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 16 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 302 247 240
Rank change year-on-year -55 -7 -78
Permanent jobs citing Cisco Certification 162 193 311
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.67% 1.19% 1.33%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.24% 3.39% 4.88%
Number of salaries quoted 115 130 166
10th Percentile £33,750 £31,250 £37,875
25th Percentile £45,500 £35,313 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £57,347 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.99% -4.42% +9.09%
75th Percentile £77,500 £70,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £87,250 £95,250 £78,750
UK median annual salary £65,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +30.00% -9.09% -

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 5,005 5,691 6,368
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 20.76% 35.03% 27.28%
Number of salaries quoted 3,156 2,327 3,095
10th Percentile £33,500 £31,000 £34,404
25th Percentile £46,250 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% - -
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £56,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -1.79% -3.45%

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 16 September 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 15 (9.26%) SharePoint
2 9 (5.56%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.23%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (0.62%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (0.62%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (0.62%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (1.23%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 63 (38.89%) Azure
2 34 (20.99%) AWS
3 33 (20.37%) Microsoft 365
4 24 (14.81%) Entra ID
5 10 (6.17%) GCP
6 6 (3.70%) Power Platform
7 4 (2.47%) Azure Sentinel
7 4 (2.47%) OCI
7 4 (2.47%) Power Automate
7 4 (2.47%) WeChat
8 3 (1.85%) Azure Monitor
8 3 (1.85%) Serverless
8 3 (1.85%) Vertex AI
9 2 (1.23%) Anthropic Claude
9 2 (1.23%) Azure Logic Apps
9 2 (1.23%) Google Workspace
10 1 (0.62%) Amazon EMR
10 1 (0.62%) AWS CloudFormation
10 1 (0.62%) IaaS
10 1 (0.62%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 85 (52.47%) Firewall
2 74 (45.68%) LAN
3 66 (40.74%) WAN
4 58 (35.80%) Network Security
5 38 (23.46%) Wireless
6 34 (20.99%) VPN
7 26 (16.05%) VLAN
8 25 (15.43%) SD-WAN
9 24 (14.81%) Wi-Fi
10 19 (11.73%) WLAN
11 16 (9.88%) TCP/IP
12 15 (9.26%) DHCP
12 15 (9.26%) DNS
13 14 (8.64%) OSPF
14 13 (8.02%) BGP
15 11 (6.79%) Cisco ISE
15 11 (6.79%) Cisco Nexus
16 9 (5.56%) Internet
16 9 (5.56%) MPLS
16 9 (5.56%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.62%) Big Data
1 1 (0.62%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 9 (5.56%) JIRA
2 4 (2.47%) Sonatype Nexus
3 1 (0.62%) Git
3 1 (0.62%) GitLab
General
1 63 (38.89%) Social Skills
2 36 (22.22%) Telecoms
3 27 (16.67%) Finance
4 17 (10.49%) Analytical Skills
5 10 (6.17%) Retail
6 9 (5.56%) Banking
7 8 (4.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 6 (3.70%) Aerospace
9 5 (3.09%) Public Sector
10 4 (2.47%) Legal
10 4 (2.47%) Mandarin Language
11 3 (1.85%) Documentation Skills
11 3 (1.85%) Influencing Skills
11 3 (1.85%) Marketing
11 3 (1.85%) Organisational Skills
12 2 (1.23%) French Language
12 2 (1.23%) German Language
12 2 (1.23%) Law
12 2 (1.23%) Local Government
13 1 (0.62%) Military
Job Titles
1 60 (37.04%) Network Engineer
2 29 (17.90%) Senior
3 20 (12.35%) Architect
4 18 (11.11%) Consultant
5 16 (9.88%) IT Support
5 16 (9.88%) Senior Network Engineer
6 15 (9.26%) IT Engineer
7 13 (8.02%) Cisco Engineer
7 13 (8.02%) Cisco Network Engineer
7 13 (8.02%) IT Support Engineer
7 13 (8.02%) Support Engineer
8 11 (6.79%) Network Consultant
9 10 (6.17%) Network Architect
10 8 (4.94%) LAN Engineer
10 8 (4.94%) Solutions Architect
11 7 (4.32%) Cisco Network Consultant
11 7 (4.32%) Juniper Consultant
11 7 (4.32%) Juniper Engineer
11 7 (4.32%) Security Consultant
11 7 (4.32%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (7.41%) Terraform
2 3 (1.85%) ARM Templates
2 3 (1.85%) JSON
3 2 (1.23%) RESTful
4 1 (0.62%) Jinja
4 1 (0.62%) OAuth
4 1 (0.62%) OpenID
4 1 (0.62%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 28 (17.28%) Data Centre
2 12 (7.41%) Driving Licence
3 11 (6.79%) Self-Motivation
4 10 (6.17%) Management Information System
5 8 (4.94%) CCTV
5 8 (4.94%) Cloud Native
6 7 (4.32%) Security Posture
7 4 (2.47%) Hybrid Cloud
7 4 (2.47%) Private Cloud
7 4 (2.47%) Video Conferencing
8 3 (1.85%) Cyber Threat
8 3 (1.85%) Enterprise Software
8 3 (1.85%) Virtual Team
9 2 (1.23%) Cyber Defence
9 2 (1.23%) IoT
9 2 (1.23%) Onboarding
10 1 (0.62%) Enterprise Storage
10 1 (0.62%) Housing Association
10 1 (0.62%) PKI
10 1 (0.62%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 31 (19.14%) Windows
2 23 (14.20%) Windows Server
3 12 (7.41%) Linux
4 6 (3.70%) Windows Server 2016
4 6 (3.70%) Windows Server 2019
5 2 (1.23%) Apple iOS
5 2 (1.23%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 56 (34.57%) Problem-Solving
2 45 (27.78%) Cybersecurity
3 44 (27.16%) ITIL
4 28 (17.28%) Project Delivery
5 26 (16.05%) Technical Leadership
6 25 (15.43%) Network Design
7 24 (14.81%) Cloud Security
7 24 (14.81%) Mentoring
8 21 (12.96%) Presales
9 19 (11.73%) Incident Management
9 19 (11.73%) Stakeholder Management
10 17 (10.49%) Disaster Recovery
10 17 (10.49%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 16 (9.88%) High Availability
12 15 (9.26%) AI
12 15 (9.26%) Business Continuity
13 14 (8.64%) Agile
13 14 (8.64%) Continuous Improvement
13 14 (8.64%) Infrastructure as Code
13 14 (8.64%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 21 (12.96%) Python
2 19 (11.73%) PowerShell
3 3 (1.85%) Bash
3 3 (1.85%) Kusto Query Language
4 2 (1.23%) Search Processing Language
Qualifications
1 93 (57.41%) CCNP
2 71 (43.83%) CCNA
3 32 (19.75%) Degree
4 31 (19.14%) CISSP
5 28 (17.28%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 24 (14.81%) CCSP
7 23 (14.20%) Microsoft Certification
8 22 (13.58%) CCIE
9 21 (12.96%) Security Cleared
10 18 (11.11%) Azure Certification
11 17 (10.49%) CISM
12 16 (9.88%) SC Cleared
13 11 (6.79%) DBS Check
13 11 (6.79%) MCSE
13 11 (6.79%) Microsoft Certified Professional
14 10 (6.17%) DV Cleared
15 9 (5.56%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
16 7 (4.32%) MCSA
17 6 (3.70%) Network+ Certification
17 6 (3.70%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (14.20%) Cyber Essentials
1 23 (14.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 12 (7.41%) NIST
3 8 (4.94%) GDPR
4 6 (3.70%) Accessibility
5 5 (3.09%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 5 (3.09%) GRC
5 5 (3.09%) NCSC
5 5 (3.09%) SLA
6 2 (1.23%) PCI DSS
6 2 (1.23%) SOC 2
7 1 (0.62%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.62%) COBIT
System Software
1 20 (12.35%) Active Directory
2 13 (8.02%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (7.41%) Hyper-V
4 7 (4.32%) VMware NSX
5 5 (3.09%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (1.85%) VMware ESXi
6 3 (1.85%) vSphere
7 1 (0.62%) Firmware
7 1 (0.62%) iptables
Systems Management
1 18 (11.11%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (8.02%) FortiGate
3 12 (7.41%) Ansible
4 3 (1.85%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (1.85%) Stealthwatch
5 1 (0.62%) CASB
5 1 (0.62%) Check_MK
5 1 (0.62%) Cisco Prime
5 1 (0.62%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.62%) SCCM
Vendors
1 89 (54.94%) Cisco
2 35 (21.60%) Microsoft
3 28 (17.28%) VMware
4 27 (16.67%) Palo Alto
5 26 (16.05%) Aruba
6 22 (13.58%) Fortinet
6 22 (13.58%) Juniper
7 10 (6.17%) CheckPoint
8 8 (4.94%) F5
8 8 (4.94%) SolarWinds
9 7 (4.32%) Citrix
9 7 (4.32%) Draytek
9 7 (4.32%) Mitel
9 7 (4.32%) Veeam
9 7 (4.32%) WatchGuard
10 4 (2.47%) Google
10 4 (2.47%) Meraki
11 3 (1.85%) Arista
11 3 (1.85%) Huawei
11 3 (1.85%) Zscaler