Cisco Specialist Contract Job Trends

Cisco Specialist
UK

The median Cisco Specialist daily rate in the UK is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 October 2025.

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

6 months to
13 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 558 547 623
Rank change year-on-year -11 +76 +211
Contract jobs requiring a Cisco Specialist 2 3 8
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.006% 0.008% 0.017%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.007% 0.009% 0.018%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 4
10th Percentile - - £383
25th Percentile £563 £488 £386
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £500 £400
Median % change year-on-year +15.00% +25.00% -20.00%
75th Percentile £588 £513 £414
90th Percentile - - £417
UK excluding London median daily rate £575 £500 £400
% change year-on-year +15.00% +25.00% +6.67%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title 29,904 34,864 44,908
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.81% 92.98% 94.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 18,888 21,031 30,699
10th Percentile £275 £300 £300
25th Percentile £400 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £528
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -0.47% -4.09%
75th Percentile £623 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £738 £745
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £490 £500
% change year-on-year -3.06% -2.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,645 1,438 1,521
10th Percentile £13.75 £15.00 £14.65
25th Percentile £17.30 £20.30 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £41.27 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -39.05% -8.30% +69.81%
75th Percentile £50.00 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £68.15 £73.75 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.00 £42.50 £44.50
% change year-on-year -41.18% -4.49% +97.78%

Cisco Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Cisco Specialist job vacancy trend in the UK

Cisco Specialist
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Cisco Specialist job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Cisco Specialist job vacancies in the UK

Cisco Specialist
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Cisco Specialist job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Cisco Specialist job vacancies in the UK

Cisco Specialist
Top 4 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cisco Specialist within the UK over the 6 months to 13 October 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
Work from Home - 2 £575 - 5
England +19 1 £575 +15.00% 5
UK excluding London -20 1 £575 +15.00% 5
South East - 1 £575 - 5

Cisco Specialist Skill Set
Top 24 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 13 October 2025, Cisco Specialist 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 featuring Cisco Specialist in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) CCNP
1 2 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 2 (100.00%) Cisco
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) LAN
2 1 (50.00%) WLAN
2 1 (50.00%) H.323
2 1 (50.00%) Wireless
2 1 (50.00%) Data Management
2 1 (50.00%) Video Conferencing
2 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Network Architecture
2 1 (50.00%) Cisco CUCM
2 1 (50.00%) Performance Monitoring
2 1 (50.00%) Network Monitoring
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (50.00%) WebEx
2 1 (50.00%) Network Optimisation
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Observability
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Presentation Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Data Collection

Cisco Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 (50.00%) H.323
1 1 (50.00%) LAN
1 1 (50.00%) WebEx
1 1 (50.00%) Wireless
1 1 (50.00%) WLAN
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Presentation Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Video Conferencing
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Data Collection
1 1 (50.00%) Data Management
1 1 (50.00%) Network Architecture
1 1 (50.00%) Network Monitoring
1 1 (50.00%) Network Optimisation
1 1 (50.00%) Observability
1 1 (50.00%) Performance Monitoring
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) CCNP
1 2 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Systems Management
1 1 (50.00%) Cisco CUCM
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Cisco
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft