (28.01%) BGP
4 233 (22.82%) VPN
5 226 (22.14%) Network Security
6 215 (21.06%) LAN
7 194 (19.00%) Wireless
8 180 (17.63%) VLAN
9 177 (17.34%) DNS
10 174 (17.04%) OSPF
11 128 (12.54%) SD-WAN
12 109 (10.68%) Wi-Fi
13 100 (9.79%) DHCP
14 98 (9.60%) Cisco Nexus
15 85 (8.33%) TCP/IP
16 84 (8.23%) Cisco ISE
16 84 (8.23%) MPLS
17 83 (8.13%) Cisco ASA
18 76 (7.44%) VXLAN
19 74 (7.25%) Cisco Firepower
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (2.06%) SQL Server
2 7 (0.69%) Power BI
3 6 (0.59%) Big Data
3 6 (0.59%) Hadoop
4 4 (0.39%) Amazon RDS
5 3 (0.29%) MySQL
6 2 (0.20%) Metadata
6 2 (0.20%) NoSQL
6 2 (0.20%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.098%) Apache Hive
7 1 (0.098%) ClickHouse
Development Applications
1 28 (2.74%) Git
2 18 (1.76%) JIRA
3 11 (1.08%) GitLab
3 11 (1.08%) Sonatype Nexus
4 8 (0.78%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.20%) Robot Framework
6 1 (0.098%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.098%) Tricentis qTest
6 1 (0.098%) Zephyr
General
1 243 (23.80%) Social Skills
2 108 (10.58%) Finance
3 86 (8.42%) Analytical Skills
4 71 (6.95%) Telecoms
5 61 (5.97%) Banking
6 47 (4.60%) Public Sector
7 44 (4.31%) Documentation Skills
8 33 (3.23%) Legal
9 20 (1.96%) Investment Banking
10 18 (1.76%) Retail
11 16 (1.57%) Financial Institution
12 13 (1.27%) Law
12 13 (1.27%) Military
13 11 (1.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 11 (1.08%) Police
14 10 (0.98%) Manufacturing
14 10 (0.98%) Organisational Skills
15 9 (0.88%) Influencing Skills
16 6 (0.59%) Marketing
17 4 (0.39%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 505 (49.46%) Network Engineer
2 158 (15.48%) Senior
3 135 (13.22%) Architect
4 118 (11.56%) Cisco Engineer
5 114 (11.17%) Senior Network Engineer
6 106 (10.38%) Cisco Network Engineer
7 84 (8.23%) Security Engineer
8 73 (7.15%) Network Architect
9 66 (6.46%) Network Security Engineer
10 52 (5.09%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 46 (4.51%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
12 37 (3.62%) Data Network Engineer
13 33 (3.23%) Analyst
14 31 (3.04%) Lead
14 31 (3.04%) Support Engineer
15 28 (2.74%) Cisco Security Engineer
16 27 (2.64%) Automation Engineer
16 27 (2.64%) Data Engineer
16 27 (2.64%) Solutions Architect
17 22 (2.15%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 80 (7.84%) Terraform
2 56 (5.48%) 802.1X
3 26 (2.55%) REST
4 16 (1.57%) YAML
5 13 (1.27%) JSON
6 12 (1.18%) SAML
7 9 (0.88%) NETCONF
8 7 (0.69%) Microsoft Graph
8 7 (0.69%) RESTCONF
9 6 (0.59%) Flash
10 5 (0.49%) OpenConfig
10 5 (0.49%) YANG
11 3 (0.29%) .NET
11 3 (0.29%) Django
11 3 (0.29%) Elastic Stack
11 3 (0.29%) LAMP
11 3 (0.29%) LDAP
11 3 (0.29%) LEMP Stack
11 3 (0.29%) Middleware
11 3 (0.29%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 256 (25.07%) Data Centre
2 51 (5.00%) Hybrid Cloud
3 46 (4.51%) PKI
4 45 (4.41%) Onboarding
5 29 (2.84%) Data Protection Act
6 28 (2.74%) Video Conferencing
7 25 (2.45%) Replication
8 24 (2.35%) Cloud Native
8 24 (2.35%) Clustering
9 22 (2.15%) Driving Licence
10 19 (1.86%) Operational Technology
10 19 (1.86%) Public Cloud
11 18 (1.76%) Analytical Mindset
12 17 (1.67%) Self-Motivation
13 16 (1.57%) Enterprise Storage
13 16 (1.57%) Linux Command Line
13 16 (1.57%) Management Information System
14 14 (1.37%) Private Cloud
15 13 (1.27%) IoT
15 13 (1.27%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 189 (18.51%) Windows
2 101 (9.89%) Linux
3 84 (8.23%) Windows Server
4 17 (1.67%) Mac OS
4 17 (1.67%) Ubuntu
5 16 (1.57%) Windows 10
6 15 (1.47%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 10 (0.98%) Android
8 9 (0.88%) Unix
9 8 (0.78%) Windows Server 2012
9 8 (0.78%) Windows Server 2019
10 7 (0.69%) AIX
10 7 (0.69%) Data ONTAP
11 5 (0.49%) CentOS
12 3 (0.29%) VMS
12 3 (0.29%) Windows Server 2016
13 1 (0.098%) CatOS
13 1 (0.098%) Check Point GAiA
13 1 (0.098%) Debian
13 1 (0.098%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 168 (16.45%) Migration
2 125 (12.24%) ITIL
3 114 (11.17%) Project Delivery
4 109 (10.68%) Problem-Solving
5 101 (9.89%) High Availability
6 97 (9.50%) Load Balancing
7 82 (8.03%) Stakeholder Management
8 80 (7.84%) Infrastructure as Code
8 80 (7.84%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 77 (7.54%) Change Management
10 74 (7.25%) Continuous Improvement
11 72 (7.05%) Network Design
12 70 (6.86%) Validation
13 65 (6.37%) Technical Leadership
14 62 (6.07%) Zero Trust
15 60 (5.88%) CI/CD
16 56 (5.48%) Disaster Recovery
16 56 (5.48%) ITSM
17 52 (5.09%) Data Protection
18 50 (4.90%) Runbook
Programming Languages
1 134 (13.12%) Python
2 62 (6.07%) PowerShell
3 32 (3.13%) Bash
4 21 (2.06%) SQL
5 5 (0.49%) Java
6 4 (0.39%) C
6 4 (0.39%) C++
7 3 (0.29%) Lisp
7 3 (0.29%) Shell Script
8 2 (0.20%) Go
8 2 (0.20%) Perl
9 1 (0.098%) Ladder Logic
9 1 (0.098%) R
Qualifications
1 278 (27.23%) Security Cleared
2 265 (25.95%) Cisco Certification
3 204 (19.98%) SC Cleared
4 189 (18.51%) CCNP
5 94 (9.21%) CCNA
6 72 (7.05%) DV Cleared
7 61 (5.97%) Degree
8 57 (5.58%) CCIE
9 23 (2.25%) Microsoft Certification
9 23 (2.25%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 19 (1.86%) MCSE
11 16 (1.57%) Azure Certification
12 13 (1.27%) AWS Certification
12 13 (1.27%) Computer Science Degree
12 13 (1.27%) Network+ Certification
13 12 (1.18%) CISSP
14 11 (1.08%) CCSE
14 11 (1.08%) Server+ Certification
15 10 (0.98%) ISTQB
16 8 (0.78%) JNCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (2.45%) NIST
2 24 (2.35%) SLA
3 19 (1.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 16 (1.57%) Cyber Essentials
5 14 (1.37%) QA
6 11 (1.08%) NCSC
7 9 (0.88%) PCI DSS
8 7 (0.69%) GDPR
9 4 (0.39%) Data Quality
10 3 (0.29%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 3 (0.29%) GRC
10 3 (0.29%) NIST 800
11 2 (0.20%) Accessibility
11 2 (0.20%) Government Security Classifications
11 2 (0.20%) ISA99
11 2 (0.20%) ISO 31000
11 2 (0.20%) ISO 9001
11 2 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 2 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 2 (0.20%) JSP 440
System Software
1 139 (13.61%) VMware Infrastructure
2 106 (10.38%) Active Directory
3 42 (4.11%) vSphere
4 40 (3.92%) VMware NSX
5 38 (3.72%) VMware ESXi
6 31 (3.04%) Hyper-V
7 29 (2.84%) Firmware
7 29 (2.84%) Virtual Machines
8 16 (1.57%) Docker
9 10 (0.98%) NFS
10 6 (0.59%) EMC RecoverPoint
10 6 (0.59%) GPFS
11 5 (0.49%) Virtual Desktop
12 4 (0.39%) SRDF
13 3 (0.29%) Dovecot
13 3 (0.29%) FreeRADIUS
13 3 (0.29%) Postfix
13 3 (0.29%) Virtual Servers
14 2 (0.20%) ISA Server
14 2 (0.20%) Snort
Systems Management
1 134 (13.12%) Ansible
2 71 (6.95%) FortiGate
3 33 (3.23%) Kubernetes
4 32 (3.13%) Microsoft Intune
5 21 (2.06%) SCCM
5 21 (2.06%) vCenter Server
6 18 (1.76%) Cisco CUCM
7 13 (1.27%) Cisco Prime
8 11 (1.08%) Grafana
8 11 (1.08%) Prometheus
9 8 (0.78%) Failover Clustering
9 8 (0.78%) Puppet
9 8 (0.78%) WSUS
10 7 (0.69%) EMC VPLEX
10 7 (0.69%) Single Sign-On
10 7 (0.69%) WMI
11 6 (0.59%) Red Hat Satellite
11 6 (0.59%) vRealize
12 5 (0.49%) Jamf Pro
12 5 (0.49%) Nagios
Vendors
1 223 (21.84%) Palo Alto
2 212 (20.76%) Microsoft
3 186 (18.22%) VMware
4 185 (18.12%) Fortinet
5 171 (16.75%) F5
6 120 (11.75%) Juniper
7 100 (9.79%) CheckPoint
8 91 (8.91%) Meraki
9 79 (7.74%) ServiceNow
10 78 (7.64%) Aruba
11 68 (6.66%) Arista
12 63 (6.17%) SolarWinds
13 48 (4.70%) Zscaler
14 34 (3.33%) Splunk
15 33 (3.23%) Red Hat
16 26 (2.55%) Dell
16 26 (2.55%) NetApp
17 20 (1.96%) Citrix
18 19 (1.86%) Infoblox
19 18 (1.76%) IBM
675 Cisco jobs in England