Cisco Job Trends in Scotland

Cisco
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland 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 6 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
6 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 84 108 146
Rank change year-on-year +24 +38 -9
Permanent jobs citing Cisco 58 32 46
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 2.12% 1.21% 1.50%
As % of the Vendors category 5.13% 4.19% 3.80%
Number of salaries quoted 18 19 37
10th Percentile - - £29,000
25th Percentile £37,000 £31,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,375 £40,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +34.26% -26.36% +29.41%
75th Percentile £76,250 £68,250 £63,750
90th Percentile £78,625 £74,500 £84,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £51,650
% change year-on-year -4.55% +6.49% +3.30%

All Vendors
Scotland

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 Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 1,131 764 1,210
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 41.37% 28.97% 39.57%
Number of salaries quoted 421 352 805
10th Percentile £25,087 £31,250 -
25th Percentile £27,500 £37,500 £25,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,000 £50,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -32.00% +17.65% -22.73%
75th Percentile £55,000 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,900 £84,800 £83,269
UK median annual salary £50,500 £57,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -11.40% +3.64% -4.35%

Cisco
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Cisco job vacancy trend in Scotland

Cisco
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Cisco.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Cisco

Cisco
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cisco in Scotland over the 6 months to 6 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Cisco in Scotland

Cisco
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 within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 6 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
Edinburgh +18 31 £38,000 -45.71% 3
Glasgow +21 20 £75,000 +106.90% 10
Highlands -4 4 - - 1
Renfrewshire - 2 £60,000 - 1
Cisco
UK

Cisco
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 1 (1.72%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 6 (10.34%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 31 (53.45%) Azure
2 18 (31.03%) Microsoft 365
3 4 (6.90%) Entra ID
4 1 (1.72%) AWS
4 1 (1.72%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 27 (46.55%) Firewall
1 27 (46.55%) WAN
2 23 (39.66%) LAN
2 23 (39.66%) SD-WAN
3 19 (32.76%) Wireless
4 16 (27.59%) Wireshark
5 5 (8.62%) Broadband
6 4 (6.90%) Network Security
6 4 (6.90%) VPN
7 3 (5.17%) Cisco Wireless
8 2 (3.45%) MPLS
8 2 (3.45%) Unified Communications
9 1 (1.72%) BGP
9 1 (1.72%) DHCP
9 1 (1.72%) DNS
9 1 (1.72%) TCP/IP
9 1 (1.72%) VLAN
9 1 (1.72%) Wi-Fi
General
1 26 (44.83%) Social Skills
2 21 (36.21%) Finance
3 16 (27.59%) Telecoms
4 5 (8.62%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (8.62%) Financial Institution
4 5 (8.62%) Organisational Skills
5 4 (6.90%) Back Office
6 3 (5.17%) Manufacturing
6 3 (5.17%) Retail
7 2 (3.45%) Public Sector
8 1 (1.72%) Legal
Job Titles
1 16 (27.59%) Network Engineer
2 9 (15.52%) Analyst
2 9 (15.52%) Support Analyst
3 7 (12.07%) Lead
4 6 (10.34%) 3rd Line Support
5 5 (8.62%) Applications Support
5 5 (8.62%) IT Analyst
5 5 (8.62%) IT Support
5 5 (8.62%) IT Support Analyst
5 5 (8.62%) Network Manager
5 5 (8.62%) Technical Leader
6 4 (6.90%) Desktop Engineer
6 4 (6.90%) Desktop Support
6 4 (6.90%) Desktop Support Engineer
6 4 (6.90%) Network Analyst
6 4 (6.90%) Network Support
6 4 (6.90%) Network Support Analyst
6 4 (6.90%) Support Engineer
7 2 (3.45%) Senior
8 1 (1.72%) Data Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 18 (31.03%) Management Information System
2 16 (27.59%) Data Centre
3 5 (8.62%) Driving Licence
3 5 (8.62%) Team-Oriented Environment
4 3 (5.17%) Onboarding
5 2 (3.45%) Robotics
5 2 (3.45%) Video Conferencing
6 1 (1.72%) Cyber Security Posture
6 1 (1.72%) Data Protection Act
6 1 (1.72%) Hybrid Cloud
6 1 (1.72%) Mainframe
6 1 (1.72%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 14 (24.14%) Windows
2 8 (13.79%) Windows Server
3 4 (6.90%) Windows 10
4 3 (5.17%) Linux
5 2 (3.45%) Ubuntu
6 1 (1.72%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (1.72%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (41.38%) Change Management
2 23 (39.66%) Asset Management
3 22 (37.93%) Customer Service
4 21 (36.21%) Problem-Solving
5 17 (29.31%) Coaching
6 16 (27.59%) Capacity Planning
6 16 (27.59%) Load Balancing
6 16 (27.59%) Network Monitoring
6 16 (27.59%) Network Planning
6 16 (27.59%) Network Virtualisation
6 16 (27.59%) Problem Management
7 15 (25.86%) ITIL
8 10 (17.24%) ERP
9 9 (15.52%) Continuous Improvement
10 7 (12.07%) Mentoring
10 7 (12.07%) Stakeholder Management
11 6 (10.34%) Business Strategy
11 6 (10.34%) Patch Management
11 6 (10.34%) Root Cause Analysis
11 6 (10.34%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 9 (15.52%) PowerShell
2 1 (1.72%) Bash
2 1 (1.72%) Python
Qualifications
1 14 (24.14%) Degree
2 9 (15.52%) Cisco Certification
3 8 (13.79%) Microsoft Certification
4 7 (12.07%) SC Cleared
4 7 (12.07%) Security Cleared
5 5 (8.62%) CCNP
5 5 (8.62%) HNC
6 4 (6.90%) CCIE
6 4 (6.90%) CCNA
6 4 (6.90%) CTC Cleared
7 2 (3.45%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (3.45%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 1 (1.72%) Azure Certification
8 1 (1.72%) CompTIA Security+
8 1 (1.72%) Network+ Certification
8 1 (1.72%) PMI Certification
8 1 (1.72%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (15.52%) SLA
2 2 (3.45%) GDPR
3 1 (1.72%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (1.72%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 1 (1.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 6 (10.34%) VMware Infrastructure
2 5 (8.62%) Virtual Desktop
3 3 (5.17%) Active Directory
4 1 (1.72%) Hyper-V
4 1 (1.72%) iptables
4 1 (1.72%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 8 (13.79%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (10.34%) Cisco CUCM
3 2 (3.45%) Ansible
Vendors
1 21 (36.21%) Meraki
2 20 (34.48%) Microsoft
3 18 (31.03%) Palo Alto
4 17 (29.31%) CheckPoint
5 16 (27.59%) SolarWinds
6 7 (12.07%) VMware
7 5 (8.62%) Infor
8 2 (3.45%) Fortinet
8 2 (3.45%) Juniper
9 1 (1.72%) Arista
9 1 (1.72%) Aruba
9 1 (1.72%) Avaya
9 1 (1.72%) Datto
9 1 (1.72%) Genesys
9 1 (1.72%) Veeam