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

6 months to
10 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 185 208 240
Rank change year-on-year +23 +32 +7
Permanent jobs citing Cisco Certification 247 205 304
As % of all permanent jobs in London 1.17% 1.68% 1.25%
As % of the Qualifications category 5.85% 5.39% 4.54%
Number of salaries quoted 157 116 256
10th Percentile £60,000 £33,200 £38,750
25th Percentile £63,750 £47,188 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £61,750 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +21.46% -1.20% -3.85%
75th Percentile £88,750 £83,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £103,150 £92,500 £95,000
England median annual salary £67,500 £55,000 £51,182
% change year-on-year +22.73% +7.46% -6.94%

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 4,221 3,806 6,693
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 20.00% 31.16% 27.43%
Number of salaries quoted 2,630 1,814 4,136
10th Percentile £41,250 £40,903 £36,250
25th Percentile £55,000 £52,000 £47,543
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year - +3.70% -
75th Percentile £88,750 £90,000 £86,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £102,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £54,800
% change year-on-year +9.09% +0.36% -8.67%

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 10 June 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 10 June 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 30 £80,000 +26.98% 13
East London 0 9 £70,000 +124.00% 5
South London +20 4 - - 2
West London -12 3 £77,500 +6.90% 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 6 (2.43%) Confluence
2 4 (1.62%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.21%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.81%) Cloud Foundry
Applications
1 15 (6.07%) MS Visio
2 7 (2.83%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.62%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.81%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (0.81%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 109 (44.13%) Azure
2 69 (27.94%) AWS
3 38 (15.38%) Microsoft 365
4 34 (13.77%) GCP
5 22 (8.91%) Datadog
6 11 (4.45%) Azure Monitor
6 11 (4.45%) Azure Sentinel
7 10 (4.05%) SaaS
8 9 (3.64%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 9 (3.64%) Entra ID
9 8 (3.24%) OCI
10 7 (2.83%) IaaS
10 7 (2.83%) PaaS
11 6 (2.43%) ChatGPT
11 6 (2.43%) Microsoft Copilot
11 6 (2.43%) Mimecast
11 6 (2.43%) Nutanix
12 4 (1.62%) AWS KMS
12 4 (1.62%) Power Platform
12 4 (1.62%) Rubrik
Communications & Networking
1 134 (54.25%) Firewall
2 94 (38.06%) WAN
3 87 (35.22%) Network Security
4 81 (32.79%) VPN
5 68 (27.53%) SD-WAN
6 60 (24.29%) LAN
7 49 (19.84%) Wireless
8 38 (15.38%) Cisco ISE
9 36 (14.57%) BGP
10 33 (13.36%) OSPF
10 33 (13.36%) VLAN
10 33 (13.36%) Wi-Fi
11 30 (12.15%) DNS
12 29 (11.74%) Cisco Wireless
13 25 (10.12%) Cisco Firepower
14 16 (6.48%) SSL
14 16 (6.48%) VXLAN
15 15 (6.07%) TCP/IP
15 15 (6.07%) VoIP
16 13 (5.26%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (4.86%) SQL Server
2 4 (1.62%) Big Data
3 1 (0.40%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 12 (4.86%) JIRA
2 8 (3.24%) GitLab
3 7 (2.83%) Chocolatey
3 7 (2.83%) Jenkins
4 5 (2.02%) Git
5 4 (1.62%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.40%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 107 (43.32%) Social Skills
2 73 (29.55%) Finance
3 46 (18.62%) Banking
4 41 (16.60%) Analytical Skills
5 23 (9.31%) Retail
6 18 (7.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 16 (6.48%) Local Government
8 15 (6.07%) Telecoms
9 9 (3.64%) Public Sector
10 8 (3.24%) Retail Banking
11 6 (2.43%) Presentation Skills
12 5 (2.02%) Law
13 4 (1.62%) Aerospace
13 4 (1.62%) Automotive
13 4 (1.62%) Electronics
13 4 (1.62%) Legal
13 4 (1.62%) Manufacturing
13 4 (1.62%) Marketing
13 4 (1.62%) Organisational Skills
14 3 (1.21%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 90 (36.44%) Network Engineer
2 50 (20.24%) Senior
3 40 (16.19%) Architect
4 29 (11.74%) Consultant
5 28 (11.34%) Network Architect
6 27 (10.93%) Senior Network Engineer
7 24 (9.72%) Azure Engineer
8 19 (7.69%) Lead
9 18 (7.29%) Cisco Engineer
9 18 (7.29%) Cisco Network Engineer
10 17 (6.88%) Network Consultant
11 14 (5.67%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 12 (4.86%) Principal Architect
12 12 (4.86%) Security Engineer
12 12 (4.86%) Security Specialist
13 10 (4.05%) Network Security Specialist
13 10 (4.05%) Network Specialist
14 9 (3.64%) Analyst
14 9 (3.64%) Lead Network Engineer
14 9 (3.64%) Principal Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (3.24%) 802.1X
2 7 (2.83%) OAuth
3 5 (2.02%) OpenID
4 4 (1.62%) REST
5 3 (1.21%) SAML
6 2 (0.81%) ARM Templates
6 2 (0.81%) EDI
6 2 (0.81%) IDoc
6 2 (0.81%) JSON
6 2 (0.81%) JWT
6 2 (0.81%) OAuth2
6 2 (0.81%) RESTful
6 2 (0.81%) SailPoint
7 1 (0.40%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 88 (35.63%) Data Centre
2 43 (17.41%) Security Posture
3 15 (6.07%) PKI
4 13 (5.26%) Cloud Native
5 11 (4.45%) Cyber Threat
5 11 (4.45%) Management Information System
6 8 (3.24%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 8 (3.24%) Hybrid Cloud
6 8 (3.24%) Public Cloud
7 7 (2.83%) Cyber Defence
7 7 (2.83%) Onboarding
8 5 (2.02%) Replication
8 5 (2.02%) Self-Motivation
9 4 (1.62%) Private Cloud
9 4 (1.62%) Renewable Energy
10 3 (1.21%) Greenfield Project
11 2 (0.81%) Data Protection Act
11 2 (0.81%) Enterprise Software
12 1 (0.40%) Home Automation
12 1 (0.40%) IPTV
Operating Systems
1 52 (21.05%) Windows
2 31 (12.55%) Linux
3 25 (10.12%) Windows Server
4 4 (1.62%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 3 (1.21%) Unix
6 2 (0.81%) Windows Server 2016
6 2 (0.81%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.40%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (22.27%) ITIL
2 49 (19.84%) Cybersecurity
2 49 (19.84%) Problem-Solving
3 40 (16.19%) High Availability
3 40 (16.19%) Roadmaps
4 38 (15.38%) Disaster Recovery
4 38 (15.38%) Incident Response
4 38 (15.38%) Technical Leadership
5 36 (14.57%) Information Security
5 36 (14.57%) Security Architecture
6 33 (13.36%) Computer Science
6 33 (13.36%) Network Monitoring
7 32 (12.96%) Mentoring
7 32 (12.96%) Network Design
8 31 (12.55%) AI
9 30 (12.15%) SIEM
10 28 (11.34%) Presales
10 28 (11.34%) Project Delivery
11 27 (10.93%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 26 (10.53%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 45 (18.22%) Python
2 23 (9.31%) PowerShell
3 10 (4.05%) Bash
4 5 (2.02%) Java
5 2 (0.81%) Kusto Query Language
5 2 (0.81%) Search Processing Language
6 1 (0.40%) Bicep
6 1 (0.40%) C
6 1 (0.40%) SQL
Qualifications
1 139 (56.28%) CCNP
2 89 (36.03%) CCNA
3 76 (30.77%) Degree
4 63 (25.51%) CCIE
4 63 (25.51%) CISSP
5 57 (23.08%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 53 (21.46%) Azure Certification
7 42 (17.00%) CISM
8 41 (16.60%) CCSP
9 29 (11.74%) Computer Science Degree
10 25 (10.12%) Microsoft Certification
11 22 (8.91%) CCSE
11 22 (8.91%) Master's Degree
12 18 (7.29%) AWS Certification
12 18 (7.29%) CCSA
13 16 (6.48%) Security Cleared
14 14 (5.67%) MCSE
14 14 (5.67%) Network+ Certification
15 13 (5.26%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
16 12 (4.86%) JNCIP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 60 (24.29%) NIST
2 46 (18.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 23 (9.31%) QA
4 18 (7.29%) PCI DSS
4 18 (7.29%) SLA
5 17 (6.88%) GDPR
6 11 (4.45%) Cyber Essentials
7 7 (2.83%) SOC 2
8 5 (2.02%) COBIT
9 4 (1.62%) Accessibility
10 3 (1.21%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 2 (0.81%) NIST 800
12 1 (0.40%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 1 (0.40%) HIPAA
12 1 (0.40%) NCSC
12 1 (0.40%) PMO
12 1 (0.40%) RMADS
System Software
1 32 (12.96%) Active Directory
2 30 (12.15%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (3.24%) vSphere
4 7 (2.83%) Virtual Desktop
5 6 (2.43%) Firmware
6 5 (2.02%) Docker
7 4 (1.62%) Squid
7 4 (1.62%) VMware NSX
8 3 (1.21%) EMC RecoverPoint
8 3 (1.21%) VMware Server
9 2 (0.81%) Hyper-V
10 1 (0.40%) BitLocker
10 1 (0.40%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 40 (16.19%) Ansible
2 31 (12.55%) Terraform
3 16 (6.48%) FortiGate
4 11 (4.45%) Kubernetes
4 11 (4.45%) Microsoft Intune
5 10 (4.05%) Cisco Prime
6 9 (3.64%) Check_MK
7 8 (3.24%) SCCM
8 7 (2.83%) Single Sign-On
9 5 (2.02%) ZABBIX
10 4 (1.62%) Control-M
10 4 (1.62%) Nagios
10 4 (1.62%) Packer
11 3 (1.21%) VxRail
12 2 (0.81%) OpenView
12 2 (0.81%) Tivoli
13 1 (0.40%) Red Hat Satellite
Vendors
1 137 (55.47%) Cisco
2 81 (32.79%) Microsoft
3 49 (19.84%) Palo Alto
4 47 (19.03%) SolarWinds
5 45 (18.22%) Fortinet
6 38 (15.38%) VMware
7 32 (12.96%) Arista
7 32 (12.96%) CheckPoint
8 31 (12.55%) Splunk
9 24 (9.72%) Meraki
10 21 (8.50%) ForeScout
11 18 (7.29%) F5
12 15 (6.07%) Infoblox
12 15 (6.07%) SevOne
13 13 (5.26%) Red Hat
13 13 (5.26%) Tenable
14 10 (4.05%) Zscaler
15 9 (3.64%) Dynatrace
15 9 (3.64%) Sophos
16 8 (3.24%) Juniper