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 4 August 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
4 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 120 71 69
Rank change year-on-year -49 -2 -13
Contract jobs citing Cisco 989 972 1,023
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.19% 3.52% 3.05%
As % of the Vendors category 5.32% 7.48% 7.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 661 597 644
10th Percentile £300 £321 £273
25th Percentile £408 £413 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +9.89%
75th Percentile £575 £588 £588
90th Percentile £648 £638 £659
UK median daily rate £477 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -4.60% - +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 37 36 27
10th Percentile £26.72 £25.08 £14.53
25th Percentile £36.25 £25.15 £21.45
Median hourly rate £51.50 £30.00 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +71.67% +20.00% -44.95%
75th Percentile £73.75 £57.81 £69.38
90th Percentile £78.60 £86.32 £75.10
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 18,603 12,992 14,593
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 41.22% 47.06% 43.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,709 8,236 9,318
10th Percentile £313 £278 £300
25th Percentile £413 £401 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £511 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year +0.10% -2.86% -
75th Percentile £613 £621 £627
90th Percentile £700 £720 £738
UK median daily rate £505 £500 £520
% change year-on-year +1.00% -3.85% -0.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 999 626 772
10th Percentile £16.00 £14.75 £13.69
25th Percentile £19.50 £17.44 £15.62
Median hourly rate £35.53 £25.15 £29.00
Median % change year-on-year +41.27% -13.28% -26.77%
75th Percentile £67.50 £50.00 £61.60
90th Percentile £85.00 £69.20 £71.13
UK median hourly rate £35.00 £25.15 £28.00
% change year-on-year +39.17% -10.18% -33.85%

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 4 August 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 4 August 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 4 August 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 -47 357 £500 - 255
North of England -30 223 £497 +3.23% 150
South East -48 172 £513 -4.51% 158
North West -6 165 £485 +2.11% 70
Midlands -41 127 £416 -12.37% 80
West Midlands -28 122 £413 -10.81% 39
Yorkshire -60 55 £500 - 59
South West -70 55 £500 -11.11% 93
East of England -13 34 £500 -9.09% 69
North East -42 4 £425 +30.77% 22
East Midlands -30 2 - - 41
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 (2.53%) SharePoint
2 23 (2.33%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (1.21%) Confluence
4 9 (0.91%) OpenStack
5 7 (0.71%) Apache
6 3 (0.30%) CloudStack
6 3 (0.30%) IIS
6 3 (0.30%) JBoss
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 (4.25%) Microsoft Office
2 22 (2.22%) Microsoft Excel
3 19 (1.92%) MS Visio
4 10 (1.01%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.30%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 2 (0.20%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 213 (21.54%) Azure
2 136 (13.75%) AWS
3 77 (7.79%) Microsoft 365
4 53 (5.36%) Entra ID
5 22 (2.22%) GCP
6 21 (2.12%) GitHub
7 19 (1.92%) OneDrive
8 18 (1.82%) Virtual Private Cloud
9 16 (1.62%) OpenShift
10 15 (1.52%) Azure ExpressRoute
11 12 (1.21%) SaaS
12 11 (1.11%) Azure Sentinel
13 10 (1.01%) Power Platform
14 8 (0.81%) Azure DevOps
14 8 (0.81%) IaaS
15 7 (0.71%) Cloudflare
15 7 (0.71%) Rubrik
16 6 (0.61%) Amazon EC2
16 6 (0.61%) GitHub Actions
16 6 (0.61%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 463 (46.81%) Firewall
2 304 (30.74%) WAN
3 287 (29.02%) BGP
4 237 (23.96%) LAN
5 224 (22.65%) VPN
6 218 (22.04%) Network Security
7 195 (19.72%) OSPF
8 191 (19.31%) DNS
9 189 (19.11%) Wireless
10 167 (16.89%) VLAN
11 119 (12.03%) SD-WAN
12 111 (11.22%) DHCP
13 102 (10.31%) Wi-Fi
14 99 (10.01%) Cisco ISE
15 91 (9.20%) MPLS
16 88 (8.90%) VXLAN
17 85 (8.59%) Cisco Nexus
18 83 (8.39%) TCP/IP
19 77 (7.79%) Cisco ASA
20 74 (7.48%) Multicast
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (2.02%) SQL Server
2 4 (0.40%) Amazon RDS
3 3 (0.30%) Big Data
3 3 (0.30%) Hadoop
3 3 (0.30%) MySQL
3 3 (0.30%) Power BI
4 2 (0.20%) Metadata
4 2 (0.20%) NoSQL
4 2 (0.20%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.10%) Apache Hive
5 1 (0.10%) ClickHouse
Development Applications
1 23 (2.33%) Git
2 21 (2.12%) JIRA
3 14 (1.42%) Sonatype Nexus
4 9 (0.91%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.30%) GitLab
6 1 (0.10%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.10%) Robot Framework
General
1 236 (23.86%) Social Skills
2 96 (9.71%) Finance
3 78 (7.89%) Analytical Skills
4 61 (6.17%) Banking
5 59 (5.97%) Telecoms
6 48 (4.85%) Public Sector
7 47 (4.75%) Documentation Skills
8 31 (3.13%) Legal
9 22 (2.22%) Financial Institution
10 18 (1.82%) Investment Banking
11 16 (1.62%) Military
12 15 (1.52%) Law
12 15 (1.52%) Retail
13 13 (1.31%) Organisational Skills
14 11 (1.11%) Police
15 10 (1.01%) Manufacturing
16 9 (0.91%) Influencing Skills
17 7 (0.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
18 5 (0.51%) Local Government
18 5 (0.51%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 490 (49.54%) Network Engineer
2 147 (14.86%) Senior
3 123 (12.44%) Architect
4 107 (10.82%) Cisco Engineer
5 101 (10.21%) Senior Network Engineer
6 99 (10.01%) Cisco Network Engineer
7 82 (8.29%) Security Engineer
8 68 (6.88%) Network Architect
9 66 (6.67%) Network Security Engineer
10 51 (5.16%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 45 (4.55%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
12 40 (4.04%) Data Network Engineer
13 33 (3.34%) Analyst
14 32 (3.24%) Data Engineer
15 31 (3.13%) Cisco Security Engineer
16 30 (3.03%) Network Specialist
17 25 (2.53%) Automation Engineer
18 23 (2.33%) DV Cleared Network Engineer
18 23 (2.33%) Lead
19 19 (1.92%) Data Centre Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 78 (7.89%) 802.1X
2 14 (1.42%) REST
2 14 (1.42%) SAML
3 9 (0.91%) Flash
4 7 (0.71%) NETCONF
5 6 (0.61%) OpenConfig
5 6 (0.61%) RESTCONF
5 6 (0.61%) YANG
6 5 (0.51%) Jinja
6 5 (0.51%) LDAP
6 5 (0.51%) YAML
7 4 (0.40%) JSON
7 4 (0.40%) XMPP
8 3 (0.30%) Elastic Stack
8 3 (0.30%) LAMP
8 3 (0.30%) LEMP Stack
8 3 (0.30%) Microsoft Graph
9 2 (0.20%) .NET Core
9 2 (0.20%) Blazor
9 2 (0.20%) RFC 2544
Miscellaneous
1 242 (24.47%) Data Centre
2 60 (6.07%) PKI
3 50 (5.06%) Hybrid Cloud
4 40 (4.04%) Clustering
5 37 (3.74%) Onboarding
6 31 (3.13%) Replication
7 30 (3.03%) Video Conferencing
8 25 (2.53%) Data Protection Act
9 19 (1.92%) Analytical Mindset
9 19 (1.92%) Cloud Native
9 19 (1.92%) Linux Command Line
10 18 (1.82%) Operational Technology
11 17 (1.72%) Driving Licence
11 17 (1.72%) Public Cloud
12 15 (1.52%) Enterprise Storage
12 15 (1.52%) Self-Motivation
13 13 (1.31%) EMC VMAX
14 12 (1.21%) Virtual Team
15 11 (1.11%) Security Posture
16 10 (1.01%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 180 (18.20%) Windows
2 107 (10.82%) Linux
3 70 (7.08%) Windows Server
4 18 (1.82%) Unix
5 17 (1.72%) Ubuntu
6 16 (1.62%) Windows 10
7 14 (1.42%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 10 (1.01%) Windows Server 2019
9 9 (0.91%) AIX
10 8 (0.81%) Android
10 8 (0.81%) Mac OS
11 7 (0.71%) Windows Server 2012
12 5 (0.51%) Data ONTAP
12 5 (0.51%) VMS
13 4 (0.40%) CentOS
14 3 (0.30%) Windows Server 2016
15 1 (0.10%) CatOS
15 1 (0.10%) Check Point GAiA
15 1 (0.10%) Oracle Linux
15 1 (0.10%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 148 (14.96%) Migration
2 119 (12.03%) ITIL
3 118 (11.93%) Load Balancing
4 117 (11.83%) Problem-Solving
5 101 (10.21%) High Availability
6 98 (9.91%) Project Delivery
7 77 (7.79%) Change Management
8 74 (7.48%) Continuous Improvement
8 74 (7.48%) Network Design
9 71 (7.18%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 67 (6.77%) ITSM
11 64 (6.47%) CI/CD
11 64 (6.47%) Infrastructure as Code
12 62 (6.27%) Stakeholder Management
13 58 (5.86%) Technical Leadership
14 53 (5.36%) Agile
14 53 (5.36%) Service Management
15 52 (5.26%) Disaster Recovery
15 52 (5.26%) Validation
16 50 (5.06%) Network Monitoring
Programming Languages
1 123 (12.44%) Python
2 57 (5.76%) PowerShell
3 29 (2.93%) Bash
4 18 (1.82%) SQL
5 5 (0.51%) Shell Script
6 4 (0.40%) C
6 4 (0.40%) Java
7 3 (0.30%) C++
7 3 (0.30%) Lisp
8 2 (0.20%) ActionScript
8 2 (0.20%) Perl
9 1 (0.10%) Ladder Logic
9 1 (0.10%) PHP
Qualifications
1 286 (28.92%) Security Cleared
2 279 (28.21%) Cisco Certification
3 195 (19.72%) CCNP
4 191 (19.31%) SC Cleared
5 111 (11.22%) CCNA
6 90 (9.10%) DV Cleared
7 64 (6.47%) Degree
8 55 (5.56%) CCIE
9 25 (2.53%) Microsoft Certification
10 23 (2.33%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 19 (1.92%) MCSE
11 19 (1.92%) Network+ Certification
12 17 (1.72%) Azure Certification
13 15 (1.52%) Server+ Certification
14 13 (1.31%) Computer Science Degree
14 13 (1.31%) JNCIP
14 13 (1.31%) JNCIS
15 11 (1.11%) AWS Certification
15 11 (1.11%) CCSE
16 10 (1.01%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (3.13%) SLA
2 26 (2.63%) NIST
3 19 (1.92%) Cyber Essentials
3 19 (1.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 17 (1.72%) NCSC
5 11 (1.11%) QA
6 5 (0.51%) GDPR
6 5 (0.51%) PCI DSS
7 4 (0.40%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 4 (0.40%) Data Quality
8 3 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 3 (0.30%) PMO
9 2 (0.20%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.20%) Government Security Classifications
9 2 (0.20%) ISA99
9 2 (0.20%) JSP 440
9 2 (0.20%) NIST 800
10 1 (0.10%) GRC
10 1 (0.10%) GxP
10 1 (0.10%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 136 (13.75%) VMware Infrastructure
2 99 (10.01%) Active Directory
3 41 (4.15%) VMware ESXi
3 41 (4.15%) vSphere
4 39 (3.94%) VMware NSX
5 31 (3.13%) Firmware
6 29 (2.93%) Virtual Machines
7 23 (2.33%) Hyper-V
8 13 (1.31%) Docker
8 13 (1.31%) NFS
9 9 (0.91%) GPFS
10 7 (0.71%) SRDF
11 6 (0.61%) EMC RecoverPoint
12 5 (0.51%) Virtual Desktop
13 4 (0.40%) Virtual Servers
14 3 (0.30%) Dovecot
14 3 (0.30%) Postfix
15 2 (0.20%) FreeRADIUS
15 2 (0.20%) Snort
15 2 (0.20%) UAG
Systems Management
1 126 (12.74%) Ansible
2 88 (8.90%) FortiGate
3 67 (6.77%) Terraform
4 29 (2.93%) Kubernetes
5 28 (2.83%) Microsoft Intune
6 23 (2.33%) Grafana
7 21 (2.12%) Prometheus
7 21 (2.12%) SCCM
8 19 (1.92%) vCenter Server
9 14 (1.42%) Cisco CUCM
10 10 (1.01%) Cisco Prime
10 10 (1.01%) Single Sign-On
11 9 (0.91%) vRealize
12 8 (0.81%) WSUS
13 7 (0.71%) EMC VPLEX
13 7 (0.71%) Nagios
13 7 (0.71%) WMI
14 6 (0.61%) Puppet
14 6 (0.61%) VxRail
15 5 (0.51%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 219 (22.14%) Palo Alto
2 200 (20.22%) F5
3 193 (19.51%) Microsoft
4 185 (18.71%) VMware
5 176 (17.80%) Fortinet
6 150 (15.17%) Juniper
7 95 (9.61%) CheckPoint
8 89 (9.00%) ServiceNow
9 84 (8.49%) SolarWinds
10 82 (8.29%) Aruba
11 76 (7.68%) Meraki
12 72 (7.28%) Arista
13 56 (5.66%) Splunk
14 49 (4.95%) Zscaler
15 29 (2.93%) Extreme Networks
16 25 (2.53%) Dell
17 24 (2.43%) Red Hat
18 23 (2.33%) Infoblox
19 21 (2.12%) Citrix
19 21 (2.12%) IBM