Job Vacancy Trend Salary Trend Salary Histogram Job Locations Skill Sets
Period
to 14 August 2018

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Manchester with a requirement for knowledge and experience of Cisco products and/or services. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Cisco over the 6 months to 14 August 2018 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

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

Cisco
North West > Manchester
6 months to
14 Aug 2018		 Same period 2017 Same period 2016
Rank 68 61 68
Rank change year-on-year -7 +7 -8
Permanent jobs citing Cisco 319 402 293
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in Manchester 4.39% 4.91% 4.11%
As % of the Vendors category 9.85% 10.64% 9.93%
Number of salaries quoted 254 375 252
Manchester median annual salary £37,500 £37,500 £38,000
Median salary % change year-on-year - -1.32% -5.00%
10th Percentile £20,325 £22,750 £25,000
90th Percentile £58,375 £56,500 £57,500
North West median annual salary £39,000 £39,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year - +4.00% -6.25%

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

All Vendors
Manchester
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 3,238 3,778 2,951
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in Manchester 44.61% 46.16% 41.42%
Number of salaries quoted 2,669 3,105 2,454
Manchester median annual salary £43,000 £40,500 £40,000
Median salary % change year-on-year +6.17% +1.25% -
10th Percentile £23,500 £24,000 £24,000
90th Percentile £71,250 £65,000 £62,500
North West median annual salary £42,500 £40,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year +6.25% - -

Cisco
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Job postings citing Cisco as a percentage of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Job vacancy trend for Cisco in Manchester

Cisco
Salary Trend in Manchester

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Cisco in Manchester.

Salary trend for Cisco in Manchester

Cisco
Salary Histogram in Manchester

The salary distribution of IT jobs citing Cisco in Manchester over the 6 months to 14 August 2018.

Salary histogram for Cisco in Manchester

Cisco
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cisco within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 14 August 2018. 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
Job
Vacancies
Stockport +26 43 £32,500 -23.98% 3
Wigan +31 20 £37,500 -6.25%
Rochdale 0 16 £25,500 -36.25% 3
Bolton +17 14 £21,000 -50.59% 3
Cheadle +4 10 £25,000 +19.05% 2
Altrincham +1 7 £25,000 -37.50% 1
Salford -3 5 £28,750 +2.68% 4
Sale - 2 £25,000 -
Heywood - 1 £26,250 -
Cisco
North West

For the 6 months to 14 August 2018, IT jobs citing Cisco also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Manchester region with a requirement for Cisco.

1 155 (48.59%) VMware
2 154 (48.28%) Windows
3 123 (38.56%) Firewall
4 110 (34.48%) Cisco Certification
5 105 (32.92%) Microsoft
6 98 (30.72%) Active Directory
7 96 (30.09%) Windows Server
8 93 (29.15%) ITIL
9 91 (28.53%) CCNA
10 90 (28.21%) VMware Infrastructure
11 87 (27.27%) Office 365
12 79 (24.76%) WAN
13 76 (23.82%) SAN
14 72 (22.57%) LAN
15 70 (21.94%) Hyper-V
16 58 (18.18%) Windows Server 2012
17 57 (17.87%) CCNP
18 56 (17.55%) Telecoms
19 53 (16.61%) VoIP
19 53 (16.61%) Citrix
19 53 (16.61%) Fortinet
20 52 (16.30%) MS Exchange
21 49 (15.36%) Linux
21 49 (15.36%) Windows Server 2008
21 49 (15.36%) Microsoft Azure
22 47 (14.73%) Infrastructure Engineering
23 45 (14.11%) Network Security
24 43 (13.48%) Juniper
24 43 (13.48%) Data Centre
25 42 (13.17%) Service Management

Cisco
Co-occurring IT Skills in Manchester by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 52 (16.30%) MS Exchange
2 27 (8.46%) Exchange Server 2010
3 25 (7.84%) Exchange Server 2013
4 13 (4.08%) SharePoint
5 6 (1.88%) Exchange Server 2007
5 6 (1.88%) IIS
6 4 (1.25%) Apache
6 4 (1.25%) Exchange Server 2003
7 3 (0.94%) Skype for Business
8 2 (0.63%) IBM Domino
8 2 (0.63%) SharePoint 2013
9 1 (0.31%) CMS
9 1 (0.31%) Drupal
9 1 (0.31%) Exchange Server 2000
9 1 (0.31%) SharePoint 2010
9 1 (0.31%) WordPress
Applications
1 23 (7.21%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (2.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.63%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 4 (1.25%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 87 (27.27%) Office 365
2 49 (15.36%) Microsoft Azure
3 23 (7.21%) Amazon AWS
4 7 (2.19%) SaaS
5 6 (1.88%) Cloud Computing
6 5 (1.57%) IaaS
6 5 (1.57%) Mimecast
7 4 (1.25%) Azure Active Directory
7 4 (1.25%) PaaS
8 2 (0.63%) Amazon EC2
8 2 (0.63%) Amazon S3
9 1 (0.31%) Google Cloud Platform
Communications & Networking
1 123 (38.56%) Firewall
2 79 (24.76%) WAN
3 76 (23.82%) SAN
4 72 (22.57%) LAN
5 53 (16.61%) VoIP
6 45 (14.11%) Network Security
7 40 (12.54%) DNS
7 40 (12.54%) Wireless
8 39 (12.23%) Cisco ASA
9 35 (10.97%) VPN
10 32 (10.03%) Wi-Fi
11 26 (8.15%) TCP/IP
11 26 (8.15%) VLAN
12 21 (6.58%) DHCP
12 21 (6.58%) Internet
12 21 (6.58%) MPLS
13 18 (5.64%) Broadband
13 18 (5.64%) Ethernet
14 17 (5.33%) Cisco Nexus
14 17 (5.33%) IP Telephony
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (3.45%) SQL Server
2 8 (2.51%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 5 (1.57%) MySQL
4 3 (0.94%) Azure SQL Database
4 3 (0.94%) Big Data
5 2 (0.63%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.31%) Apache Cassandra
6 1 (0.31%) MongoDB
6 1 (0.31%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.31%) Oracle Database 10g
6 1 (0.31%) SQL Server 2000
6 1 (0.31%) SQL Server 2016
Development Applications
1 1 (0.31%) Git (software)
1 1 (0.31%) gulp
1 1 (0.31%) Maven
1 1 (0.31%) Travis CI
General
1 56 (17.55%) Telecoms
2 24 (7.52%) Retail
3 21 (6.58%) Finance
4 12 (3.76%) Manufacturing
5 10 (3.13%) Legal
5 10 (3.13%) Marketing
6 8 (2.51%) Games
7 4 (1.25%) Advertising
8 3 (0.94%) Banking
9 2 (0.63%) International Banking
9 2 (0.63%) Local Government
10 1 (0.31%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 63 (19.75%) Analyst
2 60 (18.81%) Network Engineer
3 40 (12.54%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 38 (11.91%) Service Analyst
5 33 (10.34%) Cisco Engineer
6 31 (9.72%) Service Desk Analyst
6 31 (9.72%) Support Engineer
7 26 (8.15%) 3rd Line Engineer
8 25 (7.84%) IT Analyst
9 17 (5.33%) 3rd Line Support
9 17 (5.33%) Architect
10 15 (4.70%) Consultant
10 15 (4.70%) Senior Analyst
10 15 (4.70%) Server Analyst
11 14 (4.39%) Cisco Consultant
11 14 (4.39%) Cisco Security Consultant
11 14 (4.39%) IT Manager
11 14 (4.39%) Security Consultant
11 14 (4.39%) VMware Engineer
12 13 (4.08%) IT Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (2.82%) Web Services
2 8 (2.51%) 802.1X
3 4 (1.25%) .NET
4 3 (0.94%) Flash
5 2 (0.63%) CSS
5 2 (0.63%) HTML
6 1 (0.31%) .NET Framework
6 1 (0.31%) Elastic Stack
6 1 (0.31%) Entity Framework
6 1 (0.31%) FFmpeg
6 1 (0.31%) jQuery
6 1 (0.31%) JSON
6 1 (0.31%) Kafka
6 1 (0.31%) Node.js
6 1 (0.31%) RabbitMQ
6 1 (0.31%) SAP Basis
Miscellaneous
1 43 (13.48%) Data Centre
2 19 (5.96%) Self-Motivation
3 16 (5.02%) Driving Licence
4 15 (4.70%) Replication
5 12 (3.76%) Analytical Skills
6 11 (3.45%) Management Information System
7 9 (2.82%) Enterprise Storage
8 7 (2.19%) Cyber Kill Chain
9 6 (1.88%) Public Cloud
10 5 (1.57%) Clustering
11 4 (1.25%) EMC VNX
11 4 (1.25%) HP Storage
12 3 (0.94%) Computer Science
12 3 (0.94%) FlexPod
12 3 (0.94%) Virtual Team
13 2 (0.63%) Fat Client
13 2 (0.63%) iPad
13 2 (0.63%) Thin Client
14 1 (0.31%) Blackberry
14 1 (0.31%) Handset
Operating Systems
1 154 (48.28%) Windows
2 96 (30.09%) Windows Server
3 58 (18.18%) Windows Server 2012
4 49 (15.36%) Linux
4 49 (15.36%) Windows Server 2008
5 36 (11.29%) Windows 7
6 32 (10.03%) Windows 10
7 12 (3.76%) Windows 8
8 7 (2.19%) Mac OS X
9 5 (1.57%) Windows Server 2003
10 3 (0.94%) Data ONTAP
11 2 (0.63%) DC/OS
11 2 (0.63%) Mac OS
11 2 (0.63%) Ubuntu
11 2 (0.63%) Windows Mobile
11 2 (0.63%) Windows XP
12 1 (0.31%) Android
12 1 (0.31%) Unix
12 1 (0.31%) Windows 2000 Server
12 1 (0.31%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 93 (29.15%) ITIL
2 47 (14.73%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 42 (13.17%) Problem Management
3 42 (13.17%) Service Management
4 39 (12.23%) Problem-Solving
5 35 (10.97%) Incident Management
6 33 (10.34%) Change Management
7 32 (10.03%) Statistics
8 29 (9.09%) Disaster Recovery
8 29 (9.09%) Knowledge Management
9 18 (5.64%) Mentoring
9 18 (5.64%) Service Delivery
10 17 (5.33%) Kalman Filter
11 16 (5.02%) Agile Software Development
12 15 (4.70%) Asset Management
12 15 (4.70%) Migration
12 15 (4.70%) Presales
12 15 (4.70%) Technical Architecture
13 14 (4.39%) Decision-Making
13 14 (4.39%) Information Security
Programming Languages
1 31 (9.72%) SQL
2 14 (4.39%) PowerShell
3 8 (2.51%) T-SQL
4 7 (2.19%) C
5 5 (1.57%) C#
5 5 (1.57%) Python
6 4 (1.25%) Java
6 4 (1.25%) PHP
7 3 (0.94%) JavaScript
7 3 (0.94%) Perl
8 2 (0.63%) Bash Shell
9 1 (0.31%) Apple Swift
9 1 (0.31%) ES6
9 1 (0.31%) Go
9 1 (0.31%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 110 (34.48%) Cisco Certification
2 91 (28.53%) CCNA
3 57 (17.87%) CCNP
4 34 (10.66%) Microsoft Certification
5 29 (9.09%) Network+ Certification
6 22 (6.90%) MCP
7 20 (6.27%) Degree
8 19 (5.96%) MCSA
9 18 (5.64%) MCSE
10 14 (4.39%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 13 (4.08%) ITIL Certification
12 11 (3.45%) CISSP
13 9 (2.82%) CCDP
13 9 (2.82%) CREST Certified
13 9 (2.82%) SANS
14 8 (2.51%) Security Cleared
15 7 (2.19%) CCIE
15 7 (2.19%) SC Cleared
16 6 (1.88%) Computer Science Degree
17 5 (1.57%) CCENT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (11.29%) SLA
2 25 (7.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 16 (5.02%) PCI DSS
4 14 (4.39%) GDPR
5 7 (2.19%) PMO
6 5 (1.57%) Cyber Essentials
7 4 (1.25%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 3 (0.94%) COSHH
9 1 (0.31%) GPG13
9 1 (0.31%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 98 (30.72%) Active Directory
2 90 (28.21%) VMware Infrastructure
3 70 (21.94%) Hyper-V
4 15 (4.70%) Virtual Servers
5 13 (4.08%) VMware ESXi
6 11 (3.45%) vSphere
7 10 (3.13%) Terminal Services
8 9 (2.82%) Firmware
8 9 (2.82%) XenApp
9 6 (1.88%) Xen
10 5 (1.57%) XenDesktop
11 4 (1.25%) VMware NSX
12 3 (0.94%) Docker
12 3 (0.94%) Terminal Server
13 2 (0.63%) NFS
13 2 (0.63%) Virtual Machines
13 2 (0.63%) VMware Workstation
13 2 (0.63%) XenServer
14 1 (0.31%) Kamailio
14 1 (0.31%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 24 (7.52%) SCCM
2 12 (3.76%) Backup Exec
2 12 (3.76%) FortiGate
3 10 (3.13%) Cisco CUCM
4 9 (2.82%) Failover Clustering
4 9 (2.82%) SCOM
4 9 (2.82%) vCenter Server
5 8 (2.51%) Cisco Prime
6 5 (1.57%) Cacti
6 5 (1.57%) Nagios
6 5 (1.57%) SmoothWall
6 5 (1.57%) Stealthwatch
7 4 (1.25%) Opscode Chef
7 4 (1.25%) Puppet
7 4 (1.25%) vRealize
8 3 (0.94%) Ansible
8 3 (0.94%) OpenNMS
9 2 (0.63%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
9 2 (0.63%) SolarWinds Orion
10 1 (0.31%) Simpana
Vendors
1 155 (48.59%) VMware
2 105 (32.92%) Microsoft
3 53 (16.61%) Citrix
3 53 (16.61%) Fortinet
4 43 (13.48%) Juniper
5 31 (9.72%) Veeam
6 30 (9.40%) HP
6 30 (9.40%) Huawei
7 23 (7.21%) Meraki
8 18 (5.64%) NetApp
9 17 (5.33%) CheckPoint
10 16 (5.02%) Palo Alto
11 13 (4.08%) Dell
11 13 (4.08%) Nimble Storage
11 13 (4.08%) SolarWinds
12 12 (3.76%) EMC
13 9 (2.82%) Apple
13 9 (2.82%) Mitel
13 9 (2.82%) SonicWALL
14 8 (2.51%) Aruba