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 16 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 738 351 801
Rank change year-on-year -387 +450 -169
Permanent jobs citing Cisco IOS 40 383 88
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.040% 0.78% 0.087%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.55% 5.35% 0.71%
Number of salaries quoted 36 98 40
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,750 £27,313
25th Percentile £30,875 £31,000 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £37,500 £39,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -3.85% -29.09%
75th Percentile £57,500 £67,500 £65,593
90th Percentile £87,500 £76,250 £68,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £38,500 £33,000 £32,250
% change year-on-year +16.67% +2.33% -24.12%

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 7,270 7,158 12,472
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 7.36% 14.57% 12.36%
Number of salaries quoted 4,663 4,135 8,719
10th Percentile £28,000 £25,087 £26,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £30,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -5.26% -7.50%
75th Percentile £69,390 £65,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £86,250 £82,500 £77,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £39,000 £44,000
% change year-on-year +8.97% -11.36% -2.22%

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 16 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Cisco IOS in the UK

Cisco IOS
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 IOS within the UK over the 6 months to 16 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
England -368 38 £40,500 +8.00% 17
UK excluding London -352 26 £38,500 +16.67% 14
London -37 14 £41,500 -36.15% 9
North of England -227 13 £31,500 -1.56% 4
Work from Home -231 13 £52,500 -27.59% 4
North West -162 12 £31,500 -18.18% 3
Midlands -33 6 £38,500 -40.77% 1
West Midlands -36 5 £38,500 -40.77%
South East -38 3 £45,000 -22.41% 1
Wales - 2 £25,000 - 2
East of England -12 1 - - 1
East Midlands -42 1 £41,000 - 1
South West -59 1 £70,000 +75.00% 2
Yorkshire -80 1 £32,500 +1.56% 1

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 10 (25.00%) SharePoint
2 8 (20.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 8 (20.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 21 (52.50%) Microsoft 365
2 16 (40.00%) Entra ID
3 10 (25.00%) Azure
3 10 (25.00%) OneDrive
4 7 (17.50%) Google Workspace
4 7 (17.50%) Viva Engage
5 5 (12.50%) AWS
6 2 (5.00%) Adobe Creative Cloud
6 2 (5.00%) Microsoft Copilot
6 2 (5.00%) Microsoft Purview
6 2 (5.00%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 17 (42.50%) LAN
2 14 (35.00%) Firewall
3 12 (30.00%) VLAN
3 12 (30.00%) VPN
4 10 (25.00%) VoIP
5 9 (22.50%) BGP
5 9 (22.50%) DHCP
5 9 (22.50%) DNS
5 9 (22.50%) MPLS
6 8 (20.00%) OSPF
6 8 (20.00%) WLAN
7 7 (17.50%) Multicast
7 7 (17.50%) Network Security
7 7 (17.50%) Remote Desktop
8 5 (12.50%) Cisco ISE
9 4 (10.00%) BIG-IP
9 4 (10.00%) Cisco ASA
9 4 (10.00%) EIGRP
9 4 (10.00%) IPv4
9 4 (10.00%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (7.50%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (2.50%) Git
1 1 (2.50%) JIRA
General
1 19 (47.50%) Social Skills
2 10 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (15.00%) Finance
3 6 (15.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 6 (15.00%) Organisational Skills
3 6 (15.00%) Retail
4 4 (10.00%) Telecoms
5 3 (7.50%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (2.50%) Automotive
6 1 (2.50%) Law
6 1 (2.50%) Legal
6 1 (2.50%) Legal Technology
6 1 (2.50%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 18 (45.00%) IT Support
2 11 (27.50%) Network Engineer
3 9 (22.50%) Support Technician
4 8 (20.00%) Support Engineer
5 7 (17.50%) IT Support Technician
5 7 (17.50%) IT Technician
6 5 (12.50%) IT Manager
6 5 (12.50%) IT Support Manager
6 5 (12.50%) Support Manager
6 5 (12.50%) Technical Engineer
6 5 (12.50%) Technical Support
6 5 (12.50%) Technical Support Engineer
7 4 (10.00%) IT Engineer
7 4 (10.00%) Network Security Engineer
7 4 (10.00%) Security Engineer
8 3 (7.50%) IT Support Engineer
9 2 (5.00%) Analyst
9 2 (5.00%) ICT Support Technician
9 2 (5.00%) Senior IT Support
9 2 (5.00%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (7.50%) 802.1X
2 2 (5.00%) CSS
2 2 (5.00%) HTML
3 1 (2.50%) Jinja
3 1 (2.50%) NETCONF
3 1 (2.50%) YANG
Miscellaneous
1 7 (17.50%) iPad
1 7 (17.50%) iPhone
2 5 (12.50%) IoT
2 5 (12.50%) Management Information System
2 5 (12.50%) Video Conferencing
2 5 (12.50%) Virtual Team
3 3 (7.50%) Onboarding
3 3 (7.50%) Self-Motivation
4 2 (5.00%) Analytical Mindset
4 2 (5.00%) Driving Licence
5 1 (2.50%) Operational Technology
5 1 (2.50%) SCADA
5 1 (2.50%) Smartphone
5 1 (2.50%) Social Media
5 1 (2.50%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 24 (60.00%) Windows
2 17 (42.50%) Mac OS
3 10 (25.00%) Android
4 8 (20.00%) Linux
5 5 (12.50%) Windows 10
6 3 (7.50%) Windows Server
7 2 (5.00%) tvOS
8 1 (2.50%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (2.50%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (37.50%) Customer Service
2 14 (35.00%) ITIL
3 10 (25.00%) Mobile Device Management
3 10 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
4 8 (20.00%) Asset Management
5 7 (17.50%) Collaborative Culture
5 7 (17.50%) Workflow
6 6 (15.00%) Continuous Improvement
6 6 (15.00%) Stakeholder Management
7 5 (12.50%) Cost-Benefit Analysis
7 5 (12.50%) Customer Engagement
7 5 (12.50%) Disaster Recovery
7 5 (12.50%) High Availability
7 5 (12.50%) Incident Management
7 5 (12.50%) IT Strategy
7 5 (12.50%) Migration
7 5 (12.50%) Service Delivery
7 5 (12.50%) Technology Strategy
7 5 (12.50%) Technology Transformation
7 5 (12.50%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 4 (10.00%) Python
2 2 (5.00%) C#
2 2 (5.00%) Shell Script
2 2 (5.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (15.00%) CCNA
1 6 (15.00%) Cisco Certification
1 6 (15.00%) Degree
2 4 (10.00%) CCNP
2 4 (10.00%) Security Cleared
3 3 (7.50%) DV Cleared
4 2 (5.00%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (2.50%) CWNA
5 1 (2.50%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (2.50%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (12.50%) ISO 9001
2 3 (7.50%) SLA
3 2 (5.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 16 (40.00%) Active Directory
2 3 (7.50%) Docker
3 2 (5.00%) Microsoft Virtual Server
3 2 (5.00%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (5.00%) Virtual Servers
3 2 (5.00%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (2.50%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 8 (20.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (17.50%) Jamf Pro
3 3 (7.50%) FortiGate
4 1 (2.50%) Cisco CUCM
4 1 (2.50%) Cisco Prime
Vendors
1 40 (100.00%) Cisco
2 23 (57.50%) Microsoft
3 19 (47.50%) Meraki
4 9 (22.50%) Apple
4 9 (22.50%) Palo Alto
5 8 (20.00%) HP
6 7 (17.50%) Google
6 7 (17.50%) Okta
6 7 (17.50%) ProCurve
7 5 (12.50%) Atlassian
8 4 (10.00%) CheckPoint
8 4 (10.00%) F5
9 3 (7.50%) Fortinet
10 2 (5.00%) Adobe
10 2 (5.00%) CrowdStrike
10 2 (5.00%) Juniper
10 2 (5.00%) SonicWALL
10 2 (5.00%) VMware
11 1 (2.50%) iManage
11 1 (2.50%) ServiceNow