Cisco IOS Contract Job Trends in Wales

Cisco IOS
UK > Wales

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Wales requiring Cisco IOS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 39 49 -
Rank change year-on-year +10 - -
Contract jobs citing Cisco IOS 9 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Wales 1.86% 0.23% -
As % of the Communications & Networking category 20.45% 1.61% -
Number of daily rates quoted 9 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £155 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £160 - -
75th Percentile £170 - -
90th Percentile £251 - -
UK median daily rate £500 £475 £450
% change year-on-year +5.26% +5.56% -2.70%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
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 Wales.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 44 62 63
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Wales 9.11% 14.16% 13.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 34 32 45
10th Percentile £155 £145 £201
25th Percentile £170 £197 £285
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £270 £234 £350
Median % change year-on-year +15.51% -33.21% -22.22%
75th Percentile £298 £376 £575
90th Percentile £534 £423 £660
UK median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 11 0
10th Percentile - £21.25 -
25th Percentile £12.82 £33.50 -
Median hourly rate £46.41 £47.50 -
Median % change year-on-year -2.29% - -
75th Percentile £86.25 £50.00 -
90th Percentile £88.50 £53.75 -
UK median hourly rate £33.39 £41.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year -18.57% -25.45% +25.00%

Cisco IOS
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Cisco IOS job vacancy trend in Wales

Cisco IOS
Daily Rate Trend in Wales

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

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

Cisco IOS
Daily Rate Histogram in Wales

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Cisco IOS in Wales over the 6 months to 13 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Cisco IOS in Wales

Cisco IOS
Contract Job Locations in 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 Wales region over the 6 months to 13 December 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
North Wales - 8 £160 -
South Wales +1 1 £550 - 2
Cisco IOS
UK

Cisco IOS
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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:

Application Platforms
1 8 (88.89%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 8 (88.89%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 8 (88.89%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 8 (88.89%) Skype
2 1 (11.11%) Cisco ASA
2 1 (11.11%) Cisco Wireless
2 1 (11.11%) Firewall
2 1 (11.11%) NX-OS
2 1 (11.11%) Wireless
General
1 8 (88.89%) Electronics
1 8 (88.89%) Finance
1 8 (88.89%) Manufacturing
1 8 (88.89%) Marketing
1 8 (88.89%) Public Sector
1 8 (88.89%) Social Skills
1 8 (88.89%) Telecoms
2 1 (11.11%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 8 (88.89%) Desktop Support
1 8 (88.89%) IT Support
2 1 (11.11%) Network Engineer
2 1 (11.11%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 8 (88.89%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 8 (88.89%) Android
1 8 (88.89%) Mac OS
1 8 (88.89%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (88.89%) Business Intelligence
1 8 (88.89%) Computer Science
1 8 (88.89%) Continuous Improvement
1 8 (88.89%) Customer Service
1 8 (88.89%) Digital Marketing
1 8 (88.89%) Infrastructure Management
1 8 (88.89%) ITIL
1 8 (88.89%) Logistics
1 8 (88.89%) Programme Management
1 8 (88.89%) Service Delivery
1 8 (88.89%) Software Licensing
2 1 (11.11%) Zero Trust
Qualifications
1 8 (88.89%) Degree
1 8 (88.89%) ITIL Certification
2 1 (11.11%) CCNA
2 1 (11.11%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (11.11%) SC Cleared
2 1 (11.11%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 8 (88.89%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (11.11%) Cisco Prime
Vendors
1 9 (100.00%) Cisco
2 8 (88.89%) Microsoft
2 8 (88.89%) SAP