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

6 months to
10 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 224 205 205
Rank change year-on-year -19 0 -6
Permanent jobs citing Cisco Certification 245 190 311
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.99% 1.58% 1.63%
As % of the Qualifications category 5.11% 5.48% 5.79%
Number of salaries quoted 169 99 220
10th Percentile £52,500 £34,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £63,750 £50,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.71% +7.69% -3.70%
75th Percentile £91,250 £86,250 £85,000
90th Percentile £110,000 £112,250 £100,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £51,529 £55,000
% change year-on-year +26.14% -6.31% -

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 4,790 3,466 5,371
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 19.40% 28.87% 28.07%
Number of salaries quoted 2,862 1,931 2,621
10th Percentile £41,000 £40,000 £37,283
25th Percentile £55,000 £51,250 £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 £102,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,214
% change year-on-year +9.09% -0.39% -7.20%

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 10 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 10 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 +1 19 £80,000 +14.29% 14
West London -19 4 £77,500 +31.36% 2
East London -8 1 £70,000 +122.22% 4
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 (4.90%) Confluence
2 2 (0.82%) Cloud Foundry
2 2 (0.82%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (0.82%) SharePoint
Applications
1 12 (4.90%) MS Visio
2 4 (1.63%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.82%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (0.82%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.41%) Eikon
2 1 (0.41%) FLEXCUBE
Cloud Services
1 113 (46.12%) Azure
2 85 (34.69%) AWS
3 41 (16.73%) Microsoft 365
4 31 (12.65%) GCP
5 21 (8.57%) Datadog
6 16 (6.53%) SaaS
7 14 (5.71%) Entra ID
8 13 (5.31%) OpenShift
9 11 (4.49%) IaaS
9 11 (4.49%) PaaS
10 8 (3.27%) Azure Sentinel
10 8 (3.27%) OCI
11 7 (2.86%) Azure ExpressRoute
11 7 (2.86%) Azure Monitor
11 7 (2.86%) Nutanix
12 5 (2.04%) Amazon GuardDuty
12 5 (2.04%) AWS Direct Connect
12 5 (2.04%) AWS KMS
12 5 (2.04%) Cloud Computing
13 4 (1.63%) WeChat
Communications & Networking
1 112 (45.71%) Firewall
2 95 (38.78%) Network Security
3 91 (37.14%) WAN
4 86 (35.10%) VPN
5 61 (24.90%) LAN
6 59 (24.08%) SD-WAN
7 49 (20.00%) DNS
8 44 (17.96%) Wireless
9 40 (16.33%) BGP
10 38 (15.51%) OSPF
11 36 (14.69%) Cisco ISE
12 35 (14.29%) VLAN
13 32 (13.06%) TCP/IP
14 27 (11.02%) Wi-Fi
15 25 (10.20%) DHCP
16 21 (8.57%) VXLAN
17 20 (8.16%) Cisco Wireless
18 16 (6.53%) MPLS
18 16 (6.53%) Software-Defined Networking
19 15 (6.12%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (7.35%) SQL Server
2 5 (2.04%) MongoDB
3 4 (1.63%) Big Data
4 1 (0.41%) Electronic Patient Records
4 1 (0.41%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 17 (6.94%) JIRA
2 9 (3.67%) Chocolatey
3 7 (2.86%) GitLab
3 7 (2.86%) Jenkins
4 5 (2.04%) Git
5 4 (1.63%) Bitbucket
5 4 (1.63%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 111 (45.31%) Social Skills
2 63 (25.71%) Finance
3 40 (16.33%) Banking
4 36 (14.69%) Analytical Skills
5 24 (9.80%) Telecoms
6 18 (7.35%) Retail
7 15 (6.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 11 (4.49%) Local Government
8 11 (4.49%) Public Sector
9 10 (4.08%) Legal
10 9 (3.67%) Law
10 9 (3.67%) Presentation Skills
11 8 (3.27%) Mandarin Language
12 7 (2.86%) Influencing Skills
12 7 (2.86%) Marketing
13 6 (2.45%) Digital Health
14 4 (1.63%) Documentation Skills
14 4 (1.63%) Electronics
14 4 (1.63%) Manufacturing
14 4 (1.63%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 77 (31.43%) Network Engineer
2 44 (17.96%) Senior
3 31 (12.65%) Architect
4 24 (9.80%) Lead
5 22 (8.98%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 21 (8.57%) Consultant
6 21 (8.57%) Security Specialist
7 20 (8.16%) Senior Network Engineer
8 17 (6.94%) Security Engineer
9 16 (6.53%) Network Specialist
10 15 (6.12%) Network Architect
10 15 (6.12%) Network Security Specialist
11 13 (5.31%) Azure Engineer
12 11 (4.49%) IT Engineer
13 10 (4.08%) Network Security Engineer
13 10 (4.08%) Security Architect
14 9 (3.67%) Analyst
14 9 (3.67%) Cisco Engineer
14 9 (3.67%) Cisco Network Engineer
14 9 (3.67%) Network Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 34 (13.88%) Terraform
2 7 (2.86%) LDAP
3 6 (2.45%) SAML
4 5 (2.04%) OAuth
5 4 (1.63%) JWT
5 4 (1.63%) OAuth2
5 4 (1.63%) REST
6 3 (1.22%) ARM Templates
6 3 (1.22%) OpenID
7 2 (0.82%) EDI
7 2 (0.82%) IDoc
7 2 (0.82%) JSON
7 2 (0.82%) NETCONF
7 2 (0.82%) RESTful
8 1 (0.41%) Jinja
8 1 (0.41%) SailPoint
8 1 (0.41%) Software Packaging
8 1 (0.41%) YAML
8 1 (0.41%) YANG
Miscellaneous
1 78 (31.84%) Data Centre
2 49 (20.00%) Security Posture
3 16 (6.53%) Cyber Threat
4 14 (5.71%) PKI
5 13 (5.31%) Cloud Native
6 12 (4.90%) Hybrid Cloud
7 10 (4.08%) Management Information System
7 10 (4.08%) Onboarding
8 9 (3.67%) Enterprise Software
9 7 (2.86%) Private Cloud
10 6 (2.45%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 6 (2.45%) Public Cloud
10 6 (2.45%) Replication
11 4 (1.63%) Cyber Security Posture
11 4 (1.63%) Renewable Energy
11 4 (1.63%) Self-Motivation
11 4 (1.63%) Video Conferencing
12 3 (1.22%) Cyber Defence
12 3 (1.22%) Driving Licence
13 2 (0.82%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 59 (24.08%) Windows
2 36 (14.69%) Linux
3 33 (13.47%) Windows Server
4 8 (3.27%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 4 (1.63%) Unix
6 2 (0.82%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.82%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.41%) Mac OS X
7 1 (0.41%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.41%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 69 (28.16%) Cybersecurity
2 60 (24.49%) Problem-Solving
3 56 (22.86%) Roadmaps
4 52 (21.22%) Incident Response
5 50 (20.41%) ITIL
6 48 (19.59%) Information Security
7 47 (19.18%) Disaster Recovery
8 45 (18.37%) Security Architecture
9 42 (17.14%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 40 (16.33%) Technical Leadership
11 39 (15.92%) Infrastructure as Code
11 39 (15.92%) SIEM
12 38 (15.51%) Network Design
13 37 (15.10%) Cloud Security
14 35 (14.29%) Project Delivery
15 34 (13.88%) High Availability
16 33 (13.47%) Zero Trust
17 32 (13.06%) Computer Science
18 31 (12.65%) Continuous Improvement
18 31 (12.65%) Network Monitoring
Programming Languages
1 51 (20.82%) Python
2 23 (9.39%) PowerShell
3 10 (4.08%) Java
4 9 (3.67%) Bash
5 2 (0.82%) Kusto Query Language
5 2 (0.82%) Search Processing Language
5 2 (0.82%) SQL
6 1 (0.41%) Bicep
6 1 (0.41%) C
6 1 (0.41%) C#
6 1 (0.41%) C++
6 1 (0.41%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 135 (55.10%) CCNP
2 86 (35.10%) CISSP
3 85 (34.69%) CCNA
4 71 (28.98%) Degree
5 60 (24.49%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 57 (23.27%) Azure Certification
7 52 (21.22%) CCSP
8 45 (18.37%) CCIE
9 40 (16.33%) CISM
10 34 (13.88%) AWS Certification
11 26 (10.61%) Computer Science Degree
12 21 (8.57%) Microsoft Certification
13 19 (7.76%) Master's Degree
14 13 (5.31%) Security Cleared
15 12 (4.90%) CCSE
15 12 (4.90%) CEH
15 12 (4.90%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
16 11 (4.49%) CompTIA Security+
16 11 (4.49%) MCSE
17 10 (4.08%) GCIH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 58 (23.67%) NIST
2 49 (20.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 21 (8.57%) GDPR
4 19 (7.76%) PCI DSS
5 17 (6.94%) QA
6 16 (6.53%) Cyber Essentials
6 16 (6.53%) SLA
7 9 (3.67%) GRC
8 8 (3.27%) SOC 2
9 7 (2.86%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 5 (2.04%) COBIT
11 4 (1.63%) Accessibility
11 4 (1.63%) NIST 800
12 3 (1.22%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 2 (0.82%) ISO 31000
14 1 (0.41%) HMG Security Policy Framework
14 1 (0.41%) JSP 440
14 1 (0.41%) NCSC
14 1 (0.41%) PMO
14 1 (0.41%) RMADS
System Software
1 45 (18.37%) Active Directory
2 41 (16.73%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (3.67%) Virtual Desktop
4 8 (3.27%) VMware NSX
4 8 (3.27%) vSphere
5 5 (2.04%) Docker
5 5 (2.04%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (1.63%) Squid
7 3 (1.22%) Hyper-V
7 3 (1.22%) VMware ESXi
7 3 (1.22%) VMware Server
8 2 (0.82%) EMC RecoverPoint
8 2 (0.82%) ProxySG
9 1 (0.41%) BitLocker
9 1 (0.41%) Firmware
9 1 (0.41%) KVM
Systems Management
1 42 (17.14%) Ansible
2 19 (7.76%) Kubernetes
3 15 (6.12%) FortiGate
3 15 (6.12%) Microsoft Intune
4 10 (4.08%) SCCM
4 10 (4.08%) Single Sign-On
5 5 (2.04%) Red Hat Satellite
5 5 (2.04%) ZABBIX
6 4 (1.63%) Cisco Prime
6 4 (1.63%) Packer
7 3 (1.22%) Control-M
7 3 (1.22%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
8 2 (0.82%) OpenView
8 2 (0.82%) Tivoli
8 2 (0.82%) VxRail
9 1 (0.41%) CASB
9 1 (0.41%) Check_MK
9 1 (0.41%) Nagios
9 1 (0.41%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 117 (47.76%) Cisco
2 83 (33.88%) Microsoft
3 66 (26.94%) Palo Alto
4 51 (20.82%) VMware
5 37 (15.10%) Fortinet
6 31 (12.65%) Arista
7 29 (11.84%) F5
7 29 (11.84%) Splunk
8 27 (11.02%) Zscaler
9 25 (10.20%) CheckPoint
9 25 (10.20%) SolarWinds
10 21 (8.57%) Tenable
11 20 (8.16%) Meraki
12 18 (7.35%) ForeScout
13 14 (5.71%) Red Hat
14 13 (5.31%) Infoblox
15 12 (4.90%) SevOne
16 10 (4.08%) Oracle
17 9 (3.67%) Citrix
17 9 (3.67%) Sophos