Cisco IOS Contract Job Trends in Northern Ireland

Cisco IOS
UK > Northern Ireland

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Northern Ireland requiring Cisco IOS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 30 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Cisco IOS 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Northern Ireland 0.51% - -
As % of the Communications & Networking category 5.00% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £163 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £175 - -
75th Percentile £188 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £500 £550 £433
% change year-on-year -9.09% +27.17% +1.76%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Northern Ireland

Cisco IOS falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Northern Ireland.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 20 19 14
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 10.15% 13.01% 9.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 10 3
10th Percentile £171 £134 £516
25th Percentile £316 £135 £531
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £380 £148 £563
Median % change year-on-year +156.76% -73.69% +204.05%
75th Percentile £500 £163 £569
90th Percentile £515 £196 -
UK median daily rate £500 £488 £480
% change year-on-year +2.56% +1.56% -7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 5 0
Median hourly rate £15.00 £24.18 -
Median % change year-on-year -37.97% - -
UK median hourly rate £43.85 £37.50 £37.50
% change year-on-year +16.94% - +97.37%

Cisco IOS
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

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

Cisco IOS job vacancy trend in Northern Ireland

Cisco IOS
Hourly Rate Trend in Northern Ireland

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing Cisco IOS.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing Cisco IOS

Cisco IOS
Contract Job Locations in Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cisco IOS within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 9 April 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
County Antrim - 1 £175 -
Cisco IOS
UK

Cisco IOS
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Remote Desktop
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Desktop Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Desktop Support
1 1 (100.00%) Desktop Support Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) XMPP
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Android
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Break/Fix
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Fault Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Mobile Device Management
1 1 (100.00%) Preventative Maintenance
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) A+ Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Apple
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft