Cisco Jobs in Manchester

Cisco
North West > Manchester

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Manchester requiring knowledge or experience of Cisco products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Cisco over the 6 months leading up to 28 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

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

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 57 70 118
Rank change year-on-year +13 +48 -33
Permanent jobs citing Cisco 123 185 148
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 5.66% 3.44% 3.14%
As % of the Vendors category 13.10% 10.14% 6.75%
Number of salaries quoted 33 164 108
10th Percentile £24,570 £35,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £32,000 £37,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +15.87%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £63,125
90th Percentile £82,500 £75,000 £75,000
North West median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% +5.26% +5.56%

All Vendors
Manchester

Cisco falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in Manchester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 939 1,825 2,194
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 43.23% 33.97% 46.58%
Number of salaries quoted 481 1,339 1,131
10th Percentile £25,750 £27,450 £30,500
25th Percentile £37,000 £37,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £66,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £93,778 £82,500 £81,250
North West median annual salary £50,055 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.38% -5.00% +5.26%

Cisco
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Job vacancy trend for Cisco in Manchester

Cisco
Salary Trend in Manchester

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cisco in Manchester.

Salary trend for Cisco in Manchester

Cisco
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cisco in Manchester over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.

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 28 May 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Bolton -10 7 £40,000 -11.11% 7
Cheadle +1 3 - -
Bury -2 3 - - 1
Sale - 3 - -
Oldham - 3 - -
Stalybridge - 2 - -
Stockport - 2 - - 4
Wigan - 2 - -
Altrincham - 2 - - 2
Ashton-under-Lyne - 2 - - 3
Dukinfield - 2 - -
Heywood - 2 - -
Rochdale +8 1 - -
Littleborough - 1 - -
Cisco
North West

Cisco
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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 9 (7.32%) Skype for Business
2 3 (2.44%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.63%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (1.63%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 21 (17.07%) Azure
2 18 (14.63%) Microsoft 365
3 4 (3.25%) AWS
3 4 (3.25%) Entra ID
3 4 (3.25%) Nutanix
4 1 (0.81%) Azure Stack
Communications & Networking
1 51 (41.46%) VPN
2 48 (39.02%) Cisco IOS
3 23 (18.70%) Firewall
4 13 (10.57%) WAN
5 12 (9.76%) LAN
5 12 (9.76%) Wireless
6 11 (8.94%) Unified Communications
7 9 (7.32%) Skype
8 7 (5.69%) DNS
9 6 (4.88%) Wi-Fi
10 5 (4.07%) Cisco Firepower
10 5 (4.07%) Network Security
11 4 (3.25%) BGP
11 4 (3.25%) Cisco ASA
11 4 (3.25%) Cisco ISE
11 4 (3.25%) EIGRP
11 4 (3.25%) HTTP
11 4 (3.25%) OSPF
11 4 (3.25%) SSH
11 4 (3.25%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.63%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (3.25%) Git
1 4 (3.25%) JIRA
General
1 73 (59.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 45 (36.59%) Analytical Skills
3 33 (26.83%) Social Skills
4 12 (9.76%) Legal
5 10 (8.13%) Law
6 4 (3.25%) Finance
6 4 (3.25%) Marketing
7 3 (2.44%) Organisational Skills
7 3 (2.44%) Public Sector
8 2 (1.63%) Documentation Skills
8 2 (1.63%) Telecoms
9 1 (0.81%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 44 (35.77%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 19 (15.45%) Cisco Specialist
3 9 (7.32%) Collaboration Specialist
4 8 (6.50%) Architect
5 7 (5.69%) Azure Specialist
5 7 (5.69%) Cloud Specialist
5 7 (5.69%) Infrastructure Specialist
5 7 (5.69%) Network Engineer
6 6 (4.88%) Network Architect
7 5 (4.07%) Consultant
7 5 (4.07%) IT Engineer
7 5 (4.07%) Senior
8 4 (3.25%) IT Sales Executive
8 4 (3.25%) IT Support
8 4 (3.25%) Sales Executive
8 4 (3.25%) Service Desk Engineer
9 3 (2.44%) 3rd Line Engineer
9 3 (2.44%) Cloud Infrastructure Manager
9 3 (2.44%) Infrastructure Manager
9 3 (2.44%) Network Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (34.96%) Elastic Stack
2 4 (3.25%) LDAP
3 2 (1.63%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 43 (34.96%) Cyberattack
2 10 (8.13%) Enterprise Cloud
3 9 (7.32%) Digital Signage
3 9 (7.32%) Video Conferencing
4 5 (4.07%) Social Media
5 4 (3.25%) Anti-Spyware
6 2 (1.63%) CCTV
6 2 (1.63%) Data Protection Act
7 1 (0.81%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
7 1 (0.81%) Driving Licence
7 1 (0.81%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 52 (42.28%) Windows
2 47 (38.21%) Android
3 44 (35.77%) Linux
4 3 (2.44%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.81%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.81%) Unix
5 1 (0.81%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (43.90%) Problem-Solving
2 45 (36.59%) Storage Management
3 44 (35.77%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 44 (35.77%) Risk Management
3 44 (35.77%) Task Automation
4 43 (34.96%) DevOps
4 43 (34.96%) Line Management
4 43 (34.96%) Mathematics
4 43 (34.96%) Platform Engineering
5 19 (15.45%) Customer Engagement
5 19 (15.45%) ITIL
6 13 (10.57%) Customer Service
7 12 (9.76%) Artificial Intelligence
8 10 (8.13%) User Experience
9 9 (7.32%) Mentoring
10 8 (6.50%) Roadmaps
11 7 (5.69%) Capacity Planning
11 7 (5.69%) Coaching
11 7 (5.69%) Presales
12 6 (4.88%) Information Security
Programming Languages
1 44 (35.77%) PowerShell
2 43 (34.96%) Bash
2 43 (34.96%) Python
3 2 (1.63%) PHP
Qualifications
1 10 (8.13%) Degree
2 7 (5.69%) Cisco Certification
2 7 (5.69%) Microsoft Certification
3 5 (4.07%) CCNP
3 5 (4.07%) DBS Check
4 4 (3.25%) CCIE
5 3 (2.44%) SC Cleared
5 3 (2.44%) Security Cleared
6 2 (1.63%) CCNA
6 2 (1.63%) Chartered Engineer
6 2 (1.63%) CISSP
6 2 (1.63%) JNCIA
6 2 (1.63%) Network+ Certification
7 1 (0.81%) CCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (8.94%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 44 (35.77%) Hyper-V
2 43 (34.96%) Docker
2 43 (34.96%) VMware NSX
2 43 (34.96%) vSphere
3 13 (10.57%) Active Directory
4 5 (4.07%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.81%) RHEV
5 1 (0.81%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 47 (38.21%) Ansible
2 43 (34.96%) Terraform
3 8 (6.50%) Microsoft Intune
4 7 (5.69%) Jamf Pro
5 4 (3.25%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (1.63%) Cisco CUCM
6 2 (1.63%) SCCM
6 2 (1.63%) SmoothWall
7 1 (0.81%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 51 (41.46%) Juniper
2 43 (34.96%) 3PAR
2 43 (34.96%) Splunk
3 23 (18.70%) Microsoft
4 9 (7.32%) Fortinet
4 9 (7.32%) Mitel
4 9 (7.32%) Polycom
4 9 (7.32%) ShoreTel
4 9 (7.32%) VMware
5 8 (6.50%) Aruba
6 7 (5.69%) Palo Alto
7 5 (4.07%) CheckPoint
7 5 (4.07%) Meraki
8 4 (3.25%) Dell
8 4 (3.25%) Okta
8 4 (3.25%) Perforce
8 4 (3.25%) ServiceNow
9 2 (1.63%) ESET
9 2 (1.63%) Sophos
10 1 (0.81%) CrowdStrike