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 June 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 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 113 63 66
Rank change year-on-year -50 +3 -4
Contract jobs citing Cisco 954 925 1,161
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.23% 3.76% 3.10%
As % of the Vendors category 5.50% 7.94% 7.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 661 565 719
10th Percentile £300 £300 £263
25th Percentile £403 £425 £384
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £510 £500
Median % change year-on-year -6.86% +2.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £575 £588 £588
90th Percentile £638 £638 £675
UK median daily rate £475 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 24 34
10th Percentile £26.34 £17.89 £14.26
25th Percentile £38.80 £24.66 £21.19
Median hourly rate £48.72 £32.50 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year +49.91% +25.00% -40.57%
75th Percentile £73.13 £44.31 £41.25
90th Percentile £76.10 £66.50 £59.42
UK median hourly rate £55.00 £35.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year +57.14% +40.00% -50.00%

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 17,337 11,653 15,725
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 40.60% 47.38% 41.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,121 7,399 9,964
10th Percentile £313 £276 £268
25th Percentile £413 £404 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £515 £518
Median % change year-on-year -1.94% -0.52% -1.49%
75th Percentile £606 £625 £630
90th Percentile £700 £725 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £503 £515
% change year-on-year -0.60% -2.33% -1.90%
Number of hourly rates quoted 930 515 1,047
10th Percentile £15.99 £14.84 £12.26
25th Percentile £19.03 £17.79 £14.48
Median hourly rate £33.99 £27.21 £24.00
Median % change year-on-year +24.92% +13.38% -37.66%
75th Percentile £60.75 £54.38 £59.75
90th Percentile £79.56 £70.00 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £32.50 £26.32 £23.80
% change year-on-year +23.48% +10.59% -44.00%

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 June 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 June 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 June 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 -53 311 £500 - 119
North of England -38 208 £480 -4.00% 128
South East -28 189 £500 - 133
North West -7 163 £480 -4.00% 59
Midlands -30 132 £402 -15.37% 62
West Midlands -18 125 £402 -5.41% 37
South West -63 50 £518 -5.91% 78
Yorkshire -67 44 £484 -4.35% 45
East of England -11 42 £495 -0.50% 61
East Midlands -40 4 £458 -16.82% 25
North East -41 2 £425 +30.77% 25
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 25 (2.62%) SharePoint
2 15 (1.57%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (1.26%) Confluence
4 9 (0.94%) Apache
5 6 (0.63%) IIS
5 6 (0.63%) OpenStack
6 3 (0.31%) nginx
6 3 (0.31%) Tomcat
7 2 (0.21%) CloudStack
7 2 (0.21%) CMS
8 1 (0.10%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.10%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 37 (3.88%) Microsoft Office
2 24 (2.52%) MS Visio
3 19 (1.99%) Microsoft Excel
4 9 (0.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (0.42%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 7 (0.73%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 179 (18.76%) Azure
2 127 (13.31%) AWS
3 62 (6.50%) Microsoft 365
4 38 (3.98%) Entra ID
5 20 (2.10%) GCP
6 16 (1.68%) SaaS
7 14 (1.47%) GitHub
8 12 (1.26%) Azure Sentinel
8 12 (1.26%) Virtual Private Cloud
9 10 (1.05%) Azure ExpressRoute
9 10 (1.05%) OneDrive
9 10 (1.05%) OpenShift
10 8 (0.84%) IaaS
10 8 (0.84%) Microsoft Purview
11 7 (0.73%) Power Platform
12 6 (0.63%) Nutanix
13 5 (0.52%) GitHub Actions
13 5 (0.52%) Rubrik
14 4 (0.42%) Azure DevOps
14 4 (0.42%) Cloudflare
Communications & Networking
1 420 (44.03%) Firewall
2 311 (32.60%) WAN
3 259 (27.15%) BGP
4 242 (25.37%) LAN
5 213 (22.33%) Network Security
6 204 (21.38%) VPN
7 178 (18.66%) OSPF
8 157 (16.46%) VLAN
9 156 (16.35%) Wireless
10 154 (16.14%) DNS
11 119 (12.47%) SD-WAN
12 90 (9.43%) VXLAN
13 89 (9.33%) MPLS
14 87 (9.12%) Cisco ISE
15 86 (9.01%) DHCP
16 79 (8.28%) Wi-Fi
17 75 (7.86%) Cisco Nexus
18 70 (7.34%) Multicast
19 62 (6.50%) Cisco IOS
20 60 (6.29%) Cisco ASA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (1.05%) SQL Server
2 3 (0.31%) MySQL
2 3 (0.31%) NoSQL
3 2 (0.21%) 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
4 1 (0.10%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 19 (1.99%) JIRA
2 11 (1.15%) Git
3 10 (1.05%) Sonatype Nexus
4 7 (0.73%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.31%) GitLab
6 2 (0.21%) Bitbucket
General
1 214 (22.43%) Social Skills
2 95 (9.96%) Finance
3 55 (5.77%) Analytical Skills
4 53 (5.56%) Banking
5 50 (5.24%) Documentation Skills
5 50 (5.24%) Telecoms
6 43 (4.51%) Public Sector
7 39 (4.09%) Legal
8 20 (2.10%) Investment Banking
9 18 (1.89%) Financial Institution
9 18 (1.89%) Manufacturing
10 12 (1.26%) Retail
11 11 (1.15%) Law
11 11 (1.15%) Organisational Skills
12 9 (0.94%) Military
13 7 (0.73%) Marketing
13 7 (0.73%) Police
14 6 (0.63%) Presentation Skills
15 5 (0.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 3 (0.31%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 438 (45.91%) Network Engineer
2 120 (12.58%) Architect
3 108 (11.32%) Cisco Engineer
4 104 (10.90%) Senior
5 102 (10.69%) Cisco Network Engineer
6 84 (8.81%) Security Engineer
7 70 (7.34%) Network Architect
8 62 (6.50%) Network Security Engineer
9 61 (6.39%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
10 59 (6.18%) Senior Network Engineer
11 47 (4.93%) Data Network Engineer
12 46 (4.82%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 34 (3.56%) Data Engineer
14 33 (3.46%) Cisco Security Engineer
15 32 (3.35%) Analyst
16 26 (2.73%) Network Specialist
17 25 (2.62%) DV Cleared Network Engineer
18 21 (2.20%) Automation Engineer
18 21 (2.20%) Lead
18 21 (2.20%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 73 (7.65%) 802.1X
2 14 (1.47%) Flash
2 14 (1.47%) LDAP
3 13 (1.36%) SAML
4 11 (1.15%) REST
5 6 (0.63%) XMPP
6 5 (0.52%) Jinja
7 3 (0.31%) LAMP
7 3 (0.31%) LEMP Stack
7 3 (0.31%) NETCONF
7 3 (0.31%) YAML
8 2 (0.21%) .NET Core
8 2 (0.21%) Blazor
8 2 (0.21%) Django
8 2 (0.21%) Elastic Stack
8 2 (0.21%) Middleware
8 2 (0.21%) OpenConfig
8 2 (0.21%) RESTCONF
8 2 (0.21%) RFC 2544
8 2 (0.21%) YANG
Miscellaneous
1 258 (27.04%) Data Centre
2 55 (5.77%) PKI
3 46 (4.82%) Replication
4 43 (4.51%) Clustering
5 34 (3.56%) Onboarding
6 33 (3.46%) Hybrid Cloud
7 28 (2.94%) Data Protection Act
8 22 (2.31%) Video Conferencing
9 18 (1.89%) Linux Command Line
10 16 (1.68%) Operational Technology
11 14 (1.47%) Analytical Mindset
11 14 (1.47%) Cloud Native
11 14 (1.47%) Security Posture
12 13 (1.36%) Driving Licence
12 13 (1.36%) Enterprise Storage
12 13 (1.36%) Self-Motivation
12 13 (1.36%) Virtual Team
13 12 (1.26%) EMC VMAX
14 9 (0.94%) Public Cloud
15 7 (0.73%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 174 (18.24%) Windows
2 92 (9.64%) Linux
3 65 (6.81%) Windows Server
4 22 (2.31%) Unix
5 15 (1.57%) Windows 10
6 13 (1.36%) Ubuntu
7 8 (0.84%) Windows Server 2019
8 7 (0.73%) Mac OS
9 6 (0.63%) Android
9 6 (0.63%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 6 (0.63%) Windows Server 2012
10 5 (0.52%) AIX
10 5 (0.52%) Data ONTAP
10 5 (0.52%) VMS
11 4 (0.42%) CentOS
11 4 (0.42%) Solaris
12 3 (0.31%) CatOS
13 1 (0.10%) Check Point GAiA
13 1 (0.10%) Windows Server 2003
13 1 (0.10%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 141 (14.78%) Migration
2 108 (11.32%) High Availability
3 107 (11.22%) Load Balancing
4 100 (10.48%) Problem-Solving
5 91 (9.54%) ITIL
6 80 (8.39%) ITSM
7 77 (8.07%) Project Delivery
8 71 (7.44%) Network Design
9 62 (6.50%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 58 (6.08%) Continuous Improvement
10 58 (6.08%) Technical Leadership
11 57 (5.97%) Agile
11 57 (5.97%) Disaster Recovery
12 51 (5.35%) Infrastructure as Code
13 50 (5.24%) Capacity Planning
14 49 (5.14%) Cybersecurity
14 49 (5.14%) Network Monitoring
14 49 (5.14%) Network Segmentation
14 49 (5.14%) Validation
15 48 (5.03%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 105 (11.01%) Python
2 55 (5.77%) PowerShell
3 19 (1.99%) Bash
4 17 (1.78%) SQL
5 6 (0.63%) C
6 4 (0.42%) PHP
7 3 (0.31%) C++
7 3 (0.31%) Java
7 3 (0.31%) Lisp
8 2 (0.21%) ActionScript
8 2 (0.21%) JavaScript
8 2 (0.21%) Korn
8 2 (0.21%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.10%) Ladder Logic
9 1 (0.10%) Perl
Qualifications
1 318 (33.33%) Security Cleared
2 264 (27.67%) Cisco Certification
3 236 (24.74%) SC Cleared
4 200 (20.96%) CCNP
5 101 (10.59%) CCNA
6 93 (9.75%) DV Cleared
7 64 (6.71%) Degree
8 52 (5.45%) CCIE
9 30 (3.14%) Microsoft Certification
10 25 (2.62%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 23 (2.41%) MCSE
12 19 (1.99%) Network+ Certification
13 17 (1.78%) Azure Certification
14 16 (1.68%) CCSE
14 16 (1.68%) MCSA
14 16 (1.68%) VCAP
15 15 (1.57%) Server+ Certification
16 13 (1.36%) JNCIP
16 13 (1.36%) JNCIS
17 12 (1.26%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (3.35%) NIST
2 31 (3.25%) SLA
3 26 (2.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 25 (2.62%) Cyber Essentials
5 17 (1.78%) NCSC
6 13 (1.36%) QA
7 6 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 6 (0.63%) GDPR
7 6 (0.63%) PCI DSS
7 6 (0.63%) PMO
8 3 (0.31%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 3 (0.31%) JSP 440
8 3 (0.31%) NIST 800
8 3 (0.31%) RMADS
9 2 (0.21%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.21%) Government Security Classifications
9 2 (0.21%) GRC
9 2 (0.21%) ISA99
9 2 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 1 (0.10%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 142 (14.88%) VMware Infrastructure
2 78 (8.18%) Active Directory
3 57 (5.97%) VMware ESXi
4 54 (5.66%) vSphere
5 37 (3.88%) Virtual Machines
6 34 (3.56%) VMware NSX
7 27 (2.83%) Firmware
8 18 (1.89%) NFS
9 17 (1.78%) Hyper-V
10 14 (1.47%) GPFS
11 7 (0.73%) SRDF
12 5 (0.52%) Docker
12 5 (0.52%) EMC RecoverPoint
13 4 (0.42%) vCloud
13 4 (0.42%) Virtual Desktop
14 3 (0.31%) Dovecot
14 3 (0.31%) Postfix
14 3 (0.31%) UAG
14 3 (0.31%) Virtual Servers
15 2 (0.21%) Snort
Systems Management
1 123 (12.89%) Ansible
2 82 (8.60%) FortiGate
3 51 (5.35%) Terraform
4 32 (3.35%) vCenter Server
5 24 (2.52%) Grafana
6 22 (2.31%) Microsoft Intune
7 21 (2.20%) Prometheus
8 20 (2.10%) Kubernetes
9 16 (1.68%) SCCM
10 15 (1.57%) vRealize
11 12 (1.26%) Single Sign-On
12 11 (1.15%) Cisco CUCM
13 9 (0.94%) Cisco Prime
13 9 (0.94%) VxRail
14 6 (0.63%) EMC VPLEX
14 6 (0.63%) HAProxy
14 6 (0.63%) SCOM
14 6 (0.63%) WMI
15 5 (0.52%) Jamf Pro
15 5 (0.52%) Salt
Vendors
1 241 (25.26%) Palo Alto
2 182 (19.08%) F5
3 177 (18.55%) Microsoft
4 172 (18.03%) VMware
5 148 (15.51%) Fortinet
6 141 (14.78%) Juniper
7 105 (11.01%) Aruba
8 104 (10.90%) CheckPoint
9 94 (9.85%) ServiceNow
10 80 (8.39%) SolarWinds
11 73 (7.65%) Meraki
12 70 (7.34%) Arista
13 53 (5.56%) Splunk
14 45 (4.72%) Zscaler
15 29 (3.04%) Extreme Networks
16 26 (2.73%) Dell
16 26 (2.73%) IBM
17 25 (2.62%) Infoblox
18 20 (2.10%) EMC
19 19 (1.99%) Oracle