Cisco Consultant Contract Job Trends in Reading

Cisco Consultant
Berkshire > Reading

The median Cisco Consultant daily rate in Reading is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 8 November 2025.

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

6 months to
8 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 68 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Cisco Consultant 4 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Reading 0.60% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.65% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £525 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - -
75th Percentile £575 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Berkshire median daily rate £550 - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
Median hourly rate £65.00 - -
Berkshire median hourly rate £65.00 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Reading

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Reading. 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 Reading with a recognized job title 617 974 1,014
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.06% 89.77% 92.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 429 541 675
10th Percentile £348 £334 £233
25th Percentile £450 £450 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £571 £525
Median % change year-on-year -7.98% +8.67% +5.00%
75th Percentile £606 £650 £623
90th Percentile £650 £700 £688
Berkshire median daily rate £508 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -3.33% +5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 26 12
10th Percentile £14.50 £48.18 £58.98
25th Percentile £14.75 £56.56 £61.04
Median hourly rate £28.50 £62.38 £64.31
Median % change year-on-year -54.31% -3.01% +26.10%
75th Percentile £68.75 £99.38 £69.56
90th Percentile £81.00 £100.00 £75.23
Berkshire median hourly rate £26.33 £61.28 £61.79
% change year-on-year -57.04% -0.83% +49.99%

Cisco Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Cisco Consultant job vacancy trend in Reading

Cisco Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in Reading

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Cisco Consultant job vacancies in Reading.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Cisco Consultant job vacancies in Reading

Cisco Consultant Skill Set
Top 27 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 8 November 2025, Cisco Consultant 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 Reading region featuring Cisco Consultant in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Cisco
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 3 (75.00%) Aruba
2 3 (75.00%) Migration
2 3 (75.00%) Roadmaps
2 3 (75.00%) SC Cleared
2 3 (75.00%) Workshop Facilitation
3 1 (25.00%) Active Directory
3 1 (25.00%) Azure
3 1 (25.00%) CCNA
3 1 (25.00%) CCNP
3 1 (25.00%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (25.00%) Degree
3 1 (25.00%) DV Cleared
3 1 (25.00%) Entra ID
3 1 (25.00%) Identity Management
3 1 (25.00%) Information Assurance
3 1 (25.00%) Microsoft
3 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (25.00%) Network Security
3 1 (25.00%) Polycom
3 1 (25.00%) Skype
3 1 (25.00%) Skype for Business
3 1 (25.00%) Unified Communications
3 1 (25.00%) WebEx

Cisco Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading 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 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (25.00%) Skype for Business
Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) Azure
1 1 (25.00%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 1 (25.00%) Network Security
1 1 (25.00%) Skype
1 1 (25.00%) Unified Communications
1 1 (25.00%) WebEx
General
1 3 (75.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 3 (75.00%) Migration
2 3 (75.00%) Roadmaps
2 3 (75.00%) Workshop Facilitation
3 1 (25.00%) Identity Management
3 1 (25.00%) Information Assurance
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (75.00%) SC Cleared
3 1 (25.00%) CCNA
3 1 (25.00%) CCNP
3 1 (25.00%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (25.00%) Degree
3 1 (25.00%) DV Cleared
3 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 1 (25.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Cisco
2 3 (75.00%) Aruba
3 1 (25.00%) Microsoft
3 1 (25.00%) Polycom