Hybrid/Remote Cisco Certification Job Trends

Cisco Certification
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid work with a requirement for Cisco Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 6 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 305 294 251
Rank change year-on-year -11 -43 -68
Permanent jobs citing Cisco Certification 139 134 422
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.66% 0.83% 1.28%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.14% 2.46% 4.79%
Number of salaries quoted 108 103 299
10th Percentile £41,250 £31,250 £36,750
25th Percentile £51,250 £34,375 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £54,388 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +19.51% -1.11% -2.65%
75th Percentile £83,750 £63,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £76,250 £84,919
UK median annual salary £65,000 £53,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +21.50% +1.90% -4.55%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

Cisco Certification falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 4,426 5,448 8,802
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 21.08% 33.60% 26.70%
Number of salaries quoted 3,056 2,452 5,669
10th Percentile £33,300 £28,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £56,525
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +6.15% -5.79%
75th Percentile £78,750 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £93,500 £88,750 £86,050
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% +2.80% -10.83%

Cisco Certification
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Cisco Certification and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Cisco Certification job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Cisco Certification
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Cisco Certification.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Cisco Certification

Cisco Certification
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Cisco Certification over the 6 months to 6 July 2026.

Cisco Certification salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Cisco Certification
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 11 (7.91%) SharePoint
2 9 (6.47%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 4 (2.88%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (2.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.72%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.72%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 64 (46.04%) Azure
2 33 (23.74%) AWS
3 23 (16.55%) Microsoft 365
4 11 (7.91%) GCP
5 9 (6.47%) Power Platform
6 8 (5.76%) Entra ID
7 6 (4.32%) Azure Sentinel
8 4 (2.88%) ChatGPT
8 4 (2.88%) Microsoft Copilot
8 4 (2.88%) Mimecast
8 4 (2.88%) OneDrive
8 4 (2.88%) PowerApps
9 3 (2.16%) Azure Monitor
9 3 (2.16%) OCI
9 3 (2.16%) Serverless
9 3 (2.16%) Vertex AI
9 3 (2.16%) WeChat
10 2 (1.44%) AWS Direct Connect
10 2 (1.44%) Azure Logic Apps
10 2 (1.44%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 63 (45.32%) Firewall
2 58 (41.73%) LAN
3 54 (38.85%) WAN
4 40 (28.78%) Network Security
5 35 (25.18%) SD-WAN
6 28 (20.14%) Wireless
7 26 (18.71%) VPN
8 15 (10.79%) WLAN
9 14 (10.07%) Cisco ISE
9 14 (10.07%) VLAN
9 14 (10.07%) Wi-Fi
10 12 (8.63%) TCP/IP
11 11 (7.91%) Cisco Nexus
12 10 (7.19%) DNS
13 9 (6.47%) DHCP
14 8 (5.76%) MPLS
14 8 (5.76%) VoIP
15 7 (5.04%) BGP
15 7 (5.04%) OSPF
16 6 (4.32%) Cisco Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.44%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (2.16%) JIRA
2 1 (0.72%) Burp Suite
2 1 (0.72%) Metasploit
General
1 46 (33.09%) Social Skills
2 31 (22.30%) Finance
3 19 (13.67%) Telecoms
4 13 (9.35%) Analytical Skills
5 11 (7.91%) Retail
6 8 (5.76%) Banking
6 8 (5.76%) Public Sector
7 6 (4.32%) Law
8 5 (3.60%) Military
9 3 (2.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 3 (2.16%) Mandarin Language
10 2 (1.44%) Legal
10 2 (1.44%) Local Government
10 2 (1.44%) Marketing
10 2 (1.44%) Social Housing
11 1 (0.72%) Dutch Language
11 1 (0.72%) French Language
11 1 (0.72%) German Language
11 1 (0.72%) Manufacturing
11 1 (0.72%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 40 (28.78%) Network Engineer
2 30 (21.58%) Architect
3 20 (14.39%) Consultant
3 20 (14.39%) Senior
4 17 (12.23%) Solutions Architect
5 13 (9.35%) IT Engineer
6 11 (7.91%) Network Consultant
7 10 (7.19%) Network Architect
8 9 (6.47%) Security Specialist
9 8 (5.76%) IT Support
9 8 (5.76%) IT Support Engineer
9 8 (5.76%) Presales Solution Architect
9 8 (5.76%) Security Architect
9 8 (5.76%) Senior Network Engineer
9 8 (5.76%) Support Engineer
10 7 (5.04%) Principal Architect
11 6 (4.32%) Cisco Consultant
11 6 (4.32%) Cisco Engineer
11 6 (4.32%) Cisco Network Consultant
11 6 (4.32%) Cisco Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (3.60%) OAuth
1 5 (3.60%) OpenID
2 3 (2.16%) ARM Templates
3 2 (1.44%) JSON
3 2 (1.44%) RESTful
4 1 (0.72%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 25 (17.99%) Data Centre
2 9 (6.47%) Cloud Native
2 9 (6.47%) Security Posture
3 7 (5.04%) Self-Motivation
4 6 (4.32%) Management Information System
5 5 (3.60%) Private Cloud
6 4 (2.88%) Cyber Defence
6 4 (2.88%) Hybrid Cloud
6 4 (2.88%) Public Cloud
7 3 (2.16%) Enterprise Software
7 3 (2.16%) Video Conferencing
8 2 (1.44%) Driving Licence
8 2 (1.44%) Housing Association
9 1 (0.72%) Client/Server
9 1 (0.72%) Enterprise Storage
9 1 (0.72%) Insider Threat
9 1 (0.72%) IoT
9 1 (0.72%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 25 (17.99%) Windows
2 11 (7.91%) Windows Server
3 9 (6.47%) Linux
4 5 (3.60%) Windows Server 2016
4 5 (3.60%) Windows Server 2019
5 1 (0.72%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (30.94%) Problem-Solving
2 38 (27.34%) Cybersecurity
3 29 (20.86%) Presales
4 27 (19.42%) ITIL
5 21 (15.11%) Cloud Security
5 21 (15.11%) Mentoring
5 21 (15.11%) Technical Leadership
6 20 (14.39%) Disaster Recovery
6 20 (14.39%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 19 (13.67%) Project Delivery
8 18 (12.95%) Roadmaps
8 18 (12.95%) Zero Trust
9 17 (12.23%) High Availability
10 16 (11.51%) Incident Response
10 16 (11.51%) Security Architecture
10 16 (11.51%) Stakeholder Management
11 15 (10.79%) Business Continuity
12 14 (10.07%) Network Design
13 13 (9.35%) Application Security
13 13 (9.35%) Infrastructure Engineering
Programming Languages
1 19 (13.67%) PowerShell
2 13 (9.35%) Python
3 3 (2.16%) Bash
4 2 (1.44%) Kusto Query Language
4 2 (1.44%) Search Processing Language
4 2 (1.44%) SQL
5 1 (0.72%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 76 (54.68%) CCNP
2 58 (41.73%) CCNA
3 33 (23.74%) CISSP
4 29 (20.86%) (ISC)2 CCSP
4 29 (20.86%) CCIE
4 29 (20.86%) Degree
5 22 (15.83%) CCSP
6 21 (15.11%) Azure Certification
6 21 (15.11%) CISM
7 18 (12.95%) Microsoft Certification
7 18 (12.95%) Security Cleared
8 16 (11.51%) SC Cleared
9 10 (7.19%) Computer Science Degree
9 10 (7.19%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 9 (6.47%) MCSE
11 8 (5.76%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 7 (5.04%) RHCSA
13 6 (4.32%) AWS Certification
13 6 (4.32%) CCSE
13 6 (4.32%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (15.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 14 (10.07%) Cyber Essentials
3 12 (8.63%) NIST
4 6 (4.32%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 4 (2.88%) GRC
6 3 (2.16%) Actionable Recommendations
6 3 (2.16%) GDPR
6 3 (2.16%) NCSC
6 3 (2.16%) SLA
7 2 (1.44%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.72%) SOC 2
System Software
1 15 (10.79%) Active Directory
2 9 (6.47%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (4.32%) Hyper-V
4 4 (2.88%) vSphere
5 2 (1.44%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (1.44%) VMware NSX
6 1 (0.72%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 14 (10.07%) Terraform
2 12 (8.63%) Microsoft Intune
3 6 (4.32%) Ansible
3 6 (4.32%) FortiGate
4 5 (3.60%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (1.44%) Cisco Prime
5 2 (1.44%) OpenView
5 2 (1.44%) Tivoli
6 1 (0.72%) Check_MK
6 1 (0.72%) Kubernetes
6 1 (0.72%) Nmap
6 1 (0.72%) SCCM
Vendors
1 79 (56.83%) Cisco
2 35 (25.18%) Microsoft
3 28 (20.14%) Fortinet
4 26 (18.71%) Palo Alto
5 20 (14.39%) Juniper
6 18 (12.95%) VMware
7 14 (10.07%) Aruba
7 14 (10.07%) CheckPoint
8 7 (5.04%) Citrix
8 7 (5.04%) SolarWinds
8 7 (5.04%) Veeam
8 7 (5.04%) Zscaler
9 6 (4.32%) F5
9 6 (4.32%) Meraki
9 6 (4.32%) Splunk
10 4 (2.88%) Okta
10 4 (2.88%) Sophos
11 3 (2.16%) Dell
11 3 (2.16%) EMC
11 3 (2.16%) Netskope