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

6 months to
26 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 237 204 205
Rank change year-on-year -33 +1 -19
Permanent jobs citing Cisco Certification 224 186 315
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.87% 1.57% 1.65%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.63% 5.43% 5.83%
Number of salaries quoted 156 97 211
10th Percentile £48,750 £34,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £63,750 £51,750 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £70,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.71% +3.70% -0.37%
75th Percentile £97,500 £87,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £110,000 £120,500 £100,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +23.81% -8.70% +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 4,843 3,427 5,400
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 18.85% 28.92% 28.28%
Number of salaries quoted 2,860 1,905 2,454
10th Percentile £41,250 £39,400 £37,500
25th Percentile £55,000 £51,750 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £67,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.41% -3.57% -
75th Percentile £91,000 £90,000 £87,500
90th Percentile £105,000 £115,000 £105,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £56,988
% change year-on-year +9.09% -3.49% -5.02%

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 26 September 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 26 September 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 +3 17 £80,000 +12.28% 35
West London -18 4 £77,500 +31.36% 2
East London -8 1 £70,000 +122.22% 5
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 11 (4.91%) Confluence
2 2 (0.89%) Cloud Foundry
2 2 (0.89%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.45%) SharePoint
Applications
1 12 (5.36%) MS Visio
2 3 (1.34%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.45%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (0.89%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.45%) Eikon
2 1 (0.45%) FLEXCUBE
Cloud Services
1 96 (42.86%) Azure
2 69 (30.80%) AWS
3 33 (14.73%) Microsoft 365
4 23 (10.27%) GCP
5 18 (8.04%) Datadog
6 16 (7.14%) SaaS
7 14 (6.25%) Entra ID
8 13 (5.80%) OpenShift
9 10 (4.46%) IaaS
9 10 (4.46%) PaaS
10 7 (3.13%) Azure Sentinel
11 5 (2.23%) AWS Direct Connect
11 5 (2.23%) Azure ExpressRoute
11 5 (2.23%) Azure Monitor
11 5 (2.23%) Cloud Computing
11 5 (2.23%) Nutanix
12 4 (1.79%) Amazon GuardDuty
12 4 (1.79%) AWS KMS
12 4 (1.79%) OCI
12 4 (1.79%) WeChat
Communications & Networking
1 100 (44.64%) Firewall
2 85 (37.95%) Network Security
3 83 (37.05%) WAN
4 81 (36.16%) VPN
5 54 (24.11%) LAN
6 50 (22.32%) DNS
7 49 (21.88%) SD-WAN
8 40 (17.86%) BGP
8 40 (17.86%) Wireless
9 37 (16.52%) OSPF
10 35 (15.63%) Cisco ISE
10 35 (15.63%) TCP/IP
11 33 (14.73%) VLAN
12 26 (11.61%) DHCP
13 25 (11.16%) Wi-Fi
14 20 (8.93%) VXLAN
15 18 (8.04%) Cisco Wireless
16 15 (6.70%) MPLS
16 15 (6.70%) SSL
17 13 (5.80%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (6.25%) SQL Server
2 4 (1.79%) MongoDB
3 3 (1.34%) Big Data
4 2 (0.89%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.45%) Amazon RDS
5 1 (0.45%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 16 (7.14%) JIRA
2 6 (2.68%) Chocolatey
2 6 (2.68%) GitLab
2 6 (2.68%) Jenkins
3 5 (2.23%) Git
4 4 (1.79%) Bitbucket
4 4 (1.79%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.45%) TeamCity
General
1 103 (45.98%) Social Skills
2 59 (26.34%) Finance
3 32 (14.29%) Banking
4 31 (13.84%) Analytical Skills
5 21 (9.38%) Telecoms
6 17 (7.59%) Retail
7 15 (6.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 12 (5.36%) Law
9 11 (4.91%) Local Government
10 10 (4.46%) Legal
11 8 (3.57%) Influencing Skills
11 8 (3.57%) Mandarin Language
12 7 (3.13%) Public Sector
13 6 (2.68%) Digital Health
13 6 (2.68%) Marketing
13 6 (2.68%) Presentation Skills
14 4 (1.79%) Aerospace
14 4 (1.79%) Automotive
14 4 (1.79%) Electronics
14 4 (1.79%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 72 (32.14%) Network Engineer
2 43 (19.20%) Senior
3 25 (11.16%) Architect
4 22 (9.82%) Security Specialist
5 20 (8.93%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 20 (8.93%) Lead
6 19 (8.48%) Senior Network Engineer
7 17 (7.59%) Security Engineer
8 15 (6.70%) Consultant
8 15 (6.70%) Network Specialist
9 14 (6.25%) Network Security Specialist
10 11 (4.91%) Security Architect
11 10 (4.46%) Network Architect
12 9 (4.02%) IT Engineer
12 9 (4.02%) Network Security Engineer
13 8 (3.57%) Analyst
13 8 (3.57%) Azure Engineer
13 8 (3.57%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
13 8 (3.57%) Senior Security Engineer
14 7 (3.13%) Senior Network Security Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (12.50%) Terraform
2 6 (2.68%) LDAP
2 6 (2.68%) SAML
3 4 (1.79%) JWT
3 4 (1.79%) OAuth
3 4 (1.79%) OAuth2
3 4 (1.79%) REST
4 3 (1.34%) ARM Templates
5 2 (0.89%) EDI
5 2 (0.89%) IDoc
5 2 (0.89%) JSON
5 2 (0.89%) NETCONF
5 2 (0.89%) OpenID
5 2 (0.89%) RESTful
6 1 (0.45%) Jinja
6 1 (0.45%) Software Packaging
6 1 (0.45%) YAML
6 1 (0.45%) YANG
Miscellaneous
1 72 (32.14%) Data Centre
2 51 (22.77%) Security Posture
3 15 (6.70%) PKI
4 13 (5.80%) Cyber Threat
5 12 (5.36%) Cloud Native
6 11 (4.91%) Hybrid Cloud
6 11 (4.91%) Management Information System
7 9 (4.02%) Enterprise Software
8 8 (3.57%) Onboarding
9 6 (2.68%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 6 (2.68%) Private Cloud
9 6 (2.68%) Replication
10 5 (2.23%) Cyber Security Posture
11 4 (1.79%) Renewable Energy
11 4 (1.79%) Self-Motivation
11 4 (1.79%) Video Conferencing
12 3 (1.34%) Driving Licence
12 3 (1.34%) Public Cloud
13 2 (0.89%) Cyber Defence
13 2 (0.89%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 51 (22.77%) Windows
2 34 (15.18%) Windows Server
3 30 (13.39%) Linux
4 7 (3.13%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 4 (1.79%) Unix
6 3 (1.34%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (0.89%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.89%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.45%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 70 (31.25%) Cybersecurity
2 56 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 53 (23.66%) Incident Response
4 50 (22.32%) Information Security
5 49 (21.88%) Security Architecture
6 47 (20.98%) Roadmaps
7 44 (19.64%) Disaster Recovery
8 43 (19.20%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 41 (18.30%) ITIL
10 37 (16.52%) Network Design
11 36 (16.07%) Cloud Security
12 35 (15.63%) SIEM
13 33 (14.73%) Business Continuity
13 33 (14.73%) Infrastructure as Code
14 32 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
15 30 (13.39%) AI
15 30 (13.39%) Computer Science
15 30 (13.39%) Project Delivery
15 30 (13.39%) Technical Leadership
16 29 (12.95%) High Availability
Programming Languages
1 48 (21.43%) Python
2 19 (8.48%) PowerShell
3 10 (4.46%) Java
4 8 (3.57%) Bash
5 3 (1.34%) SQL
6 2 (0.89%) Kusto Query Language
6 2 (0.89%) Search Processing Language
7 1 (0.45%) Bicep
7 1 (0.45%) C
7 1 (0.45%) C#
7 1 (0.45%) C++
7 1 (0.45%) Go
7 1 (0.45%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 116 (51.79%) CCNP
2 86 (38.39%) CISSP
3 85 (37.95%) CCNA
4 65 (29.02%) Degree
5 57 (25.45%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 52 (23.21%) CCSP
7 45 (20.09%) Azure Certification
8 38 (16.96%) CISM
9 33 (14.73%) CCIE
10 29 (12.95%) AWS Certification
11 24 (10.71%) Computer Science Degree
12 18 (8.04%) Master's Degree
12 18 (8.04%) Microsoft Certification
13 14 (6.25%) CEH
14 9 (4.02%) Security Cleared
14 9 (4.02%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
15 8 (3.57%) MCSE
15 8 (3.57%) Network+ Certification
15 8 (3.57%) RHCSA
16 7 (3.13%) GCIH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (23.66%) NIST
2 46 (20.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 20 (8.93%) PCI DSS
4 18 (8.04%) GDPR
5 17 (7.59%) QA
6 16 (7.14%) Cyber Essentials
7 13 (5.80%) SLA
8 11 (4.91%) GRC
9 7 (3.13%) SOC 2
10 6 (2.68%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 5 (2.23%) COBIT
11 5 (2.23%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 4 (1.79%) Accessibility
12 4 (1.79%) NIST 800
13 2 (0.89%) ISO 31000
14 1 (0.45%) HMG Security Policy Framework
14 1 (0.45%) JSP 440
14 1 (0.45%) NCSC
14 1 (0.45%) RMADS
System Software
1 41 (18.30%) Active Directory
2 33 (14.73%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (3.57%) VMware NSX
4 6 (2.68%) Virtual Desktop
4 6 (2.68%) vSphere
5 4 (1.79%) Docker
5 4 (1.79%) Squid
5 4 (1.79%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (1.34%) Hyper-V
6 3 (1.34%) VMware ESXi
6 3 (1.34%) VMware Server
7 2 (0.89%) EMC RecoverPoint
7 2 (0.89%) ProxySG
8 1 (0.45%) BitLocker
8 1 (0.45%) Firmware
8 1 (0.45%) KVM
Systems Management
1 39 (17.41%) Ansible
2 18 (8.04%) Kubernetes
3 16 (7.14%) FortiGate
4 15 (6.70%) Microsoft Intune
5 11 (4.91%) Single Sign-On
6 6 (2.68%) SCCM
7 5 (2.23%) ZABBIX
8 4 (1.79%) Packer
8 4 (1.79%) Red Hat Satellite
9 3 (1.34%) Control-M
9 3 (1.34%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
10 2 (0.89%) Cisco Prime
10 2 (0.89%) VxRail
11 1 (0.45%) CASB
11 1 (0.45%) Check_MK
11 1 (0.45%) Cilium
11 1 (0.45%) Grafana
11 1 (0.45%) OpenView
11 1 (0.45%) Tivoli
11 1 (0.45%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 98 (43.75%) Cisco
2 73 (32.59%) Microsoft
3 62 (27.68%) Palo Alto
4 42 (18.75%) VMware
5 30 (13.39%) Fortinet
6 29 (12.95%) Arista
6 29 (12.95%) F5
7 26 (11.61%) Splunk
7 26 (11.61%) Zscaler
8 22 (9.82%) SolarWinds
9 19 (8.48%) CheckPoint
10 17 (7.59%) ForeScout
10 17 (7.59%) Meraki
11 16 (7.14%) Tenable
12 13 (5.80%) Infoblox
13 12 (5.36%) Red Hat
13 12 (5.36%) SevOne
14 9 (4.02%) Citrix
14 9 (4.02%) Oracle
15 8 (3.57%) Sophos