Cisco Engineer Job Trends
Cisco Engineer
UK
The median Cisco Engineer salary in the UK is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 756 | 614 | 614 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -142 | 0 | -17 |
| Permanent Cisco Engineer jobs | 62 | 62 | 130 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.051% | 0.12% | 0.19% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.055% | 0.14% | 0.20% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 55 | 35 | 114 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,000 | £36,250 | £45,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £47,500 | £45,313 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.55% | - | -10.20% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £65,000 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £79,000 | £77,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £53,750 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.33% | -2.27% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 31 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in the UK matching a recognised job title | 111,963 | 45,468 | 64,622 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 91.95% | 90.21% | 95.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 74,787 | 27,366 | 36,680 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,750 | £28,250 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £35,000 | £42,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £59,000 | £52,500 | £57,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.38% | -7.89% | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,250 | £73,750 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £92,500 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £46,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +19.57% | -8.00% | -4.76% |
Cisco Engineer Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Cisco Engineer job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Cisco Engineer Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for Cisco Engineer job vacancies in the UK.
Cisco Engineer Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for Cisco Engineer jobs over the 6 months to 31 October 2026.
Cisco Engineer Top 14 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in Cisco Engineer jobs within the UK over the 6 months to 31 October 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -140 | 60 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 7 |
| UK excluding London | -130 | 35 | £55,000 | +2.33% | 3 |
| London | -75 | 27 | £60,000 | -1.64% | 7 |
| Work from Home | -50 | 21 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 2 |
| North of England | - | 10 | £61,250 | - | |
| North West | - | 9 | £61,250 | - | |
| West Midlands | -52 | 8 | £55,000 | -0.90% | |
| Midlands | -67 | 8 | £55,000 | -0.90% | |
| South West | -73 | 7 | £50,000 | -14.89% | 1 |
| South East | -79 | 5 | £53,750 | +43.33% | |
| East of England | -45 | 3 | £77,500 | +40.91% | |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | £65,000 | - | |
| Yorkshire | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Wales | - | 1 | £60,000 | - |
Cisco Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities
For the 6 months to 31 October 2026, Cisco Engineer job ads cited the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent Cisco Engineer job ads.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco | 100.0% | 62 |
| 2 | Meraki | 38.7% | 24 |
| 3 | LAN | 35.5% | 22 |
| 4 | Cisco Certification | 32.3% | 20 |
| 4 | Firewall | 32.3% | 20 |
| 6 | Azure | 29.0% | 18 |
| 6 | WAN | 29.0% | 18 |
| 8 | CCNP | 25.8% | 16 |
| 8 | Microsoft | 25.8% | 16 |
| 8 | Microsoft 365 | 25.8% | 16 |
| 11 | HP | 22.6% | 14 |
| 11 | Network Security | 22.6% | 14 |
| 11 | Wireless | 22.6% | 14 |
| 11 | Zscaler | 22.6% | 14 |
| 15 | BGP | 19.4% | 12 |
| 15 | Network Design | 19.4% | 12 |
| 15 | OSPF | 19.4% | 12 |
| 15 | VPN | 19.4% | 12 |
| 19 | Wi-Fi | 17.7% | 11 |
| 20 | Active Directory | 16.1% | 10 |
| 20 | Cisco Nexus | 16.1% | 10 |
| 20 | Cybersecurity | 16.1% | 10 |
| 20 | Entra ID | 16.1% | 10 |
| 20 | Microsoft Intune | 16.1% | 10 |
| 20 | VMware | 16.1% | 10 |
| 20 | VMware Infrastructure | 16.1% | 10 |
| 27 | Aruba | 14.5% | 9 |
| 27 | Infrastructure Engineering | 14.5% | 9 |
| 27 | Linux | 14.5% | 9 |
| 27 | Problem-Solving | 14.5% | 9 |
Cisco Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Network Engineer | 82.3% | 51 |
| 2 | Network Engineer | 80.6% | 50 |
| 3 | Azure Engineer | 24.2% | 15 |
| 4 | Senior Cisco Network Engineer | 22.6% | 14 |
| 4 | Switch Engineer | 22.6% | 14 |
| 6 | Infrastructure Engineer | 14.5% | 9 |
| 6 | LAN Engineer | 14.5% | 9 |
| 6 | VMware Engineer | 14.5% | 9 |
| 9 | VMware Infrastructure Engineer | 12.9% | 8 |
| 10 | Cisco Network Consultant | 11.3% | 7 |
| 11 | Juniper Consultant | 8.1% | 5 |
| 11 | Juniper Engineer | 8.1% | 5 |
| 13 | Cisco Wireless Engineer | 6.5% | 4 |
| 13 | Project Engineer | 6.5% | 4 |
| 15 | Wireless Network Engineer | 4.8% | 3 |
| 16 | Cisco Wireless Consultant | 3.2% | 2 |
| 16 | Data Centre Engineer | 3.2% | 2 |
| 16 | LAN/WAN Engineer | 3.2% | 2 |
| 16 | Project Consultant | 3.2% | 2 |
| 16 | WAN Consultant | 3.2% | 2 |