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 17 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 273 271 221
Rank change year-on-year -2 -50 +2
Permanent jobs citing Cisco Certification 131 132 472
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.74% 1.00% 1.45%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.09% 3.36% 5.39%
Number of salaries quoted 100 119 389
10th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £24,500
25th Percentile £48,165 £46,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% +9.09% -6.78%
75th Percentile £87,500 £74,443 £65,603
90th Percentile £97,500 £88,750 £84,919
UK median annual salary £62,519 £60,000 £51,000
% change year-on-year +4.20% +17.65% -7.27%

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 4,246 3,932 8,757
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 24.09% 29.73% 26.88%
Number of salaries quoted 2,826 2,477 5,976
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £46,813 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,100 £60,000 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.17% +5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £78,790 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £92,500 £90,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £58,000 £57,500 £54,196
% change year-on-year +0.87% +6.10% -5.75%

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 17 April 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 (6.87%) SharePoint
2 8 (6.11%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 5 (3.82%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (3.05%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (2.29%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (1.53%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 59 (45.04%) Azure
2 36 (27.48%) Microsoft 365
3 34 (25.95%) AWS
4 12 (9.16%) Entra ID
5 7 (5.34%) GCP
6 5 (3.82%) Azure Sentinel
7 4 (3.05%) Azure Logic Apps
7 4 (3.05%) ChatGPT
7 4 (3.05%) Microsoft Copilot
7 4 (3.05%) Mimecast
7 4 (3.05%) OCI
7 4 (3.05%) OneDrive
7 4 (3.05%) Power Platform
7 4 (3.05%) PowerApps
8 3 (2.29%) Cloud Computing
9 2 (1.53%) AWS Direct Connect
9 2 (1.53%) Serverless
9 2 (1.53%) Vertex AI
10 1 (0.76%) Azure Monitor
10 1 (0.76%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 46 (35.11%) Firewall
2 37 (28.24%) WAN
3 36 (27.48%) LAN
4 29 (22.14%) Network Security
5 27 (20.61%) SD-WAN
6 16 (12.21%) Wireless
7 15 (11.45%) VPN
8 14 (10.69%) VLAN
9 10 (7.63%) Cisco ISE
10 9 (6.87%) MPLS
11 8 (6.11%) BGP
12 7 (5.34%) Cisco Nexus
12 7 (5.34%) OSPF
12 7 (5.34%) Structured Cabling
12 7 (5.34%) TCP/IP
12 7 (5.34%) WLAN
13 6 (4.58%) Cisco ASA
14 5 (3.82%) Cisco Wireless
14 5 (3.82%) VoIP
14 5 (3.82%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.53%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 6 (4.58%) Burp Suite
1 6 (4.58%) Metasploit
2 2 (1.53%) JIRA
General
1 43 (32.82%) Social Skills
2 25 (19.08%) Finance
3 13 (9.92%) Retail
4 11 (8.40%) Telecoms
5 10 (7.63%) Public Sector
6 6 (4.58%) Law
7 5 (3.82%) Analytical Skills
7 5 (3.82%) Banking
7 5 (3.82%) Military
7 5 (3.82%) Organisational Skills
8 4 (3.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 3 (2.29%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (1.53%) Manufacturing
10 2 (1.53%) Social Housing
11 1 (0.76%) Documentation Skills
11 1 (0.76%) Fire and Rescue
11 1 (0.76%) Marketing
11 1 (0.76%) Pharmaceutical
11 1 (0.76%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 25 (19.08%) Network Engineer
2 24 (18.32%) Architect
3 17 (12.98%) Senior
4 13 (9.92%) Consultant
5 12 (9.16%) Solutions Architect
6 11 (8.40%) IT Engineer
7 10 (7.63%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 10 (7.63%) Security Specialist
7 10 (7.63%) Senior Network Engineer
8 9 (6.87%) Analyst
8 9 (6.87%) Security Architect
9 8 (6.11%) Presales Solution Architect
9 8 (6.11%) Security Analyst
10 7 (5.34%) Cybersecurity Architect
10 7 (5.34%) IT Support
10 7 (5.34%) IT Support Engineer
10 7 (5.34%) Support Engineer
11 6 (4.58%) Data Centre Engineer
11 6 (4.58%) Principal Architect
11 6 (4.58%) Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (3.82%) OAuth
1 5 (3.82%) OpenID
2 1 (0.76%) ARM Templates
2 1 (0.76%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 21 (16.03%) Data Centre
2 15 (11.45%) Security Posture
3 6 (4.58%) Cloud Native
3 6 (4.58%) Cyber Defence
3 6 (4.58%) Driving Licence
3 6 (4.58%) Insider Threat
3 6 (4.58%) Public Cloud
4 5 (3.82%) Onboarding
4 5 (3.82%) Social Media
5 4 (3.05%) CCTV
6 3 (2.29%) Management Information System
7 2 (1.53%) Cyber Threat
7 2 (1.53%) e-Learning
7 2 (1.53%) Housing Association
7 2 (1.53%) Hybrid Cloud
7 2 (1.53%) Operational Technology
7 2 (1.53%) Private Cloud
7 2 (1.53%) Robotics
7 2 (1.53%) Self-Motivation
7 2 (1.53%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 35 (26.72%) Windows
2 16 (12.21%) Linux
3 12 (9.16%) Windows Server
4 5 (3.82%) Windows 10
5 2 (1.53%) Ubuntu
5 2 (1.53%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.76%) Mac OS X
6 1 (0.76%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (27.48%) Cybersecurity
2 34 (25.95%) ITIL
3 28 (21.37%) Problem-Solving
4 25 (19.08%) Mentoring
5 21 (16.03%) Presales
6 19 (14.50%) Project Delivery
6 19 (14.50%) Security Architecture
6 19 (14.50%) Technical Leadership
7 17 (12.98%) Roadmaps
7 17 (12.98%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 14 (10.69%) Zero Trust
9 13 (9.92%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 12 (9.16%) Network Design
10 12 (9.16%) Penetration Testing
11 11 (8.40%) Cloud Security
11 11 (8.40%) Continuous Improvement
11 11 (8.40%) Incident Response
12 10 (7.63%) Customer Service
12 10 (7.63%) Ethical Hacking
12 10 (7.63%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 14 (10.69%) PowerShell
2 7 (5.34%) Python
3 3 (2.29%) Bash
4 2 (1.53%) SQL
5 1 (0.76%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 58 (44.27%) CCNA
2 53 (40.46%) CCNP
3 36 (27.48%) CISSP
4 31 (23.66%) Microsoft Certification
5 29 (22.14%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 27 (20.61%) Degree
7 22 (16.79%) Security Cleared
8 21 (16.03%) MCSE
8 21 (16.03%) SC Cleared
9 20 (15.27%) CCIE
9 20 (15.27%) CISM
10 17 (12.98%) Azure Certification
11 16 (12.21%) CCSP
11 16 (12.21%) MCSA
12 13 (9.92%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 11 (8.40%) CEH
13 11 (8.40%) CompTIA Security+
14 9 (6.87%) DBS Check
15 8 (6.11%) CISMP
16 7 (5.34%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (18.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 19 (14.50%) NIST
3 13 (9.92%) Cyber Essentials
4 10 (7.63%) SLA
5 8 (6.11%) Actionable Recommendations
6 5 (3.82%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 5 (3.82%) GDPR
7 3 (2.29%) GRC
7 3 (2.29%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 8 (6.11%) Active Directory
1 8 (6.11%) Hyper-V
1 8 (6.11%) VMware Infrastructure
2 5 (3.82%) vSphere
3 1 (0.76%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 15 (11.45%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (9.16%) Terraform
3 7 (5.34%) Ansible
4 6 (4.58%) Nmap
5 5 (3.82%) FortiGate
5 5 (3.82%) Jamf Pro
5 5 (3.82%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (3.05%) PaperCut
7 2 (1.53%) Nagios
7 2 (1.53%) OpenView
7 2 (1.53%) Tivoli
8 1 (0.76%) Cisco Prime
8 1 (0.76%) SCCM
8 1 (0.76%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 74 (56.49%) Cisco
2 42 (32.06%) Microsoft
3 27 (20.61%) Fortinet
4 22 (16.79%) VMware
5 14 (10.69%) Palo Alto
6 11 (8.40%) CheckPoint
6 11 (8.40%) Juniper
7 8 (6.11%) Meraki
8 7 (5.34%) Zscaler
9 6 (4.58%) Draytek
9 6 (4.58%) WatchGuard
10 5 (3.82%) Apple
10 5 (3.82%) Citrix
10 5 (3.82%) Sophos
11 4 (3.05%) Mitel
11 4 (3.05%) Okta
11 4 (3.05%) SolarWinds
11 4 (3.05%) Splunk
12 3 (2.29%) Netskope
12 3 (2.29%) Tenable