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 2 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 130 162 141
Rank change year-on-year +32 -21 -27
Permanent jobs citing Cisco Certification 44 29 111
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 0.73% 0.83% 1.56%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.51% 1.79% 4.50%
Number of salaries quoted 22 28 76
10th Percentile £38,775 £31,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,313 £49,063 £36,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,750 £60,000 £43,294
Median % change year-on-year -10.42% +38.59% -11.64%
75th Percentile £72,500 £68,125 £59,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £79,875 £68,125
South East median annual salary £60,000 £49,479 £49,000
% change year-on-year +21.26% +0.98% +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 1,255 1,618 2,469
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 20.72% 46.08% 34.61%
Number of salaries quoted 720 478 1,448
10th Percentile £33,250 £29,425 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £38,130
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 £83,750 £82,500 £82,500
South East median annual salary £60,000 £52,500 £51,000
% change year-on-year +14.29% +2.94% -2.16%

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 2 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 2 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 +5 18 £70,000 +16.67% 14
Buckinghamshire +2 14 £43,750 -2.78% 17
Oxfordshire -2 12 £50,000 -35.48% 3
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 4 (9.09%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (2.27%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 37 (84.09%) Azure
2 8 (18.18%) AWS
3 7 (15.91%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (4.55%) Entra ID
5 1 (2.27%) Azure Sentinel
5 1 (2.27%) GCP
5 1 (2.27%) Mimecast
5 1 (2.27%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 15 (34.09%) Firewall
2 11 (25.00%) VPN
3 9 (20.45%) Network Security
3 9 (20.45%) WAN
4 8 (18.18%) LAN
4 8 (18.18%) VLAN
5 7 (15.91%) DHCP
5 7 (15.91%) DNS
5 7 (15.91%) TCP/IP
6 6 (13.64%) Wi-Fi
7 5 (11.36%) Internet
7 5 (11.36%) Wireless
8 4 (9.09%) SD-WAN
9 3 (6.82%) Cisco Firepower
9 3 (6.82%) Cisco Nexus
10 2 (4.55%) NGFW
10 2 (4.55%) OSPF
10 2 (4.55%) Remote Desktop
10 2 (4.55%) WLAN
11 1 (2.27%) Cisco ASA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.55%) SQL Server
General
1 29 (65.91%) Social Skills
2 5 (11.36%) Finance
2 5 (11.36%) Retail
3 4 (9.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (4.55%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (4.55%) Organisational Skills
4 2 (4.55%) Public Sector
5 1 (2.27%) Digital Health
5 1 (2.27%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 22 (50.00%) Network Engineer
2 7 (15.91%) Architect
3 6 (13.64%) Senior
4 5 (11.36%) Security Architect
5 4 (9.09%) Cybersecurity Architect
5 4 (9.09%) Principal Architect
5 4 (9.09%) Principal Security Architect
6 3 (6.82%) Cybersecurity Engineer
6 3 (6.82%) Head of Infrastructure
6 3 (6.82%) Head of Security
6 3 (6.82%) Network Architect
6 3 (6.82%) Network Manager
6 3 (6.82%) Security Engineer
6 3 (6.82%) Senior Security Engineer
7 2 (4.55%) Analyst
7 2 (4.55%) IT Engineer
7 2 (4.55%) Lead
7 2 (4.55%) Network Analyst
7 2 (4.55%) Senior Network Architect
7 2 (4.55%) Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 5 (11.36%) Security Posture
2 3 (6.82%) Data Centre
3 2 (4.55%) Hybrid Cloud
3 2 (4.55%) Private Cloud
4 1 (2.27%) Cyber Security Posture
4 1 (2.27%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 4 (9.09%) Windows
2 2 (4.55%) Linux
2 2 (4.55%) Windows Server
3 1 (2.27%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (34.09%) Cybersecurity
2 10 (22.73%) ITIL
3 9 (20.45%) Mentoring
4 8 (18.18%) Continuous Improvement
4 8 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
5 7 (15.91%) Application Security
5 7 (15.91%) OWASP
5 7 (15.91%) Stakeholder Management
5 7 (15.91%) Technical Leadership
5 7 (15.91%) TOGAF
6 6 (13.64%) Enterprise Architecture
7 5 (11.36%) Disaster Recovery
7 5 (11.36%) High Availability
7 5 (11.36%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 5 (11.36%) Zero Trust
8 4 (9.09%) Business Continuity
8 4 (9.09%) Data Security
8 4 (9.09%) Incident Response
8 4 (9.09%) Security Architecture
8 4 (9.09%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 2 (4.55%) PowerShell
1 2 (4.55%) SQL
2 1 (2.27%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 34 (77.27%) CCNA
2 21 (47.73%) Azure Certification
2 21 (47.73%) Network+ Certification
3 12 (27.27%) CCNP
4 11 (25.00%) CISSP
5 8 (18.18%) CISM
6 7 (15.91%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 7 (15.91%) CCSP
6 7 (15.91%) Degree
7 4 (9.09%) Computer Science Degree
8 3 (6.82%) CompTIA Security+
8 3 (6.82%) GCIA
8 3 (6.82%) Microsoft Certification
8 3 (6.82%) SANS
9 2 (4.55%) DV Cleared
9 2 (4.55%) MCSA
9 2 (4.55%) MCSE
9 2 (4.55%) Security Cleared
9 2 (4.55%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 1 (2.27%) CCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (18.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (11.36%) NIST
3 4 (9.09%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (4.55%) NCSC
5 1 (2.27%) SLA
System Software
1 7 (15.91%) Hyper-V
2 6 (13.64%) Active Directory
3 2 (4.55%) VMware NSX
4 1 (2.27%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (2.27%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (2.27%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (9.09%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (2.27%) Terraform
Vendors
1 29 (65.91%) Cisco
2 28 (63.64%) Microsoft
3 18 (40.91%) ForeScout
4 9 (20.45%) Fortinet
4 9 (20.45%) VMware
5 8 (18.18%) Palo Alto
6 6 (13.64%) Aruba
7 4 (9.09%) WatchGuard
8 3 (6.82%) Veeam
9 2 (4.55%) Adobe
9 2 (4.55%) Citrix
9 2 (4.55%) Dell
9 2 (4.55%) Draytek
9 2 (4.55%) Juniper
9 2 (4.55%) Ruckus Wireless
9 2 (4.55%) SonicWALL
10 1 (2.27%) 3PAR
10 1 (2.27%) CheckPoint
10 1 (2.27%) HP
10 1 (2.27%) SolarWinds