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

6 months to
10 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 222 231 201
Rank change year-on-year +9 -30 +27
Permanent jobs citing Cisco Certification 163 216 445
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.01% 1.37% 1.61%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.23% 4.75% 5.92%
Number of salaries quoted 125 142 389
10th Percentile £31,250 £40,125 £30,700
25th Percentile £43,750 £52,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +13.64% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £88,750 £84,919
UK median annual salary £57,500 £61,644 £53,000
% change year-on-year -6.72% +16.31% -3.64%

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 5,053 4,545 7,517
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 31.43% 28.90% 27.15%
Number of salaries quoted 2,570 2,392 5,505
10th Percentile £30,500 £32,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £43,470
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £92,500 £88,750 £90,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -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 10 February 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 15 (9.20%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (4.91%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (1.84%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (1.23%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (1.23%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 64 (39.26%) Azure
2 41 (25.15%) Microsoft 365
3 36 (22.09%) AWS
4 22 (13.50%) Entra ID
5 6 (3.68%) IaaS
6 5 (3.07%) Azure Sentinel
7 4 (2.45%) Azure DevOps
7 4 (2.45%) Azure Logic Apps
8 3 (1.84%) AWS Direct Connect
8 3 (1.84%) Cloud Computing
8 3 (1.84%) OneDrive
9 2 (1.23%) ChatGPT
9 2 (1.23%) Cloudflare
9 2 (1.23%) GCP
9 2 (1.23%) Microsoft Copilot
9 2 (1.23%) Microsoft Purview
9 2 (1.23%) OCI
9 2 (1.23%) Power Platform
9 2 (1.23%) PowerApps
10 1 (0.61%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 62 (38.04%) Firewall
2 38 (23.31%) LAN
2 38 (23.31%) WAN
3 31 (19.02%) SD-WAN
3 31 (19.02%) VPN
4 27 (16.56%) Network Security
5 24 (14.72%) VLAN
6 17 (10.43%) BGP
7 16 (9.82%) TCP/IP
8 14 (8.59%) MPLS
8 14 (8.59%) Wi-Fi
9 12 (7.36%) OSPF
9 12 (7.36%) VoIP
9 12 (7.36%) Wireless
10 10 (6.13%) DNS
11 9 (5.52%) IPsec
12 8 (4.91%) Structured Cabling
13 7 (4.29%) Cisco ASA
13 7 (4.29%) Cisco ISE
13 7 (4.29%) IP Telephony
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.61%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 9 (5.52%) Burp Suite
1 9 (5.52%) Metasploit
2 1 (0.61%) GitLab
General
1 60 (36.81%) Social Skills
2 37 (22.70%) Finance
3 20 (12.27%) Telecoms
4 14 (8.59%) Retail
5 10 (6.13%) Law
6 8 (4.91%) Public Sector
7 7 (4.29%) Documentation Skills
8 6 (3.68%) Analytical Skills
9 5 (3.07%) Organisational Skills
10 4 (2.45%) Legal
10 4 (2.45%) Manufacturing
10 4 (2.45%) Military
11 3 (1.84%) Influencing Skills
12 2 (1.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 2 (1.23%) Marketing
13 1 (0.61%) Banking
13 1 (0.61%) Electronics
13 1 (0.61%) Fire and Rescue
13 1 (0.61%) Pharmaceutical
13 1 (0.61%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 35 (21.47%) Network Engineer
2 31 (19.02%) Senior
3 14 (8.59%) Administrator
3 14 (8.59%) Senior Network Engineer
3 14 (8.59%) Systems Administrator
4 12 (7.36%) IT Engineer
5 11 (6.75%) Architect
5 11 (6.75%) Security Engineer
5 11 (6.75%) Support Engineer
6 10 (6.13%) 2nd Line Support
6 10 (6.13%) Analyst
6 10 (6.13%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 9 (5.52%) IT Support
7 9 (5.52%) IT Support Engineer
7 9 (5.52%) Security Analyst
8 8 (4.91%) Security Manager
8 8 (4.91%) Security Specialist
9 7 (4.29%) Cybersecurity Engineer
9 7 (4.29%) Threat Intelligence Specialist
10 6 (3.68%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.84%) OAuth
1 3 (1.84%) OpenID
2 1 (0.61%) AngularJS
2 1 (0.61%) Microsoft Graph
2 1 (0.61%) React
2 1 (0.61%) SAML
2 1 (0.61%) Svelte
2 1 (0.61%) SvelteKit
Miscellaneous
1 24 (14.72%) Data Centre
2 17 (10.43%) e-Learning
3 16 (9.82%) Security Posture
4 11 (6.75%) Driving Licence
5 9 (5.52%) Cloud Native
6 8 (4.91%) CCTV
6 8 (4.91%) Management Information System
7 7 (4.29%) Insider Threat
7 7 (4.29%) Onboarding
8 6 (3.68%) Operational Technology
9 5 (3.07%) Security Operations Centre
9 5 (3.07%) Social Media
10 3 (1.84%) CMDB
10 3 (1.84%) Cyber Defence
10 3 (1.84%) Data Protection Act
10 3 (1.84%) Public Cloud
11 2 (1.23%) Robotics
11 2 (1.23%) Self-Motivation
11 2 (1.23%) Video Conferencing
11 2 (1.23%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 39 (23.93%) Windows
2 31 (19.02%) Linux
3 19 (11.66%) Windows Server
4 9 (5.52%) Unix
5 5 (3.07%) Windows 10
6 2 (1.23%) Ubuntu
6 2 (1.23%) Windows Server 2012
6 2 (1.23%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.61%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 44 (26.99%) ITIL
2 43 (26.38%) Cybersecurity
3 30 (18.40%) Mentoring
4 26 (15.95%) High Availability
5 24 (14.72%) Information Security
6 23 (14.11%) Problem-Solving
7 18 (11.04%) Customer Service
7 18 (11.04%) Security Architecture
8 17 (10.43%) Change Control
8 17 (10.43%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 17 (10.43%) Innovative Thinking
8 17 (10.43%) ITSM
8 17 (10.43%) Project Delivery
9 16 (9.82%) Service Delivery
10 15 (9.20%) Continuous Improvement
10 15 (9.20%) SIEM
11 14 (8.59%) Computer Science
11 14 (8.59%) Data Protection
11 14 (8.59%) Network Design
12 13 (7.98%) Penetration Testing
Programming Languages
1 15 (9.20%) PowerShell
2 9 (5.52%) Python
3 5 (3.07%) Bash
4 2 (1.23%) Bicep
5 1 (0.61%) Go
5 1 (0.61%) Kusto Query Language
5 1 (0.61%) SQL
Qualifications
1 87 (53.37%) CCNA
2 68 (41.72%) CCNP
3 43 (26.38%) Security Cleared
4 41 (25.15%) CISSP
4 41 (25.15%) SC Cleared
5 37 (22.70%) Degree
5 37 (22.70%) Microsoft Certification
6 31 (19.02%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 26 (15.95%) MCSE
8 25 (15.34%) MCSA
9 24 (14.72%) DV Cleared
9 24 (14.72%) Microsoft Certified Professional
10 20 (12.27%) CISM
11 19 (11.66%) Azure Certification
12 18 (11.04%) CCIE
12 18 (11.04%) CompTIA Security+
13 14 (8.59%) CCSP
14 12 (7.36%) DBS Check
15 11 (6.75%) GIAC
16 10 (6.13%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (17.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 19 (11.66%) NIST
3 18 (11.04%) Cyber Essentials
4 15 (9.20%) SLA
5 12 (7.36%) GDPR
6 7 (4.29%) Actionable Recommendations
7 3 (1.84%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 3 (1.84%) GRC
7 3 (1.84%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.61%) SOC 2
System Software
1 14 (8.59%) Active Directory
2 10 (6.13%) Hyper-V
3 7 (4.29%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (1.84%) Firmware
5 2 (1.23%) Docker
5 2 (1.23%) vSphere
6 1 (0.61%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 23 (14.11%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (6.13%) Terraform
3 9 (5.52%) Nmap
4 7 (4.29%) Ansible
5 5 (3.07%) Autotask
5 5 (3.07%) Jamf Pro
6 4 (2.45%) FortiGate
6 4 (2.45%) Nagios
6 4 (2.45%) PaperCut
7 3 (1.84%) Dell DRAC
7 3 (1.84%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (1.23%) Kubernetes
9 1 (0.61%) Cisco CUCM
9 1 (0.61%) Cisco Prime
9 1 (0.61%) OpenView
9 1 (0.61%) Tivoli
9 1 (0.61%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 98 (60.12%) Cisco
2 58 (35.58%) Microsoft
3 29 (17.79%) VMware
4 25 (15.34%) Fortinet
5 16 (9.82%) Palo Alto
6 13 (7.98%) Juniper
7 11 (6.75%) Citrix
8 9 (5.52%) Meraki
9 8 (4.91%) Draytek
9 8 (4.91%) WatchGuard
10 7 (4.29%) CheckPoint
10 7 (4.29%) Mitel
10 7 (4.29%) SolarWinds
11 5 (3.07%) Apple
11 5 (3.07%) Red Hat
12 4 (2.45%) Dell
12 4 (2.45%) F5
12 4 (2.45%) Zscaler
13 3 (1.84%) Tenable
13 3 (1.84%) Ubiquiti