CCNP Contract Job Trends in the South East

Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for CCNP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 8 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 156 112 115
Rank change year-on-year -44 +3 +63
Contract jobs citing CCNP 33 63 101
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 0.78% 1.59% 1.93%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.84% 4.07% 4.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 29 38 67
10th Percentile £352 £250 £369
25th Percentile £440 £434 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £600 £550
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £643
90th Percentile £680 £700 £673
England median daily rate £525 £525 £500
% change year-on-year - +5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 3
10th Percentile - £17.71 £24.60
25th Percentile - £17.84 £24.75
Median hourly rate - £18.38 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year - -26.50% +6.38%
75th Percentile - £19.09 £47.75
90th Percentile - £19.34 £61.10
England median hourly rate £30.00 £75.00 £71.25
% change year-on-year -60.00% +5.26% +101.50%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South East

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 the South East.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,798 1,547 2,235
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 42.39% 39.06% 42.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,183 1,023 1,322
10th Percentile £260 £263 £213
25th Percentile £413 £407 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% +1.42%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £638
90th Percentile £688 £700 £694
England median daily rate £525 £530 £550
% change year-on-year -0.94% -3.64% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 188 86 144
10th Percentile £18.76 £20.68 £27.50
25th Percentile £18.87 £28.06 £49.40
Median hourly rate £25.15 £56.75 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -55.68% -5.43% +33.33%
75th Percentile £61.13 £64.73 £70.02
90th Percentile £90.09 £75.00 £78.00
England median hourly rate £25.15 £50.00 £52.50
% change year-on-year -49.70% -4.76% +16.67%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

CCNP job vacancy trend in the South East

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Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing CCNP.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing CCNP

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Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CCNP in the South East over the 6 months to 8 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for CCNP in the South East

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Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing CCNP.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing CCNP

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Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CCNP within the South East region over the 6 months to 8 December 2025. 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
Hampshire +1 13 £650 +4.00% 8
Thames Valley -32 12 £550 -4.35% 9
Berkshire -21 11 £550 +32.53% 6
Kent +6 7 £440 - 12
Oxfordshire -12 1 £425 -32.00% 1
M4 Corridor - 1 £375 -
CCNP
England

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 1 (3.03%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (3.03%) Skype for Business
Cloud Services
1 2 (6.06%) AWS
1 2 (6.06%) Azure
1 2 (6.06%) Google Ads
2 1 (3.03%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 18 (54.55%) BGP
1 18 (54.55%) Firewall
2 14 (42.42%) OSPF
3 12 (36.36%) LAN
4 11 (33.33%) IPsec
4 11 (33.33%) VPN
5 9 (27.27%) MPLS
5 9 (27.27%) WAN
6 6 (18.18%) Structured Cabling
6 6 (18.18%) VLAN
7 4 (12.12%) Cisco IOS
7 4 (12.12%) Junos
8 3 (9.09%) Internet
8 3 (9.09%) Network Security
8 3 (9.09%) WebEx
9 2 (6.06%) Cisco ASA
9 2 (6.06%) Multicast
9 2 (6.06%) TCP/IP
9 2 (6.06%) Wireless
9 2 (6.06%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.03%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (3.03%) GitLab
1 1 (3.03%) Jenkins
General
1 11 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 7 (21.21%) Documentation Skills
3 4 (12.12%) Manufacturing
3 4 (12.12%) Public Sector
3 4 (12.12%) Telecoms
4 3 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 23 (69.70%) Network Engineer
2 8 (24.24%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
3 4 (12.12%) Cisco Engineer
3 4 (12.12%) Cisco Network Engineer
3 4 (12.12%) Design Engineer
3 4 (12.12%) DV Cleared Network Engineer
4 3 (9.09%) Network Design Engineer
5 2 (6.06%) Architect
5 2 (6.06%) Consultant
5 2 (6.06%) Juniper Engineer
5 2 (6.06%) Network Architect
5 2 (6.06%) Senior
5 2 (6.06%) Senior Tester
5 2 (6.06%) Tester
5 2 (6.06%) Validation Tester
6 1 (3.03%) IP Architect
6 1 (3.03%) IP Design Engineer
6 1 (3.03%) Lead
6 1 (3.03%) Network Manager
6 1 (3.03%) Test Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.03%) RFC 2544
Miscellaneous
1 6 (18.18%) Data Centre
2 2 (6.06%) Legacy Systems
2 2 (6.06%) Onboarding
3 1 (3.03%) Cloud Native
3 1 (3.03%) Driving Licence
3 1 (3.03%) Fibre Optics
3 1 (3.03%) Management Information System
3 1 (3.03%) Private Cloud
3 1 (3.03%) SCADA
3 1 (3.03%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.03%) Windows
1 1 (3.03%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (18.18%) Project Delivery
2 5 (15.15%) Network Design
2 5 (15.15%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (15.15%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 3 (9.09%) Collaborative Working
3 3 (9.09%) Customer Requirements
3 3 (9.09%) High Availability
3 3 (9.09%) Network Segmentation
3 3 (9.09%) Test Planning
3 3 (9.09%) Test Scripting
3 3 (9.09%) Validation
4 2 (6.06%) Computer Science
4 2 (6.06%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (6.06%) Disaster Recovery
4 2 (6.06%) Network Monitoring
4 2 (6.06%) Root Cause Analysis
4 2 (6.06%) Scenario Testing
4 2 (6.06%) Stakeholder Management
4 2 (6.06%) Technical Debt
4 2 (6.06%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 4 (12.12%) Python
2 3 (9.09%) Bash
3 2 (6.06%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 33 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
2 29 (87.88%) Security Cleared
3 21 (63.64%) SC Cleared
4 16 (48.48%) CCNA
5 7 (21.21%) Degree
6 6 (18.18%) CCIE
7 5 (15.15%) DV Cleared
8 4 (12.12%) CCDP
8 4 (12.12%) JNCIS
9 3 (9.09%) CCDA
9 3 (9.09%) JNCIA
10 1 (3.03%) BPSS Clearance
10 1 (3.03%) CCIE Collaboration
10 1 (3.03%) CCSM
10 1 (3.03%) CISSP
10 1 (3.03%) Computer Science Degree
10 1 (3.03%) JNCIP
10 1 (3.03%) Microsoft Certification
10 1 (3.03%) Network+ Certification
10 1 (3.03%) VCDX
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (3.03%) NIST
1 1 (3.03%) QA
1 1 (3.03%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (6.06%) Active Directory
2 1 (3.03%) Docker
2 1 (3.03%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (3.03%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 3 (9.09%) Ansible
2 2 (6.06%) Cisco CUCM
2 2 (6.06%) FortiGate
2 2 (6.06%) Iperf
2 2 (6.06%) Nmap
3 1 (3.03%) Cisco UCCE
3 1 (3.03%) Kubernetes
3 1 (3.03%) Terraform
Vendors
1 27 (81.82%) Cisco
2 14 (42.42%) Palo Alto
3 11 (33.33%) Juniper
4 10 (30.30%) CheckPoint
5 7 (21.21%) Fortinet
6 6 (18.18%) Aruba
7 3 (9.09%) SolarWinds
8 2 (6.06%) Microsoft
8 2 (6.06%) Pegasus
9 1 (3.03%) Avaya
9 1 (3.03%) Citrix
9 1 (3.03%) Genesys
9 1 (3.03%) LogicMonitor
9 1 (3.03%) Meraki
9 1 (3.03%) Polycom
9 1 (3.03%) VMware