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 21 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 217 171 194
Rank change year-on-year -46 +23 +83
Permanent jobs citing Cisco Certification 176 303 329
As % of all permanent jobs in London 1.11% 2.05% 1.55%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.25% 6.14% 5.66%
Number of salaries quoted 103 205 277
10th Percentile £46,250 £33,200 £47,500
25th Percentile £61,875 £57,500 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.69% -
75th Percentile £88,750 £85,250 £81,250
90th Percentile £104,750 £95,000 £96,250
England median annual salary £60,000 £61,644 £52,500
% change year-on-year -2.67% +17.42% -4.55%

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 4,142 4,936 5,815
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 26.21% 33.37% 27.33%
Number of salaries quoted 2,204 1,991 4,185
10th Percentile £31,500 £41,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £51,188 £55,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +3.70%
75th Percentile £90,000 £92,500 £88,750
90th Percentile £117,500 £118,750 £109,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -4.35%

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 21 February 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 21 February 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 +1 23 £72,500 -5.23% 21
East London +8 14 - - 3
South London +38 6 - - 3
North London - 1 £32,500 - 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 8 (4.55%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (2.27%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.57%) Confluence
Applications
1 10 (5.68%) MS Visio
2 5 (2.84%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (1.14%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (1.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.57%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 55 (31.25%) Azure
2 42 (23.86%) AWS
3 18 (10.23%) Microsoft 365
4 13 (7.39%) GCP
5 7 (3.98%) Entra ID
6 6 (3.41%) AWS Direct Connect
6 6 (3.41%) Azure ExpressRoute
7 5 (2.84%) Azure Sentinel
8 4 (2.27%) Datadog
8 4 (2.27%) Microsoft Purview
8 4 (2.27%) OneDrive
9 2 (1.14%) Azure Monitor
9 2 (1.14%) ChatGPT
9 2 (1.14%) Microsoft Copilot
9 2 (1.14%) Mimecast
9 2 (1.14%) Power Platform
9 2 (1.14%) PowerApps
10 1 (0.57%) GitHub Actions
10 1 (0.57%) Nutanix
10 1 (0.57%) Rubrik
Communications & Networking
1 106 (60.23%) Firewall
2 59 (33.52%) WAN
3 52 (29.55%) LAN
4 43 (24.43%) VPN
5 41 (23.30%) Network Security
6 39 (22.16%) VLAN
6 39 (22.16%) Wireless
7 35 (19.89%) SD-WAN
8 34 (19.32%) Wi-Fi
9 31 (17.61%) BGP
9 31 (17.61%) OSPF
10 24 (13.64%) Cisco Firepower
11 23 (13.07%) Cisco Wireless
12 20 (11.36%) Cisco ASA
13 19 (10.80%) MPLS
14 16 (9.09%) Cisco ISE
15 14 (7.95%) TCP/IP
16 11 (6.25%) EIGRP
16 11 (6.25%) VoIP
17 10 (5.68%) HSRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.57%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 4 (2.27%) Git
1 4 (2.27%) JIRA
2 2 (1.14%) Sonatype Nexus
3 1 (0.57%) Burp Suite
3 1 (0.57%) GitLab
3 1 (0.57%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.57%) Metasploit
General
1 59 (33.52%) Finance
2 51 (28.98%) Social Skills
3 22 (12.50%) Banking
4 21 (11.93%) Analytical Skills
5 12 (6.82%) Law
6 11 (6.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 10 (5.68%) Retail
7 10 (5.68%) Telecoms
8 7 (3.98%) Documentation Skills
9 6 (3.41%) Retail Banking
10 5 (2.84%) Legal
10 5 (2.84%) Marketing
11 4 (2.27%) Public Sector
12 3 (1.70%) Influencing Skills
12 3 (1.70%) Local Government
13 2 (1.14%) Organisational Skills
14 1 (0.57%) Advertising
14 1 (0.57%) Games
14 1 (0.57%) Pharmaceutical
14 1 (0.57%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 76 (43.18%) Network Engineer
2 33 (18.75%) Senior
3 22 (12.50%) Cisco Engineer
3 22 (12.50%) Cisco Network Engineer
4 19 (10.80%) Consultant
5 18 (10.23%) Senior Network Engineer
6 17 (9.66%) Architect
6 17 (9.66%) Azure Engineer
7 16 (9.09%) WAN Engineer
8 14 (7.95%) AWS Engineer
8 14 (7.95%) LAN Engineer
8 14 (7.95%) LAN/WAN Engineer
9 13 (7.39%) Network Consultant
10 10 (5.68%) Analyst
10 10 (5.68%) Cisco Consultant
10 10 (5.68%) Cisco Network Consultant
10 10 (5.68%) Security Manager
11 9 (5.11%) Network Architect
12 7 (3.98%) Network Support
12 7 (3.98%) Security Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (3.98%) 802.1X
2 3 (1.70%) OAuth
2 3 (1.70%) OpenID
2 3 (1.70%) REST
3 1 (0.57%) Microsoft Graph
3 1 (0.57%) SailPoint
3 1 (0.57%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 49 (27.84%) Data Centre
2 15 (8.52%) Security Posture
3 14 (7.95%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 9 (5.11%) Cloud Native
5 6 (3.41%) Public Cloud
6 5 (2.84%) Onboarding
6 5 (2.84%) Self-Motivation
6 5 (2.84%) Virtual Team
7 4 (2.27%) Cyber Defence
7 4 (2.27%) Management Information System
8 3 (1.70%) Data Protection Act
8 3 (1.70%) PKI
9 2 (1.14%) Hybrid Cloud
9 2 (1.14%) Operational Technology
10 1 (0.57%) Cloud Security Posture
10 1 (0.57%) Digital Media
10 1 (0.57%) Driving Licence
10 1 (0.57%) Hedge funds
10 1 (0.57%) IoT
10 1 (0.57%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 17 (9.66%) Windows
2 14 (7.95%) Linux
3 7 (3.98%) Unix
3 7 (3.98%) Windows Server
4 3 (1.70%) Windows Server 2019
5 1 (0.57%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (21.02%) Computer Science
2 30 (17.05%) Cybersecurity
3 29 (16.48%) High Availability
4 27 (15.34%) ITIL
5 26 (14.77%) Problem-Solving
6 25 (14.20%) AI
6 25 (14.20%) SIEM
7 22 (12.50%) Information Security
7 22 (12.50%) Migration
8 21 (11.93%) Vulnerability Management
9 18 (10.23%) Incident Response
9 18 (10.23%) Kalman Filter
10 17 (9.66%) Mentoring
10 17 (9.66%) Zero Trust
11 16 (9.09%) Change Control
11 16 (9.09%) Network Design
11 16 (9.09%) Process Improvement
11 16 (9.09%) Security Architecture
11 16 (9.09%) Security Operations
12 15 (8.52%) Load Balancing
Programming Languages
1 35 (19.89%) Python
2 15 (8.52%) PowerShell
3 2 (1.14%) Bash
4 1 (0.57%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 105 (59.66%) CCNP
2 64 (36.36%) Degree
3 63 (35.80%) CCNA
4 54 (30.68%) CCIE
5 40 (22.73%) CISSP
6 38 (21.59%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 32 (18.18%) Computer Science Degree
8 23 (13.07%) CCSE
9 22 (12.50%) CCSA
9 22 (12.50%) CISM
10 20 (11.36%) CCSP
10 20 (11.36%) Network+ Certification
11 12 (6.82%) Azure Certification
12 11 (6.25%) CISA
13 9 (5.11%) AWS Certification
13 9 (5.11%) GCIH
13 9 (5.11%) GIAC
14 8 (4.55%) Microsoft Certification
15 7 (3.98%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 7 (3.98%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (18.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 29 (16.48%) NIST
3 18 (10.23%) GDPR
4 7 (3.98%) SLA
5 5 (2.84%) QA
5 5 (2.84%) SOC 2
6 4 (2.27%) Cyber Essentials
6 4 (2.27%) PCI DSS
7 3 (1.70%) ITGC
8 2 (1.14%) GRC
8 2 (1.14%) PMO
9 1 (0.57%) COBIT
9 1 (0.57%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.57%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.57%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 1 (0.57%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 12 (6.82%) VMware Infrastructure
2 11 (6.25%) Active Directory
3 10 (5.68%) Firmware
4 4 (2.27%) vSphere
5 2 (1.14%) Docker
5 2 (1.14%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.57%) EMC RecoverPoint
6 1 (0.57%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 26 (14.77%) Ansible
2 16 (9.09%) FortiGate
3 11 (6.25%) Terraform
4 6 (3.41%) Check_MK
4 6 (3.41%) Kubernetes
4 6 (3.41%) Single Sign-On
5 5 (2.84%) CASB
6 3 (1.70%) ArcSight ESM
6 3 (1.70%) Cisco Prime
6 3 (1.70%) Nagios
6 3 (1.70%) QRadar
7 2 (1.14%) Cisco CUCM
7 2 (1.14%) Microsoft Intune
8 1 (0.57%) CA Spectrum
8 1 (0.57%) Control-M
8 1 (0.57%) Grafana
8 1 (0.57%) Nmap
8 1 (0.57%) vRealize Orchestrator
8 1 (0.57%) VxRail
Vendors
1 121 (68.75%) Cisco
2 49 (27.84%) Fortinet
3 36 (20.45%) CheckPoint
4 33 (18.75%) Microsoft
5 31 (17.61%) Palo Alto
6 29 (16.48%) Meraki
7 26 (14.77%) Juniper
8 24 (13.64%) SolarWinds
9 19 (10.80%) Arista
10 15 (8.52%) VMware
11 10 (5.68%) F5
11 10 (5.68%) Splunk
12 7 (3.98%) Infoblox
13 6 (3.41%) Zscaler
14 5 (2.84%) ForeScout
15 3 (1.70%) ArcSight
15 3 (1.70%) Aruba
15 3 (1.70%) LogLogic
15 3 (1.70%) ServiceNow
15 3 (1.70%) SevOne