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

6 months to
1 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 306 289 237
Rank change year-on-year -17 -52 -67
Permanent jobs citing Cisco Certification 151 155 328
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.68% 0.94% 1.26%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.28% 2.78% 4.76%
Number of salaries quoted 110 111 221
10th Percentile £42,500 £31,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £53,375 £35,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +23.81% -8.70% +1.77%
75th Percentile £80,000 £66,250 £68,750
90th Percentile £93,875 £86,250 £84,919
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 4,601 5,583 6,887
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 20.71% 33.76% 26.47%
Number of salaries quoted 3,056 2,480 4,105
10th Percentile £33,300 £29,750 £33,250
25th Percentile £46,748 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.70% - -4.17%
75th Percentile £78,750 £74,258 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £86,250
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 1 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 11 (7.28%) SharePoint
2 10 (6.62%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.32%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (1.32%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (1.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.66%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.66%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.66%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 59 (39.07%) Azure
2 33 (21.85%) AWS
3 23 (15.23%) Microsoft 365
4 11 (7.28%) GCP
5 10 (6.62%) Entra ID
6 7 (4.64%) 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%) OCI
9 3 (1.99%) Serverless
9 3 (1.99%) Vertex AI
10 2 (1.32%) Anthropic Claude
10 2 (1.32%) Azure Logic Apps
10 2 (1.32%) ChatGPT
10 2 (1.32%) Microsoft Copilot
10 2 (1.32%) OneDrive
10 2 (1.32%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 70 (46.36%) Firewall
2 69 (45.70%) LAN
3 62 (41.06%) WAN
4 51 (33.77%) Network Security
5 34 (22.52%) Wireless
6 31 (20.53%) SD-WAN
7 30 (19.87%) VPN
8 25 (16.56%) VLAN
9 22 (14.57%) WLAN
10 21 (13.91%) Wi-Fi
11 16 (10.60%) TCP/IP
12 12 (7.95%) Cisco ISE
12 12 (7.95%) Cisco Nexus
12 12 (7.95%) DHCP
12 12 (7.95%) DNS
13 10 (6.62%) OSPF
14 9 (5.96%) BGP
14 9 (5.96%) MPLS
15 8 (5.30%) Internet
15 8 (5.30%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.66%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 5 (3.31%) JIRA
2 1 (0.66%) Git
2 1 (0.66%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 57 (37.75%) Social Skills
2 27 (17.88%) Finance
3 22 (14.57%) Telecoms
4 13 (8.61%) Analytical Skills
5 11 (7.28%) Retail
6 9 (5.96%) Banking
7 8 (5.30%) Public Sector
8 5 (3.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 4 (2.65%) Mandarin Language
10 3 (1.99%) Documentation Skills
10 3 (1.99%) Marketing
10 3 (1.99%) Military
11 2 (1.32%) Aerospace
11 2 (1.32%) French Language
11 2 (1.32%) German Language
11 2 (1.32%) Law
11 2 (1.32%) Legal
11 2 (1.32%) Local Government
11 2 (1.32%) Social Housing
12 1 (0.66%) Italian Language
Job Titles
1 49 (32.45%) Network Engineer
2 27 (17.88%) Architect
3 26 (17.22%) Senior
4 21 (13.91%) Consultant
5 15 (9.93%) Solutions Architect
6 14 (9.27%) Senior Network Engineer
7 12 (7.95%) 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%) Cisco Engineer
10 8 (5.30%) Cisco Network 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 Network Consultant
12 6 (3.97%) Security Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.99%) ARM Templates
2 2 (1.32%) JSON
2 2 (1.32%) OAuth
2 2 (1.32%) OpenID
2 2 (1.32%) RESTful
3 1 (0.66%) Jinja
3 1 (0.66%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 24 (15.89%) Data Centre
2 7 (4.64%) Cloud Native
2 7 (4.64%) Management Information System
2 7 (4.64%) Security Posture
2 7 (4.64%) Self-Motivation
3 6 (3.97%) Private Cloud
4 4 (2.65%) Cyber Defence
4 4 (2.65%) Hybrid Cloud
4 4 (2.65%) Public Cloud
4 4 (2.65%) Video Conferencing
5 3 (1.99%) Driving Licence
5 3 (1.99%) Enterprise Software
6 2 (1.32%) Housing Association
7 1 (0.66%) Client/Server
7 1 (0.66%) Cyber Threat
7 1 (0.66%) Enterprise Storage
7 1 (0.66%) IoT
7 1 (0.66%) Onboarding
7 1 (0.66%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 26 (17.22%) Windows
2 15 (9.93%) Windows Server
3 10 (6.62%) 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 38 (25.17%) Cybersecurity
3 31 (20.53%) Presales
4 30 (19.87%) ITIL
5 29 (19.21%) Technical Leadership
6 27 (17.88%) Mentoring
7 22 (14.57%) Cloud Security
7 22 (14.57%) Project Delivery
8 20 (13.25%) Disaster Recovery
9 18 (11.92%) Stakeholder Management
9 18 (11.92%) Zero Trust
10 17 (11.26%) Incident Response
11 16 (10.60%) High Availability
11 16 (10.60%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 16 (10.60%) Roadmaps
11 16 (10.60%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 15 (9.93%) Business Continuity
12 15 (9.93%) Network Design
13 14 (9.27%) Infrastructure as Code
13 14 (9.27%) Security Architecture
Programming Languages
1 20 (13.25%) PowerShell
2 16 (10.60%) Python
3 3 (1.99%) Bash
4 2 (1.32%) Kusto Query Language
4 2 (1.32%) Search Processing Language
5 1 (0.66%) SQL
Qualifications
1 85 (56.29%) CCNP
2 60 (39.74%) CCNA
3 31 (20.53%) CISSP
4 29 (19.21%) Degree
5 28 (18.54%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 25 (16.56%) CCIE
7 23 (15.23%) CCSP
8 21 (13.91%) Azure Certification
9 20 (13.25%) CISM
10 18 (11.92%) Microsoft Certification
10 18 (11.92%) Security Cleared
11 15 (9.93%) SC Cleared
12 10 (6.62%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
13 9 (5.96%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
14 8 (5.30%) RHCSA
15 7 (4.64%) Computer Science Degree
15 7 (4.64%) DV Cleared
15 7 (4.64%) MCSE
16 6 (3.97%) AWS Certification
16 6 (3.97%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (14.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 16 (10.60%) Cyber Essentials
3 12 (7.95%) NIST
4 6 (3.97%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 6 (3.97%) GDPR
5 5 (3.31%) GRC
6 4 (2.65%) NCSC
6 4 (2.65%) SLA
7 3 (1.99%) Accessibility
8 2 (1.32%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.66%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.66%) SOC 2
System Software
1 18 (11.92%) Active Directory
2 13 (8.61%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (3.97%) Hyper-V
4 4 (2.65%) Virtual Machines
4 4 (2.65%) VMware NSX
4 4 (2.65%) vSphere
5 3 (1.99%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.66%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 13 (8.61%) Terraform
2 12 (7.95%) Microsoft Intune
3 9 (5.96%) Ansible
4 8 (5.30%) FortiGate
5 4 (2.65%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (1.32%) Cisco Prime
6 2 (1.32%) OpenView
6 2 (1.32%) Tivoli
7 1 (0.66%) CASB
7 1 (0.66%) Check_MK
7 1 (0.66%) Kubernetes
7 1 (0.66%) SCCM
7 1 (0.66%) Stealthwatch
Vendors
1 88 (58.28%) Cisco
2 33 (21.85%) Microsoft
3 28 (18.54%) Palo Alto
4 27 (17.88%) Fortinet
5 23 (15.23%) Aruba
6 22 (14.57%) VMware
7 20 (13.25%) Juniper
8 13 (8.61%) CheckPoint
9 8 (5.30%) Citrix
9 8 (5.30%) Zscaler
10 7 (4.64%) F5
10 7 (4.64%) Veeam
11 6 (3.97%) SolarWinds
11 6 (3.97%) Splunk
12 4 (2.65%) Google
12 4 (2.65%) Meraki
12 4 (2.65%) Netskope
12 4 (2.65%) Okta
12 4 (2.65%) Sophos
13 3 (1.99%) Arista