Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician (CCENT)
UK
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for CCENT qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 18 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 572 | 626 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +54 | +207 |
| Contract jobs citing CCENT | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | - | 0.003% | 0.006% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | - | 0.009% | 0.022% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £343 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -37.73% | +14.62% |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | £343 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -37.73% | +14.62% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK
CCENT 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.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 10,675 | 10,983 | 13,745 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 32.06% | 29.34% | 28.44% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6,690 | 6,647 | 8,856 |
| 10th Percentile | £290 | £310 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £419 | £431 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.55% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £635 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £709 | £725 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £518 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.38% | -3.72% | +2.48% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 905 | 558 | 753 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.08 | £18.13 | £16.62 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.87 | £25.13 | £26.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £47.50 | £53.70 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -47.05% | -11.55% | +19.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £39.50 | £68.61 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £79.66 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £50.00 | £51.90 |
| % change year-on-year | -49.70% | -3.66% | +15.33% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing CCENT relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
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Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing CCENT.
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Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing CCENT.
