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

6 months to
11 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 301 251 236
Rank change year-on-year -50 -15 -77
Permanent jobs citing Cisco Certification 163 188 312
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.68% 1.16% 1.33%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.29% 3.37% 4.90%
Number of salaries quoted 117 127 175
10th Percentile £33,750 £31,250 £38,450
25th Percentile £46,250 £35,000 £49,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £56,000 £58,194
Median % change year-on-year +11.61% -3.77% +3.46%
75th Percentile £78,750 £70,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £89,750 £95,000 £77,400
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 4,961 5,586 6,369
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 20.69% 34.39% 27.15%
Number of salaries quoted 3,146 2,345 3,176
10th Percentile £33,425 £30,750 £34,390
25th Percentile £46,250 £42,080 £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 £94,500 £87,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -5.17%

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 11 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 14 (8.59%) SharePoint
2 9 (5.52%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.23%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (0.61%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (0.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (0.61%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (1.23%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 63 (38.65%) Azure
2 36 (22.09%) AWS
3 32 (19.63%) Microsoft 365
4 23 (14.11%) Entra ID
5 11 (6.75%) GCP
6 6 (3.68%) Power Platform
7 4 (2.45%) Azure Sentinel
7 4 (2.45%) Power Automate
7 4 (2.45%) WeChat
8 3 (1.84%) Azure Monitor
8 3 (1.84%) OCI
8 3 (1.84%) Serverless
8 3 (1.84%) Vertex AI
9 2 (1.23%) Anthropic Claude
9 2 (1.23%) Azure Logic Apps
9 2 (1.23%) Google Workspace
10 1 (0.61%) Amazon EMR
10 1 (0.61%) IaaS
10 1 (0.61%) Mimecast
10 1 (0.61%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 85 (52.15%) Firewall
2 76 (46.63%) LAN
3 69 (42.33%) WAN
4 58 (35.58%) Network Security
5 36 (22.09%) Wireless
6 34 (20.86%) VPN
7 28 (17.18%) SD-WAN
8 27 (16.56%) VLAN
9 23 (14.11%) Wi-Fi
10 20 (12.27%) WLAN
11 17 (10.43%) TCP/IP
12 15 (9.20%) DHCP
12 15 (9.20%) DNS
13 14 (8.59%) OSPF
14 13 (7.98%) BGP
15 11 (6.75%) Cisco ISE
15 11 (6.75%) Cisco Nexus
16 10 (6.13%) MPLS
17 9 (5.52%) Internet
17 9 (5.52%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.61%) Big Data
1 1 (0.61%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 9 (5.52%) JIRA
2 4 (2.45%) Sonatype Nexus
3 1 (0.61%) Git
3 1 (0.61%) GitLab
General
1 63 (38.65%) Social Skills
2 35 (21.47%) Telecoms
3 28 (17.18%) Finance
4 17 (10.43%) Analytical Skills
5 10 (6.13%) Retail
6 9 (5.52%) Banking
7 7 (4.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 7 (4.29%) Public Sector
8 5 (3.07%) Aerospace
9 4 (2.45%) Legal
9 4 (2.45%) Mandarin Language
10 3 (1.84%) Influencing Skills
10 3 (1.84%) Marketing
10 3 (1.84%) Organisational Skills
11 2 (1.23%) Documentation Skills
11 2 (1.23%) French Language
11 2 (1.23%) German Language
11 2 (1.23%) Law
11 2 (1.23%) Local Government
11 2 (1.23%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 57 (34.97%) Network Engineer
2 27 (16.56%) Senior
3 21 (12.88%) Architect
4 19 (11.66%) Consultant
5 16 (9.82%) IT Support
6 15 (9.20%) IT Engineer
7 14 (8.59%) Senior Network Engineer
8 13 (7.98%) IT Support Engineer
8 13 (7.98%) Support Engineer
9 11 (6.75%) Cisco Engineer
9 11 (6.75%) Cisco Network Engineer
9 11 (6.75%) Network Consultant
10 10 (6.13%) Network Architect
11 9 (5.52%) Solutions Architect
12 7 (4.29%) LAN Engineer
12 7 (4.29%) Security Consultant
12 7 (4.29%) Security Engineer
13 6 (3.68%) Juniper Consultant
13 6 (3.68%) Juniper Engineer
13 6 (3.68%) Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (7.98%) Terraform
2 3 (1.84%) ARM Templates
2 3 (1.84%) JSON
3 2 (1.23%) RESTful
4 1 (0.61%) Jinja
4 1 (0.61%) OAuth
4 1 (0.61%) OpenID
4 1 (0.61%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 27 (16.56%) Data Centre
2 11 (6.75%) Driving Licence
2 11 (6.75%) Self-Motivation
3 10 (6.13%) Management Information System
4 8 (4.91%) CCTV
4 8 (4.91%) Cloud Native
4 8 (4.91%) Security Posture
5 5 (3.07%) Private Cloud
6 4 (2.45%) Hybrid Cloud
6 4 (2.45%) Video Conferencing
7 3 (1.84%) Cyber Threat
7 3 (1.84%) Enterprise Software
7 3 (1.84%) Virtual Team
8 2 (1.23%) Cyber Defence
8 2 (1.23%) Housing Association
8 2 (1.23%) IoT
8 2 (1.23%) Onboarding
8 2 (1.23%) Public Cloud
9 1 (0.61%) Enterprise Storage
9 1 (0.61%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 32 (19.63%) Windows
2 23 (14.11%) Windows Server
3 14 (8.59%) Linux
4 6 (3.68%) Windows Server 2016
4 6 (3.68%) Windows Server 2019
5 2 (1.23%) Apple iOS
5 2 (1.23%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (33.74%) Problem-Solving
2 46 (28.22%) Cybersecurity
3 44 (26.99%) ITIL
4 28 (17.18%) Project Delivery
4 28 (17.18%) Technical Leadership
5 26 (15.95%) Mentoring
6 24 (14.72%) Cloud Security
6 24 (14.72%) Presales
7 23 (14.11%) Network Design
8 20 (12.27%) Incident Management
8 20 (12.27%) Stakeholder Management
9 18 (11.04%) Disaster Recovery
9 18 (11.04%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 16 (9.82%) Business Continuity
10 16 (9.82%) High Availability
11 15 (9.20%) AI
11 15 (9.20%) Continuous Improvement
11 15 (9.20%) Infrastructure as Code
11 15 (9.20%) Roadmaps
11 15 (9.20%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 21 (12.88%) Python
2 19 (11.66%) PowerShell
3 3 (1.84%) Bash
3 3 (1.84%) Kusto Query Language
4 2 (1.23%) Search Processing Language
Qualifications
1 95 (58.28%) CCNP
2 70 (42.94%) CCNA
3 34 (20.86%) Degree
4 32 (19.63%) CISSP
5 28 (17.18%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 25 (15.34%) CCIE
7 24 (14.72%) CCSP
7 24 (14.72%) Microsoft Certification
8 22 (13.50%) Security Cleared
9 19 (11.66%) Azure Certification
10 18 (11.04%) CISM
10 18 (11.04%) SC Cleared
11 12 (7.36%) MCSE
12 11 (6.75%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 10 (6.13%) DBS Check
13 10 (6.13%) DV Cleared
13 10 (6.13%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
14 7 (4.29%) Computer Science Degree
14 7 (4.29%) MCSA
14 7 (4.29%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (14.72%) Cyber Essentials
1 24 (14.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 13 (7.98%) NIST
3 8 (4.91%) GDPR
4 6 (3.68%) Accessibility
4 6 (3.68%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 5 (3.07%) GRC
5 5 (3.07%) NCSC
5 5 (3.07%) SLA
6 2 (1.23%) Actionable Recommendations
6 2 (1.23%) PCI DSS
6 2 (1.23%) SOC 2
7 1 (0.61%) COBIT
System Software
1 20 (12.27%) Active Directory
2 14 (8.59%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (7.36%) Hyper-V
4 7 (4.29%) VMware NSX
5 5 (3.07%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (2.45%) vSphere
7 3 (1.84%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.61%) Firmware
8 1 (0.61%) iptables
Systems Management
1 18 (11.04%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (7.36%) Ansible
2 12 (7.36%) FortiGate
3 3 (1.84%) Single Sign-On
3 3 (1.84%) Stealthwatch
4 1 (0.61%) CASB
4 1 (0.61%) Check_MK
4 1 (0.61%) Cisco Prime
4 1 (0.61%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.61%) OpenView
4 1 (0.61%) SCCM
4 1 (0.61%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 90 (55.21%) Cisco
2 35 (21.47%) Microsoft
3 29 (17.79%) VMware
4 27 (16.56%) Palo Alto
5 24 (14.72%) Aruba
6 22 (13.50%) Fortinet
7 21 (12.88%) Juniper
8 10 (6.13%) CheckPoint
9 8 (4.91%) F5
10 7 (4.29%) Citrix
10 7 (4.29%) Draytek
10 7 (4.29%) Mitel
10 7 (4.29%) SolarWinds
10 7 (4.29%) Veeam
10 7 (4.29%) WatchGuard
11 4 (2.45%) Google
11 4 (2.45%) Meraki
11 4 (2.45%) Zscaler
12 3 (1.84%) Arista
12 3 (1.84%) Netskope