Cisco Engineer Contract Job Trends in Kent

Cisco Engineer
South East > Kent

The median Cisco Engineer daily rate in Kent is £445, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 February 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 - 31
Rank change year-on-year - - +14
Contract jobs requiring a Cisco Engineer 7 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Kent 4.07% - 0.47%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.96% - 0.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 0 1
10th Percentile £431 - -
25th Percentile £436 - £331
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £445 - £363
75th Percentile - - £394
90th Percentile £449 - -
South East median daily rate £455 £488 £500
% change year-on-year -6.67% -2.50% -6.10%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Kent

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Kent. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Kent with a recognized job title 141 120 204
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 81.98% 93.75% 96.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 103 59 146
10th Percentile £157 £178 £183
25th Percentile £304 £224 £205
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £443 £513 £378
Median % change year-on-year -13.66% +35.58% +8.00%
75th Percentile £572 £623 £533
90th Percentile £638 £688 £588
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 8 18
10th Percentile £13.65 £18.60 £11.39
25th Percentile £15.41 £33.30 £13.07
Median hourly rate £20.40 £45.43 £23.00
Median % change year-on-year -55.09% +97.50% -51.58%
75th Percentile £25.62 £59.91 £44.84
90th Percentile £67.47 £70.94 £55.08
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £42.50 £45.21
% change year-on-year -40.82% -5.99% +0.47%

Cisco Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Cisco Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Kent.

Cisco Engineer job vacancy trend in Kent

Cisco Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Kent

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Cisco Engineer job vacancies in Kent.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Cisco Engineer job vacancies in Kent

Cisco Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Kent

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Cisco Engineer job vacancies in Kent.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Cisco Engineer job vacancies in Kent

Cisco Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cisco Engineer within the Kent region over the 6 months to 2 February 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
Maidstone - 5 £445 - 1
Sevenoaks - 2 £438 -
Cisco Engineer
South East

Cisco Engineer Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent

For the 6 months to 2 February 2026, Cisco Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Kent region featuring Cisco Engineer in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) Aruba
1 7 (100.00%) BGP
1 7 (100.00%) CCNP
1 7 (100.00%) CheckPoint
1 7 (100.00%) Cisco
1 7 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 7 (100.00%) Firewall
1 7 (100.00%) IPsec
1 7 (100.00%) LAN
1 7 (100.00%) OSPF
1 7 (100.00%) Palo Alto
1 7 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 7 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 7 (100.00%) Structured Cabling
1 7 (100.00%) WAN
2 5 (71.43%) CCNA
2 5 (71.43%) Degree
2 5 (71.43%) Project Delivery
3 2 (28.57%) Customer Requirements

Cisco Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent 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:

Communications & Networking
1 7 (100.00%) BGP
1 7 (100.00%) Firewall
1 7 (100.00%) IPsec
1 7 (100.00%) LAN
1 7 (100.00%) OSPF
1 7 (100.00%) Structured Cabling
1 7 (100.00%) WAN
General
1 7 (100.00%) Documentation Skills
2 2 (28.57%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 7 (100.00%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) Project Delivery
2 2 (28.57%) Customer Requirements
Qualifications
1 7 (100.00%) CCNP
1 7 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 7 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 7 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 5 (71.43%) CCNA
2 5 (71.43%) Degree
Vendors
1 7 (100.00%) Aruba
1 7 (100.00%) CheckPoint
1 7 (100.00%) Cisco
1 7 (100.00%) Palo Alto