Cisco Contracts in England

Cisco
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for knowledge and experience of Cisco products and/or services. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Cisco over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 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
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 63 68 97
Rank change year-on-year +5 +29 -9
Contract jobs citing Cisco 1,193 1,618 1,907
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 3.24% 3.29% 2.70%
As % of the Vendors category 7.68% 7.86% 6.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 739 1,053 1,240
10th Percentile £263 £225 £210
25th Percentile £376 £350 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £437
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% +8.70% +9.25%
75th Percentile £599 £588 £550
90th Percentile £713 £688 £638
UK median daily rate £483 £475 £450
% change year-on-year +1.58% +5.56% +12.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 42 70 103
10th Percentile £13.36 £12.65 £13.25
25th Percentile £19.69 £15.28 £20.00
Median hourly rate £26.25 £54.34 £23.91
Median % change year-on-year -51.69% +127.25% +19.55%
75th Percentile £41.25 £73.75 £38.38
90th Percentile £72.36 £80.25 £55.62
UK median hourly rate £26.25 £50.00 £23.91
% change year-on-year -47.50% +109.12% +19.55%

All Vendors
England

Cisco is in the Vendor Products and Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services advertised in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 15,539 20,579 27,776
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 42.18% 41.90% 39.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,853 14,154 18,982
10th Percentile £263 £266 £275
25th Percentile £402 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £535 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.80% +1.90% +10.53%
75th Percentile £635 £650 £638
90th Percentile £747 £750 £738
UK median daily rate £515 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -1.90% - +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,019 598 778
10th Percentile £12.13 £15.07 £11.97
25th Percentile £14.34 £18.50 £15.00
Median hourly rate £22.50 £38.50 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year -41.56% +83.33% -
75th Percentile £57.33 £64.31 £45.19
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £59.13
UK median hourly rate £22.00 £42.50 £21.50
% change year-on-year -48.24% +97.67% -2.27%

Cisco
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Cisco as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Cisco in England

Cisco
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Cisco in England.

Daily rate trend for Cisco in England

Cisco
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Cisco in England over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Cisco in England

Cisco
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Cisco in England.

Hourly rate trend for Cisco in England

Cisco
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Cisco in England over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

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 8 May 2024. 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 +6 413 £500 -3.85% 172
South East +11 361 £500 +11.11% 108
North of England +8 130 £440 +3.53% 73
South West -7 108 £535 +7.00% 49
Midlands -9 95 £475 +11.76% 51
North West +9 85 £463 +15.63% 42
West Midlands +2 70 £457 +14.13% 29
East of England -12 56 £375 - 37
Yorkshire +6 36 £458 -3.68% 24
East Midlands -15 24 £539 +17.12% 22
North East +24 9 £375 +15.38% 9
Cisco
UK

Cisco
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 49 (4.11%) Microsoft Exchange
2 26 (2.18%) SharePoint
3 20 (1.68%) Confluence
4 12 (1.01%) Skype for Business
5 7 (0.59%) IBM Domino
5 7 (0.59%) nginx
6 5 (0.42%) Exchange Server 2007
7 4 (0.34%) IBM Notes
7 4 (0.34%) IIS
8 3 (0.25%) Exchange Server 2013
9 2 (0.17%) Apache
9 2 (0.17%) Exchange Server 2010
9 2 (0.17%) OpenStack
10 1 (0.084%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
Applications
1 56 (4.69%) Microsoft Office
2 20 (1.68%) Microsoft Excel
3 16 (1.34%) MS Visio
4 14 (1.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (0.34%) Chatbot
5 4 (0.34%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.25%) Adobe Premiere
7 1 (0.084%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (0.25%) Sage X3
1 3 (0.25%) Shopify
2 1 (0.084%) CA PPM
2 1 (0.084%) Dynamics GP
2 1 (0.084%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (0.084%) Refinitiv Enterprise Platform
2 1 (0.084%) RMDS
2 1 (0.084%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 139 (11.65%) Azure
2 106 (8.89%) AWS
3 82 (6.87%) Microsoft 365
4 37 (3.10%) GCP
5 32 (2.68%) SaaS
6 22 (1.84%) Cloud Computing
6 22 (1.84%) Entra ID
6 22 (1.84%) PaaS
7 20 (1.68%) Nutanix
7 20 (1.68%) OCI
8 15 (1.26%) OneDrive
9 13 (1.09%) IaaS
10 10 (0.84%) GitHub
10 10 (0.84%) Rubrik
11 9 (0.75%) Virtual Private Cloud
12 6 (0.50%) Route 53
13 5 (0.42%) Amazon EC2
13 5 (0.42%) Azure ExpressRoute
13 5 (0.42%) Cloudflare
13 5 (0.42%) Datadog
Communications & Networking
1 509 (42.67%) Firewall
2 364 (30.51%) WAN
3 269 (22.55%) LAN
4 224 (18.78%) VPN
5 219 (18.36%) BGP
6 153 (12.82%) OSPF
7 147 (12.32%) MPLS
8 146 (12.24%) Network Security
9 138 (11.57%) Cisco Nexus
9 138 (11.57%) Wireless
10 137 (11.48%) DNS
11 136 (11.40%) Cisco ASA
12 129 (10.81%) SD-WAN
13 120 (10.06%) Wi-Fi
14 97 (8.13%) Cisco IOS
15 95 (7.96%) Cisco ISE
16 85 (7.12%) DHCP
16 85 (7.12%) IPsec
17 82 (6.87%) Cisco Firepower
18 79 (6.62%) EIGRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (1.34%) SQL Server
2 5 (0.42%) Amazon RDS
3 4 (0.34%) MySQL
4 3 (0.25%) Relational Database
5 2 (0.17%) Data Mining
5 2 (0.17%) Power BI
6 1 (0.084%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.084%) BusinessObjects
6 1 (0.084%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 31 (2.60%) JIRA
2 21 (1.76%) Git
2 21 (1.76%) Sonatype Nexus
3 20 (1.68%) Rational DOORS
4 9 (0.75%) Jenkins
5 8 (0.67%) TeamCity
6 4 (0.34%) Bitbucket
7 3 (0.25%) Hudson
8 2 (0.17%) GitLab
9 1 (0.084%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 231 (19.36%) Finance
2 225 (18.86%) Social Skills
3 100 (8.38%) Telecoms
4 95 (7.96%) Banking
5 86 (7.21%) Public Sector
6 85 (7.12%) Analytical Skills
7 25 (2.10%) Manufacturing
8 22 (1.84%) Marketing
9 21 (1.76%) Presentation Skills
10 17 (1.42%) Legal
11 16 (1.34%) Retail
12 14 (1.17%) Investment Banking
12 14 (1.17%) Organisational Skills
13 13 (1.09%) Aerospace
14 12 (1.01%) Documentation Skills
14 12 (1.01%) Financial Institution
15 8 (0.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 8 (0.67%) Mandarin Language
16 7 (0.59%) Aeronautics
16 7 (0.59%) Digital Economy
Job Titles
1 574 (48.11%) Network Engineer
2 173 (14.50%) Architect
3 123 (10.31%) Senior
4 113 (9.47%) Network Architect
5 104 (8.72%) Cisco Engineer
6 93 (7.80%) Senior Network Engineer
7 87 (7.29%) Cisco Network Engineer
8 74 (6.20%) Support Engineer
9 61 (5.11%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 40 (3.35%) Network Specialist
11 36 (3.02%) Solutions Architect
12 35 (2.93%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
13 30 (2.51%) Analyst
14 27 (2.26%) DV Cleared Network Engineer
14 27 (2.26%) Storage Engineer
15 24 (2.01%) WAN Engineer
16 23 (1.93%) Consultant
16 23 (1.93%) Project Manager
17 22 (1.84%) IT Support
18 21 (1.76%) Juniper Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (2.10%) JSON
2 22 (1.84%) Jinja
3 20 (1.68%) XML
3 20 (1.68%) YANG
4 19 (1.59%) 802.1X
4 19 (1.59%) NETCONF
5 13 (1.09%) LDAP
5 13 (1.09%) Web Services
6 11 (0.92%) FIX Protocol
7 6 (0.50%) .NET
7 6 (0.50%) EDI
7 6 (0.50%) Flash
7 6 (0.50%) SAML
7 6 (0.50%) XMPP
8 5 (0.42%) Django
8 5 (0.42%) Middleware
8 5 (0.42%) RESTful
9 3 (0.25%) REST
9 3 (0.25%) Ultra Messaging
9 3 (0.25%) VML
Miscellaneous
1 199 (16.68%) Data Centre
2 61 (5.11%) Video Conferencing
3 37 (3.10%) Data Protection Act
4 31 (2.60%) PKI
5 20 (1.68%) Clustering
6 19 (1.59%) Driving Licence
6 19 (1.59%) Replication
7 18 (1.51%) Self-Motivation
8 17 (1.42%) Management Information System
8 17 (1.42%) Operational Technology
9 15 (1.26%) Blackberry
9 15 (1.26%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 15 (1.26%) Public Cloud
10 11 (0.92%) Security Posture
11 10 (0.84%) Video Editing
12 9 (0.75%) Hybrid Cloud
12 9 (0.75%) Linux Command Line
13 8 (0.67%) Distributed Architecture
14 6 (0.50%) Cloud Native
14 6 (0.50%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 179 (15.00%) Windows
2 100 (8.38%) Linux
3 68 (5.70%) Windows Server
4 53 (4.44%) Windows 10
5 43 (3.60%) Windows Server 2012
6 30 (2.51%) Windows Server 2016
7 26 (2.18%) Mac OS
8 24 (2.01%) Android
9 19 (1.59%) Solaris
9 19 (1.59%) Windows Server 2019
10 16 (1.34%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 16 (1.34%) Unix
11 15 (1.26%) Windows XP
12 14 (1.17%) Windows 7
13 12 (1.01%) Mac OS X
14 11 (0.92%) AIX
15 9 (0.75%) CentOS
16 8 (0.67%) Oracle Linux
17 6 (0.50%) Ubuntu
18 3 (0.25%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 152 (12.74%) ITIL
2 146 (12.24%) Problem-Solving
3 143 (11.99%) Network Design
4 121 (10.14%) Migration
5 77 (6.45%) Customer Requirements
6 75 (6.29%) Change Management
7 73 (6.12%) Agile
7 73 (6.12%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 69 (5.78%) Load Balancing
9 68 (5.70%) Project Management
10 64 (5.36%) Project Delivery
11 61 (5.11%) Network Management
12 59 (4.95%) Customer Service
13 56 (4.69%) Disaster Recovery
13 56 (4.69%) High Availability
14 55 (4.61%) Computer Science
15 54 (4.53%) DevOps
16 50 (4.19%) Data Protection
16 50 (4.19%) ITSM
17 47 (3.94%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 98 (8.21%) Python
2 54 (4.53%) PowerShell
3 34 (2.85%) Bash
4 31 (2.60%) SQL
5 22 (1.84%) Perl
6 12 (1.01%) Tcl
7 10 (0.84%) Java
8 5 (0.42%) C#
9 4 (0.34%) JavaScript
9 4 (0.34%) Ruby
10 3 (0.25%) C
10 3 (0.25%) Go
10 3 (0.25%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.17%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 403 (33.78%) Security Cleared
2 400 (33.53%) Cisco Certification
3 261 (21.88%) CCNP
4 211 (17.69%) SC Cleared
5 203 (17.02%) CCNA
6 123 (10.31%) DV Cleared
7 118 (9.89%) Degree
8 87 (7.29%) CCIE
9 27 (2.26%) JNCIA
10 21 (1.76%) Computer Science Degree
11 19 (1.59%) CISSP
12 17 (1.42%) CISM
13 16 (1.34%) AWS Certification
13 16 (1.34%) Master's Degree
14 15 (1.26%) BPSS Clearance
14 15 (1.26%) JNCIS
14 15 (1.26%) Microsoft Certification
15 14 (1.17%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
16 12 (1.01%) TOGAF Certification
17 11 (0.92%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (4.02%) SLA
2 21 (1.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 14 (1.17%) GDPR
3 14 (1.17%) QA
4 11 (0.92%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 10 (0.84%) ISO 9000
6 8 (0.67%) PCI DSS
7 6 (0.50%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 5 (0.42%) NIST
8 5 (0.42%) PMO
9 4 (0.34%) Cyber Essentials
9 4 (0.34%) NCSC
10 3 (0.25%) HIPAA
10 3 (0.25%) SOC 2
11 2 (0.17%) GRC
12 1 (0.084%) Actionable Recommendations
12 1 (0.084%) COBIT
12 1 (0.084%) GLBA
12 1 (0.084%) ISAE 3402
System Software
1 102 (8.55%) Active Directory
2 101 (8.47%) VMware Infrastructure
3 39 (3.27%) VMware NSX
4 37 (3.10%) VMware ESXi
5 35 (2.93%) Firmware
6 34 (2.85%) Hyper-V
7 19 (1.59%) vSphere
8 16 (1.34%) Docker
9 12 (1.01%) Virtual Servers
10 8 (0.67%) Virtual Machines
11 7 (0.59%) KVM
12 4 (0.34%) ProxySG
13 3 (0.25%) BitLocker
13 3 (0.25%) SRDF
13 3 (0.25%) Virtual Desktop
13 3 (0.25%) XenApp
14 2 (0.17%) Microsoft App-V
14 2 (0.17%) Squid
14 2 (0.17%) Varnish
15 1 (0.084%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 77 (6.45%) Ansible
2 74 (6.20%) FortiGate
3 58 (4.86%) SCCM
4 52 (4.36%) Terraform
5 38 (3.19%) vCenter Server
6 31 (2.60%) Endace
7 30 (2.51%) EMC NetWorker
8 24 (2.01%) Microsoft Intune
9 22 (1.84%) Kubernetes
9 22 (1.84%) NetBackup
9 22 (1.84%) SCOM
10 19 (1.59%) WSUS
11 14 (1.17%) Nessus
12 11 (0.92%) Netcool
13 8 (0.67%) Tivoli
13 8 (0.67%) Tivoli Storage Manager
14 7 (0.59%) AirWatch
14 7 (0.59%) Nagios
14 7 (0.59%) SolarWinds Orion
14 7 (0.59%) VxRail
Vendors
1 309 (25.90%) Juniper
2 217 (18.19%) Palo Alto
3 171 (14.33%) Fortinet
4 168 (14.08%) F5
5 161 (13.50%) Microsoft
6 143 (11.99%) CheckPoint
6 143 (11.99%) VMware
7 72 (6.04%) Meraki
8 69 (5.78%) Citrix
9 67 (5.62%) HP
10 64 (5.36%) SolarWinds
11 60 (5.03%) Aruba
12 58 (4.86%) Dell
13 57 (4.78%) Arista
13 57 (4.78%) Nokia
14 55 (4.61%) EMC
15 38 (3.19%) Avaya
15 38 (3.19%) IBM
16 35 (2.93%) Oracle
16 35 (2.93%) Veeam