Cisco IOS Contract Job Trends in South Wales

Cisco IOS
Wales > South Wales

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in South Wales requiring Cisco IOS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 41 44 -
Rank change year-on-year +3 - -
Contract jobs citing Cisco IOS 1 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in South Wales 0.29% 0.27% -
As % of the Communications & Networking category 2.70% 1.96% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £525 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - -
75th Percentile £575 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Wales median daily rate £160 - -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
South Wales

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 South Wales.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 37 51 60
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in South Wales 10.60% 13.56% 15.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 29 24 43
10th Percentile £188 £194 £225
25th Percentile £190 £217 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £290 £325 £390
Median % change year-on-year -10.77% -16.67% -17.89%
75th Percentile £300 £441 £588
90th Percentile £575 £550 £638
Wales median daily rate £290 £248 £351
% change year-on-year +17.17% -29.39% -22.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 9 0
Median hourly rate £12.82 £47.50 -
Median % change year-on-year -73.01% - -
Wales median hourly rate £12.82 £47.50 -
% change year-on-year -73.01% - -

Cisco IOS
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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

Cisco IOS job vacancy trend in South Wales

Cisco IOS
Daily Rate Trend in South Wales

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing Cisco IOS.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing Cisco IOS

Cisco IOS
Contract Job Locations in South Wales

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 South Wales region over the 6 months to 15 November 2025. 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
Newport +5 1 £550 - 1
Cisco IOS
Wales

Cisco IOS
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales 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 1 (100.00%) Cisco ASA
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Wireless
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) NX-OS
1 1 (100.00%) Wireless
General
1 1 (100.00%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Network Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Zero Trust
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CCNA
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Prime
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco