CCNP Contract Job Trends in County Antrim

Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
Northern Ireland > County Antrim

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in County Antrim with a requirement for CCNP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 12 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 36 24
Rank change year-on-year +8 -12 -
Contract jobs citing CCNP 1 2 5
As % of all contract jobs in County Antrim 0.56% 0.86% 3.14%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.72% 2.13% 6.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £413 £463 £356
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £475 £363
Median % change year-on-year -10.53% +31.03% -
75th Percentile £438 £488 £369
90th Percentile - - -
Northern Ireland median daily rate £488 £475 £363
% change year-on-year +2.63% +31.03% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £34.75
Median hourly rate - - £37.50
75th Percentile - - £40.25
90th Percentile - - -
Northern Ireland median hourly rate - - £37.50

All Academic and Professional Certifications
County Antrim

CCNP falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in County Antrim.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 58 94 79
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in County Antrim 32.77% 40.52% 49.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 31 33 35
10th Percentile £250 £200 £183
25th Percentile £425 £306 £366
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £638 £520 £525
Median % change year-on-year +22.60% -0.95% +17.98%
75th Percentile £694 £606 £600
90th Percentile - £680 £650
Northern Ireland median daily rate £550 £520 £525
% change year-on-year +5.77% -0.95% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 26 14
10th Percentile - £14.19 £21.19
25th Percentile £14.50 £14.91 -
Median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £24.18
Median % change year-on-year +74.79% +4.01% +73.83%
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - £35.43
Northern Ireland median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £24.18
% change year-on-year +74.79% +4.01% +73.83%

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Job Vacancy Trend in County Antrim

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing CCNP relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in County Antrim.

CCNP job vacancy trend in County Antrim

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Daily Rate Trend in County Antrim

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in County Antrim citing CCNP.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in County Antrim citing CCNP

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Hourly Rate Trend in County Antrim

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in County Antrim citing CCNP.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in County Antrim citing CCNP

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Contract Job Locations in County Antrim

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CCNP within the County Antrim region over the 6 months to 12 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Belfast +7 1 £425 -10.53% 2
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Northern Ireland

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in County Antrim 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco ISE
1 1 (100.00%) Wireless
General
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Network Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Network Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CCIE
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Fortinet