Cisco Contracts

Cisco
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for knowledge and experience of Cisco products and/or services. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Cisco over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within Cisco Systems, Inc.

 6 months to
27 Apr 2024		 Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 65 63 106
Rank change year-on-year -2 +43 -18
Contract jobs citing Cisco 1,334 2,000 2,291
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 3.08% 3.34% 2.58%
As % of the Vendors category 7.24% 7.80% 6.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 816 1,329 1,472
10th Percentile £254 £244 £213
25th Percentile £375 £363 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £487 £485 £438
Median % change year-on-year +0.36% +10.86% +9.38%
75th Percentile £600 £585 £550
90th Percentile £713 £675 £643
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £463 £405
% change year-on-year +2.70% +14.20% +8.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 46 83 111
10th Percentile £13.65 £13.29 £13.50
25th Percentile £23.34 £19.25 £20.75
Median hourly rate £27.50 £53.35 £23.91
Median % change year-on-year -48.45% +123.13% +19.55%
75th Percentile £41.25 £75.00 £44.15
90th Percentile £72.62 £80.85 £54.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £30.00 £54.34 £22.00
% change year-on-year -44.79% +146.98% +10.00%

All Vendors
UK

Cisco is in the Vendor Products and Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 18,438 25,649 35,406
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 42.58% 42.89% 39.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,419 17,207 23,532
10th Percentile £263 £270 £290
25th Percentile £403 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £518 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -1.43% - +10.53%
75th Percentile £627 £650 £631
90th Percentile £738 £743 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £463
% change year-on-year - +8.11% +8.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,097 699 889
10th Percentile £12.08 £15.25 £11.50
25th Percentile £14.48 £19.06 £15.00
Median hourly rate £22.00 £43.75 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year -49.71% +108.33% -6.67%
75th Percentile £56.49 £65.00 £46.12
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.75 £60.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £21.46 £38.50 £18.69
% change year-on-year -44.26% +105.96% -0.44%

Cisco
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Cisco in the UK

Cisco
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Cisco in the UK

Cisco
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Cisco over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Cisco in the UK

Cisco
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Cisco in the UK

Cisco
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Cisco over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Cisco in the UK

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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 within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. 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 +8 1,217 £490 +3.16% 499
UK excluding London +2 816 £475 +2.70% 377
London +11 416 £500 -4.76% 167
South East +12 365 £488 +8.33% 112
Work from Home -16 351 £475 -5.00% 162
North of England +6 132 £445 -1.11% 84
South West -4 120 £589 +17.70% 52
Midlands -14 99 £475 +11.76% 49
North West +3 89 £475 +11.76% 49
West Midlands +7 74 £463 +12.24% 37
East of England -2 59 £375 -1.32% 44
Scotland -19 39 £420 -11.58% 39
Yorkshire -6 36 £458 -6.63% 26
East Midlands -16 24 £539 +17.12% 12
Wales -20 10 £300 -40.00% 7
North East +24 7 £375 -31.82% 12
Northern Ireland +6 1 £210 - 6

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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 56 (4.20%) Microsoft Exchange
2 32 (2.40%) SharePoint
3 21 (1.57%) Confluence
4 16 (1.20%) Skype for Business
5 8 (0.60%) IBM Domino
6 7 (0.52%) nginx
7 6 (0.45%) Exchange Server 2007
8 5 (0.37%) IBM Notes
9 4 (0.30%) Exchange Server 2013
10 3 (0.22%) IIS
10 3 (0.22%) OpenStack
11 2 (0.15%) Apache
11 2 (0.15%) Exchange Server 2010
12 1 (0.075%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
12 1 (0.075%) WebSphere
Applications
1 67 (5.02%) Microsoft Office
2 24 (1.80%) Microsoft Excel
3 19 (1.42%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 16 (1.20%) MS Visio
5 8 (0.60%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.22%) Adobe Premiere
7 1 (0.075%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.075%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (0.30%) Shopify
2 3 (0.22%) Sage X3
3 1 (0.075%) CA PPM
3 1 (0.075%) Dynamics GP
3 1 (0.075%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.075%) Refinitiv Enterprise Platform
3 1 (0.075%) RMDS
3 1 (0.075%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 158 (11.84%) Azure
2 106 (7.95%) AWS
3 97 (7.27%) Microsoft 365
4 33 (2.47%) GCP
5 31 (2.32%) SaaS
6 30 (2.25%) Entra ID
7 22 (1.65%) PaaS
8 21 (1.57%) Cloud Computing
9 20 (1.50%) Nutanix
10 19 (1.42%) OCI
10 19 (1.42%) OneDrive
11 14 (1.05%) IaaS
12 10 (0.75%) GitHub
12 10 (0.75%) Rubrik
12 10 (0.75%) Virtual Private Cloud
13 8 (0.60%) Datadog
14 6 (0.45%) Cloudflare
14 6 (0.45%) Route 53
15 5 (0.37%) Azure ExpressRoute
15 5 (0.37%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 579 (43.40%) Firewall
2 400 (29.99%) WAN
3 312 (23.39%) LAN
4 252 (18.89%) VPN
5 244 (18.29%) BGP
6 174 (13.04%) OSPF
7 168 (12.59%) Network Security
8 163 (12.22%) MPLS
9 155 (11.62%) Cisco ASA
10 153 (11.47%) Cisco Nexus
11 150 (11.24%) Wireless
12 143 (10.72%) DNS
13 139 (10.42%) SD-WAN
14 132 (9.90%) Wi-Fi
15 108 (8.10%) Cisco IOS
16 107 (8.02%) Cisco ISE
17 93 (6.97%) DHCP
18 92 (6.90%) IPsec
19 84 (6.30%) EIGRP
20 82 (6.15%) Cisco Firepower
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (1.35%) SQL Server
2 5 (0.37%) Amazon RDS
3 4 (0.30%) MySQL
4 3 (0.22%) NonStop SQL
4 3 (0.22%) Power BI
4 3 (0.22%) Relational Database
5 2 (0.15%) Data Mining
5 2 (0.15%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.075%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.075%) BusinessObjects
6 1 (0.075%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 34 (2.55%) JIRA
2 26 (1.95%) Git
3 21 (1.57%) Sonatype Nexus
4 20 (1.50%) Rational DOORS
5 9 (0.67%) Jenkins
6 8 (0.60%) TeamCity
7 4 (0.30%) Hudson
8 3 (0.22%) Bitbucket
8 3 (0.22%) GitLab
9 1 (0.075%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 254 (19.04%) Social Skills
2 241 (18.07%) Finance
3 103 (7.72%) Telecoms
4 99 (7.42%) Public Sector
5 98 (7.35%) Banking
6 92 (6.90%) Analytical Skills
7 31 (2.32%) Presentation Skills
8 26 (1.95%) Manufacturing
9 22 (1.65%) Marketing
10 18 (1.35%) Organisational Skills
11 16 (1.20%) Legal
12 15 (1.12%) Retail
13 13 (0.97%) Aerospace
13 13 (0.97%) Financial Institution
13 13 (0.97%) Investment Banking
14 12 (0.90%) Documentation Skills
15 9 (0.67%) Billing
16 8 (0.60%) Mandarin Language
17 7 (0.52%) Electronics
17 7 (0.52%) Military
Job Titles
1 626 (46.93%) Network Engineer
2 180 (13.49%) Architect
3 147 (11.02%) Senior
4 124 (9.30%) Network Architect
5 116 (8.70%) Cisco Engineer
6 103 (7.72%) Senior Network Engineer
7 99 (7.42%) Cisco Network Engineer
8 85 (6.37%) Support Engineer
9 69 (5.17%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 46 (3.45%) Network Specialist
11 44 (3.30%) Consultant
12 37 (2.77%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
13 36 (2.70%) Solutions Architect
14 31 (2.32%) Analyst
14 31 (2.32%) DV Cleared Network Engineer
15 30 (2.25%) Project Manager
16 28 (2.10%) IT Support
16 28 (2.10%) Storage Engineer
17 27 (2.02%) WAN Engineer
18 26 (1.95%) Network Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (2.32%) JSON
2 26 (1.95%) XML
2 26 (1.95%) YANG
3 25 (1.87%) NETCONF
4 24 (1.80%) Jinja
5 21 (1.57%) 802.1X
6 12 (0.90%) FIX Protocol
6 12 (0.90%) LDAP
7 9 (0.67%) Web Services
8 7 (0.52%) Flash
9 6 (0.45%) EDI
9 6 (0.45%) RESTful
9 6 (0.45%) SAML
9 6 (0.45%) XMPP
10 5 (0.37%) .NET
10 5 (0.37%) Django
11 3 (0.22%) REST
11 3 (0.22%) Ultra Messaging
11 3 (0.22%) VML
12 2 (0.15%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 217 (16.27%) Data Centre
2 63 (4.72%) Video Conferencing
3 37 (2.77%) Data Protection Act
3 37 (2.77%) PKI
4 21 (1.57%) Clustering
4 21 (1.57%) Management Information System
4 21 (1.57%) Self-Motivation
5 20 (1.50%) Driving Licence
6 18 (1.35%) Replication
7 17 (1.27%) Operational Technology
8 16 (1.20%) Blackberry
8 16 (1.20%) Public Cloud
9 15 (1.12%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 13 (0.97%) Hybrid Cloud
11 11 (0.82%) iPhone
12 10 (0.75%) Security Posture
12 10 (0.75%) Video Editing
13 9 (0.67%) Distributed Architecture
13 9 (0.67%) Linux Command Line
14 7 (0.52%) Cloud Native
Operating Systems
1 207 (15.52%) Windows
2 103 (7.72%) Linux
3 79 (5.92%) Windows Server
4 59 (4.42%) Windows 10
5 44 (3.30%) Windows Server 2012
6 36 (2.70%) Windows Server 2016
7 29 (2.17%) Android
8 26 (1.95%) Mac OS
9 21 (1.57%) Windows Server 2019
10 20 (1.50%) Unix
10 20 (1.50%) Windows 7
11 19 (1.42%) Solaris
12 17 (1.27%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 15 (1.12%) Mac OS X
14 14 (1.05%) Windows XP
15 12 (0.90%) AIX
16 9 (0.67%) CentOS
17 8 (0.60%) Oracle Linux
18 6 (0.45%) Ubuntu
19 3 (0.22%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 167 (12.52%) Network Design
1 167 (12.52%) Problem-Solving
2 165 (12.37%) ITIL
3 135 (10.12%) Migration
4 86 (6.45%) Agile
5 82 (6.15%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 80 (6.00%) Change Management
7 76 (5.70%) Customer Requirements
8 73 (5.47%) Customer Service
9 72 (5.40%) Load Balancing
10 70 (5.25%) Project Management
11 67 (5.02%) Project Delivery
12 62 (4.65%) High Availability
13 61 (4.57%) Network Management
14 60 (4.50%) DevOps
15 56 (4.20%) Computer Science
15 56 (4.20%) Disaster Recovery
15 56 (4.20%) Roadmaps
16 53 (3.97%) Cybersecurity
17 52 (3.90%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 109 (8.17%) Python
2 53 (3.97%) PowerShell
3 34 (2.55%) Bash
4 31 (2.32%) SQL
5 22 (1.65%) Perl
6 12 (0.90%) Tcl
7 11 (0.82%) Java
8 5 (0.37%) C#
9 4 (0.30%) C
9 4 (0.30%) JavaScript
9 4 (0.30%) Ruby
10 3 (0.22%) Go
10 3 (0.22%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.15%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 443 (33.21%) Cisco Certification
2 428 (32.08%) Security Cleared
3 289 (21.66%) CCNP
4 225 (16.87%) SC Cleared
5 208 (15.59%) CCNA
6 131 (9.82%) Degree
7 128 (9.60%) DV Cleared
8 107 (8.02%) CCIE
9 27 (2.02%) JNCIA
10 21 (1.57%) CISSP
11 19 (1.42%) Computer Science Degree
12 17 (1.27%) CISM
12 17 (1.27%) JNCIS
13 16 (1.20%) BPSS Clearance
13 16 (1.20%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
14 13 (0.97%) AWS Certification
14 13 (0.97%) Microsoft Certification
15 12 (0.90%) CCDP
15 12 (0.90%) CCIE Service Provider
15 12 (0.90%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (3.97%) SLA
2 21 (1.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 15 (1.12%) QA
4 11 (0.82%) GDPR
4 11 (0.82%) PMO
4 11 (0.82%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 10 (0.75%) ISO 9000
6 6 (0.45%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 6 (0.45%) PCI DSS
7 5 (0.37%) NCSC
7 5 (0.37%) NIST
8 4 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials
9 2 (0.15%) Disclosure Scotland
9 2 (0.15%) GRC
10 1 (0.075%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.075%) COBIT
10 1 (0.075%) GLBA
10 1 (0.075%) ISAE 3402
System Software
1 131 (9.82%) VMware Infrastructure
2 117 (8.77%) Active Directory
3 56 (4.20%) VMware NSX
4 40 (3.00%) Hyper-V
4 40 (3.00%) VMware ESXi
5 37 (2.77%) Firmware
6 27 (2.02%) vSphere
7 15 (1.12%) Docker
8 12 (0.90%) Virtual Servers
9 8 (0.60%) Virtual Machines
10 7 (0.52%) KVM
11 4 (0.30%) ProxySG
12 3 (0.22%) BitLocker
12 3 (0.22%) SRDF
12 3 (0.22%) Virtual Desktop
12 3 (0.22%) XenApp
13 2 (0.15%) Microsoft App-V
13 2 (0.15%) Squid
13 2 (0.15%) Varnish
14 1 (0.075%) Microsoft Virtual Server
Systems Management
1 87 (6.52%) FortiGate
2 83 (6.22%) Ansible
3 67 (5.02%) SCCM
4 52 (3.90%) Terraform
5 42 (3.15%) vCenter Server
6 31 (2.32%) Microsoft Intune
7 29 (2.17%) EMC NetWorker
8 24 (1.80%) Endace
9 23 (1.72%) NetBackup
10 21 (1.57%) Kubernetes
10 21 (1.57%) SCOM
11 19 (1.42%) WSUS
12 14 (1.05%) Nessus
13 11 (0.82%) Netcool
13 11 (0.82%) SolarWinds Orion
14 10 (0.75%) Nagios
15 9 (0.67%) VxRail
16 8 (0.60%) OpenView
16 8 (0.60%) Tivoli
16 8 (0.60%) Tivoli Storage Manager
Vendors
1 327 (24.51%) Juniper
2 243 (18.22%) Palo Alto
3 189 (14.17%) Fortinet
4 179 (13.42%) Microsoft
5 177 (13.27%) VMware
6 166 (12.44%) F5
7 156 (11.69%) CheckPoint
8 84 (6.30%) Meraki
9 82 (6.15%) Citrix
10 72 (5.40%) SolarWinds
11 71 (5.32%) HP
12 69 (5.17%) Dell
13 62 (4.65%) Nokia
14 60 (4.50%) Aruba
15 58 (4.35%) Arista
16 57 (4.27%) EMC
17 37 (2.77%) Apple
17 37 (2.77%) IBM
17 37 (2.77%) Oracle
18 36 (2.70%) Zscaler
566 Cisco jobs Nationwide