Cisco Certification Job Trends in London

Cisco Certification
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for Cisco Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 191 195 253
Rank change year-on-year +4 +58 -8
Permanent jobs citing Cisco Certification 243 212 295
As % of all permanent jobs in London 1.16% 1.76% 1.24%
As % of the Qualifications category 5.56% 5.47% 4.43%
Number of salaries quoted 153 120 258
10th Percentile £60,000 £33,200 £39,250
25th Percentile £65,000 £50,000 £50,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £65,000 £64,132
Median % change year-on-year +19.23% +1.35% -1.34%
75th Percentile £88,750 £83,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £102,700 £92,750 £97,500
England median annual salary £67,500 £55,000 £51,000
% change year-on-year +22.73% +7.84% -6.85%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
London

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 requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in London.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 4,374 3,879 6,653
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 20.87% 32.24% 28.02%
Number of salaries quoted 2,618 1,813 4,197
10th Percentile £41,000 £41,050 £35,631
25th Percentile £55,000 £52,500 £47,557
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year - +3.70% -
75th Percentile £88,750 £90,750 £87,500
90th Percentile £100,925 £111,000 £103,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £54,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% +0.92% -9.17%

Cisco Certification
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Cisco Certification relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in London.

Cisco Certification job vacancy trend in London

Cisco Certification
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Cisco Certification.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Cisco Certification

Cisco Certification
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cisco Certification in London over the 6 months to 30 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Cisco Certification in London

Cisco Certification
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cisco Certification within the London region over the 6 months to 30 May 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Central London +13 31 £80,000 +26.98% 8
East London 0 9 - - 5
South London +12 4 - - 3
West London -17 2 £77,500 +34.78% 2
Cisco Certification
England

Cisco Certification
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 6 (2.47%) Confluence
2 4 (1.65%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.23%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.82%) Cloud Foundry
Applications
1 14 (5.76%) MS Visio
2 7 (2.88%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (0.82%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 103 (42.39%) Azure
2 66 (27.16%) AWS
3 35 (14.40%) Microsoft 365
4 33 (13.58%) GCP
5 20 (8.23%) Datadog
6 11 (4.53%) Azure Monitor
7 10 (4.12%) Azure Sentinel
8 9 (3.70%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 9 (3.70%) SaaS
9 7 (2.88%) Entra ID
9 7 (2.88%) OCI
10 6 (2.47%) ChatGPT
10 6 (2.47%) IaaS
10 6 (2.47%) Microsoft Copilot
10 6 (2.47%) Mimecast
10 6 (2.47%) PaaS
11 5 (2.06%) Nutanix
12 4 (1.65%) OneDrive
12 4 (1.65%) Power Platform
12 4 (1.65%) Rubrik
Communications & Networking
1 131 (53.91%) Firewall
2 88 (36.21%) WAN
3 85 (34.98%) Network Security
4 72 (29.63%) VPN
5 65 (26.75%) SD-WAN
6 57 (23.46%) LAN
7 46 (18.93%) Wireless
8 37 (15.23%) Cisco ISE
9 32 (13.17%) BGP
10 31 (12.76%) Wi-Fi
11 30 (12.35%) OSPF
12 29 (11.93%) VLAN
13 28 (11.52%) Cisco Wireless
14 27 (11.11%) DNS
15 24 (9.88%) Cisco Firepower
16 15 (6.17%) SSL
16 15 (6.17%) VoIP
17 14 (5.76%) VXLAN
18 13 (5.35%) Cisco ASA
18 13 (5.35%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (4.12%) SQL Server
2 4 (1.65%) Big Data
3 1 (0.41%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 12 (4.94%) JIRA
2 8 (3.29%) GitLab
3 7 (2.88%) Jenkins
4 6 (2.47%) Chocolatey
5 5 (2.06%) Git
6 4 (1.65%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.82%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 103 (42.39%) Social Skills
2 76 (31.28%) Finance
3 46 (18.93%) Banking
4 38 (15.64%) Analytical Skills
5 25 (10.29%) Retail
6 19 (7.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 16 (6.58%) Local Government
8 15 (6.17%) Telecoms
9 11 (4.53%) Public Sector
10 8 (3.29%) Retail Banking
11 6 (2.47%) Presentation Skills
12 5 (2.06%) Law
13 4 (1.65%) Aerospace
13 4 (1.65%) Automotive
13 4 (1.65%) Electronics
13 4 (1.65%) Legal
13 4 (1.65%) Manufacturing
13 4 (1.65%) Marketing
13 4 (1.65%) Organisational Skills
14 3 (1.23%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 88 (36.21%) Network Engineer
2 46 (18.93%) Senior
3 39 (16.05%) Architect
4 28 (11.52%) Consultant
5 27 (11.11%) Network Architect
6 25 (10.29%) Senior Network Engineer
7 23 (9.47%) Azure Engineer
8 19 (7.82%) Cisco Engineer
8 19 (7.82%) Cisco Network Engineer
9 18 (7.41%) Lead
10 16 (6.58%) Network Consultant
11 13 (5.35%) Security Specialist
12 12 (4.94%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 11 (4.53%) Principal Architect
14 9 (3.70%) LAN Engineer
14 9 (3.70%) Lead Cisco Engineer
14 9 (3.70%) Lead Network Engineer
14 9 (3.70%) Network Security Specialist
14 9 (3.70%) Network Specialist
14 9 (3.70%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (3.29%) 802.1X
2 7 (2.88%) OAuth
3 5 (2.06%) OpenID
4 4 (1.65%) REST
5 3 (1.23%) SAML
6 2 (0.82%) ARM Templates
6 2 (0.82%) EDI
6 2 (0.82%) IDoc
6 2 (0.82%) JWT
6 2 (0.82%) OAuth2
6 2 (0.82%) SailPoint
7 1 (0.41%) JSON
7 1 (0.41%) LDAP
7 1 (0.41%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 84 (34.57%) Data Centre
2 44 (18.11%) Security Posture
3 14 (5.76%) PKI
4 13 (5.35%) Cloud Native
5 9 (3.70%) Cyber Threat
5 9 (3.70%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 9 (3.70%) Management Information System
6 8 (3.29%) Cyber Defence
6 8 (3.29%) Hybrid Cloud
6 8 (3.29%) Public Cloud
7 7 (2.88%) Onboarding
8 5 (2.06%) Replication
9 4 (1.65%) Private Cloud
9 4 (1.65%) Renewable Energy
9 4 (1.65%) Self-Motivation
10 3 (1.23%) Greenfield Project
11 2 (0.82%) Data Protection Act
11 2 (0.82%) Enterprise Software
12 1 (0.41%) Enterprise Storage
12 1 (0.41%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 48 (19.75%) Windows
2 31 (12.76%) Linux
3 22 (9.05%) Windows Server
4 4 (1.65%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 3 (1.23%) Unix
6 2 (0.82%) Windows Server 2016
6 2 (0.82%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.41%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 51 (20.99%) Cybersecurity
2 50 (20.58%) ITIL
3 43 (17.70%) Problem-Solving
4 38 (15.64%) High Availability
4 38 (15.64%) Incident Response
5 37 (15.23%) Disaster Recovery
6 36 (14.81%) Technical Leadership
7 35 (14.40%) Mentoring
7 35 (14.40%) Roadmaps
8 34 (13.99%) Information Security
8 34 (13.99%) SIEM
9 31 (12.76%) Computer Science
9 31 (12.76%) Network Monitoring
9 31 (12.76%) Security Architecture
10 30 (12.35%) Network Design
11 28 (11.52%) Risk Management
12 27 (11.11%) AI
12 27 (11.11%) Presales
13 26 (10.70%) Vulnerability Management
14 25 (10.29%) Infrastructure Engineering
Programming Languages
1 44 (18.11%) Python
2 22 (9.05%) PowerShell
3 9 (3.70%) Bash
4 5 (2.06%) Java
5 1 (0.41%) Bicep
5 1 (0.41%) C
5 1 (0.41%) Kusto Query Language
5 1 (0.41%) Search Processing Language
Qualifications
1 134 (55.14%) CCNP
2 85 (34.98%) CCNA
3 74 (30.45%) Degree
4 66 (27.16%) CISSP
5 61 (25.10%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 61 (25.10%) CCIE
6 47 (19.34%) Azure Certification
7 43 (17.70%) CISM
8 42 (17.28%) CCSP
9 26 (10.70%) Computer Science Degree
10 23 (9.47%) Master's Degree
11 22 (9.05%) CCSE
11 22 (9.05%) Microsoft Certification
12 18 (7.41%) CCSA
13 16 (6.58%) AWS Certification
13 16 (6.58%) Security Cleared
14 15 (6.17%) Network+ Certification
15 13 (5.35%) MCSE
15 13 (5.35%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
16 12 (4.94%) JNCIP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 61 (25.10%) NIST
2 50 (20.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 21 (8.64%) QA
4 16 (6.58%) PCI DSS
5 15 (6.17%) GDPR
5 15 (6.17%) SLA
6 11 (4.53%) Cyber Essentials
7 6 (2.47%) SOC 2
8 5 (2.06%) COBIT
9 3 (1.23%) Accessibility
9 3 (1.23%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.41%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.41%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.41%) NCSC
10 1 (0.41%) NIST 800
10 1 (0.41%) PMO
10 1 (0.41%) RMADS
System Software
1 28 (11.52%) VMware Infrastructure
2 27 (11.11%) Active Directory
3 8 (3.29%) Firmware
3 8 (3.29%) vSphere
4 6 (2.47%) Virtual Desktop
5 5 (2.06%) Docker
6 4 (1.65%) Squid
6 4 (1.65%) VMware NSX
7 3 (1.23%) EMC RecoverPoint
7 3 (1.23%) VMware Server
8 2 (0.82%) Hyper-V
9 1 (0.41%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 41 (16.87%) Ansible
2 29 (11.93%) Terraform
3 17 (7.00%) FortiGate
4 10 (4.12%) Cisco Prime
4 10 (4.12%) Kubernetes
5 9 (3.70%) Check_MK
6 8 (3.29%) Microsoft Intune
7 7 (2.88%) SCCM
7 7 (2.88%) Single Sign-On
8 5 (2.06%) ZABBIX
9 4 (1.65%) Nagios
9 4 (1.65%) Packer
10 3 (1.23%) VxRail
11 2 (0.82%) Control-M
11 2 (0.82%) OpenView
11 2 (0.82%) Tivoli
12 1 (0.41%) Red Hat Satellite
Vendors
1 135 (55.56%) Cisco
2 76 (31.28%) Microsoft
3 46 (18.93%) Fortinet
4 44 (18.11%) SolarWinds
5 43 (17.70%) Palo Alto
6 36 (14.81%) VMware
7 32 (13.17%) CheckPoint
8 29 (11.93%) Arista
8 29 (11.93%) Splunk
9 23 (9.47%) Meraki
10 20 (8.23%) ForeScout
11 18 (7.41%) F5
12 15 (6.17%) Infoblox
13 14 (5.76%) SevOne
14 13 (5.35%) Red Hat
15 11 (4.53%) Tenable
16 10 (4.12%) Juniper
17 9 (3.70%) Sophos
17 9 (3.70%) Zscaler
18 8 (3.29%) Dynatrace