CCNA Contract Job Trends

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for CCNA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 23 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 410 339 303
Rank change year-on-year -71 -36 +4
Contract jobs citing CCNA 232 183 307
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.48% 0.64% 0.72%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.51% 2.06% 2.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 148 125 202
10th Percentile £128 £286 £282
25th Percentile £355 £388 £329
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £500 £450
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +11.11% -10.00%
75th Percentile £523 £588 £575
90th Percentile £609 £613 £650
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £500 £425
% change year-on-year -10.00% +17.65% -10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 5 28
10th Percentile £23.80 £29.10 £12.88
25th Percentile £54.06 £45.00 £14.00
Median hourly rate £55.00 £54.50 £15.38
Median % change year-on-year +0.92% +254.47% -69.25%
75th Percentile £67.84 £63.25 £23.00
90th Percentile - £70.30 £25.83
UK excluding London median hourly rate £55.00 £45.00 £15.00
% change year-on-year +22.22% +200.00% -68.42%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

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.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 15,370 8,878 12,711
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 31.64% 31.03% 29.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,197 5,609 7,914
10th Percentile £350 £275 £307
25th Percentile £425 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £523 £530
Median % change year-on-year +0.48% -1.42% -3.64%
75th Percentile £623 £615 £645
90th Percentile £725 £700 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £505 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +0.90% -4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,105 502 1,060
10th Percentile £16.35 £18.04 £13.69
25th Percentile £21.33 £21.34 £17.80
Median hourly rate £48.05 £33.75 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +42.37% -15.63% -27.27%
75th Percentile £71.50 £65.00 £61.60
90th Percentile £85.25 £77.50 £75.24
UK excluding London median hourly rate £47.50 £32.50 £40.94
% change year-on-year +46.15% -20.62% -18.12%

CCNA
Job Vacancy Trend

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

CCNA job vacancy trend in the UK

CCNA
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing CCNA.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing CCNA

CCNA
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CCNA over the 6 months to 23 May 2026.

Daily rate histogram for CCNA in the UK

CCNA
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing CCNA.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing CCNA

CCNA
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing CCNA over the 6 months to 23 May 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for CCNA in the UK

CCNA
Top 16 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CCNA within the UK over the 6 months to 23 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
UK excluding London -32 196 £450 -10.00% 207
England -84 187 £463 -7.40% 182
North of England -40 70 £479 +12.79% 37
North West +1 61 £479 +19.84% 16
South East -69 33 £450 -12.62% 48
Work from Home -69 27 £445 -11.00% 31
London -86 27 £475 -5.00% 24
Midlands -69 20 £175 -61.11% 22
Scotland +12 19 £308 -28.70% 15
Wales +3 19 £575 +35.29% 12
South West -32 19 £218 -60.45% 39
East of England -18 16 £194 -64.77% 25
West Midlands -55 16 £175 -16.67% 17
Yorkshire -67 6 £519 -9.78% 12
North East -25 3 - - 9
East Midlands -37 3 - - 5

CCNA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 7 (3.02%) Confluence
2 1 (0.43%) Apache
2 1 (0.43%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.43%) SharePoint
Applications
1 12 (5.17%) MS Visio
2 6 (2.59%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (1.29%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.43%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (0.86%) DELMIA
2 1 (0.43%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 34 (14.66%) Azure
2 31 (13.36%) AWS
3 9 (3.88%) Microsoft 365
4 7 (3.02%) Entra ID
5 6 (2.59%) GCP
6 4 (1.72%) Nutanix
7 3 (1.29%) GitHub
8 1 (0.43%) Azure DevOps
8 1 (0.43%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 1 (0.43%) Azure Monitor
8 1 (0.43%) Azure Sentinel
8 1 (0.43%) Google Ads
8 1 (0.43%) IaaS
8 1 (0.43%) OneDrive
8 1 (0.43%) PaaS
8 1 (0.43%) SaaS
8 1 (0.43%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 113 (48.71%) Firewall
2 67 (28.88%) SAN
3 62 (26.72%) VLAN
4 61 (26.29%) Network Security
5 57 (24.57%) WAN
6 54 (23.28%) LAN
7 50 (21.55%) VPN
8 46 (19.83%) Wireless
9 42 (18.10%) DNS
10 25 (10.78%) Structured Cabling
11 24 (10.34%) BGP
11 24 (10.34%) DHCP
11 24 (10.34%) TCP/IP
12 21 (9.05%) OSPF
13 17 (7.33%) Cisco IOS
13 17 (7.33%) IPsec
14 16 (6.90%) NAS
14 16 (6.90%) Wi-Fi
15 15 (6.47%) NX-OS
16 13 (5.60%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.43%) MySQL
1 1 (0.43%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 14 (6.03%) JIRA
2 3 (1.29%) Chocolatey
2 3 (1.29%) Sonatype Nexus
3 2 (0.86%) Git
4 1 (0.43%) Browser DevTools
General
1 66 (28.45%) Social Skills
2 61 (26.29%) Analytical Skills
3 21 (9.05%) Documentation Skills
4 16 (6.90%) Telecoms
5 11 (4.74%) Public Sector
6 7 (3.02%) Finance
7 6 (2.59%) Banking
8 5 (2.16%) Manufacturing
9 2 (0.86%) Aerospace
9 2 (0.86%) Law
9 2 (0.86%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (0.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 1 (0.43%) Legal
10 1 (0.43%) Local Government
10 1 (0.43%) Mandarin Language
10 1 (0.43%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (0.43%) Police
Job Titles
1 94 (40.52%) Network Engineer
2 52 (22.41%) Field Engineer
3 51 (21.98%) Field Service Engineer
3 51 (21.98%) IT Engineer
4 33 (14.22%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
5 20 (8.62%) Support Engineer
6 19 (8.19%) IT Support
7 17 (7.33%) Architect
8 16 (6.90%) Field Support Engineer
8 16 (6.90%) IT Support Engineer
9 14 (6.03%) Cisco Engineer
10 13 (5.60%) Cisco Network Engineer
11 12 (5.17%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 11 (4.74%) Senior
13 9 (3.88%) Analyst
13 9 (3.88%) Network Architect
14 7 (3.02%) Technical Architect
15 6 (2.59%) Technical Support
16 5 (2.16%) Support Specialist
16 5 (2.16%) Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (5.60%) 802.1X
2 6 (2.59%) ONVIF
3 2 (0.86%) HTML
3 2 (0.86%) RFC 2544
4 1 (0.43%) ARM Templates
4 1 (0.43%) CSS
4 1 (0.43%) Flash
4 1 (0.43%) JSON
4 1 (0.43%) NETCONF
4 1 (0.43%) REST
4 1 (0.43%) XML
4 1 (0.43%) YANG
Miscellaneous
1 111 (47.84%) Data Centre
2 55 (23.71%) Analytical Mindset
3 10 (4.31%) Operational Technology
4 8 (3.45%) Hybrid Cloud
4 8 (3.45%) Onboarding
5 6 (2.59%) Video\Live Streaming
6 5 (2.16%) Enterprise Cloud
6 5 (2.16%) PKI
7 4 (1.72%) SCADA
8 3 (1.29%) BYOD
8 3 (1.29%) Driving Licence
8 3 (1.29%) Security Posture
9 2 (0.86%) Data Protection Act
9 2 (0.86%) Fibre Optics
9 2 (0.86%) Public Cloud
9 2 (0.86%) Security Operations Centre
10 1 (0.43%) Cyber Kill Chain
10 1 (0.43%) FMCG
10 1 (0.43%) Greenfield Project
10 1 (0.43%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 38 (16.38%) Windows
2 25 (10.78%) Linux
3 9 (3.88%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.86%) Mac OS
4 2 (0.86%) VMS
5 1 (0.43%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.43%) Unix
5 1 (0.43%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.43%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 77 (33.19%) Problem-Solving
2 60 (25.86%) Customer Service
3 51 (21.98%) Break/Fix
4 34 (14.66%) Project Delivery
5 29 (12.50%) ITSM
6 25 (10.78%) High Availability
7 22 (9.48%) Network Segmentation
8 21 (9.05%) Network Monitoring
9 19 (8.19%) Agile
10 18 (7.76%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 17 (7.33%) Continuous Improvement
11 17 (7.33%) ITIL
12 15 (6.47%) Network Design
13 14 (6.03%) Service Management
14 13 (5.60%) Cybersecurity
14 13 (5.60%) Load Balancing
14 13 (5.60%) Migration
14 13 (5.60%) Validation
15 11 (4.74%) Change Management
15 11 (4.74%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 17 (7.33%) Python
2 11 (4.74%) Bash
3 7 (3.02%) PowerShell
4 3 (1.29%) SQL
5 2 (0.86%) C
5 2 (0.86%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.43%) Perl
6 1 (0.43%) VB
Qualifications
1 232 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
2 105 (45.26%) CCNP
3 95 (40.95%) Security Cleared
4 73 (31.47%) SC Cleared
5 72 (31.03%) Network+ Certification
6 64 (27.59%) Microsoft Certification
7 57 (24.57%) A+ Certification
8 56 (24.14%) MCSE
9 37 (15.95%) Degree
10 24 (10.34%) DV Cleared
11 15 (6.47%) Server+ Certification
12 9 (3.88%) AWS Certification
13 8 (3.45%) JNCIS
14 7 (3.02%) Computer Science Degree
15 6 (2.59%) CompTIA Security+
15 6 (2.59%) MCSA
16 5 (2.16%) PMI Certification
16 5 (2.16%) PMP
17 4 (1.72%) Azure Certification
17 4 (1.72%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (3.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (2.16%) Cyber Essentials
2 5 (2.16%) NCSC
3 4 (1.72%) Disclosure Scotland
3 4 (1.72%) QA
3 4 (1.72%) SLA
4 3 (1.29%) JSP 440
5 2 (0.86%) GDPR
5 2 (0.86%) NIST
5 2 (0.86%) PMO
6 1 (0.43%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.43%) GxP
6 1 (0.43%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 1 (0.43%) ISO/IEC 27005
6 1 (0.43%) JTAG
System Software
1 11 (4.74%) Active Directory
2 10 (4.31%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (3.45%) Docker
4 7 (3.02%) Hyper-V
5 3 (1.29%) Firmware
6 2 (0.86%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.86%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.43%) KVM
7 1 (0.43%) RHEV
7 1 (0.43%) Snort
7 1 (0.43%) vSphere
7 1 (0.43%) Xen
Systems Management
1 14 (6.03%) Terraform
2 12 (5.17%) Ansible
3 9 (3.88%) FortiGate
4 8 (3.45%) Kubernetes
5 5 (2.16%) Nagios
6 4 (1.72%) Cisco Prime
7 3 (1.29%) Podman
8 1 (0.43%) CASB
8 1 (0.43%) Cisco CUCM
8 1 (0.43%) Nmap
8 1 (0.43%) Packer
8 1 (0.43%) Proxmox
8 1 (0.43%) SolarWinds Orion
8 1 (0.43%) Suricata
8 1 (0.43%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 121 (52.16%) Cisco
2 51 (21.98%) Dell
3 49 (21.12%) Palo Alto
4 29 (12.50%) Microsoft
5 21 (9.05%) Aruba
5 21 (9.05%) ServiceNow
6 18 (7.76%) CheckPoint
7 15 (6.47%) Juniper
8 14 (6.03%) VMware
9 12 (5.17%) F5
10 11 (4.74%) Infoblox
11 10 (4.31%) Fortinet
11 10 (4.31%) SolarWinds
12 7 (3.02%) ForeScout
13 5 (2.16%) Ekahau
13 5 (2.16%) Nokia
14 4 (1.72%) Broadcom
15 3 (1.29%) Atlassian
15 3 (1.29%) Qualys
15 3 (1.29%) Splunk