Cisco Certification Job Trends in the East of England

Cisco Certification
England > East of England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the East of England with a requirement for Cisco Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 3 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 142 140 142
Rank change year-on-year -2 +2 +34
Permanent jobs citing Cisco Certification 37 14 77
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 0.65% 0.54% 1.36%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.42% 1.20% 5.05%
Number of salaries quoted 18 8 64
10th Percentile £26,500 £45,810 £32,000
25th Percentile £33,000 £52,375 £40,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £58,322 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -31.42% +16.64% -
75th Percentile £71,250 £67,079 £60,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £72,875 £67,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £51,000
% change year-on-year - +17.65% -5.99%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
East of England

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 permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the East of England.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,531 1,166 1,526
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 26.71% 44.92% 26.94%
Number of salaries quoted 553 568 1,049
10th Percentile £29,000 £30,875 £26,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,938 £33,650
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +15.00% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £66,254 £65,000
90th Percentile £78,500 £75,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £58,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -0.86% +5.45% -4.35%

Cisco Certification
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Cisco Certification relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Cisco Certification job vacancy trend in the East of England

Cisco Certification
Salary Trend in the East of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Cisco Certification.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Cisco Certification

Cisco Certification
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cisco Certification in the East of England over the 6 months to 3 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Cisco Certification in the East of England

Cisco Certification
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cisco Certification within the East of England region over the 6 months to 3 April 2026. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Norfolk - 11 £34,000 - 2
Cambridgeshire -20 9 - - 3
Hertfordshire -12 7 £70,000 +7.69% 8
Essex -17 7 £27,000 - 6
Suffolk - 2 - - 2
Bedfordshire +9 1 £82,500 +17.86%
Cisco Certification
England

Cisco Certification
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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 9 (24.32%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 7 (18.92%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 22 (59.46%) Azure
2 14 (37.84%) Microsoft 365
3 5 (13.51%) AWS
4 3 (8.11%) Entra ID
5 1 (2.70%) Azure Logic Apps
5 1 (2.70%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 24 (64.86%) Firewall
2 19 (51.35%) WAN
3 13 (35.14%) LAN
4 12 (32.43%) TCP/IP
5 10 (27.03%) VPN
6 9 (24.32%) DHCP
6 9 (24.32%) DNS
6 9 (24.32%) IMAP
6 9 (24.32%) Network Security
6 9 (24.32%) POP3
6 9 (24.32%) SMTP
7 6 (16.22%) VLAN
7 6 (16.22%) Wireless
8 5 (13.51%) EIGRP
8 5 (13.51%) Intrusion Detection
8 5 (13.51%) OSPF
8 5 (13.51%) SAN
8 5 (13.51%) Wireshark
9 4 (10.81%) VoIP
9 4 (10.81%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.70%) SQL Server
General
1 20 (54.05%) Social Skills
2 8 (21.62%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (10.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 4 (10.81%) Organisational Skills
4 3 (8.11%) Public Sector
5 2 (5.41%) Law
5 2 (5.41%) Manufacturing
5 2 (5.41%) Presentation Skills
6 1 (2.70%) Finance
Job Titles
1 19 (51.35%) Network Engineer
2 8 (21.62%) Senior
3 7 (18.92%) Senior Network Engineer
4 5 (13.51%) 3rd Line Support
4 5 (13.51%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 4 (10.81%) IT Support
5 4 (10.81%) Lead
5 4 (10.81%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
5 4 (10.81%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
6 3 (8.11%) 1st Line Support
6 3 (8.11%) IT Engineer
6 3 (8.11%) Service Desk Team Leader
6 3 (8.11%) Team Leader
7 2 (5.41%) Presales Engineer
7 2 (5.41%) Security Engineer
8 1 (2.70%) Cybersecurity Analyst
8 1 (2.70%) Integration Engineer
8 1 (2.70%) IT Systems Administrator
8 1 (2.70%) Network Integration Engineer
8 1 (2.70%) SCADA Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 9 (24.32%) Driving Licence
2 4 (10.81%) Enterprise Software
2 4 (10.81%) Self-Motivation
3 3 (8.11%) Operational Technology
4 2 (5.41%) Fibre Optics
4 2 (5.41%) Management Information System
5 1 (2.70%) Cyber Security Posture
5 1 (2.70%) Hybrid Cloud
5 1 (2.70%) SCADA
5 1 (2.70%) Security Operations Centre
5 1 (2.70%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 18 (48.65%) Windows
2 14 (37.84%) Windows Server
3 1 (2.70%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (40.54%) Problem-Solving
2 11 (29.73%) Cybersecurity
2 11 (29.73%) Network Monitoring
3 9 (24.32%) Continuous Improvement
3 9 (24.32%) Time Management
4 7 (18.92%) Customer Service
5 5 (13.51%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 5 (13.51%) Stakeholder Management
5 5 (13.51%) Strategic Thinking
6 4 (10.81%) Network Design
6 4 (10.81%) Network Management
7 3 (8.11%) Infrastructure Management
7 3 (8.11%) ITIL
7 3 (8.11%) Logistics
7 3 (8.11%) Mathematics
8 2 (5.41%) Computer Science
8 2 (5.41%) Customer Engagement
8 2 (5.41%) High Availability
8 2 (5.41%) Product Management
8 2 (5.41%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 4 (10.81%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 32 (86.49%) CCNA
2 14 (37.84%) CCNP
3 12 (32.43%) DBS Check
4 11 (29.73%) Azure Certification
4 11 (29.73%) Network+ Certification
5 8 (21.62%) Microsoft Certification
6 6 (16.22%) Degree
7 5 (13.51%) MCSE
8 4 (10.81%) BPSS Clearance
8 4 (10.81%) CISSP
8 4 (10.81%) Security Cleared
9 3 (8.11%) MCDST
9 3 (8.11%) Microsoft Certified Professional
10 2 (5.41%) Computer Science Degree
11 1 (2.70%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 1 (2.70%) CCSP
11 1 (2.70%) CEH
11 1 (2.70%) CISM
11 1 (2.70%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.70%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (2.70%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 1 (2.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (2.70%) NIST
System Software
1 16 (43.24%) Active Directory
2 1 (2.70%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (5.41%) FortiGate
1 2 (5.41%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 31 (83.78%) Microsoft
2 26 (70.27%) Cisco
3 10 (27.03%) Fortinet
4 8 (21.62%) ForeScout
5 6 (16.22%) VMware
6 5 (13.51%) SolarWinds
7 4 (10.81%) Aruba
7 4 (10.81%) CrowdStrike
7 4 (10.81%) Juniper
7 4 (10.81%) Palo Alto
8 3 (8.11%) Meraki
8 3 (8.11%) Sophos
9 1 (2.70%) ForgeRock
9 1 (2.70%) Qualys
9 1 (2.70%) Salesforce