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

6 months to
10 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 238 265 214
Rank change year-on-year +27 -51 +3
Permanent jobs citing Cisco Certification 142 163 454
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.86% 1.16% 1.52%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.98% 4.00% 5.65%
Number of salaries quoted 107 129 394
10th Percentile £31,250 £37,500 £30,750
25th Percentile £45,625 £52,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £61,644 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.44% +12.08% -8.33%
75th Percentile £86,250 £76,250 £68,750
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 4,772 4,078 8,032
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 28.76% 29.13% 26.86%
Number of salaries quoted 2,571 2,442 5,845
10th Percentile £30,987 £30,550 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,625 £45,000 £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 £73,698 £73,250
90th Percentile £92,500 £87,500 £88,650
UK median annual salary £55,498 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -7.50% +9.09% -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 10 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 (8.45%) Microsoft Exchange
2 9 (6.34%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (2.82%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (2.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (1.41%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (1.41%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 57 (40.14%) Azure
2 37 (26.06%) Microsoft 365
3 35 (24.65%) AWS
4 19 (13.38%) Entra ID
5 4 (2.82%) Azure Logic Apps
5 4 (2.82%) Azure Sentinel
5 4 (2.82%) IaaS
5 4 (2.82%) OneDrive
6 3 (2.11%) AWS Direct Connect
6 3 (2.11%) ChatGPT
6 3 (2.11%) Cloud Computing
6 3 (2.11%) GCP
6 3 (2.11%) Microsoft Copilot
6 3 (2.11%) Mimecast
6 3 (2.11%) Power Platform
6 3 (2.11%) PowerApps
7 2 (1.41%) OCI
8 1 (0.70%) Azure DevOps
8 1 (0.70%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 1 (0.70%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 53 (37.32%) Firewall
2 37 (26.06%) WAN
3 34 (23.94%) LAN
4 26 (18.31%) SD-WAN
5 23 (16.20%) Network Security
5 23 (16.20%) VPN
6 18 (12.68%) VLAN
7 13 (9.15%) BGP
8 12 (8.45%) MPLS
9 11 (7.75%) TCP/IP
9 11 (7.75%) Wireless
10 10 (7.04%) Cisco ISE
10 10 (7.04%) OSPF
11 8 (5.63%) Structured Cabling
11 8 (5.63%) VoIP
12 7 (4.93%) IP Telephony
12 7 (4.93%) Wi-Fi
13 6 (4.23%) Cisco ASA
13 6 (4.23%) Cisco Nexus
13 6 (4.23%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.70%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 7 (4.93%) Burp Suite
1 7 (4.93%) Metasploit
2 2 (1.41%) JIRA
General
1 52 (36.62%) Social Skills
2 28 (19.72%) Finance
3 14 (9.86%) Retail
4 13 (9.15%) Telecoms
5 9 (6.34%) Law
5 9 (6.34%) Public Sector
6 6 (4.23%) Analytical Skills
7 5 (3.52%) Military
7 5 (3.52%) Organisational Skills
8 3 (2.11%) Documentation Skills
8 3 (2.11%) Influencing Skills
8 3 (2.11%) Legal
9 2 (1.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 2 (1.41%) Manufacturing
10 1 (0.70%) Banking
10 1 (0.70%) Fire and Rescue
10 1 (0.70%) Marketing
10 1 (0.70%) Pharmaceutical
10 1 (0.70%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 29 (20.42%) Network Engineer
2 25 (17.61%) Senior
3 16 (11.27%) Architect
4 12 (8.45%) IT Engineer
4 12 (8.45%) Senior Network Engineer
5 10 (7.04%) Analyst
5 10 (7.04%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 10 (7.04%) Security Specialist
5 10 (7.04%) Support Engineer
6 9 (6.34%) IT Support
6 9 (6.34%) IT Support Engineer
6 9 (6.34%) Security Analyst
7 8 (5.63%) 2nd Line Support
8 7 (4.93%) Consultant
8 7 (4.93%) Cybersecurity Architect
8 7 (4.93%) Security Architect
8 7 (4.93%) Security Manager
8 7 (4.93%) Solutions Architect
8 7 (4.93%) Threat Intelligence Specialist
9 6 (4.23%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.82%) OAuth
1 4 (2.82%) OpenID
2 1 (0.70%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 23 (16.20%) Data Centre
2 15 (10.56%) Security Posture
3 9 (6.34%) Driving Licence
3 9 (6.34%) e-Learning
4 7 (4.93%) CCTV
4 7 (4.93%) Insider Threat
5 6 (4.23%) Cloud Native
5 6 (4.23%) Management Information System
6 5 (3.52%) Cyber Defence
6 5 (3.52%) Onboarding
6 5 (3.52%) Public Cloud
6 5 (3.52%) Social Media
7 3 (2.11%) Operational Technology
8 2 (1.41%) CMDB
8 2 (1.41%) Cyber Threat
8 2 (1.41%) Hybrid Cloud
8 2 (1.41%) Private Cloud
8 2 (1.41%) Robotics
8 2 (1.41%) Self-Motivation
8 2 (1.41%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 38 (26.76%) Windows
2 23 (16.20%) Linux
3 17 (11.97%) Windows Server
4 6 (4.23%) Unix
5 5 (3.52%) Windows 10
6 2 (1.41%) Ubuntu
6 2 (1.41%) Windows Server 2012
6 2 (1.41%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.70%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (26.06%) Cybersecurity
2 36 (25.35%) ITIL
3 29 (20.42%) Mentoring
4 26 (18.31%) Problem-Solving
5 19 (13.38%) Information Security
5 19 (13.38%) Security Architecture
6 18 (12.68%) Project Delivery
7 15 (10.56%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 14 (9.86%) High Availability
8 14 (9.86%) Presales
8 14 (9.86%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 14 (9.86%) Technical Leadership
9 13 (9.15%) Continuous Improvement
9 13 (9.15%) Customer Service
9 13 (9.15%) ITSM
9 13 (9.15%) Network Design
10 12 (8.45%) Change Control
10 12 (8.45%) Penetration Testing
10 12 (8.45%) Roadmaps
11 11 (7.75%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 13 (9.15%) PowerShell
2 5 (3.52%) Python
3 3 (2.11%) Bash
4 1 (0.70%) Bicep
4 1 (0.70%) SQL
Qualifications
1 77 (54.23%) CCNA
2 59 (41.55%) CCNP
3 36 (25.35%) CISSP
4 35 (24.65%) Microsoft Certification
5 32 (22.54%) Security Cleared
6 31 (21.83%) Degree
7 30 (21.13%) SC Cleared
8 28 (19.72%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 25 (17.61%) MCSE
10 22 (15.49%) MCSA
11 21 (14.79%) Microsoft Certified Professional
12 18 (12.68%) CCIE
12 18 (12.68%) CISM
13 15 (10.56%) Azure Certification
13 15 (10.56%) CompTIA Security+
14 14 (9.86%) DV Cleared
15 12 (8.45%) CCSP
16 10 (7.04%) CEH
16 10 (7.04%) DBS Check
16 10 (7.04%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (16.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 17 (11.97%) NIST
3 15 (10.56%) Cyber Essentials
4 13 (9.15%) SLA
5 8 (5.63%) GDPR
6 7 (4.93%) Actionable Recommendations
7 3 (2.11%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 3 (2.11%) GRC
7 3 (2.11%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 10 (7.04%) Active Directory
1 10 (7.04%) Hyper-V
2 7 (4.93%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (2.82%) vSphere
4 1 (0.70%) Docker
4 1 (0.70%) Firmware
4 1 (0.70%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 20 (14.08%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (7.04%) Terraform
3 7 (4.93%) Ansible
3 7 (4.93%) Nmap
4 5 (3.52%) Jamf Pro
5 4 (2.82%) FortiGate
5 4 (2.82%) PaperCut
5 4 (2.82%) Single Sign-On
6 3 (2.11%) Autotask
6 3 (2.11%) Nagios
7 2 (1.41%) OpenView
7 2 (1.41%) Tivoli
8 1 (0.70%) Cisco CUCM
8 1 (0.70%) Cisco Prime
8 1 (0.70%) Dell DRAC
8 1 (0.70%) Kubernetes
8 1 (0.70%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 84 (59.15%) Cisco
2 49 (34.51%) Microsoft
3 27 (19.01%) VMware
4 26 (18.31%) Fortinet
5 14 (9.86%) Palo Alto
6 11 (7.75%) Juniper
7 9 (6.34%) CheckPoint
7 9 (6.34%) Citrix
8 8 (5.63%) Draytek
8 8 (5.63%) Meraki
8 8 (5.63%) WatchGuard
9 7 (4.93%) Mitel
10 5 (3.52%) Apple
10 5 (3.52%) SolarWinds
10 5 (3.52%) Zscaler
11 4 (2.82%) Sophos
12 3 (2.11%) F5
12 3 (2.11%) Google
12 3 (2.11%) Okta
12 3 (2.11%) Splunk