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 6 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 754 357 757
Rank change year-on-year -397 +400 -134
Permanent jobs citing Cisco IOS 40 382 60
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.038% 0.77% 0.072%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.54% 5.23% 0.60%
Number of salaries quoted 37 97 40
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,750 £27,313
25th Percentile £29,750 £31,000 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,500 £33,000 £39,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -15.38% -32.17%
75th Percentile £57,500 £57,500 £65,593
90th Percentile £81,000 £74,300 £68,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £38,500 £32,500 £32,000
% change year-on-year +18.46% +1.56% -24.71%

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 7,422 7,311 9,959
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 7.09% 14.75% 11.90%
Number of salaries quoted 4,777 4,192 6,404
10th Percentile £28,000 £25,087 £27,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £29,913 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £42,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.76% -15.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £62,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £80,000 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £37,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +13.33% -16.67% -

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 6 August 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 6 August 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 -383 37 £40,000 +21.21% 17
UK excluding London -359 29 £38,500 +18.46% 17
North West -162 14 £31,500 -18.18% 3
North of England -235 14 £31,500 -1.56% 8
London -59 11 £41,500 -36.15% 6
Work from Home -259 11 £40,000 -44.83% 5
Midlands -44 6 £38,500 -45.00% 1
West Midlands -28 5 £38,500 -45.00% 1
South East -60 3 £45,000 -18.18% 2
Wales - 3 £25,000 -
South West -66 2 £70,000 +64.71% 1
East Midlands -23 1 £41,000 -
East of England -26 1 - - 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%) Microsoft Exchange
1 10 (25.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 7 (17.50%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 23 (57.50%) Microsoft 365
2 18 (45.00%) Entra ID
3 13 (32.50%) Azure
4 11 (27.50%) OneDrive
5 9 (22.50%) Viva Engage
6 7 (17.50%) Google Workspace
7 6 (15.00%) AWS
8 3 (7.50%) Microsoft Copilot
8 3 (7.50%) Microsoft Purview
8 3 (7.50%) Mimecast
9 2 (5.00%) Adobe Creative Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 17 (42.50%) LAN
2 13 (32.50%) Firewall
3 12 (30.00%) VoIP
4 11 (27.50%) VLAN
4 11 (27.50%) VPN
5 9 (22.50%) BGP
5 9 (22.50%) OSPF
5 9 (22.50%) Remote Desktop
5 9 (22.50%) WLAN
6 7 (17.50%) DHCP
6 7 (17.50%) DNS
6 7 (17.50%) MPLS
6 7 (17.50%) Network Security
7 6 (15.00%) Multicast
8 4 (10.00%) Cisco ISE
8 4 (10.00%) EIGRP
8 4 (10.00%) IPsec
8 4 (10.00%) NX-OS
8 4 (10.00%) WAN
9 3 (7.50%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (5.00%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (2.50%) Git
1 1 (2.50%) JIRA
General
1 19 (47.50%) Social Skills
2 11 (27.50%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (12.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 5 (12.50%) Organisational Skills
3 5 (12.50%) Retail
4 4 (10.00%) Finance
5 3 (7.50%) Documentation Skills
5 3 (7.50%) Telecoms
6 1 (2.50%) Automotive
6 1 (2.50%) Law
6 1 (2.50%) Legal
6 1 (2.50%) Legal Technology
Job Titles
1 19 (47.50%) IT Support
2 12 (30.00%) Support Technician
3 9 (22.50%) IT Support Technician
3 9 (22.50%) IT Technician
3 9 (22.50%) Network Engineer
4 7 (17.50%) Support Engineer
5 5 (12.50%) IT Manager
5 5 (12.50%) IT Support Manager
5 5 (12.50%) Support Manager
5 5 (12.50%) Technical Engineer
5 5 (12.50%) Technical Support
5 5 (12.50%) Technical Support Engineer
6 3 (7.50%) ICT Support
6 3 (7.50%) ICT Support Technician
6 3 (7.50%) ICT Technician
6 3 (7.50%) IT Engineer
6 3 (7.50%) Network Security Engineer
6 3 (7.50%) Security Engineer
7 2 (5.00%) IT Support Engineer
7 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%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 9 (22.50%) iPad
1 9 (22.50%) iPhone
2 6 (15.00%) Video Conferencing
3 5 (12.50%) IoT
3 5 (12.50%) Management Information System
3 5 (12.50%) Virtual Team
4 3 (7.50%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (5.00%) Analytical Mindset
5 2 (5.00%) Onboarding
6 1 (2.50%) Data Centre
6 1 (2.50%) Driving Licence
6 1 (2.50%) Operational Technology
6 1 (2.50%) SCADA
6 1 (2.50%) Smartphone
6 1 (2.50%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 25 (62.50%) Windows
2 18 (45.00%) Mac OS
3 9 (22.50%) Android
3 9 (22.50%) Linux
4 5 (12.50%) Windows 10
5 2 (5.00%) tvOS
5 2 (5.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (45.00%) Customer Service
2 17 (42.50%) ITIL
3 13 (32.50%) Mobile Device Management
4 10 (25.00%) Asset Management
4 10 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
5 8 (20.00%) Collaborative Culture
6 7 (17.50%) Continuous Improvement
7 6 (15.00%) Disaster Recovery
7 6 (15.00%) Stakeholder Management
7 6 (15.00%) Validation
7 6 (15.00%) Workflow
8 5 (12.50%) Cost-Benefit Analysis
8 5 (12.50%) Customer Engagement
8 5 (12.50%) Incident Management
8 5 (12.50%) IT Strategy
8 5 (12.50%) Migration
8 5 (12.50%) Service Delivery
8 5 (12.50%) Technology Strategy
8 5 (12.50%) Technology Transformation
8 5 (12.50%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (12.50%) Python
2 2 (5.00%) C#
2 2 (5.00%) Shell Script
2 2 (5.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 7 (17.50%) Cisco Certification
2 6 (15.00%) CCNP
3 5 (12.50%) CCNA
4 4 (10.00%) Degree
4 4 (10.00%) Security Cleared
5 3 (7.50%) DV Cleared
6 1 (2.50%) CCIE
6 1 (2.50%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (2.50%) Microsoft Certification
6 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 18 (45.00%) Active Directory
2 3 (7.50%) Docker
2 3 (7.50%) Microsoft Virtual Server
2 3 (7.50%) Virtual Servers
3 1 (2.50%) Firmware
3 1 (2.50%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (2.50%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 8 (20.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (17.50%) Jamf Pro
3 4 (10.00%) FortiGate
4 2 (5.00%) Ansible
5 1 (2.50%) Cisco CUCM
Vendors
1 40 (100.00%) Cisco
2 22 (55.00%) Microsoft
3 19 (47.50%) Meraki
4 10 (25.00%) HP
5 9 (22.50%) Apple
5 9 (22.50%) ProCurve
6 8 (20.00%) Palo Alto
7 7 (17.50%) Google
7 7 (17.50%) Okta
8 5 (12.50%) Atlassian
9 3 (7.50%) CheckPoint
9 3 (7.50%) 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
11 1 (2.50%) Arista
11 1 (2.50%) iManage
11 1 (2.50%) Qualys