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 17 March 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
17 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 104 57 53
Rank change year-on-year -47 -4 +24
Contract jobs citing Cisco 904 922 1,351
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.45% 3.75% 3.56%
As % of the Vendors category 5.57% 7.93% 8.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 598 588 802
10th Percentile £263 £317 £250
25th Percentile £395 £418 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £481 £508 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.20% +6.87% -
75th Percentile £556 £588 £589
90th Percentile £613 £638 £700
UK median daily rate £470 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -6.00% +5.26% -1.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 38 16 60
10th Percentile £21.27 £16.68 £13.93
25th Percentile £25.15 £18.41 £18.21
Median hourly rate £65.00 £33.52 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +93.89% +34.09% -24.24%
75th Percentile £74.26 £67.19 £41.25
90th Percentile £94.13 £75.00 £67.75
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £36.65 £25.00
% change year-on-year +77.38% +46.58% -46.67%

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 16,243 11,621 16,189
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 44.09% 47.30% 42.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,578 7,434 10,365
10th Percentile £306 £295 £250
25th Percentile £413 £408 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £501 £525 £515
Median % change year-on-year -4.67% +1.94% -4.19%
75th Percentile £606 £625 £630
90th Percentile £700 £725 £730
UK median daily rate £500 £520 £513
% change year-on-year -3.85% +1.46% -2.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 872 398 946
10th Percentile £15.60 £15.39 £12.19
25th Percentile £18.50 £21.00 £14.48
Median hourly rate £25.00 £30.43 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -17.83% +21.70% -28.57%
75th Percentile £58.75 £65.00 £52.35
90th Percentile £75.00 £85.00 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £29.00 £24.65
% change year-on-year -13.28% +17.65% -31.53%

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 17 March 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 17 March 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 17 March 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 -65 269 £483 -3.60% 101
South East +2 224 £500 -0.50% 115
North of England -49 175 £481 -3.75% 106
Midlands -15 147 £340 -24.44% 77
North West -18 143 £481 -3.75% 47
West Midlands -7 133 £340 -22.29% 35
East of England -7 42 £475 -12.04% 52
South West -70 40 £525 -3.58% 53
Yorkshire -80 26 £450 -14.29% 37
East Midlands -46 12 £158 -65.95% 42
North East -12 8 £175 -60.00% 22
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 44 (4.87%) SharePoint
2 26 (2.88%) Microsoft Exchange
3 17 (1.88%) Confluence
4 7 (0.77%) Apache
5 5 (0.55%) IIS
6 3 (0.33%) Appian
6 3 (0.33%) OpenStack
6 3 (0.33%) SharePoint Server
7 2 (0.22%) Skype for Business
8 1 (0.11%) JBoss
8 1 (0.11%) WebLogic
8 1 (0.11%) WebSphere
Applications
1 56 (6.19%) Microsoft Office
2 44 (4.87%) MS Visio
3 20 (2.21%) Microsoft Excel
4 15 (1.66%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (0.55%) Acrobat
6 4 (0.44%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 17 (1.88%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.11%) Actimize
2 1 (0.11%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 144 (15.93%) Azure
2 124 (13.72%) AWS
3 84 (9.29%) Microsoft 365
4 38 (4.20%) Entra ID
5 35 (3.87%) GCP
6 14 (1.55%) Datadog
7 12 (1.33%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 11 (1.22%) Virtual Private Cloud
9 9 (1.00%) Azure Sentinel
9 9 (1.00%) Nutanix
9 9 (1.00%) SaaS
10 8 (0.88%) Azure DevOps
11 7 (0.77%) Microsoft Purview
12 6 (0.66%) GitHub
12 6 (0.66%) IaaS
12 6 (0.66%) OneDrive
12 6 (0.66%) OpenShift
13 5 (0.55%) Mimecast
13 5 (0.55%) PaaS
14 4 (0.44%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 376 (41.59%) Firewall
2 270 (29.87%) WAN
3 223 (24.67%) BGP
4 206 (22.79%) VPN
5 201 (22.23%) LAN
6 182 (20.13%) Network Security
7 158 (17.48%) OSPF
8 145 (16.04%) Wireless
9 116 (12.83%) DNS
10 98 (10.84%) SD-WAN
11 94 (10.40%) Cisco ISE
12 93 (10.29%) VLAN
13 92 (10.18%) MPLS
14 68 (7.52%) VXLAN
15 66 (7.30%) Wi-Fi
16 65 (7.19%) Cisco ASA
16 65 (7.19%) DHCP
16 65 (7.19%) IPsec
17 60 (6.64%) Cisco IOS
18 51 (5.64%) Cisco Nexus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (0.77%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.11%) Metadata
2 1 (0.11%) MySQL
2 1 (0.11%) NoSQL
2 1 (0.11%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 16 (1.77%) JIRA
2 11 (1.22%) GitLab
2 11 (1.22%) Sonatype Nexus
3 10 (1.11%) Jenkins
4 9 (1.00%) Git
5 3 (0.33%) Cucumber
5 3 (0.33%) Robot Framework
5 3 (0.33%) Selenium
5 3 (0.33%) SonarQube
6 2 (0.22%) Rational DOORS
7 1 (0.11%) Bitbucket
General
1 188 (20.80%) Social Skills
2 129 (14.27%) Public Sector
3 122 (13.50%) Finance
4 88 (9.73%) Telecoms
5 67 (7.41%) Analytical Skills
6 60 (6.64%) Banking
7 51 (5.64%) Documentation Skills
8 50 (5.53%) Manufacturing
9 37 (4.09%) Marketing
10 36 (3.98%) Electronics
11 33 (3.65%) Legal
12 18 (1.99%) Investment Banking
13 16 (1.77%) Financial Institution
13 16 (1.77%) Presentation Skills
14 14 (1.55%) Organisational Skills
15 10 (1.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 7 (0.77%) Military
17 6 (0.66%) Aerospace
17 6 (0.66%) Law
17 6 (0.66%) Retail
Job Titles
1 351 (38.83%) Network Engineer
2 104 (11.50%) Architect
3 81 (8.96%) Cisco Engineer
4 73 (8.08%) Cisco Network Engineer
5 71 (7.85%) Senior
6 66 (7.30%) Network Architect
7 61 (6.75%) Security Engineer
8 60 (6.64%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
9 53 (5.86%) Analyst
10 41 (4.54%) IT Support
11 39 (4.31%) Consultant
11 39 (4.31%) Network Security Engineer
12 35 (3.87%) DV Cleared Network Engineer
12 35 (3.87%) Network Consultant
13 34 (3.76%) Senior Network Engineer
14 31 (3.43%) Data Network Engineer
15 30 (3.32%) Infrastructure Engineer
16 28 (3.10%) Infrastructure Analyst
17 27 (2.99%) Desktop Support
18 26 (2.88%) 2nd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 59 (6.53%) 802.1X
2 16 (1.77%) Flash
3 15 (1.66%) LDAP
4 14 (1.55%) XMPP
5 9 (1.00%) NETCONF
5 9 (1.00%) SAML
6 8 (0.88%) YANG
7 7 (0.77%) Jinja
8 6 (0.66%) JSON
9 5 (0.55%) OpenConfig
9 5 (0.55%) REST
9 5 (0.55%) XML
10 4 (0.44%) HTML
10 4 (0.44%) RESTCONF
10 4 (0.44%) RFC 2544
10 4 (0.44%) VML
11 2 (0.22%) CSS
11 2 (0.22%) Django
11 2 (0.22%) Microsoft Graph
12 1 (0.11%) Apache NiFi
Miscellaneous
1 251 (27.77%) Data Centre
2 51 (5.64%) PKI
3 31 (3.43%) Linux Command Line
4 30 (3.32%) Replication
5 29 (3.21%) Clustering
6 28 (3.10%) Data Protection Act
7 26 (2.88%) Hybrid Cloud
8 22 (2.43%) Onboarding
9 21 (2.32%) Cloud Native
10 18 (1.99%) Product Ownership
11 17 (1.88%) Operational Technology
12 16 (1.77%) Self-Motivation
13 13 (1.44%) Video Conferencing
14 11 (1.22%) Driving Licence
14 11 (1.22%) SCADA
14 11 (1.22%) Security Posture
15 9 (1.00%) Public Cloud
16 8 (0.88%) Enterprise Software
17 7 (0.77%) Fat Client
17 7 (0.77%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 145 (16.04%) Windows
2 85 (9.40%) Linux
3 58 (6.42%) Windows Server
4 43 (4.76%) Android
4 43 (4.76%) Mac OS
5 28 (3.10%) Windows 10
6 16 (1.77%) Unix
7 12 (1.33%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 6 (0.66%) Ubuntu
9 5 (0.55%) Windows Server 2012
10 4 (0.44%) CatOS
10 4 (0.44%) Solaris
10 4 (0.44%) VMS
10 4 (0.44%) Windows Server 2019
11 3 (0.33%) Windows Server 2016
12 2 (0.22%) AIX
13 1 (0.11%) CentOS
13 1 (0.11%) Oracle Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 125 (13.83%) Migration
2 113 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
3 94 (10.40%) Load Balancing
4 79 (8.74%) High Availability
5 77 (8.52%) Agile
6 76 (8.41%) Network Design
7 74 (8.19%) ITIL
8 73 (8.08%) ITSM
9 67 (7.41%) Cybersecurity
9 67 (7.41%) Roadmaps
10 62 (6.86%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 59 (6.53%) Service Management
12 57 (6.31%) Collaborative Working
13 52 (5.75%) Change Management
13 52 (5.75%) Project Delivery
14 51 (5.64%) Stakeholder Management
15 50 (5.53%) Network Architecture
16 44 (4.87%) Infrastructure Engineering
17 43 (4.76%) Business Intelligence
17 43 (4.76%) Network Monitoring
Programming Languages
1 102 (11.28%) Python
2 47 (5.20%) PowerShell
3 23 (2.54%) Bash
4 13 (1.44%) Perl
5 8 (0.88%) Lisp
6 6 (0.66%) JavaScript
6 6 (0.66%) SQL
7 4 (0.44%) C
7 4 (0.44%) PHP
8 2 (0.22%) ActionScript
8 2 (0.22%) Korn
8 2 (0.22%) Kusto Query Language
8 2 (0.22%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.11%) C++
Qualifications
1 396 (43.81%) Security Cleared
2 309 (34.18%) SC Cleared
3 236 (26.11%) Cisco Certification
4 190 (21.02%) CCNP
5 99 (10.95%) DV Cleared
6 87 (9.62%) CCNA
7 72 (7.96%) Degree
8 62 (6.86%) CCIE
9 22 (2.43%) JNCIS
10 20 (2.21%) Microsoft Certification
11 18 (1.99%) Azure Certification
11 18 (1.99%) BPSS Clearance
12 17 (1.88%) JNCIP
13 16 (1.77%) CISSP
13 16 (1.77%) JNCIA
14 13 (1.44%) AWS Certification
14 13 (1.44%) Network+ Certification
15 12 (1.33%) CCSE
15 12 (1.33%) MCSE
16 10 (1.11%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (3.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 30 (3.32%) NIST
3 25 (2.77%) SLA
4 20 (2.21%) Cyber Essentials
5 15 (1.66%) NCSC
5 15 (1.66%) PMO
6 13 (1.44%) GDPR
7 9 (1.00%) PCI DSS
8 6 (0.66%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 4 (0.44%) QA
10 3 (0.33%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 3 (0.33%) JSP 440
10 3 (0.33%) RMADS
11 2 (0.22%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 2 (0.22%) ISA99
12 1 (0.11%) Accessibility
12 1 (0.11%) Actionable Recommendations
12 1 (0.11%) Data Quality
12 1 (0.11%) GRC
12 1 (0.11%) NIST 800
System Software
1 126 (13.94%) VMware Infrastructure
2 74 (8.19%) Active Directory
3 55 (6.08%) vSphere
4 50 (5.53%) VMware NSX
5 38 (4.20%) VMware ESXi
6 17 (1.88%) Firmware
7 16 (1.77%) GPFS
7 16 (1.77%) NFS
8 14 (1.55%) Virtual Machines
9 12 (1.33%) Docker
10 10 (1.11%) Hyper-V
11 4 (0.44%) Snort
11 4 (0.44%) vCloud
12 3 (0.33%) SRDF
12 3 (0.33%) Virtual Servers
13 2 (0.22%) KVM
13 2 (0.22%) Squid
14 1 (0.11%) IAG
14 1 (0.11%) RHEV
14 1 (0.11%) UAG
Systems Management
1 92 (10.18%) Ansible
2 74 (8.19%) FortiGate
3 38 (4.20%) Terraform
4 34 (3.76%) vCenter Server
5 33 (3.65%) vRealize
6 19 (2.10%) SCCM
6 19 (2.10%) VxRail
7 17 (1.88%) Grafana
8 16 (1.77%) Microsoft Intune
9 15 (1.66%) Prometheus
10 12 (1.33%) Single Sign-On
11 9 (1.00%) Cisco CUCM
11 9 (1.00%) Kubernetes
11 9 (1.00%) Nagios
12 7 (0.77%) Active Directory Federation Services
13 6 (0.66%) Cisco Prime
14 5 (0.55%) CASB
14 5 (0.55%) Nessus
14 5 (0.55%) SCOM
14 5 (0.55%) WSUS
Vendors
1 235 (26.00%) Palo Alto
2 166 (18.36%) Juniper
3 154 (17.04%) VMware
4 153 (16.92%) Microsoft
5 142 (15.71%) F5
6 123 (13.61%) Aruba
7 99 (10.95%) CheckPoint
8 90 (9.96%) Fortinet
8 90 (9.96%) SolarWinds
9 89 (9.85%) Meraki
10 79 (8.74%) ServiceNow
11 63 (6.97%) Dell
12 59 (6.53%) HP
13 47 (5.20%) Splunk
14 43 (4.76%) Arista
15 42 (4.65%) IBM
16 41 (4.54%) Apple
17 39 (4.31%) Zscaler
18 36 (3.98%) SAP
19 29 (3.21%) Citrix