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

6 months to
4 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 287 280 235
Rank change year-on-year -7 -45 -13
Permanent jobs citing Cisco Certification 124 128 445
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.68% 0.92% 1.37%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.91% 3.07% 5.09%
Number of salaries quoted 95 115 350
10th Percentile £45,000 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £51,250 £43,149 £45,531
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% +9.09% -5.98%
75th Percentile £87,500 £72,500 £67,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £87,750 £84,919
UK median annual salary £65,000 £58,000 £52,000
% change year-on-year +12.07% +11.54% -5.45%

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 4,256 4,167 8,751
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 23.41% 29.97% 26.96%
Number of salaries quoted 2,875 2,466 5,907
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,500 £60,000 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% +5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £71,622 £72,500
90th Percentile £92,500 £90,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £56,500 £54,296
% change year-on-year +6.19% +4.06% -7.19%

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 4 May 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 9 (7.26%) SharePoint
2 7 (5.65%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 5 (4.03%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (3.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (2.42%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (1.61%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 57 (45.97%) Azure
2 31 (25.00%) AWS
2 31 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
3 9 (7.26%) Entra ID
3 9 (7.26%) GCP
4 6 (4.84%) Azure Sentinel
5 4 (3.23%) ChatGPT
5 4 (3.23%) Microsoft Copilot
5 4 (3.23%) Mimecast
5 4 (3.23%) OCI
5 4 (3.23%) OneDrive
5 4 (3.23%) Power Platform
5 4 (3.23%) PowerApps
6 3 (2.42%) Cloud Computing
6 3 (2.42%) Serverless
6 3 (2.42%) Vertex AI
7 2 (1.61%) AWS Direct Connect
7 2 (1.61%) Azure Monitor
8 1 (0.81%) Microsoft Purview
8 1 (0.81%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 46 (37.10%) Firewall
2 39 (31.45%) LAN
2 39 (31.45%) WAN
3 30 (24.19%) Network Security
4 28 (22.58%) SD-WAN
5 17 (13.71%) Wireless
6 16 (12.90%) VPN
7 13 (10.48%) VLAN
8 12 (9.68%) Cisco ISE
9 9 (7.26%) MPLS
10 8 (6.45%) WLAN
11 7 (5.65%) BGP
11 7 (5.65%) Cisco Wireless
11 7 (5.65%) TCP/IP
11 7 (5.65%) VoIP
12 6 (4.84%) Cisco Firepower
12 6 (4.84%) Cisco Nexus
12 6 (4.84%) OSPF
12 6 (4.84%) Structured Cabling
13 5 (4.03%) Cisco ASA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.61%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (3.23%) Burp Suite
1 4 (3.23%) Metasploit
2 2 (1.61%) JIRA
General
1 39 (31.45%) Social Skills
2 25 (20.16%) Finance
3 10 (8.06%) Public Sector
4 9 (7.26%) Retail
5 7 (5.65%) Telecoms
6 6 (4.84%) Banking
6 6 (4.84%) Law
7 5 (4.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 5 (4.03%) Military
7 5 (4.03%) Organisational Skills
8 4 (3.23%) Analytical Skills
9 3 (2.42%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (1.61%) Manufacturing
10 2 (1.61%) Social Housing
11 1 (0.81%) Documentation Skills
11 1 (0.81%) Legal
11 1 (0.81%) Marketing
11 1 (0.81%) Pharmaceutical
11 1 (0.81%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 28 (22.58%) Network Engineer
2 24 (19.35%) Architect
3 17 (13.71%) Senior
4 13 (10.48%) Solutions Architect
5 11 (8.87%) Consultant
5 11 (8.87%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 11 (8.87%) Senior Network Engineer
6 9 (7.26%) IT Engineer
7 8 (6.45%) Analyst
7 8 (6.45%) Presales Solution Architect
7 8 (6.45%) Security Architect
7 8 (6.45%) Security Specialist
8 7 (5.65%) Data Centre Engineer
8 7 (5.65%) Security Analyst
9 6 (4.84%) Cybersecurity Manager
9 6 (4.84%) Principal Architect
9 6 (4.84%) Security Manager
9 6 (4.84%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
10 5 (4.03%) Cloud Infrastructure Consultant
10 5 (4.03%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (4.03%) OAuth
1 5 (4.03%) OpenID
2 2 (1.61%) ARM Templates
3 1 (0.81%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 21 (16.94%) Data Centre
2 11 (8.87%) Security Posture
3 8 (6.45%) Cloud Native
4 6 (4.84%) Cyber Defence
4 6 (4.84%) Public Cloud
5 5 (4.03%) Social Media
6 4 (3.23%) Insider Threat
6 4 (3.23%) Onboarding
7 3 (2.42%) Hybrid Cloud
8 2 (1.61%) Cyber Threat
8 2 (1.61%) Driving Licence
8 2 (1.61%) e-Learning
8 2 (1.61%) Enterprise Software
8 2 (1.61%) Housing Association
8 2 (1.61%) Management Information System
8 2 (1.61%) Operational Technology
8 2 (1.61%) Private Cloud
8 2 (1.61%) Robotics
8 2 (1.61%) Self-Motivation
8 2 (1.61%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 32 (25.81%) Windows
2 14 (11.29%) Linux
3 9 (7.26%) Windows Server
4 5 (4.03%) Windows 10
5 2 (1.61%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.81%) Mac OS X
6 1 (0.81%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (25.81%) ITIL
2 31 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
3 26 (20.97%) Problem-Solving
4 21 (16.94%) Presales
5 19 (15.32%) Mentoring
6 18 (14.52%) Roadmaps
6 18 (14.52%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 17 (13.71%) Security Architecture
8 16 (12.90%) Project Delivery
9 15 (12.10%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 15 (12.10%) Technical Leadership
9 15 (12.10%) Zero Trust
10 14 (11.29%) Cloud Security
11 12 (9.68%) Incident Response
12 11 (8.87%) Continuous Improvement
12 11 (8.87%) DevOps
12 11 (8.87%) Infrastructure as Code
12 11 (8.87%) Network Design
12 11 (8.87%) SIEM
13 10 (8.06%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 10 (8.06%) PowerShell
2 8 (6.45%) Python
3 3 (2.42%) Bash
4 2 (1.61%) SQL
5 1 (0.81%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 53 (42.74%) CCNA
2 51 (41.13%) CCNP
3 32 (25.81%) CISSP
4 27 (21.77%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 24 (19.35%) Degree
5 24 (19.35%) Microsoft Certification
6 21 (16.94%) CCIE
6 21 (16.94%) CISM
7 19 (15.32%) CCSP
8 17 (13.71%) Security Cleared
9 16 (12.90%) Azure Certification
9 16 (12.90%) SC Cleared
10 15 (12.10%) MCSE
11 11 (8.87%) MCSA
12 9 (7.26%) CEH
12 9 (7.26%) Computer Science Degree
12 9 (7.26%) DBS Check
13 7 (5.65%) CompTIA Security+
14 6 (4.84%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 6 (4.84%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (16.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 15 (12.10%) NIST
3 10 (8.06%) Cyber Essentials
4 8 (6.45%) SLA
5 6 (4.84%) Actionable Recommendations
6 5 (4.03%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 4 (3.23%) GDPR
8 3 (2.42%) GRC
8 3 (2.42%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.81%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.81%) SOC 2
System Software
1 8 (6.45%) Active Directory
2 7 (5.65%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (4.03%) vSphere
4 4 (3.23%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.81%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 14 (11.29%) Terraform
2 11 (8.87%) Microsoft Intune
3 7 (5.65%) Ansible
4 6 (4.84%) FortiGate
5 5 (4.03%) Jamf Pro
5 5 (4.03%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (3.23%) Nmap
6 4 (3.23%) PaperCut
7 2 (1.61%) Nagios
7 2 (1.61%) OpenView
7 2 (1.61%) Tivoli
8 1 (0.81%) Check_MK
8 1 (0.81%) Cisco Prime
8 1 (0.81%) Kubernetes
8 1 (0.81%) SCCM
8 1 (0.81%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 70 (56.45%) Cisco
2 37 (29.84%) Microsoft
3 26 (20.97%) Fortinet
4 16 (12.90%) VMware
5 15 (12.10%) Palo Alto
6 12 (9.68%) Juniper
7 11 (8.87%) CheckPoint
8 8 (6.45%) Meraki
9 7 (5.65%) Zscaler
10 6 (4.84%) SolarWinds
11 5 (4.03%) Apple
12 4 (3.23%) Google
12 4 (3.23%) Okta
12 4 (3.23%) Sophos
12 4 (3.23%) Splunk
13 3 (2.42%) Aruba
13 3 (2.42%) F5
13 3 (2.42%) Netskope
13 3 (2.42%) Tenable
13 3 (2.42%) WatchGuard