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

6 months to
3 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 199 198 233
Rank change year-on-year -1 +35 +32
Permanent jobs citing Cisco Certification 224 231 314
As % of all permanent jobs in London 1.11% 1.82% 1.34%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.95% 5.42% 4.73%
Number of salaries quoted 135 150 277
10th Percentile £54,000 £33,695 £40,000
25th Percentile £63,750 £51,938 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £63,750 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +17.65% +2.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £88,125 £83,750 £79,000
90th Percentile £102,650 £95,000 £95,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £58,000 £51,364
% change year-on-year +12.07% +12.92% -4.44%

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 4,529 4,261 6,636
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 22.49% 33.59% 28.38%
Number of salaries quoted 2,468 2,009 4,296
10th Percentile £39,891 £41,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £55,000 £52,500 £49,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year - +3.70% -
75th Percentile £90,000 £92,500 £87,500
90th Percentile £107,500 £115,000 £105,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £56,745 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.74% +3.17% -5.98%

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 3 May 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 3 May 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 +19 29 £80,000 +25.49% 25
East London -3 10 - - 7
South London +18 6 - -
West London -31 1 £77,500 +34.78% 2
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 (2.68%) Confluence
2 4 (1.79%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.34%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 10 (4.46%) MS Visio
2 4 (1.79%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.79%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.89%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 86 (38.39%) Azure
2 58 (25.89%) AWS
3 29 (12.95%) Microsoft 365
4 24 (10.71%) GCP
5 15 (6.70%) Datadog
6 11 (4.91%) Azure Monitor
7 9 (4.02%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 8 (3.57%) Azure Sentinel
9 6 (2.68%) Entra ID
9 6 (2.68%) Mimecast
9 6 (2.68%) SaaS
10 5 (2.23%) IaaS
10 5 (2.23%) Nutanix
10 5 (2.23%) PaaS
11 4 (1.79%) ChatGPT
11 4 (1.79%) Microsoft Copilot
11 4 (1.79%) OCI
11 4 (1.79%) OneDrive
11 4 (1.79%) Power Platform
11 4 (1.79%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 126 (56.25%) Firewall
2 76 (33.93%) WAN
3 68 (30.36%) Network Security
4 59 (26.34%) VPN
5 58 (25.89%) SD-WAN
6 53 (23.66%) LAN
7 44 (19.64%) Wireless
8 33 (14.73%) VLAN
9 30 (13.39%) Cisco ISE
10 29 (12.95%) Wi-Fi
11 28 (12.50%) Cisco Wireless
12 26 (11.61%) BGP
12 26 (11.61%) OSPF
13 23 (10.27%) Cisco Firepower
14 19 (8.48%) DNS
15 14 (6.25%) Cisco ASA
16 12 (5.36%) VoIP
16 12 (5.36%) WLAN
17 10 (4.46%) DHCP
17 10 (4.46%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (3.57%) SQL Server
2 4 (1.79%) Big Data
3 1 (0.45%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 10 (4.46%) JIRA
2 7 (3.13%) Git
2 7 (3.13%) GitLab
2 7 (3.13%) Jenkins
3 5 (2.23%) Chocolatey
4 4 (1.79%) Bitbucket
5 2 (0.89%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 85 (37.95%) Social Skills
2 72 (32.14%) Finance
3 42 (18.75%) Banking
4 32 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
5 21 (9.38%) Retail
6 18 (8.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 13 (5.80%) Telecoms
8 11 (4.91%) Local Government
8 11 (4.91%) Public Sector
9 8 (3.57%) Retail Banking
10 6 (2.68%) Law
10 6 (2.68%) Marketing
10 6 (2.68%) Presentation Skills
11 4 (1.79%) Aerospace
11 4 (1.79%) Automotive
11 4 (1.79%) Documentation Skills
11 4 (1.79%) Electronics
11 4 (1.79%) Manufacturing
11 4 (1.79%) Organisational Skills
12 2 (0.89%) Legal
Job Titles
1 81 (36.16%) Network Engineer
2 42 (18.75%) Senior
3 33 (14.73%) Architect
4 30 (13.39%) Consultant
5 25 (11.16%) Senior Network Engineer
6 24 (10.71%) Network Architect
7 23 (10.27%) Azure Engineer
8 21 (9.38%) Cisco Engineer
8 21 (9.38%) Cisco Network Engineer
9 17 (7.59%) Lead
10 16 (7.14%) Network Consultant
11 10 (4.46%) AWS Engineer
11 10 (4.46%) LAN Engineer
11 10 (4.46%) LAN/WAN Engineer
11 10 (4.46%) Security Specialist
11 10 (4.46%) WAN Engineer
12 9 (4.02%) Analyst
12 9 (4.02%) Lead Cisco Engineer
12 9 (4.02%) Lead Network Engineer
12 9 (4.02%) Solutions Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (3.57%) 802.1X
2 5 (2.23%) OAuth
2 5 (2.23%) OpenID
3 2 (0.89%) ARM Templates
3 2 (0.89%) REST
3 2 (0.89%) SailPoint
4 1 (0.45%) LDAP
4 1 (0.45%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 66 (29.46%) Data Centre
2 32 (14.29%) Security Posture
3 10 (4.46%) Cloud Native
3 10 (4.46%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 9 (4.02%) PKI
4 9 (4.02%) Public Cloud
5 8 (3.57%) Hybrid Cloud
6 7 (3.13%) Cyber Defence
6 7 (3.13%) Onboarding
7 6 (2.68%) Cyber Threat
7 6 (2.68%) Management Information System
8 4 (1.79%) Data Protection Act
8 4 (1.79%) Renewable Energy
8 4 (1.79%) Self-Motivation
9 3 (1.34%) Greenfield Project
10 2 (0.89%) Enterprise Software
10 2 (0.89%) Private Cloud
10 2 (0.89%) Virtual Team
11 1 (0.45%) Digital Media
11 1 (0.45%) Enterprise Storage
Operating Systems
1 40 (17.86%) Windows
2 24 (10.71%) Linux
3 19 (8.48%) Windows Server
4 3 (1.34%) Unix
5 2 (0.89%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (0.89%) Windows Server 2016
5 2 (0.89%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.45%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 46 (20.54%) ITIL
2 41 (18.30%) Cybersecurity
3 38 (16.96%) Problem-Solving
4 34 (15.18%) Incident Response
5 31 (13.84%) High Availability
6 30 (13.39%) Mentoring
6 30 (13.39%) SIEM
6 30 (13.39%) Technical Leadership
7 28 (12.50%) Computer Science
7 28 (12.50%) Disaster Recovery
7 28 (12.50%) Migration
8 27 (12.05%) Vulnerability Management
9 25 (11.16%) Network Design
10 24 (10.71%) Information Security
10 24 (10.71%) Network Monitoring
10 24 (10.71%) Risk Management
10 24 (10.71%) Roadmaps
11 23 (10.27%) AI
12 22 (9.82%) Presales
12 22 (9.82%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 37 (16.52%) Python
2 18 (8.04%) PowerShell
3 7 (3.13%) Bash
4 5 (2.23%) Java
5 1 (0.45%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 124 (55.36%) CCNP
2 83 (37.05%) CCNA
3 65 (29.02%) Degree
4 56 (25.00%) CCIE
5 53 (23.66%) CISSP
6 50 (22.32%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 38 (16.96%) Azure Certification
8 35 (15.63%) CISM
9 32 (14.29%) CCSP
10 24 (10.71%) Computer Science Degree
11 21 (9.38%) CCSE
12 20 (8.93%) Microsoft Certification
12 20 (8.93%) Network+ Certification
13 17 (7.59%) CCSA
13 17 (7.59%) Security Cleared
14 16 (7.14%) Master's Degree
15 14 (6.25%) AWS Certification
16 13 (5.80%) GCIH
17 12 (5.36%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
18 11 (4.91%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (23.21%) NIST
2 46 (20.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 17 (7.59%) GDPR
4 14 (6.25%) QA
4 14 (6.25%) SLA
5 10 (4.46%) PCI DSS
6 8 (3.57%) Cyber Essentials
7 6 (2.68%) SOC 2
8 4 (1.79%) COBIT
9 3 (1.34%) ITGC
10 2 (0.89%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 1 (0.45%) Accessibility
11 1 (0.45%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 1 (0.45%) HIPAA
11 1 (0.45%) NCSC
11 1 (0.45%) PMO
11 1 (0.45%) RMADS
System Software
1 25 (11.16%) Active Directory
2 24 (10.71%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (4.46%) Firmware
4 9 (4.02%) vSphere
5 5 (2.23%) Docker
5 5 (2.23%) Virtual Desktop
6 4 (1.79%) Squid
6 4 (1.79%) VMware NSX
7 2 (0.89%) EMC RecoverPoint
7 2 (0.89%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.89%) VMware Server
8 1 (0.45%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 34 (15.18%) Ansible
2 22 (9.82%) Terraform
3 16 (7.14%) FortiGate
4 10 (4.46%) Cisco Prime
5 9 (4.02%) Check_MK
6 7 (3.13%) Kubernetes
6 7 (3.13%) Single Sign-On
7 6 (2.68%) Microsoft Intune
7 6 (2.68%) SCCM
8 5 (2.23%) ZABBIX
9 4 (1.79%) Nagios
9 4 (1.79%) Packer
10 3 (1.34%) ArcSight ESM
10 3 (1.34%) QRadar
11 2 (0.89%) Control-M
11 2 (0.89%) VxRail
12 1 (0.45%) OpenView
12 1 (0.45%) Red Hat Satellite
12 1 (0.45%) Tivoli
12 1 (0.45%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 134 (59.82%) Cisco
2 66 (29.46%) Microsoft
3 45 (20.09%) Fortinet
4 39 (17.41%) SolarWinds
5 33 (14.73%) Palo Alto
6 32 (14.29%) VMware
7 31 (13.84%) CheckPoint
8 29 (12.95%) Meraki
9 25 (11.16%) Splunk
10 22 (9.82%) Arista
11 17 (7.59%) F5
11 17 (7.59%) Juniper
12 15 (6.70%) ForeScout
13 11 (4.91%) Infoblox
14 10 (4.46%) Red Hat
15 9 (4.02%) SevOne
15 9 (4.02%) Tenable
16 7 (3.13%) Dell
16 7 (3.13%) Dynatrace
16 7 (3.13%) Zscaler