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 1 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 200 206 218
Rank change year-on-year +6 +12 -23
Permanent jobs citing Cisco Certification 252 188 291
As % of all permanent jobs in London 1.05% 1.56% 1.50%
As % of the Qualifications category 5.29% 5.38% 5.42%
Number of salaries quoted 170 96 214
10th Percentile £52,500 £32,850 £40,000
25th Percentile £63,750 £50,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £66,250 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.98% +1.92% -
75th Percentile £91,000 £83,750 £85,000
90th Percentile £110,000 £95,000 £100,000
England median annual salary £65,288 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +30.58% -9.09% -

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 4,766 3,493 5,370
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 19.77% 29.07% 27.74%
Number of salaries quoted 2,851 1,954 2,721
10th Percentile £41,000 £40,000 £36,750
25th Percentile £55,000 £51,250 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £67,500 £68,900
Median % change year-on-year +7.41% -2.03% -1.57%
75th Percentile £91,000 £90,000 £87,500
90th Percentile £106,250 £114,625 £102,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%

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 1 September 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 1 September 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 +7 18 £77,500 +14.81% 21
West London -27 4 £77,500 +31.36% 3
East London -4 2 £70,000 +122.22% 3
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 12 (4.76%) Confluence
2 3 (1.19%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.79%) Cloud Foundry
3 2 (0.79%) SharePoint
Applications
1 12 (4.76%) MS Visio
2 4 (1.59%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.79%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (0.79%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.40%) Eikon
Cloud Services
1 116 (46.03%) Azure
2 88 (34.92%) AWS
3 41 (16.27%) Microsoft 365
4 32 (12.70%) GCP
5 21 (8.33%) Datadog
6 16 (6.35%) SaaS
7 13 (5.16%) Entra ID
7 13 (5.16%) OpenShift
8 11 (4.37%) IaaS
8 11 (4.37%) PaaS
9 9 (3.57%) Nutanix
10 8 (3.17%) Azure ExpressRoute
10 8 (3.17%) Azure Monitor
10 8 (3.17%) Azure Sentinel
10 8 (3.17%) OCI
11 5 (1.98%) Amazon GuardDuty
11 5 (1.98%) AWS Direct Connect
11 5 (1.98%) AWS KMS
11 5 (1.98%) Cloud Computing
12 4 (1.59%) Rubrik
Communications & Networking
1 119 (47.22%) Firewall
2 98 (38.89%) Network Security
3 97 (38.49%) WAN
4 89 (35.32%) VPN
5 65 (25.79%) LAN
5 65 (25.79%) SD-WAN
6 49 (19.44%) DNS
7 45 (17.86%) Wireless
8 41 (16.27%) BGP
9 39 (15.48%) Cisco ISE
9 39 (15.48%) OSPF
10 35 (13.89%) VLAN
11 31 (12.30%) TCP/IP
12 29 (11.51%) Wi-Fi
13 25 (9.92%) DHCP
14 21 (8.33%) Cisco Wireless
14 21 (8.33%) VXLAN
15 16 (6.35%) MPLS
15 16 (6.35%) Software-Defined Networking
16 14 (5.56%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (7.14%) SQL Server
2 5 (1.98%) MongoDB
3 4 (1.59%) Big Data
4 1 (0.40%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 18 (7.14%) JIRA
2 9 (3.57%) Chocolatey
3 7 (2.78%) GitLab
3 7 (2.78%) Jenkins
4 5 (1.98%) Git
5 4 (1.59%) Bitbucket
6 3 (1.19%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 115 (45.63%) Social Skills
2 64 (25.40%) Finance
3 41 (16.27%) Banking
4 38 (15.08%) Analytical Skills
5 23 (9.13%) Telecoms
6 20 (7.94%) Retail
7 17 (6.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 13 (5.16%) Local Government
9 11 (4.37%) Public Sector
10 10 (3.97%) Legal
11 9 (3.57%) Presentation Skills
12 8 (3.17%) Law
12 8 (3.17%) Mandarin Language
13 7 (2.78%) Influencing Skills
13 7 (2.78%) Marketing
14 6 (2.38%) Digital Health
15 4 (1.59%) Aerospace
15 4 (1.59%) Documentation Skills
15 4 (1.59%) Manufacturing
15 4 (1.59%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 78 (30.95%) Network Engineer
2 42 (16.67%) Senior
3 35 (13.89%) Architect
4 25 (9.92%) Lead
5 23 (9.13%) Consultant
6 22 (8.73%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 21 (8.33%) Security Specialist
8 20 (7.94%) Senior Network Engineer
9 18 (7.14%) Network Architect
10 17 (6.75%) Network Specialist
11 16 (6.35%) Network Security Specialist
12 15 (5.95%) Azure Engineer
12 15 (5.95%) Security Engineer
13 11 (4.37%) Cisco Engineer
13 11 (4.37%) Cisco Network Engineer
13 11 (4.37%) IT Engineer
13 11 (4.37%) Network Consultant
14 9 (3.57%) Analyst
14 9 (3.57%) Network Security Engineer
14 9 (3.57%) Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (13.10%) Terraform
2 7 (2.78%) LDAP
3 6 (2.38%) SAML
4 5 (1.98%) OAuth
5 4 (1.59%) JWT
5 4 (1.59%) OAuth2
5 4 (1.59%) REST
6 3 (1.19%) ARM Templates
6 3 (1.19%) OpenID
7 2 (0.79%) EDI
7 2 (0.79%) IDoc
7 2 (0.79%) JSON
7 2 (0.79%) RESTful
8 1 (0.40%) 802.1X
8 1 (0.40%) Jinja
8 1 (0.40%) NETCONF
8 1 (0.40%) SailPoint
8 1 (0.40%) Software Packaging
8 1 (0.40%) YAML
8 1 (0.40%) YANG
Miscellaneous
1 82 (32.54%) Data Centre
2 50 (19.84%) Security Posture
3 15 (5.95%) Cyber Threat
4 13 (5.16%) Cloud Native
4 13 (5.16%) PKI
5 12 (4.76%) Hybrid Cloud
6 10 (3.97%) Management Information System
6 10 (3.97%) Onboarding
7 9 (3.57%) Enterprise Software
8 7 (2.78%) Private Cloud
8 7 (2.78%) Public Cloud
9 6 (2.38%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 6 (2.38%) Replication
10 4 (1.59%) Cyber Security Posture
10 4 (1.59%) Renewable Energy
10 4 (1.59%) Self-Motivation
10 4 (1.59%) Video Conferencing
11 3 (1.19%) Cyber Defence
11 3 (1.19%) Driving Licence
12 2 (0.79%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 59 (23.41%) Windows
2 36 (14.29%) Linux
3 32 (12.70%) Windows Server
4 8 (3.17%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 3 (1.19%) Unix
6 2 (0.79%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.79%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.40%) Mac OS X
7 1 (0.40%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.40%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 69 (27.38%) Cybersecurity
2 58 (23.02%) Problem-Solving
2 58 (23.02%) Roadmaps
3 52 (20.63%) ITIL
4 51 (20.24%) Incident Response
5 50 (19.84%) Information Security
6 47 (18.65%) Disaster Recovery
7 42 (16.67%) Security Architecture
7 42 (16.67%) Technical Leadership
8 40 (15.87%) Network Design
9 39 (15.48%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 39 (15.48%) SIEM
10 38 (15.08%) Infrastructure as Code
11 37 (14.68%) Cloud Security
12 36 (14.29%) Presales
13 35 (13.89%) High Availability
13 35 (13.89%) Project Delivery
14 34 (13.49%) Mentoring
15 33 (13.10%) Computer Science
15 33 (13.10%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 48 (19.05%) Python
2 24 (9.52%) PowerShell
3 9 (3.57%) Bash
3 9 (3.57%) Java
4 2 (0.79%) Kusto Query Language
4 2 (0.79%) Search Processing Language
5 1 (0.40%) Bicep
5 1 (0.40%) C
5 1 (0.40%) SQL
Qualifications
1 141 (55.95%) CCNP
2 85 (33.73%) CCNA
3 84 (33.33%) CISSP
4 77 (30.56%) Degree
5 62 (24.60%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 59 (23.41%) Azure Certification
7 53 (21.03%) CCSP
8 50 (19.84%) CCIE
9 41 (16.27%) CISM
10 33 (13.10%) AWS Certification
11 27 (10.71%) Computer Science Degree
12 22 (8.73%) Microsoft Certification
13 21 (8.33%) Master's Degree
14 16 (6.35%) Security Cleared
15 15 (5.95%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
16 13 (5.16%) CCSE
17 12 (4.76%) MCSE
18 11 (4.37%) CompTIA Security+
18 11 (4.37%) RHCSA
19 10 (3.97%) GCIH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 60 (23.81%) NIST
2 51 (20.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 22 (8.73%) GDPR
4 19 (7.54%) PCI DSS
4 19 (7.54%) QA
5 16 (6.35%) SLA
6 15 (5.95%) Cyber Essentials
7 9 (3.57%) GRC
8 8 (3.17%) SOC 2
9 7 (2.78%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 5 (1.98%) COBIT
11 4 (1.59%) Accessibility
11 4 (1.59%) NIST 800
12 2 (0.79%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 2 (0.79%) ISO 31000
13 1 (0.40%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 1 (0.40%) JSP 440
13 1 (0.40%) NCSC
13 1 (0.40%) PMO
13 1 (0.40%) RMADS
System Software
1 45 (17.86%) Active Directory
2 42 (16.67%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (3.57%) Virtual Desktop
3 9 (3.57%) vSphere
4 8 (3.17%) VMware NSX
5 5 (1.98%) Docker
5 5 (1.98%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (1.59%) Squid
7 3 (1.19%) EMC RecoverPoint
7 3 (1.19%) Hyper-V
7 3 (1.19%) VMware ESXi
7 3 (1.19%) VMware Server
8 2 (0.79%) ProxySG
9 1 (0.40%) BitLocker
9 1 (0.40%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 40 (15.87%) Ansible
2 19 (7.54%) Kubernetes
3 16 (6.35%) FortiGate
4 14 (5.56%) Microsoft Intune
5 10 (3.97%) SCCM
6 9 (3.57%) Single Sign-On
7 5 (1.98%) Cisco Prime
7 5 (1.98%) Red Hat Satellite
7 5 (1.98%) ZABBIX
8 4 (1.59%) Packer
9 3 (1.19%) Control-M
9 3 (1.19%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
9 3 (1.19%) VxRail
10 2 (0.79%) Check_MK
10 2 (0.79%) OpenView
10 2 (0.79%) Tivoli
11 1 (0.40%) CASB
11 1 (0.40%) Nagios
11 1 (0.40%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 122 (48.41%) Cisco
2 83 (32.94%) Microsoft
3 66 (26.19%) Palo Alto
4 54 (21.43%) VMware
5 39 (15.48%) Fortinet
6 31 (12.30%) Arista
7 30 (11.90%) Splunk
8 28 (11.11%) Zscaler
9 27 (10.71%) CheckPoint
9 27 (10.71%) F5
9 27 (10.71%) SolarWinds
10 22 (8.73%) Meraki
11 21 (8.33%) Tenable
12 18 (7.14%) ForeScout
13 16 (6.35%) Red Hat
14 13 (5.16%) Infoblox
15 12 (4.76%) SevOne
16 10 (3.97%) Sophos
17 9 (3.57%) Oracle
17 9 (3.57%) Qualys