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

6 months to
19 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 236 212 198
Rank change year-on-year -24 -14 -7
Permanent jobs citing Cisco Certification 234 185 317
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.92% 1.55% 1.64%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.81% 5.38% 5.87%
Number of salaries quoted 162 95 216
10th Percentile £50,250 £33,500 £37,391
25th Percentile £62,813 £50,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.71% +7.69% -7.14%
75th Percentile £93,125 £86,875 £85,000
90th Percentile £110,000 £114,250 £100,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £52,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +25.00% -5.45% -

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 4,866 3,439 5,398
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 19.21% 28.78% 27.99%
Number of salaries quoted 2,874 1,913 2,537
10th Percentile £41,000 £40,000 £37,283
25th Percentile £55,000 £51,250 £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 £106,250 £115,000 £105,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £56,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -1.79% -6.67%

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 19 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 19 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 +12 19 £80,000 +14.29% 21
West London -21 4 £77,500 +31.36% 1
East London -9 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 12 (5.13%) Confluence
2 2 (0.85%) Cloud Foundry
2 2 (0.85%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (0.85%) SharePoint
Applications
1 12 (5.13%) MS Visio
2 4 (1.71%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.43%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (0.85%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.43%) Eikon
2 1 (0.43%) FLEXCUBE
Cloud Services
1 106 (45.30%) Azure
2 75 (32.05%) AWS
3 38 (16.24%) Microsoft 365
4 24 (10.26%) GCP
5 21 (8.97%) Datadog
6 18 (7.69%) SaaS
7 14 (5.98%) Entra ID
8 13 (5.56%) IaaS
8 13 (5.56%) OpenShift
8 13 (5.56%) PaaS
9 6 (2.56%) Azure ExpressRoute
9 6 (2.56%) Azure Monitor
9 6 (2.56%) Azure Sentinel
9 6 (2.56%) Nutanix
9 6 (2.56%) OCI
10 5 (2.14%) AWS Direct Connect
10 5 (2.14%) Cloud Computing
11 4 (1.71%) Amazon GuardDuty
11 4 (1.71%) AWS KMS
11 4 (1.71%) WeChat
Communications & Networking
1 105 (44.87%) Firewall
2 87 (37.18%) Network Security
3 86 (36.75%) WAN
4 84 (35.90%) VPN
5 56 (23.93%) LAN
6 52 (22.22%) DNS
6 52 (22.22%) SD-WAN
7 42 (17.95%) Wireless
8 39 (16.67%) BGP
9 37 (15.81%) OSPF
10 36 (15.38%) VLAN
11 35 (14.96%) Cisco ISE
12 34 (14.53%) TCP/IP
13 29 (12.39%) Wi-Fi
14 28 (11.97%) DHCP
15 20 (8.55%) VXLAN
16 18 (7.69%) Cisco Wireless
17 15 (6.41%) MPLS
17 15 (6.41%) SSL
18 14 (5.98%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (7.69%) SQL Server
2 5 (2.14%) MongoDB
3 4 (1.71%) Big Data
4 1 (0.43%) Electronic Patient Records
4 1 (0.43%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 17 (7.26%) JIRA
2 9 (3.85%) Chocolatey
3 6 (2.56%) GitLab
3 6 (2.56%) Jenkins
4 5 (2.14%) Git
5 4 (1.71%) Bitbucket
5 4 (1.71%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 106 (45.30%) Social Skills
2 58 (24.79%) Finance
3 37 (15.81%) Banking
4 35 (14.96%) Analytical Skills
5 23 (9.83%) Telecoms
6 18 (7.69%) Retail
7 15 (6.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 12 (5.13%) Law
9 11 (4.70%) Local Government
10 10 (4.27%) Legal
11 9 (3.85%) Influencing Skills
12 8 (3.42%) Mandarin Language
12 8 (3.42%) Public Sector
13 7 (2.99%) Marketing
13 7 (2.99%) Presentation Skills
14 6 (2.56%) Digital Health
15 4 (1.71%) Aerospace
15 4 (1.71%) Automotive
15 4 (1.71%) Manufacturing
15 4 (1.71%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 74 (31.62%) Network Engineer
2 42 (17.95%) Senior
3 27 (11.54%) Architect
4 22 (9.40%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 22 (9.40%) Lead
4 22 (9.40%) Security Specialist
5 19 (8.12%) Senior Network Engineer
6 18 (7.69%) Consultant
7 16 (6.84%) Security Engineer
8 15 (6.41%) Network Specialist
9 14 (5.98%) Network Security Specialist
10 12 (5.13%) Azure Engineer
11 11 (4.70%) Network Architect
11 11 (4.70%) Security Architect
12 10 (4.27%) IT Engineer
13 9 (3.85%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
13 9 (3.85%) Network Security Engineer
14 8 (3.42%) Analyst
14 8 (3.42%) Cisco Network Engineer
14 8 (3.42%) Network Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (12.39%) Terraform
2 7 (2.99%) LDAP
3 6 (2.56%) SAML
4 5 (2.14%) OAuth
5 4 (1.71%) JWT
5 4 (1.71%) OAuth2
5 4 (1.71%) REST
6 3 (1.28%) ARM Templates
6 3 (1.28%) OpenID
7 2 (0.85%) EDI
7 2 (0.85%) IDoc
7 2 (0.85%) JSON
7 2 (0.85%) NETCONF
7 2 (0.85%) RESTful
8 1 (0.43%) Jinja
8 1 (0.43%) Software Packaging
8 1 (0.43%) YAML
8 1 (0.43%) YANG
Miscellaneous
1 74 (31.62%) Data Centre
2 50 (21.37%) Security Posture
3 16 (6.84%) Cyber Threat
4 14 (5.98%) PKI
5 12 (5.13%) Hybrid Cloud
6 11 (4.70%) Cloud Native
7 10 (4.27%) Management Information System
8 9 (3.85%) Enterprise Software
9 8 (3.42%) Onboarding
10 6 (2.56%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 6 (2.56%) Private Cloud
10 6 (2.56%) Replication
11 5 (2.14%) Public Cloud
12 4 (1.71%) Cyber Security Posture
12 4 (1.71%) Renewable Energy
12 4 (1.71%) Self-Motivation
12 4 (1.71%) Video Conferencing
13 3 (1.28%) Driving Licence
14 2 (0.85%) Social Media
14 2 (0.85%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 57 (24.36%) Windows
2 35 (14.96%) Windows Server
3 32 (13.68%) Linux
4 8 (3.42%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 4 (1.71%) Unix
6 2 (0.85%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.85%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.43%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.43%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 71 (30.34%) Cybersecurity
2 59 (25.21%) Problem-Solving
3 53 (22.65%) Incident Response
4 51 (21.79%) Roadmaps
5 49 (20.94%) Information Security
6 48 (20.51%) Disaster Recovery
7 47 (20.09%) ITIL
7 47 (20.09%) Security Architecture
8 43 (18.38%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 38 (16.24%) Network Design
10 36 (15.38%) SIEM
11 35 (14.96%) Cloud Security
11 35 (14.96%) Infrastructure as Code
12 33 (14.10%) Business Continuity
12 33 (14.10%) Continuous Improvement
12 33 (14.10%) Technical Leadership
13 32 (13.68%) Project Delivery
14 31 (13.25%) AI
14 31 (13.25%) Computer Science
15 30 (12.82%) High Availability
Programming Languages
1 49 (20.94%) Python
2 21 (8.97%) PowerShell
3 10 (4.27%) Java
4 8 (3.42%) Bash
5 2 (0.85%) Kusto Query Language
5 2 (0.85%) Search Processing Language
5 2 (0.85%) SQL
6 1 (0.43%) Bicep
6 1 (0.43%) C
6 1 (0.43%) C#
6 1 (0.43%) C++
6 1 (0.43%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 124 (52.99%) CCNP
2 87 (37.18%) CCNA
2 87 (37.18%) CISSP
3 66 (28.21%) Degree
4 58 (24.79%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 53 (22.65%) Azure Certification
6 52 (22.22%) CCSP
7 39 (16.67%) CISM
8 36 (15.38%) CCIE
9 31 (13.25%) AWS Certification
10 25 (10.68%) Computer Science Degree
11 20 (8.55%) Microsoft Certification
12 18 (7.69%) Master's Degree
13 13 (5.56%) CEH
14 10 (4.27%) CCSE
14 10 (4.27%) MCSE
14 10 (4.27%) Security Cleared
14 10 (4.27%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
15 9 (3.85%) Network+ Certification
15 9 (3.85%) RHCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 55 (23.50%) NIST
2 47 (20.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 20 (8.55%) GDPR
4 19 (8.12%) PCI DSS
5 17 (7.26%) Cyber Essentials
5 17 (7.26%) QA
6 16 (6.84%) SLA
7 10 (4.27%) GRC
8 7 (2.99%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 6 (2.56%) SOC 2
10 5 (2.14%) COBIT
10 5 (2.14%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 4 (1.71%) Accessibility
11 4 (1.71%) NIST 800
12 2 (0.85%) ISO 31000
13 1 (0.43%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 1 (0.43%) JSP 440
13 1 (0.43%) NCSC
13 1 (0.43%) RMADS
System Software
1 45 (19.23%) Active Directory
2 38 (16.24%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (3.85%) Virtual Desktop
4 8 (3.42%) VMware NSX
5 7 (2.99%) vSphere
6 5 (2.14%) Virtual Machines
7 4 (1.71%) Docker
7 4 (1.71%) Squid
8 3 (1.28%) Hyper-V
8 3 (1.28%) VMware ESXi
8 3 (1.28%) VMware Server
9 2 (0.85%) EMC RecoverPoint
9 2 (0.85%) ProxySG
10 1 (0.43%) BitLocker
10 1 (0.43%) Firmware
10 1 (0.43%) KVM
Systems Management
1 40 (17.09%) Ansible
2 17 (7.26%) Kubernetes
2 17 (7.26%) Microsoft Intune
3 16 (6.84%) FortiGate
4 11 (4.70%) Single Sign-On
5 10 (4.27%) SCCM
6 5 (2.14%) Red Hat Satellite
6 5 (2.14%) ZABBIX
7 4 (1.71%) Packer
8 3 (1.28%) Cisco Prime
8 3 (1.28%) Control-M
8 3 (1.28%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
9 2 (0.85%) VxRail
10 1 (0.43%) CASB
10 1 (0.43%) Check_MK
10 1 (0.43%) OpenView
10 1 (0.43%) Tivoli
10 1 (0.43%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 105 (44.87%) Cisco
2 80 (34.19%) Microsoft
3 65 (27.78%) Palo Alto
4 48 (20.51%) VMware
5 33 (14.10%) Fortinet
6 30 (12.82%) Arista
6 30 (12.82%) F5
7 27 (11.54%) Splunk
8 26 (11.11%) Zscaler
9 23 (9.83%) SolarWinds
10 22 (9.40%) CheckPoint
11 20 (8.55%) Tenable
12 18 (7.69%) ForeScout
12 18 (7.69%) Meraki
13 13 (5.56%) Infoblox
13 13 (5.56%) Red Hat
14 12 (5.13%) SevOne
15 10 (4.27%) Oracle
16 9 (3.85%) Citrix
16 9 (3.85%) Qualys