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 12 September 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
12 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 126 74 68
Rank change year-on-year -52 -6 -13
Contract jobs citing Cisco 1,022 889 1,038
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.20% 3.20% 3.15%
As % of the Vendors category 5.28% 6.79% 7.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 691 554 633
10th Percentile £300 £317 £266
25th Percentile £400 £413 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +11.11%
75th Percentile £578 £588 £583
90th Percentile £675 £650 £650
UK median daily rate £475 £496 £500
% change year-on-year -4.23% -0.80% +8.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 36 42 26
10th Percentile £26.72 - £19.25
25th Percentile £30.69 £25.15 £20.27
Median hourly rate £48.86 £30.00 £25.59
Median % change year-on-year +62.87% +17.23% -46.13%
75th Percentile £67.84 £58.44 £71.56
90th Percentile £78.75 £81.58 £75.12
UK median hourly rate £53.75 £30.00 £27.50
% change year-on-year +79.17% +9.09% -42.11%

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 19,344 13,085 14,560
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 41.73% 47.03% 44.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,057 8,294 8,946
10th Percentile £312 £275 £300
25th Percentile £413 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £502 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.07% -4.36% -
75th Percentile £619 £616 £631
90th Percentile £707 £706 £734
UK median daily rate £513 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +2.50% -4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,113 617 610
10th Percentile £14.13 £14.75 £14.24
25th Percentile £17.00 £17.79 £15.62
Median hourly rate £30.00 £25.15 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +19.28% -28.14% -17.31%
75th Percentile £65.00 £47.00 £64.25
90th Percentile £82.90 £69.65 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £27.50 £25.15 £30.80
% change year-on-year +9.34% -18.33% -27.54%

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 12 September 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 12 September 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 12 September 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 -36 389 £500 - 350
North of England -2 247 £488 +2.63% 140
North West +16 171 £483 +1.68% 61
South East -66 140 £463 -11.06% 179
Midlands -40 130 £425 -10.53% 88
West Midlands -24 123 £425 -10.53% 46
Yorkshire -29 69 £500 +1.63% 54
South West -41 64 £525 -4.55% 118
East of England -17 35 £465 -3.63% 115
North East -41 8 £375 -31.82% 27
East Midlands -31 4 £525 +12.00% 42
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 32 (3.13%) SharePoint
2 29 (2.84%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (1.17%) Confluence
4 10 (0.98%) OpenStack
5 8 (0.78%) SAS
6 7 (0.68%) Apache
7 6 (0.59%) IIS
7 6 (0.59%) JBoss
8 4 (0.39%) nginx
9 3 (0.29%) CloudStack
9 3 (0.29%) Tomcat
10 2 (0.20%) CMS
10 2 (0.20%) Skype for Business
11 1 (0.098%) Apache Spark
11 1 (0.098%) FactoryTalk
11 1 (0.098%) Mendix
11 1 (0.098%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 40 (3.91%) Microsoft Office
2 22 (2.15%) Microsoft Excel
3 14 (1.37%) MS Visio
4 7 (0.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.29%) Acrobat
6 1 (0.098%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 1 (0.098%) Monis
1 1 (0.098%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 227 (22.21%) Azure
2 142 (13.89%) AWS
3 97 (9.49%) Microsoft 365
4 61 (5.97%) Entra ID
5 32 (3.13%) GitHub
6 27 (2.64%) OneDrive
7 25 (2.45%) GCP
8 18 (1.76%) Azure ExpressRoute
9 17 (1.66%) Virtual Private Cloud
10 15 (1.47%) OpenShift
11 14 (1.37%) Power Platform
12 12 (1.17%) SaaS
13 9 (0.88%) Azure Sentinel
14 8 (0.78%) GitHub Actions
15 7 (0.68%) AWS Direct Connect
15 7 (0.68%) Azure DevOps
15 7 (0.68%) IaaS
16 6 (0.59%) Amazon EC2
16 6 (0.59%) Cloudflare
16 6 (0.59%) Rubrik
Communications & Networking
1 459 (44.91%) Firewall
2 293 (28.67%) WAN
3 284 (27.79%) BGP
4 235 (22.99%) VPN
5 224 (21.92%) Network Security
6 214 (20.94%) LAN
7 193 (18.88%) Wireless
8 180 (17.61%) VLAN
9 177 (17.32%) DNS
10 172 (16.83%) OSPF
11 129 (12.62%) SD-WAN
12 109 (10.67%) Wi-Fi
13 100 (9.78%) DHCP
14 98 (9.59%) Cisco Nexus
15 86 (8.41%) MPLS
16 83 (8.12%) TCP/IP
17 80 (7.83%) Cisco ASA
17 80 (7.83%) Cisco ISE
18 75 (7.34%) VXLAN
19 74 (7.24%) Cisco IOS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (2.05%) SQL Server
2 7 (0.68%) Power BI
3 6 (0.59%) Big Data
3 6 (0.59%) Hadoop
4 4 (0.39%) Amazon RDS
5 3 (0.29%) MySQL
6 2 (0.20%) Metadata
6 2 (0.20%) NoSQL
6 2 (0.20%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.098%) Apache Hive
7 1 (0.098%) ClickHouse
Development Applications
1 29 (2.84%) Git
2 18 (1.76%) JIRA
3 11 (1.08%) GitLab
3 11 (1.08%) Sonatype Nexus
4 8 (0.78%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.20%) Robot Framework
6 1 (0.098%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.098%) Tricentis qTest
6 1 (0.098%) Zephyr
General
1 244 (23.87%) Social Skills
2 110 (10.76%) Finance
3 85 (8.32%) Analytical Skills
4 71 (6.95%) Telecoms
5 62 (6.07%) Banking
6 47 (4.60%) Public Sector
7 43 (4.21%) Documentation Skills
8 34 (3.33%) Legal
9 20 (1.96%) Investment Banking
10 18 (1.76%) Retail
11 17 (1.66%) Financial Institution
12 13 (1.27%) Law
12 13 (1.27%) Military
13 11 (1.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 11 (1.08%) Police
14 10 (0.98%) Manufacturing
14 10 (0.98%) Organisational Skills
15 9 (0.88%) Influencing Skills
16 6 (0.59%) Marketing
17 4 (0.39%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 505 (49.41%) Network Engineer
2 157 (15.36%) Senior
3 136 (13.31%) Architect
4 118 (11.55%) Cisco Engineer
5 113 (11.06%) Senior Network Engineer
6 106 (10.37%) Cisco Network Engineer
7 85 (8.32%) Security Engineer
8 73 (7.14%) Network Architect
9 66 (6.46%) Network Security Engineer
10 52 (5.09%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 46 (4.50%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
12 37 (3.62%) Data Network Engineer
13 35 (3.42%) Analyst
14 32 (3.13%) Lead
15 31 (3.03%) Support Engineer
16 28 (2.74%) Cisco Security Engineer
17 27 (2.64%) Automation Engineer
17 27 (2.64%) Data Engineer
17 27 (2.64%) Solutions Architect
18 22 (2.15%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 82 (8.02%) Terraform
2 54 (5.28%) 802.1X
3 28 (2.74%) REST
4 16 (1.57%) YAML
5 13 (1.27%) JSON
6 12 (1.17%) SAML
7 11 (1.08%) NETCONF
8 7 (0.68%) Microsoft Graph
8 7 (0.68%) RESTCONF
8 7 (0.68%) YANG
9 6 (0.59%) Flash
10 5 (0.49%) OpenConfig
11 3 (0.29%) .NET
11 3 (0.29%) Django
11 3 (0.29%) Elastic Stack
11 3 (0.29%) LAMP
11 3 (0.29%) LDAP
11 3 (0.29%) LEMP Stack
11 3 (0.29%) Middleware
11 3 (0.29%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 256 (25.05%) Data Centre
2 51 (4.99%) Hybrid Cloud
3 45 (4.40%) Onboarding
3 45 (4.40%) PKI
4 29 (2.84%) Data Protection Act
5 28 (2.74%) Video Conferencing
6 25 (2.45%) Replication
7 24 (2.35%) Cloud Native
8 23 (2.25%) Clustering
8 23 (2.25%) Driving Licence
9 20 (1.96%) Public Cloud
10 18 (1.76%) Analytical Mindset
10 18 (1.76%) Operational Technology
10 18 (1.76%) Self-Motivation
11 17 (1.66%) Management Information System
12 16 (1.57%) Enterprise Storage
12 16 (1.57%) Linux Command Line
13 14 (1.37%) Private Cloud
14 13 (1.27%) IoT
14 13 (1.27%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 189 (18.49%) Windows
2 102 (9.98%) Linux
3 85 (8.32%) Windows Server
4 18 (1.76%) Mac OS
5 17 (1.66%) Ubuntu
6 16 (1.57%) Windows 10
7 15 (1.47%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 10 (0.98%) Android
9 9 (0.88%) Unix
10 8 (0.78%) Windows Server 2012
10 8 (0.78%) Windows Server 2019
11 7 (0.68%) AIX
11 7 (0.68%) Data ONTAP
12 5 (0.49%) CentOS
13 3 (0.29%) VMS
13 3 (0.29%) Windows Server 2016
14 1 (0.098%) CatOS
14 1 (0.098%) Check Point GAiA
14 1 (0.098%) Debian
14 1 (0.098%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 168 (16.44%) Migration
2 123 (12.04%) ITIL
3 114 (11.15%) Project Delivery
4 109 (10.67%) Problem-Solving
5 97 (9.49%) High Availability
6 96 (9.39%) Load Balancing
7 82 (8.02%) Infrastructure as Code
8 81 (7.93%) Stakeholder Management
9 80 (7.83%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 77 (7.53%) Change Management
11 75 (7.34%) Continuous Improvement
12 73 (7.14%) Network Design
13 70 (6.85%) Validation
14 63 (6.16%) Technical Leadership
15 61 (5.97%) Zero Trust
16 60 (5.87%) CI/CD
17 56 (5.48%) Disaster Recovery
18 53 (5.19%) Data Protection
18 53 (5.19%) ITSM
19 50 (4.89%) Runbook
Programming Languages
1 135 (13.21%) Python
2 62 (6.07%) PowerShell
3 32 (3.13%) Bash
4 21 (2.05%) SQL
5 5 (0.49%) Java
6 4 (0.39%) C
6 4 (0.39%) C++
7 3 (0.29%) Lisp
7 3 (0.29%) Shell Script
8 2 (0.20%) Go
8 2 (0.20%) Perl
9 1 (0.098%) Ladder Logic
9 1 (0.098%) R
Qualifications
1 274 (26.81%) Security Cleared
2 266 (26.03%) Cisco Certification
3 201 (19.67%) SC Cleared
4 190 (18.59%) CCNP
5 94 (9.20%) CCNA
6 71 (6.95%) DV Cleared
7 62 (6.07%) Degree
8 58 (5.68%) CCIE
9 23 (2.25%) Microsoft Certification
9 23 (2.25%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 19 (1.86%) MCSE
11 16 (1.57%) Azure Certification
12 13 (1.27%) AWS Certification
12 13 (1.27%) CISSP
12 13 (1.27%) Computer Science Degree
12 13 (1.27%) Network+ Certification
13 11 (1.08%) CCSE
13 11 (1.08%) Server+ Certification
14 10 (0.98%) ISTQB
15 8 (0.78%) JNCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (2.54%) NIST
2 24 (2.35%) SLA
3 20 (1.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 16 (1.57%) Cyber Essentials
5 14 (1.37%) QA
6 11 (1.08%) NCSC
7 10 (0.98%) PCI DSS
8 8 (0.78%) GDPR
9 4 (0.39%) Data Quality
9 4 (0.39%) GRC
10 3 (0.29%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 3 (0.29%) ISO 31000
10 3 (0.29%) ISO 9001
10 3 (0.29%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 3 (0.29%) NIST 800
11 2 (0.20%) Accessibility
11 2 (0.20%) Government Security Classifications
11 2 (0.20%) ISA99
11 2 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 2 (0.20%) JSP 440
System Software
1 136 (13.31%) VMware Infrastructure
2 107 (10.47%) Active Directory
3 42 (4.11%) vSphere
4 40 (3.91%) VMware NSX
5 38 (3.72%) VMware ESXi
6 31 (3.03%) Hyper-V
7 29 (2.84%) Firmware
7 29 (2.84%) Virtual Machines
8 16 (1.57%) Docker
9 10 (0.98%) NFS
10 6 (0.59%) EMC RecoverPoint
10 6 (0.59%) GPFS
11 5 (0.49%) Virtual Desktop
12 4 (0.39%) FreeRADIUS
12 4 (0.39%) SRDF
13 3 (0.29%) Dovecot
13 3 (0.29%) ISA Server
13 3 (0.29%) Postfix
13 3 (0.29%) Virtual Servers
14 2 (0.20%) Snort
Systems Management
1 135 (13.21%) Ansible
2 72 (7.05%) FortiGate
3 33 (3.23%) Kubernetes
4 32 (3.13%) Microsoft Intune
5 21 (2.05%) SCCM
5 21 (2.05%) vCenter Server
6 18 (1.76%) Cisco CUCM
7 13 (1.27%) Cisco Prime
8 11 (1.08%) Grafana
8 11 (1.08%) Prometheus
9 8 (0.78%) Failover Clustering
9 8 (0.78%) Puppet
9 8 (0.78%) WSUS
10 7 (0.68%) EMC VPLEX
10 7 (0.68%) Single Sign-On
10 7 (0.68%) WMI
11 6 (0.59%) Red Hat Satellite
11 6 (0.59%) vRealize
12 5 (0.49%) Jamf Pro
12 5 (0.49%) Nagios
Vendors
1 221 (21.62%) Palo Alto
2 214 (20.94%) Microsoft
3 185 (18.10%) Fortinet
4 183 (17.91%) VMware
5 168 (16.44%) F5
6 119 (11.64%) Juniper
7 101 (9.88%) CheckPoint
8 93 (9.10%) Meraki
9 79 (7.73%) Aruba
10 77 (7.53%) ServiceNow
11 70 (6.85%) Arista
12 62 (6.07%) SolarWinds
13 49 (4.79%) Zscaler
14 34 (3.33%) Splunk
15 33 (3.23%) Red Hat
16 26 (2.54%) Dell
16 26 (2.54%) NetApp
17 20 (1.96%) Citrix
18 19 (1.86%) Infoblox
19 18 (1.76%) IBM