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 28 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 288 253 236
Rank change year-on-year -35 -17 -67
Permanent jobs citing Cisco Certification 162 171 319
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.70% 1.03% 1.29%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.40% 3.01% 4.84%
Number of salaries quoted 118 115 194
10th Percentile £41,250 £31,250 £39,500
25th Percentile £47,563 £35,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £52,500 £56,250
Median % change year-on-year +23.81% -6.67% +2.27%
75th Percentile £78,750 £67,500 £66,702
90th Percentile £89,500 £94,000 £73,375
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 4,763 5,678 6,595
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 20.47% 34.35% 26.58%
Number of salaries quoted 3,073 2,422 3,613
10th Percentile £33,750 £29,750 £32,996
25th Percentile £46,500 £40,903 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £57,500 £58,700
Median % change year-on-year +8.70% -2.04% -2.17%
75th Percentile £79,800 £75,900 £73,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,750 £87,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%

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 28 August 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 13 (8.02%) SharePoint
2 10 (6.17%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.23%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (1.23%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (1.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.62%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.62%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (1.23%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 60 (37.04%) Azure
2 33 (20.37%) AWS
3 27 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
4 15 (9.26%) Entra ID
5 11 (6.79%) GCP
6 7 (4.32%) Power Platform
7 5 (3.09%) Azure Sentinel
8 4 (2.47%) Power Automate
8 4 (2.47%) WeChat
9 3 (1.85%) Azure Monitor
9 3 (1.85%) OCI
9 3 (1.85%) Serverless
9 3 (1.85%) Vertex AI
10 2 (1.23%) Anthropic Claude
10 2 (1.23%) Azure Logic Apps
10 2 (1.23%) ChatGPT
10 2 (1.23%) Microsoft Copilot
10 2 (1.23%) Mimecast
10 2 (1.23%) OneDrive
10 2 (1.23%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 81 (50.00%) Firewall
2 77 (47.53%) LAN
3 70 (43.21%) WAN
4 58 (35.80%) Network Security
5 37 (22.84%) Wireless
6 35 (21.60%) VPN
7 30 (18.52%) SD-WAN
8 27 (16.67%) VLAN
9 23 (14.20%) Wi-Fi
10 22 (13.58%) WLAN
11 17 (10.49%) TCP/IP
12 15 (9.26%) DHCP
12 15 (9.26%) DNS
13 14 (8.64%) OSPF
14 13 (8.02%) BGP
14 13 (8.02%) Cisco ISE
15 12 (7.41%) Cisco Nexus
16 10 (6.17%) MPLS
17 9 (5.56%) Internet
17 9 (5.56%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.62%) Electronic Patient Records
1 1 (0.62%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 8 (4.94%) JIRA
2 3 (1.85%) Sonatype Nexus
3 1 (0.62%) Git
3 1 (0.62%) GitLab
General
1 62 (38.27%) Social Skills
2 28 (17.28%) Finance
2 28 (17.28%) Telecoms
3 16 (9.88%) Analytical Skills
4 11 (6.79%) Retail
5 9 (5.56%) Banking
6 7 (4.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 7 (4.32%) Public Sector
7 4 (2.47%) Aerospace
7 4 (2.47%) Mandarin Language
8 3 (1.85%) Law
8 3 (1.85%) Marketing
8 3 (1.85%) Organisational Skills
9 2 (1.23%) Documentation Skills
9 2 (1.23%) French Language
9 2 (1.23%) German Language
9 2 (1.23%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (1.23%) Legal
9 2 (1.23%) Local Government
9 2 (1.23%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 58 (35.80%) Network Engineer
2 27 (16.67%) Senior
3 23 (14.20%) Architect
4 21 (12.96%) Consultant
5 14 (8.64%) IT Engineer
5 14 (8.64%) Senior Network Engineer
6 13 (8.02%) Solutions Architect
7 12 (7.41%) IT Support
7 12 (7.41%) IT Support Engineer
7 12 (7.41%) Network Consultant
7 12 (7.41%) Support Engineer
8 11 (6.79%) Cisco Engineer
8 11 (6.79%) Cisco Network Engineer
8 11 (6.79%) Network Architect
9 7 (4.32%) LAN Engineer
9 7 (4.32%) Security Engineer
10 6 (3.70%) Cisco Consultant
10 6 (3.70%) Juniper Consultant
10 6 (3.70%) Juniper Engineer
10 6 (3.70%) Presales Solution Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (8.64%) Terraform
2 3 (1.85%) ARM Templates
3 2 (1.23%) JSON
3 2 (1.23%) OAuth
3 2 (1.23%) OpenID
3 2 (1.23%) RESTful
4 1 (0.62%) Jinja
4 1 (0.62%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 28 (17.28%) Data Centre
2 10 (6.17%) Self-Motivation
3 9 (5.56%) Management Information System
4 7 (4.32%) Cloud Native
4 7 (4.32%) Security Posture
5 6 (3.70%) Driving Licence
6 5 (3.09%) Private Cloud
7 4 (2.47%) Hybrid Cloud
7 4 (2.47%) Video Conferencing
8 3 (1.85%) CCTV
8 3 (1.85%) Enterprise Software
8 3 (1.85%) Public Cloud
8 3 (1.85%) Virtual Team
9 2 (1.23%) Cyber Defence
9 2 (1.23%) Cyber Threat
9 2 (1.23%) Enterprise Storage
9 2 (1.23%) Housing Association
9 2 (1.23%) Onboarding
10 1 (0.62%) Client/Server
10 1 (0.62%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 30 (18.52%) Windows
2 18 (11.11%) Windows Server
3 11 (6.79%) Linux
4 6 (3.70%) Windows Server 2016
4 6 (3.70%) Windows Server 2019
5 2 (1.23%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.62%) Mac OS X
6 1 (0.62%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 39 (24.07%) Cybersecurity
3 38 (23.46%) ITIL
4 31 (19.14%) Technical Leadership
5 28 (17.28%) Presales
5 28 (17.28%) Project Delivery
6 26 (16.05%) Mentoring
7 22 (13.58%) Cloud Security
7 22 (13.58%) Network Design
8 19 (11.73%) Disaster Recovery
9 18 (11.11%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 18 (11.11%) Stakeholder Management
10 16 (9.88%) Business Continuity
10 16 (9.88%) High Availability
10 16 (9.88%) Infrastructure as Code
10 16 (9.88%) Roadmaps
10 16 (9.88%) Zero Trust
11 15 (9.26%) Continuous Improvement
11 15 (9.26%) Incident Management
11 15 (9.26%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 20 (12.35%) PowerShell
1 20 (12.35%) Python
2 3 (1.85%) Bash
3 2 (1.23%) Kusto Query Language
3 2 (1.23%) Search Processing Language
4 1 (0.62%) SQL
Qualifications
1 93 (57.41%) CCNP
2 66 (40.74%) CCNA
3 34 (20.99%) Degree
4 29 (17.90%) CISSP
5 27 (16.67%) CCIE
6 26 (16.05%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 22 (13.58%) Security Cleared
8 21 (12.96%) CCSP
9 20 (12.35%) Azure Certification
9 20 (12.35%) Microsoft Certification
10 17 (10.49%) CISM
10 17 (10.49%) SC Cleared
11 11 (6.79%) DV Cleared
12 10 (6.17%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
13 9 (5.56%) MCSE
13 9 (5.56%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
14 7 (4.32%) Computer Science Degree
14 7 (4.32%) DBS Check
14 7 (4.32%) RHCSA
15 6 (3.70%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (12.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 19 (11.73%) Cyber Essentials
3 11 (6.79%) NIST
4 6 (3.70%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 6 (3.70%) GDPR
4 6 (3.70%) SLA
5 5 (3.09%) GRC
5 5 (3.09%) NCSC
6 4 (2.47%) Accessibility
7 2 (1.23%) Actionable Recommendations
7 2 (1.23%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.62%) SOC 2
System Software
1 20 (12.35%) Active Directory
2 17 (10.49%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (4.94%) Hyper-V
4 7 (4.32%) VMware NSX
5 5 (3.09%) Virtual Machines
5 5 (3.09%) vSphere
6 4 (2.47%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.62%) Firmware
7 1 (0.62%) iptables
Systems Management
1 14 (8.64%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (7.41%) FortiGate
3 11 (6.79%) Ansible
4 4 (2.47%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (1.85%) Stealthwatch
6 1 (0.62%) CASB
6 1 (0.62%) Check_MK
6 1 (0.62%) Cisco Prime
6 1 (0.62%) Kubernetes
6 1 (0.62%) OpenView
6 1 (0.62%) SCCM
6 1 (0.62%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 95 (58.64%) Cisco
2 36 (22.22%) Microsoft
3 29 (17.90%) Palo Alto
4 28 (17.28%) VMware
5 26 (16.05%) Fortinet
6 24 (14.81%) Aruba
7 23 (14.20%) Juniper
8 13 (8.02%) CheckPoint
9 8 (4.94%) Citrix
9 8 (4.94%) F5
9 8 (4.94%) Veeam
10 7 (4.32%) SolarWinds
11 6 (3.70%) Zscaler
12 4 (2.47%) Arista
12 4 (2.47%) Google
12 4 (2.47%) Meraki
12 4 (2.47%) Netskope
12 4 (2.47%) SonicWALL
12 4 (2.47%) Splunk
13 3 (1.85%) Huawei