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

6 months to
20 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 138 169 132
Rank change year-on-year +31 -37 -34
Permanent jobs citing Cisco Certification 52 29 97
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 0.83% 0.80% 1.57%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.13% 1.87% 4.71%
Number of salaries quoted 27 28 65
10th Percentile £37,800 £31,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,625 £49,063 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £44,089
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +36.09% +2.30%
75th Percentile £60,000 £68,125 £59,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £79,875 £68,250
South East median annual salary £55,000 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +22.22% -10.00% +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 1,259 1,552 2,058
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 20.13% 42.94% 33.23%
Number of salaries quoted 734 485 1,239
10th Percentile £33,250 £29,600 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £39,063
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 £81,250 £83,750
South East median annual salary £60,000 £52,500 £52,000
% change year-on-year +14.29% +0.96% -0.95%

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 20 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 20 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 +12 21 £60,000 - 6
Buckinghamshire +8 17 £43,750 -2.78% 13
Oxfordshire -3 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 7 (13.46%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (7.69%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 45 (86.54%) Azure
2 11 (21.15%) AWS
2 11 (21.15%) Microsoft 365
3 5 (9.62%) Entra ID
4 4 (7.69%) Power Automate
5 1 (1.92%) Azure Sentinel
5 1 (1.92%) Azure Stack
5 1 (1.92%) GCP
5 1 (1.92%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 23 (44.23%) Firewall
2 19 (36.54%) VPN
3 15 (28.85%) WAN
4 14 (26.92%) LAN
4 14 (26.92%) Network Security
4 14 (26.92%) VLAN
5 13 (25.00%) DHCP
5 13 (25.00%) DNS
5 13 (25.00%) TCP/IP
6 10 (19.23%) Wireless
7 9 (17.31%) SD-WAN
8 8 (15.38%) Wi-Fi
9 6 (11.54%) Cisco Firepower
9 6 (11.54%) Cisco Nexus
10 5 (9.62%) Internet
10 5 (9.62%) NGFW
11 4 (7.69%) OSPF
12 2 (3.85%) BGP
12 2 (3.85%) Remote Desktop
12 2 (3.85%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.85%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (1.92%) JIRA
General
1 35 (67.31%) Social Skills
2 5 (9.62%) Retail
3 4 (7.69%) Finance
3 4 (7.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (3.85%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (3.85%) Documentation Skills
4 2 (3.85%) Organisational Skills
4 2 (3.85%) Public Sector
5 1 (1.92%) Digital Health
5 1 (1.92%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 24 (46.15%) Network Engineer
2 9 (17.31%) Architect
2 9 (17.31%) Senior
3 6 (11.54%) Network Architect
4 5 (9.62%) 3rd Line Support
4 5 (9.62%) IT Engineer
4 5 (9.62%) IT Support
4 5 (9.62%) Senior Architect
4 5 (9.62%) Senior Network Architect
5 4 (7.69%) 3rd Line Engineer
5 4 (7.69%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
5 4 (7.69%) IT Support Engineer
5 4 (7.69%) Security Architect
5 4 (7.69%) Support Engineer
6 3 (5.77%) Cybersecurity Architect
6 3 (5.77%) Network Manager
6 3 (5.77%) Principal Architect
6 3 (5.77%) Principal Security Architect
6 3 (5.77%) Security Engineer
6 3 (5.77%) Senior Security Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 6 (11.54%) Data Centre
2 5 (9.62%) Hybrid Cloud
2 5 (9.62%) Private Cloud
2 5 (9.62%) Security Posture
3 1 (1.92%) Cyber Security Posture
3 1 (1.92%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 8 (15.38%) Windows
2 5 (9.62%) Windows Server
3 2 (3.85%) Linux
4 1 (1.92%) Android
4 1 (1.92%) Apple iOS
4 1 (1.92%) Windows 10
4 1 (1.92%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (26.92%) Cybersecurity
1 14 (26.92%) ITIL
2 13 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 12 (23.08%) Mentoring
4 10 (19.23%) Stakeholder Management
4 10 (19.23%) Technical Leadership
5 9 (17.31%) TOGAF
6 8 (15.38%) Enterprise Architecture
6 8 (15.38%) Problem-Solving
6 8 (15.38%) Zero Trust
7 6 (11.54%) Application Security
7 6 (11.54%) OWASP
8 5 (9.62%) Cloud Security
8 5 (9.62%) Disaster Recovery
8 5 (9.62%) High Availability
8 5 (9.62%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 5 (9.62%) Network Architecture
8 5 (9.62%) Network Monitoring
8 5 (9.62%) Risk Management
9 4 (7.69%) Remote Monitoring and Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (9.62%) PowerShell
2 2 (3.85%) SQL
3 1 (1.92%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 40 (76.92%) CCNA
2 21 (40.38%) Azure Certification
2 21 (40.38%) Network+ Certification
3 17 (32.69%) CCNP
4 11 (21.15%) Degree
5 10 (19.23%) CISSP
6 7 (13.46%) CISM
6 7 (13.46%) Microsoft Certification
7 6 (11.54%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 6 (11.54%) CCSP
8 5 (9.62%) DV Cleared
8 5 (9.62%) Security Cleared
8 5 (9.62%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 4 (7.69%) Computer Science Degree
10 3 (5.77%) CompTIA Security+
10 3 (5.77%) GCIA
10 3 (5.77%) SANS
11 2 (3.85%) MCSA
11 2 (3.85%) MCSE
12 1 (1.92%) CCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (13.46%) Cyber Essentials
1 7 (13.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (9.62%) NCSC
3 4 (7.69%) NIST
4 1 (1.92%) SLA
System Software
1 10 (19.23%) Active Directory
2 7 (13.46%) Hyper-V
3 5 (9.62%) VMware NSX
4 4 (7.69%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (1.92%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (1.92%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 7 (13.46%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (3.85%) FortiGate
3 1 (1.92%) Terraform
Vendors
1 37 (71.15%) Microsoft
2 34 (65.38%) Cisco
3 18 (34.62%) ForeScout
4 12 (23.08%) VMware
5 11 (21.15%) Fortinet
5 11 (21.15%) Palo Alto
6 6 (11.54%) Aruba
7 4 (7.69%) WatchGuard
8 3 (5.77%) Veeam
9 2 (3.85%) Adobe
9 2 (3.85%) Citrix
9 2 (3.85%) Dell
9 2 (3.85%) Draytek
9 2 (3.85%) Juniper
9 2 (3.85%) Ruckus Wireless
9 2 (3.85%) SonicWALL
10 1 (1.92%) 3PAR
10 1 (1.92%) CheckPoint
10 1 (1.92%) HP
10 1 (1.92%) SolarWinds