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

6 months to
5 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 211 180 207
Rank change year-on-year -31 +27 +75
Permanent jobs citing Cisco Certification 186 279 316
As % of all permanent jobs in London 1.13% 1.97% 1.48%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.42% 5.89% 5.42%
Number of salaries quoted 107 189 269
10th Percentile £46,250 £33,200 £46,250
25th Percentile £61,875 £56,250 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.69% -
75th Percentile £90,000 £85,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £108,000 £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 4,212 4,740 5,825
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 25.58% 33.40% 27.28%
Number of salaries quoted 2,236 1,954 4,109
10th Percentile £33,750 £41,250 £36,500
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 £115,000 £119,625 £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 5 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 5 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 -2 24 £75,000 -1.96% 22
East London +2 14 - - 1
South London +32 6 - -
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 (4.30%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (2.69%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.54%) Confluence
Applications
1 9 (4.84%) MS Visio
2 4 (2.15%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (1.61%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (1.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.54%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 58 (31.18%) Azure
2 43 (23.12%) AWS
3 20 (10.75%) Microsoft 365
4 14 (7.53%) GCP
5 8 (4.30%) Azure ExpressRoute
6 7 (3.76%) Entra ID
7 6 (3.23%) AWS Direct Connect
8 5 (2.69%) Azure Sentinel
8 5 (2.69%) OneDrive
9 4 (2.15%) Azure Monitor
9 4 (2.15%) Datadog
9 4 (2.15%) Microsoft Purview
10 3 (1.61%) ChatGPT
10 3 (1.61%) Microsoft Copilot
10 3 (1.61%) Mimecast
10 3 (1.61%) Power Platform
10 3 (1.61%) PowerApps
11 2 (1.08%) Nutanix
12 1 (0.54%) GitHub Actions
12 1 (0.54%) Rubrik
Communications & Networking
1 111 (59.68%) Firewall
2 64 (34.41%) WAN
3 51 (27.42%) LAN
4 46 (24.73%) Network Security
4 46 (24.73%) VPN
5 39 (20.97%) SD-WAN
5 39 (20.97%) Wireless
6 38 (20.43%) VLAN
7 33 (17.74%) Wi-Fi
8 30 (16.13%) BGP
8 30 (16.13%) OSPF
9 25 (13.44%) Cisco Firepower
10 22 (11.83%) Cisco Wireless
11 20 (10.75%) Cisco ASA
12 19 (10.22%) Cisco ISE
13 17 (9.14%) MPLS
14 15 (8.06%) TCP/IP
15 12 (6.45%) VoIP
16 11 (5.91%) EIGRP
17 9 (4.84%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.08%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 4 (2.15%) Git
1 4 (2.15%) JIRA
2 2 (1.08%) Sonatype Nexus
3 1 (0.54%) GitLab
3 1 (0.54%) Jenkins
General
1 59 (31.72%) Finance
2 57 (30.65%) Social Skills
3 25 (13.44%) Banking
4 22 (11.83%) Analytical Skills
5 13 (6.99%) Law
6 11 (5.91%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 11 (5.91%) Retail
6 11 (5.91%) Telecoms
7 7 (3.76%) Documentation Skills
7 7 (3.76%) Retail Banking
8 6 (3.23%) Marketing
8 6 (3.23%) Public Sector
9 5 (2.69%) Legal
10 3 (1.61%) Influencing Skills
10 3 (1.61%) Local Government
10 3 (1.61%) Organisational Skills
11 2 (1.08%) Presentation Skills
12 1 (0.54%) Advertising
12 1 (0.54%) Fire and Rescue
12 1 (0.54%) Games
Job Titles
1 74 (39.78%) Network Engineer
2 33 (17.74%) Senior
3 24 (12.90%) Architect
3 24 (12.90%) Cisco Engineer
3 24 (12.90%) Cisco Network Engineer
3 24 (12.90%) Consultant
4 19 (10.22%) Azure Engineer
5 18 (9.68%) Senior Network Engineer
6 16 (8.60%) Network Consultant
6 16 (8.60%) WAN Engineer
7 14 (7.53%) AWS Engineer
7 14 (7.53%) LAN Engineer
7 14 (7.53%) LAN/WAN Engineer
7 14 (7.53%) Network Architect
8 10 (5.38%) Analyst
8 10 (5.38%) Cisco Consultant
8 10 (5.38%) Cisco Network Consultant
8 10 (5.38%) Security Manager
9 8 (4.30%) Security Specialist
10 7 (3.76%) Network Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (4.30%) 802.1X
2 4 (2.15%) OAuth
2 4 (2.15%) OpenID
3 3 (1.61%) REST
4 1 (0.54%) Microsoft Graph
4 1 (0.54%) SailPoint
4 1 (0.54%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 51 (27.42%) Data Centre
2 14 (7.53%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 14 (7.53%) Security Posture
3 9 (4.84%) Cloud Native
4 8 (4.30%) Public Cloud
5 6 (3.23%) Cyber Defence
6 5 (2.69%) Onboarding
6 5 (2.69%) Self-Motivation
6 5 (2.69%) Virtual Team
7 4 (2.15%) Management Information System
8 3 (1.61%) Data Protection Act
8 3 (1.61%) PKI
9 2 (1.08%) Hybrid Cloud
9 2 (1.08%) Operational Technology
10 1 (0.54%) Digital Media
10 1 (0.54%) Driving Licence
10 1 (0.54%) Greenfield Project
10 1 (0.54%) Hedge funds
10 1 (0.54%) IoT
10 1 (0.54%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 21 (11.29%) Windows
2 14 (7.53%) Linux
3 9 (4.84%) Windows Server
4 7 (3.76%) Unix
5 4 (2.15%) Windows Server 2019
6 2 (1.08%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (20.43%) Computer Science
2 32 (17.20%) Cybersecurity
3 29 (15.59%) AI
4 28 (15.05%) High Availability
4 28 (15.05%) ITIL
4 28 (15.05%) Problem-Solving
5 26 (13.98%) Migration
5 26 (13.98%) SIEM
6 22 (11.83%) Incident Response
7 21 (11.29%) Information Security
7 21 (11.29%) Vulnerability Management
8 20 (10.75%) Kalman Filter
8 20 (10.75%) Mentoring
9 18 (9.68%) Network Design
10 17 (9.14%) Risk Management
10 17 (9.14%) Security Architecture
10 17 (9.14%) Security Operations
11 16 (8.60%) Process Improvement
11 16 (8.60%) Zero Trust
12 15 (8.06%) Change Control
Programming Languages
1 33 (17.74%) Python
2 14 (7.53%) PowerShell
3 1 (0.54%) Bash
3 1 (0.54%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 109 (58.60%) CCNP
2 67 (36.02%) CCNA
3 65 (34.95%) Degree
4 56 (30.11%) CCIE
5 42 (22.58%) CISSP
6 39 (20.97%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 33 (17.74%) Computer Science Degree
8 24 (12.90%) CISM
9 23 (12.37%) CCSE
10 21 (11.29%) CCSA
11 20 (10.75%) CCSP
11 20 (10.75%) Network+ Certification
12 16 (8.60%) Azure Certification
13 11 (5.91%) CISA
14 10 (5.38%) Microsoft Certification
15 9 (4.84%) AWS Certification
15 9 (4.84%) GIAC
16 8 (4.30%) GCIH
16 8 (4.30%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
17 7 (3.76%) JNCIP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (18.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 32 (17.20%) NIST
3 19 (10.22%) GDPR
4 8 (4.30%) SLA
5 5 (2.69%) QA
5 5 (2.69%) SOC 2
6 4 (2.15%) Cyber Essentials
6 4 (2.15%) PCI DSS
7 3 (1.61%) ITGC
8 2 (1.08%) GRC
8 2 (1.08%) PMO
9 1 (0.54%) COBIT
9 1 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.54%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.54%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 1 (0.54%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 13 (6.99%) VMware Infrastructure
2 10 (5.38%) Active Directory
2 10 (5.38%) Firmware
3 5 (2.69%) vSphere
4 2 (1.08%) Docker
4 2 (1.08%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.54%) EMC RecoverPoint
Systems Management
1 25 (13.44%) Ansible
2 16 (8.60%) FortiGate
3 12 (6.45%) Terraform
4 7 (3.76%) Check_MK
4 7 (3.76%) Single Sign-On
5 5 (2.69%) Cisco Prime
5 5 (2.69%) Kubernetes
6 4 (2.15%) CASB
7 3 (1.61%) ArcSight ESM
7 3 (1.61%) Nagios
7 3 (1.61%) QRadar
8 2 (1.08%) Cisco CUCM
8 2 (1.08%) Control-M
8 2 (1.08%) Microsoft Intune
9 1 (0.54%) CA Spectrum
9 1 (0.54%) Grafana
9 1 (0.54%) vRealize Orchestrator
9 1 (0.54%) VxRail
Vendors
1 125 (67.20%) Cisco
2 51 (27.42%) Fortinet
3 38 (20.43%) CheckPoint
4 37 (19.89%) Microsoft
5 31 (16.67%) Palo Alto
6 29 (15.59%) Meraki
7 28 (15.05%) SolarWinds
8 25 (13.44%) Juniper
9 20 (10.75%) Arista
10 17 (9.14%) VMware
11 11 (5.91%) Splunk
12 10 (5.38%) F5
13 7 (3.76%) Infoblox
13 7 (3.76%) Zscaler
14 4 (2.15%) Sophos
15 3 (1.61%) Dell
15 3 (1.61%) ForeScout
15 3 (1.61%) McAfee
15 3 (1.61%) NetApp
15 3 (1.61%) Okta