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

6 months to
24 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 207 188 214
Rank change year-on-year -19 +26 +56
Permanent jobs citing Cisco Certification 203 242 314
As % of all permanent jobs in London 1.16% 1.86% 1.42%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.66% 5.51% 5.19%
Number of salaries quoted 116 175 268
10th Percentile £46,250 £33,420 £46,250
25th Percentile £62,500 £56,250 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.69% -
75th Percentile £89,063 £85,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £103,250 £95,000 £95,375
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £51,364
% change year-on-year - +16.81% -5.32%

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 4,353 4,391 6,053
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 24.93% 33.74% 27.37%
Number of salaries quoted 2,323 1,980 4,187
10th Percentile £33,750 £41,250 £36,250
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 £93,750 £87,500
90th Percentile £111,050 £118,750 £105,000
England median annual salary £57,264 £59,430 £55,000
% change year-on-year -3.64% +8.05% -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 24 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 24 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 +18 27 £72,500 +11.54% 18
East London -5 15 - - 2
South London +33 6 - -
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 5 (2.46%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (1.48%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.49%) Confluence
Applications
1 8 (3.94%) MS Visio
2 4 (1.97%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (1.48%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (1.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 69 (33.99%) Azure
2 53 (26.11%) AWS
3 23 (11.33%) GCP
4 19 (9.36%) Microsoft 365
5 10 (4.93%) Azure ExpressRoute
6 7 (3.45%) Azure Monitor
6 7 (3.45%) Entra ID
7 6 (2.96%) Azure Sentinel
8 5 (2.46%) AWS Direct Connect
8 5 (2.46%) Mimecast
9 4 (1.97%) Datadog
9 4 (1.97%) Nutanix
9 4 (1.97%) OCI
10 3 (1.48%) ChatGPT
10 3 (1.48%) Microsoft Copilot
10 3 (1.48%) Microsoft Purview
10 3 (1.48%) OneDrive
10 3 (1.48%) Power Platform
10 3 (1.48%) PowerApps
11 2 (0.99%) AWS CloudTrail
Communications & Networking
1 126 (62.07%) Firewall
2 76 (37.44%) WAN
3 60 (29.56%) LAN
4 56 (27.59%) Network Security
5 53 (26.11%) VPN
6 49 (24.14%) SD-WAN
7 45 (22.17%) Wireless
8 38 (18.72%) VLAN
9 34 (16.75%) Wi-Fi
10 30 (14.78%) BGP
10 30 (14.78%) OSPF
11 27 (13.30%) Cisco Firepower
12 24 (11.82%) Cisco Wireless
13 22 (10.84%) Cisco ISE
14 21 (10.34%) Cisco ASA
15 16 (7.88%) MPLS
16 15 (7.39%) TCP/IP
17 13 (6.40%) WLAN
18 12 (5.91%) VoIP
19 10 (4.93%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.99%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 5 (2.46%) JIRA
2 4 (1.97%) Git
3 2 (0.99%) GitLab
3 2 (0.99%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.99%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 67 (33.00%) Finance
1 67 (33.00%) Social Skills
2 30 (14.78%) Banking
3 22 (10.84%) Analytical Skills
4 13 (6.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 13 (6.40%) Retail
5 11 (5.42%) Telecoms
6 9 (4.43%) Public Sector
7 8 (3.94%) Law
7 8 (3.94%) Retail Banking
8 7 (3.45%) Documentation Skills
9 6 (2.96%) Marketing
10 5 (2.46%) Local Government
11 4 (1.97%) Presentation Skills
12 3 (1.48%) Influencing Skills
12 3 (1.48%) Organisational Skills
13 1 (0.49%) Fire and Rescue
13 1 (0.49%) Games
13 1 (0.49%) Investment Banking
13 1 (0.49%) Legal
Job Titles
1 78 (38.42%) Network Engineer
2 33 (16.26%) Architect
3 32 (15.76%) Senior
4 31 (15.27%) Consultant
5 26 (12.81%) Cisco Engineer
5 26 (12.81%) Cisco Network Engineer
6 23 (11.33%) Network Architect
7 22 (10.84%) Azure Engineer
8 19 (9.36%) Network Consultant
8 19 (9.36%) Senior Network Engineer
9 15 (7.39%) AWS Engineer
9 15 (7.39%) LAN Engineer
9 15 (7.39%) LAN/WAN Engineer
9 15 (7.39%) WAN Engineer
10 11 (5.42%) Analyst
11 10 (4.93%) Cisco Consultant
11 10 (4.93%) Cisco Network Consultant
11 10 (4.93%) Lead
11 10 (4.93%) Security Specialist
12 8 (3.94%) Principal Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (3.94%) 802.1X
2 4 (1.97%) OAuth
2 4 (1.97%) OpenID
3 3 (1.48%) REST
4 2 (0.99%) SailPoint
5 1 (0.49%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 62 (30.54%) Data Centre
2 19 (9.36%) Security Posture
3 15 (7.39%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 9 (4.43%) Cloud Native
4 9 (4.43%) Public Cloud
5 7 (3.45%) Cyber Defence
5 7 (3.45%) Onboarding
6 4 (1.97%) Data Protection Act
6 4 (1.97%) Management Information System
6 4 (1.97%) Self-Motivation
6 4 (1.97%) Virtual Team
7 3 (1.48%) Greenfield Project
7 3 (1.48%) Hybrid Cloud
7 3 (1.48%) PKI
8 1 (0.49%) Cloud Security Posture
8 1 (0.49%) Digital Media
8 1 (0.49%) Enterprise Storage
8 1 (0.49%) Hedge funds
8 1 (0.49%) Operational Technology
8 1 (0.49%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 25 (12.32%) Windows
2 20 (9.85%) Linux
3 10 (4.93%) Windows Server
4 7 (3.45%) Unix
5 3 (1.48%) Windows Server 2019
6 2 (0.99%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.49%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (18.23%) Cybersecurity
2 36 (17.73%) ITIL
3 35 (17.24%) Computer Science
4 33 (16.26%) High Availability
5 29 (14.29%) SIEM
6 28 (13.79%) Problem-Solving
7 27 (13.30%) Incident Response
8 25 (12.32%) Mentoring
8 25 (12.32%) Migration
9 24 (11.82%) Vulnerability Management
10 23 (11.33%) AI
10 23 (11.33%) Technical Leadership
11 21 (10.34%) Roadmaps
12 20 (9.85%) Kalman Filter
12 20 (9.85%) Presales
12 20 (9.85%) Security Operations
13 19 (9.36%) Information Security
14 18 (8.87%) Network Design
14 18 (8.87%) Network Monitoring
14 18 (8.87%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 33 (16.26%) Python
2 12 (5.91%) PowerShell
3 2 (0.99%) Bash
4 1 (0.49%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 120 (59.11%) CCNP
2 74 (36.45%) CCNA
3 67 (33.00%) Degree
4 64 (31.53%) CCIE
5 42 (20.69%) CISSP
6 40 (19.70%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 31 (15.27%) Computer Science Degree
8 26 (12.81%) CCSE
9 24 (11.82%) Azure Certification
9 24 (11.82%) CCSA
9 24 (11.82%) CCSP
10 23 (11.33%) CISM
11 20 (9.85%) Network+ Certification
12 13 (6.40%) Security Cleared
13 11 (5.42%) AWS Certification
13 11 (5.42%) GCIH
13 11 (5.42%) JNCIP
13 11 (5.42%) Microsoft Certification
14 10 (4.93%) Master's Degree
14 10 (4.93%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (19.21%) NIST
2 38 (18.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 16 (7.88%) GDPR
4 8 (3.94%) SLA
5 7 (3.45%) QA
6 6 (2.96%) Cyber Essentials
7 5 (2.46%) SOC 2
8 4 (1.97%) PCI DSS
9 3 (1.48%) ITGC
9 3 (1.48%) PMO
10 2 (0.99%) GRC
11 1 (0.49%) COBIT
11 1 (0.49%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 1 (0.49%) HIPAA
11 1 (0.49%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 16 (7.88%) VMware Infrastructure
2 12 (5.91%) Active Directory
3 10 (4.93%) Firmware
4 6 (2.96%) vSphere
5 2 (0.99%) Docker
5 2 (0.99%) EMC RecoverPoint
5 2 (0.99%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 25 (12.32%) Ansible
2 17 (8.37%) FortiGate
3 16 (7.88%) Terraform
4 8 (3.94%) Check_MK
4 8 (3.94%) Cisco Prime
4 8 (3.94%) Single Sign-On
5 4 (1.97%) Kubernetes
5 4 (1.97%) Nagios
6 3 (1.48%) ArcSight ESM
6 3 (1.48%) QRadar
7 2 (0.99%) CASB
7 2 (0.99%) Control-M
7 2 (0.99%) VxRail
8 1 (0.49%) Grafana
8 1 (0.49%) Microsoft Intune
8 1 (0.49%) OpenView
8 1 (0.49%) SCCM
8 1 (0.49%) Tivoli
8 1 (0.49%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 138 (67.98%) Cisco
2 54 (26.60%) Fortinet
3 43 (21.18%) CheckPoint
4 37 (18.23%) Microsoft
5 32 (15.76%) Meraki
5 32 (15.76%) SolarWinds
6 31 (15.27%) Palo Alto
7 24 (11.82%) Juniper
8 21 (10.34%) Arista
8 21 (10.34%) VMware
9 14 (6.90%) Splunk
10 9 (4.43%) F5
11 7 (3.45%) Infoblox
11 7 (3.45%) Zscaler
12 6 (2.96%) Sophos
13 5 (2.46%) Dell
14 4 (1.97%) ArcSight
14 4 (1.97%) NetApp
14 4 (1.97%) Okta
14 4 (1.97%) Red Hat