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 13 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 205 181 205
Rank change year-on-year -24 +24 +67
Permanent jobs citing Cisco Certification 197 254 314
As % of all permanent jobs in London 1.17% 1.87% 1.44%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.63% 5.58% 5.26%
Number of salaries quoted 115 176 269
10th Percentile £46,250 £33,200 £46,250
25th Percentile £62,500 £56,094 £51,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.69% -
75th Percentile £88,750 £85,250 £79,000
90th Percentile £103,750 £96,250 £96,250
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £52,000
% change year-on-year - +15.38% -5.45%

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 4,254 4,555 5,971
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 25.29% 33.53% 27.29%
Number of salaries quoted 2,273 1,958 4,165
10th Percentile £32,500 £41,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £51,250 £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 £94,688 £88,750
90th Percentile £112,500 £119,125 £107,500
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 13 March 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 13 March 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 +5 25 £75,000 +3.45% 22
East London +1 15 - - 1
South London +34 6 - -
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 (4.06%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (2.54%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.51%) Confluence
Applications
1 8 (4.06%) MS Visio
2 4 (2.03%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (1.52%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (1.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 61 (30.96%) Azure
2 48 (24.37%) AWS
3 20 (10.15%) Microsoft 365
4 19 (9.64%) GCP
5 9 (4.57%) Azure ExpressRoute
6 7 (3.55%) Entra ID
7 6 (3.05%) AWS Direct Connect
8 5 (2.54%) Azure Monitor
8 5 (2.54%) Azure Sentinel
8 5 (2.54%) OneDrive
9 4 (2.03%) Datadog
9 4 (2.03%) Nutanix
10 3 (1.52%) ChatGPT
10 3 (1.52%) Microsoft Copilot
10 3 (1.52%) Microsoft Purview
10 3 (1.52%) Mimecast
10 3 (1.52%) Power Platform
10 3 (1.52%) PowerApps
11 2 (1.02%) GitHub Actions
11 2 (1.02%) Rubrik
Communications & Networking
1 119 (60.41%) Firewall
2 72 (36.55%) WAN
3 57 (28.93%) LAN
4 52 (26.40%) Network Security
5 50 (25.38%) VPN
6 47 (23.86%) SD-WAN
7 42 (21.32%) Wireless
8 40 (20.30%) VLAN
9 33 (16.75%) Wi-Fi
10 32 (16.24%) BGP
10 32 (16.24%) OSPF
11 27 (13.71%) Cisco Firepower
12 25 (12.69%) Cisco Wireless
13 22 (11.17%) Cisco ISE
14 21 (10.66%) Cisco ASA
15 18 (9.14%) MPLS
16 15 (7.61%) TCP/IP
16 15 (7.61%) VoIP
17 13 (6.60%) WLAN
18 11 (5.58%) EIGRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.02%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 5 (2.54%) JIRA
2 4 (2.03%) Git
3 2 (1.02%) GitLab
3 2 (1.02%) Jenkins
3 2 (1.02%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 66 (33.50%) Finance
2 65 (32.99%) Social Skills
3 27 (13.71%) Banking
4 24 (12.18%) Analytical Skills
5 13 (6.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 13 (6.60%) Retail
6 10 (5.08%) Law
6 10 (5.08%) Telecoms
7 8 (4.06%) Public Sector
7 8 (4.06%) Retail Banking
8 7 (3.55%) Documentation Skills
9 6 (3.05%) Marketing
10 5 (2.54%) Local Government
11 3 (1.52%) Influencing Skills
11 3 (1.52%) Organisational Skills
11 3 (1.52%) Presentation Skills
12 2 (1.02%) Legal
13 1 (0.51%) Advertising
13 1 (0.51%) Games
13 1 (0.51%) Military
Job Titles
1 78 (39.59%) Network Engineer
2 31 (15.74%) Senior
3 29 (14.72%) Architect
4 28 (14.21%) Consultant
5 26 (13.20%) Cisco Engineer
5 26 (13.20%) Cisco Network Engineer
6 20 (10.15%) Azure Engineer
7 19 (9.64%) Network Architect
7 19 (9.64%) Senior Network Engineer
8 18 (9.14%) Network Consultant
9 17 (8.63%) WAN Engineer
10 15 (7.61%) AWS Engineer
10 15 (7.61%) LAN Engineer
10 15 (7.61%) LAN/WAN Engineer
11 11 (5.58%) Analyst
12 10 (5.08%) Cisco Consultant
12 10 (5.08%) Cisco Network Consultant
13 9 (4.57%) Security Specialist
14 8 (4.06%) Security Manager
15 7 (3.55%) Network Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (4.57%) 802.1X
2 4 (2.03%) OAuth
2 4 (2.03%) OpenID
3 3 (1.52%) REST
4 1 (0.51%) SailPoint
4 1 (0.51%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 57 (28.93%) Data Centre
2 18 (9.14%) Security Posture
3 15 (7.61%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 9 (4.57%) Public Cloud
5 8 (4.06%) Cloud Native
6 6 (3.05%) Cyber Defence
6 6 (3.05%) Onboarding
7 4 (2.03%) Management Information System
7 4 (2.03%) Self-Motivation
7 4 (2.03%) Virtual Team
8 3 (1.52%) Data Protection Act
8 3 (1.52%) PKI
9 2 (1.02%) Greenfield Project
9 2 (1.02%) Hybrid Cloud
9 2 (1.02%) Operational Technology
10 1 (0.51%) Digital Media
10 1 (0.51%) Hedge funds
10 1 (0.51%) IoT
10 1 (0.51%) Legacy Systems
10 1 (0.51%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 25 (12.69%) Windows
2 19 (9.64%) Linux
3 10 (5.08%) Windows Server
4 7 (3.55%) Unix
5 4 (2.03%) Windows Server 2019
6 2 (1.02%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.51%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (18.78%) Computer Science
2 33 (16.75%) Cybersecurity
3 32 (16.24%) High Availability
4 30 (15.23%) ITIL
5 29 (14.72%) Problem-Solving
6 28 (14.21%) SIEM
7 27 (13.71%) Migration
8 26 (13.20%) AI
9 24 (12.18%) Incident Response
9 24 (12.18%) Mentoring
10 22 (11.17%) Vulnerability Management
11 20 (10.15%) Information Security
11 20 (10.15%) Kalman Filter
11 20 (10.15%) Network Design
12 18 (9.14%) Roadmaps
13 17 (8.63%) Network Monitoring
13 17 (8.63%) Process Improvement
13 17 (8.63%) Risk Management
13 17 (8.63%) Security Operations
13 17 (8.63%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 31 (15.74%) Python
2 12 (6.09%) PowerShell
3 2 (1.02%) Bash
4 1 (0.51%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 116 (58.88%) CCNP
2 70 (35.53%) CCNA
3 66 (33.50%) Degree
4 61 (30.96%) CCIE
5 41 (20.81%) CISSP
6 38 (19.29%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 32 (16.24%) Computer Science Degree
8 23 (11.68%) CCSE
8 23 (11.68%) CISM
9 22 (11.17%) CCSP
10 21 (10.66%) CCSA
11 20 (10.15%) Network+ Certification
12 17 (8.63%) Azure Certification
13 12 (6.09%) Security Cleared
14 10 (5.08%) Master's Degree
15 9 (4.57%) AWS Certification
15 9 (4.57%) GCIH
15 9 (4.57%) Microsoft Certification
15 9 (4.57%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
16 8 (4.06%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (18.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 36 (18.27%) NIST
2 16 (8.12%) GDPR
3 8 (4.06%) SLA
4 7 (3.55%) QA
5 5 (2.54%) Cyber Essentials
6 4 (2.03%) PCI DSS
6 4 (2.03%) SOC 2
7 3 (1.52%) ITGC
8 2 (1.02%) GRC
8 2 (1.02%) PMO
9 1 (0.51%) COBIT
9 1 (0.51%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.51%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.51%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 1 (0.51%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 15 (7.61%) VMware Infrastructure
2 10 (5.08%) Active Directory
2 10 (5.08%) Firmware
3 6 (3.05%) vSphere
4 2 (1.02%) Docker
4 2 (1.02%) EMC RecoverPoint
4 2 (1.02%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 23 (11.68%) Ansible
2 17 (8.63%) FortiGate
3 12 (6.09%) Terraform
4 8 (4.06%) Check_MK
5 7 (3.55%) Single Sign-On
6 6 (3.05%) Cisco Prime
7 4 (2.03%) Nagios
8 3 (1.52%) ArcSight ESM
8 3 (1.52%) Kubernetes
8 3 (1.52%) QRadar
9 2 (1.02%) CASB
9 2 (1.02%) Cisco CUCM
9 2 (1.02%) Control-M
9 2 (1.02%) VxRail
10 1 (0.51%) CA Spectrum
10 1 (0.51%) Grafana
10 1 (0.51%) Microsoft Intune
10 1 (0.51%) OpenView
10 1 (0.51%) Tivoli
10 1 (0.51%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 133 (67.51%) Cisco
2 50 (25.38%) Fortinet
3 39 (19.80%) CheckPoint
4 38 (19.29%) Microsoft
5 31 (15.74%) SolarWinds
6 30 (15.23%) Meraki
7 29 (14.72%) Palo Alto
8 24 (12.18%) Juniper
9 21 (10.66%) Arista
10 20 (10.15%) VMware
11 12 (6.09%) Splunk
12 9 (4.57%) F5
13 8 (4.06%) Zscaler
14 7 (3.55%) Infoblox
15 5 (2.54%) Dell
15 5 (2.54%) Sophos
16 4 (2.03%) ArcSight
16 4 (2.03%) NetApp
16 4 (2.03%) Red Hat
17 3 (1.52%) LogLogic