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

6 months to
8 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 309 280 241
Rank change year-on-year -29 -39 -76
Permanent jobs citing Cisco Certification 156 160 309
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.69% 0.97% 1.24%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.28% 2.86% 4.70%
Number of salaries quoted 113 112 201
10th Percentile £42,500 £31,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £51,250 £35,000 £46,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +23.81% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £80,000 £67,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £92,750 £88,600 £73,750
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 4,749 5,601 6,573
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 20.96% 33.97% 26.39%
Number of salaries quoted 3,108 2,482 3,840
10th Percentile £33,455 £29,750 £33,795
25th Percentile £46,984 £41,118 £43,170
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.70% - -4.17%
75th Percentile £79,359 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £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 8 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 (7.05%) SharePoint
2 10 (6.41%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.28%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (1.28%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (1.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.64%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (1.28%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 60 (38.46%) Azure
2 34 (21.79%) AWS
3 23 (14.74%) Microsoft 365
4 11 (7.05%) Entra ID
4 11 (7.05%) GCP
5 7 (4.49%) Power Platform
6 5 (3.21%) Azure Sentinel
7 4 (2.56%) Power Automate
7 4 (2.56%) WeChat
8 3 (1.92%) Azure Monitor
8 3 (1.92%) Mimecast
8 3 (1.92%) OCI
8 3 (1.92%) Serverless
8 3 (1.92%) Vertex AI
9 2 (1.28%) Anthropic Claude
9 2 (1.28%) ChatGPT
9 2 (1.28%) Google Workspace
9 2 (1.28%) Microsoft Copilot
9 2 (1.28%) OneDrive
9 2 (1.28%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 74 (47.44%) Firewall
1 74 (47.44%) LAN
2 68 (43.59%) WAN
3 54 (34.62%) Network Security
4 37 (23.72%) Wireless
5 34 (21.79%) VPN
6 31 (19.87%) SD-WAN
7 26 (16.67%) VLAN
8 22 (14.10%) Wi-Fi
8 22 (14.10%) WLAN
9 17 (10.90%) TCP/IP
10 13 (8.33%) DHCP
10 13 (8.33%) DNS
11 12 (7.69%) Cisco ISE
11 12 (7.69%) OSPF
12 11 (7.05%) Cisco Nexus
13 10 (6.41%) BGP
13 10 (6.41%) MPLS
14 8 (5.13%) Internet
14 8 (5.13%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.64%) Electronic Patient Records
1 1 (0.64%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 5 (3.21%) JIRA
2 1 (0.64%) Git
2 1 (0.64%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 58 (37.18%) Social Skills
2 29 (18.59%) Finance
3 25 (16.03%) Telecoms
4 13 (8.33%) Analytical Skills
5 10 (6.41%) Retail
6 9 (5.77%) Banking
6 9 (5.77%) Public Sector
7 7 (4.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 4 (2.56%) Mandarin Language
9 3 (1.92%) Aerospace
9 3 (1.92%) Marketing
9 3 (1.92%) Military
10 2 (1.28%) Documentation Skills
10 2 (1.28%) French Language
10 2 (1.28%) German Language
10 2 (1.28%) Law
10 2 (1.28%) Legal
10 2 (1.28%) Local Government
10 2 (1.28%) Organisational Skills
10 2 (1.28%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 54 (34.62%) Network Engineer
2 26 (16.67%) Architect
2 26 (16.67%) Senior
3 21 (13.46%) Consultant
4 15 (9.62%) Solutions Architect
5 14 (8.97%) Senior Network Engineer
6 12 (7.69%) IT Engineer
7 11 (7.05%) Network Consultant
8 10 (6.41%) Cisco Engineer
8 10 (6.41%) Cisco Network Engineer
8 10 (6.41%) IT Support
8 10 (6.41%) IT Support Engineer
8 10 (6.41%) Network Architect
8 10 (6.41%) Support Engineer
9 8 (5.13%) Presales Solution Architect
10 7 (4.49%) LAN Engineer
10 7 (4.49%) Security Specialist
11 6 (3.85%) Cisco Consultant
11 6 (3.85%) Cisco Network Consultant
11 6 (3.85%) Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.92%) ARM Templates
2 2 (1.28%) JSON
2 2 (1.28%) OAuth
2 2 (1.28%) OpenID
2 2 (1.28%) RESTful
3 1 (0.64%) Jinja
3 1 (0.64%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 24 (15.38%) Data Centre
2 8 (5.13%) Management Information System
2 8 (5.13%) Security Posture
3 7 (4.49%) Cloud Native
3 7 (4.49%) Self-Motivation
4 6 (3.85%) Private Cloud
5 4 (2.56%) Hybrid Cloud
5 4 (2.56%) Public Cloud
5 4 (2.56%) Video Conferencing
6 3 (1.92%) Cyber Defence
6 3 (1.92%) Driving Licence
6 3 (1.92%) Enterprise Software
7 2 (1.28%) Enterprise Storage
7 2 (1.28%) Housing Association
7 2 (1.28%) Onboarding
8 1 (0.64%) CCTV
8 1 (0.64%) Client/Server
8 1 (0.64%) Cyber Threat
8 1 (0.64%) IoT
8 1 (0.64%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 27 (17.31%) Windows
2 16 (10.26%) Windows Server
3 10 (6.41%) Linux
4 6 (3.85%) Windows Server 2016
4 6 (3.85%) Windows Server 2019
5 2 (1.28%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.64%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 51 (32.69%) Problem-Solving
2 38 (24.36%) Cybersecurity
3 33 (21.15%) ITIL
4 31 (19.87%) Presales
5 30 (19.23%) Technical Leadership
6 26 (16.67%) Mentoring
7 22 (14.10%) Cloud Security
7 22 (14.10%) Project Delivery
8 20 (12.82%) Disaster Recovery
9 19 (12.18%) Network Design
10 18 (11.54%) Stakeholder Management
10 18 (11.54%) Zero Trust
11 17 (10.90%) High Availability
11 17 (10.90%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 17 (10.90%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 16 (10.26%) Business Continuity
12 16 (10.26%) Incident Response
12 16 (10.26%) Roadmaps
13 15 (9.62%) Continuous Improvement
13 15 (9.62%) Infrastructure as Code
Programming Languages
1 20 (12.82%) PowerShell
2 17 (10.90%) Python
3 3 (1.92%) Bash
4 2 (1.28%) Kusto Query Language
4 2 (1.28%) Search Processing Language
5 1 (0.64%) SQL
Qualifications
1 89 (57.05%) CCNP
2 62 (39.74%) CCNA
3 31 (19.87%) Degree
4 30 (19.23%) CISSP
5 27 (17.31%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 25 (16.03%) CCIE
7 22 (14.10%) Azure Certification
7 22 (14.10%) CCSP
8 21 (13.46%) Security Cleared
9 19 (12.18%) CISM
10 18 (11.54%) Microsoft Certification
11 17 (10.90%) SC Cleared
12 10 (6.41%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
12 10 (6.41%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 9 (5.77%) DV Cleared
14 8 (5.13%) Computer Science Degree
14 8 (5.13%) RHCSA
15 7 (4.49%) AWS Certification
15 7 (4.49%) DBS Check
15 7 (4.49%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (14.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 17 (10.90%) Cyber Essentials
3 11 (7.05%) NIST
4 6 (3.85%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 6 (3.85%) GDPR
5 5 (3.21%) GRC
5 5 (3.21%) SLA
6 4 (2.56%) Accessibility
6 4 (2.56%) NCSC
7 2 (1.28%) Actionable Recommendations
7 2 (1.28%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.64%) SOC 2
System Software
1 20 (12.82%) Active Directory
2 16 (10.26%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (3.85%) Hyper-V
3 6 (3.85%) VMware NSX
4 5 (3.21%) vSphere
5 4 (2.56%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (2.56%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.64%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 13 (8.33%) Terraform
2 12 (7.69%) Microsoft Intune
3 9 (5.77%) Ansible
4 8 (5.13%) FortiGate
5 4 (2.56%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (1.28%) OpenView
6 2 (1.28%) Tivoli
7 1 (0.64%) CASB
7 1 (0.64%) Check_MK
7 1 (0.64%) Cisco Prime
7 1 (0.64%) Kubernetes
7 1 (0.64%) SCCM
7 1 (0.64%) Stealthwatch
Vendors
1 91 (58.33%) Cisco
2 34 (21.79%) Microsoft
3 28 (17.95%) Palo Alto
4 25 (16.03%) Fortinet
4 25 (16.03%) VMware
5 24 (15.38%) Aruba
6 22 (14.10%) Juniper
7 14 (8.97%) CheckPoint
8 8 (5.13%) Citrix
8 8 (5.13%) F5
8 8 (5.13%) Veeam
9 7 (4.49%) SolarWinds
9 7 (4.49%) Zscaler
10 5 (3.21%) Splunk
11 4 (2.56%) Google
11 4 (2.56%) Netskope
12 3 (1.92%) Arista
12 3 (1.92%) Huawei
12 3 (1.92%) Meraki
12 3 (1.92%) Okta