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

6 months to
10 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 706 347 780
Rank change year-on-year -359 +433 -137
Permanent jobs citing Cisco IOS 47 382 99
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.048% 0.78% 0.097%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.65% 5.35% 0.78%
Number of salaries quoted 35 97 39
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,750 £27,000
25th Percentile £32,000 £31,000 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £37,500 £39,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -3.85% -22.00%
75th Percentile £57,500 £67,500 £61,296
90th Percentile £91,000 £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 7,265 7,137 12,698
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 7.42% 14.58% 12.44%
Number of salaries quoted 4,663 4,120 8,910
10th Percentile £28,000 £25,087 £26,250
25th Percentile £32,250 £30,625 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -5.26% -7.41%
75th Percentile £69,390 £65,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £86,200 £82,500 £77,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £40,000 £43,742
% change year-on-year +6.25% -8.55% -2.80%

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 10 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 10 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 -350 45 £41,500 +10.67% 15
UK excluding London -344 28 £38,500 +16.67% 16
Work from Home -205 21 £52,500 -27.59% 2
London -21 19 £41,500 -39.42% 5
North of England -234 12 £32,000 - 3
North West -160 11 £31,500 -18.18% 3
Midlands -45 6 £38,500 -44.00% 1
West Midlands -22 5 £38,500 -44.00%
South East -65 4 £45,000 -22.41% 4
South West -58 3 £70,000 +75.00% 2
Wales - 2 £25,000 - 2
East of England -10 1 - - 1
East Midlands -29 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 10 (21.28%) SharePoint
2 7 (14.89%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 8 (17.02%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 19 (40.43%) Microsoft 365
2 15 (31.91%) Entra ID
3 9 (19.15%) OneDrive
4 8 (17.02%) Azure
5 7 (14.89%) Google Workspace
6 6 (12.77%) Viva Engage
7 5 (10.64%) AWS
8 2 (4.26%) Adobe Creative Cloud
8 2 (4.26%) Microsoft Copilot
8 2 (4.26%) Microsoft Purview
8 2 (4.26%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 17 (36.17%) BGP
1 17 (36.17%) MPLS
2 15 (31.91%) Firewall
2 15 (31.91%) LAN
3 12 (25.53%) VPN
4 11 (23.40%) VLAN
5 10 (21.28%) 4G
6 9 (19.15%) Broadband
6 9 (19.15%) Ethernet VPN
6 9 (19.15%) IOS XR
6 9 (19.15%) VoIP
7 8 (17.02%) DHCP
7 8 (17.02%) DNS
7 8 (17.02%) OSPF
8 7 (14.89%) Multicast
8 7 (14.89%) Network Security
8 7 (14.89%) WLAN
9 6 (12.77%) Cisco ISE
9 6 (12.77%) Remote Desktop
10 5 (10.64%) NX-OS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (6.38%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 9 (19.15%) Git
General
1 26 (55.32%) Social Skills
2 13 (27.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 12 (25.53%) Telecoms
4 9 (19.15%) Analytical Skills
5 6 (12.77%) Finance
5 6 (12.77%) Organisational Skills
5 6 (12.77%) Retail
6 3 (6.38%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (2.13%) Law
7 1 (2.13%) Legal
7 1 (2.13%) Legal Technology
7 1 (2.13%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 20 (42.55%) Network Engineer
2 17 (36.17%) IT Support
3 8 (17.02%) Support Engineer
3 8 (17.02%) Support Technician
4 6 (12.77%) Associate Engineer
4 6 (12.77%) IT Support Technician
4 6 (12.77%) IT Technician
5 5 (10.64%) IT Manager
5 5 (10.64%) IT Support Manager
5 5 (10.64%) Support Manager
5 5 (10.64%) Technical Engineer
5 5 (10.64%) Technical Support
5 5 (10.64%) Technical Support Engineer
6 4 (8.51%) Network Security Engineer
6 4 (8.51%) Security Engineer
7 3 (6.38%) IT Engineer
7 3 (6.38%) IT Support Engineer
8 2 (4.26%) ICT Support
8 2 (4.26%) ICT Support Technician
8 2 (4.26%) Senior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (19.15%) Jinja
1 9 (19.15%) NETCONF
1 9 (19.15%) YANG
2 3 (6.38%) 802.1X
3 2 (4.26%) CSS
3 2 (4.26%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 9 (19.15%) Social Media
2 6 (12.77%) iPad
2 6 (12.77%) iPhone
3 5 (10.64%) IoT
3 5 (10.64%) Management Information System
3 5 (10.64%) Video Conferencing
3 5 (10.64%) Virtual Team
4 3 (6.38%) Onboarding
5 2 (4.26%) Analytical Mindset
5 2 (4.26%) Driving Licence
5 2 (4.26%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (2.13%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 1 (2.13%) Operational Technology
6 1 (2.13%) PKI
6 1 (2.13%) SCADA
6 1 (2.13%) Smartphone
6 1 (2.13%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 22 (46.81%) Windows
2 16 (34.04%) Mac OS
3 9 (19.15%) Android
4 8 (17.02%) Linux
5 4 (8.51%) Windows 10
6 3 (6.38%) Windows Server
7 2 (4.26%) tvOS
8 1 (2.13%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (2.13%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (27.66%) Customer Service
2 12 (25.53%) ITIL
2 12 (25.53%) Network Design
3 9 (19.15%) Agile
3 9 (19.15%) Data Science
3 9 (19.15%) Mobile Device Management
3 9 (19.15%) Problem-Solving
3 9 (19.15%) Site Reliability Engineering
4 7 (14.89%) Asset Management
4 7 (14.89%) Collaborative Culture
4 7 (14.89%) Workflow
5 6 (12.77%) Stakeholder Management
6 5 (10.64%) Cost-Benefit Analysis
6 5 (10.64%) Customer Engagement
6 5 (10.64%) Disaster Recovery
6 5 (10.64%) Incident Management
6 5 (10.64%) Migration
6 5 (10.64%) Service Delivery
6 5 (10.64%) Technology Transformation
6 5 (10.64%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 12 (25.53%) Python
2 2 (4.26%) C#
2 2 (4.26%) Shell Script
2 2 (4.26%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (10.64%) CCNA
1 5 (10.64%) Cisco Certification
1 5 (10.64%) Degree
1 5 (10.64%) Security Cleared
2 4 (8.51%) CCNP
2 4 (8.51%) DV Cleared
3 2 (4.26%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (4.26%) SC Cleared
4 1 (2.13%) CWNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (10.64%) ISO 9001
2 3 (6.38%) SLA
3 2 (4.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 14 (29.79%) Active Directory
2 3 (6.38%) Docker
3 2 (4.26%) Microsoft Virtual Server
3 2 (4.26%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (4.26%) Virtual Servers
3 2 (4.26%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (2.13%) Firmware
4 1 (2.13%) Hyper-V
4 1 (2.13%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 8 (17.02%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (14.89%) Jamf Pro
3 3 (6.38%) FortiGate
4 1 (2.13%) Cisco CUCM
4 1 (2.13%) Cisco Prime
4 1 (2.13%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 47 (100.00%) Cisco
2 22 (46.81%) Microsoft
3 18 (38.30%) Meraki
4 9 (19.15%) Apple
4 9 (19.15%) Palo Alto
5 7 (14.89%) Google
5 7 (14.89%) HP
5 7 (14.89%) Okta
6 6 (12.77%) ProCurve
7 5 (10.64%) Atlassian
8 4 (8.51%) CheckPoint
8 4 (8.51%) F5
9 3 (6.38%) Fortinet
9 3 (6.38%) Juniper
10 2 (4.26%) Adobe
10 2 (4.26%) CrowdStrike
10 2 (4.26%) SonicWALL
10 2 (4.26%) VMware
11 1 (2.13%) Aruba
11 1 (2.13%) ServiceNow