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

6 months to
26 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 290 298 245
Rank change year-on-year +8 -53 -56
Permanent jobs citing Cisco Certification 134 130 436
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.66% 0.83% 1.29%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.10% 2.42% 4.85%
Number of salaries quoted 105 100 313
10th Percentile £41,250 £31,250 £36,750
25th Percentile £51,250 £32,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% - -2.65%
75th Percentile £85,000 £64,375 £67,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £76,375 £84,919
UK median annual salary £65,000 £53,594 £52,500
% change year-on-year +21.28% +2.08% -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 4,327 5,367 8,981
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 21.23% 34.31% 26.55%
Number of salaries quoted 3,005 2,382 5,814
10th Percentile £33,250 £27,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £41,250 £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 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £93,500 £88,750 £86,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% +3.77% -11.67%

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 26 June 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 (7.46%) SharePoint
2 8 (5.97%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 4 (2.99%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (2.99%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.75%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.75%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 61 (45.52%) Azure
2 32 (23.88%) AWS
3 22 (16.42%) Microsoft 365
4 11 (8.21%) GCP
5 9 (6.72%) Power Platform
6 7 (5.22%) Entra ID
7 6 (4.48%) Azure Sentinel
8 4 (2.99%) ChatGPT
8 4 (2.99%) Microsoft Copilot
8 4 (2.99%) Mimecast
8 4 (2.99%) OneDrive
8 4 (2.99%) PowerApps
9 3 (2.24%) Azure Monitor
9 3 (2.24%) OCI
9 3 (2.24%) Serverless
9 3 (2.24%) Vertex AI
10 2 (1.49%) Anthropic Claude
10 2 (1.49%) AWS Direct Connect
10 2 (1.49%) Azure Logic Apps
11 1 (0.75%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 58 (43.28%) Firewall
2 51 (38.06%) LAN
2 51 (38.06%) WAN
3 38 (28.36%) Network Security
4 33 (24.63%) SD-WAN
5 23 (17.16%) VPN
5 23 (17.16%) Wireless
6 13 (9.70%) Cisco ISE
6 13 (9.70%) VLAN
6 13 (9.70%) Wi-Fi
6 13 (9.70%) WLAN
7 10 (7.46%) Cisco Nexus
7 10 (7.46%) TCP/IP
8 9 (6.72%) DNS
9 8 (5.97%) DHCP
9 8 (5.97%) VoIP
10 7 (5.22%) MPLS
11 6 (4.48%) BGP
11 6 (4.48%) Cisco Wireless
11 6 (4.48%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.49%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (2.24%) JIRA
2 2 (1.49%) Burp Suite
2 2 (1.49%) Metasploit
General
1 42 (31.34%) Social Skills
2 29 (21.64%) Finance
3 15 (11.19%) Telecoms
4 12 (8.96%) Analytical Skills
5 11 (8.21%) Retail
6 8 (5.97%) Public Sector
7 7 (5.22%) Banking
8 6 (4.48%) Law
9 5 (3.73%) Military
10 3 (2.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 2 (1.49%) Legal
11 2 (1.49%) Local Government
11 2 (1.49%) Manufacturing
11 2 (1.49%) Social Housing
12 1 (0.75%) Dutch Language
12 1 (0.75%) French Language
12 1 (0.75%) German Language
12 1 (0.75%) Italian Language
12 1 (0.75%) Mandarin Language
12 1 (0.75%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 37 (27.61%) Network Engineer
2 30 (22.39%) Architect
3 20 (14.93%) Senior
4 19 (14.18%) Consultant
5 17 (12.69%) Solutions Architect
6 12 (8.96%) IT Engineer
7 11 (8.21%) Network Consultant
8 10 (7.46%) Network Architect
8 10 (7.46%) Security Specialist
9 8 (5.97%) Presales Solution Architect
9 8 (5.97%) Security Architect
9 8 (5.97%) Senior Network Engineer
10 7 (5.22%) IT Support
10 7 (5.22%) IT Support Engineer
10 7 (5.22%) Principal Architect
10 7 (5.22%) Support Engineer
11 6 (4.48%) Cisco Consultant
11 6 (4.48%) Cisco Network Consultant
11 6 (4.48%) Threat Intelligence Specialist
12 5 (3.73%) LAN Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (3.73%) OAuth
1 5 (3.73%) OpenID
2 3 (2.24%) ARM Templates
3 2 (1.49%) JSON
3 2 (1.49%) RESTful
4 1 (0.75%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 25 (18.66%) Data Centre
2 10 (7.46%) Security Posture
3 9 (6.72%) Cloud Native
4 7 (5.22%) Self-Motivation
5 6 (4.48%) Management Information System
6 4 (2.99%) Cyber Defence
6 4 (2.99%) Hybrid Cloud
6 4 (2.99%) Public Cloud
7 3 (2.24%) Enterprise Software
7 3 (2.24%) Private Cloud
8 2 (1.49%) Driving Licence
8 2 (1.49%) Housing Association
8 2 (1.49%) Insider Threat
9 1 (0.75%) Client/Server
9 1 (0.75%) CMDB
9 1 (0.75%) Enterprise Storage
9 1 (0.75%) IoT
9 1 (0.75%) Onboarding
9 1 (0.75%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 25 (18.66%) Windows
2 10 (7.46%) Linux
2 10 (7.46%) Windows Server
3 5 (3.73%) Windows Server 2016
3 5 (3.73%) Windows Server 2019
4 1 (0.75%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (29.85%) Problem-Solving
2 38 (28.36%) Cybersecurity
3 27 (20.15%) ITIL
3 27 (20.15%) Presales
4 21 (15.67%) Technical Leadership
5 20 (14.93%) Cloud Security
6 19 (14.18%) Disaster Recovery
6 19 (14.18%) Mentoring
6 19 (14.18%) Roadmaps
7 18 (13.43%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 17 (12.69%) Project Delivery
8 17 (12.69%) Zero Trust
9 16 (11.94%) Incident Response
9 16 (11.94%) Security Architecture
9 16 (11.94%) Stakeholder Management
10 15 (11.19%) Business Continuity
10 15 (11.19%) High Availability
11 13 (9.70%) DevOps
12 12 (8.96%) Continuous Improvement
12 12 (8.96%) Network Design
Programming Languages
1 17 (12.69%) PowerShell
2 11 (8.21%) Python
3 3 (2.24%) Bash
4 2 (1.49%) Kusto Query Language
4 2 (1.49%) Search Processing Language
4 2 (1.49%) SQL
5 1 (0.75%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 70 (52.24%) CCNP
2 55 (41.04%) CCNA
3 34 (25.37%) CISSP
4 30 (22.39%) CCIE
5 29 (21.64%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 27 (20.15%) Degree
7 21 (15.67%) Azure Certification
7 21 (15.67%) CCSP
7 21 (15.67%) CISM
8 19 (14.18%) Security Cleared
9 18 (13.43%) Microsoft Certification
10 17 (12.69%) SC Cleared
11 10 (7.46%) Computer Science Degree
11 10 (7.46%) MCSE
12 9 (6.72%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
13 6 (4.48%) AWS Certification
13 6 (4.48%) CCSE
13 6 (4.48%) DV Cleared
13 6 (4.48%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
14 5 (3.73%) CCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (15.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 13 (9.70%) Cyber Essentials
3 12 (8.96%) NIST
4 6 (4.48%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 4 (2.99%) Actionable Recommendations
5 4 (2.99%) GRC
5 4 (2.99%) SLA
6 3 (2.24%) GDPR
7 2 (1.49%) Accessibility
7 2 (1.49%) NCSC
8 1 (0.75%) SOC 2
System Software
1 14 (10.45%) Active Directory
2 7 (5.22%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (4.48%) Hyper-V
4 4 (2.99%) vSphere
5 1 (0.75%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.75%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.75%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 14 (10.45%) Terraform
2 11 (8.21%) Microsoft Intune
3 6 (4.48%) FortiGate
4 5 (3.73%) Ansible
4 5 (3.73%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (1.49%) Cisco Prime
5 2 (1.49%) Nmap
5 2 (1.49%) OpenView
5 2 (1.49%) Tivoli
6 1 (0.75%) Check_MK
6 1 (0.75%) Kubernetes
6 1 (0.75%) Nagios
6 1 (0.75%) SCCM
Vendors
1 77 (57.46%) Cisco
2 36 (26.87%) Microsoft
3 27 (20.15%) Fortinet
4 24 (17.91%) Palo Alto
5 18 (13.43%) Juniper
6 15 (11.19%) VMware
7 13 (9.70%) Aruba
7 13 (9.70%) CheckPoint
8 7 (5.22%) SolarWinds
8 7 (5.22%) Veeam
8 7 (5.22%) Zscaler
9 6 (4.48%) Meraki
9 6 (4.48%) Splunk
10 5 (3.73%) F5
11 4 (2.99%) Citrix
11 4 (2.99%) Okta
11 4 (2.99%) Sophos
12 3 (2.24%) Dell
12 3 (2.24%) EMC
12 3 (2.24%) Netskope