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 8 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 249 215 192
Rank change year-on-year -34 -23 -3
Permanent jobs citing Cisco Certification 220 182 316
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.85% 1.54% 1.71%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.57% 5.24% 6.06%
Number of salaries quoted 152 92 211
10th Percentile £47,500 £32,750 £40,000
25th Percentile £62,500 £55,563 £50,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £70,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.71% +3.70% -3.57%
75th Percentile £97,500 £88,750 £83,750
90th Percentile £110,000 £126,875 £100,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +23.81% -8.70% +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 4,816 3,470 5,214
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 18.62% 29.42% 28.21%
Number of salaries quoted 2,839 1,917 2,321
10th Percentile £41,000 £38,730 £37,500
25th Percentile £55,000 £51,250 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £67,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.41% -3.57% -
75th Percentile £91,250 £90,000 £87,500
90th Percentile £105,000 £116,250 £105,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -0.95%

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 8 October 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 8 October 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 +7 17 £75,000 +7.14% 31
West London -14 4 £77,500 +31.36% 6
East London -10 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 10 (4.55%) Confluence
2 2 (0.91%) Cloud Foundry
2 2 (0.91%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.45%) SharePoint
Applications
1 9 (4.09%) MS Visio
2 3 (1.36%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.45%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (0.91%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.45%) Eikon
2 1 (0.45%) FLEXCUBE
Cloud Services
1 92 (41.82%) Azure
2 71 (32.27%) AWS
3 35 (15.91%) Microsoft 365
4 26 (11.82%) GCP
5 20 (9.09%) SaaS
6 16 (7.27%) Entra ID
7 15 (6.82%) Datadog
8 13 (5.91%) OpenShift
9 10 (4.55%) IaaS
9 10 (4.55%) PaaS
10 7 (3.18%) Azure Sentinel
11 5 (2.27%) Amazon EKS
11 5 (2.27%) AWS Direct Connect
11 5 (2.27%) Cloud Computing
11 5 (2.27%) Google Compute Engine
11 5 (2.27%) Google Kubernetes Engine
11 5 (2.27%) Nutanix
11 5 (2.27%) Virtual Private Cloud
12 4 (1.82%) Amazon GuardDuty
12 4 (1.82%) WeChat
Communications & Networking
1 102 (46.36%) Firewall
2 82 (37.27%) Network Security
2 82 (37.27%) VPN
3 81 (36.82%) WAN
4 56 (25.45%) LAN
5 49 (22.27%) DNS
6 43 (19.55%) BGP
6 43 (19.55%) SD-WAN
7 42 (19.09%) TCP/IP
8 37 (16.82%) Wireless
9 36 (16.36%) OSPF
10 32 (14.55%) Cisco ISE
10 32 (14.55%) VLAN
11 28 (12.73%) DHCP
12 26 (11.82%) Wi-Fi
13 20 (9.09%) VXLAN
14 15 (6.82%) MPLS
15 13 (5.91%) Cisco Nexus
15 13 (5.91%) Cisco Wireless
16 12 (5.45%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (6.36%) SQL Server
2 6 (2.73%) PostgreSQL
3 5 (2.27%) Amazon RDS
4 4 (1.82%) MongoDB
5 2 (0.91%) Big Data
6 1 (0.45%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 15 (6.82%) JIRA
2 6 (2.73%) Chocolatey
3 5 (2.27%) GitLab
3 5 (2.27%) Jenkins
3 5 (2.27%) Sonatype Nexus
3 5 (2.27%) TeamCity
4 4 (1.82%) Git
5 3 (1.36%) Bitbucket
General
1 107 (48.64%) Social Skills
2 62 (28.18%) Finance
3 31 (14.09%) Analytical Skills
3 31 (14.09%) Banking
4 21 (9.55%) Telecoms
5 16 (7.27%) Retail
6 15 (6.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 12 (5.45%) Law
8 11 (5.00%) Legal
8 11 (5.00%) Local Government
9 8 (3.64%) Financial Institution
9 8 (3.64%) Influencing Skills
9 8 (3.64%) Mandarin Language
10 6 (2.73%) Digital Health
10 6 (2.73%) Public Sector
11 5 (2.27%) Back Office
11 5 (2.27%) Marketing
11 5 (2.27%) Presentation Skills
12 3 (1.36%) Aerospace
12 3 (1.36%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 67 (30.45%) Network Engineer
2 41 (18.64%) Senior
3 26 (11.82%) Architect
4 22 (10.00%) Security Specialist
5 21 (9.55%) Security Engineer
6 20 (9.09%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 17 (7.73%) Lead
8 15 (6.82%) Network Specialist
8 15 (6.82%) Senior Network Engineer
9 14 (6.36%) Consultant
9 14 (6.36%) Network Security Specialist
10 13 (5.91%) Security Architect
11 10 (4.55%) Cloud Engineer
11 10 (4.55%) Network Architect
11 10 (4.55%) Senior Security Engineer
12 9 (4.09%) IT Engineer
12 9 (4.09%) Network Security Engineer
13 8 (3.64%) Analyst
13 8 (3.64%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
14 7 (3.18%) Cybersecurity Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (14.09%) Terraform
2 6 (2.73%) LDAP
2 6 (2.73%) SAML
3 4 (1.82%) JWT
3 4 (1.82%) OAuth
3 4 (1.82%) OAuth2
3 4 (1.82%) REST
4 3 (1.36%) ARM Templates
5 2 (0.91%) EDI
5 2 (0.91%) IDoc
5 2 (0.91%) JSON
5 2 (0.91%) NETCONF
5 2 (0.91%) OpenID
5 2 (0.91%) RESTful
6 1 (0.45%) Jinja
6 1 (0.45%) Rendezvous
6 1 (0.45%) Software Packaging
6 1 (0.45%) YAML
6 1 (0.45%) YANG
Miscellaneous
1 68 (30.91%) Data Centre
2 53 (24.09%) Security Posture
3 16 (7.27%) Cloud Native
4 15 (6.82%) Management Information System
5 13 (5.91%) Cyber Threat
6 12 (5.45%) PKI
7 10 (4.55%) Hybrid Cloud
8 9 (4.09%) Enterprise Software
8 9 (4.09%) Onboarding
9 6 (2.73%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 6 (2.73%) Private Cloud
9 6 (2.73%) Replication
10 5 (2.27%) Blog
10 5 (2.27%) Cyber Security Posture
10 5 (2.27%) Distributed Systems
11 4 (1.82%) Self-Motivation
11 4 (1.82%) Video Conferencing
12 3 (1.36%) Driving Licence
12 3 (1.36%) Renewable Energy
13 2 (0.91%) Cyber Defence
Operating Systems
1 52 (23.64%) Windows
2 35 (15.91%) Windows Server
3 29 (13.18%) Linux
4 7 (3.18%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 4 (1.82%) Unix
6 3 (1.36%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (0.91%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.91%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.45%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 71 (32.27%) Cybersecurity
2 59 (26.82%) Problem-Solving
3 55 (25.00%) Information Security
4 54 (24.55%) Incident Response
5 52 (23.64%) Security Architecture
6 46 (20.91%) Roadmaps
7 45 (20.45%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 41 (18.64%) Cloud Security
9 40 (18.18%) Disaster Recovery
9 40 (18.18%) ITIL
10 37 (16.82%) Infrastructure as Code
11 35 (15.91%) SIEM
12 33 (15.00%) Continuous Improvement
12 33 (15.00%) Vulnerability Management
13 32 (14.55%) Network Design
14 31 (14.09%) AI
15 30 (13.64%) Zero Trust
16 29 (13.18%) Business Continuity
16 29 (13.18%) Computer Science
16 29 (13.18%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 50 (22.73%) Python
2 18 (8.18%) PowerShell
3 13 (5.91%) Java
4 7 (3.18%) Bash
4 7 (3.18%) SQL
5 5 (2.27%) Go
6 2 (0.91%) Kusto Query Language
6 2 (0.91%) Search Processing Language
7 1 (0.45%) Bicep
7 1 (0.45%) C
7 1 (0.45%) C#
7 1 (0.45%) C++
7 1 (0.45%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 108 (49.09%) CCNP
2 89 (40.45%) CISSP
3 82 (37.27%) CCNA
4 61 (27.73%) (ISC)2 CCSP
4 61 (27.73%) Degree
5 57 (25.91%) CCSP
6 41 (18.64%) CISM
7 39 (17.73%) Azure Certification
8 31 (14.09%) CCIE
9 27 (12.27%) AWS Certification
10 23 (10.45%) Computer Science Degree
11 18 (8.18%) Master's Degree
12 16 (7.27%) Microsoft Certification
13 14 (6.36%) CEH
14 9 (4.09%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
15 8 (3.64%) MCSE
15 8 (3.64%) Security Cleared
16 7 (3.18%) GCIH
16 7 (3.18%) RHCSA
17 6 (2.73%) CCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (24.09%) NIST
2 49 (22.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 21 (9.55%) PCI DSS
4 17 (7.73%) GDPR
4 17 (7.73%) QA
5 16 (7.27%) Cyber Essentials
6 13 (5.91%) SLA
7 11 (5.00%) GRC
7 11 (5.00%) SOC 2
8 6 (2.73%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 5 (2.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 4 (1.82%) Accessibility
10 4 (1.82%) COBIT
10 4 (1.82%) NIST 800
11 2 (0.91%) ISO 31000
12 1 (0.45%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 1 (0.45%) JSP 440
12 1 (0.45%) NCSC
12 1 (0.45%) RMADS
System Software
1 42 (19.09%) Active Directory
2 32 (14.55%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (3.18%) VMware NSX
4 6 (2.73%) Virtual Desktop
5 5 (2.27%) vSphere
6 4 (1.82%) Virtual Machines
7 3 (1.36%) Docker
7 3 (1.36%) Hyper-V
7 3 (1.36%) Squid
7 3 (1.36%) VMware ESXi
7 3 (1.36%) VMware Server
8 2 (0.91%) EMC RecoverPoint
8 2 (0.91%) ProxySG
9 1 (0.45%) BitLocker
9 1 (0.45%) Firmware
9 1 (0.45%) KVM
Systems Management
1 37 (16.82%) Ansible
2 21 (9.55%) Kubernetes
3 17 (7.73%) FortiGate
3 17 (7.73%) Microsoft Intune
4 11 (5.00%) Single Sign-On
5 6 (2.73%) SCCM
6 5 (2.27%) Cilium
6 5 (2.27%) Grafana
7 4 (1.82%) Red Hat Satellite
7 4 (1.82%) ZABBIX
8 3 (1.36%) Control-M
8 3 (1.36%) Packer
8 3 (1.36%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
9 2 (0.91%) CASB
9 2 (0.91%) VxRail
10 1 (0.45%) Check_MK
10 1 (0.45%) OpenView
10 1 (0.45%) Tivoli
10 1 (0.45%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 89 (40.45%) Cisco
2 68 (30.91%) Microsoft
3 60 (27.27%) Palo Alto
4 41 (18.64%) VMware
5 32 (14.55%) Fortinet
6 27 (12.27%) Zscaler
7 26 (11.82%) Arista
8 25 (11.36%) F5
9 22 (10.00%) Splunk
10 18 (8.18%) CheckPoint
10 18 (8.18%) SolarWinds
11 16 (7.27%) Tenable
12 15 (6.82%) Meraki
13 12 (5.45%) ForeScout
14 11 (5.00%) Google
14 11 (5.00%) Red Hat
15 10 (4.55%) Infoblox
16 9 (4.09%) Citrix
16 9 (4.09%) SevOne
17 8 (3.64%) Oracle