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

6 months to
17 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 233 221 204
Rank change year-on-year -12 -17 -16
Permanent jobs citing Cisco Certification 235 187 315
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.94% 1.57% 1.64%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.86% 5.43% 5.85%
Number of salaries quoted 161 96 216
10th Percentile £50,000 £33,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £62,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.71% +7.69% -4.06%
75th Percentile £91,250 £86,563 £85,000
90th Percentile £110,000 £113,750 £100,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £52,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +25.00% -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 4,836 3,444 5,386
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 19.27% 28.86% 28.09%
Number of salaries quoted 2,853 1,911 2,548
10th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £37,283
25th Percentile £55,000 £52,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £67,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.41% -3.57% -
75th Percentile £91,000 £90,000 £87,500
90th Percentile £106,250 £115,000 £104,125
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £56,180
% change year-on-year +9.09% -2.10% -4.78%

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 17 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 17 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 +6 18 £77,500 +10.71% 19
West London -21 4 £77,500 +31.36% 1
East London -7 1 £70,000 +122.22% 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 12 (5.11%) Confluence
2 2 (0.85%) Cloud Foundry
2 2 (0.85%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (0.85%) SharePoint
Applications
1 12 (5.11%) MS Visio
2 4 (1.70%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.43%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (0.85%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.43%) Eikon
2 1 (0.43%) FLEXCUBE
Cloud Services
1 109 (46.38%) Azure
2 78 (33.19%) AWS
3 39 (16.60%) Microsoft 365
4 27 (11.49%) GCP
5 21 (8.94%) Datadog
6 18 (7.66%) SaaS
7 14 (5.96%) Entra ID
8 13 (5.53%) IaaS
8 13 (5.53%) OpenShift
8 13 (5.53%) PaaS
9 8 (3.40%) OCI
10 7 (2.98%) Azure Sentinel
11 6 (2.55%) Azure ExpressRoute
11 6 (2.55%) Azure Monitor
11 6 (2.55%) Nutanix
12 5 (2.13%) Amazon GuardDuty
12 5 (2.13%) AWS Direct Connect
12 5 (2.13%) AWS KMS
12 5 (2.13%) Cloud Computing
13 4 (1.70%) WeChat
Communications & Networking
1 109 (46.38%) Firewall
2 90 (38.30%) Network Security
3 87 (37.02%) VPN
3 87 (37.02%) WAN
4 58 (24.68%) LAN
5 54 (22.98%) SD-WAN
6 52 (22.13%) DNS
7 45 (19.15%) Wireless
8 39 (16.60%) BGP
9 37 (15.74%) OSPF
10 36 (15.32%) Cisco ISE
10 36 (15.32%) VLAN
11 34 (14.47%) TCP/IP
12 29 (12.34%) Wi-Fi
13 28 (11.91%) DHCP
14 20 (8.51%) VXLAN
15 18 (7.66%) Cisco Wireless
16 16 (6.81%) Software-Defined Networking
17 15 (6.38%) MPLS
17 15 (6.38%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (7.66%) SQL Server
2 5 (2.13%) MongoDB
3 4 (1.70%) Big Data
4 1 (0.43%) Electronic Patient Records
4 1 (0.43%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 17 (7.23%) JIRA
2 9 (3.83%) Chocolatey
3 6 (2.55%) GitLab
3 6 (2.55%) Jenkins
4 5 (2.13%) Git
5 4 (1.70%) Bitbucket
5 4 (1.70%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 107 (45.53%) Social Skills
2 57 (24.26%) Finance
3 38 (16.17%) Banking
4 35 (14.89%) Analytical Skills
5 24 (10.21%) Telecoms
6 18 (7.66%) Retail
7 15 (6.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 11 (4.68%) Local Government
9 10 (4.26%) Law
9 10 (4.26%) Legal
10 9 (3.83%) Influencing Skills
11 8 (3.40%) Mandarin Language
11 8 (3.40%) Public Sector
12 7 (2.98%) Marketing
12 7 (2.98%) Presentation Skills
13 6 (2.55%) Digital Health
14 4 (1.70%) Aerospace
14 4 (1.70%) Automotive
14 4 (1.70%) Manufacturing
14 4 (1.70%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 75 (31.91%) Network Engineer
2 40 (17.02%) Senior
3 28 (11.91%) Architect
4 22 (9.36%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 22 (9.36%) Lead
4 22 (9.36%) Security Specialist
5 19 (8.09%) Senior Network Engineer
6 18 (7.66%) Consultant
7 16 (6.81%) Network Specialist
7 16 (6.81%) Security Engineer
8 15 (6.38%) Network Security Specialist
9 12 (5.11%) Azure Engineer
9 12 (5.11%) Network Architect
10 10 (4.26%) IT Engineer
10 10 (4.26%) Network Security Engineer
10 10 (4.26%) Security Architect
11 9 (3.83%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
12 8 (3.40%) Analyst
12 8 (3.40%) Cisco Network Engineer
12 8 (3.40%) Network Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (13.19%) Terraform
2 7 (2.98%) LDAP
3 6 (2.55%) SAML
4 5 (2.13%) OAuth
5 4 (1.70%) JWT
5 4 (1.70%) OAuth2
5 4 (1.70%) REST
6 3 (1.28%) ARM Templates
6 3 (1.28%) OpenID
7 2 (0.85%) EDI
7 2 (0.85%) IDoc
7 2 (0.85%) JSON
7 2 (0.85%) NETCONF
7 2 (0.85%) RESTful
8 1 (0.43%) Jinja
8 1 (0.43%) SailPoint
8 1 (0.43%) Software Packaging
8 1 (0.43%) YAML
8 1 (0.43%) YANG
Miscellaneous
1 75 (31.91%) Data Centre
2 49 (20.85%) Security Posture
3 16 (6.81%) Cyber Threat
4 14 (5.96%) PKI
5 12 (5.11%) Cloud Native
5 12 (5.11%) Hybrid Cloud
6 10 (4.26%) Management Information System
7 9 (3.83%) Enterprise Software
8 8 (3.40%) Onboarding
9 6 (2.55%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 6 (2.55%) Private Cloud
9 6 (2.55%) Replication
10 5 (2.13%) Public Cloud
11 4 (1.70%) Cyber Security Posture
11 4 (1.70%) Renewable Energy
11 4 (1.70%) Self-Motivation
11 4 (1.70%) Video Conferencing
12 3 (1.28%) Cyber Defence
12 3 (1.28%) Driving Licence
13 2 (0.85%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 56 (23.83%) Windows
2 34 (14.47%) Windows Server
3 32 (13.62%) Linux
4 8 (3.40%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 4 (1.70%) Unix
6 2 (0.85%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.85%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.43%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.43%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 70 (29.79%) Cybersecurity
2 57 (24.26%) Problem-Solving
3 53 (22.55%) Roadmaps
4 52 (22.13%) Incident Response
5 50 (21.28%) ITIL
6 48 (20.43%) Disaster Recovery
6 48 (20.43%) Information Security
7 45 (19.15%) Security Architecture
8 42 (17.87%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 38 (16.17%) Network Design
9 38 (16.17%) SIEM
10 37 (15.74%) Infrastructure as Code
11 35 (14.89%) Cloud Security
11 35 (14.89%) Technical Leadership
12 33 (14.04%) Continuous Improvement
12 33 (14.04%) Project Delivery
13 32 (13.62%) Business Continuity
13 32 (13.62%) High Availability
13 32 (13.62%) Zero Trust
14 31 (13.19%) AI
Programming Languages
1 50 (21.28%) Python
2 22 (9.36%) PowerShell
3 10 (4.26%) Java
4 8 (3.40%) Bash
5 2 (0.85%) Kusto Query Language
5 2 (0.85%) Search Processing Language
5 2 (0.85%) SQL
6 1 (0.43%) Bicep
6 1 (0.43%) C
6 1 (0.43%) C#
6 1 (0.43%) C++
6 1 (0.43%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 128 (54.47%) CCNP
2 85 (36.17%) CCNA
2 85 (36.17%) CISSP
3 66 (28.09%) Degree
4 58 (24.68%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 56 (23.83%) Azure Certification
6 52 (22.13%) CCSP
7 39 (16.60%) CISM
8 38 (16.17%) CCIE
9 34 (14.47%) AWS Certification
10 25 (10.64%) Computer Science Degree
11 20 (8.51%) Microsoft Certification
12 18 (7.66%) Master's Degree
13 12 (5.11%) CCSE
13 12 (5.11%) CEH
14 10 (4.26%) MCSE
14 10 (4.26%) Security Cleared
14 10 (4.26%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
15 9 (3.83%) JNCIP
15 9 (3.83%) RHCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 56 (23.83%) NIST
2 47 (20.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 20 (8.51%) GDPR
4 19 (8.09%) PCI DSS
5 17 (7.23%) QA
6 16 (6.81%) Cyber Essentials
6 16 (6.81%) SLA
7 10 (4.26%) GRC
8 7 (2.98%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 7 (2.98%) SOC 2
9 5 (2.13%) COBIT
10 4 (1.70%) Accessibility
10 4 (1.70%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 4 (1.70%) NIST 800
11 2 (0.85%) ISO 31000
12 1 (0.43%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 1 (0.43%) JSP 440
12 1 (0.43%) NCSC
12 1 (0.43%) RMADS
System Software
1 45 (19.15%) Active Directory
2 38 (16.17%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (3.83%) Virtual Desktop
4 8 (3.40%) VMware NSX
5 7 (2.98%) vSphere
6 5 (2.13%) Virtual Machines
7 4 (1.70%) Docker
7 4 (1.70%) Squid
8 3 (1.28%) Hyper-V
8 3 (1.28%) VMware ESXi
8 3 (1.28%) VMware Server
9 2 (0.85%) EMC RecoverPoint
9 2 (0.85%) ProxySG
10 1 (0.43%) BitLocker
10 1 (0.43%) Firmware
10 1 (0.43%) KVM
Systems Management
1 41 (17.45%) Ansible
2 18 (7.66%) Kubernetes
3 16 (6.81%) Microsoft Intune
4 15 (6.38%) FortiGate
5 11 (4.68%) Single Sign-On
6 10 (4.26%) SCCM
7 5 (2.13%) Red Hat Satellite
7 5 (2.13%) ZABBIX
8 4 (1.70%) Packer
9 3 (1.28%) Cisco Prime
9 3 (1.28%) Control-M
9 3 (1.28%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
10 2 (0.85%) VxRail
11 1 (0.43%) CASB
11 1 (0.43%) Check_MK
11 1 (0.43%) OpenView
11 1 (0.43%) Tivoli
11 1 (0.43%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 108 (45.96%) Cisco
2 81 (34.47%) Microsoft
3 66 (28.09%) Palo Alto
4 48 (20.43%) VMware
5 36 (15.32%) Fortinet
6 30 (12.77%) Arista
7 29 (12.34%) F5
7 29 (12.34%) Splunk
8 27 (11.49%) Zscaler
9 25 (10.64%) CheckPoint
10 23 (9.79%) SolarWinds
11 20 (8.51%) Tenable
12 19 (8.09%) Meraki
13 18 (7.66%) ForeScout
14 13 (5.53%) Infoblox
14 13 (5.53%) Red Hat
15 12 (5.11%) SevOne
16 10 (4.26%) Oracle
17 9 (3.83%) Citrix
17 9 (3.83%) Sophos