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 18 April 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
18 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 104 59 58
Rank change year-on-year -45 -1 +16
Contract jobs citing Cisco 920 903 1,241
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.33% 3.69% 3.33%
As % of the Vendors category 5.46% 7.79% 7.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 610 581 759
10th Percentile £300 £313 £263
25th Percentile £400 £413 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £481 £501 £490
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +2.14% +3.16%
75th Percentile £560 £588 £589
90th Percentile £626 £638 £719
UK median daily rate £475 £500 £487
% change year-on-year -5.00% +2.72% +2.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 35 18 45
10th Percentile £21.08 £17.26 £13.29
25th Percentile £26.89 £20.04 £18.95
Median hourly rate £48.72 £37.07 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year +31.42% +23.58% -49.83%
75th Percentile £74.26 £67.81 £41.25
90th Percentile £77.40 £75.00 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £54.86 £37.50 £30.00
% change year-on-year +46.29% +25.00% -43.77%

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 16,848 11,589 15,695
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 42.74% 47.32% 42.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,985 7,516 10,030
10th Percentile £313 £293 £255
25th Percentile £413 £408 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £520
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +0.96% -3.26%
75th Percentile £606 £625 £634
90th Percentile £705 £725 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £513 £517
% change year-on-year -2.44% -0.87% -1.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 877 436 985
10th Percentile £15.33 £14.99 £12.00
25th Percentile £18.75 £18.18 £14.16
Median hourly rate £30.00 £28.75 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +27.78% -40.00%
75th Percentile £60.00 £62.31 £55.00
90th Percentile £78.63 £80.05 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £28.00 £22.50
% change year-on-year +7.14% +24.44% -46.40%

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 18 April 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 18 April 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 18 April 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 -65 277 £500 - 126
South East -5 213 £500 - 137
North of England -44 180 £481 -3.75% 116
Midlands -19 151 £373 -17.11% 84
North West -17 142 £481 -1.79% 51
West Midlands -2 137 £345 -21.14% 45
South West -69 45 £505 -8.18% 47
East of England -10 39 £485 +2.11% 58
Yorkshire -76 35 £450 -14.29% 47
East Midlands -51 10 £415 -19.02% 38
North East -17 5 £363 +11.54% 20
South Coast - 1 £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 33 (3.59%) SharePoint
2 26 (2.83%) Microsoft Exchange
3 16 (1.74%) Confluence
4 7 (0.76%) Apache
5 5 (0.54%) IIS
5 5 (0.54%) OpenStack
6 1 (0.11%) JBoss
6 1 (0.11%) SharePoint Server
6 1 (0.11%) Skype for Business
6 1 (0.11%) WebLogic
6 1 (0.11%) WebSphere
Applications
1 39 (4.24%) Microsoft Office
2 38 (4.13%) MS Visio
3 17 (1.85%) Microsoft Excel
4 12 (1.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (0.54%) Acrobat
6 2 (0.22%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 17 (1.85%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.11%) Actimize
Cloud Services
1 164 (17.83%) Azure
2 139 (15.11%) AWS
3 74 (8.04%) Microsoft 365
4 40 (4.35%) Entra ID
5 31 (3.37%) GCP
6 15 (1.63%) Datadog
7 12 (1.30%) Azure ExpressRoute
7 12 (1.30%) SaaS
7 12 (1.30%) Virtual Private Cloud
8 10 (1.09%) OpenShift
9 9 (0.98%) Azure Sentinel
10 8 (0.87%) GitHub
11 7 (0.76%) Nutanix
12 6 (0.65%) Azure DevOps
12 6 (0.65%) Microsoft Purview
12 6 (0.65%) Mimecast
13 5 (0.54%) IaaS
14 4 (0.43%) OCI
14 4 (0.43%) OneDrive
14 4 (0.43%) Route 53
Communications & Networking
1 397 (43.15%) Firewall
2 295 (32.07%) WAN
3 253 (27.50%) BGP
4 222 (24.13%) LAN
5 207 (22.50%) VPN
6 189 (20.54%) Network Security
7 182 (19.78%) OSPF
8 137 (14.89%) Wireless
9 132 (14.35%) DNS
10 123 (13.37%) VLAN
11 112 (12.17%) SD-WAN
12 93 (10.11%) MPLS
13 89 (9.67%) Cisco ISE
14 83 (9.02%) VXLAN
15 71 (7.72%) DHCP
16 69 (7.50%) Cisco ASA
17 67 (7.28%) Cisco Nexus
18 65 (7.07%) IPsec
19 63 (6.85%) Wi-Fi
20 58 (6.30%) Multicast
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (0.33%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.11%) Big Data
2 1 (0.11%) Metadata
2 1 (0.11%) MySQL
2 1 (0.11%) NoSQL
2 1 (0.11%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 17 (1.85%) JIRA
2 11 (1.20%) Sonatype Nexus
3 10 (1.09%) Git
4 7 (0.76%) Jenkins
5 5 (0.54%) GitLab
6 1 (0.11%) Bitbucket
General
1 199 (21.63%) Social Skills
2 102 (11.09%) Finance
3 96 (10.43%) Public Sector
4 66 (7.17%) Telecoms
5 61 (6.63%) Analytical Skills
6 59 (6.41%) Banking
7 50 (5.43%) Documentation Skills
8 37 (4.02%) Legal
9 30 (3.26%) Manufacturing
10 20 (2.17%) Marketing
11 17 (1.85%) Investment Banking
12 16 (1.74%) Electronics
12 16 (1.74%) Organisational Skills
13 15 (1.63%) Financial Institution
14 14 (1.52%) Presentation Skills
15 10 (1.09%) Retail
16 9 (0.98%) Law
17 8 (0.87%) Military
18 7 (0.76%) Influencing Skills
19 6 (0.65%) Police
Job Titles
1 388 (42.17%) Network Engineer
2 108 (11.74%) Architect
3 90 (9.78%) Cisco Engineer
4 85 (9.24%) Cisco Network Engineer
4 85 (9.24%) Senior
5 72 (7.83%) Security Engineer
6 68 (7.39%) Network Architect
7 62 (6.74%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
8 51 (5.54%) Network Security Engineer
9 49 (5.33%) Analyst
10 42 (4.57%) Senior Network Engineer
11 40 (4.35%) Data Network Engineer
12 37 (4.02%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 32 (3.48%) DV Cleared Network Engineer
14 31 (3.37%) Data Engineer
15 29 (3.15%) Infrastructure Analyst
16 27 (2.93%) Cisco Security Engineer
17 26 (2.83%) Consultant
18 24 (2.61%) Network Consultant
19 23 (2.50%) Network Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 59 (6.41%) 802.1X
2 17 (1.85%) Flash
3 15 (1.63%) LDAP
4 13 (1.41%) XMPP
5 10 (1.09%) SAML
6 8 (0.87%) REST
7 7 (0.76%) NETCONF
8 6 (0.65%) YANG
9 5 (0.54%) Jinja
9 5 (0.54%) OpenConfig
10 4 (0.43%) HTML
10 4 (0.43%) RESTCONF
10 4 (0.43%) VML
11 3 (0.33%) JSON
12 2 (0.22%) ADO
12 2 (0.22%) CSS
12 2 (0.22%) Django
12 2 (0.22%) Middleware
12 2 (0.22%) RFC 2544
12 2 (0.22%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 246 (26.74%) Data Centre
2 50 (5.43%) PKI
3 36 (3.91%) Replication
4 32 (3.48%) Clustering
4 32 (3.48%) Linux Command Line
5 30 (3.26%) Hybrid Cloud
6 27 (2.93%) Data Protection Act
7 26 (2.83%) Cloud Native
7 26 (2.83%) Onboarding
8 18 (1.96%) Product Ownership
9 17 (1.85%) Operational Technology
9 17 (1.85%) Self-Motivation
10 14 (1.52%) Driving Licence
11 12 (1.30%) Video Conferencing
12 11 (1.20%) Analytical Mindset
13 10 (1.09%) Enterprise Storage
13 10 (1.09%) SCADA
13 10 (1.09%) Security Posture
14 9 (0.98%) EMC VMAX
15 8 (0.87%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 153 (16.63%) Windows
2 93 (10.11%) Linux
3 61 (6.63%) Windows Server
4 25 (2.72%) Windows 10
5 22 (2.39%) Mac OS
6 20 (2.17%) Android
7 19 (2.07%) Unix
8 13 (1.41%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 8 (0.87%) Ubuntu
10 7 (0.76%) Windows Server 2012
11 4 (0.43%) CatOS
11 4 (0.43%) Solaris
11 4 (0.43%) Windows Server 2019
12 3 (0.33%) Data ONTAP
12 3 (0.33%) VMS
13 2 (0.22%) AIX
14 1 (0.11%) CentOS
14 1 (0.11%) Debian
14 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 134 (14.57%) Migration
2 115 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
3 100 (10.87%) Load Balancing
4 86 (9.35%) High Availability
4 86 (9.35%) ITIL
5 79 (8.59%) Network Design
6 78 (8.48%) ITSM
7 75 (8.15%) Agile
8 63 (6.85%) Cybersecurity
9 58 (6.30%) Change Management
10 55 (5.98%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 55 (5.98%) Roadmaps
11 53 (5.76%) Service Management
12 51 (5.54%) Project Delivery
13 50 (5.43%) Collaborative Working
14 49 (5.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 47 (5.11%) Continuous Improvement
15 47 (5.11%) Observability
15 47 (5.11%) Stakeholder Management
16 45 (4.89%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 104 (11.30%) Python
2 46 (5.00%) PowerShell
3 22 (2.39%) Bash
4 8 (0.87%) C
4 8 (0.87%) Perl
5 6 (0.65%) SQL
6 4 (0.43%) Lisp
6 4 (0.43%) PHP
7 3 (0.33%) C++
7 3 (0.33%) Java
7 3 (0.33%) JavaScript
8 2 (0.22%) ActionScript
8 2 (0.22%) Korn
8 2 (0.22%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.11%) Kusto Query Language
9 1 (0.11%) Ladder Logic
Qualifications
1 374 (40.65%) Security Cleared
2 287 (31.20%) SC Cleared
3 250 (27.17%) Cisco Certification
4 199 (21.63%) CCNP
5 102 (11.09%) DV Cleared
6 93 (10.11%) CCNA
7 72 (7.83%) Degree
8 61 (6.63%) CCIE
9 21 (2.28%) JNCIS
10 20 (2.17%) Azure Certification
10 20 (2.17%) Microsoft Certification
11 19 (2.07%) BPSS Clearance
12 16 (1.74%) JNCIP
13 15 (1.63%) JNCIA
14 14 (1.52%) AWS Certification
14 14 (1.52%) MCSE
15 13 (1.41%) CCSE
16 12 (1.30%) Network+ Certification
16 12 (1.30%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
17 10 (1.09%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (3.15%) NIST
2 28 (3.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 26 (2.83%) SLA
4 21 (2.28%) Cyber Essentials
5 17 (1.85%) NCSC
6 12 (1.30%) PMO
7 11 (1.20%) GDPR
8 7 (0.76%) PCI DSS
9 6 (0.65%) QA
10 4 (0.43%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 4 (0.43%) JSP 440
11 3 (0.33%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 3 (0.33%) RMADS
12 2 (0.22%) ISA99
12 2 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 2 (0.22%) NIST 800
13 1 (0.11%) Actionable Recommendations
13 1 (0.11%) Data Quality
13 1 (0.11%) GRC
13 1 (0.11%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 138 (15.00%) VMware Infrastructure
2 73 (7.93%) Active Directory
3 57 (6.20%) vSphere
4 49 (5.33%) VMware NSX
5 44 (4.78%) VMware ESXi
6 20 (2.17%) NFS
7 19 (2.07%) Firmware
8 17 (1.85%) GPFS
8 17 (1.85%) Hyper-V
9 15 (1.63%) Virtual Machines
10 7 (0.76%) Docker
11 4 (0.43%) SRDF
11 4 (0.43%) vCloud
11 4 (0.43%) Virtual Desktop
12 3 (0.33%) EMC RecoverPoint
12 3 (0.33%) KVM
12 3 (0.33%) Snort
12 3 (0.33%) UAG
12 3 (0.33%) Virtual Servers
13 1 (0.11%) RHEV
Systems Management
1 99 (10.76%) Ansible
2 81 (8.80%) FortiGate
3 44 (4.78%) Terraform
4 34 (3.70%) vRealize
5 29 (3.15%) vCenter Server
6 20 (2.17%) Grafana
6 20 (2.17%) VxRail
7 19 (2.07%) Microsoft Intune
8 18 (1.96%) Prometheus
8 18 (1.96%) SCCM
9 16 (1.74%) Kubernetes
10 11 (1.20%) Single Sign-On
11 10 (1.09%) Nagios
12 9 (0.98%) Cisco Prime
13 7 (0.76%) Active Directory Federation Services
13 7 (0.76%) SCOM
14 6 (0.65%) Cisco CUCM
14 6 (0.65%) QRadar
15 5 (0.54%) Endace
15 5 (0.54%) Salt
Vendors
1 236 (25.65%) Palo Alto
2 167 (18.15%) F5
3 166 (18.04%) VMware
4 159 (17.28%) Microsoft
5 153 (16.63%) Juniper
6 117 (12.72%) Aruba
7 112 (12.17%) CheckPoint
8 110 (11.96%) Fortinet
9 89 (9.67%) SolarWinds
10 86 (9.35%) Meraki
11 85 (9.24%) ServiceNow
12 53 (5.76%) Arista
13 50 (5.43%) Dell
14 49 (5.33%) Splunk
15 45 (4.89%) IBM
16 42 (4.57%) HP
17 38 (4.13%) Zscaler
18 28 (3.04%) Citrix
19 27 (2.93%) Extreme Networks
20 25 (2.72%) Remedy