Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
UK
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for CCNP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 13 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 233 | 275 | 329 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +42 | +54 | +127 |
| Contract jobs citing CCNP | 322 | 361 | 431 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.11% | 0.84% | 0.74% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 3.56% | 2.76% | 2.72% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 193 | 240 | 267 |
| 10th Percentile | £362 | £328 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £419 | £375 | £422 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £505 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.99% | +1.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £600 | £593 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £688 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £515 | £498 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.91% | +3.52% | +10.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | £36.13 | £14.80 | £25.96 |
| 25th Percentile | £58.13 | £18.50 | £47.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £73.75 | £23.00 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +220.65% | -61.67% | +31.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £75.00 | £55.00 | £66.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £91.00 | £101.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £75.00 | £21.00 | £62.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +257.14% | -66.13% | +30.80% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK
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.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 9,034 | 13,061 | 15,829 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 31.10% | 30.37% | 27.21% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5,673 | 8,067 | 10,557 |
| 10th Percentile | £285 | £308 | £330 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £535 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.87% | -2.73% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £623 | £650 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £738 | £743 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £534 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.28% | +1.62% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 511 | 1,068 | 806 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.13 | £13.80 | £15.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.37 | £17.80 | £20.23 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £40.00 | £54.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.25% | -25.93% | +24.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £61.60 | £67.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.70 | £75.55 | £79.19 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £38.41 | £40.94 | £50.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.18% | -18.12% | +42.86% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing CCNP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing CCNP.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CCNP over the 6 months to 13 May 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing CCNP.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing CCNP over the 6 months to 13 May 2025.
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Top 17 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CCNP within the UK over the 6 months to 13 May 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +36 | 272 | £525 | +3.19% | 313 |
| UK excluding London | +26 | 190 | £500 | -2.91% | 251 |
| London | +15 | 98 | £500 | +1.27% | 121 |
| Work from Home | +8 | 77 | £500 | - | 142 |
| South East | +41 | 76 | £500 | -16.67% | 88 |
| South West | +53 | 40 | £575 | -4.17% | 36 |
| North of England | -4 | 27 | £450 | -11.46% | 46 |
| Midlands | +9 | 18 | £525 | +16.67% | 43 |
| North West | -6 | 16 | £425 | -17.48% | 19 |
| Wales | - | 15 | £425 | - | 3 |
| East Midlands | +18 | 12 | £555 | +70.77% | 16 |
| Yorkshire | +18 | 10 | £575 | +13.30% | 20 |
| Scotland | +12 | 10 | £399 | -28.11% | 14 |
| West Midlands | -1 | 6 | £450 | - | 25 |
| East of England | +18 | 5 | £550 | +46.67% | 22 |
| North East | -9 | 1 | £325 | -5.80% | 7 |
| Channel Islands | - | 1 | £450 | - |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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