CCNA Contract Job Trends in the East of England

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
England > East of England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the East of England with a requirement for CCNA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 22 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 101 78 82
Rank change year-on-year -23 +4 +4
Contract jobs citing CCNA 11 3 26
As % of all contract jobs in the East of England 0.52% 0.32% 1.38%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.88% 0.92% 4.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 3 11
10th Percentile £188 - £100
25th Percentile £193 £525 £165
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £550 £300
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +83.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £505 £575 £388
90th Percentile £540 - £460
England median daily rate £471 £500 £440
% change year-on-year -5.80% +13.64% -12.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 11
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median hourly rate £20.75 - £14.00
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - £15.50
England median hourly rate £63.14 £66.25 £15.38
% change year-on-year -4.70% +330.89% -68.94%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
East of England

CCNA 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 the East of England.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 585 326 573
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England 27.43% 34.46% 30.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 265 130 226
10th Percentile £193 £181 £207
25th Percentile £350 £257 £345
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £488
Median % change year-on-year - +2.56% -2.50%
75th Percentile £628 £580 £634
90th Percentile £695 £675 £725
England median daily rate £520 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -0.95% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 177 102 204
10th Percentile £16.35 £15.53 £14.16
25th Percentile £18.59 £27.24 £16.30
Median hourly rate £23.75 £62.75 £29.00
Median % change year-on-year -62.15% +116.38% +33.33%
75th Percentile £65.00 £76.25 £50.63
90th Percentile £70.00 £85.00 £70.00
England median hourly rate £47.25 £50.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year -5.50% +25.00% -23.81%

CCNA
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing CCNA relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

CCNA job vacancy trend in the East of England

CCNA
Daily Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing CCNA.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing CCNA

CCNA
Daily Rate Histogram in the East of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CCNA in the East of England over the 6 months to 22 April 2026.

Daily rate histogram for CCNA in the East of England

CCNA
Hourly Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing CCNA.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing CCNA

CCNA
Contract Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CCNA within the East of England region over the 6 months to 22 April 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
Norfolk - 4 £194 - 1
Cambridgeshire - 2 £540 - 1
Hertfordshire -25 1 £190 -65.45% 3
Bedfordshire - 1 - - 4
Essex - 1 - - 2
Suffolk - 1 £450 - 1
East Anglia - 1 £470 -
CCNA
England

CCNA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (27.27%) Azure
1 3 (27.27%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 6 (54.55%) Firewall
2 4 (36.36%) Network Security
2 4 (36.36%) VPN
3 3 (27.27%) 4G
3 3 (27.27%) IPsec
3 3 (27.27%) MPLS
3 3 (27.27%) VLAN
4 1 (9.09%) LAN
4 1 (9.09%) SAN
4 1 (9.09%) WLAN
General
1 4 (36.36%) Telecoms
2 2 (18.18%) Social Skills
3 1 (9.09%) Aerospace
3 1 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (9.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 5 (45.45%) Network Engineer
2 2 (18.18%) Architect
2 2 (18.18%) Cisco Architect
2 2 (18.18%) Cisco Network Architect
2 2 (18.18%) Field Engineer
2 2 (18.18%) Network Architect
3 1 (9.09%) Cisco Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Cisco Network Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Cybersecurity Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Field Service Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Field Support Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) IT Support
3 1 (9.09%) IT Support Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) SCADA Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Security Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Support Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Support Specialist
3 1 (9.09%) Technical Specialist
3 1 (9.09%) Technical Support
3 1 (9.09%) Technical Support Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (9.09%) ONVIF
Miscellaneous
1 5 (45.45%) Operational Technology
2 4 (36.36%) SCADA
3 1 (9.09%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (9.09%) Data Centre
3 1 (9.09%) NHS
3 1 (9.09%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 1 (9.09%) Linux
1 1 (9.09%) Windows
1 1 (9.09%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (36.36%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (27.27%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (27.27%) SIEM
2 3 (27.27%) Vulnerability Scanning
3 2 (18.18%) ITIL
3 2 (18.18%) Project Management
4 1 (9.09%) Agile
4 1 (9.09%) Break/Fix
4 1 (9.09%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (9.09%) CRM
4 1 (9.09%) Customer Service
4 1 (9.09%) End-to-End Testing
4 1 (9.09%) Incident Response
4 1 (9.09%) ITSM
4 1 (9.09%) Network Management
4 1 (9.09%) Server Management
4 1 (9.09%) Service Delivery
4 1 (9.09%) Service Management
4 1 (9.09%) Time Management
4 1 (9.09%) Zero Trust
Qualifications
1 11 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
2 4 (36.36%) CCNP
3 3 (27.27%) Microsoft Certification
4 2 (18.18%) A+ Certification
4 2 (18.18%) Degree
4 2 (18.18%) MCSE
5 1 (9.09%) CCIE
5 1 (9.09%) CCSE
5 1 (9.09%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 1 (9.09%) MCSA
5 1 (9.09%) Network+ Certification
5 1 (9.09%) SC Cleared
5 1 (9.09%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (18.18%) PMO
2 1 (9.09%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (9.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (9.09%) NCSC
System Software
1 3 (27.27%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 7 (63.64%) Cisco
2 3 (27.27%) Microsoft
2 3 (27.27%) Qualys
3 2 (18.18%) CheckPoint
3 2 (18.18%) Extreme Networks
3 2 (18.18%) Mitel
3 2 (18.18%) Rockwell
4 1 (9.09%) Barracuda Networks
4 1 (9.09%) Dell
4 1 (9.09%) Fortinet
4 1 (9.09%) Palo Alto
4 1 (9.09%) ServiceNow
4 1 (9.09%) SolarWinds
4 1 (9.09%) VMware