Cisco Job Trends in the North of England

Cisco
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England 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 14 January 2026, 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
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 120 108 74
Rank change year-on-year -12 -34 +55
Permanent jobs citing Cisco 177 195 297
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 1.64% 2.14% 3.49%
As % of the Vendors category 5.51% 6.51% 9.50%
Number of salaries quoted 102 134 274
10th Percentile £25,575 £33,000 £29,575
25th Percentile £30,500 £41,250 £31,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,250 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.50% +11.11% +5.88%
75th Percentile £52,500 £61,250 £61,250
90th Percentile £63,750 £75,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% -

All Vendors
North of England

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 the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 3,215 2,997 3,126
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 29.84% 32.96% 36.74%
Number of salaries quoted 1,846 1,463 2,525
10th Percentile £25,087 £30,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £28,250 £37,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £50,000 £47,557
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +5.14% -4.89%
75th Percentile £60,000 £61,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £82,500
England median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% -4.35%

Cisco
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Cisco job vacancy trend in the North of England

Cisco
Salary Trend in the North of England

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Cisco

Cisco
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cisco in the North of England over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Cisco in the North of England

Cisco
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cisco within the North of England region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
North West +3 95 £50,000 +5.26% 56
Yorkshire -12 55 £32,500 -53.57% 39
North East +13 27 £31,000 -38.00% 15
Cisco
England

Cisco
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North 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 14 (7.91%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (1.13%) FactoryTalk
2 2 (1.13%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.13%) WinCC
Applications
1 4 (2.26%) Microsoft Office
1 4 (2.26%) MS Visio
2 2 (1.13%) Acrobat
Cloud Services
1 31 (17.51%) Microsoft 365
2 22 (12.43%) Azure
3 10 (5.65%) AWS
4 7 (3.95%) Entra ID
5 2 (1.13%) Amazon EC2
6 1 (0.56%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 67 (37.85%) Firewall
2 45 (25.42%) LAN
2 45 (25.42%) WAN
3 32 (18.08%) VoIP
4 23 (12.99%) WebEx
5 18 (10.17%) Wireless
6 17 (9.60%) BGP
7 15 (8.47%) VLAN
7 15 (8.47%) VPN
8 14 (7.91%) SD-WAN
8 14 (7.91%) Telepresence
8 14 (7.91%) Unified Communications
9 11 (6.21%) Network Security
9 11 (6.21%) TCP/IP
10 10 (5.65%) Cisco IOS
10 10 (5.65%) OSPF
11 8 (4.52%) MPLS
11 8 (4.52%) WLAN
12 7 (3.95%) ADSL
12 7 (3.95%) EIGRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (5.08%) Amazon RDS
2 4 (2.26%) SQL Server
3 2 (1.13%) Metadata
General
1 70 (39.55%) Social Skills
2 53 (29.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 26 (14.69%) Finance
4 22 (12.43%) Telecoms
5 19 (10.73%) Presentation Skills
6 14 (7.91%) Analytical Skills
7 10 (5.65%) Manufacturing
7 10 (5.65%) Organisational Skills
8 5 (2.82%) Pharmaceutical
9 3 (1.69%) Law
9 3 (1.69%) Marketing
9 3 (1.69%) Public Sector
10 2 (1.13%) Legal
Job Titles
1 41 (23.16%) Analyst
2 25 (14.12%) Support Engineer
3 23 (12.99%) Business Analyst
3 23 (12.99%) Project Manager
4 22 (12.43%) Network Engineer
5 18 (10.17%) Cisco Engineer
5 18 (10.17%) Firewall Engineer
5 18 (10.17%) Juniper Engineer
5 18 (10.17%) LAN Engineer
5 18 (10.17%) LAN/WAN Engineer
5 18 (10.17%) Presales Engineer
5 18 (10.17%) WAN Engineer
6 16 (9.04%) Support Analyst
7 15 (8.47%) Technical Support
8 14 (7.91%) Voice Engineer
8 14 (7.91%) Voice Support Engineer
9 12 (6.78%) Senior
9 12 (6.78%) Senior Network Engineer
10 11 (6.21%) IT Support
10 11 (6.21%) Technical Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (3.39%) FreeSWITCH
Miscellaneous
1 12 (6.78%) Data Centre
2 7 (3.95%) SCADA
3 6 (3.39%) Handset
4 5 (2.82%) LIMS
4 5 (2.82%) Onboarding
5 4 (2.26%) Social Media
6 2 (1.13%) e-Learning
6 2 (1.13%) iPhone
6 2 (1.13%) Operational Technology
6 2 (1.13%) Security Posture
6 2 (1.13%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (0.56%) Driving Licence
7 1 (0.56%) FMCG
7 1 (0.56%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 34 (19.21%) Windows
2 17 (9.60%) Windows Server
3 12 (6.78%) Android
4 8 (4.52%) Windows 10
5 5 (2.82%) Linux
6 1 (0.56%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 51 (28.81%) Coaching
2 46 (25.99%) Analytics
2 46 (25.99%) Mentoring
2 46 (25.99%) Software Engineering
3 33 (18.64%) Problem-Solving
4 29 (16.38%) ITIL
5 27 (15.25%) Customer Service
6 22 (12.43%) AI
7 19 (10.73%) Presales
7 19 (10.73%) Root Cause Analysis
8 14 (7.91%) Network Management
9 13 (7.34%) Collaborative Working
10 11 (6.21%) Computer Science
11 10 (5.65%) Preventative Maintenance
12 9 (5.08%) Customer Experience
12 9 (5.08%) Customer-Centricity
13 8 (4.52%) Agile
13 8 (4.52%) Patch Management
14 7 (3.95%) Customer Requirements
14 7 (3.95%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 10 (5.65%) Python
2 6 (3.39%) Bash
2 6 (3.39%) SQL
Qualifications
1 53 (29.94%) Cisco Certification
2 39 (22.03%) CCNA
3 23 (12.99%) Degree
4 19 (10.73%) CCNP
5 18 (10.17%) JNCIA
6 11 (6.21%) Network+ Certification
7 9 (5.08%) DBS Check
8 7 (3.95%) CCIE
9 6 (3.39%) CompTIA Security+
9 6 (3.39%) MCSA
9 6 (3.39%) Microsoft Certification
10 5 (2.82%) A+ Certification
10 5 (2.82%) SC Cleared
10 5 (2.82%) Security Cleared
11 4 (2.26%) Computer Science Degree
12 3 (1.69%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (2.82%) 21 CFR Part 11
1 5 (2.82%) GxP
2 4 (2.26%) PMO
3 1 (0.56%) ISO 9001
3 1 (0.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 33 (18.64%) Active Directory
2 11 (6.21%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (5.65%) Hyper-V
4 5 (2.82%) Firmware
5 4 (2.26%) ProxySG
6 2 (1.13%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (1.13%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (1.13%) vSphere
6 2 (1.13%) XenDesktop
7 1 (0.56%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 24 (13.56%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (7.91%) Cisco CUCM
3 10 (5.65%) FortiGate
4 5 (2.82%) Jamf Pro
5 2 (1.13%) AssetCenter
5 2 (1.13%) SCCM
5 2 (1.13%) SmoothWall
6 1 (0.56%) VxRail
Vendors
1 79 (44.63%) Microsoft
2 46 (25.99%) Salesforce
3 31 (17.51%) Fortinet
4 29 (16.38%) Aruba
5 21 (11.86%) VMware
6 20 (11.30%) Juniper
7 17 (9.60%) Meraki
8 14 (7.91%) Oracle
9 11 (6.21%) Veeam
10 10 (5.65%) Palo Alto
11 9 (5.08%) SonicWALL
11 9 (5.08%) WatchGuard
12 8 (4.52%) CheckPoint
12 8 (4.52%) Huawei
13 7 (3.95%) Citrix
13 7 (3.95%) Polycom
14 6 (3.39%) ServiceNow
15 5 (2.82%) Dell
16 4 (2.26%) Blue Coat
16 4 (2.26%) Motorola