Cisco Certification Contracts

Cisco Certification
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Cisco Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 30 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 162 163 174
Rank change year-on-year +1 +11 +88
Contract jobs citing Cisco Certification 511 659 880
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.75% 1.51% 1.47%
As % of the Qualifications category 5.68% 4.93% 5.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 314 423 552
10th Percentile £325 £300 £265
25th Percentile £425 £350 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £513 £500
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% +2.50% -
75th Percentile £600 £604 £600
90th Percentile £679 £774 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +5.00% - +17.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 39 51
10th Percentile £37.05 - £14.25
25th Percentile £45.56 £14.00 £19.25
Median hourly rate £65.00 £23.00 £62.00
Median % change year-on-year +182.61% -62.90% +42.96%
75th Percentile £75.00 £41.25 £80.00
90th Percentile - £68.00 £85.05
UK excluding London median hourly rate £73.75 £16.63 £62.00
% change year-on-year +343.61% -73.19% +36.64%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

Cisco Certification falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 8,989 13,363 16,304
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 30.75% 30.65% 27.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,678 8,219 10,866
10th Percentile £288 £300 £325
25th Percentile £413 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £535 £550
Median % change year-on-year -1.87% -2.73% +4.76%
75th Percentile £625 £650 £650
90th Percentile £707 £738 £743
UK excluding London median daily rate £501 £530 £530
% change year-on-year -5.57% - +6.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 516 1,077 849
10th Percentile £18.13 £13.87 £15.25
25th Percentile £22.00 £17.88 £20.00
Median hourly rate £40.72 £40.00 £54.00
Median % change year-on-year +1.79% -25.93% +29.75%
75th Percentile £66.00 £61.60 £68.25
90th Percentile £80.34 £75.25 £80.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £45.00 £40.94 £49.57
% change year-on-year +9.92% -17.41% +55.44%

Cisco Certification
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Cisco Certification as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Cisco Certification in the UK

Cisco Certification
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Cisco Certification.

Daily rate trend for Cisco Certification in the UK

Cisco Certification
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Cisco Certification over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Cisco Certification in the UK

Cisco Certification
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Cisco Certification.

Hourly rate trend for Cisco Certification in the UK

Cisco Certification
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Cisco Certification over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Cisco Certification in the UK

Cisco Certification
Top 17 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cisco Certification within the UK over the 6 months to 30 April 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
England -1 437 £538 +4.88% 298
UK excluding London +17 299 £525 +5.00% 207
London +2 163 £500 -4.76% 109
Work from Home +12 131 £500 -2.93% 222
South East -1 87 £500 -2.44% 61
North of England +23 80 £525 +17.98% 37
South West +52 60 £575 +7.48% 38
Yorkshire +30 39 £550 +36.65% 19
North West -9 36 £475 -2.56% 13
Midlands -3 29 £450 - 33
Wales +25 21 £425 - 8
Scotland +7 18 £425 -23.08% 9
East Midlands +19 16 £555 +70.77% 12
West Midlands -20 13 £450 - 21
East of England +8 7 £550 +70.54% 13
North East +2 5 £325 -5.80% 6
Channel Islands - 1 £450 -

Cisco Certification
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 20 (3.91%) Confluence
2 16 (3.13%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 5 (0.98%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.78%) OpenStack
5 3 (0.59%) SharePoint
6 1 (0.20%) CMS
Applications
1 29 (5.68%) Microsoft Office
2 17 (3.33%) MS Visio
3 5 (0.98%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.20%) Acrobat
4 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 5 (0.98%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 95 (18.59%) Azure
2 75 (14.68%) AWS
3 22 (4.31%) PaaS
4 21 (4.11%) GCP
5 17 (3.33%) SaaS
6 12 (2.35%) IaaS
7 10 (1.96%) Cloudflare
8 9 (1.76%) Cloud Computing
9 8 (1.57%) Azure Sentinel
9 8 (1.57%) Microsoft 365
10 4 (0.78%) OpenShift
11 3 (0.59%) Azure ExpressRoute
11 3 (0.59%) Entra ID
11 3 (0.59%) OCI
12 2 (0.39%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 2 (0.39%) Amazon EC2
12 2 (0.39%) AWS Lambda
12 2 (0.39%) Dynamics 365
12 2 (0.39%) Serverless
12 2 (0.39%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 237 (46.38%) Firewall
2 154 (30.14%) BGP
3 152 (29.75%) Network Security
4 146 (28.57%) OSPF
5 142 (27.79%) VPN
6 128 (25.05%) WAN
7 93 (18.20%) LAN
8 85 (16.63%) DNS
9 83 (16.24%) Wireless
10 79 (15.46%) MPLS
11 65 (12.72%) TCP/IP
12 48 (9.39%) SD-WAN
13 45 (8.81%) Cisco Nexus
14 44 (8.61%) EIGRP
15 42 (8.22%) DHCP
16 41 (8.02%) Cisco ASA
16 41 (8.02%) IPsec
17 39 (7.63%) VLAN
18 38 (7.44%) Cisco IOS
19 34 (6.65%) Cisco Firepower
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (3.91%) Oracle Database
2 2 (0.39%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 22 (4.31%) JIRA
2 13 (2.54%) Jenkins
3 12 (2.35%) Sonatype Nexus
4 10 (1.96%) Bitbucket
4 10 (1.96%) Git
5 4 (0.78%) GitLab
General
1 182 (35.62%) Social Skills
2 99 (19.37%) Analytical Skills
3 55 (10.76%) Finance
4 47 (9.20%) Telecoms
5 37 (7.24%) Public Sector
6 22 (4.31%) Banking
7 16 (3.13%) Documentation Skills
8 8 (1.57%) Manufacturing
8 8 (1.57%) Presentation Skills
9 7 (1.37%) Financial Institution
9 7 (1.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 6 (1.17%) Legal
11 5 (0.98%) Local Government
11 5 (0.98%) Military
12 4 (0.78%) Billing
12 4 (0.78%) Electronics
13 3 (0.59%) Advertising
13 3 (0.59%) Marketing
13 3 (0.59%) Organisational Skills
13 3 (0.59%) Retail
Job Titles
1 231 (45.21%) Network Engineer
2 80 (15.66%) Architect
3 51 (9.98%) Senior
4 42 (8.22%) Cisco Engineer
5 40 (7.83%) Network Architect
6 35 (6.85%) Cisco Network Engineer
7 33 (6.46%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 29 (5.68%) Security Architect
9 28 (5.48%) Consultant
10 27 (5.28%) Security Engineer
11 24 (4.70%) Senior Network Engineer
12 20 (3.91%) IP Engineer
12 20 (3.91%) IT Engineer
13 19 (3.72%) Network Security Engineer
14 15 (2.94%) Analyst
15 13 (2.54%) Test Engineer
16 12 (2.35%) Infrastructure Specialist
16 12 (2.35%) Network Consultant
16 12 (2.35%) Principal Engineer
16 12 (2.35%) Virtualisation Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (4.50%) 802.1X
2 12 (2.35%) Flash
3 10 (1.96%) REST
3 10 (1.96%) SOAP
4 5 (0.98%) Spine.js
5 2 (0.39%) .NET
5 2 (0.39%) LDAP
5 2 (0.39%) React
5 2 (0.39%) SAML
6 1 (0.20%) CSS
6 1 (0.20%) HTML
6 1 (0.20%) Jinja
6 1 (0.20%) JSON
6 1 (0.20%) NETCONF
6 1 (0.20%) RESTCONF
6 1 (0.20%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 62 (12.13%) Data Centre
2 31 (6.07%) Self-Motivation
3 22 (4.31%) Hybrid Cloud
3 22 (4.31%) Linux Command Line
4 19 (3.72%) Security Posture
5 18 (3.52%) Video Conferencing
6 16 (3.13%) Management Information System
7 14 (2.74%) Public Cloud
8 13 (2.54%) Clustering
9 12 (2.35%) PKI
10 11 (2.15%) Blackberry
11 10 (1.96%) Data Protection Act
12 9 (1.76%) Private Cloud
13 8 (1.57%) NHS
14 7 (1.37%) Onboarding
15 6 (1.17%) Cloud Native
15 6 (1.17%) CMDB
16 5 (0.98%) Operational Technology
17 4 (0.78%) Renewable Energy
17 4 (0.78%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 64 (12.52%) Linux
2 56 (10.96%) Windows
3 34 (6.65%) Windows Server
4 23 (4.50%) Unix
5 5 (0.98%) CatOS
6 4 (0.78%) Windows 10
6 4 (0.78%) Windows Server 2012
7 3 (0.59%) Mac OS
7 3 (0.59%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 3 (0.59%) Windows XP
8 2 (0.39%) VMS
9 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2008
9 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 152 (29.75%) Problem-Solving
2 83 (16.24%) Migration
3 70 (13.70%) Network Architecture
4 64 (12.52%) Agile
5 60 (11.74%) Computer Science
6 58 (11.35%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 57 (11.15%) Validation
8 55 (10.76%) Network Monitoring
9 52 (10.18%) Cybersecurity
10 48 (9.39%) Network Design
11 46 (9.00%) ITIL
12 42 (8.22%) Service Management
13 35 (6.85%) High Availability
14 34 (6.65%) Roadmaps
15 31 (6.07%) Security Management
16 30 (5.87%) Mentoring
17 29 (5.68%) Configuration Management
18 28 (5.48%) Root Cause Analysis
19 27 (5.28%) Change Management
20 26 (5.09%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 71 (13.89%) Python
2 41 (8.02%) Bash
3 38 (7.44%) PowerShell
4 22 (4.31%) Perl
4 22 (4.31%) SQL
5 18 (3.52%) PL/SQL
6 17 (3.33%) Java
7 2 (0.39%) Kusto Query Language
7 2 (0.39%) PHP
7 2 (0.39%) Rust
7 2 (0.39%) TypeScript
8 1 (0.20%) Bicep
8 1 (0.20%) Search Processing Language
Qualifications
1 321 (62.82%) CCNP
2 192 (37.57%) CCNA
3 158 (30.92%) Security Cleared
4 137 (26.81%) SC Cleared
5 98 (19.18%) Degree
6 90 (17.61%) CCIE
7 47 (9.20%) CISSP
8 44 (8.61%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 44 (8.61%) Computer Science Degree
9 41 (8.02%) DV Cleared
9 41 (8.02%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 26 (5.09%) CCSP
11 21 (4.11%) Master's Degree
12 19 (3.72%) CISM
13 17 (3.33%) Azure Certification
14 16 (3.13%) CEH
14 16 (3.13%) JNCIS
15 15 (2.94%) CCSA
15 15 (2.94%) ISEB
15 15 (2.94%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (7.63%) NIST
2 21 (4.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 16 (3.13%) PCI DSS
4 14 (2.74%) SLA
5 9 (1.76%) COBIT
6 7 (1.37%) NIST 800
7 6 (1.17%) NCSC
8 5 (0.98%) GDPR
8 5 (0.98%) HIPAA
9 2 (0.39%) DICOM
9 2 (0.39%) HL7
9 2 (0.39%) JSP 440
9 2 (0.39%) QA
10 1 (0.20%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.20%) GRC
10 1 (0.20%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 1 (0.20%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 64 (12.52%) VMware Infrastructure
2 33 (6.46%) Active Directory
3 19 (3.72%) VMware NSX
4 15 (2.94%) VMware ESXi
5 10 (1.96%) Firmware
6 7 (1.37%) vSphere
7 3 (0.59%) Docker
8 2 (0.39%) Hyper-V
9 1 (0.20%) Virtual Machines
9 1 (0.20%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 63 (12.33%) Ansible
2 29 (5.68%) vCenter Server
3 18 (3.52%) FortiGate
4 14 (2.74%) Progress Chef
5 12 (2.35%) Puppet
5 12 (2.35%) Terraform
6 11 (2.15%) Cisco Prime
7 10 (1.96%) ZABBIX
8 7 (1.37%) Microsoft Intune
9 5 (0.98%) Cacti
9 5 (0.98%) Kubernetes
9 5 (0.98%) Nagios
10 4 (0.78%) Cisco CUCM
11 3 (0.59%) CA Spectrum
11 3 (0.59%) CSIRT
11 3 (0.59%) SCCM
12 2 (0.39%) CASB
12 2 (0.39%) Cisco UCCE
12 2 (0.39%) SCOM
13 1 (0.20%) SolarWinds Orion
Vendors
1 377 (73.78%) Cisco
2 77 (15.07%) Juniper
3 76 (14.87%) VMware
4 75 (14.68%) Microsoft
5 73 (14.29%) Palo Alto
6 71 (13.89%) Fortinet
7 62 (12.13%) CheckPoint
8 60 (11.74%) F5
9 48 (9.39%) SolarWinds
10 33 (6.46%) Oracle
11 31 (6.07%) Meraki
12 24 (4.70%) Arista
13 20 (3.91%) Zscaler
14 19 (3.72%) Atlassian
14 19 (3.72%) Nokia
15 16 (3.13%) Aruba
16 15 (2.94%) Ericsson
17 13 (2.54%) Google
17 13 (2.54%) Infoblox
18 11 (2.15%) Citrix