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

6 months to
8 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 198 199 232
Rank change year-on-year +1 +33 +34
Permanent jobs citing Cisco Certification 224 224 311
As % of all permanent jobs in London 1.10% 1.77% 1.33%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.92% 5.27% 4.71%
Number of salaries quoted 139 143 276
10th Percentile £60,000 £33,310 £40,000
25th Percentile £64,375 £51,750 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £65,000 £64,132
Median % change year-on-year +15.38% +1.35% -1.34%
75th Percentile £88,125 £83,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £102,550 £95,000 £96,250
England median annual salary £65,000 £57,500 £51,364
% change year-on-year +13.04% +11.95% -4.88%

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 4,550 4,253 6,605
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 22.33% 33.59% 28.28%
Number of salaries quoted 2,494 1,996 4,275
10th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £55,000 £52,500 £48,978
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year - +3.70% -
75th Percentile £90,000 £92,500 £87,500
90th Percentile £105,000 £115,000 £105,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £56,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +7.14% +1.82% -6.78%

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 8 May 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 May 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 +21 31 £80,000 +23.08% 13
East London -4 10 - - 8
South London +20 6 - -
West London -25 1 £77,500 +34.78% 3
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 7 (3.13%) Confluence
2 4 (1.79%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.34%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 13 (5.80%) MS Visio
2 4 (1.79%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.79%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.89%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 90 (40.18%) Azure
2 60 (26.79%) AWS
3 30 (13.39%) Microsoft 365
4 27 (12.05%) GCP
5 18 (8.04%) Datadog
6 11 (4.91%) Azure Monitor
7 9 (4.02%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 8 (3.57%) Azure Sentinel
9 6 (2.68%) Entra ID
9 6 (2.68%) Mimecast
9 6 (2.68%) OCI
9 6 (2.68%) SaaS
10 5 (2.23%) IaaS
10 5 (2.23%) Nutanix
10 5 (2.23%) PaaS
11 4 (1.79%) ChatGPT
11 4 (1.79%) Microsoft Copilot
11 4 (1.79%) OneDrive
11 4 (1.79%) Power Platform
11 4 (1.79%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 127 (56.70%) Firewall
2 81 (36.16%) WAN
3 75 (33.48%) Network Security
4 63 (28.13%) SD-WAN
4 63 (28.13%) VPN
5 54 (24.11%) LAN
6 45 (20.09%) Wireless
7 33 (14.73%) Cisco ISE
8 29 (12.95%) Cisco Wireless
8 29 (12.95%) VLAN
9 28 (12.50%) Wi-Fi
10 27 (12.05%) BGP
11 26 (11.61%) OSPF
12 23 (10.27%) Cisco Firepower
13 22 (9.82%) DNS
14 14 (6.25%) Cisco ASA
15 12 (5.36%) SSL
15 12 (5.36%) VoIP
16 11 (4.91%) HSRP
16 11 (4.91%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (3.57%) SQL Server
2 4 (1.79%) Big Data
3 1 (0.45%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 11 (4.91%) JIRA
2 8 (3.57%) GitLab
3 7 (3.13%) Jenkins
4 6 (2.68%) Git
5 5 (2.23%) Chocolatey
6 4 (1.79%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.89%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 87 (38.84%) Social Skills
2 71 (31.70%) Finance
3 42 (18.75%) Banking
4 32 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
5 21 (9.38%) Retail
6 17 (7.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 12 (5.36%) Local Government
7 12 (5.36%) Telecoms
8 10 (4.46%) Public Sector
9 8 (3.57%) Retail Banking
10 6 (2.68%) Law
10 6 (2.68%) Presentation Skills
11 4 (1.79%) Aerospace
11 4 (1.79%) Automotive
11 4 (1.79%) Documentation Skills
11 4 (1.79%) Electronics
11 4 (1.79%) Manufacturing
11 4 (1.79%) Marketing
11 4 (1.79%) Organisational Skills
12 3 (1.34%) Legal
Job Titles
1 83 (37.05%) Network Engineer
2 41 (18.30%) Senior
3 35 (15.63%) Architect
4 28 (12.50%) Consultant
5 26 (11.61%) Network Architect
6 25 (11.16%) Senior Network Engineer
7 23 (10.27%) Azure Engineer
8 20 (8.93%) Cisco Engineer
8 20 (8.93%) Cisco Network Engineer
9 17 (7.59%) Lead
10 16 (7.14%) Network Consultant
11 10 (4.46%) AWS Engineer
11 10 (4.46%) LAN Engineer
11 10 (4.46%) LAN/WAN Engineer
11 10 (4.46%) Principal Architect
11 10 (4.46%) Security Specialist
11 10 (4.46%) WAN Engineer
12 9 (4.02%) Lead Cisco Engineer
12 9 (4.02%) Lead Network Engineer
13 8 (3.57%) Solutions Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (3.57%) 802.1X
2 5 (2.23%) OAuth
2 5 (2.23%) OpenID
3 2 (0.89%) ARM Templates
3 2 (0.89%) SailPoint
4 1 (0.45%) LDAP
4 1 (0.45%) REST
4 1 (0.45%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 71 (31.70%) Data Centre
2 37 (16.52%) Security Posture
3 12 (5.36%) PKI
4 10 (4.46%) Cloud Native
4 10 (4.46%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 8 (3.57%) Cyber Threat
5 8 (3.57%) Hybrid Cloud
5 8 (3.57%) Public Cloud
6 7 (3.13%) Cyber Defence
6 7 (3.13%) Onboarding
7 5 (2.23%) Management Information System
8 4 (1.79%) Renewable Energy
8 4 (1.79%) Self-Motivation
9 3 (1.34%) Greenfield Project
10 2 (0.89%) Data Protection Act
10 2 (0.89%) Enterprise Software
10 2 (0.89%) Private Cloud
10 2 (0.89%) Virtual Team
11 1 (0.45%) Digital Media
11 1 (0.45%) Enterprise Storage
Operating Systems
1 40 (17.86%) Windows
2 25 (11.16%) Linux
3 18 (8.04%) Windows Server
4 4 (1.79%) Unix
5 2 (0.89%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (0.89%) Windows Server 2016
5 2 (0.89%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.45%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 45 (20.09%) ITIL
2 42 (18.75%) Cybersecurity
3 37 (16.52%) Problem-Solving
4 34 (15.18%) High Availability
4 34 (15.18%) Incident Response
5 33 (14.73%) Technical Leadership
6 31 (13.84%) Disaster Recovery
7 30 (13.39%) Mentoring
8 29 (12.95%) SIEM
9 27 (12.05%) Computer Science
9 27 (12.05%) Vulnerability Management
10 26 (11.61%) Migration
10 26 (11.61%) Network Design
10 26 (11.61%) Network Monitoring
10 26 (11.61%) Roadmaps
11 25 (11.16%) Information Security
11 25 (11.16%) Security Architecture
12 24 (10.71%) Presales
12 24 (10.71%) Risk Management
13 23 (10.27%) AI
Programming Languages
1 41 (18.30%) Python
2 19 (8.48%) PowerShell
3 8 (3.57%) Bash
4 5 (2.23%) Java
5 1 (0.45%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 126 (56.25%) CCNP
2 80 (35.71%) CCNA
3 63 (28.13%) Degree
4 59 (26.34%) CCIE
5 55 (24.55%) CISSP
6 52 (23.21%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 40 (17.86%) Azure Certification
8 38 (16.96%) CISM
9 34 (15.18%) CCSP
10 23 (10.27%) CCSE
10 23 (10.27%) Computer Science Degree
11 19 (8.48%) CCSA
11 19 (8.48%) Microsoft Certification
11 19 (8.48%) Network+ Certification
12 18 (8.04%) Master's Degree
13 16 (7.14%) Security Cleared
14 15 (6.70%) AWS Certification
15 12 (5.36%) GCIH
15 12 (5.36%) JNCIP
16 11 (4.91%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 55 (24.55%) NIST
2 47 (20.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 16 (7.14%) GDPR
4 15 (6.70%) QA
5 14 (6.25%) PCI DSS
5 14 (6.25%) SLA
6 10 (4.46%) Cyber Essentials
7 6 (2.68%) SOC 2
8 4 (1.79%) COBIT
9 2 (0.89%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.45%) Accessibility
10 1 (0.45%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.45%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.45%) ITGC
10 1 (0.45%) NCSC
10 1 (0.45%) PMO
10 1 (0.45%) RMADS
System Software
1 24 (10.71%) Active Directory
2 23 (10.27%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (4.46%) Firmware
4 8 (3.57%) vSphere
5 5 (2.23%) Docker
5 5 (2.23%) Virtual Desktop
6 4 (1.79%) Squid
6 4 (1.79%) VMware NSX
7 2 (0.89%) EMC RecoverPoint
7 2 (0.89%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.89%) VMware Server
8 1 (0.45%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 39 (17.41%) Ansible
2 26 (11.61%) Terraform
3 16 (7.14%) FortiGate
4 10 (4.46%) Cisco Prime
5 9 (4.02%) Check_MK
6 8 (3.57%) Kubernetes
7 7 (3.13%) Single Sign-On
8 6 (2.68%) Microsoft Intune
8 6 (2.68%) SCCM
9 5 (2.23%) ZABBIX
10 4 (1.79%) Nagios
10 4 (1.79%) Packer
11 2 (0.89%) Control-M
11 2 (0.89%) VxRail
12 1 (0.45%) ArcSight ESM
12 1 (0.45%) OpenView
12 1 (0.45%) QRadar
12 1 (0.45%) Red Hat Satellite
12 1 (0.45%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 133 (59.38%) Cisco
2 68 (30.36%) Microsoft
3 45 (20.09%) Fortinet
4 42 (18.75%) SolarWinds
5 37 (16.52%) Palo Alto
6 32 (14.29%) CheckPoint
7 30 (13.39%) VMware
8 26 (11.61%) Meraki
8 26 (11.61%) Splunk
9 24 (10.71%) Arista
10 18 (8.04%) F5
10 18 (8.04%) ForeScout
11 14 (6.25%) Infoblox
11 14 (6.25%) Juniper
12 12 (5.36%) SevOne
13 11 (4.91%) Red Hat
14 9 (4.02%) Tenable
15 7 (3.13%) Dynatrace
15 7 (3.13%) Sophos
15 7 (3.13%) Zscaler