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 17 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 754 | 619 | 635 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -135 | +16 | -39 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Cisco Engineer | 68 | 58 | 124 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.057% | 0.12% | 0.18% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.062% | 0.13% | 0.19% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 61 | 32 | 108 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,000 | £36,250 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £51,250 | £49,750 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £55,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.60% | +0.91% | -10.20% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £65,625 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,000 | £79,750 | £77,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 110,560 | 43,931 | 66,554 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 92.36% | 89.93% | 95.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 74,960 | 25,802 | 38,157 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,000 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,188 | £35,000 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £58,500 | £53,000 | £56,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.38% | -5.36% | -6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,250 | £73,750 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £98,750 | £95,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £45,750 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.22% | -8.50% | -4.76% |
Cisco Engineer Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Cisco Engineer' in the job title 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 jobs citing Cisco Engineer over the 6 months to 17 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 IT jobs citing Cisco Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 17 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 |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -132 | 66 | £57,500 | +3.60% | 43 |
| UK excluding London | -138 | 36 | £55,000 | - | 26 |
| London | -66 | 32 | £62,500 | -16.67% | 14 |
| Work from Home | -61 | 20 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 9 |
| North of England | - | 11 | £57,500 | - | 7 |
| North West | - | 10 | £57,500 | - | 3 |
| West Midlands | -48 | 8 | £55,000 | -0.90% | |
| Midlands | -62 | 8 | £55,000 | -0.90% | 5 |
| South East | -66 | 6 | £60,000 | +60.00% | 3 |
| South West | -70 | 6 | £50,000 | -14.89% | 4 |
| East of England | -27 | 3 | £77,500 | +40.91% | 7 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | £65,000 | - | |
| Wales | - | 1 | £60,000 | - | 1 |
| Yorkshire | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Cisco Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities
For the 6 months to 17 October 2026, Cisco Engineer job roles required 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 job ads featuring Cisco Engineer in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco | 100.0% | 68 |
| 2 | Firewall | 36.8% | 25 |
| 3 | LAN | 35.3% | 24 |
| 3 | Meraki | 35.3% | 24 |
| 5 | Cisco Certification | 30.9% | 21 |
| 6 | Azure | 26.5% | 18 |
| 7 | CCNP | 25.0% | 17 |
| 7 | WAN | 25.0% | 17 |
| 9 | Microsoft | 23.5% | 16 |
| 9 | Microsoft 365 | 23.5% | 16 |
| 9 | Network Security | 23.5% | 16 |
| 12 | HP | 20.6% | 14 |
| 12 | VPN | 20.6% | 14 |
| 12 | Zscaler | 20.6% | 14 |
| 15 | Wireless | 19.1% | 13 |
| 16 | BGP | 17.6% | 12 |
| 16 | OSPF | 17.6% | 12 |
| 18 | Active Directory | 16.2% | 11 |
| 18 | Cybersecurity | 16.2% | 11 |
| 18 | Entra ID | 16.2% | 11 |
| 18 | Network Design | 16.2% | 11 |
| 18 | VMware | 16.2% | 11 |
| 18 | Wi-Fi | 16.2% | 11 |
| 24 | Aruba | 14.7% | 10 |
| 24 | Cisco Nexus | 14.7% | 10 |
| 24 | Microsoft Intune | 14.7% | 10 |
| 24 | VMware Infrastructure | 14.7% | 10 |
| 28 | Incident Response | 13.2% | 9 |
| 28 | Infrastructure Engineering | 13.2% | 9 |
| 28 | Juniper | 13.2% | 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 | 79.4% | 54 |
| 2 | Network Engineer | 77.9% | 53 |
| 3 | Azure Engineer | 22.1% | 15 |
| 4 | Senior Cisco Network Engineer | 20.6% | 14 |
| 4 | Switch Engineer | 20.6% | 14 |
| 6 | LAN Engineer | 16.2% | 11 |
| 7 | Infrastructure Engineer | 13.2% | 9 |
| 7 | VMware Engineer | 13.2% | 9 |
| 9 | VMware Infrastructure Engineer | 11.8% | 8 |
| 10 | Juniper Engineer | 10.3% | 7 |
| 11 | Cisco Network Consultant | 8.8% | 6 |
| 12 | Juniper Consultant | 7.4% | 5 |
| 13 | Cisco Wireless Engineer | 4.4% | 3 |
| 13 | Project Engineer | 4.4% | 3 |
| 15 | Data Centre Engineer | 2.9% | 2 |
| 15 | Firewall Engineer | 2.9% | 2 |
| 15 | Lead Cisco Engineer | 2.9% | 2 |
| 15 | Presales Engineer | 2.9% | 2 |
| 15 | Wireless Network Engineer | 2.9% | 2 |
| 20 | Automation Engineer | 1.5% | 1 |