Cisco IOS
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Cisco IOS skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 709 343 780
Rank change year-on-year -366 +437 -101
Permanent jobs citing Cisco IOS 43 368 130
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.046% 0.82% 0.12%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.62% 5.43% 0.98%
Number of salaries quoted 30 84 34
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,750 £27,738
25th Percentile £36,750 £31,000 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,750 £37,500 £38,250
Median % change year-on-year +30.00% -1.96% -19.47%
75th Percentile £62,000 £67,500 £55,000
90th Percentile £105,000 £77,125 £65,593
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £33,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year +36.36% +1.54% -23.53%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

Cisco IOS falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 6,944 6,771 13,307
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 7.36% 15.06% 12.17%
Number of salaries quoted 4,445 3,839 9,418
10th Percentile £27,750 £25,438 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,088 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £46,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.26% -3.16% -7.14%
75th Percentile £69,390 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £83,750 £77,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £40,000 £44,500
% change year-on-year +6.25% -10.11% -1.11%

Cisco IOS
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Cisco IOS relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Cisco IOS job vacancy trend in the UK

Cisco IOS
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Cisco IOS.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Cisco IOS

Cisco IOS
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cisco IOS over the 6 months to 21 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Cisco IOS in the UK

Cisco IOS
Top 13 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cisco IOS within the UK over the 6 months to 21 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
England -341 43 £48,750 +30.00% 14
UK excluding London -334 23 £45,000 +36.36% 13
London -12 20 £62,000 -13.89% 2
Work from Home -198 19 £70,000 -3.45% 5
North of England -230 9 £32,500 +1.56% 2
North West -157 8 £42,500 +10.39% 2
South East -41 7 £52,500 -9.48% 5
Midlands -37 3 £38,500 -44.00% 4
South West -58 3 £70,000 +33.33% 1
West Midlands -33 2 £38,500 -44.00% 3
East of England -14 1 - -
East Midlands -32 1 - - 1
Yorkshire -76 1 £32,500 +1.56%

Cisco IOS
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 6 (13.95%) SharePoint
2 4 (9.30%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 5 (11.63%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 14 (32.56%) Microsoft 365
2 13 (30.23%) Entra ID
3 6 (13.95%) Azure
3 6 (13.95%) Google Workspace
3 6 (13.95%) OneDrive
4 4 (9.30%) AWS
4 4 (9.30%) Viva Engage
5 2 (4.65%) Adobe Creative Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 18 (41.86%) BGP
1 18 (41.86%) MPLS
2 17 (39.53%) Firewall
3 12 (27.91%) LAN
4 11 (25.58%) 4G
4 11 (25.58%) VPN
5 10 (23.26%) Broadband
5 10 (23.26%) Ethernet VPN
5 10 (23.26%) IOS XR
5 10 (23.26%) VLAN
6 9 (20.93%) Cisco ISE
7 8 (18.60%) NX-OS
7 8 (18.60%) OSPF
8 7 (16.28%) DHCP
8 7 (16.28%) DNS
8 7 (16.28%) Multicast
8 7 (16.28%) Network Security
8 7 (16.28%) VoIP
9 5 (11.63%) WLAN
10 4 (9.30%) IPv4
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (6.98%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 10 (23.26%) Git
General
1 21 (48.84%) Social Skills
2 15 (34.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 13 (30.23%) Telecoms
4 6 (13.95%) Finance
5 4 (9.30%) Analytical Skills
6 3 (6.98%) Documentation Skills
6 3 (6.98%) Organisational Skills
6 3 (6.98%) Retail
7 1 (2.33%) Law
7 1 (2.33%) Legal
7 1 (2.33%) Legal Technology
7 1 (2.33%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 24 (55.81%) Network Engineer
2 14 (32.56%) IT Support
3 7 (16.28%) Associate Engineer
4 5 (11.63%) Support Engineer
5 4 (9.30%) Cloud Engineer
5 4 (9.30%) IT Manager
5 4 (9.30%) IT Support Manager
5 4 (9.30%) IT Support Technician
5 4 (9.30%) IT Technician
5 4 (9.30%) Network Security Engineer
5 4 (9.30%) Security Engineer
5 4 (9.30%) Support Manager
5 4 (9.30%) Support Technician
6 3 (6.98%) IT Engineer
6 3 (6.98%) IT Support Engineer
7 2 (4.65%) Cisco Engineer
7 2 (4.65%) Cisco Network Engineer
7 2 (4.65%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 2 (4.65%) Technical Engineer
7 2 (4.65%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (23.26%) Jinja
1 10 (23.26%) NETCONF
1 10 (23.26%) YANG
2 3 (6.98%) 802.1X
3 2 (4.65%) CSS
3 2 (4.65%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 10 (23.26%) Social Media
2 4 (9.30%) iPad
2 4 (9.30%) iPhone
2 4 (9.30%) Management Information System
2 4 (9.30%) Onboarding
2 4 (9.30%) PKI
2 4 (9.30%) Video Conferencing
2 4 (9.30%) Virtual Team
3 2 (4.65%) Analytical Mindset
3 2 (4.65%) IoT
4 1 (2.33%) CMDB
4 1 (2.33%) Driving Licence
4 1 (2.33%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 1 (2.33%) Operational Technology
4 1 (2.33%) SCADA
4 1 (2.33%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (2.33%) Smartphone
4 1 (2.33%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 15 (34.88%) Windows
2 12 (27.91%) Mac OS
3 7 (16.28%) Android
4 5 (11.63%) Linux
5 3 (6.98%) Windows 10
5 3 (6.98%) Windows Server
6 2 (4.65%) tvOS
7 1 (2.33%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (2.33%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (30.23%) Network Design
2 10 (23.26%) Agile
2 10 (23.26%) Data Science
2 10 (23.26%) Site Reliability Engineering
3 9 (20.93%) ITIL
4 8 (18.60%) Customer Service
4 8 (18.60%) ITSM
5 6 (13.95%) Service Management
6 5 (11.63%) Asset Management
6 5 (11.63%) Migration
6 5 (11.63%) Mobile Device Management
6 5 (11.63%) Service Delivery
6 5 (11.63%) Stakeholder Management
7 4 (9.30%) Collaborative Culture
7 4 (9.30%) Cost-Benefit Analysis
7 4 (9.30%) High Availability
7 4 (9.30%) IT Strategy
7 4 (9.30%) Project Delivery
7 4 (9.30%) Technology Strategy
7 4 (9.30%) Technology Transformation
Programming Languages
1 13 (30.23%) Python
2 2 (4.65%) C#
2 2 (4.65%) Shell Script
2 2 (4.65%) SQL
3 1 (2.33%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 9 (20.93%) Security Cleared
2 7 (16.28%) DV Cleared
3 6 (13.95%) Degree
4 5 (11.63%) CCNA
4 5 (11.63%) Cisco Certification
5 4 (9.30%) CCNP
6 3 (6.98%) SC Cleared
7 2 (4.65%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (2.33%) CWNA
8 1 (2.33%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (9.30%) SLA
2 3 (6.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (4.65%) ISO 9001
4 1 (2.33%) GRC
System Software
1 9 (20.93%) Active Directory
2 5 (11.63%) Firmware
3 4 (9.30%) VMware NSX
4 3 (6.98%) Docker
5 2 (4.65%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (2.33%) Hyper-V
6 1 (2.33%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 6 (13.95%) Jamf Pro
1 6 (13.95%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (9.30%) vCenter Server
3 3 (6.98%) FortiGate
4 1 (2.33%) Cisco Prime
4 1 (2.33%) SCCM
Vendors
1 43 (100.00%) Cisco
2 16 (37.21%) Microsoft
3 14 (32.56%) Meraki
4 8 (18.60%) Palo Alto
5 7 (16.28%) Apple
6 6 (13.95%) Google
6 6 (13.95%) Juniper
6 6 (13.95%) Okta
7 4 (9.30%) Atlassian
7 4 (9.30%) Broadcom
7 4 (9.30%) CheckPoint
7 4 (9.30%) F5
7 4 (9.30%) HP
7 4 (9.30%) ProCurve
7 4 (9.30%) SolarWinds
8 3 (6.98%) Fortinet
9 2 (4.65%) Adobe
9 2 (4.65%) CrowdStrike
9 2 (4.65%) SonicWALL
10 1 (2.33%) iManage