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 23 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 138 167 143
Rank change year-on-year +29 -24 -22
Permanent jobs citing Cisco Certification 41 25 113
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 0.69% 0.72% 1.54%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.31% 1.51% 4.50%
Number of salaries quoted 20 24 77
10th Percentile £38,275 £31,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £44,063 £41,875 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £56,250 £44,089
Median % change year-on-year +2.22% +27.58% -10.02%
75th Percentile £72,500 £68,125 £59,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £78,000 £68,000
South East median annual salary £65,000 £46,250 £49,000
% change year-on-year +40.54% -5.61% +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 1,238 1,653 2,509
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 20.88% 47.90% 34.11%
Number of salaries quoted 714 464 1,476
10th Percentile £33,350 £28,575 £31,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £50,000 £52,147
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -4.12% +4.29%
75th Percentile £72,500 £67,500 £67,125
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% -1.11%

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 23 June 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 23 June 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 +12 17 £70,000 +12.00% 5
Oxfordshire +7 12 £50,000 -9.09% 2
Buckinghamshire +6 12 £42,500 - 18
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 3 (7.32%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 35 (85.37%) Azure
2 7 (17.07%) AWS
3 6 (14.63%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (2.44%) Azure Sentinel
4 1 (2.44%) Entra ID
4 1 (2.44%) GCP
4 1 (2.44%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 13 (31.71%) Firewall
2 9 (21.95%) VPN
3 8 (19.51%) Network Security
3 8 (19.51%) WAN
4 7 (17.07%) LAN
4 7 (17.07%) VLAN
5 6 (14.63%) DHCP
5 6 (14.63%) DNS
5 6 (14.63%) TCP/IP
5 6 (14.63%) Wi-Fi
6 5 (12.20%) Internet
7 4 (9.76%) Wireless
8 3 (7.32%) SD-WAN
9 2 (4.88%) Cisco Firepower
9 2 (4.88%) Cisco Nexus
9 2 (4.88%) OSPF
9 2 (4.88%) Remote Desktop
9 2 (4.88%) WLAN
10 1 (2.44%) Cisco ASA
10 1 (2.44%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.88%) SQL Server
General
1 27 (65.85%) Social Skills
2 5 (12.20%) Finance
3 4 (9.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 4 (9.76%) Retail
4 2 (4.88%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (4.88%) Organisational Skills
4 2 (4.88%) Public Sector
5 1 (2.44%) Digital Health
5 1 (2.44%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 22 (53.66%) Network Engineer
2 6 (14.63%) Architect
3 5 (12.20%) Security Architect
3 5 (12.20%) Senior
4 4 (9.76%) Cybersecurity Architect
4 4 (9.76%) Principal Architect
4 4 (9.76%) Principal Security Architect
5 3 (7.32%) Cybersecurity Engineer
5 3 (7.32%) Head of Infrastructure
5 3 (7.32%) Head of Security
5 3 (7.32%) Security Engineer
5 3 (7.32%) Senior Security Engineer
6 2 (4.88%) Analyst
6 2 (4.88%) Lead
6 2 (4.88%) Network Analyst
6 2 (4.88%) Network Architect
6 2 (4.88%) Network Manager
6 2 (4.88%) Systems Engineer
7 1 (2.44%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 1 (2.44%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 5 (12.20%) Security Posture
2 2 (4.88%) Data Centre
3 1 (2.44%) Cyber Security Posture
3 1 (2.44%) Hybrid Cloud
3 1 (2.44%) PKI
3 1 (2.44%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 3 (7.32%) Windows
2 2 (4.88%) Linux
3 1 (2.44%) Windows Server
3 1 (2.44%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (36.59%) Cybersecurity
2 8 (19.51%) ITIL
2 8 (19.51%) Mentoring
2 8 (19.51%) Problem-Solving
3 7 (17.07%) Application Security
3 7 (17.07%) Continuous Improvement
3 7 (17.07%) OWASP
4 6 (14.63%) Technical Leadership
4 6 (14.63%) TOGAF
5 5 (12.20%) Disaster Recovery
5 5 (12.20%) Enterprise Architecture
5 5 (12.20%) High Availability
5 5 (12.20%) Stakeholder Management
6 4 (9.76%) Collaborative Working
6 4 (9.76%) Computer Science
6 4 (9.76%) SDLC
6 4 (9.76%) Security Architecture
6 4 (9.76%) SIEM
6 4 (9.76%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 4 (9.76%) Strategic Planning
Programming Languages
1 2 (4.88%) SQL
2 1 (2.44%) Bicep
2 1 (2.44%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 32 (78.05%) CCNA
2 21 (51.22%) Azure Certification
3 20 (48.78%) Network+ Certification
4 11 (26.83%) CCNP
4 11 (26.83%) CISSP
5 8 (19.51%) CISM
6 7 (17.07%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 7 (17.07%) CCSP
7 6 (14.63%) Degree
8 4 (9.76%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (7.32%) CompTIA Security+
9 3 (7.32%) GCIA
9 3 (7.32%) SANS
10 2 (4.88%) MCSA
10 2 (4.88%) MCSE
10 2 (4.88%) Microsoft Certification
11 1 (2.44%) CCIE
11 1 (2.44%) CCSE
11 1 (2.44%) DV Cleared
11 1 (2.44%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (19.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (12.20%) NIST
3 3 (7.32%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (2.44%) NCSC
4 1 (2.44%) SLA
System Software
1 7 (17.07%) Hyper-V
2 5 (12.20%) Active Directory
3 1 (2.44%) VMware ESXi
3 1 (2.44%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (2.44%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 3 (7.32%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (2.44%) Terraform
Vendors
1 28 (68.29%) Cisco
2 26 (63.41%) Microsoft
3 18 (43.90%) ForeScout
4 9 (21.95%) Fortinet
5 8 (19.51%) VMware
6 7 (17.07%) Palo Alto
7 6 (14.63%) Aruba
8 4 (9.76%) WatchGuard
9 3 (7.32%) Veeam
10 2 (4.88%) Adobe
10 2 (4.88%) Citrix
10 2 (4.88%) Dell
10 2 (4.88%) Draytek
10 2 (4.88%) Juniper
10 2 (4.88%) Ruckus Wireless
10 2 (4.88%) SonicWALL
11 1 (2.44%) 3PAR
11 1 (2.44%) CheckPoint
11 1 (2.44%) HP
11 1 (2.44%) SolarWinds