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 2 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 167 186 149
Rank change year-on-year +19 -37 +105
Contract jobs citing Cisco Certification 555 526 925
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.67% 1.34% 1.73%
As % of the Qualifications category 5.38% 4.49% 6.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 349 322 605
10th Percentile £325 £313 £275
25th Percentile £440 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% - +5.26%
75th Percentile £613 £608 £588
90th Percentile £696 £738 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £500 £486
% change year-on-year +5.00% +2.88% +9.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 30 37
10th Percentile - £11.98 £13.00
25th Percentile £29.00 £15.56 £14.25
Median hourly rate £48.00 £23.94 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +100.54% -52.13% +266.03%
75th Percentile £63.25 £50.00 £77.50
90th Percentile £90.67 £73.88 £87.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £30.00 £23.94 £40.47
% change year-on-year +25.34% -40.86% +196.27%

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 10,308 11,717 14,404
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 31.09% 29.86% 26.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,355 7,453 9,421
10th Percentile £281 £313 £334
25th Percentile £413 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% +2.33%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £650
90th Percentile £700 £738 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 786 861 692
10th Percentile £17.87 £14.48 £15.72
25th Percentile £19.38 £21.25 £26.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £55.41
Median % change year-on-year -41.51% -22.40% +23.13%
75th Percentile £55.00 £65.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £74.38 £76.99 £80.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £45.00 £52.50
% change year-on-year -44.11% -14.29% +18.11%

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 2 August 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 2 August 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 2 August 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 +35 492 £536 +4.28% 422
UK excluding London +19 321 £525 +5.00% 274
London +23 187 £525 - 185
Work from Home -11 131 £550 +7.32% 154
South East +20 86 £495 -17.50% 73
North of England -15 83 £509 +8.64% 66
South West +51 55 £575 +9.52% 31
Midlands +1 47 £475 +5.56% 42
Yorkshire +15 46 £550 +25.71% 31
West Midlands -1 36 £450 - 32
North West -30 33 £475 -5.00% 29
East of England +13 22 £625 +78.57% 33
Scotland -10 18 £455 +13.75% 25
East Midlands +2 11 £575 +53.33% 8
Wales +5 9 £438 +9.38% 5
North East -4 4 £430 +1.06% 7
Channel Islands - 4 £725 -

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 25 (4.50%) Confluence
2 13 (2.34%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 7 (1.26%) SharePoint
4 5 (0.90%) Microsoft Exchange
5 4 (0.72%) OpenStack
6 1 (0.18%) Apache
6 1 (0.18%) CMS
6 1 (0.18%) Exchange Server 2010
6 1 (0.18%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 41 (7.39%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (2.70%) MS Visio
3 6 (1.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (0.72%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 112 (20.18%) Azure
2 94 (16.94%) AWS
3 35 (6.31%) GCP
4 25 (4.50%) PaaS
5 20 (3.60%) SaaS
6 15 (2.70%) IaaS
7 11 (1.98%) Entra ID
7 11 (1.98%) Microsoft 365
8 8 (1.44%) Azure Sentinel
9 5 (0.90%) Azure ExpressRoute
9 5 (0.90%) Cloud Computing
9 5 (0.90%) Cloudflare
10 3 (0.54%) OpenShift
11 2 (0.36%) Amazon CloudWatch
11 2 (0.36%) Amazon EC2
11 2 (0.36%) AWS Direct Connect
11 2 (0.36%) AWS Lambda
11 2 (0.36%) GitHub
11 2 (0.36%) OCI
11 2 (0.36%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 280 (50.45%) Firewall
2 162 (29.19%) BGP
3 154 (27.75%) Network Security
4 152 (27.39%) WAN
5 143 (25.77%) OSPF
6 138 (24.86%) VPN
7 128 (23.06%) DNS
8 114 (20.54%) LAN
9 110 (19.82%) Wireless
10 83 (14.95%) DHCP
11 76 (13.69%) SD-WAN
12 69 (12.43%) MPLS
13 67 (12.07%) TCP/IP
14 63 (11.35%) VLAN
15 60 (10.81%) Cisco Nexus
16 49 (8.83%) EIGRP
17 46 (8.29%) Cisco IOS
17 46 (8.29%) IPsec
18 35 (6.31%) WLAN
19 34 (6.13%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (2.70%) Oracle Database
2 1 (0.18%) MySQL
2 1 (0.18%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 25 (4.50%) JIRA
2 17 (3.06%) Git
3 15 (2.70%) Sonatype Nexus
4 12 (2.16%) Jenkins
5 11 (1.98%) Bitbucket
6 5 (0.90%) GitLab
7 3 (0.54%) Subversion
8 2 (0.36%) Mercurial
General
1 188 (33.87%) Social Skills
2 92 (16.58%) Analytical Skills
3 66 (11.89%) Finance
4 50 (9.01%) Telecoms
5 39 (7.03%) Public Sector
6 23 (4.14%) Manufacturing
7 17 (3.06%) Banking
8 14 (2.52%) Documentation Skills
9 9 (1.62%) Legal
10 8 (1.44%) Local Government
10 8 (1.44%) Presentation Skills
11 7 (1.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 7 (1.26%) Organisational Skills
12 5 (0.90%) Pharmaceutical
13 4 (0.72%) Financial Institution
13 4 (0.72%) French Language
13 4 (0.72%) Investment Banking
14 3 (0.54%) Advertising
14 3 (0.54%) Law
14 3 (0.54%) Retail
Job Titles
1 272 (49.01%) Network Engineer
2 76 (13.69%) Architect
3 42 (7.57%) Senior
4 41 (7.39%) Cisco Engineer
5 40 (7.21%) Network Architect
6 39 (7.03%) Cisco Network Engineer
7 35 (6.31%) Security Engineer
8 32 (5.77%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 27 (4.86%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
10 26 (4.68%) Analyst
11 24 (4.32%) Security Architect
12 23 (4.14%) Network Security Engineer
13 22 (3.96%) Lead
14 21 (3.78%) IT Engineer
15 19 (3.42%) IP Engineer
15 19 (3.42%) Senior Network Engineer
16 16 (2.88%) Consultant
16 16 (2.88%) Implementation Engineer
17 15 (2.70%) Network Implementation Engineer
18 12 (2.16%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (3.78%) 802.1X
2 16 (2.88%) REST
3 11 (1.98%) NETCONF
4 10 (1.80%) RESTCONF
4 10 (1.80%) SOAP
5 7 (1.26%) Flash
6 5 (0.90%) Spine.js
7 4 (0.72%) .NET
7 4 (0.72%) React
8 3 (0.54%) CSS
8 3 (0.54%) HTML
8 3 (0.54%) Jinja
8 3 (0.54%) Node.js
8 3 (0.54%) YANG
9 2 (0.36%) eBPF
9 2 (0.36%) JSON
9 2 (0.36%) OpenID
9 2 (0.36%) RFC 2544
9 2 (0.36%) SAML
10 1 (0.18%) gRPC
Miscellaneous
1 82 (14.77%) Data Centre
2 26 (4.68%) Self-Motivation
3 25 (4.50%) Security Posture
4 22 (3.96%) Hybrid Cloud
5 20 (3.60%) Cloud Native
5 20 (3.60%) PKI
6 18 (3.24%) Video Conferencing
7 16 (2.88%) Management Information System
8 15 (2.70%) Linux Command Line
9 11 (1.98%) Public Cloud
10 10 (1.80%) Blackberry
10 10 (1.80%) Data Protection Act
10 10 (1.80%) Driving Licence
11 9 (1.62%) CMDB
11 9 (1.62%) Onboarding
11 9 (1.62%) Virtual Team
12 8 (1.44%) Clustering
13 7 (1.26%) CCTV
14 5 (0.90%) Cloud Security Posture
14 5 (0.90%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 64 (11.53%) Linux
2 59 (10.63%) Windows
3 33 (5.95%) Windows Server
4 16 (2.88%) Unix
5 7 (1.26%) Mac OS
6 4 (0.72%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 4 (0.72%) Windows 10
7 3 (0.54%) CatOS
7 3 (0.54%) Windows XP
8 2 (0.36%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.18%) VMS
9 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2003
9 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 130 (23.42%) Problem-Solving
2 68 (12.25%) Migration
3 67 (12.07%) Computer Science
4 64 (11.53%) Network Architecture
5 62 (11.17%) Validation
6 59 (10.63%) ITIL
7 58 (10.45%) Network Design
8 55 (9.91%) Agile
8 55 (9.91%) Service Management
9 54 (9.73%) Network Monitoring
10 48 (8.65%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 45 (8.11%) Cybersecurity
11 45 (8.11%) SIEM
12 42 (7.57%) High Availability
13 34 (6.13%) Roadmaps
14 32 (5.77%) Configuration Management
14 32 (5.77%) Network Virtualisation
15 31 (5.59%) Change Management
16 30 (5.41%) System Testing
17 29 (5.23%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 102 (18.38%) Python
2 43 (7.75%) Bash
3 41 (7.39%) PowerShell
4 21 (3.78%) Java
5 20 (3.60%) Perl
6 17 (3.06%) SQL
7 14 (2.52%) PL/SQL
8 7 (1.26%) PHP
9 5 (0.90%) C++
9 5 (0.90%) Kusto Query Language
10 4 (0.72%) Go
10 4 (0.72%) TypeScript
11 3 (0.54%) JavaScript
11 3 (0.54%) Kotlin
12 2 (0.36%) C
13 1 (0.18%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 339 (61.08%) CCNP
2 198 (35.68%) CCNA
3 164 (29.55%) Security Cleared
4 135 (24.32%) SC Cleared
5 109 (19.64%) Degree
6 87 (15.68%) CCIE
7 54 (9.73%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 53 (9.55%) Computer Science Degree
9 52 (9.37%) CISSP
10 37 (6.67%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 35 (6.31%) DV Cleared
12 29 (5.23%) CCSP
13 25 (4.50%) Azure Certification
14 22 (3.96%) CCSA
14 22 (3.96%) JNCIS
15 19 (3.42%) AWS Certification
16 17 (3.06%) CCSE
16 17 (3.06%) CISM
16 17 (3.06%) JNCIA
17 15 (2.70%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (6.13%) NIST
2 31 (5.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 21 (3.78%) SLA
4 18 (3.24%) GDPR
5 12 (2.16%) PCI DSS
6 8 (1.44%) NCSC
7 6 (1.08%) NIST 800
8 5 (0.90%) HIPAA
9 4 (0.72%) GRC
9 4 (0.72%) PSD2
10 3 (0.54%) RMADS
11 2 (0.36%) Cyber Essentials
11 2 (0.36%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 2 (0.36%) SOC 2
12 1 (0.18%) COBIT
12 1 (0.18%) Def Stans
12 1 (0.18%) Disclosure Scotland
12 1 (0.18%) Government Security Classifications
12 1 (0.18%) JSP 440
12 1 (0.18%) QA
System Software
1 58 (10.45%) VMware Infrastructure
2 41 (7.39%) Active Directory
3 23 (4.14%) VMware ESXi
4 18 (3.24%) Firmware
5 10 (1.80%) VMware NSX
6 6 (1.08%) Docker
6 6 (1.08%) vSphere
7 3 (0.54%) Hyper-V
8 2 (0.36%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (0.36%) Virtual Servers
9 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 1 (0.18%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 102 (18.38%) Ansible
2 29 (5.23%) vCenter Server
3 23 (4.14%) FortiGate
3 23 (4.14%) Terraform
4 15 (2.70%) Puppet
5 12 (2.16%) Kubernetes
6 10 (1.80%) Progress Chef
7 9 (1.62%) Microsoft Intune
8 7 (1.26%) CA Spectrum
8 7 (1.26%) Cisco CUCM
9 6 (1.08%) OpenView
10 5 (0.90%) Cisco Prime
10 5 (0.90%) CSIRT
11 4 (0.72%) Grafana
11 4 (0.72%) Jamf Pro
12 3 (0.54%) Cacti
12 3 (0.54%) Nagios
12 3 (0.54%) SCCM
12 3 (0.54%) ZABBIX
13 2 (0.36%) Cisco UCCE
Vendors
1 403 (72.61%) Cisco
2 110 (19.82%) Microsoft
3 91 (16.40%) Juniper
4 84 (15.14%) Fortinet
5 78 (14.05%) Palo Alto
6 75 (13.51%) F5
7 72 (12.97%) VMware
8 70 (12.61%) CheckPoint
9 43 (7.75%) SolarWinds
10 38 (6.85%) Meraki
11 32 (5.77%) Arista
12 31 (5.59%) Oracle
13 29 (5.23%) Zscaler
14 22 (3.96%) Atlassian
14 22 (3.96%) ServiceNow
15 16 (2.88%) Ericsson
16 15 (2.70%) Nokia
17 14 (2.52%) Google
17 14 (2.52%) Remedy
18 13 (2.34%) Infoblox