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

6 months to
17 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 230 167 199
Rank change year-on-year -63 +32 +73
Permanent jobs citing Cisco Certification 167 307 334
As % of all permanent jobs in London 1.07% 2.07% 1.57%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.05% 6.23% 5.75%
Number of salaries quoted 99 206 282
10th Percentile £46,000 £33,200 £47,500
25th Percentile £61,875 £57,500 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.69% -
75th Percentile £87,500 £85,250 £82,188
90th Percentile £107,000 £95,000 £96,250
England median annual salary £60,000 £62,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -3.23% +18.10% -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 4,120 4,926 5,813
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 26.49% 33.16% 27.33%
Number of salaries quoted 2,178 1,951 4,189
10th Percentile £31,500 £41,250 £37,400
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 £92,500 £88,750
90th Percentile £118,750 £118,750 £109,000
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 17 February 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 February 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 -10 20 £73,750 -3.59% 22
East London +7 14 - - 4
South London +34 6 - - 4
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 (4.79%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (2.40%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.60%) Confluence
Applications
1 12 (7.19%) MS Visio
2 7 (4.19%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (1.20%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (1.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.60%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 54 (32.34%) Azure
2 41 (24.55%) AWS
3 17 (10.18%) Microsoft 365
4 13 (7.78%) GCP
5 7 (4.19%) Entra ID
6 6 (3.59%) AWS Direct Connect
6 6 (3.59%) Azure ExpressRoute
7 5 (2.99%) Azure Sentinel
8 4 (2.40%) Datadog
8 4 (2.40%) Microsoft Purview
8 4 (2.40%) OneDrive
9 2 (1.20%) Azure Monitor
9 2 (1.20%) ChatGPT
9 2 (1.20%) Microsoft Copilot
9 2 (1.20%) Power Platform
9 2 (1.20%) PowerApps
10 1 (0.60%) Amazon GuardDuty
10 1 (0.60%) AWS KMS
10 1 (0.60%) Azure Key Vault
10 1 (0.60%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 103 (61.68%) Firewall
2 57 (34.13%) WAN
3 53 (31.74%) LAN
4 40 (23.95%) VPN
5 39 (23.35%) VLAN
5 39 (23.35%) Wireless
6 37 (22.16%) Network Security
7 35 (20.96%) Wi-Fi
8 33 (19.76%) SD-WAN
9 30 (17.96%) BGP
9 30 (17.96%) OSPF
10 23 (13.77%) Cisco Firepower
10 23 (13.77%) Cisco Wireless
11 20 (11.98%) Cisco ASA
12 19 (11.38%) MPLS
13 14 (8.38%) Cisco ISE
13 14 (8.38%) TCP/IP
14 11 (6.59%) EIGRP
15 10 (5.99%) HSRP
15 10 (5.99%) VoIP
Development Applications
1 4 (2.40%) Git
2 3 (1.80%) JIRA
3 2 (1.20%) Sonatype Nexus
4 1 (0.60%) Burp Suite
4 1 (0.60%) GitLab
4 1 (0.60%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.60%) Metasploit
General
1 56 (33.53%) Finance
2 44 (26.35%) Social Skills
3 16 (9.58%) Analytical Skills
3 16 (9.58%) Banking
4 12 (7.19%) Law
5 9 (5.39%) Documentation Skills
5 9 (5.39%) Telecoms
6 8 (4.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 6 (3.59%) Retail
8 5 (2.99%) Legal
8 5 (2.99%) Retail Banking
9 4 (2.40%) Marketing
10 3 (1.80%) Influencing Skills
10 3 (1.80%) Public Sector
11 1 (0.60%) Advertising
11 1 (0.60%) Fire and Rescue
11 1 (0.60%) Games
11 1 (0.60%) Organisational Skills
11 1 (0.60%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 76 (45.51%) Network Engineer
2 33 (19.76%) Senior
3 22 (13.17%) Cisco Engineer
3 22 (13.17%) Cisco Network Engineer
4 17 (10.18%) Azure Engineer
4 17 (10.18%) Senior Network Engineer
5 16 (9.58%) Architect
5 16 (9.58%) Consultant
5 16 (9.58%) WAN Engineer
6 14 (8.38%) AWS Engineer
6 14 (8.38%) LAN Engineer
6 14 (8.38%) LAN/WAN Engineer
7 12 (7.19%) Network Consultant
8 10 (5.99%) Analyst
8 10 (5.99%) Cisco Consultant
8 10 (5.99%) Cisco Network Consultant
8 10 (5.99%) Security Manager
9 8 (4.79%) Network Architect
10 7 (4.19%) Firewall Consultant
10 7 (4.19%) Network Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (3.59%) 802.1X
2 3 (1.80%) OAuth
2 3 (1.80%) OpenID
2 3 (1.80%) REST
3 1 (0.60%) Microsoft Graph
3 1 (0.60%) SailPoint
3 1 (0.60%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 48 (28.74%) Data Centre
2 14 (8.38%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 12 (7.19%) Security Posture
4 9 (5.39%) Cloud Native
5 5 (2.99%) Virtual Team
6 4 (2.40%) Onboarding
6 4 (2.40%) Public Cloud
6 4 (2.40%) Self-Motivation
7 3 (1.80%) Cyber Defence
7 3 (1.80%) Data Protection Act
7 3 (1.80%) Management Information System
7 3 (1.80%) PKI
8 2 (1.20%) Hybrid Cloud
8 2 (1.20%) Operational Technology
9 1 (0.60%) Cloud Security Posture
9 1 (0.60%) Digital Media
9 1 (0.60%) Driving Licence
9 1 (0.60%) Hedge funds
9 1 (0.60%) IoT
9 1 (0.60%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 15 (8.98%) Windows
2 12 (7.19%) Linux
3 7 (4.19%) Unix
4 6 (3.59%) Windows Server
5 2 (1.20%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (20.96%) Computer Science
2 29 (17.37%) High Availability
3 25 (14.97%) Cybersecurity
3 25 (14.97%) ITIL
4 24 (14.37%) SIEM
5 23 (13.77%) AI
5 23 (13.77%) Problem-Solving
6 22 (13.17%) Migration
7 20 (11.98%) Vulnerability Management
8 19 (11.38%) Information Security
9 18 (10.78%) Change Control
10 17 (10.18%) Incident Response
10 17 (10.18%) Kalman Filter
10 17 (10.18%) Zero Trust
11 16 (9.58%) Load Balancing
11 16 (9.58%) Process Improvement
12 15 (8.98%) Security Architecture
12 15 (8.98%) Security Operations
13 14 (8.38%) Network Design
14 13 (7.78%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 36 (21.56%) Python
2 15 (8.98%) PowerShell
3 2 (1.20%) Bash
4 1 (0.60%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 101 (60.48%) CCNP
2 62 (37.13%) Degree
3 59 (35.33%) CCNA
4 55 (32.93%) CCIE
5 35 (20.96%) CISSP
6 34 (20.36%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 31 (18.56%) Computer Science Degree
8 23 (13.77%) CCSA
8 23 (13.77%) CCSE
9 20 (11.98%) Network+ Certification
10 17 (10.18%) CCSP
10 17 (10.18%) CISM
11 11 (6.59%) Azure Certification
12 10 (5.99%) CISA
13 9 (5.39%) AWS Certification
13 9 (5.39%) GCIH
13 9 (5.39%) GIAC
14 7 (4.19%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 7 (4.19%) Microsoft Certification
15 6 (3.59%) JNCIP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (17.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 25 (14.97%) NIST
3 18 (10.78%) GDPR
4 7 (4.19%) SLA
5 5 (2.99%) SOC 2
6 4 (2.40%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (1.80%) ITGC
7 3 (1.80%) PCI DSS
8 2 (1.20%) GRC
8 2 (1.20%) PMO
8 2 (1.20%) QA
9 1 (0.60%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.60%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.60%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 1 (0.60%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 11 (6.59%) Active Directory
2 10 (5.99%) Firmware
2 10 (5.99%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (1.80%) vSphere
4 2 (1.20%) Docker
4 2 (1.20%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.60%) EMC RecoverPoint
Systems Management
1 27 (16.17%) Ansible
2 16 (9.58%) FortiGate
3 11 (6.59%) Terraform
4 7 (4.19%) Kubernetes
5 6 (3.59%) CASB
5 6 (3.59%) Single Sign-On
6 5 (2.99%) Check_MK
7 3 (1.80%) ArcSight ESM
7 3 (1.80%) Cisco Prime
7 3 (1.80%) QRadar
8 2 (1.20%) Cisco CUCM
8 2 (1.20%) Microsoft Intune
8 2 (1.20%) Nagios
9 1 (0.60%) CA Spectrum
9 1 (0.60%) Control-M
9 1 (0.60%) Grafana
9 1 (0.60%) Nmap
9 1 (0.60%) vRealize Orchestrator
9 1 (0.60%) VxRail
Vendors
1 118 (70.66%) Cisco
2 47 (28.14%) Fortinet
3 36 (21.56%) CheckPoint
4 31 (18.56%) Microsoft
5 30 (17.96%) Meraki
5 30 (17.96%) Palo Alto
6 26 (15.57%) Juniper
7 22 (13.17%) SolarWinds
8 18 (10.78%) Arista
9 13 (7.78%) VMware
10 11 (6.59%) F5
11 9 (5.39%) Splunk
12 7 (4.19%) Infoblox
13 5 (2.99%) ForeScout
13 5 (2.99%) Zscaler
14 3 (1.80%) ArcSight
14 3 (1.80%) Aruba
14 3 (1.80%) LogLogic
14 3 (1.80%) ServiceNow
14 3 (1.80%) SevOne