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

6 months to
8 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 210 192 227
Rank change year-on-year -18 +35 +43
Permanent jobs citing Cisco Certification 213 243 306
As % of all permanent jobs in London 1.14% 1.89% 1.36%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.81% 5.55% 4.92%
Number of salaries quoted 124 172 267
10th Percentile £46,625 £34,225 £46,000
25th Percentile £62,500 £55,469 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £63,264
Median % change year-on-year - +10.65% -2.67%
75th Percentile £87,813 £84,125 £78,750
90th Percentile £102,675 £95,000 £93,000
England median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.17% +20.00% -7.41%

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 4,427 4,376 6,217
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 23.72% 34.01% 27.60%
Number of salaries quoted 2,379 2,031 4,225
10th Percentile £35,750 £41,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £52,500 £53,781 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £68,500
Median % change year-on-year - +2.19% +1.48%
75th Percentile £90,000 £92,500 £87,500
90th Percentile £110,000 £117,500 £105,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £57,670 £55,000
% change year-on-year -0.29% +4.85% -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 8 April 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 April 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 +6 27 £80,000 +23.08% 20
East London 0 13 - - 3
South London +27 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 4 (1.88%) Microsoft Exchange
1 4 (1.88%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.41%) Confluence
Applications
1 10 (4.69%) MS Visio
2 4 (1.88%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (1.41%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 77 (36.15%) Azure
2 55 (25.82%) AWS
3 23 (10.80%) GCP
4 21 (9.86%) Microsoft 365
5 10 (4.69%) Azure ExpressRoute
5 10 (4.69%) Datadog
6 9 (4.23%) Azure Monitor
7 6 (2.82%) Azure Sentinel
7 6 (2.82%) Entra ID
8 5 (2.35%) Mimecast
8 5 (2.35%) Nutanix
9 4 (1.88%) ChatGPT
9 4 (1.88%) Microsoft Copilot
9 4 (1.88%) OCI
9 4 (1.88%) OneDrive
9 4 (1.88%) Power Platform
9 4 (1.88%) PowerApps
9 4 (1.88%) SaaS
10 3 (1.41%) IaaS
10 3 (1.41%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 128 (60.09%) Firewall
2 76 (35.68%) WAN
3 62 (29.11%) Network Security
4 57 (26.76%) LAN
4 57 (26.76%) VPN
5 52 (24.41%) SD-WAN
6 49 (23.00%) Wireless
7 42 (19.72%) VLAN
8 32 (15.02%) Wi-Fi
9 29 (13.62%) Cisco Wireless
10 28 (13.15%) BGP
10 28 (13.15%) OSPF
11 25 (11.74%) Cisco Firepower
11 25 (11.74%) Cisco ISE
12 19 (8.92%) Cisco ASA
13 15 (7.04%) MPLS
14 14 (6.57%) TCP/IP
15 13 (6.10%) DNS
15 13 (6.10%) WLAN
16 10 (4.69%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.88%) Big Data
1 4 (1.88%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.47%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 7 (3.29%) JIRA
2 5 (2.35%) Git
3 3 (1.41%) Chocolatey
3 3 (1.41%) GitLab
3 3 (1.41%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.94%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.47%) Bitbucket
General
1 72 (33.80%) Social Skills
2 65 (30.52%) Finance
3 34 (15.96%) Banking
4 26 (12.21%) Analytical Skills
5 15 (7.04%) Retail
6 13 (6.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 13 (6.10%) Telecoms
7 11 (5.16%) Public Sector
8 8 (3.76%) Law
8 8 (3.76%) Marketing
8 8 (3.76%) Retail Banking
9 6 (2.82%) Documentation Skills
9 6 (2.82%) Presentation Skills
10 5 (2.35%) Local Government
10 5 (2.35%) Organisational Skills
11 4 (1.88%) Influencing Skills
12 1 (0.47%) Fire and Rescue
12 1 (0.47%) Games
12 1 (0.47%) Manufacturing
12 1 (0.47%) Military
Job Titles
1 81 (38.03%) Network Engineer
2 35 (16.43%) Architect
2 35 (16.43%) Senior
3 33 (15.49%) Consultant
4 26 (12.21%) Cisco Engineer
4 26 (12.21%) Cisco Network Engineer
5 25 (11.74%) Azure Engineer
6 24 (11.27%) Network Architect
7 23 (10.80%) Senior Network Engineer
8 19 (8.92%) Network Consultant
9 14 (6.57%) Lead
10 13 (6.10%) AWS Engineer
10 13 (6.10%) LAN Engineer
10 13 (6.10%) LAN/WAN Engineer
10 13 (6.10%) WAN Engineer
11 10 (4.69%) Analyst
11 10 (4.69%) Cisco Consultant
11 10 (4.69%) Cisco Network Consultant
11 10 (4.69%) Security Specialist
12 9 (4.23%) Lead Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (3.76%) 802.1X
2 5 (2.35%) OAuth
2 5 (2.35%) OpenID
3 3 (1.41%) REST
4 2 (0.94%) SailPoint
5 1 (0.47%) LDAP
5 1 (0.47%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 64 (30.05%) Data Centre
2 23 (10.80%) Security Posture
3 13 (6.10%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 9 (4.23%) Cloud Native
4 9 (4.23%) Public Cloud
5 7 (3.29%) Cyber Defence
5 7 (3.29%) Onboarding
6 6 (2.82%) PKI
7 4 (1.88%) Data Protection Act
7 4 (1.88%) Management Information System
7 4 (1.88%) Self-Motivation
8 3 (1.41%) Cyber Threat
8 3 (1.41%) Greenfield Project
9 2 (0.94%) Hybrid Cloud
9 2 (0.94%) Virtual Team
10 1 (0.47%) Digital Media
10 1 (0.47%) Enterprise Storage
10 1 (0.47%) IoT
10 1 (0.47%) Private Cloud
10 1 (0.47%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 28 (13.15%) Windows
2 21 (9.86%) Linux
3 11 (5.16%) Windows Server
4 6 (2.82%) Unix
5 2 (0.94%) Windows Server 2016
5 2 (0.94%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.47%) Mac OS X
6 1 (0.47%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (19.25%) ITIL
2 38 (17.84%) Cybersecurity
3 34 (15.96%) Problem-Solving
4 32 (15.02%) Computer Science
5 31 (14.55%) High Availability
5 31 (14.55%) Incident Response
6 29 (13.62%) Migration
7 28 (13.15%) SIEM
8 27 (12.68%) Technical Leadership
9 26 (12.21%) Roadmaps
10 25 (11.74%) Vulnerability Management
11 24 (11.27%) Mentoring
12 23 (10.80%) AI
13 22 (10.33%) Presales
14 21 (9.86%) Network Design
14 21 (9.86%) Network Monitoring
14 21 (9.86%) Security Operations
15 20 (9.39%) Kalman Filter
16 19 (8.92%) Disaster Recovery
16 19 (8.92%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 36 (16.90%) Python
2 13 (6.10%) PowerShell
3 3 (1.41%) Bash
4 2 (0.94%) Java
5 1 (0.47%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 126 (59.15%) CCNP
2 77 (36.15%) CCNA
3 65 (30.52%) Degree
4 61 (28.64%) CCIE
5 46 (21.60%) CISSP
6 42 (19.72%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 31 (14.55%) Azure Certification
8 28 (13.15%) Computer Science Degree
9 26 (12.21%) CCSE
9 26 (12.21%) CCSP
9 26 (12.21%) CISM
10 23 (10.80%) Network+ Certification
11 22 (10.33%) CCSA
12 13 (6.10%) Microsoft Certification
12 13 (6.10%) Security Cleared
13 11 (5.16%) GCIH
14 10 (4.69%) AWS Certification
14 10 (4.69%) JNCIP
14 10 (4.69%) Master's Degree
14 10 (4.69%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (20.19%) NIST
2 39 (18.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 18 (8.45%) GDPR
4 11 (5.16%) SLA
5 7 (3.29%) PCI DSS
5 7 (3.29%) QA
6 6 (2.82%) Cyber Essentials
7 5 (2.35%) SOC 2
8 3 (1.41%) ITGC
8 3 (1.41%) PMO
9 2 (0.94%) COBIT
9 2 (0.94%) GRC
9 2 (0.94%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.47%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.47%) HIPAA
System Software
1 19 (8.92%) VMware Infrastructure
2 16 (7.51%) Active Directory
3 10 (4.69%) Firmware
4 6 (2.82%) vSphere
5 3 (1.41%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.94%) Docker
6 2 (0.94%) EMC RecoverPoint
6 2 (0.94%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.47%) Squid
7 1 (0.47%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.47%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 28 (13.15%) Ansible
2 16 (7.51%) Terraform
3 15 (7.04%) FortiGate
4 10 (4.69%) Cisco Prime
5 9 (4.23%) Single Sign-On
6 8 (3.76%) Check_MK
7 4 (1.88%) Kubernetes
7 4 (1.88%) Microsoft Intune
7 4 (1.88%) Nagios
7 4 (1.88%) SCCM
8 3 (1.41%) ArcSight ESM
8 3 (1.41%) QRadar
9 2 (0.94%) CASB
9 2 (0.94%) Control-M
9 2 (0.94%) VxRail
10 1 (0.47%) Grafana
10 1 (0.47%) Packer
10 1 (0.47%) Red Hat Satellite
10 1 (0.47%) Tivoli
10 1 (0.47%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 143 (67.14%) Cisco
2 52 (24.41%) Fortinet
3 47 (22.07%) Microsoft
4 40 (18.78%) CheckPoint
5 35 (16.43%) Meraki
5 35 (16.43%) SolarWinds
6 33 (15.49%) Palo Alto
7 24 (11.27%) VMware
8 22 (10.33%) Arista
8 22 (10.33%) Juniper
9 19 (8.92%) Splunk
10 14 (6.57%) F5
11 10 (4.69%) Infoblox
12 9 (4.23%) ForeScout
13 7 (3.29%) Dell
13 7 (3.29%) Zscaler
14 6 (2.82%) Red Hat
14 6 (2.82%) SevOne
14 6 (2.82%) Sophos
14 6 (2.82%) Tenable