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

6 months to
7 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 278 288 238
Rank change year-on-year +10 -50 -13
Permanent jobs citing Cisco Certification 123 127 444
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.67% 0.89% 1.36%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.87% 2.92% 5.07%
Number of salaries quoted 93 114 349
10th Percentile £45,000 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £51,250 £42,500 £45,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% +9.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £87,500 £71,375 £67,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £84,375 £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 4,287 4,354 8,766
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 23.35% 30.56% 26.93%
Number of salaries quoted 2,898 2,471 5,917
10th Percentile £32,000 £29,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,750 £60,000 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.92% +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 £56,125 £54,399
% change year-on-year +6.90% +3.17% -7.80%

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 7 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 10 (8.13%) SharePoint
2 8 (6.50%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 5 (4.07%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (3.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (2.44%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (1.63%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 57 (46.34%) Azure
2 30 (24.39%) AWS
2 30 (24.39%) Microsoft 365
3 10 (8.13%) GCP
4 9 (7.32%) Entra ID
5 5 (4.07%) Azure Sentinel
5 5 (4.07%) OCI
5 5 (4.07%) Power Platform
6 4 (3.25%) ChatGPT
6 4 (3.25%) Microsoft Copilot
6 4 (3.25%) Mimecast
6 4 (3.25%) OneDrive
6 4 (3.25%) PowerApps
7 3 (2.44%) Serverless
7 3 (2.44%) Vertex AI
8 2 (1.63%) AWS Direct Connect
8 2 (1.63%) Azure Monitor
8 2 (1.63%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (0.81%) Nutanix
9 1 (0.81%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 46 (37.40%) Firewall
2 40 (32.52%) LAN
2 40 (32.52%) WAN
3 31 (25.20%) Network Security
4 29 (23.58%) SD-WAN
5 18 (14.63%) Wireless
6 16 (13.01%) VPN
7 13 (10.57%) VLAN
8 12 (9.76%) Cisco ISE
9 9 (7.32%) MPLS
10 8 (6.50%) WLAN
11 7 (5.69%) BGP
11 7 (5.69%) Cisco Wireless
11 7 (5.69%) TCP/IP
11 7 (5.69%) VoIP
12 6 (4.88%) Cisco Firepower
12 6 (4.88%) Cisco Nexus
12 6 (4.88%) OSPF
12 6 (4.88%) Structured Cabling
13 5 (4.07%) Cisco ASA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.63%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (3.25%) Burp Suite
1 4 (3.25%) Metasploit
2 2 (1.63%) JIRA
General
1 40 (32.52%) Social Skills
2 25 (20.33%) Finance
3 10 (8.13%) Public Sector
4 9 (7.32%) Retail
5 7 (5.69%) Banking
5 7 (5.69%) Telecoms
6 6 (4.88%) Law
7 5 (4.07%) Analytical Skills
7 5 (4.07%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 5 (4.07%) Military
7 5 (4.07%) Organisational Skills
8 3 (2.44%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (1.63%) Manufacturing
9 2 (1.63%) Social Housing
10 1 (0.81%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (0.81%) Legal
10 1 (0.81%) Marketing
10 1 (0.81%) Pharmaceutical
10 1 (0.81%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 28 (22.76%) Network Engineer
2 25 (20.33%) Architect
3 17 (13.82%) Senior
4 13 (10.57%) Solutions Architect
5 11 (8.94%) Consultant
5 11 (8.94%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 11 (8.94%) Senior Network Engineer
6 9 (7.32%) IT Engineer
7 8 (6.50%) Presales Solution Architect
7 8 (6.50%) Security Architect
7 8 (6.50%) Security Specialist
8 7 (5.69%) Analyst
8 7 (5.69%) Data Centre Engineer
8 7 (5.69%) Principal Architect
9 6 (4.88%) Cybersecurity Manager
9 6 (4.88%) Security Analyst
9 6 (4.88%) Security Manager
9 6 (4.88%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
10 5 (4.07%) Cloud Consultant
10 5 (4.07%) Cloud Infrastructure Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (4.07%) OAuth
1 5 (4.07%) OpenID
2 2 (1.63%) ARM Templates
3 1 (0.81%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 22 (17.89%) Data Centre
2 11 (8.94%) Security Posture
3 8 (6.50%) Cloud Native
4 6 (4.88%) Cyber Defence
4 6 (4.88%) Public Cloud
5 5 (4.07%) Social Media
6 4 (3.25%) Insider Threat
6 4 (3.25%) Onboarding
7 3 (2.44%) Hybrid Cloud
8 2 (1.63%) Cyber Threat
8 2 (1.63%) e-Learning
8 2 (1.63%) Enterprise Software
8 2 (1.63%) Housing Association
8 2 (1.63%) Management Information System
8 2 (1.63%) Operational Technology
8 2 (1.63%) Private Cloud
8 2 (1.63%) Robotics
8 2 (1.63%) Self-Motivation
8 2 (1.63%) Video Conferencing
9 1 (0.81%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 32 (26.02%) Windows
2 13 (10.57%) Linux
3 9 (7.32%) Windows Server
4 5 (4.07%) Windows 10
5 2 (1.63%) Ubuntu
5 2 (1.63%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.81%) Mac OS X
6 1 (0.81%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (26.83%) ITIL
2 30 (24.39%) Cybersecurity
3 27 (21.95%) Problem-Solving
4 22 (17.89%) Presales
5 19 (15.45%) Roadmaps
6 18 (14.63%) Mentoring
6 18 (14.63%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 16 (13.01%) Project Delivery
7 16 (13.01%) Security Architecture
7 16 (13.01%) Technical Leadership
7 16 (13.01%) Zero Trust
8 15 (12.20%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 14 (11.38%) Cloud Security
10 12 (9.76%) Incident Response
10 12 (9.76%) Infrastructure as Code
11 11 (8.94%) Continuous Improvement
11 11 (8.94%) DevOps
11 11 (8.94%) High Availability
11 11 (8.94%) Network Design
11 11 (8.94%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 11 (8.94%) PowerShell
2 9 (7.32%) Python
3 3 (2.44%) Bash
4 2 (1.63%) SQL
5 1 (0.81%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 52 (42.28%) CCNA
2 51 (41.46%) CCNP
3 31 (25.20%) CISSP
4 26 (21.14%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 24 (19.51%) Degree
6 23 (18.70%) Microsoft Certification
7 22 (17.89%) CCIE
8 20 (16.26%) CISM
9 18 (14.63%) Azure Certification
9 18 (14.63%) CCSP
10 17 (13.82%) Security Cleared
11 16 (13.01%) SC Cleared
12 13 (10.57%) MCSE
13 9 (7.32%) Computer Science Degree
13 9 (7.32%) DBS Check
13 9 (7.32%) MCSA
14 8 (6.50%) CEH
15 7 (5.69%) CompTIA Security+
16 6 (4.88%) CISMP
16 6 (4.88%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (16.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 15 (12.20%) NIST
3 9 (7.32%) Cyber Essentials
4 7 (5.69%) SLA
5 6 (4.88%) Actionable Recommendations
6 4 (3.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 4 (3.25%) GDPR
7 2 (1.63%) GRC
7 2 (1.63%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.81%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.81%) SOC 2
System Software
1 9 (7.32%) Active Directory
2 7 (5.69%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (4.07%) vSphere
4 3 (2.44%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.81%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 15 (12.20%) Terraform
2 11 (8.94%) Microsoft Intune
3 8 (6.50%) Ansible
4 6 (4.88%) FortiGate
5 5 (4.07%) Jamf Pro
5 5 (4.07%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (3.25%) Nmap
6 4 (3.25%) PaperCut
7 2 (1.63%) Nagios
7 2 (1.63%) OpenView
7 2 (1.63%) 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 (56.91%) Cisco
2 37 (30.08%) Microsoft
3 27 (21.95%) Fortinet
4 15 (12.20%) Palo Alto
5 14 (11.38%) VMware
6 12 (9.76%) CheckPoint
6 12 (9.76%) Juniper
7 8 (6.50%) Meraki
8 7 (5.69%) Zscaler
9 6 (4.88%) SolarWinds
10 5 (4.07%) Apple
11 4 (3.25%) Okta
11 4 (3.25%) Sophos
11 4 (3.25%) Splunk
12 3 (2.44%) Aruba
12 3 (2.44%) Dell
12 3 (2.44%) F5
12 3 (2.44%) Google
12 3 (2.44%) Netskope
12 3 (2.44%) Veeam