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 18 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 430 311 261
Rank change year-on-year -119 -50 +135
Contract jobs citing CCNA 179 229 382
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.41% 0.78% 0.86%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.22% 2.56% 2.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 124 160 251
10th Percentile £254 £287 £258
25th Percentile £419 £400 £319
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £425
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +17.65% -8.11%
75th Percentile £550 £584 £549
90th Percentile £588 £613 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £481 £500 £425
% change year-on-year -3.75% +17.65% -8.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 7 32
10th Percentile £23.85 £28.40 -
25th Percentile £28.50 £40.00 £14.00
Median hourly rate £39.50 £54.50 £19.12
Median % change year-on-year -27.52% +185.04% -42.06%
75th Percentile £58.51 £75.00 £24.81
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 14,619 8,939 13,564
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 33.79% 30.49% 30.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,613 5,637 8,379
10th Percentile £333 £288 £300
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 £613 £625 £650
90th Percentile £719 £715 £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 1,077 474 1,019
10th Percentile £16.17 £18.51 £14.00
25th Percentile £19.72 £24.50 £18.00
Median hourly rate £29.61 £42.50 £38.16
Median % change year-on-year -30.33% +11.39% -23.69%
75th Percentile £67.50 £67.50 £61.82
90th Percentile £84.00 £81.88 £75.45
UK excluding London median hourly rate £27.50 £48.82 £39.92
% change year-on-year -43.66% +22.28% -17.79%

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 18 March 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 18 March 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 18 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 -137 151 £475 -5.00% 152
UK excluding London -91 135 £481 -3.75% 141
North of England -56 50 £483 +1.77% 36
North West -26 41 £483 +2.04% 18
London -67 36 £470 +4.44% 27
Work from Home -55 33 £445 -11.00% 23
South East -61 30 £495 -2.46% 34
Wales +3 15 £550 +33.33% 3
Midlands -54 15 £363 -19.44% 29
West Midlands -44 14 £363 +72.62% 16
East of England -15 10 £460 -16.36% 19
South West -43 9 £518 -5.91% 16
Scotland +4 6 £463 +15.63% 7
North East -6 6 £550 +69.23% 7
Yorkshire -66 5 £440 -23.48% 11
East Midlands -44 1 - - 13

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 12 (6.70%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (4.47%) SharePoint
3 6 (3.35%) Confluence
4 2 (1.12%) Skype for Business
5 1 (0.56%) Apache
Applications
1 6 (3.35%) MS Visio
2 3 (1.68%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (1.12%) DELMIA
1 2 (1.12%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 30 (16.76%) Azure
2 27 (15.08%) AWS
3 14 (7.82%) Entra ID
4 7 (3.91%) Microsoft 365
5 5 (2.79%) GCP
6 4 (2.23%) Nutanix
7 3 (1.68%) Virtual Private Cloud
8 2 (1.12%) AWS IoT
8 2 (1.12%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 2 (1.12%) Azure Sentinel
8 2 (1.12%) IaaS
8 2 (1.12%) PaaS
9 1 (0.56%) Azure DevOps
9 1 (0.56%) Azure Monitor
9 1 (0.56%) Google Ads
9 1 (0.56%) Google Workspace
9 1 (0.56%) Microsoft Purview
9 1 (0.56%) OneDrive
9 1 (0.56%) SaaS
9 1 (0.56%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 106 (59.22%) Firewall
2 58 (32.40%) VLAN
3 49 (27.37%) WAN
4 48 (26.82%) LAN
4 48 (26.82%) Network Security
5 43 (24.02%) VPN
6 33 (18.44%) Wireless
7 32 (17.88%) SAN
8 29 (16.20%) BGP
9 22 (12.29%) DNS
9 22 (12.29%) TCP/IP
10 20 (11.17%) OSPF
11 17 (9.50%) IPsec
12 16 (8.94%) Structured Cabling
12 16 (8.94%) Wi-Fi
13 14 (7.82%) DHCP
13 14 (7.82%) MPLS
14 12 (6.70%) SD-WAN
15 11 (6.15%) Cisco IOS
16 7 (3.91%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.56%) MySQL
1 1 (0.56%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 9 (5.03%) JIRA
2 3 (1.68%) Chocolatey
2 3 (1.68%) Git
2 3 (1.68%) Sonatype Nexus
3 1 (0.56%) Browser DevTools
General
1 56 (31.28%) Social Skills
2 40 (22.35%) Analytical Skills
3 16 (8.94%) Documentation Skills
4 15 (8.38%) Public Sector
5 9 (5.03%) Legal
6 7 (3.91%) Finance
6 7 (3.91%) Manufacturing
7 6 (3.35%) Telecoms
8 5 (2.79%) Local Government
9 4 (2.23%) Banking
10 2 (1.12%) Aerospace
10 2 (1.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 2 (1.12%) Organisational Skills
10 2 (1.12%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 90 (50.28%) Network Engineer
2 26 (14.53%) IT Engineer
2 26 (14.53%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
3 24 (13.41%) Field Engineer
4 23 (12.85%) Field Service Engineer
5 13 (7.26%) Cisco Engineer
5 13 (7.26%) IT Support
5 13 (7.26%) Senior
5 13 (7.26%) Support Engineer
6 12 (6.70%) Cisco Network Engineer
7 10 (5.59%) Field Support Engineer
7 10 (5.59%) IT Support Engineer
7 10 (5.59%) Platform Engineer
8 9 (5.03%) Architect
9 7 (3.91%) Analyst
9 7 (3.91%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 7 (3.91%) Senior Network Engineer
10 6 (3.35%) Design Engineer
10 6 (3.35%) Network Architect
11 5 (2.79%) Network Design Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (5.59%) 802.1X
2 5 (2.79%) XMPP
3 2 (1.12%) HTML
3 2 (1.12%) JSON
3 2 (1.12%) NETCONF
3 2 (1.12%) RFC 2544
3 2 (1.12%) XML
3 2 (1.12%) YANG
4 1 (0.56%) ARM Templates
4 1 (0.56%) CSS
4 1 (0.56%) Flash
4 1 (0.56%) OpenConfig
4 1 (0.56%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 69 (38.55%) Data Centre
2 24 (13.41%) Analytical Mindset
3 14 (7.82%) Operational Technology
4 9 (5.03%) Product Ownership
5 8 (4.47%) Hybrid Cloud
6 6 (3.35%) SCADA
7 5 (2.79%) Onboarding
8 4 (2.23%) IoT
9 3 (1.68%) 3D Printing
9 3 (1.68%) BYOD
9 3 (1.68%) Fibre Optics
9 3 (1.68%) Life Science
9 3 (1.68%) Security Posture
10 2 (1.12%) Data Protection Act
10 2 (1.12%) Enterprise Cloud
10 2 (1.12%) NHS
10 2 (1.12%) PKI
10 2 (1.12%) Public Cloud
11 1 (0.56%) Driving Licence
11 1 (0.56%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 33 (18.44%) Windows
2 25 (13.97%) Linux
3 15 (8.38%) Windows Server
4 10 (5.59%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 4 (2.23%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.56%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (27.37%) Problem-Solving
2 26 (14.53%) Customer Service
3 23 (12.85%) Break/Fix
4 21 (11.73%) Project Delivery
5 19 (10.61%) Continuous Improvement
5 19 (10.61%) High Availability
5 19 (10.61%) ITSM
6 18 (10.06%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 16 (8.94%) Cybersecurity
8 15 (8.38%) Computer Science
8 15 (8.38%) Network Monitoring
9 14 (7.82%) Network Design
10 13 (7.26%) ITIL
10 13 (7.26%) Network Segmentation
11 12 (6.70%) Agile
11 12 (6.70%) Migration
11 12 (6.70%) Service Management
12 11 (6.15%) Platform Engineering
13 10 (5.59%) Change Control
14 9 (5.03%) Knowledge Management
Programming Languages
1 25 (13.97%) Python
2 19 (10.61%) PowerShell
3 16 (8.94%) Bash
4 10 (5.59%) Perl
5 6 (3.35%) SQL
6 2 (1.12%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.56%) C
7 1 (0.56%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 179 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
2 109 (60.89%) CCNP
3 80 (44.69%) Security Cleared
4 58 (32.40%) SC Cleared
5 37 (20.67%) Network+ Certification
6 29 (16.20%) Microsoft Certification
7 28 (15.64%) Degree
8 25 (13.97%) MCSE
9 23 (12.85%) A+ Certification
10 19 (10.61%) DV Cleared
11 14 (7.82%) JNCIS
12 13 (7.26%) CCDP
13 8 (4.47%) AWS Certification
13 8 (4.47%) Computer Science Degree
14 7 (3.91%) JNCIA
15 6 (3.35%) Server+ Certification
16 5 (2.79%) CISSP
17 4 (2.23%) PMI Certification
17 4 (2.23%) PMP
18 3 (1.68%) JNCIP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (4.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (2.79%) NCSC
3 3 (1.68%) Cyber Essentials
3 3 (1.68%) PMO
4 2 (1.12%) GDPR
4 2 (1.12%) NIST
4 2 (1.12%) QA
5 1 (0.56%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (0.56%) Disclosure Scotland
5 1 (0.56%) GxP
5 1 (0.56%) HMG Security Policy Framework
5 1 (0.56%) ISO/IEC 27005
5 1 (0.56%) JTAG
System Software
1 22 (12.29%) Active Directory
2 11 (6.15%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (3.35%) Docker
4 4 (2.23%) Firmware
5 1 (0.56%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.56%) KVM
5 1 (0.56%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 1 (0.56%) RHEV
5 1 (0.56%) Snort
5 1 (0.56%) Virtual Servers
5 1 (0.56%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.56%) VMware NSX
5 1 (0.56%) vSphere
5 1 (0.56%) Xen
Systems Management
1 14 (7.82%) FortiGate
2 12 (6.70%) Terraform
3 7 (3.91%) Ansible
4 6 (3.35%) Kubernetes
4 6 (3.35%) Nagios
5 5 (2.79%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 4 (2.23%) Microsoft Intune
7 2 (1.12%) SCCM
8 1 (0.56%) CASB
8 1 (0.56%) Cisco CUCM
8 1 (0.56%) Cisco Prime
8 1 (0.56%) CSIRT
8 1 (0.56%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.56%) Nmap
8 1 (0.56%) Packer
8 1 (0.56%) Proxmox
8 1 (0.56%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.56%) Suricata
8 1 (0.56%) vCenter Server
8 1 (0.56%) WSUS
Vendors
1 105 (58.66%) Cisco
2 47 (26.26%) Palo Alto
3 31 (17.32%) Microsoft
4 24 (13.41%) Aruba
5 23 (12.85%) CheckPoint
5 23 (12.85%) Dell
6 20 (11.17%) Juniper
7 19 (10.61%) VMware
8 15 (8.38%) Fortinet
9 12 (6.70%) Citrix
9 12 (6.70%) SolarWinds
10 10 (5.59%) Red Hat
11 9 (5.03%) Infoblox
11 9 (5.03%) ServiceNow
12 8 (4.47%) F5
13 5 (2.79%) Ekahau
13 5 (2.79%) Meraki
14 3 (1.68%) Arista
14 3 (1.68%) Extreme Networks
14 3 (1.68%) Zscaler