Cisco Certification Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Cisco Certification
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for Cisco Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 8 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 143 168 133
Rank change year-on-year +25 -35 -23
Permanent jobs citing Cisco Certification 46 29 108
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 0.76% 0.82% 1.60%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.63% 1.82% 4.74%
Number of salaries quoted 23 28 74
10th Percentile £39,050 £31,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,625 £49,063 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £43,294
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +38.59% -11.64%
75th Percentile £72,500 £68,125 £59,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £79,875 £68,375
South East median annual salary £60,000 £48,489 £49,000
% change year-on-year +23.74% -1.04% +3.16%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,266 1,596 2,280
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 20.78% 45.08% 33.76%
Number of salaries quoted 727 488 1,398
10th Percentile £33,250 £29,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £72,500 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £82,500
South East median annual salary £60,000 £52,000 £51,000
% change year-on-year +15.38% +1.96% -1.92%

Cisco Certification
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Cisco Certification job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Cisco Certification
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Cisco Certification.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Cisco Certification

Cisco Certification
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cisco Certification in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 8 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Cisco Certification in the Thames Valley

Cisco Certification
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cisco Certification within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 8 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
Berkshire +6 19 £70,000 +16.67% 12
Buckinghamshire +1 15 £43,750 -2.78% 17
Oxfordshire -3 12 £50,000 -35.48% 2
Cisco Certification
South East

Cisco Certification
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 5 (10.87%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (4.35%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 39 (84.78%) Azure
2 9 (19.57%) AWS
3 8 (17.39%) Microsoft 365
4 3 (6.52%) Entra ID
5 2 (4.35%) Power Automate
6 1 (2.17%) Azure Sentinel
6 1 (2.17%) GCP
6 1 (2.17%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 17 (36.96%) Firewall
2 13 (28.26%) VPN
3 10 (21.74%) Network Security
3 10 (21.74%) WAN
4 9 (19.57%) LAN
4 9 (19.57%) VLAN
5 8 (17.39%) DHCP
5 8 (17.39%) DNS
5 8 (17.39%) TCP/IP
6 6 (13.04%) Wi-Fi
6 6 (13.04%) Wireless
7 5 (10.87%) Internet
7 5 (10.87%) SD-WAN
8 4 (8.70%) Cisco Firepower
8 4 (8.70%) Cisco Nexus
9 3 (6.52%) NGFW
10 2 (4.35%) OSPF
10 2 (4.35%) Remote Desktop
10 2 (4.35%) WLAN
11 1 (2.17%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.35%) SQL Server
General
1 30 (65.22%) Social Skills
2 5 (10.87%) Finance
2 5 (10.87%) Retail
3 4 (8.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (4.35%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (4.35%) Organisational Skills
4 2 (4.35%) Public Sector
5 1 (2.17%) Digital Health
5 1 (2.17%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 22 (47.83%) Network Engineer
2 8 (17.39%) Architect
3 7 (15.22%) Senior
4 5 (10.87%) Security Architect
5 4 (8.70%) Cybersecurity Architect
5 4 (8.70%) Network Architect
5 4 (8.70%) Principal Architect
5 4 (8.70%) Principal Security Architect
6 3 (6.52%) Cybersecurity Engineer
6 3 (6.52%) Head of Infrastructure
6 3 (6.52%) Head of Security
6 3 (6.52%) IT Engineer
6 3 (6.52%) Network Manager
6 3 (6.52%) Security Engineer
6 3 (6.52%) Senior Architect
6 3 (6.52%) Senior Network Architect
6 3 (6.52%) Senior Security Engineer
7 2 (4.35%) Analyst
7 2 (4.35%) IT Support Engineer
7 2 (4.35%) Network Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 5 (10.87%) Security Posture
2 4 (8.70%) Data Centre
3 3 (6.52%) Hybrid Cloud
3 3 (6.52%) Private Cloud
4 1 (2.17%) Cyber Security Posture
4 1 (2.17%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 5 (10.87%) Windows
2 3 (6.52%) Windows Server
3 2 (4.35%) Linux
4 1 (2.17%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (32.61%) Cybersecurity
2 11 (23.91%) ITIL
3 10 (21.74%) Mentoring
4 9 (19.57%) Continuous Improvement
5 8 (17.39%) Problem-Solving
5 8 (17.39%) Stakeholder Management
5 8 (17.39%) Technical Leadership
5 8 (17.39%) TOGAF
6 7 (15.22%) Application Security
6 7 (15.22%) Enterprise Architecture
6 7 (15.22%) OWASP
7 6 (13.04%) Zero Trust
8 5 (10.87%) Disaster Recovery
8 5 (10.87%) High Availability
8 5 (10.87%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 4 (8.70%) Business Continuity
9 4 (8.70%) Computer Science
9 4 (8.70%) Data Security
9 4 (8.70%) Security Architecture
9 4 (8.70%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 3 (6.52%) PowerShell
2 2 (4.35%) SQL
3 1 (2.17%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 35 (76.09%) CCNA
2 21 (45.65%) Azure Certification
2 21 (45.65%) Network+ Certification
3 13 (28.26%) CCNP
4 11 (23.91%) CISSP
5 8 (17.39%) CISM
5 8 (17.39%) Degree
6 7 (15.22%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 7 (15.22%) CCSP
7 4 (8.70%) Computer Science Degree
7 4 (8.70%) Microsoft Certification
8 3 (6.52%) CompTIA Security+
8 3 (6.52%) DV Cleared
8 3 (6.52%) GCIA
8 3 (6.52%) SANS
8 3 (6.52%) Security Cleared
8 3 (6.52%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 2 (4.35%) MCSA
9 2 (4.35%) MCSE
10 1 (2.17%) CCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (17.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (10.87%) Cyber Essentials
2 5 (10.87%) NIST
3 3 (6.52%) NCSC
4 1 (2.17%) SLA
System Software
1 7 (15.22%) Active Directory
1 7 (15.22%) Hyper-V
2 3 (6.52%) VMware NSX
3 2 (4.35%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (2.17%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (2.17%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (10.87%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (2.17%) Terraform
Vendors
1 30 (65.22%) Cisco
1 30 (65.22%) Microsoft
2 18 (39.13%) ForeScout
3 10 (21.74%) VMware
4 9 (19.57%) Fortinet
4 9 (19.57%) Palo Alto
5 6 (13.04%) Aruba
6 4 (8.70%) WatchGuard
7 3 (6.52%) Veeam
8 2 (4.35%) Adobe
8 2 (4.35%) Citrix
8 2 (4.35%) Dell
8 2 (4.35%) Draytek
8 2 (4.35%) Juniper
8 2 (4.35%) Ruckus Wireless
8 2 (4.35%) SonicWALL
9 1 (2.17%) 3PAR
9 1 (2.17%) CheckPoint
9 1 (2.17%) HP
9 1 (2.17%) SolarWinds