Cisco Certification Job Trends in the South East

Cisco Certification
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for Cisco Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 21 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 178 178 149
Rank change year-on-year 0 -29 -38
Permanent jobs citing Cisco Certification 151 110 250
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.95% 1.28% 1.60%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.53% 3.08% 5.07%
Number of salaries quoted 74 90 207
10th Percentile £32,925 £31,175 £28,950
25th Percentile £41,563 £32,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £43,750 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +25.71% -12.50% +5.26%
75th Percentile £72,500 £62,375 £57,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £67,750 £62,500
England median annual salary £65,000 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +23.81% - -4.55%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South East

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 the South East.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 3,335 3,576 4,928
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 20.93% 41.47% 31.50%
Number of salaries quoted 1,971 1,614 3,100
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,681 £37,500 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% - -
75th Percentile £76,250 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,500 £82,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%

Cisco Certification
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Cisco Certification job vacancy trend in the South East

Cisco Certification
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Cisco Certification.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Cisco Certification

Cisco Certification
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cisco Certification in the South East over the 6 months to 21 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Cisco Certification in the South East

Cisco Certification
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cisco Certification within the South East region over the 6 months to 21 July 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
Thames Valley +39 52 £52,500 -12.50% 22
Hampshire -30 31 £75,000 +50.00% 12
Surrey -36 26 £65,000 +91.18% 4
Kent +3 25 £34,500 -4.17% 4
Berkshire +19 21 £60,000 - 6
Buckinghamshire +2 17 £43,750 -2.78% 14
Oxfordshire -3 14 £50,000 -35.48% 2
East Sussex -7 6 - -
West Sussex -21 6 - - 1
Sussex - 4 - - 1
Middlesex +41 1 - -
Cisco Certification
England

Cisco Certification
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 17 (11.26%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (5.30%) SharePoint
3 4 (2.65%) Skype for Business
Cloud Services
1 96 (63.58%) Azure
2 20 (13.25%) AWS
3 17 (11.26%) Microsoft 365
4 7 (4.64%) GCP
5 5 (3.31%) Entra ID
6 4 (2.65%) Power Automate
7 1 (0.66%) Azure Sentinel
7 1 (0.66%) Azure Stack
7 1 (0.66%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 66 (43.71%) Firewall
2 54 (35.76%) WAN
3 49 (32.45%) LAN
4 45 (29.80%) VPN
5 33 (21.85%) VLAN
6 30 (19.87%) Network Security
7 23 (15.23%) TCP/IP
7 23 (15.23%) Wireless
8 20 (13.25%) DHCP
8 20 (13.25%) DNS
9 19 (12.58%) OSPF
10 18 (11.92%) BGP
10 18 (11.92%) SD-WAN
11 14 (9.27%) Wi-Fi
12 12 (7.95%) NGFW
12 12 (7.95%) VoIP
13 8 (5.30%) Internet
14 7 (4.64%) WLAN
15 6 (3.97%) Cisco Firepower
15 6 (3.97%) Ethernet VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.32%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (0.66%) Git
1 1 (0.66%) JIRA
General
1 96 (63.58%) Social Skills
2 7 (4.64%) Finance
2 7 (4.64%) Military
2 7 (4.64%) Telecoms
3 5 (3.31%) Documentation Skills
3 5 (3.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 5 (3.31%) Retail
4 4 (2.65%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (1.99%) Manufacturing
5 3 (1.99%) Organisational Skills
5 3 (1.99%) Public Sector
6 1 (0.66%) Digital Health
Job Titles
1 96 (63.58%) Network Engineer
2 18 (11.92%) Senior
3 11 (7.28%) IT Engineer
4 10 (6.62%) Support Engineer
5 9 (5.96%) Architect
5 9 (5.96%) IT Support
6 8 (5.30%) IT Support Engineer
7 6 (3.97%) Cybersecurity Engineer
7 6 (3.97%) Field Engineer
7 6 (3.97%) Field Service Engineer
7 6 (3.97%) Network Architect
7 6 (3.97%) Security Engineer
7 6 (3.97%) Senior Network Engineer
7 6 (3.97%) Senior Security Engineer
8 5 (3.31%) 3rd Line Engineer
8 5 (3.31%) 3rd Line Support
8 5 (3.31%) Lead
8 5 (3.31%) Senior Architect
8 5 (3.31%) Senior Network Architect
9 4 (2.65%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.65%) 802.1X
2 1 (0.66%) Jinja
2 1 (0.66%) JSON
2 1 (0.66%) REST
2 1 (0.66%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 16 (10.60%) Data Centre
2 10 (6.62%) Security Posture
3 9 (5.96%) Driving Licence
4 6 (3.97%) Hybrid Cloud
4 6 (3.97%) Private Cloud
5 3 (1.99%) Cyber Security Posture
6 2 (1.32%) Linux Command Line
6 2 (1.32%) PKI
7 1 (0.66%) Fibre Optics
7 1 (0.66%) Management Information System
7 1 (0.66%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 27 (17.88%) Windows
2 17 (11.26%) Linux
3 15 (9.93%) Windows Server
4 6 (3.97%) Windows Server 2016
5 1 (0.66%) Android
5 1 (0.66%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.66%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.66%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (18.54%) Cybersecurity
2 25 (16.56%) ITIL
3 20 (13.25%) Continuous Improvement
4 19 (12.58%) Stakeholder Management
5 17 (11.26%) Mentoring
6 14 (9.27%) Problem-Solving
7 13 (8.61%) Business Continuity
8 12 (7.95%) Disaster Recovery
9 11 (7.28%) Technical Leadership
10 10 (6.62%) Cloud Security
10 10 (6.62%) Risk Management
10 10 (6.62%) SIEM
11 9 (5.96%) Application Security
11 9 (5.96%) Computer Science
11 9 (5.96%) TOGAF
11 9 (5.96%) Vulnerability Management
12 8 (5.30%) Enterprise Architecture
12 8 (5.30%) Network Monitoring
12 8 (5.30%) Security Operations
12 8 (5.30%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 5 (3.31%) PowerShell
1 5 (3.31%) Python
2 4 (2.65%) Ruby
3 2 (1.32%) SQL
4 1 (0.66%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 116 (76.82%) CCNA
2 67 (44.37%) Network+ Certification
3 64 (42.38%) Azure Certification
4 41 (27.15%) CCNP
5 29 (19.21%) Security Cleared
6 23 (15.23%) DV Cleared
7 18 (11.92%) CISSP
8 15 (9.93%) Degree
9 14 (9.27%) SC Cleared
10 12 (7.95%) CISM
11 11 (7.28%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 9 (5.96%) CCSP
13 7 (4.64%) CompTIA Security+
13 7 (4.64%) Microsoft Certification
14 6 (3.97%) Computer Science Degree
15 5 (3.31%) CRISC
15 5 (3.31%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
16 4 (2.65%) CompTIA CySA+
17 3 (1.99%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
17 3 (1.99%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (9.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 8 (5.30%) NCSC
2 8 (5.30%) NIST
3 7 (4.64%) Cyber Essentials
4 6 (3.97%) SLA
5 3 (1.99%) GDPR
System Software
1 20 (13.25%) Active Directory
2 14 (9.27%) Hyper-V
3 12 (7.95%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (5.30%) VMware NSX
5 4 (2.65%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (1.99%) Docker
7 2 (1.32%) Firmware
7 2 (1.32%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 10 (6.62%) Ansible
1 10 (6.62%) FortiGate
2 9 (5.96%) Terraform
3 7 (4.64%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.66%) Failover Clustering
4 1 (0.66%) OpenView
4 1 (0.66%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 108 (71.52%) Cisco
2 90 (59.60%) Microsoft
3 60 (39.74%) ForeScout
4 31 (20.53%) VMware
5 21 (13.91%) Fortinet
6 11 (7.28%) Palo Alto
7 8 (5.30%) Aruba
7 8 (5.30%) Citrix
7 8 (5.30%) Juniper
8 7 (4.64%) HP
9 6 (3.97%) Google
9 6 (3.97%) Mellanox
9 6 (3.97%) NVIDIA
10 5 (3.31%) WatchGuard
11 4 (2.65%) Ubiquiti
12 3 (1.99%) Huawei
12 3 (1.99%) MikroTik
12 3 (1.99%) Veeam
13 2 (1.32%) Draytek
13 2 (1.32%) SonicWALL