Hybrid/Remote Cisco Job Trends

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UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent remote or hybrid work requiring knowledge or experience of Cisco products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Cisco over the 6 months leading up to 10 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

The figures below represent the IT labour market in general and are not representative of salaries within Cisco Systems, Inc.

6 months to
10 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 120 133 117
Rank change year-on-year +13 -16 +21
Permanent jobs citing Cisco 372 337 813
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.15% 2.60% 2.57%
As % of the Vendors category 6.76% 6.20% 6.34%
Number of salaries quoted 207 261 713
10th Percentile £27,740 £32,500 £30,650
25th Percentile £39,875 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,068 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.70% +4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £78,750
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% +10.00% -

All Vendors
Work from Home

Cisco falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a remote or hybrid options requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 5,503 5,432 12,826
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 31.80% 41.83% 40.52%
Number of salaries quoted 3,517 3,808 10,175
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,250 £43,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -7.60%
75th Percentile £77,424 £75,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +10.00% -13.04%

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Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Cisco and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Cisco job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

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Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Cisco.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Cisco

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Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Cisco over the 6 months to 10 April 2026.

Cisco salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

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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 13 (3.49%) Microsoft Exchange
2 10 (2.69%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.34%) Confluence
4 1 (0.27%) IIS
4 1 (0.27%) OpenStack
Applications
1 71 (19.09%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (1.61%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (1.34%) InDesign
3 5 (1.34%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.54%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.27%) AutoCAD
Cloud Services
1 119 (31.99%) Microsoft 365
2 107 (28.76%) Azure
3 64 (17.20%) AWS
4 53 (14.25%) Entra ID
5 15 (4.03%) SaaS
6 13 (3.49%) OpenShift
7 11 (2.96%) AWS Direct Connect
8 9 (2.42%) Virtual Private Cloud
9 8 (2.15%) Mimecast
10 6 (1.61%) Apigee
10 6 (1.61%) IaaS
10 6 (1.61%) Kong
11 5 (1.34%) GCP
12 4 (1.08%) GitHub
12 4 (1.08%) GitHub Actions
12 4 (1.08%) Google Workspace
12 4 (1.08%) OCI
13 3 (0.81%) Azure Sentinel
14 2 (0.54%) Azure ExpressRoute
14 2 (0.54%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 125 (33.60%) Firewall
2 94 (25.27%) WAN
3 73 (19.62%) LAN
4 65 (17.47%) SD-WAN
5 58 (15.59%) VPN
6 55 (14.78%) BGP
7 43 (11.56%) Network Security
8 41 (11.02%) MPLS
9 38 (10.22%) Cisco ASA
10 33 (8.87%) Wi-Fi
11 32 (8.60%) VLAN
11 32 (8.60%) Wireless
12 30 (8.06%) Cisco ISE
13 28 (7.53%) Cisco Firepower
13 28 (7.53%) OSPF
14 22 (5.91%) WLAN
15 21 (5.65%) DNS
16 19 (5.11%) DHCP
17 16 (4.30%) TCP/IP
17 16 (4.30%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (3.49%) SQL Server
2 4 (1.08%) MySQL
3 1 (0.27%) InfluxDB
3 1 (0.27%) MariaDB
3 1 (0.27%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 20 (5.38%) Git
2 12 (3.23%) GitLab
3 7 (1.88%) Burp Suite
3 7 (1.88%) Metasploit
4 5 (1.34%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 4 (1.08%) Visual Studio Code
6 2 (0.54%) JIRA
7 1 (0.27%) Jenkins
General
1 203 (54.57%) Social Skills
2 69 (18.55%) Marketing
3 60 (16.13%) Back Office
4 41 (11.02%) Telecoms
5 38 (10.22%) Finance
6 29 (7.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 28 (7.53%) Retail
8 20 (5.38%) Public Sector
9 18 (4.84%) Banking
10 12 (3.23%) Analytical Skills
10 12 (3.23%) Documentation Skills
11 9 (2.42%) Organisational Skills
12 8 (2.15%) Manufacturing
13 6 (1.61%) Presentation Skills
14 4 (1.08%) Law
15 2 (0.54%) Automotive
15 2 (0.54%) Military
15 2 (0.54%) Retail Banking
16 1 (0.27%) Aerospace
16 1 (0.27%) Legal
Job Titles
1 95 (25.54%) Network Engineer
2 76 (20.43%) Support Engineer
3 60 (16.13%) Desktop Engineer
3 60 (16.13%) Desktop Support
3 60 (16.13%) Desktop Support Engineer
4 56 (15.05%) Site Engineer
5 51 (13.71%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 49 (13.17%) Senior
7 42 (11.29%) Corporate Sales Executive
7 42 (11.29%) Sales Executive
8 27 (7.26%) Senior Network Engineer
9 23 (6.18%) Architect
10 22 (5.91%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
11 19 (5.11%) IT Engineer
12 17 (4.57%) Cisco Engineer
12 17 (4.57%) Cisco Network Engineer
12 17 (4.57%) Infrastructure Operations Engineer
12 17 (4.57%) Operations Engineer
13 12 (3.23%) Firewall Engineer
13 12 (3.23%) Network Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (5.91%) Jinja
2 17 (4.57%) YANG
3 12 (3.23%) JSON
4 11 (2.96%) NETCONF
4 11 (2.96%) YAML
5 6 (1.61%) REST
5 6 (1.61%) XML
5 6 (1.61%) XMPP
6 5 (1.34%) FreeSWITCH
7 2 (0.54%) 802.1X
7 2 (0.54%) ARM Templates
Miscellaneous
1 50 (13.44%) Data Centre
2 21 (5.65%) Social Media
3 18 (4.84%) Driving Licence
4 15 (4.03%) Onboarding
5 14 (3.76%) Public Cloud
5 14 (3.76%) Security Posture
6 12 (3.23%) Management Information System
7 10 (2.69%) Private Cloud
8 9 (2.42%) Hybrid Cloud
8 9 (2.42%) Self-Motivation
8 9 (2.42%) Web Conferencing
9 8 (2.15%) Video Conferencing
10 7 (1.88%) Insider Threat
11 6 (1.61%) FlexPod
11 6 (1.61%) Replication
12 5 (1.34%) CMDB
12 5 (1.34%) PKI
13 4 (1.08%) Cyber Defence
13 4 (1.08%) Virtual Team
14 3 (0.81%) Cloud Native
Operating Systems
1 127 (34.14%) Windows
2 62 (16.67%) Windows 10
3 49 (13.17%) Linux
4 41 (11.02%) Windows Server
5 6 (1.61%) Debian
5 6 (1.61%) Ubuntu
5 6 (1.61%) Unix
6 3 (0.81%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (0.54%) CentOS
8 1 (0.27%) OpenWrt
8 1 (0.27%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.27%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 105 (28.23%) Customer Experience
1 105 (28.23%) ITIL
2 88 (23.66%) Cybersecurity
3 79 (21.24%) Continuous Improvement
4 73 (19.62%) Patch Management
5 68 (18.28%) Customer Service
6 66 (17.74%) Analytics
7 60 (16.13%) Customer Acquisition
7 60 (16.13%) Software Deployment
7 60 (16.13%) Ticket Management
8 58 (15.59%) Problem-Solving
9 54 (14.52%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 50 (13.44%) IT Strategy
11 49 (13.17%) Technology Strategy
12 48 (12.90%) AI
13 42 (11.29%) Email Marketing
14 38 (10.22%) Mentoring
15 30 (8.06%) Infrastructure as Code
15 30 (8.06%) Project Delivery
16 29 (7.80%) People Management
Programming Languages
1 47 (12.63%) Python
2 34 (9.14%) PowerShell
3 12 (3.23%) SQL
4 10 (2.69%) Bash
5 6 (1.61%) JavaScript
6 2 (0.54%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 106 (28.49%) Degree
2 105 (28.23%) Security Cleared
3 102 (27.42%) SC Cleared
4 74 (19.89%) Cisco Certification
5 60 (16.13%) CTC Cleared
6 44 (11.83%) CCNA
7 38 (10.22%) CCNP
8 33 (8.87%) Microsoft Certification
9 23 (6.18%) Azure Certification
10 19 (5.11%) MCSE
11 15 (4.03%) CCIE
12 11 (2.96%) BPSS Clearance
12 11 (2.96%) DBS Check
12 11 (2.96%) DV Cleared
12 11 (2.96%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 9 (2.42%) CompTIA Security+
13 9 (2.42%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 8 (2.15%) CISSP
14 8 (2.15%) Network+ Certification
15 7 (1.88%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 71 (19.09%) SLA
2 18 (4.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 10 (2.69%) Cyber Essentials
4 9 (2.42%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 7 (1.88%) Actionable Recommendations
6 5 (1.34%) ISO 9001
7 3 (0.81%) NIST
8 2 (0.54%) GDPR
8 2 (0.54%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 2 (0.54%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.54%) QA
9 1 (0.27%) NCSC
System Software
1 40 (10.75%) Active Directory
2 34 (9.14%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (3.76%) Firmware
3 14 (3.76%) vSphere
4 11 (2.96%) Hyper-V
5 7 (1.88%) VMware NSX
6 5 (1.34%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 5 (1.34%) Virtual Servers
7 3 (0.81%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (0.54%) Docker
8 2 (0.54%) iptables
8 2 (0.54%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.27%) Citrix Hypervisor
9 1 (0.27%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 29 (7.80%) Terraform
2 23 (6.18%) Ansible
3 19 (5.11%) Microsoft Intune
4 16 (4.30%) FortiGate
5 10 (2.69%) Kubernetes
6 7 (1.88%) Nmap
7 6 (1.61%) Cisco CUCM
7 6 (1.61%) Endace
7 6 (1.61%) Grafana
8 5 (1.34%) Jamf Pro
9 4 (1.08%) Packer
9 4 (1.08%) Puppet
10 3 (0.81%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 2 (0.54%) Dell DRAC
11 2 (0.54%) Nagios
11 2 (0.54%) OpenView
11 2 (0.54%) Tivoli
12 1 (0.27%) Cisco Prime
12 1 (0.27%) vCenter Server
12 1 (0.27%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 166 (44.62%) Microsoft
2 62 (16.67%) Fortinet
3 61 (16.40%) Dell
4 55 (14.78%) VMware
5 51 (13.71%) Palo Alto
6 48 (12.90%) Meraki
7 31 (8.33%) CheckPoint
8 26 (6.99%) F5
8 26 (6.99%) Juniper
9 18 (4.84%) SolarWinds
10 17 (4.57%) Red Hat
11 13 (3.49%) ServiceNow
12 11 (2.96%) Dynatrace
12 11 (2.96%) Veeam
13 10 (2.69%) EMC
13 10 (2.69%) Splunk
13 10 (2.69%) Zscaler
14 9 (2.42%) Sophos
15 8 (2.15%) Citrix
15 8 (2.15%) HP