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 24 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 137 141 138
Rank change year-on-year +4 -3 +40
Permanent jobs citing Cisco Certification 54 11 74
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 0.86% 0.43% 1.23%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.25% 0.97% 4.59%
Number of salaries quoted 19 7 60
10th Percentile £26,500 £43,746 £31,250
25th Percentile £33,000 £52,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £55,000 £48,500
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% +13.40% -3.00%
75th Percentile £73,750 £65,136 £60,000
90th Percentile £76,750 £68,163 £67,500
England median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £51,000
% change year-on-year +8.33% +17.65% -4.67%

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 1,663 1,137 1,612
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 26.52% 44.41% 26.76%
Number of salaries quoted 572 562 1,095
10th Percentile £29,303 £30,000 £26,000
25th Percentile £36,438 £43,750 £32,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £48,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +13.40% -3.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £66,254 £65,000
90th Percentile £78,500 £74,900 £72,500
England median annual salary £58,750 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +2.17% +4.55% -4.55%

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 24 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 24 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 - 15 £34,000 -
Cambridgeshire -12 14 £90,000 +63.64% 1
Essex -20 11 £27,000 - 1
Hertfordshire -12 7 £70,000 +7.69% 5
Suffolk - 6 - - 2
Bedfordshire +6 1 £82,500 +35.25% 6
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 (16.67%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 7 (12.96%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 39 (72.22%) Azure
2 14 (25.93%) Microsoft 365
3 6 (11.11%) AWS
4 3 (5.56%) Entra ID
5 1 (1.85%) AWS CloudFormation
5 1 (1.85%) Azure Logic Apps
5 1 (1.85%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 24 (44.44%) Firewall
2 19 (35.19%) WAN
3 13 (24.07%) LAN
4 12 (22.22%) TCP/IP
5 10 (18.52%) VPN
6 9 (16.67%) DHCP
6 9 (16.67%) DNS
6 9 (16.67%) IMAP
6 9 (16.67%) Network Security
6 9 (16.67%) POP3
6 9 (16.67%) SMTP
7 6 (11.11%) VLAN
7 6 (11.11%) Wireless
8 5 (9.26%) EIGRP
8 5 (9.26%) Intrusion Detection
8 5 (9.26%) OSPF
8 5 (9.26%) SAN
8 5 (9.26%) Wireshark
9 4 (7.41%) VoIP
9 4 (7.41%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.85%) SQL Server
General
1 36 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 8 (14.81%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (7.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 4 (7.41%) Organisational Skills
4 3 (5.56%) Public Sector
5 2 (3.70%) Law
5 2 (3.70%) Manufacturing
5 2 (3.70%) Presentation Skills
6 1 (1.85%) Finance
Job Titles
1 35 (64.81%) Network Engineer
2 8 (14.81%) Senior
3 7 (12.96%) Senior Network Engineer
4 5 (9.26%) 3rd Line Support
4 5 (9.26%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 4 (7.41%) IT Support
5 4 (7.41%) Lead
5 4 (7.41%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
5 4 (7.41%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
6 3 (5.56%) 1st Line Support
6 3 (5.56%) IT Engineer
6 3 (5.56%) Security Engineer
6 3 (5.56%) Service Desk Team Leader
6 3 (5.56%) Team Leader
7 2 (3.70%) Presales Engineer
8 1 (1.85%) AWS Engineer
8 1 (1.85%) Cybersecurity Analyst
8 1 (1.85%) IT Support Engineer
8 1 (1.85%) IT Systems Administrator
8 1 (1.85%) SCADA Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 9 (16.67%) Driving Licence
2 4 (7.41%) Enterprise Software
2 4 (7.41%) Self-Motivation
3 3 (5.56%) Operational Technology
4 2 (3.70%) Fibre Optics
4 2 (3.70%) Management Information System
5 1 (1.85%) Cyber Security Posture
5 1 (1.85%) Hybrid Cloud
5 1 (1.85%) SCADA
5 1 (1.85%) Security Operations Centre
5 1 (1.85%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 18 (33.33%) Windows
2 14 (25.93%) Windows Server
3 1 (1.85%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (27.78%) Problem-Solving
2 12 (22.22%) Cybersecurity
3 11 (20.37%) Network Monitoring
4 9 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
4 9 (16.67%) Time Management
5 7 (12.96%) Customer Service
6 5 (9.26%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 5 (9.26%) Stakeholder Management
6 5 (9.26%) Strategic Thinking
7 4 (7.41%) Network Design
7 4 (7.41%) Network Management
8 3 (5.56%) Infrastructure Management
8 3 (5.56%) ITIL
8 3 (5.56%) Logistics
8 3 (5.56%) Mathematics
9 2 (3.70%) Customer Requirements
9 2 (3.70%) Network Segmentation
9 2 (3.70%) Presales
9 2 (3.70%) Proactive Monitoring
9 2 (3.70%) Value Proposition
Programming Languages
1 4 (7.41%) PowerShell
2 1 (1.85%) Bash
2 1 (1.85%) Python
Qualifications
1 48 (88.89%) CCNA
2 27 (50.00%) Azure Certification
2 27 (50.00%) Network+ Certification
3 14 (25.93%) CCNP
4 12 (22.22%) DBS Check
5 8 (14.81%) Microsoft Certification
6 7 (12.96%) Degree
7 5 (9.26%) CISSP
7 5 (9.26%) MCSE
8 4 (7.41%) BPSS Clearance
8 4 (7.41%) Security Cleared
9 3 (5.56%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (5.56%) MCDST
9 3 (5.56%) Microsoft Certified Professional
10 2 (3.70%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 2 (3.70%) CISM
10 2 (3.70%) CompTIA Security+
11 1 (1.85%) CEH
11 1 (1.85%) GSEC
11 1 (1.85%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (3.70%) NIST
2 1 (1.85%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (1.85%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 1 (1.85%) SOC 2
System Software
1 16 (29.63%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.85%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (3.70%) FortiGate
1 2 (3.70%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (1.85%) Kubernetes
2 1 (1.85%) Terraform
Vendors
1 47 (87.04%) Microsoft
2 42 (77.78%) Cisco
3 24 (44.44%) ForeScout
4 10 (18.52%) Fortinet
5 6 (11.11%) VMware
6 5 (9.26%) SolarWinds
7 4 (7.41%) Aruba
7 4 (7.41%) CrowdStrike
7 4 (7.41%) Juniper
7 4 (7.41%) Palo Alto
8 3 (5.56%) Meraki
8 3 (5.56%) Sophos
9 1 (1.85%) ForgeRock
9 1 (1.85%) Google
9 1 (1.85%) Qualys
9 1 (1.85%) Salesforce