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

6 months to
7 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 300 275 240
Rank change year-on-year -25 -35 -74
Permanent jobs citing Cisco Certification 153 160 318
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.68% 0.97% 1.27%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.25% 2.86% 4.79%
Number of salaries quoted 112 112 209
10th Percentile £42,500 £31,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £51,250 £35,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +23.81% -4.55% -2.65%
75th Percentile £80,000 £66,563 £67,500
90th Percentile £93,250 £87,150 £81,500
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 4,704 5,590 6,642
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 20.81% 33.91% 26.45%
Number of salaries quoted 3,099 2,474 3,890
10th Percentile £33,500 £29,575 £33,980
25th Percentile £47,500 £41,118 £42,999
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.70% - -4.17%
75th Percentile £79,688 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,675 £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 7 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 (7.19%) SharePoint
2 10 (6.54%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.31%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (1.31%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (1.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.65%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (1.31%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 60 (39.22%) Azure
2 34 (22.22%) AWS
3 23 (15.03%) Microsoft 365
4 11 (7.19%) Entra ID
4 11 (7.19%) GCP
5 7 (4.58%) Power Platform
6 5 (3.27%) Azure Sentinel
7 4 (2.61%) Power Automate
7 4 (2.61%) WeChat
8 3 (1.96%) Azure Monitor
8 3 (1.96%) Mimecast
8 3 (1.96%) OCI
8 3 (1.96%) Serverless
8 3 (1.96%) Vertex AI
9 2 (1.31%) Anthropic Claude
9 2 (1.31%) Azure Logic Apps
9 2 (1.31%) ChatGPT
9 2 (1.31%) Microsoft Copilot
9 2 (1.31%) OneDrive
9 2 (1.31%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 73 (47.71%) LAN
2 72 (47.06%) Firewall
3 67 (43.79%) WAN
4 53 (34.64%) Network Security
5 37 (24.18%) Wireless
6 33 (21.57%) VPN
7 31 (20.26%) SD-WAN
8 26 (16.99%) VLAN
9 22 (14.38%) WLAN
10 21 (13.73%) Wi-Fi
11 17 (11.11%) TCP/IP
12 13 (8.50%) DHCP
12 13 (8.50%) DNS
13 12 (7.84%) Cisco ISE
13 12 (7.84%) OSPF
14 11 (7.19%) Cisco Nexus
15 10 (6.54%) BGP
16 9 (5.88%) MPLS
17 8 (5.23%) Internet
17 8 (5.23%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.65%) Electronic Patient Records
1 1 (0.65%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 5 (3.27%) JIRA
2 1 (0.65%) Git
2 1 (0.65%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 57 (37.25%) Social Skills
2 28 (18.30%) Finance
3 24 (15.69%) Telecoms
4 13 (8.50%) Analytical Skills
5 10 (6.54%) Retail
6 9 (5.88%) Banking
6 9 (5.88%) Public Sector
7 6 (3.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 4 (2.61%) Mandarin Language
9 3 (1.96%) Aerospace
9 3 (1.96%) Marketing
9 3 (1.96%) Military
10 2 (1.31%) Documentation Skills
10 2 (1.31%) French Language
10 2 (1.31%) German Language
10 2 (1.31%) Law
10 2 (1.31%) Legal
10 2 (1.31%) Local Government
10 2 (1.31%) Organisational Skills
10 2 (1.31%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 53 (34.64%) Network Engineer
2 26 (16.99%) Architect
2 26 (16.99%) Senior
3 21 (13.73%) Consultant
4 15 (9.80%) Solutions Architect
5 14 (9.15%) Senior Network Engineer
6 12 (7.84%) IT Engineer
7 11 (7.19%) Network Consultant
8 10 (6.54%) Cisco Engineer
8 10 (6.54%) Cisco Network Engineer
8 10 (6.54%) IT Support
8 10 (6.54%) IT Support Engineer
8 10 (6.54%) Network Architect
8 10 (6.54%) Support Engineer
9 8 (5.23%) Presales Solution Architect
10 7 (4.58%) LAN Engineer
10 7 (4.58%) Security Specialist
11 6 (3.92%) Juniper Consultant
11 6 (3.92%) Juniper Engineer
11 6 (3.92%) Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.96%) ARM Templates
2 2 (1.31%) JSON
2 2 (1.31%) OAuth
2 2 (1.31%) OpenID
2 2 (1.31%) RESTful
3 1 (0.65%) Jinja
3 1 (0.65%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 23 (15.03%) Data Centre
2 8 (5.23%) Management Information System
2 8 (5.23%) Security Posture
3 7 (4.58%) Cloud Native
3 7 (4.58%) Self-Motivation
4 6 (3.92%) Private Cloud
5 4 (2.61%) Hybrid Cloud
5 4 (2.61%) Public Cloud
5 4 (2.61%) Video Conferencing
6 3 (1.96%) Cyber Defence
6 3 (1.96%) Driving Licence
6 3 (1.96%) Enterprise Software
7 2 (1.31%) Housing Association
8 1 (0.65%) CCTV
8 1 (0.65%) Client/Server
8 1 (0.65%) Cyber Threat
8 1 (0.65%) Enterprise Storage
8 1 (0.65%) IoT
8 1 (0.65%) Onboarding
8 1 (0.65%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 27 (17.65%) Windows
2 16 (10.46%) Windows Server
3 10 (6.54%) Linux
4 6 (3.92%) Windows Server 2016
4 6 (3.92%) Windows Server 2019
5 2 (1.31%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.65%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 51 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 38 (24.84%) Cybersecurity
3 31 (20.26%) ITIL
3 31 (20.26%) Presales
4 29 (18.95%) Technical Leadership
5 26 (16.99%) Mentoring
6 22 (14.38%) Cloud Security
6 22 (14.38%) Project Delivery
7 19 (12.42%) Disaster Recovery
7 19 (12.42%) Network Design
8 18 (11.76%) Stakeholder Management
8 18 (11.76%) Zero Trust
9 17 (11.11%) High Availability
9 17 (11.11%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 16 (10.46%) Incident Response
10 16 (10.46%) Roadmaps
10 16 (10.46%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 15 (9.80%) Business Continuity
12 14 (9.15%) Continuous Improvement
12 14 (9.15%) Infrastructure as Code
Programming Languages
1 20 (13.07%) PowerShell
2 17 (11.11%) Python
3 3 (1.96%) Bash
4 2 (1.31%) Kusto Query Language
4 2 (1.31%) Search Processing Language
5 1 (0.65%) SQL
Qualifications
1 87 (56.86%) CCNP
2 62 (40.52%) CCNA
3 30 (19.61%) CISSP
3 30 (19.61%) Degree
4 27 (17.65%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 25 (16.34%) CCIE
6 22 (14.38%) Azure Certification
6 22 (14.38%) CCSP
7 21 (13.73%) Security Cleared
8 19 (12.42%) CISM
9 18 (11.76%) Microsoft Certification
10 17 (11.11%) SC Cleared
11 10 (6.54%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
12 9 (5.88%) DV Cleared
12 9 (5.88%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 8 (5.23%) RHCSA
14 7 (4.58%) AWS Certification
14 7 (4.58%) Computer Science Degree
14 7 (4.58%) DBS Check
14 7 (4.58%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (13.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 17 (11.11%) Cyber Essentials
3 11 (7.19%) NIST
4 6 (3.92%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 6 (3.92%) GDPR
5 5 (3.27%) GRC
6 4 (2.61%) Accessibility
6 4 (2.61%) NCSC
6 4 (2.61%) SLA
7 2 (1.31%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.65%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.65%) SOC 2
System Software
1 20 (13.07%) Active Directory
2 15 (9.80%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (3.92%) Hyper-V
4 5 (3.27%) VMware NSX
5 4 (2.61%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (2.61%) VMware ESXi
5 4 (2.61%) vSphere
6 1 (0.65%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 13 (8.50%) Terraform
2 12 (7.84%) Microsoft Intune
3 9 (5.88%) Ansible
4 8 (5.23%) FortiGate
5 4 (2.61%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (1.31%) OpenView
6 2 (1.31%) Tivoli
7 1 (0.65%) CASB
7 1 (0.65%) Check_MK
7 1 (0.65%) Cisco Prime
7 1 (0.65%) Kubernetes
7 1 (0.65%) SCCM
7 1 (0.65%) Stealthwatch
Vendors
1 89 (58.17%) Cisco
2 34 (22.22%) Microsoft
3 28 (18.30%) Palo Alto
4 25 (16.34%) Fortinet
5 24 (15.69%) VMware
6 23 (15.03%) Aruba
7 22 (14.38%) Juniper
8 14 (9.15%) CheckPoint
9 8 (5.23%) Citrix
9 8 (5.23%) F5
9 8 (5.23%) Veeam
10 7 (4.58%) SolarWinds
10 7 (4.58%) Zscaler
11 5 (3.27%) Splunk
12 4 (2.61%) Google
12 4 (2.61%) Netskope
13 3 (1.96%) EMC
13 3 (1.96%) Huawei
13 3 (1.96%) Meraki
13 3 (1.96%) Sophos