Cisco Certification Job Trends in Scotland

Cisco Certification
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for Cisco Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 10 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 87 127 177
Rank change year-on-year +40 +50 -48
Permanent jobs citing Cisco Certification 54 21 38
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 1.40% 0.84% 0.84%
As % of the Qualifications category 8.42% 4.52% 4.83%
Number of salaries quoted 24 11 25
10th Percentile £25,375 £25,000 £37,250
25th Percentile £26,244 £25,375 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,000 £36,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -22.22% -40.00% +20.00%
75th Percentile £50,000 £37,000 £67,750
90th Percentile £57,975 £48,750 £77,500
UK median annual salary £65,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +30.00% -9.09% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Scotland

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 Scotland.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 641 465 787
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 16.64% 18.55% 17.30%
Number of salaries quoted 205 179 335
10th Percentile £27,500 £25,363 £29,850
25th Percentile £40,000 £31,000 £40,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £44,128 £51,000
Median % change year-on-year +24.64% -13.47% +2.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £61,875 £67,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £82,000 £84,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -5.25%

Cisco Certification
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Cisco Certification job vacancy trend in Scotland

Cisco Certification
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Cisco Certification.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Cisco Certification

Cisco Certification
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cisco Certification in Scotland over the 6 months to 10 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Cisco Certification in Scotland

Cisco Certification
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cisco Certification within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 10 September 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
Glasgow +15 20 £26,225 -27.15% 6
Edinburgh +5 9 £125,000 +132.56% 3
Aberdeen -7 8 £55,000 +110.33%
South Lanarkshire - 8 £28,000 - 1
Dundee - 6 - -
North Lanarkshire - 3 - -
Cisco Certification
UK

Cisco Certification
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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 4 (7.41%) SharePoint
2 3 (5.56%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 30 (55.56%) Azure
2 13 (24.07%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (5.56%) Entra ID
3 3 (5.56%) OneDrive
4 1 (1.85%) AWS
4 1 (1.85%) Azure ExpressRoute
Communications & Networking
1 18 (33.33%) Firewall
2 12 (22.22%) VoIP
3 11 (20.37%) DHCP
3 11 (20.37%) DNS
4 9 (16.67%) Wi-Fi
5 8 (14.81%) LAN
5 8 (14.81%) VPN
5 8 (14.81%) WAN
6 5 (9.26%) Cisco Nexus
6 5 (9.26%) SAN
7 4 (7.41%) BGP
7 4 (7.41%) EIGRP
7 4 (7.41%) MPLS
7 4 (7.41%) OSPF
7 4 (7.41%) VLAN
7 4 (7.41%) Wireless
8 3 (5.56%) Broadband
8 3 (5.56%) Network Security
8 3 (5.56%) PBX
8 3 (5.56%) SD-WAN
Development Applications
1 8 (14.81%) JIRA
General
1 24 (44.44%) Social Skills
2 8 (14.81%) Manufacturing
2 8 (14.81%) Public Sector
3 5 (9.26%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (9.26%) Legal
3 5 (9.26%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 31 (57.41%) Network Engineer
2 14 (25.93%) IT Engineer
3 11 (20.37%) IT Support
4 8 (14.81%) IT Support Engineer
4 8 (14.81%) Support Engineer
5 6 (11.11%) Field Engineer
5 6 (11.11%) Field Service Engineer
6 5 (9.26%) IT Technician
7 3 (5.56%) 2nd/3rd Line Support
7 3 (5.56%) 2nd/3rd Line Support Technician
7 3 (5.56%) 3rd Line Support
7 3 (5.56%) 3rd Line Support Technician
7 3 (5.56%) IT Support Technician
7 3 (5.56%) Support Technician
8 2 (3.70%) Cybersecurity Manager
8 2 (3.70%) Security Manager
8 2 (3.70%) Technical Manager
9 1 (1.85%) CCTV Engineer
9 1 (1.85%) Commissioning Engineer
9 1 (1.85%) Field Service Technician
Miscellaneous
1 8 (14.81%) FMCG
2 7 (12.96%) Smartphone
3 5 (9.26%) Analytical Mindset
3 5 (9.26%) Data Centre
3 5 (9.26%) Driving Licence
4 3 (5.56%) Onboarding
5 2 (3.70%) Management Information System
5 2 (3.70%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (1.85%) CCTV
Operating Systems
1 11 (20.37%) Windows
2 8 (14.81%) Windows 10
3 3 (5.56%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (16.67%) Coaching
2 8 (14.81%) Supply Chain Management
3 6 (11.11%) Project Delivery
4 5 (9.26%) Customer Service
4 5 (9.26%) ITIL
4 5 (9.26%) Problem-Solving
5 4 (7.41%) High Availability
5 4 (7.41%) Problem Management
5 4 (7.41%) Root Cause Analysis
6 3 (5.56%) Cloud Security
6 3 (5.56%) Disaster Recovery
6 3 (5.56%) Mentoring
6 3 (5.56%) Proactive Monitoring
6 3 (5.56%) Remote Monitoring and Management
6 3 (5.56%) Security Architecture
6 3 (5.56%) Stakeholder Management
6 3 (5.56%) Task Automation
6 3 (5.56%) Technical Leadership
7 2 (3.70%) Application Security
7 2 (3.70%) Collaborative Culture
Programming Languages
1 3 (5.56%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 48 (88.89%) CCNA
2 38 (70.37%) Network+ Certification
3 27 (50.00%) Azure Certification
4 10 (18.52%) Microsoft Certification
5 9 (16.67%) CCNP
6 7 (12.96%) A+ Certification
6 7 (12.96%) BPSS Clearance
6 7 (12.96%) MCSE
7 4 (7.41%) Degree
8 3 (5.56%) CCIE
8 3 (5.56%) MCSA
9 2 (3.70%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 2 (3.70%) CISM
9 2 (3.70%) CISSP
9 2 (3.70%) CSSLP
10 1 (1.85%) CCDA
10 1 (1.85%) CCDP
10 1 (1.85%) CompTIA Security+
10 1 (1.85%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (14.81%) SLA
2 3 (5.56%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 4 (7.41%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (5.56%) Active Directory
2 3 (5.56%) Hyper-V
3 1 (1.85%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 3 (5.56%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (3.70%) Cisco Prime
2 2 (3.70%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 44 (81.48%) Cisco
2 28 (51.85%) Microsoft
3 24 (44.44%) ForeScout
4 6 (11.11%) Palo Alto
5 5 (9.26%) Dell
6 4 (7.41%) Aruba
6 4 (7.41%) Fortinet
6 4 (7.41%) VMware
7 2 (3.70%) HP
7 2 (3.70%) SolarWinds
8 1 (1.85%) F5