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 19 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 250 260 214
Rank change year-on-year +10 -46 +5
Permanent jobs citing Cisco Certification 141 143 455
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.84% 1.07% 1.52%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.01% 3.64% 5.66%
Number of salaries quoted 110 122 393
10th Percentile £31,250 £37,525 £30,750
25th Percentile £46,729 £52,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £62,072 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.69% +12.86% -8.33%
75th Percentile £86,875 £76,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £88,750 £84,919
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +14.29% -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 4,682 3,929 8,041
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 27.77% 29.30% 26.78%
Number of salaries quoted 2,600 2,443 5,851
10th Percentile £30,987 £30,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £46,104 £43,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £78,750 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £92,500 £88,500 £87,500
UK median annual salary £55,500 £59,063 £55,000
% change year-on-year -6.03% +7.39% -4.35%

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 19 March 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 12 (8.51%) Microsoft Exchange
2 9 (6.38%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (2.84%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (2.13%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (2.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (1.42%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 60 (42.55%) Azure
2 38 (26.95%) AWS
2 38 (26.95%) Microsoft 365
3 18 (12.77%) Entra ID
4 5 (3.55%) Azure Sentinel
4 5 (3.55%) GCP
5 4 (2.84%) Azure Logic Apps
5 4 (2.84%) Mimecast
5 4 (2.84%) OneDrive
6 3 (2.13%) AWS Direct Connect
6 3 (2.13%) ChatGPT
6 3 (2.13%) Cloud Computing
6 3 (2.13%) IaaS
6 3 (2.13%) Microsoft Copilot
6 3 (2.13%) OCI
6 3 (2.13%) Power Platform
6 3 (2.13%) PowerApps
7 1 (0.71%) Microsoft Purview
7 1 (0.71%) Nutanix
7 1 (0.71%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 51 (36.17%) Firewall
2 38 (26.95%) WAN
3 33 (23.40%) LAN
4 27 (19.15%) SD-WAN
5 25 (17.73%) Network Security
6 21 (14.89%) VPN
7 17 (12.06%) VLAN
8 12 (8.51%) Wireless
9 11 (7.80%) BGP
9 11 (7.80%) MPLS
10 10 (7.09%) Cisco ISE
10 10 (7.09%) TCP/IP
11 9 (6.38%) OSPF
12 7 (4.96%) Cisco Nexus
12 7 (4.96%) IP Telephony
12 7 (4.96%) Structured Cabling
12 7 (4.96%) VoIP
12 7 (4.96%) WLAN
13 6 (4.26%) Cisco ASA
13 6 (4.26%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.42%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 7 (4.96%) Burp Suite
1 7 (4.96%) Metasploit
2 2 (1.42%) JIRA
General
1 52 (36.88%) Social Skills
2 25 (17.73%) Finance
3 15 (10.64%) Retail
4 12 (8.51%) Telecoms
5 10 (7.09%) Public Sector
6 8 (5.67%) Law
7 6 (4.26%) Analytical Skills
8 5 (3.55%) Military
8 5 (3.55%) Organisational Skills
9 3 (2.13%) Influencing Skills
9 3 (2.13%) Manufacturing
10 2 (1.42%) Banking
10 2 (1.42%) Documentation Skills
10 2 (1.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 2 (1.42%) Legal
10 2 (1.42%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (0.71%) Fire and Rescue
11 1 (0.71%) Marketing
11 1 (0.71%) Pharmaceutical
11 1 (0.71%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 27 (19.15%) Network Engineer
2 20 (14.18%) Senior
3 19 (13.48%) Architect
4 13 (9.22%) IT Engineer
5 11 (7.80%) Security Specialist
5 11 (7.80%) Support Engineer
6 10 (7.09%) Analyst
6 10 (7.09%) Consultant
6 10 (7.09%) IT Support
6 10 (7.09%) IT Support Engineer
6 10 (7.09%) Senior Network Engineer
6 10 (7.09%) Solutions Architect
7 9 (6.38%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 9 (6.38%) Security Analyst
8 7 (4.96%) 2nd Line Support
8 7 (4.96%) Cybersecurity Architect
8 7 (4.96%) Presales Solution Architect
8 7 (4.96%) Security Architect
8 7 (4.96%) Security Manager
8 7 (4.96%) Threat Intelligence Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.84%) OAuth
1 4 (2.84%) OpenID
2 1 (0.71%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 23 (16.31%) Data Centre
2 16 (11.35%) Security Posture
3 9 (6.38%) Driving Licence
4 7 (4.96%) CCTV
4 7 (4.96%) Insider Threat
5 6 (4.26%) Cloud Native
5 6 (4.26%) Cyber Defence
5 6 (4.26%) Public Cloud
6 5 (3.55%) Management Information System
6 5 (3.55%) Onboarding
6 5 (3.55%) Social Media
7 4 (2.84%) e-Learning
8 3 (2.13%) Private Cloud
9 2 (1.42%) CMDB
9 2 (1.42%) Cyber Threat
9 2 (1.42%) Hybrid Cloud
9 2 (1.42%) Operational Technology
9 2 (1.42%) Robotics
9 2 (1.42%) Self-Motivation
9 2 (1.42%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 41 (29.08%) Windows
2 22 (15.60%) Linux
3 16 (11.35%) Windows Server
4 5 (3.55%) Windows 10
5 2 (1.42%) Ubuntu
5 2 (1.42%) Unix
5 2 (1.42%) Windows Server 2012
5 2 (1.42%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.71%) Mac OS X
6 1 (0.71%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (26.24%) Cybersecurity
2 35 (24.82%) ITIL
3 29 (20.57%) Mentoring
4 27 (19.15%) Problem-Solving
5 20 (14.18%) Presales
6 19 (13.48%) Project Delivery
6 19 (13.48%) Security Architecture
7 17 (12.06%) Information Security
7 17 (12.06%) Technical Leadership
8 15 (10.64%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 14 (9.93%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 14 (9.93%) Roadmaps
10 13 (9.22%) Penetration Testing
11 12 (8.51%) Continuous Improvement
11 12 (8.51%) Customer Service
11 12 (8.51%) Network Design
11 12 (8.51%) SIEM
12 11 (7.80%) Change Control
12 11 (7.80%) Decision-Making
12 11 (7.80%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 14 (9.93%) PowerShell
2 6 (4.26%) Python
3 3 (2.13%) Bash
4 2 (1.42%) SQL
5 1 (0.71%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 72 (51.06%) CCNA
2 57 (40.43%) CCNP
3 36 (25.53%) Microsoft Certification
4 35 (24.82%) CISSP
5 32 (22.70%) Degree
6 29 (20.57%) Security Cleared
7 27 (19.15%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 27 (19.15%) SC Cleared
8 26 (18.44%) MCSE
9 22 (15.60%) MCSA
10 21 (14.89%) CCIE
11 20 (14.18%) Microsoft Certified Professional
12 18 (12.77%) CISM
13 16 (11.35%) Azure Certification
14 14 (9.93%) CompTIA Security+
15 12 (8.51%) CCSP
16 11 (7.80%) CEH
17 9 (6.38%) CISMP
17 9 (6.38%) DV Cleared
17 9 (6.38%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (16.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 17 (12.06%) NIST
3 15 (10.64%) Cyber Essentials
4 13 (9.22%) SLA
5 8 (5.67%) Actionable Recommendations
6 7 (4.96%) GDPR
7 4 (2.84%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 3 (2.13%) GRC
8 3 (2.13%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 11 (7.80%) Hyper-V
2 10 (7.09%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (6.38%) Active Directory
4 5 (3.55%) vSphere
5 1 (0.71%) Docker
5 1 (0.71%) Firmware
5 1 (0.71%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 20 (14.18%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (7.80%) Terraform
3 7 (4.96%) Ansible
3 7 (4.96%) Nmap
4 5 (3.55%) Jamf Pro
5 4 (2.84%) FortiGate
5 4 (2.84%) PaperCut
5 4 (2.84%) Single Sign-On
6 3 (2.13%) Nagios
6 3 (2.13%) OpenView
6 3 (2.13%) Tivoli
7 2 (1.42%) Autotask
8 1 (0.71%) Cisco CUCM
8 1 (0.71%) Cisco Prime
8 1 (0.71%) Dell DRAC
8 1 (0.71%) Kubernetes
8 1 (0.71%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 81 (57.45%) Cisco
2 48 (34.04%) Microsoft
3 29 (20.57%) VMware
4 28 (19.86%) Fortinet
5 15 (10.64%) Palo Alto
6 12 (8.51%) CheckPoint
7 11 (7.80%) Juniper
8 9 (6.38%) Citrix
8 9 (6.38%) Draytek
8 9 (6.38%) Meraki
8 9 (6.38%) WatchGuard
9 7 (4.96%) Mitel
9 7 (4.96%) Zscaler
10 5 (3.55%) Apple
10 5 (3.55%) Sophos
11 4 (2.84%) Dell
11 4 (2.84%) EMC
11 4 (2.84%) Okta
11 4 (2.84%) SolarWinds
11 4 (2.84%) Splunk