Cisco Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

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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 7 May 2025, 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
7 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 144 132 134
Rank change year-on-year -12 +2 +58
Permanent jobs citing Cisco 372 798 1,124
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 2.27% 2.36% 2.65%
As % of the Vendors category 5.12% 5.68% 6.57%
Number of salaries quoted 263 678 856
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £72,500 £64,938 £76,250
90th Percentile £88,500 £78,750 £85,625
UK median annual salary £53,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +7.00% - -

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 7,269 14,059 17,105
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 44.30% 41.52% 40.36%
Number of salaries quoted 4,524 10,053 11,389
10th Percentile £25,087 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,170 £41,250 £43,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,000 £55,000 £59,191
Median % change year-on-year +3.64% -7.08% +2.94%
75th Percentile £72,500 £71,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £93,750 £87,500 £92,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +10.00% -13.04% +4.55%

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Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Cisco as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Cisco trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

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Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Cisco.

Cisco salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

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Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Cisco over the 6 months to 7 May 2025.

Cisco salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 52 (13.98%) Microsoft Exchange
2 18 (4.84%) Skype for Business
3 13 (3.49%) SharePoint
4 4 (1.08%) IIS
5 3 (0.81%) Apache
6 2 (0.54%) Confluence
6 2 (0.54%) Tomcat
6 2 (0.54%) WebSphere
6 2 (0.54%) WebSphere Application Server
6 2 (0.54%) WordPress
Applications
1 14 (3.76%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.54%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 2 (0.54%) Adobe Illustrator
2 2 (0.54%) InDesign
2 2 (0.54%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (0.54%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 3 (0.81%) Remedy ITSM
1 3 (0.81%) Sage 50
2 2 (0.54%) Dynamics AX
3 1 (0.27%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 153 (41.13%) Azure
2 87 (23.39%) Microsoft 365
3 65 (17.47%) AWS
4 24 (6.45%) SaaS
5 22 (5.91%) Entra ID
6 12 (3.23%) Power Platform
7 11 (2.96%) Mimecast
8 9 (2.42%) Virtual Private Cloud
9 8 (2.15%) AWS Direct Connect
9 8 (2.15%) Microsoft Purview
10 7 (1.88%) Amazon CloudWatch
10 7 (1.88%) Amazon EC2
10 7 (1.88%) Amazon S3
11 6 (1.61%) Azure Sentinel
11 6 (1.61%) Cloud Computing
11 6 (1.61%) OneDrive
12 5 (1.34%) GCP
12 5 (1.34%) PaaS
12 5 (1.34%) PowerApps
13 4 (1.08%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 147 (39.52%) Firewall
2 114 (30.65%) WAN
3 84 (22.58%) LAN
4 66 (17.74%) VPN
5 50 (13.44%) SD-WAN
6 49 (13.17%) Wireless
7 45 (12.10%) BGP
8 44 (11.83%) Wi-Fi
9 41 (11.02%) OSPF
10 35 (9.41%) Network Security
11 33 (8.87%) MPLS
12 32 (8.60%) DNS
13 31 (8.33%) Cisco ASA
13 31 (8.33%) Unified Communications
14 30 (8.06%) Cisco Firepower
15 27 (7.26%) VoIP
16 24 (6.45%) DHCP
16 24 (6.45%) WLAN
17 20 (5.38%) IPsec
18 19 (5.11%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (3.76%) SQL Server
2 8 (2.15%) PostgreSQL
3 5 (1.34%) DB2
4 4 (1.08%) Power BI
4 4 (1.08%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 2 (0.54%) Crystal Reports
5 2 (0.54%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.27%) Amazon RDS
6 1 (0.27%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 6 (1.61%) Sonatype Nexus
2 5 (1.34%) JIRA
3 2 (0.54%) Jenkins
General
1 110 (29.57%) Social Skills
2 89 (23.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 59 (15.86%) Finance
4 26 (6.99%) Analytical Skills
5 25 (6.72%) Marketing
6 18 (4.84%) Manufacturing
7 15 (4.03%) Telecoms
8 14 (3.76%) Public Sector
9 12 (3.23%) Retail
10 11 (2.96%) Banking
11 10 (2.69%) Organisational Skills
12 8 (2.15%) Automotive
12 8 (2.15%) Police
13 6 (1.61%) Local Government
14 5 (1.34%) Aerospace
14 5 (1.34%) Law
15 4 (1.08%) Legal
15 4 (1.08%) Welsh Language
16 2 (0.54%) Games
16 2 (0.54%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 80 (21.51%) Network Engineer
2 50 (13.44%) Senior
3 43 (11.56%) Lead
4 41 (11.02%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 33 (8.87%) Support Engineer
6 23 (6.18%) Cisco Engineer
7 22 (5.91%) Architect
8 21 (5.65%) Cisco Network Engineer
9 20 (5.38%) 3rd Line Support
10 18 (4.84%) Cisco Specialist
10 18 (4.84%) Collaboration Specialist
10 18 (4.84%) Senior Network Engineer
11 16 (4.30%) Cloud Engineer
11 16 (4.30%) Sales Executive
12 14 (3.76%) 3rd Line Engineer
12 14 (3.76%) Corporate Sales Executive
12 14 (3.76%) Technical Support
13 13 (3.49%) 2nd/3rd Line Support
13 13 (3.49%) 2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer
13 13 (3.49%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (3.23%) 802.1X
2 7 (1.88%) React
3 3 (0.81%) JSON
4 2 (0.54%) LDAP
4 2 (0.54%) Middleware
4 2 (0.54%) SAML
4 2 (0.54%) YAML
5 1 (0.27%) Kafka
5 1 (0.27%) ModSecurity
5 1 (0.27%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 64 (17.20%) Data Centre
2 24 (6.45%) Onboarding
3 23 (6.18%) Video Conferencing
4 19 (5.11%) Management Information System
5 18 (4.84%) Digital Signage
6 12 (3.23%) Public Cloud
7 11 (2.96%) Driving Licence
7 11 (2.96%) Replication
7 11 (2.96%) Self-Motivation
8 9 (2.42%) Hybrid Cloud
9 8 (2.15%) Cloud Native
10 7 (1.88%) Product Ownership
11 6 (1.61%) Clustering
12 5 (1.34%) Enterprise Storage
13 4 (1.08%) CCTV
13 4 (1.08%) Client/Server
13 4 (1.08%) Cyber Threat
13 4 (1.08%) PKI
13 4 (1.08%) Virtual Team
14 3 (0.81%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 91 (24.46%) Windows
2 47 (12.63%) Windows Server
3 36 (9.68%) Linux
4 23 (6.18%) Windows Server 2016
5 21 (5.65%) Windows Server 2019
6 19 (5.11%) Windows 10
7 6 (1.61%) AIX
8 5 (1.34%) Windows Server 2012
9 4 (1.08%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 3 (0.81%) Mac OS
10 3 (0.81%) Unix
10 3 (0.81%) Windows Server 2008
11 2 (0.54%) Solaris
11 2 (0.54%) SUSE
11 2 (0.54%) VMS
12 1 (0.27%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 83 (22.31%) Problem-Solving
2 58 (15.59%) ITIL
3 49 (13.17%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 42 (11.29%) Change Management
5 40 (10.75%) Cybersecurity
6 37 (9.95%) Mentoring
7 32 (8.60%) Infrastructure Management
8 30 (8.06%) Continuous Improvement
9 27 (7.26%) Network Design
10 26 (6.99%) Customer Service
10 26 (6.99%) Roadmaps
11 25 (6.72%) IT Strategy
12 24 (6.45%) Network Management
12 24 (6.45%) User Experience
13 23 (6.18%) Artificial Intelligence
14 22 (5.91%) Disaster Recovery
14 22 (5.91%) Project Management
14 22 (5.91%) Technology Strategy
15 21 (5.65%) Customer Engagement
15 21 (5.65%) Network Monitoring
Programming Languages
1 31 (8.33%) PowerShell
2 14 (3.76%) Python
3 12 (3.23%) SQL
4 9 (2.42%) Java
5 7 (1.88%) JavaScript
6 4 (1.08%) PHP
7 3 (0.81%) Bash
8 1 (0.27%) Progress 4GL
Qualifications
1 79 (21.24%) Cisco Certification
2 48 (12.90%) CCNP
3 46 (12.37%) CCNA
4 29 (7.80%) Security Cleared
5 28 (7.53%) Degree
6 18 (4.84%) SC Cleared
7 14 (3.76%) Microsoft Certification
8 12 (3.23%) CCIE
8 12 (3.23%) CISSP
9 11 (2.96%) ITIL Certification
10 9 (2.42%) AWS Certification
11 8 (2.15%) DV Cleared
12 7 (1.88%) Azure Certification
12 7 (1.88%) Network+ Certification
13 6 (1.61%) Computer Science Degree
13 6 (1.61%) IBM AIX Certification
13 6 (1.61%) JNCIS
14 5 (1.34%) MCSE
15 4 (1.08%) CCSE
15 4 (1.08%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (4.84%) SLA
2 8 (2.15%) NIST
3 7 (1.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 7 (1.88%) QA
4 5 (1.34%) Cyber Essentials
5 4 (1.08%) Accessibility
5 4 (1.08%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 4 (1.08%) GDPR
5 4 (1.08%) PCI DSS
6 2 (0.54%) ISO 9001
7 1 (0.27%) Government Security Classifications
7 1 (0.27%) HIPAA
7 1 (0.27%) NCSC
System Software
1 85 (22.85%) Active Directory
2 57 (15.32%) VMware Infrastructure
3 34 (9.14%) Hyper-V
4 17 (4.57%) Firmware
5 15 (4.03%) XenApp
6 11 (2.96%) VMware ESXi
7 9 (2.42%) vSphere
8 5 (1.34%) Terminal Services
9 4 (1.08%) VMware NSX
10 2 (0.54%) KVM
10 2 (0.54%) NFS
10 2 (0.54%) SRDF
10 2 (0.54%) Veritas Cluster Server
10 2 (0.54%) Virtual Machines
10 2 (0.54%) Xen
11 1 (0.27%) BitLocker
11 1 (0.27%) Docker
11 1 (0.27%) EMC RecoverPoint
11 1 (0.27%) Virtual Desktop
11 1 (0.27%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 36 (9.68%) Microsoft Intune
2 31 (8.33%) Ansible
3 19 (5.11%) Terraform
4 13 (3.49%) FortiGate
5 9 (2.42%) SCCM
6 6 (1.61%) Cisco CUCM
6 6 (1.61%) Puppet
7 5 (1.34%) Kubernetes
8 4 (1.08%) Progress Chef
8 4 (1.08%) Single Sign-On
8 4 (1.08%) vCenter Server
9 3 (0.81%) Jamf Pro
10 2 (0.54%) Dell DRAC
10 2 (0.54%) SCOM
11 1 (0.27%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 1 (0.27%) Avamar
11 1 (0.27%) Failover Clustering
11 1 (0.27%) SmoothWall
11 1 (0.27%) VxRail
Vendors
1 155 (41.67%) Microsoft
2 84 (22.58%) Meraki
3 73 (19.62%) VMware
4 58 (15.59%) Fortinet
5 55 (14.78%) CheckPoint
6 50 (13.44%) Palo Alto
7 39 (10.48%) Dell
8 33 (8.87%) Juniper
8 33 (8.87%) SolarWinds
9 28 (7.53%) Citrix
10 24 (6.45%) Aruba
10 24 (6.45%) SonicWALL
11 21 (5.65%) Mitel
12 18 (4.84%) Polycom
12 18 (4.84%) ShoreTel
13 14 (3.76%) F5
14 12 (3.23%) IBM
14 12 (3.23%) Infoblox
15 10 (2.69%) HP
15 10 (2.69%) WatchGuard