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 20 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 290 291 250
Rank change year-on-year +1 -41 -69
Permanent jobs citing Cisco Certification 151 140 387
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.70% 0.85% 1.29%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.40% 2.52% 4.76%
Number of salaries quoted 113 104 267
10th Percentile £41,500 £31,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £51,250 £32,500 £46,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £53,444 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +21.62% -7.05% -
75th Percentile £80,000 £63,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £93,750 £77,125 £84,919
UK median annual salary £65,000 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +23.81% - -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 4,441 5,566 8,134
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 20.63% 33.68% 27.03%
Number of salaries quoted 3,035 2,496 5,122
10th Percentile £33,350 £29,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £46,969 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £78,750 £73,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £93,500 £90,000 £85,000
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 20 July 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 (7.95%) SharePoint
2 11 (7.28%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.32%) Confluence
Applications
1 3 (1.99%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (1.99%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.66%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.66%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 63 (41.72%) Azure
2 35 (23.18%) AWS
3 25 (16.56%) Microsoft 365
4 11 (7.28%) GCP
5 10 (6.62%) Entra ID
6 8 (5.30%) Power Platform
7 5 (3.31%) Azure Sentinel
8 4 (2.65%) Mimecast
8 4 (2.65%) Power Automate
8 4 (2.65%) WeChat
9 3 (1.99%) Azure Monitor
9 3 (1.99%) ChatGPT
9 3 (1.99%) Microsoft Copilot
9 3 (1.99%) OCI
9 3 (1.99%) OneDrive
9 3 (1.99%) PowerApps
9 3 (1.99%) Serverless
9 3 (1.99%) Vertex AI
10 2 (1.32%) Anthropic Claude
10 2 (1.32%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 70 (46.36%) Firewall
2 69 (45.70%) LAN
3 63 (41.72%) WAN
4 50 (33.11%) Network Security
5 38 (25.17%) Wireless
6 35 (23.18%) SD-WAN
7 30 (19.87%) VPN
8 25 (16.56%) VLAN
9 24 (15.89%) WLAN
10 22 (14.57%) Wi-Fi
11 15 (9.93%) TCP/IP
12 13 (8.61%) Cisco ISE
13 12 (7.95%) DNS
14 11 (7.28%) Cisco Nexus
14 11 (7.28%) DHCP
15 9 (5.96%) MPLS
16 8 (5.30%) BGP
16 8 (5.30%) OSPF
16 8 (5.30%) VoIP
17 7 (4.64%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.32%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 5 (3.31%) JIRA
General
1 54 (35.76%) Social Skills
2 30 (19.87%) Finance
3 21 (13.91%) Telecoms
4 13 (8.61%) Analytical Skills
5 11 (7.28%) Retail
6 9 (5.96%) Banking
6 9 (5.96%) Public Sector
7 4 (2.65%) Law
7 4 (2.65%) Mandarin Language
7 4 (2.65%) Military
8 3 (1.99%) Documentation Skills
8 3 (1.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 3 (1.99%) Marketing
9 2 (1.32%) Legal
9 2 (1.32%) Local Government
9 2 (1.32%) Social Housing
10 1 (0.66%) Dutch Language
10 1 (0.66%) French Language
10 1 (0.66%) German Language
10 1 (0.66%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 50 (33.11%) Network Engineer
2 28 (18.54%) Architect
3 26 (17.22%) Senior
4 20 (13.25%) Consultant
5 16 (10.60%) Solutions Architect
6 15 (9.93%) Senior Network Engineer
7 14 (9.27%) IT Engineer
8 11 (7.28%) Network Consultant
9 10 (6.62%) IT Support
9 10 (6.62%) IT Support Engineer
9 10 (6.62%) Network Architect
9 10 (6.62%) Support Engineer
10 8 (5.30%) Presales Solution Architect
10 8 (5.30%) Security Specialist
11 7 (4.64%) Security Architect
12 6 (3.97%) Cisco Consultant
12 6 (3.97%) Cisco Engineer
12 6 (3.97%) Cisco Network Engineer
12 6 (3.97%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 6 (3.97%) Principal Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.99%) ARM Templates
1 3 (1.99%) OAuth
1 3 (1.99%) OpenID
2 2 (1.32%) JSON
2 2 (1.32%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 26 (17.22%) Data Centre
2 9 (5.96%) Cloud Native
3 7 (4.64%) Security Posture
3 7 (4.64%) Self-Motivation
4 6 (3.97%) Management Information System
4 6 (3.97%) Private Cloud
5 4 (2.65%) Cyber Defence
5 4 (2.65%) Hybrid Cloud
5 4 (2.65%) Public Cloud
5 4 (2.65%) Video Conferencing
6 3 (1.99%) Driving Licence
6 3 (1.99%) Enterprise Software
7 2 (1.32%) Housing Association
8 1 (0.66%) Client/Server
8 1 (0.66%) Enterprise Storage
8 1 (0.66%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 27 (17.88%) Windows
2 14 (9.27%) Windows Server
3 9 (5.96%) Linux
4 6 (3.97%) Windows Server 2016
4 6 (3.97%) Windows Server 2019
5 2 (1.32%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.66%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 50 (33.11%) Problem-Solving
2 37 (24.50%) Cybersecurity
3 30 (19.87%) ITIL
3 30 (19.87%) Presales
4 29 (19.21%) Mentoring
5 27 (17.88%) Technical Leadership
6 21 (13.91%) Cloud Security
7 20 (13.25%) Disaster Recovery
7 20 (13.25%) Project Delivery
8 18 (11.92%) Incident Response
8 18 (11.92%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 18 (11.92%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 17 (11.26%) High Availability
9 17 (11.26%) Roadmaps
9 17 (11.26%) Zero Trust
10 16 (10.60%) Stakeholder Management
11 15 (9.93%) Business Continuity
12 14 (9.27%) Continuous Improvement
12 14 (9.27%) Network Design
12 14 (9.27%) Security Architecture
Programming Languages
1 20 (13.25%) PowerShell
2 14 (9.27%) Python
3 3 (1.99%) Bash
4 2 (1.32%) Kusto Query Language
4 2 (1.32%) Search Processing Language
4 2 (1.32%) SQL
Qualifications
1 86 (56.95%) CCNP
2 64 (42.38%) CCNA
3 31 (20.53%) CISSP
3 31 (20.53%) Degree
4 28 (18.54%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 27 (17.88%) CCIE
6 23 (15.23%) CCSP
7 21 (13.91%) Azure Certification
8 20 (13.25%) CISM
9 19 (12.58%) Microsoft Certification
10 16 (10.60%) Security Cleared
11 14 (9.27%) SC Cleared
12 10 (6.62%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
13 9 (5.96%) Computer Science Degree
13 9 (5.96%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
14 8 (5.30%) MCSE
14 8 (5.30%) RHCSA
15 6 (3.97%) AWS Certification
15 6 (3.97%) CCSE
15 6 (3.97%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (14.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 16 (10.60%) Cyber Essentials
3 11 (7.28%) NIST
4 6 (3.97%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 5 (3.31%) GDPR
6 4 (2.65%) GRC
7 3 (1.99%) NCSC
7 3 (1.99%) SLA
8 2 (1.32%) Accessibility
8 2 (1.32%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.66%) SOC 2
System Software
1 17 (11.26%) Active Directory
2 11 (7.28%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (4.64%) Hyper-V
4 4 (2.65%) Virtual Machines
4 4 (2.65%) vSphere
5 3 (1.99%) VMware NSX
6 2 (1.32%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.66%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 13 (8.61%) Microsoft Intune
1 13 (8.61%) Terraform
2 7 (4.64%) Ansible
3 6 (3.97%) FortiGate
4 5 (3.31%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (1.32%) Cisco Prime
5 2 (1.32%) OpenView
5 2 (1.32%) Tivoli
6 1 (0.66%) Check_MK
6 1 (0.66%) Kubernetes
6 1 (0.66%) SCCM
Vendors
1 88 (58.28%) Cisco
2 35 (23.18%) Microsoft
3 29 (19.21%) Fortinet
4 27 (17.88%) Palo Alto
5 22 (14.57%) Aruba
6 21 (13.91%) Juniper
6 21 (13.91%) VMware
7 15 (9.93%) CheckPoint
8 9 (5.96%) Citrix
9 7 (4.64%) F5
9 7 (4.64%) SolarWinds
9 7 (4.64%) Veeam
9 7 (4.64%) Zscaler
10 6 (3.97%) Meraki
10 6 (3.97%) Splunk
11 4 (2.65%) Google
11 4 (2.65%) Okta
11 4 (2.65%) Sophos
12 3 (1.99%) Huawei
12 3 (1.99%) Netskope