Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring EIGRP skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited EIGRP over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 615 832 908
Rank change year-on-year +217 +76 +247
Permanent jobs citing EIGRP 87 75 60
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.16% 0.072% 0.063%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.86% 0.55% 0.39%
Number of salaries quoted 75 41 51
10th Percentile £42,500 £37,101 £42,000
25th Percentile £47,750 £43,500 £45,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.95% - -3.23%
75th Percentile £59,000 £58,750 £70,625
90th Percentile £66,250 £87,500 £88,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £53,000 £47,500 £47,000
% change year-on-year +11.58% +1.06% -10.48%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

EIGRP 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 10,094 13,581 15,458
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 18.08% 13.10% 16.14%
Number of salaries quoted 4,436 9,413 7,713
10th Percentile £23,504 £26,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £26,625 £32,500 £35,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £47,500 £50,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.53% -5.94% -3.81%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £77,500 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £35,000 £44,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -20.45% -2.22% -5.26%

EIGRP
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing EIGRP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for EIGRP in the UK

EIGRP
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing EIGRP.

Salary trend for EIGRP in the UK

EIGRP
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing EIGRP over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for EIGRP in the UK

EIGRP
Top 12 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing EIGRP within the UK over the 6 months to 31 May 2025. 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 +186 85 £53,000 +0.95% 17
UK excluding London +201 74 £53,000 +11.58% 16
South East +94 51 £53,000 +0.95% 2
Work from Home +119 13 £56,121 -0.23% 11
London +102 13 £50,000 -39.85% 6
North of England +42 11 £57,500 +64.29% 2
North West +2 7 £57,500 +64.29% 1
South West - 7 £56,121 - 2
Yorkshire - 4 - - 1
East of England - 3 £40,000 -
Channel Islands - 1 £45,000 -
Scotland - 1 - - 6

EIGRP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 13 (14.94%) Azure
2 5 (5.75%) AWS
3 2 (2.30%) GCP
4 1 (1.15%) Azure ExpressRoute
4 1 (1.15%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (1.15%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 86 (98.85%) OSPF
2 80 (91.95%) BGP
3 67 (77.01%) Firewall
4 46 (52.87%) Network Security
5 21 (24.14%) Cisco ASA
5 21 (24.14%) IPsec
6 18 (20.69%) VPN
6 18 (20.69%) WAN
7 15 (17.24%) SNMP
7 15 (17.24%) TCP/IP
8 14 (16.09%) DMVPN
9 12 (13.79%) HSRP
10 11 (12.64%) Cisco Firepower
10 11 (12.64%) RIP
10 11 (12.64%) Wi-Fi
11 10 (11.49%) VLAN
12 9 (10.34%) SD-WAN
12 9 (10.34%) SSL
13 8 (9.20%) Wireless
14 7 (8.05%) VRRP
General
1 18 (20.69%) Social Skills
2 7 (8.05%) Banking
3 6 (6.90%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (6.90%) Investment Banking
3 6 (6.90%) Police
4 5 (5.75%) Advertising
5 4 (4.60%) Documentation Skills
5 4 (4.60%) Telecoms
6 3 (3.45%) Local Government
7 2 (2.30%) Finance
8 1 (1.15%) Military
8 1 (1.15%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 69 (79.31%) Network Engineer
2 22 (25.29%) Network Security Engineer
2 22 (25.29%) Security Engineer
3 12 (13.79%) Senior
3 12 (13.79%) Senior Network Engineer
4 11 (12.64%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
5 9 (10.34%) DV Cleared Network Engineer
6 8 (9.20%) 3rd Line Engineer
6 8 (9.20%) 3rd Line Network Engineer
6 8 (9.20%) Designer
6 8 (9.20%) Network Designer
7 4 (4.60%) Cisco Engineer
7 4 (4.60%) Cisco Network Engineer
8 3 (3.45%) Analyst
8 3 (3.45%) Development Specialist
8 3 (3.45%) Network Specialist
8 3 (3.45%) Operations Analyst
8 3 (3.45%) VMware Engineer
9 2 (2.30%) Development Engineer
9 2 (2.30%) Network Operations Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (5.75%) 802.1X
2 4 (4.60%) REST
3 1 (1.15%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 9 (10.34%) Data Centre
2 6 (6.90%) Driving Licence
2 6 (6.90%) IPTV
3 2 (2.30%) Cyber Threat
4 1 (1.15%) Client/Server
4 1 (1.15%) Cloud Native
4 1 (1.15%) Cyber Security Posture
4 1 (1.15%) Hedge funds
4 1 (1.15%) Management Information System
4 1 (1.15%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 3 (3.45%) Windows
2 2 (2.30%) Linux
3 1 (1.15%) Mac OS
3 1 (1.15%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 1 (1.15%) Windows 7
3 1 (1.15%) Windows Server
3 1 (1.15%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (20.69%) Network Design
2 17 (19.54%) Network Management
3 9 (10.34%) ITIL
4 8 (9.20%) Customer Requirements
4 8 (9.20%) Network Monitoring
5 7 (8.05%) High-Frequency Trading
5 7 (8.05%) Low Latency
6 6 (6.90%) Business Analysis
6 6 (6.90%) Impact Assessments
6 6 (6.90%) Inventory Management
6 6 (6.90%) Line Management
6 6 (6.90%) Network Virtualisation
6 6 (6.90%) Problem-Solving
6 6 (6.90%) Risk Analysis
6 6 (6.90%) Strategic Thinking
6 6 (6.90%) Technical Analysis
7 5 (5.75%) Agile
7 5 (5.75%) Cybersecurity
8 4 (4.60%) Boundary Protection
8 4 (4.60%) Containerisation
Programming Languages
1 7 (8.05%) Python
2 1 (1.15%) Bash
2 1 (1.15%) JavaScript
2 1 (1.15%) R
Qualifications
1 55 (63.22%) Security Cleared
2 49 (56.32%) SC Cleared
3 48 (55.17%) DV Cleared
4 22 (25.29%) Cisco Certification
5 17 (19.54%) CCNA
6 12 (13.79%) CCNP
7 8 (9.20%) Degree
8 4 (4.60%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (3.45%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 1 (1.15%) CCDP
10 1 (1.15%) CCIE
10 1 (1.15%) CEH
10 1 (1.15%) CompTIA Security+
10 1 (1.15%) DBS Check
10 1 (1.15%) JNCIE
10 1 (1.15%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (2.30%) GDPR
2 1 (1.15%) HIPAA
2 1 (1.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (1.15%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 5 (5.75%) VMware Infrastructure
1 5 (5.75%) VMware NSX
2 4 (4.60%) Docker
3 2 (2.30%) Active Directory
4 1 (1.15%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 24 (27.59%) FortiGate
2 6 (6.90%) Ansible
3 4 (4.60%) Kubernetes
4 1 (1.15%) Backup Exec
4 1 (1.15%) Cisco CUCM
4 1 (1.15%) Cisco Prime
4 1 (1.15%) Terraform
Vendors
1 85 (97.70%) Cisco
2 57 (65.52%) Fortinet
3 25 (28.74%) Juniper
4 21 (24.14%) SolarWinds
5 20 (22.99%) CheckPoint
6 11 (12.64%) Palo Alto
7 7 (8.05%) Arista
7 7 (8.05%) Meraki
8 6 (6.90%) Bloomberg
8 6 (6.90%) McAfee
8 6 (6.90%) Refinitiv
8 6 (6.90%) VMware
9 4 (4.60%) F5
10 3 (3.45%) Avaya
10 3 (3.45%) HP
10 3 (3.45%) SevOne
11 2 (2.30%) ForeScout
12 1 (1.15%) Aruba
12 1 (1.15%) Microsoft
12 1 (1.15%) Red Box