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

6 months to
23 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 257 267 208
Rank change year-on-year +10 -59 +8
Permanent jobs citing Cisco Certification 138 144 464
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.81% 1.07% 1.52%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.93% 3.66% 5.70%
Number of salaries quoted 108 123 393
10th Percentile £31,250 £37,500 £30,750
25th Percentile £45,938 £52,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £61,644 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.67% +12.08% -5.98%
75th Percentile £85,625 £76,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £95,750 £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 4,709 3,932 8,139
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 27.56% 29.23% 26.60%
Number of salaries quoted 2,637 2,457 5,896
10th Percentile £30,750 £30,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £46,104 £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 £59,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -5.93% +7.27% -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 23 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 39 (28.26%) Microsoft 365
3 37 (26.81%) AWS
4 19 (13.77%) Entra ID
5 5 (3.62%) Azure Sentinel
5 5 (3.62%) GCP
6 4 (2.90%) Azure Logic Apps
6 4 (2.90%) Mimecast
6 4 (2.90%) OneDrive
7 3 (2.17%) ChatGPT
7 3 (2.17%) Cloud Computing
7 3 (2.17%) IaaS
7 3 (2.17%) Microsoft Copilot
7 3 (2.17%) OCI
7 3 (2.17%) Power Platform
7 3 (2.17%) PowerApps
8 2 (1.45%) AWS Direct Connect
9 1 (0.72%) Microsoft Purview
9 1 (0.72%) Nutanix
9 1 (0.72%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 51 (36.96%) Firewall
2 36 (26.09%) WAN
3 33 (23.91%) LAN
4 25 (18.12%) SD-WAN
5 24 (17.39%) Network Security
6 19 (13.77%) VPN
7 16 (11.59%) VLAN
8 12 (8.70%) Wireless
9 11 (7.97%) MPLS
10 10 (7.25%) Cisco ISE
11 9 (6.52%) BGP
11 9 (6.52%) TCP/IP
12 7 (5.07%) Cisco Nexus
12 7 (5.07%) IP Telephony
12 7 (5.07%) OSPF
12 7 (5.07%) Structured Cabling
12 7 (5.07%) WLAN
13 6 (4.35%) Cisco ASA
13 6 (4.35%) VoIP
14 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 51 (36.96%) Social Skills
2 24 (17.39%) Finance
3 15 (10.87%) Retail
4 12 (8.70%) Telecoms
5 11 (7.97%) Public Sector
6 6 (4.35%) Analytical Skills
6 6 (4.35%) Law
7 5 (3.62%) Military
7 5 (3.62%) Organisational Skills
8 3 (2.17%) Influencing Skills
8 3 (2.17%) Manufacturing
9 2 (1.45%) Banking
9 2 (1.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 2 (1.45%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (1.45%) Social Housing
10 1 (0.72%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (0.72%) Fire and Rescue
10 1 (0.72%) Legal
10 1 (0.72%) Marketing
10 1 (0.72%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 25 (18.12%) Network Engineer
2 19 (13.77%) Architect
3 18 (13.04%) Senior
4 14 (10.14%) 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%) Infrastructure Engineer
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%) 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%) Security Manager
8 7 (5.07%) Threat Intelligence Specialist
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 17 (12.32%) 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
6 5 (3.62%) Cloud Native
6 5 (3.62%) Management Information System
6 5 (3.62%) Onboarding
6 5 (3.62%) Public Cloud
6 5 (3.62%) Social Media
7 3 (2.17%) e-Learning
7 3 (2.17%) Hybrid Cloud
7 3 (2.17%) Private Cloud
8 2 (1.45%) CMDB
8 2 (1.45%) Cyber Threat
8 2 (1.45%) Housing Association
8 2 (1.45%) Operational Technology
8 2 (1.45%) Robotics
8 2 (1.45%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 41 (29.71%) Windows
2 21 (15.22%) Linux
3 17 (12.32%) Windows Server
4 5 (3.62%) Windows 10
5 2 (1.45%) Ubuntu
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%) Unix
6 1 (0.72%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (27.54%) Cybersecurity
2 34 (24.64%) 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
9 16 (11.59%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 15 (10.87%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 14 (10.14%) Roadmaps
12 13 (9.42%) Continuous Improvement
12 13 (9.42%) Penetration Testing
13 12 (8.70%) Customer Service
13 12 (8.70%) Network Design
14 11 (7.97%) Decision-Making
14 11 (7.97%) Incident Response
14 11 (7.97%) Vulnerability Management
14 11 (7.97%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 15 (10.87%) PowerShell
2 6 (4.35%) Python
3 3 (2.17%) Bash
4 2 (1.45%) SQL
5 1 (0.72%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 70 (50.72%) CCNA
2 54 (39.13%) CCNP
3 37 (26.81%) Microsoft Certification
4 34 (24.64%) CISSP
5 31 (22.46%) Degree
6 28 (20.29%) Security Cleared
7 27 (19.57%) MCSE
8 26 (18.84%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 26 (18.84%) SC Cleared
9 22 (15.94%) MCSA
10 20 (14.49%) CCIE
10 20 (14.49%) Microsoft Certified Professional
11 18 (13.04%) CISM
12 14 (10.14%) Azure Certification
13 13 (9.42%) CompTIA Security+
14 12 (8.70%) CCSP
14 12 (8.70%) CEH
15 9 (6.52%) CISMP
15 9 (6.52%) DBS Check
16 8 (5.80%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (15.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 18 (13.04%) NIST
3 16 (11.59%) Cyber Essentials
4 13 (9.42%) SLA
5 9 (6.52%) Actionable Recommendations
6 6 (4.35%) GDPR
7 5 (3.62%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 3 (2.17%) GRC
8 3 (2.17%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 11 (7.97%) Hyper-V
2 10 (7.25%) Active Directory
3 9 (6.52%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (3.62%) vSphere
5 1 (0.72%) Docker
5 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%) SCCM
8 1 (0.72%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 79 (57.25%) Cisco
2 48 (34.78%) Microsoft
3 29 (21.01%) VMware
4 28 (20.29%) Fortinet
5 13 (9.42%) Palo Alto
6 12 (8.70%) CheckPoint
7 11 (7.97%) Juniper
8 9 (6.52%) Citrix
8 9 (6.52%) Draytek
8 9 (6.52%) WatchGuard
9 8 (5.80%) Meraki
10 7 (5.07%) Mitel
11 6 (4.35%) Zscaler
12 5 (3.62%) Apple
12 5 (3.62%) Sophos
13 4 (2.90%) EMC
13 4 (2.90%) Okta
13 4 (2.90%) Splunk
14 3 (2.17%) ArcSight
14 3 (2.17%) ExtraHop