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 12 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 282 301 231
Rank change year-on-year +19 -70 -11
Permanent jobs citing Cisco Certification 122 125 433
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.66% 0.86% 1.33%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.86% 2.76% 4.91%
Number of salaries quoted 93 107 336
10th Percentile £45,000 £31,250 £34,375
25th Percentile £51,250 £39,375 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +21.74% +4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £87,500 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £87,250 £84,919
UK median annual salary £65,000 £57,500 £52,000
% change year-on-year +13.04% +10.58% -5.45%

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 4,268 4,529 8,811
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 23.12% 31.14% 27.06%
Number of salaries quoted 2,874 2,444 5,908
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £48,016 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £72,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £92,500 £90,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £54,296
% change year-on-year +9.09% +1.30% -8.79%

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 12 May 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 10 (8.20%) SharePoint
2 8 (6.56%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 5 (4.10%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (3.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (2.46%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (1.64%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 54 (44.26%) Azure
2 28 (22.95%) AWS
3 27 (22.13%) Microsoft 365
4 10 (8.20%) GCP
5 9 (7.38%) Entra ID
6 6 (4.92%) Power Platform
7 5 (4.10%) Azure Sentinel
7 5 (4.10%) OCI
8 4 (3.28%) ChatGPT
8 4 (3.28%) Microsoft Copilot
8 4 (3.28%) Mimecast
8 4 (3.28%) OneDrive
8 4 (3.28%) PowerApps
9 3 (2.46%) Serverless
9 3 (2.46%) Vertex AI
10 2 (1.64%) AWS Direct Connect
10 2 (1.64%) Azure Monitor
10 2 (1.64%) Cloud Computing
11 1 (0.82%) AWS CloudFormation
11 1 (0.82%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 47 (38.52%) Firewall
2 39 (31.97%) LAN
2 39 (31.97%) WAN
3 32 (26.23%) SD-WAN
4 31 (25.41%) Network Security
5 20 (16.39%) Wireless
6 16 (13.11%) VPN
7 13 (10.66%) Cisco ISE
8 12 (9.84%) VLAN
9 9 (7.38%) WLAN
10 8 (6.56%) Cisco Wireless
10 8 (6.56%) MPLS
11 7 (5.74%) BGP
11 7 (5.74%) TCP/IP
11 7 (5.74%) VoIP
12 6 (4.92%) Cisco Firepower
12 6 (4.92%) Cisco Nexus
12 6 (4.92%) OSPF
12 6 (4.92%) Structured Cabling
13 5 (4.10%) Cisco ASA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.64%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (3.28%) Burp Suite
1 4 (3.28%) Metasploit
2 2 (1.64%) JIRA
General
1 41 (33.61%) Social Skills
2 25 (20.49%) Finance
3 9 (7.38%) Public Sector
4 8 (6.56%) Retail
5 7 (5.74%) Telecoms
6 6 (4.92%) Analytical Skills
6 6 (4.92%) Banking
6 6 (4.92%) Law
7 5 (4.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 5 (4.10%) Military
8 4 (3.28%) Organisational Skills
9 3 (2.46%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (1.64%) Manufacturing
10 2 (1.64%) Social Housing
11 1 (0.82%) Documentation Skills
11 1 (0.82%) Legal
11 1 (0.82%) Pharmaceutical
11 1 (0.82%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 28 (22.95%) Network Engineer
2 27 (22.13%) Architect
3 15 (12.30%) Senior
3 15 (12.30%) Solutions Architect
4 11 (9.02%) Consultant
5 10 (8.20%) IT Engineer
6 9 (7.38%) Senior Network Engineer
7 8 (6.56%) Presales Solution Architect
7 8 (6.56%) Security Architect
7 8 (6.56%) Security Specialist
8 7 (5.74%) Analyst
8 7 (5.74%) Data Centre Engineer
8 7 (5.74%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 7 (5.74%) Network Architect
8 7 (5.74%) Principal Architect
9 6 (4.92%) Cybersecurity Manager
9 6 (4.92%) Network Consultant
9 6 (4.92%) Security Analyst
9 6 (4.92%) Security Manager
10 5 (4.10%) Cybersecurity Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (4.10%) OAuth
1 5 (4.10%) OpenID
2 2 (1.64%) ARM Templates
3 1 (0.82%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 22 (18.03%) Data Centre
2 11 (9.02%) Security Posture
3 8 (6.56%) Cloud Native
4 6 (4.92%) Cyber Defence
5 5 (4.10%) Public Cloud
6 4 (3.28%) Insider Threat
6 4 (3.28%) Onboarding
6 4 (3.28%) Social Media
7 3 (2.46%) Hybrid Cloud
8 2 (1.64%) Cyber Threat
8 2 (1.64%) e-Learning
8 2 (1.64%) Enterprise Software
8 2 (1.64%) Housing Association
8 2 (1.64%) Management Information System
8 2 (1.64%) Operational Technology
8 2 (1.64%) Private Cloud
8 2 (1.64%) Robotics
8 2 (1.64%) Self-Motivation
8 2 (1.64%) Video Conferencing
9 1 (0.82%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 28 (22.95%) Windows
2 12 (9.84%) Linux
3 6 (4.92%) Windows Server
4 4 (3.28%) Windows 10
5 2 (1.64%) Ubuntu
5 2 (1.64%) Windows Server 2016
5 2 (1.64%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.82%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (27.05%) ITIL
2 29 (23.77%) Cybersecurity
3 28 (22.95%) Problem-Solving
4 24 (19.67%) Presales
5 18 (14.75%) Mentoring
5 18 (14.75%) Roadmaps
6 17 (13.93%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 16 (13.11%) Project Delivery
7 16 (13.11%) Security Architecture
7 16 (13.11%) Zero Trust
8 15 (12.30%) Technical Leadership
9 14 (11.48%) Cloud Security
10 12 (9.84%) Incident Response
11 11 (9.02%) Continuous Improvement
11 11 (9.02%) Disaster Recovery
11 11 (9.02%) Infrastructure as Code
11 11 (9.02%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 11 (9.02%) SIEM
12 10 (8.20%) Service Delivery
12 10 (8.20%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 12 (9.84%) PowerShell
2 9 (7.38%) Python
3 3 (2.46%) Bash
4 2 (1.64%) SQL
5 1 (0.82%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 54 (44.26%) CCNP
2 51 (41.80%) CCNA
3 31 (25.41%) CISSP
4 26 (21.31%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 23 (18.85%) CCIE
5 23 (18.85%) Degree
6 22 (18.03%) Microsoft Certification
7 20 (16.39%) CISM
8 18 (14.75%) CCSP
9 16 (13.11%) Azure Certification
9 16 (13.11%) Security Cleared
10 15 (12.30%) SC Cleared
11 12 (9.84%) MCSE
12 9 (7.38%) Computer Science Degree
12 9 (7.38%) DBS Check
13 8 (6.56%) CEH
13 8 (6.56%) MCSA
14 7 (5.74%) CompTIA Security+
15 6 (4.92%) CISMP
15 6 (4.92%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (16.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 15 (12.30%) NIST
3 10 (8.20%) Cyber Essentials
4 7 (5.74%) SLA
5 6 (4.92%) Actionable Recommendations
6 4 (3.28%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 4 (3.28%) GDPR
7 2 (1.64%) GRC
7 2 (1.64%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.82%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.82%) SOC 2
System Software
1 6 (4.92%) Active Directory
1 6 (4.92%) VMware Infrastructure
2 4 (3.28%) vSphere
3 2 (1.64%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.82%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 14 (11.48%) Terraform
2 11 (9.02%) Microsoft Intune
3 8 (6.56%) Ansible
4 7 (5.74%) FortiGate
5 5 (4.10%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (3.28%) Jamf Pro
6 4 (3.28%) Nmap
6 4 (3.28%) PaperCut
7 2 (1.64%) Nagios
7 2 (1.64%) OpenView
7 2 (1.64%) Tivoli
8 1 (0.82%) Check_MK
8 1 (0.82%) Cisco Prime
8 1 (0.82%) Kubernetes
8 1 (0.82%) SCCM
Vendors
1 69 (56.56%) Cisco
2 35 (28.69%) Microsoft
3 25 (20.49%) Fortinet
4 17 (13.93%) Palo Alto
5 12 (9.84%) CheckPoint
6 11 (9.02%) Juniper
7 10 (8.20%) VMware
8 7 (5.74%) Meraki
8 7 (5.74%) Zscaler
9 6 (4.92%) SolarWinds
10 4 (3.28%) Apple
10 4 (3.28%) Aruba
10 4 (3.28%) Okta
10 4 (3.28%) Sophos
10 4 (3.28%) Splunk
10 4 (3.28%) Veeam
11 3 (2.46%) Dell
11 3 (2.46%) EMC
11 3 (2.46%) Google
11 3 (2.46%) Netskope