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 10 July 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
10 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 111 64 64
Rank change year-on-year -47 0 -6
Contract jobs citing Cisco 997 1,013 1,181
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.22% 3.75% 3.19%
As % of the Vendors category 5.43% 7.91% 7.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 669 631 737
10th Percentile £300 £325 £263
25th Percentile £400 £420 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £477 £500 £488
Median % change year-on-year -4.60% +2.56% +5.41%
75th Percentile £575 £588 £575
90th Percentile £638 £638 £660
UK median daily rate £475 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 32 34
10th Percentile £26.72 £24.69 £16.49
25th Percentile £29.00 £25.15 £23.39
Median hourly rate £47.00 £30.00 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +56.67% +9.09% -33.73%
75th Percentile £73.13 £42.29 £45.11
90th Percentile £78.50 £61.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £55.00 £30.00 £27.50
% change year-on-year +83.33% +9.09% -45.00%

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 18,368 12,813 15,918
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 40.98% 47.40% 42.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,656 8,119 10,107
10th Percentile £313 £281 £275
25th Percentile £413 £403 £409
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £513 £513
Median % change year-on-year -0.49% - -2.38%
75th Percentile £609 £625 £625
90th Percentile £700 £725 £738
UK median daily rate £501 £500 £513
% change year-on-year +0.10% -2.44% -2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 988 596 1,041
10th Percentile £16.07 £14.84 £12.50
25th Percentile £19.67 £17.58 £15.00
Median hourly rate £35.50 £25.15 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +41.15% +0.60% -31.51%
75th Percentile £65.00 £51.41 £61.25
90th Percentile £83.25 £68.38 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £34.61 £25.15 £25.00
% change year-on-year +37.62% +0.60% -38.34%

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 10 July 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 10 July 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 10 July 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 -58 340 £500 - 179
North of England -39 221 £483 -1.83% 151
South East -35 184 £500 -4.76% 172
North West -10 168 £477 +0.42% 67
Midlands -32 137 £420 -6.67% 84
West Midlands -25 130 £416 -2.06% 41
South West -61 58 £525 -4.55% 87
Yorkshire -60 50 £500 - 61
East of England -34 33 £500 -9.09% 72
East Midlands -34 4 £458 -10.73% 43
North East -40 4 £425 +30.77% 23
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 23 (2.31%) SharePoint
2 17 (1.71%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (1.10%) Confluence
4 9 (0.90%) OpenStack
5 7 (0.70%) Apache
6 3 (0.30%) CloudStack
6 3 (0.30%) IIS
6 3 (0.30%) nginx
6 3 (0.30%) SAS
6 3 (0.30%) Tomcat
7 2 (0.20%) CMS
8 1 (0.10%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.10%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 42 (4.21%) Microsoft Office
2 26 (2.61%) MS Visio
3 24 (2.41%) Microsoft Excel
4 12 (1.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.10%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 4 (0.40%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 189 (18.96%) Azure
2 135 (13.54%) AWS
3 65 (6.52%) Microsoft 365
4 42 (4.21%) Entra ID
5 20 (2.01%) GCP
6 16 (1.60%) GitHub
6 16 (1.60%) Virtual Private Cloud
7 14 (1.40%) OpenShift
8 13 (1.30%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 13 (1.30%) Azure Sentinel
8 13 (1.30%) OneDrive
9 11 (1.10%) SaaS
10 10 (1.00%) Power Platform
11 8 (0.80%) Microsoft Purview
12 7 (0.70%) Cloudflare
12 7 (0.70%) IaaS
13 6 (0.60%) Nutanix
14 5 (0.50%) Azure DevOps
14 5 (0.50%) GitHub Actions
14 5 (0.50%) Rubrik
Communications & Networking
1 446 (44.73%) Firewall
2 315 (31.59%) WAN
3 286 (28.69%) BGP
4 249 (24.97%) LAN
5 227 (22.77%) VPN
6 222 (22.27%) Network Security
7 194 (19.46%) OSPF
8 184 (18.46%) Wireless
9 175 (17.55%) DNS
10 156 (15.65%) VLAN
11 122 (12.24%) SD-WAN
12 99 (9.93%) Cisco ISE
13 98 (9.83%) MPLS
14 95 (9.53%) DHCP
15 89 (8.93%) Cisco Nexus
15 89 (8.93%) Wi-Fi
16 88 (8.83%) VXLAN
17 77 (7.72%) Cisco ASA
17 77 (7.72%) Multicast
18 71 (7.12%) Cisco IOS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (1.40%) SQL Server
2 3 (0.30%) MySQL
2 3 (0.30%) NoSQL
2 3 (0.30%) Power BI
3 2 (0.20%) Amazon RDS
3 2 (0.20%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (0.10%) Apache Hive
4 1 (0.10%) Big Data
4 1 (0.10%) ClickHouse
4 1 (0.10%) Hadoop
4 1 (0.10%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 17 (1.71%) JIRA
2 14 (1.40%) Git
3 12 (1.20%) Sonatype Nexus
4 8 (0.80%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.20%) Bitbucket
5 2 (0.20%) GitLab
General
1 234 (23.47%) Social Skills
2 92 (9.23%) Finance
3 68 (6.82%) Analytical Skills
4 61 (6.12%) Banking
5 58 (5.82%) Telecoms
6 52 (5.22%) Documentation Skills
7 47 (4.71%) Public Sector
8 33 (3.31%) Legal
9 20 (2.01%) Investment Banking
10 19 (1.91%) Financial Institution
11 13 (1.30%) Manufacturing
11 13 (1.30%) Organisational Skills
11 13 (1.30%) Retail
12 12 (1.20%) Military
13 10 (1.00%) Law
14 9 (0.90%) Police
15 8 (0.80%) Influencing Skills
16 6 (0.60%) Marketing
16 6 (0.60%) Presentation Skills
17 5 (0.50%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 474 (47.54%) Network Engineer
2 122 (12.24%) Architect
3 119 (11.94%) Senior
4 104 (10.43%) Cisco Engineer
5 96 (9.63%) Cisco Network Engineer
6 91 (9.13%) Security Engineer
7 71 (7.12%) Senior Network Engineer
8 69 (6.92%) Network Architect
8 69 (6.92%) Network Security Engineer
9 51 (5.12%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 49 (4.91%) Data Network Engineer
11 48 (4.81%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
12 36 (3.61%) Data Engineer
13 35 (3.51%) Cisco Security Engineer
14 34 (3.41%) Analyst
15 26 (2.61%) Network Specialist
16 23 (2.31%) Lead
17 21 (2.11%) Automation Engineer
17 21 (2.11%) DV Cleared Network Engineer
18 20 (2.01%) Data Centre Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 71 (7.12%) 802.1X
2 17 (1.71%) SAML
3 14 (1.40%) LDAP
4 13 (1.30%) REST
5 12 (1.20%) Flash
6 7 (0.70%) NETCONF
7 6 (0.60%) OpenConfig
7 6 (0.60%) RESTCONF
7 6 (0.60%) YANG
8 5 (0.50%) Jinja
9 4 (0.40%) Django
9 4 (0.40%) XMPP
10 3 (0.30%) Elastic Stack
10 3 (0.30%) JSON
10 3 (0.30%) LAMP
10 3 (0.30%) LEMP Stack
10 3 (0.30%) Microsoft Graph
10 3 (0.30%) YAML
11 2 (0.20%) .NET Core
11 2 (0.20%) RFC 2544
Miscellaneous
1 251 (25.18%) Data Centre
2 56 (5.62%) PKI
3 42 (4.21%) Clustering
3 42 (4.21%) Hybrid Cloud
4 40 (4.01%) Replication
5 36 (3.61%) Onboarding
6 32 (3.21%) Data Protection Act
7 29 (2.91%) Video Conferencing
8 18 (1.81%) Analytical Mindset
8 18 (1.81%) Driving Licence
9 17 (1.71%) Cloud Native
9 17 (1.71%) Operational Technology
10 16 (1.60%) Linux Command Line
11 15 (1.50%) Virtual Team
12 14 (1.40%) Public Cloud
13 13 (1.30%) EMC VMAX
13 13 (1.30%) Enterprise Storage
13 13 (1.30%) Security Posture
13 13 (1.30%) Self-Motivation
14 11 (1.10%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 173 (17.35%) Windows
2 98 (9.83%) Linux
3 63 (6.32%) Windows Server
4 17 (1.71%) Unix
5 16 (1.60%) Ubuntu
6 15 (1.50%) Windows 10
7 10 (1.00%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 10 (1.00%) Windows Server 2019
8 8 (0.80%) Android
8 8 (0.80%) Mac OS
9 7 (0.70%) AIX
9 7 (0.70%) Windows Server 2012
10 5 (0.50%) Data ONTAP
10 5 (0.50%) VMS
11 4 (0.40%) CentOS
12 3 (0.30%) CatOS
13 2 (0.20%) Windows Server 2016
14 1 (0.10%) Check Point GAiA
14 1 (0.10%) Debian
14 1 (0.10%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 149 (14.94%) Migration
2 121 (12.14%) Load Balancing
3 106 (10.63%) Problem-Solving
4 105 (10.53%) ITIL
5 104 (10.43%) High Availability
6 86 (8.63%) Project Delivery
7 75 (7.52%) Network Design
8 71 (7.12%) ITSM
9 66 (6.62%) Continuous Improvement
10 64 (6.42%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 62 (6.22%) Change Management
12 59 (5.92%) Stakeholder Management
13 56 (5.62%) Agile
13 56 (5.62%) CI/CD
13 56 (5.62%) Infrastructure as Code
14 54 (5.42%) Disaster Recovery
14 54 (5.42%) Technical Leadership
14 54 (5.42%) Validation
15 53 (5.32%) Cybersecurity
16 49 (4.91%) Runbook
Programming Languages
1 122 (12.24%) Python
2 57 (5.72%) PowerShell
3 20 (2.01%) Bash
4 18 (1.81%) SQL
5 6 (0.60%) C
6 4 (0.40%) Java
6 4 (0.40%) PHP
7 3 (0.30%) C++
7 3 (0.30%) Lisp
7 3 (0.30%) Shell Script
8 2 (0.20%) ActionScript
8 2 (0.20%) Korn
8 2 (0.20%) Perl
9 1 (0.10%) JavaScript
9 1 (0.10%) Ladder Logic
Qualifications
1 298 (29.89%) Security Cleared
2 280 (28.08%) Cisco Certification
3 210 (21.06%) SC Cleared
4 200 (20.06%) CCNP
5 109 (10.93%) CCNA
6 92 (9.23%) DV Cleared
7 66 (6.62%) Degree
8 60 (6.02%) CCIE
9 26 (2.61%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 25 (2.51%) Microsoft Certification
11 19 (1.91%) MCSE
11 19 (1.91%) Network+ Certification
12 17 (1.71%) Azure Certification
13 15 (1.50%) Server+ Certification
14 13 (1.30%) BPSS Clearance
14 13 (1.30%) CCSE
15 12 (1.20%) MCSA
15 12 (1.20%) VCAP
16 11 (1.10%) ISTQB
16 11 (1.10%) JNCIS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (3.01%) NIST
1 30 (3.01%) SLA
2 27 (2.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 24 (2.41%) Cyber Essentials
4 20 (2.01%) NCSC
5 13 (1.30%) QA
6 7 (0.70%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 5 (0.50%) GDPR
7 5 (0.50%) PCI DSS
7 5 (0.50%) PMO
8 3 (0.30%) Data Quality
8 3 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 3 (0.30%) NIST 800
9 2 (0.20%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.20%) Government Security Classifications
9 2 (0.20%) GRC
9 2 (0.20%) ISA99
9 2 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 2 (0.20%) JSP 440
9 2 (0.20%) RMADS
System Software
1 145 (14.54%) VMware Infrastructure
2 92 (9.23%) Active Directory
3 56 (5.62%) VMware ESXi
4 55 (5.52%) vSphere
5 41 (4.11%) VMware NSX
6 35 (3.51%) Virtual Machines
7 31 (3.11%) Firmware
8 21 (2.11%) Hyper-V
9 16 (1.60%) NFS
10 12 (1.20%) GPFS
11 8 (0.80%) Docker
12 7 (0.70%) SRDF
13 6 (0.60%) EMC RecoverPoint
14 5 (0.50%) Virtual Desktop
15 4 (0.40%) Virtual Servers
16 3 (0.30%) Dovecot
16 3 (0.30%) Postfix
16 3 (0.30%) UAG
17 2 (0.20%) Snort
17 2 (0.20%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 132 (13.24%) Ansible
2 85 (8.53%) FortiGate
3 59 (5.92%) Terraform
4 31 (3.11%) vCenter Server
5 24 (2.41%) Grafana
6 23 (2.31%) Kubernetes
6 23 (2.31%) Microsoft Intune
6 23 (2.31%) SCCM
7 21 (2.11%) Prometheus
8 13 (1.30%) Single Sign-On
8 13 (1.30%) vRealize
9 11 (1.10%) Cisco CUCM
10 10 (1.00%) Cisco Prime
11 9 (0.90%) VxRail
12 7 (0.70%) EMC VPLEX
12 7 (0.70%) WMI
12 7 (0.70%) WSUS
13 6 (0.60%) HAProxy
13 6 (0.60%) SCOM
14 5 (0.50%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 229 (22.97%) Palo Alto
2 200 (20.06%) F5
3 190 (19.06%) Microsoft
4 184 (18.46%) VMware
5 172 (17.25%) Fortinet
6 148 (14.84%) Juniper
7 104 (10.43%) CheckPoint
8 90 (9.03%) ServiceNow
9 87 (8.73%) Aruba
10 85 (8.53%) SolarWinds
11 79 (7.92%) Meraki
12 72 (7.22%) Arista
13 57 (5.72%) Splunk
14 44 (4.41%) Zscaler
15 30 (3.01%) Extreme Networks
16 27 (2.71%) Dell
17 26 (2.61%) IBM
17 26 (2.61%) Infoblox
18 23 (2.31%) Citrix
19 21 (2.11%) EMC