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

6 months to
31 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 207 215 215
Rank change year-on-year +8 0 -17
Permanent jobs citing Cisco Certification 252 189 291
As % of all permanent jobs in London 1.04% 1.57% 1.50%
As % of the Qualifications category 5.28% 5.38% 5.43%
Number of salaries quoted 169 96 214
10th Percentile £52,500 £32,850 £40,000
25th Percentile £63,750 £50,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £66,250 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.98% +1.92% -
75th Percentile £91,000 £83,750 £85,000
90th Percentile £110,000 £95,000 £100,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +30.00% -9.09% -

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 4,771 3,515 5,356
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 19.78% 29.13% 27.68%
Number of salaries quoted 2,855 1,963 2,722
10th Percentile £41,000 £40,000 £36,750
25th Percentile £55,000 £51,250 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £67,500 £68,825
Median % change year-on-year +7.41% -1.93% -1.68%
75th Percentile £91,000 £90,000 £87,500
90th Percentile £106,250 £114,750 £102,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%

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 31 August 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 31 August 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 -1 19 £80,000 +18.52% 13
West London -23 4 £77,500 +31.36% 3
East London -3 2 £70,000 +122.22% 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 12 (4.76%) Confluence
2 3 (1.19%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (1.19%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.79%) Cloud Foundry
Applications
1 12 (4.76%) MS Visio
2 5 (1.98%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.79%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.79%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (0.79%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.40%) Eikon
Cloud Services
1 116 (46.03%) Azure
2 87 (34.52%) AWS
3 42 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
4 32 (12.70%) GCP
5 21 (8.33%) Datadog
6 15 (5.95%) SaaS
7 13 (5.16%) Entra ID
7 13 (5.16%) OpenShift
8 11 (4.37%) IaaS
8 11 (4.37%) PaaS
9 9 (3.57%) Nutanix
10 8 (3.17%) Azure Monitor
10 8 (3.17%) Azure Sentinel
10 8 (3.17%) OCI
11 7 (2.78%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 5 (1.98%) Amazon GuardDuty
12 5 (1.98%) AWS KMS
12 5 (1.98%) Cloud Computing
13 4 (1.59%) AWS Direct Connect
13 4 (1.59%) Rubrik
Communications & Networking
1 118 (46.83%) Firewall
2 98 (38.89%) Network Security
3 97 (38.49%) WAN
4 90 (35.71%) VPN
5 65 (25.79%) LAN
6 64 (25.40%) SD-WAN
7 49 (19.44%) DNS
8 44 (17.46%) Wireless
9 41 (16.27%) BGP
10 39 (15.48%) OSPF
11 38 (15.08%) Cisco ISE
12 35 (13.89%) VLAN
13 32 (12.70%) TCP/IP
14 29 (11.51%) Wi-Fi
15 25 (9.92%) DHCP
16 21 (8.33%) Cisco Wireless
16 21 (8.33%) VXLAN
17 16 (6.35%) MPLS
17 16 (6.35%) Software-Defined Networking
18 14 (5.56%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (7.14%) SQL Server
2 5 (1.98%) MongoDB
3 4 (1.59%) Big Data
4 1 (0.40%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 18 (7.14%) JIRA
2 9 (3.57%) Chocolatey
3 7 (2.78%) GitLab
3 7 (2.78%) Jenkins
4 5 (1.98%) Git
5 4 (1.59%) Bitbucket
6 3 (1.19%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 115 (45.63%) Social Skills
2 65 (25.79%) Finance
3 42 (16.67%) Banking
4 39 (15.48%) Analytical Skills
5 23 (9.13%) Telecoms
6 20 (7.94%) Retail
7 17 (6.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 13 (5.16%) Local Government
9 11 (4.37%) Public Sector
10 10 (3.97%) Legal
11 9 (3.57%) Law
12 8 (3.17%) Mandarin Language
12 8 (3.17%) Presentation Skills
13 7 (2.78%) Influencing Skills
13 7 (2.78%) Marketing
14 6 (2.38%) Digital Health
15 4 (1.59%) Aerospace
15 4 (1.59%) Documentation Skills
15 4 (1.59%) Manufacturing
15 4 (1.59%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 78 (30.95%) Network Engineer
2 42 (16.67%) Senior
3 34 (13.49%) Architect
4 26 (10.32%) Lead
5 23 (9.13%) Consultant
6 22 (8.73%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 21 (8.33%) Security Specialist
8 20 (7.94%) Senior Network Engineer
9 18 (7.14%) Network Architect
10 17 (6.75%) Network Specialist
11 16 (6.35%) Network Security Specialist
12 15 (5.95%) Azure Engineer
12 15 (5.95%) Security Engineer
13 11 (4.37%) Cisco Engineer
13 11 (4.37%) Cisco Network Engineer
13 11 (4.37%) IT Engineer
13 11 (4.37%) Network Consultant
14 9 (3.57%) Analyst
14 9 (3.57%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
14 9 (3.57%) Network Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (13.10%) Terraform
2 7 (2.78%) LDAP
3 6 (2.38%) OAuth
3 6 (2.38%) SAML
4 4 (1.59%) JWT
4 4 (1.59%) OAuth2
4 4 (1.59%) OpenID
4 4 (1.59%) REST
5 3 (1.19%) ARM Templates
6 2 (0.79%) EDI
6 2 (0.79%) IDoc
6 2 (0.79%) JSON
6 2 (0.79%) RESTful
7 1 (0.40%) 802.1X
7 1 (0.40%) Jinja
7 1 (0.40%) NETCONF
7 1 (0.40%) SailPoint
7 1 (0.40%) Software Packaging
7 1 (0.40%) YAML
7 1 (0.40%) YANG
Miscellaneous
1 81 (32.14%) Data Centre
2 49 (19.44%) Security Posture
3 15 (5.95%) Cyber Threat
4 13 (5.16%) PKI
5 12 (4.76%) Cloud Native
6 11 (4.37%) Hybrid Cloud
7 10 (3.97%) Management Information System
7 10 (3.97%) Onboarding
8 9 (3.57%) Enterprise Software
9 7 (2.78%) Private Cloud
9 7 (2.78%) Public Cloud
10 6 (2.38%) Replication
11 5 (1.98%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
12 4 (1.59%) Cyber Security Posture
12 4 (1.59%) Renewable Energy
12 4 (1.59%) Self-Motivation
12 4 (1.59%) Video Conferencing
13 3 (1.19%) Cyber Defence
13 3 (1.19%) Driving Licence
14 2 (0.79%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 61 (24.21%) Windows
2 36 (14.29%) Linux
3 33 (13.10%) Windows Server
4 8 (3.17%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 3 (1.19%) Unix
6 2 (0.79%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.79%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.40%) Mac OS X
7 1 (0.40%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.40%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 67 (26.59%) Cybersecurity
2 59 (23.41%) Problem-Solving
3 58 (23.02%) Roadmaps
4 54 (21.43%) ITIL
5 51 (20.24%) Incident Response
6 50 (19.84%) Information Security
7 47 (18.65%) Disaster Recovery
8 42 (16.67%) Technical Leadership
9 41 (16.27%) Security Architecture
10 40 (15.87%) Network Design
11 39 (15.48%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 38 (15.08%) Infrastructure as Code
12 38 (15.08%) SIEM
13 36 (14.29%) Cloud Security
13 36 (14.29%) High Availability
14 35 (13.89%) Presales
14 35 (13.89%) Project Delivery
15 34 (13.49%) Mentoring
16 33 (13.10%) Computer Science
17 32 (12.70%) Network Monitoring
Programming Languages
1 48 (19.05%) Python
2 24 (9.52%) PowerShell
3 9 (3.57%) Bash
3 9 (3.57%) Java
4 2 (0.79%) Kusto Query Language
4 2 (0.79%) Search Processing Language
5 1 (0.40%) Bicep
5 1 (0.40%) C
5 1 (0.40%) SQL
Qualifications
1 140 (55.56%) CCNP
2 86 (34.13%) CCNA
3 83 (32.94%) CISSP
4 77 (30.56%) Degree
5 62 (24.60%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 58 (23.02%) Azure Certification
7 52 (20.63%) CCSP
8 49 (19.44%) CCIE
9 41 (16.27%) CISM
10 32 (12.70%) AWS Certification
11 27 (10.71%) Computer Science Degree
12 23 (9.13%) Microsoft Certification
13 21 (8.33%) Master's Degree
14 16 (6.35%) Security Cleared
15 15 (5.95%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
16 13 (5.16%) CCSE
17 12 (4.76%) MCSE
18 11 (4.37%) CompTIA Security+
18 11 (4.37%) RHCSA
19 10 (3.97%) GCIH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 60 (23.81%) NIST
2 51 (20.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 22 (8.73%) GDPR
4 19 (7.54%) PCI DSS
4 19 (7.54%) QA
5 17 (6.75%) SLA
6 15 (5.95%) Cyber Essentials
7 8 (3.17%) GRC
7 8 (3.17%) SOC 2
8 7 (2.78%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 5 (1.98%) COBIT
10 4 (1.59%) Accessibility
10 4 (1.59%) NIST 800
11 2 (0.79%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 2 (0.79%) ISO 31000
12 1 (0.40%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 1 (0.40%) JSP 440
12 1 (0.40%) NCSC
12 1 (0.40%) PMO
12 1 (0.40%) RMADS
System Software
1 46 (18.25%) Active Directory
2 41 (16.27%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (3.57%) Virtual Desktop
3 9 (3.57%) vSphere
4 8 (3.17%) VMware NSX
5 5 (1.98%) Docker
5 5 (1.98%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (1.59%) Squid
7 3 (1.19%) EMC RecoverPoint
7 3 (1.19%) Hyper-V
7 3 (1.19%) VMware Server
8 2 (0.79%) ProxySG
8 2 (0.79%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.40%) BitLocker
9 1 (0.40%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 40 (15.87%) Ansible
2 19 (7.54%) Kubernetes
3 16 (6.35%) FortiGate
4 14 (5.56%) Microsoft Intune
5 10 (3.97%) SCCM
5 10 (3.97%) Single Sign-On
6 5 (1.98%) Cisco Prime
6 5 (1.98%) Red Hat Satellite
6 5 (1.98%) ZABBIX
7 4 (1.59%) Control-M
7 4 (1.59%) Packer
8 3 (1.19%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
8 3 (1.19%) VxRail
9 2 (0.79%) Check_MK
9 2 (0.79%) OpenView
9 2 (0.79%) Tivoli
10 1 (0.40%) CASB
10 1 (0.40%) Nagios
10 1 (0.40%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 121 (48.02%) Cisco
2 84 (33.33%) Microsoft
3 66 (26.19%) Palo Alto
4 53 (21.03%) VMware
5 39 (15.48%) Fortinet
6 31 (12.30%) Arista
7 30 (11.90%) Splunk
8 28 (11.11%) SolarWinds
9 27 (10.71%) CheckPoint
9 27 (10.71%) F5
9 27 (10.71%) Zscaler
10 22 (8.73%) Meraki
11 21 (8.33%) Tenable
12 18 (7.14%) ForeScout
13 16 (6.35%) Red Hat
14 13 (5.16%) Infoblox
15 12 (4.76%) SevOne
16 10 (3.97%) Sophos
17 9 (3.57%) Dynatrace
17 9 (3.57%) Oracle