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 14 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 448 | 307 | 265 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -141 | -42 | +110 |
| Contract jobs citing CCNA | 179 | 230 | 390 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.41% | 0.78% | 0.88% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 1.23% | 2.57% | 2.87% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 124 | 158 | 252 |
| 10th Percentile | £254 | £287 | £234 |
| 25th Percentile | £423 | £400 | £319 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £476 | £495 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.79% | +16.47% | -8.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £582 | £546 |
| 90th Percentile | £588 | £613 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £481 | £500 | £414 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.75% | +20.85% | -10.54% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 7 | 31 |
| 10th Percentile | £23.85 | £28.40 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £28.50 | £40.00 | £14.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £39.50 | £54.50 | £17.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.52% | +211.43% | -46.97% |
| 75th Percentile | £58.51 | £75.00 | £24.88 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.96 | - | £25.83 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £47.51 | £75.00 | £17.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -36.66% | +328.57% | -21.38% |
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 | 14,597 | 8,965 | 13,575 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 33.82% | 30.38% | 30.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,602 | 5,632 | 8,384 |
| 10th Percentile | £333 | £285 | £293 |
| 25th Percentile | £420 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.33% | -2.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £614 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £721 | £725 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £513 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.44% | -2.38% | -1.87% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,085 | 468 | 1,023 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.17 | £18.51 | £14.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.75 | £24.42 | £18.16 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.00 | £45.00 | £38.95 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -35.56% | +15.53% | -22.10% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.50 | £67.50 | £61.62 |
| 90th Percentile | £84.00 | £82.15 | £75.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.77 | £50.00 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -48.46% | +25.00% | -18.36% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing CCNA 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 CCNA.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CCNA over the 6 months to 14 March 2026.
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Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing CCNA.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing CCNA over the 6 months to 14 March 2026.
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Top 17 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 14 March 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -134 | 148 | £481 | -3.75% | 94 |
| UK excluding London | -85 | 135 | £481 | -3.75% | 77 |
| North of England | -66 | 47 | £500 | +5.26% | 19 |
| North West | -28 | 38 | £500 | +5.26% | 12 |
| London | -85 | 36 | £470 | +4.44% | 24 |
| Work from Home | -49 | 34 | £447 | -10.55% | 26 |
| South East | -61 | 30 | £495 | -2.46% | 19 |
| Wales | 0 | 15 | £550 | +33.33% | 2 |
| Midlands | -52 | 15 | £363 | -19.44% | 14 |
| West Midlands | -52 | 14 | £363 | +72.62% | 9 |
| South West | -44 | 10 | £525 | -4.55% | 13 |
| East of England | -20 | 9 | £470 | -14.55% | 11 |
| Scotland | +7 | 8 | £450 | +12.50% | 3 |
| North East | -9 | 6 | £550 | +46.67% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | -63 | 5 | £440 | -23.48% | 4 |
| East Midlands | -37 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | £475 | - |
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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:
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