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 24 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
24 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 154 122 105
Rank change year-on-year -32 -17 -26
Contract jobs citing Cisco 382 323 398
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.88% 2.40% 2.46%
As % of the Vendors category 4.39% 5.15% 5.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 266 212 259
10th Percentile £316 £335 £250
25th Percentile £413 £405 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
75th Percentile £600 £586 £588
90th Percentile £725 £662 £650
England median daily rate £497 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -0.64% - +9.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 20 10
10th Percentile - - £19.58
25th Percentile £44.00 - £23.80
Median hourly rate £48.00 £25.15 £23.99
Median % change year-on-year +90.85% +4.84% -21.98%
75th Percentile £78.75 £25.68 £30.25
90th Percentile - £42.56 £33.73
England median hourly rate £53.75 £30.00 £25.59
% change year-on-year +79.17% +17.23% -46.13%

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 8,698 6,271 7,003
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 42.71% 46.52% 43.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,667 4,062 4,496
10th Percentile £334 £325 £313
25th Percentile £425 £419 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £537
Median % change year-on-year - -2.19% -2.41%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £763
England median daily rate £514 £507 £525
% change year-on-year +1.38% -3.43% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 137 121 77
10th Percentile £16.78 £16.50 £18.13
25th Percentile £19.50 £23.00 £23.80
Median hourly rate £37.50 £26.30 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year +42.59% -19.08% -8.78%
75th Percentile £65.00 £38.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £82.75 £63.75 £85.00
England median hourly rate £28.00 £25.15 £35.00
% change year-on-year +11.33% -28.14% -20.18%

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 24 September 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 24 September 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 24 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
Central London -10 67 £508 -3.33% 59
South London -5 20 £475 -9.52% 11
West London -50 7 £513 +20.59% 7
East London 0 5 £500 -6.98% 8
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 18 (4.71%) SharePoint
2 8 (2.09%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (1.57%) JBoss
4 3 (0.79%) OpenStack
5 2 (0.52%) Apache
6 1 (0.26%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.26%) CloudStack
6 1 (0.26%) Confluence
6 1 (0.26%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 16 (4.19%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.05%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.26%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 1 (0.26%) Monis
Cloud Services
1 109 (28.53%) Azure
2 53 (13.87%) AWS
3 34 (8.90%) Microsoft 365
4 24 (6.28%) Entra ID
5 15 (3.93%) GitHub
6 14 (3.66%) Azure ExpressRoute
6 14 (3.66%) OneDrive
7 11 (2.88%) GCP
8 9 (2.36%) SaaS
9 5 (1.31%) Azure DevOps
9 5 (1.31%) Mimecast
9 5 (1.31%) Virtual Private Cloud
10 4 (1.05%) AWS Direct Connect
10 4 (1.05%) Slack
11 3 (0.79%) IaaS
11 3 (0.79%) OpenShift
11 3 (0.79%) Power Platform
12 2 (0.52%) AWS IoT
12 2 (0.52%) Rubrik
13 1 (0.26%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 185 (48.43%) Firewall
2 102 (26.70%) BGP
3 99 (25.92%) WAN
4 81 (21.20%) Network Security
5 64 (16.75%) VPN
6 61 (15.97%) VLAN
7 58 (15.18%) LAN
8 54 (14.14%) Wireless
9 46 (12.04%) Wi-Fi
10 45 (11.78%) OSPF
11 42 (10.99%) DNS
12 40 (10.47%) SD-WAN
13 35 (9.16%) TCP/IP
14 34 (8.90%) Cisco ISE
15 33 (8.64%) MPLS
16 31 (8.12%) VXLAN
17 29 (7.59%) Multicast
18 28 (7.33%) DHCP
19 27 (7.07%) Cisco Nexus
20 23 (6.02%) Cisco IOS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (2.62%) SQL Server
2 6 (1.57%) Hadoop
3 5 (1.31%) Big Data
4 2 (0.52%) NoSQL
4 2 (0.52%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.26%) Apache Hive
5 1 (0.26%) ClickHouse
5 1 (0.26%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 14 (3.66%) Git
2 6 (1.57%) JIRA
3 5 (1.31%) GitLab
4 3 (0.79%) Sonatype Nexus
5 2 (0.52%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.26%) Robot Framework
6 1 (0.26%) Tricentis qTest
6 1 (0.26%) Zephyr
General
1 81 (21.20%) Social Skills
2 80 (20.94%) Finance
3 36 (9.42%) Banking
4 34 (8.90%) Analytical Skills
5 32 (8.38%) Telecoms
6 22 (5.76%) Documentation Skills
7 20 (5.24%) Legal
8 17 (4.45%) Public Sector
9 13 (3.40%) Financial Institution
10 7 (1.83%) Investment Banking
10 7 (1.83%) Retail
11 6 (1.57%) Law
12 5 (1.31%) Marketing
13 4 (1.05%) Automotive
13 4 (1.05%) Local Government
13 4 (1.05%) Presentation Skills
14 3 (0.79%) Influencing Skills
15 2 (0.52%) Front Office
15 2 (0.52%) Manufacturing
15 2 (0.52%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 188 (49.21%) Network Engineer
2 50 (13.09%) Architect
3 49 (12.83%) Senior
4 37 (9.69%) Senior Network Engineer
5 36 (9.42%) Cisco Engineer
6 32 (8.38%) Cisco Network Engineer
7 28 (7.33%) Network Architect
8 26 (6.81%) Security Engineer
9 24 (6.28%) Network Security Engineer
10 18 (4.71%) Support Engineer
11 17 (4.45%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 14 (3.66%) Lead
13 13 (3.40%) Audio Visual Engineer
13 13 (3.40%) Automation Engineer
13 13 (3.40%) Data Centre Engineer
13 13 (3.40%) Implementation Engineer
14 12 (3.14%) Analyst
14 12 (3.14%) Consultant
15 10 (2.62%) Network Implementation Engineer
16 9 (2.36%) Network Operations Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 37 (9.69%) Terraform
2 19 (4.97%) 802.1X
3 15 (3.93%) REST
4 5 (1.31%) JSON
4 5 (1.31%) YAML
5 4 (1.05%) SAML
6 3 (0.79%) Middleware
7 2 (0.52%) .NET
7 2 (0.52%) .NET Core
7 2 (0.52%) ASP.NET
7 2 (0.52%) Blazor
7 2 (0.52%) eBPF
7 2 (0.52%) RFC 2544
8 1 (0.26%) ADO
8 1 (0.26%) Django
8 1 (0.26%) Elastic Stack
8 1 (0.26%) Kafka
8 1 (0.26%) NETCONF
8 1 (0.26%) XMPP
8 1 (0.26%) YANG
Miscellaneous
1 112 (29.32%) Data Centre
2 25 (6.54%) Hybrid Cloud
2 25 (6.54%) Video Conferencing
3 22 (5.76%) Onboarding
4 12 (3.14%) Data Protection Act
4 12 (3.14%) IoT
5 9 (2.36%) Analytical Mindset
5 9 (2.36%) Cloud Native
6 8 (2.09%) Digital Signage
6 8 (2.09%) Virtual Team
7 7 (1.83%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 7 (1.83%) Linux Command Line
7 7 (1.83%) Management Information System
7 7 (1.83%) PKI
7 7 (1.83%) Web Conferencing
8 6 (1.57%) Clustering
9 5 (1.31%) Hedge funds
9 5 (1.31%) Public Cloud
9 5 (1.31%) Robotics
10 4 (1.05%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 71 (18.59%) Windows
2 29 (7.59%) Linux
3 25 (6.54%) Windows Server
4 10 (2.62%) Ubuntu
5 8 (2.09%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 8 (2.09%) Windows 10
6 7 (1.83%) Mac OS
7 4 (1.05%) Android
8 3 (0.79%) Windows Server 2012
8 3 (0.79%) Windows Server 2016
8 3 (0.79%) Windows Server 2019
9 2 (0.52%) VMS
10 1 (0.26%) CentOS
10 1 (0.26%) Debian
10 1 (0.26%) Oracle Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 87 (22.77%) Migration
2 49 (12.83%) Stakeholder Management
3 46 (12.04%) Project Delivery
4 41 (10.73%) Validation
5 40 (10.47%) Problem-Solving
6 38 (9.95%) Infrastructure as Code
7 32 (8.38%) Runbook
8 31 (8.12%) Zero Trust
9 30 (7.85%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 29 (7.59%) ITIL
11 26 (6.81%) High Availability
12 25 (6.54%) Continuous Improvement
12 25 (6.54%) Data Protection
13 23 (6.02%) Low Latency
14 22 (5.76%) Agile
14 22 (5.76%) Load Balancing
15 21 (5.50%) Change Management
15 21 (5.50%) Incident Response
16 20 (5.24%) Network Design
17 19 (4.97%) AI
Programming Languages
1 67 (17.54%) Python
2 15 (3.93%) PowerShell
3 14 (3.66%) Bash
4 4 (1.05%) C++
4 4 (1.05%) Java
4 4 (1.05%) SQL
5 3 (0.79%) C
6 2 (0.52%) Lisp
6 2 (0.52%) Shell Script
7 1 (0.26%) Go
7 1 (0.26%) Ladder Logic
7 1 (0.26%) R
Qualifications
1 82 (21.47%) Cisco Certification
2 73 (19.11%) CCNP
3 43 (11.26%) Security Cleared
4 35 (9.16%) SC Cleared
5 25 (6.54%) Degree
6 19 (4.97%) CCIE
6 19 (4.97%) CCNA
7 10 (2.62%) Computer Science Degree
8 7 (1.83%) DV Cleared
9 5 (1.31%) Azure Certification
9 5 (1.31%) CCSE
10 4 (1.05%) JNCIP
10 4 (1.05%) JNCIS
10 4 (1.05%) PMI Certification
10 4 (1.05%) PMP
11 3 (0.79%) CCIE Security
11 3 (0.79%) ISTQB
12 2 (0.52%) CISSP
12 2 (0.52%) Microsoft Certification
12 2 (0.52%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (2.62%) SLA
2 8 (2.09%) NIST
3 7 (1.83%) QA
4 4 (1.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (1.05%) PCI DSS
5 3 (0.79%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (0.52%) GDPR
6 2 (0.52%) Government Security Classifications
6 2 (0.52%) NIST 800
7 1 (0.26%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.26%) Data Quality
7 1 (0.26%) GRC
7 1 (0.26%) PMO
System Software
1 36 (9.42%) Active Directory
1 36 (9.42%) VMware Infrastructure
2 8 (2.09%) Virtual Machines
3 7 (1.83%) Docker
4 6 (1.57%) Firmware
4 6 (1.57%) VMware NSX
5 5 (1.31%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.79%) EMC RecoverPoint
6 3 (0.79%) VMware ESXi
6 3 (0.79%) vSphere
7 2 (0.52%) IAG
8 1 (0.26%) KVM
8 1 (0.26%) QEMU
8 1 (0.26%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.26%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 57 (14.92%) Ansible
2 41 (10.73%) FortiGate
3 15 (3.93%) Microsoft Intune
4 12 (3.14%) Kubernetes
5 10 (2.62%) Cisco Prime
6 7 (1.83%) Puppet
7 6 (1.57%) Cisco CUCM
7 6 (1.57%) Red Hat Satellite
7 6 (1.57%) SCCM
8 5 (1.31%) Failover Clustering
9 4 (1.05%) Grafana
9 4 (1.05%) systemd
10 3 (0.79%) Avamar
10 3 (0.79%) EMC VPLEX
10 3 (0.79%) Jamf Pro
10 3 (0.79%) Prometheus
11 2 (0.52%) Dell DRAC
11 2 (0.52%) Docker Swarm
11 2 (0.52%) TrustSec
11 2 (0.52%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 91 (23.82%) Palo Alto
2 82 (21.47%) Microsoft
3 79 (20.68%) Fortinet
4 48 (12.57%) Arista
5 47 (12.30%) VMware
6 44 (11.52%) Juniper
7 43 (11.26%) Meraki
8 36 (9.42%) Aruba
9 33 (8.64%) F5
9 33 (8.64%) Zscaler
10 27 (7.07%) CheckPoint
11 16 (4.19%) Red Hat
12 12 (3.14%) SolarWinds
13 10 (2.62%) Citrix
13 10 (2.62%) Google
13 10 (2.62%) Infoblox
13 10 (2.62%) NetApp
13 10 (2.62%) ServiceNow
14 6 (1.57%) Dell
14 6 (1.57%) HP