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

6 months to
20 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 249 264 208
Rank change year-on-year +15 -56 +3
Permanent jobs citing Cisco Certification 138 143 458
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.82% 1.07% 1.52%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.94% 3.64% 5.67%
Number of salaries quoted 107 122 394
10th Percentile £31,250 £37,500 £30,750
25th Percentile £45,625 £52,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,072 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.34% +12.86% -7.56%
75th Percentile £86,250 £76,250 £68,438
90th Percentile £96,000 £88,750 £84,919
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +14.29% -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 4,690 3,926 8,077
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 27.73% 29.38% 26.81%
Number of salaries quoted 2,608 2,451 5,860
10th Percentile £30,750 £30,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £46,000 £43,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £78,750 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £92,500 £88,750 £87,500
UK median annual salary £55,500 £59,199 £55,000
% change year-on-year -6.25% +7.63% -4.35%

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 March 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 (8.70%) Microsoft Exchange
2 9 (6.52%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (2.90%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (2.17%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (2.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (1.45%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 59 (42.75%) Azure
2 38 (27.54%) AWS
2 38 (27.54%) Microsoft 365
3 18 (13.04%) Entra ID
4 5 (3.62%) Azure Sentinel
4 5 (3.62%) GCP
5 4 (2.90%) Azure Logic Apps
5 4 (2.90%) Mimecast
5 4 (2.90%) OneDrive
6 3 (2.17%) AWS Direct Connect
6 3 (2.17%) ChatGPT
6 3 (2.17%) Cloud Computing
6 3 (2.17%) IaaS
6 3 (2.17%) Microsoft Copilot
6 3 (2.17%) OCI
6 3 (2.17%) Power Platform
6 3 (2.17%) PowerApps
7 1 (0.72%) Microsoft Purview
7 1 (0.72%) Nutanix
7 1 (0.72%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 49 (35.51%) Firewall
2 37 (26.81%) WAN
3 33 (23.91%) LAN
4 26 (18.84%) SD-WAN
5 23 (16.67%) Network Security
6 20 (14.49%) VPN
7 16 (11.59%) VLAN
8 12 (8.70%) Wireless
9 11 (7.97%) MPLS
10 10 (7.25%) BGP
10 10 (7.25%) Cisco ISE
11 9 (6.52%) TCP/IP
12 8 (5.80%) OSPF
13 7 (5.07%) Cisco Nexus
13 7 (5.07%) IP Telephony
13 7 (5.07%) Structured Cabling
13 7 (5.07%) VoIP
13 7 (5.07%) WLAN
14 6 (4.35%) Cisco ASA
15 5 (3.62%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.45%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 7 (5.07%) Burp Suite
1 7 (5.07%) Metasploit
2 2 (1.45%) JIRA
General
1 50 (36.23%) Social Skills
2 25 (18.12%) Finance
3 15 (10.87%) Retail
4 12 (8.70%) Telecoms
5 10 (7.25%) Public Sector
6 7 (5.07%) Law
7 6 (4.35%) Analytical Skills
8 5 (3.62%) Military
8 5 (3.62%) Organisational Skills
9 3 (2.17%) Influencing Skills
9 3 (2.17%) Manufacturing
10 2 (1.45%) Banking
10 2 (1.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 2 (1.45%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (0.72%) Documentation Skills
11 1 (0.72%) Fire and Rescue
11 1 (0.72%) Legal
11 1 (0.72%) Marketing
11 1 (0.72%) Pharmaceutical
11 1 (0.72%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 26 (18.84%) Network Engineer
2 19 (13.77%) Architect
3 18 (13.04%) Senior
4 13 (9.42%) IT Engineer
5 11 (7.97%) Security Specialist
5 11 (7.97%) Support Engineer
6 10 (7.25%) Analyst
6 10 (7.25%) Consultant
6 10 (7.25%) IT Support
6 10 (7.25%) IT Support Engineer
6 10 (7.25%) Senior Network Engineer
6 10 (7.25%) Solutions Architect
7 9 (6.52%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 9 (6.52%) Security Analyst
8 7 (5.07%) 2nd Line Support
8 7 (5.07%) Cybersecurity Architect
8 7 (5.07%) Presales Solution Architect
8 7 (5.07%) Security Architect
8 7 (5.07%) Threat Intelligence Specialist
9 6 (4.35%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.90%) OAuth
1 4 (2.90%) OpenID
2 1 (0.72%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 22 (15.94%) Data Centre
2 16 (11.59%) Security Posture
3 9 (6.52%) Driving Licence
4 7 (5.07%) CCTV
4 7 (5.07%) Insider Threat
5 6 (4.35%) Cyber Defence
5 6 (4.35%) Public Cloud
6 5 (3.62%) Cloud Native
6 5 (3.62%) Management Information System
6 5 (3.62%) Onboarding
6 5 (3.62%) Social Media
7 4 (2.90%) e-Learning
8 3 (2.17%) Private Cloud
9 2 (1.45%) CMDB
9 2 (1.45%) Cyber Threat
9 2 (1.45%) Hybrid Cloud
9 2 (1.45%) Operational Technology
9 2 (1.45%) Robotics
9 2 (1.45%) Self-Motivation
9 2 (1.45%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 41 (29.71%) Windows
2 22 (15.94%) Linux
3 16 (11.59%) Windows Server
4 5 (3.62%) Windows 10
5 2 (1.45%) Ubuntu
5 2 (1.45%) Unix
5 2 (1.45%) Windows Server 2012
5 2 (1.45%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.72%) Mac OS X
6 1 (0.72%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (26.09%) Cybersecurity
2 33 (23.91%) ITIL
3 29 (21.01%) Mentoring
4 27 (19.57%) Problem-Solving
5 20 (14.49%) Presales
6 19 (13.77%) Project Delivery
7 18 (13.04%) Security Architecture
8 17 (12.32%) Technical Leadership
9 16 (11.59%) Information Security
10 15 (10.87%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 14 (10.14%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 14 (10.14%) Roadmaps
12 12 (8.70%) Continuous Improvement
12 12 (8.70%) Customer Service
12 12 (8.70%) Network Design
12 12 (8.70%) Penetration Testing
13 11 (7.97%) Decision-Making
13 11 (7.97%) Ethical Hacking
13 11 (7.97%) ITSM
13 11 (7.97%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 14 (10.14%) PowerShell
2 6 (4.35%) Python
3 3 (2.17%) Bash
4 2 (1.45%) SQL
5 1 (0.72%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 71 (51.45%) CCNA
2 55 (39.86%) CCNP
3 36 (26.09%) Microsoft Certification
4 33 (23.91%) CISSP
5 31 (22.46%) Degree
6 29 (21.01%) Security Cleared
7 27 (19.57%) SC Cleared
8 26 (18.84%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 26 (18.84%) MCSE
9 22 (15.94%) MCSA
10 21 (15.22%) CCIE
11 20 (14.49%) Microsoft Certified Professional
12 17 (12.32%) CISM
13 15 (10.87%) Azure Certification
14 13 (9.42%) CompTIA Security+
15 12 (8.70%) CCSP
16 11 (7.97%) CEH
17 9 (6.52%) CISMP
17 9 (6.52%) DBS Check
17 9 (6.52%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (15.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 17 (12.32%) NIST
3 14 (10.14%) Cyber Essentials
4 13 (9.42%) SLA
5 8 (5.80%) Actionable Recommendations
6 6 (4.35%) GDPR
7 4 (2.90%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 3 (2.17%) GRC
8 3 (2.17%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 11 (7.97%) Hyper-V
2 9 (6.52%) Active Directory
2 9 (6.52%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (3.62%) vSphere
4 1 (0.72%) Docker
4 1 (0.72%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 20 (14.49%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (7.25%) Terraform
3 7 (5.07%) Ansible
3 7 (5.07%) Nmap
4 5 (3.62%) Jamf Pro
5 4 (2.90%) FortiGate
5 4 (2.90%) PaperCut
5 4 (2.90%) Single Sign-On
6 3 (2.17%) Nagios
6 3 (2.17%) OpenView
6 3 (2.17%) Tivoli
7 2 (1.45%) Autotask
8 1 (0.72%) Cisco CUCM
8 1 (0.72%) Cisco Prime
8 1 (0.72%) Kubernetes
8 1 (0.72%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 80 (57.97%) Cisco
2 48 (34.78%) Microsoft
3 28 (20.29%) Fortinet
3 28 (20.29%) VMware
4 14 (10.14%) Palo Alto
5 12 (8.70%) CheckPoint
6 11 (7.97%) Juniper
7 9 (6.52%) Citrix
7 9 (6.52%) Draytek
7 9 (6.52%) WatchGuard
8 8 (5.80%) Meraki
9 7 (5.07%) Mitel
10 6 (4.35%) Zscaler
11 5 (3.62%) Apple
11 5 (3.62%) Sophos
12 4 (2.90%) EMC
12 4 (2.90%) Okta
12 4 (2.90%) Splunk
13 3 (2.17%) ArcSight
13 3 (2.17%) ExtraHop