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

6 months to
23 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 134 161 141
Rank change year-on-year +27 -20 -36
Permanent jobs citing Cisco Certification 49 27 92
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 0.78% 0.75% 1.56%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.92% 1.79% 4.68%
Number of salaries quoted 24 26 61
10th Percentile £38,100 £31,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,938 £44,688 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,250 £58,750 £49,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.77% +18.69% +14.86%
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,500 £59,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £80,625 £68,750
South East median annual salary £55,000 £42,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +29.41% -15.00% +5.26%

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 1,251 1,511 1,967
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 19.87% 42.23% 33.25%
Number of salaries quoted 728 477 1,166
10th Percentile £33,013 £29,900 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £39,380
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -4.76% +2.24%
75th Percentile £72,500 £67,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £83,750
South East median annual salary £60,000 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +14.29% - -

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 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 23 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 +19 19 £60,000 - 7
Buckinghamshire -2 16 £45,000 - 14
Oxfordshire -6 14 £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 (10.20%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (8.16%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 42 (85.71%) Azure
2 11 (22.45%) AWS
3 9 (18.37%) Microsoft 365
4 4 (8.16%) Entra ID
4 4 (8.16%) Power Automate
5 1 (2.04%) Azure Sentinel
5 1 (2.04%) Azure Stack
5 1 (2.04%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 22 (44.90%) Firewall
2 18 (36.73%) VPN
3 14 (28.57%) LAN
3 14 (28.57%) Network Security
3 14 (28.57%) WAN
4 13 (26.53%) TCP/IP
4 13 (26.53%) VLAN
5 12 (24.49%) DHCP
5 12 (24.49%) DNS
6 9 (18.37%) SD-WAN
6 9 (18.37%) Wireless
7 8 (16.33%) Wi-Fi
8 6 (12.24%) Cisco Firepower
8 6 (12.24%) Cisco Nexus
9 5 (10.20%) Internet
9 5 (10.20%) NGFW
10 4 (8.16%) OSPF
11 2 (4.08%) BGP
11 2 (4.08%) WLAN
12 1 (2.04%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.04%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (2.04%) JIRA
General
1 35 (71.43%) Social Skills
2 5 (10.20%) Retail
3 4 (8.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 3 (6.12%) Finance
5 2 (4.08%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (4.08%) Documentation Skills
5 2 (4.08%) Organisational Skills
5 2 (4.08%) Public Sector
6 1 (2.04%) Digital Health
6 1 (2.04%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 24 (48.98%) Network Engineer
2 8 (16.33%) Architect
2 8 (16.33%) Senior
3 6 (12.24%) Network Architect
4 5 (10.20%) 3rd Line Support
4 5 (10.20%) IT Support
4 5 (10.20%) Senior Architect
4 5 (10.20%) Senior Network Architect
5 4 (8.16%) 3rd Line Engineer
5 4 (8.16%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
5 4 (8.16%) IT Engineer
5 4 (8.16%) IT Support Engineer
5 4 (8.16%) Support Engineer
6 3 (6.12%) Cybersecurity Engineer
6 3 (6.12%) Head of Infrastructure
6 3 (6.12%) Head of Security
6 3 (6.12%) Network Manager
6 3 (6.12%) Security Architect
6 3 (6.12%) Security Engineer
6 3 (6.12%) Senior Security Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 6 (12.24%) Data Centre
2 5 (10.20%) Hybrid Cloud
2 5 (10.20%) Private Cloud
2 5 (10.20%) Security Posture
3 1 (2.04%) Cyber Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 6 (12.24%) Windows
2 4 (8.16%) Windows Server
3 1 (2.04%) Android
3 1 (2.04%) Apple iOS
3 1 (2.04%) Linux
3 1 (2.04%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (26.53%) Cybersecurity
1 13 (26.53%) ITIL
2 12 (24.49%) Continuous Improvement
3 11 (22.45%) Mentoring
4 10 (20.41%) Stakeholder Management
5 9 (18.37%) Technical Leadership
6 8 (16.33%) TOGAF
6 8 (16.33%) Zero Trust
7 7 (14.29%) Enterprise Architecture
7 7 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
8 5 (10.20%) Application Security
8 5 (10.20%) Cloud Security
8 5 (10.20%) High Availability
8 5 (10.20%) Network Architecture
8 5 (10.20%) Network Monitoring
8 5 (10.20%) OWASP
8 5 (10.20%) Risk Management
9 4 (8.16%) Business Continuity
9 4 (8.16%) Incident Response
9 4 (8.16%) Remote Monitoring and Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (8.16%) PowerShell
2 1 (2.04%) SQL
Qualifications
1 38 (77.55%) CCNA
2 21 (42.86%) Azure Certification
2 21 (42.86%) Network+ Certification
3 17 (34.69%) CCNP
4 10 (20.41%) Degree
5 9 (18.37%) CISSP
6 6 (12.24%) CISM
6 6 (12.24%) Microsoft Certification
7 5 (10.20%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 5 (10.20%) CCSP
7 5 (10.20%) DV Cleared
7 5 (10.20%) Security Cleared
7 5 (10.20%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 4 (8.16%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (6.12%) CompTIA Security+
9 3 (6.12%) GCIA
9 3 (6.12%) SANS
10 1 (2.04%) CCSE
10 1 (2.04%) CCSM
10 1 (2.04%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (14.29%) Cyber Essentials
2 6 (12.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (10.20%) NCSC
4 3 (6.12%) NIST
5 1 (2.04%) SLA
System Software
1 9 (18.37%) Active Directory
2 5 (10.20%) Hyper-V
2 5 (10.20%) VMware NSX
3 4 (8.16%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (2.04%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (2.04%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (10.20%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (4.08%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 35 (71.43%) Microsoft
2 33 (67.35%) Cisco
3 18 (36.73%) ForeScout
4 11 (22.45%) VMware
5 10 (20.41%) Fortinet
5 10 (20.41%) Palo Alto
6 6 (12.24%) Aruba
7 3 (6.12%) WatchGuard
8 2 (4.08%) Ruckus Wireless
9 1 (2.04%) Adobe
9 1 (2.04%) CheckPoint
9 1 (2.04%) Citrix
9 1 (2.04%) Dell
9 1 (2.04%) Draytek
9 1 (2.04%) Juniper
9 1 (2.04%) SonicWALL
9 1 (2.04%) Veeam