Cisco Contract Job Trends in London

Cisco
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London 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 28 July 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
28 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 156 106 102
Rank change year-on-year -50 -4 -16
Contract jobs citing Cisco 352 359 411
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.77% 2.65% 2.49%
As % of the Vendors category 4.22% 5.76% 5.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 243 231 280
10th Percentile £320 £325 £249
25th Percentile £400 £406 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - -1.96%
75th Percentile £600 £575 £553
90th Percentile £690 £654 £650
England median daily rate £495 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -1.00% - +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 15 14
10th Percentile £28.35 - £21.49
25th Percentile £36.25 - £23.80
Median hourly rate £47.00 £25.15 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +86.88% +0.60% -10.31%
75th Percentile £50.00 £43.75 £30.25
90th Percentile £55.75 £63.84 £41.25
England median hourly rate £47.86 £30.00 £26.00
% change year-on-year +59.53% +15.38% -45.64%

All Vendors
London

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 London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 8,333 6,233 7,073
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 41.82% 45.95% 42.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,445 4,057 4,852
10th Percentile £350 £325 £313
25th Percentile £425 £415 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £530
Median % change year-on-year - -0.94% -3.64%
75th Percentile £638 £658 £650
90th Percentile £738 £763 £763
England median daily rate £510 £508 £525
% change year-on-year +0.49% -3.33% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 131 120 93
10th Percentile £18.75 £15.84 £16.37
25th Percentile £21.78 £22.50 £20.50
Median hourly rate £35.50 £26.31 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +34.93% -4.33% -13.95%
75th Percentile £58.21 £47.81 £57.50
90th Percentile £81.25 £65.00 £74.25
England median hourly rate £35.91 £25.15 £27.50
% change year-on-year +42.78% -8.55% -30.47%

Cisco
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Cisco relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

Cisco job vacancy trend in London

Cisco
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Cisco.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Cisco

Cisco
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Cisco in London over the 6 months to 28 July 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Cisco in London

Cisco
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Cisco.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Cisco

Cisco
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Cisco in London over the 6 months to 28 July 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Cisco in London

Cisco
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cisco within the London region over the 6 months to 28 July 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
Central London -16 48 £533 -0.65% 31
South London -10 22 £463 -13.95% 7
West London -48 7 £513 +20.59% 9
East London +4 4 £470 -14.55% 7
Cisco
England

Cisco
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 13 (3.69%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.99%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.14%) OpenStack
4 2 (0.57%) Apache
4 2 (0.57%) JBoss
5 1 (0.28%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.28%) CloudStack
5 1 (0.28%) Confluence
Applications
1 12 (3.41%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.57%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.57%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 101 (28.69%) Azure
2 50 (14.20%) AWS
3 26 (7.39%) Microsoft 365
4 22 (6.25%) Entra ID
5 14 (3.98%) GCP
6 12 (3.41%) Azure ExpressRoute
7 9 (2.56%) GitHub
7 9 (2.56%) OneDrive
8 8 (2.27%) SaaS
9 5 (1.42%) Azure DevOps
9 5 (1.42%) Virtual Private Cloud
10 3 (0.85%) Mimecast
10 3 (0.85%) OpenShift
10 3 (0.85%) Rubrik
11 2 (0.57%) AWS IoT
11 2 (0.57%) IaaS
11 2 (0.57%) Power Platform
12 1 (0.28%) Akamai
12 1 (0.28%) Amazon EC2
12 1 (0.28%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 178 (50.57%) Firewall
2 97 (27.56%) WAN
3 95 (26.99%) BGP
4 84 (23.86%) Network Security
5 62 (17.61%) VPN
6 57 (16.19%) LAN
7 56 (15.91%) OSPF
8 52 (14.77%) Wireless
9 50 (14.20%) VLAN
10 40 (11.36%) DNS
11 39 (11.08%) Wi-Fi
12 33 (9.38%) Cisco ISE
13 32 (9.09%) TCP/IP
14 31 (8.81%) Cisco IOS
14 31 (8.81%) MPLS
14 31 (8.81%) SD-WAN
15 29 (8.24%) Multicast
16 28 (7.95%) VXLAN
17 26 (7.39%) DHCP
18 24 (6.82%) Cisco Nexus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (2.84%) SQL Server
2 2 (0.57%) Big Data
2 2 (0.57%) Hadoop
2 2 (0.57%) NoSQL
2 2 (0.57%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (0.28%) Apache Hive
3 1 (0.28%) ClickHouse
3 1 (0.28%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 11 (3.13%) Git
2 5 (1.42%) JIRA
3 4 (1.14%) Sonatype Nexus
4 2 (0.57%) Jenkins
General
1 79 (22.44%) Social Skills
2 60 (17.05%) Finance
3 29 (8.24%) Banking
4 26 (7.39%) Analytical Skills
5 23 (6.53%) Telecoms
6 19 (5.40%) Documentation Skills
6 19 (5.40%) Public Sector
7 18 (5.11%) Financial Institution
8 12 (3.41%) Legal
9 7 (1.99%) Law
10 6 (1.70%) Retail
11 5 (1.42%) Local Government
11 5 (1.42%) Marketing
12 4 (1.14%) Front Office
13 3 (0.85%) Automotive
13 3 (0.85%) Influencing Skills
13 3 (0.85%) Investment Banking
13 3 (0.85%) Organisational Skills
13 3 (0.85%) Presentation Skills
14 1 (0.28%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 171 (48.58%) Network Engineer
2 50 (14.20%) Senior
3 46 (13.07%) Architect
4 31 (8.81%) Senior Network Engineer
5 29 (8.24%) Cisco Engineer
6 25 (7.10%) Cisco Network Engineer
6 25 (7.10%) Security Engineer
7 23 (6.53%) Network Architect
8 21 (5.97%) Network Security Engineer
9 14 (3.98%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 13 (3.69%) Automation Engineer
11 12 (3.41%) Audio Visual Engineer
12 11 (3.13%) Implementation Engineer
12 11 (3.13%) Operations Engineer
12 11 (3.13%) Solutions Architect
13 10 (2.84%) Analyst
13 10 (2.84%) Data Centre Engineer
14 9 (2.56%) Senior Cisco Engineer
15 8 (2.27%) Cisco Architect
15 8 (2.27%) Firewall Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (4.83%) 802.1X
2 8 (2.27%) REST
3 6 (1.70%) SAML
4 4 (1.14%) Jinja
5 2 (0.57%) .NET
5 2 (0.57%) .NET Core
5 2 (0.57%) ADO
5 2 (0.57%) ASP.NET
5 2 (0.57%) Blazor
5 2 (0.57%) eBPF
5 2 (0.57%) Middleware
6 1 (0.28%) Elastic Stack
6 1 (0.28%) Kafka
6 1 (0.28%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 87 (24.72%) Data Centre
2 22 (6.25%) Video Conferencing
3 19 (5.40%) Onboarding
4 16 (4.55%) Data Protection Act
5 15 (4.26%) Hybrid Cloud
6 10 (2.84%) Cloud Native
7 8 (2.27%) IoT
7 8 (2.27%) Virtual Team
8 7 (1.99%) Analytical Mindset
9 6 (1.70%) Linux Command Line
9 6 (1.70%) Management Information System
9 6 (1.70%) PKI
9 6 (1.70%) Security Posture
9 6 (1.70%) Web Conferencing
10 5 (1.42%) Digital Signage
11 4 (1.14%) Driving Licence
11 4 (1.14%) Public Cloud
11 4 (1.14%) Robotics
12 3 (0.85%) Celerra
12 3 (0.85%) IBM XIV
Operating Systems
1 54 (15.34%) Windows
2 28 (7.95%) Linux
3 24 (6.82%) Windows Server
4 9 (2.56%) Ubuntu
5 7 (1.99%) Windows 10
6 6 (1.70%) Unix
7 4 (1.14%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 3 (0.85%) Mac OS
8 3 (0.85%) VMS
8 3 (0.85%) Windows Server 2012
9 2 (0.57%) Windows Server 2016
9 2 (0.57%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.28%) Android
10 1 (0.28%) CentOS
10 1 (0.28%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 67 (19.03%) Migration
2 37 (10.51%) Project Delivery
3 30 (8.52%) ITIL
3 30 (8.52%) Problem-Solving
4 27 (7.67%) Infrastructure as Code
4 27 (7.67%) Stakeholder Management
5 25 (7.10%) Change Management
5 25 (7.10%) Continuous Improvement
5 25 (7.10%) Runbook
6 24 (6.82%) Agile
6 24 (6.82%) Validation
7 23 (6.53%) Data Protection
7 23 (6.53%) Load Balancing
8 22 (6.25%) Network Design
9 21 (5.97%) CI/CD
10 20 (5.68%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 20 (5.68%) Low Latency
10 20 (5.68%) Zero Trust
11 19 (5.40%) Mentoring
12 18 (5.11%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 59 (16.76%) Python
2 17 (4.83%) PowerShell
3 10 (2.84%) Bash
4 3 (0.85%) C
4 3 (0.85%) C++
4 3 (0.85%) Java
5 2 (0.57%) ActionScript
5 2 (0.57%) Lisp
5 2 (0.57%) Shell Script
6 1 (0.28%) Ladder Logic
6 1 (0.28%) SQL
Qualifications
1 79 (22.44%) Cisco Certification
2 70 (19.89%) CCNP
3 32 (9.09%) Security Cleared
4 25 (7.10%) Degree
4 25 (7.10%) SC Cleared
5 20 (5.68%) CCIE
6 16 (4.55%) CCNA
7 11 (3.13%) Computer Science Degree
8 9 (2.56%) DV Cleared
9 7 (1.99%) Azure Certification
10 4 (1.14%) JNCIP
10 4 (1.14%) JNCIS
10 4 (1.14%) PMP
11 3 (0.85%) CCSE
12 2 (0.57%) AWS Certification
12 2 (0.57%) CCIE Security
12 2 (0.57%) CISSP
12 2 (0.57%) Microsoft Certification
12 2 (0.57%) Network+ Certification
12 2 (0.57%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (3.69%) SLA
2 6 (1.70%) NIST
3 5 (1.42%) QA
4 3 (0.85%) GDPR
4 3 (0.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (0.85%) PMO
5 2 (0.57%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (0.57%) Government Security Classifications
5 2 (0.57%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.28%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.28%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.28%) GRC
6 1 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 1 (0.28%) NIST 800
System Software
1 31 (8.81%) VMware Infrastructure
2 29 (8.24%) Active Directory
3 8 (2.27%) Virtual Machines
4 4 (1.14%) Docker
4 4 (1.14%) Firmware
4 4 (1.14%) VMware ESXi
5 3 (0.85%) EMC RecoverPoint
5 3 (0.85%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.85%) VMware NSX
6 2 (0.57%) Virtual Servers
6 2 (0.57%) vSphere
7 1 (0.28%) IAG
7 1 (0.28%) KVM
7 1 (0.28%) QEMU
7 1 (0.28%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.28%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 54 (15.34%) Ansible
2 34 (9.66%) FortiGate
3 29 (8.24%) Terraform
4 17 (4.83%) Grafana
5 16 (4.55%) Prometheus
6 15 (4.26%) Microsoft Intune
7 11 (3.13%) Kubernetes
8 7 (1.99%) Cisco Prime
9 6 (1.70%) Cisco CUCM
10 5 (1.42%) SCCM
11 3 (0.85%) Avamar
11 3 (0.85%) EMC VPLEX
11 3 (0.85%) Jamf Pro
11 3 (0.85%) QRadar
11 3 (0.85%) Salt
11 3 (0.85%) systemd
12 2 (0.57%) Docker Swarm
12 2 (0.57%) Puppet
12 2 (0.57%) Red Hat Satellite
12 2 (0.57%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 98 (27.84%) Palo Alto
2 73 (20.74%) Fortinet
3 69 (19.60%) Microsoft
4 55 (15.63%) Arista
5 50 (14.20%) F5
6 48 (13.64%) Juniper
7 42 (11.93%) VMware
8 33 (9.38%) CheckPoint
9 32 (9.09%) Meraki
9 32 (9.09%) Zscaler
10 31 (8.81%) Aruba
11 15 (4.26%) ServiceNow
12 12 (3.41%) Infoblox
13 11 (3.13%) SolarWinds
14 9 (2.56%) Citrix
14 9 (2.56%) EMC
15 8 (2.27%) HP
15 8 (2.27%) NetApp
15 8 (2.27%) Splunk
16 7 (1.99%) Red Hat