CCNA Job Trends in County Antrim

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
Northern Ireland > County Antrim

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in County Antrim with a requirement for CCNA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 12 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 38 - 37
Rank change year-on-year - - +42
Permanent jobs citing CCNA 7 0 7
As % of all permanent jobs in County Antrim 1.88% - 2.37%
As % of the Qualifications category 6.31% - 7.69%
Number of salaries quoted 7 0 7
10th Percentile £34,830 - £44,000
25th Percentile £36,250 - £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 - £64,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +13.78%
75th Percentile £38,750 - £69,688
90th Percentile - - £70,325
Northern Ireland median annual salary £37,500 £52,500 £64,000
% change year-on-year -28.57% -17.97% -6.91%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
County Antrim

CCNA falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in County Antrim.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 111 94 91
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in County Antrim 29.76% 31.54% 30.85%
Number of salaries quoted 47 26 68
10th Percentile £36,250 £34,112 £29,994
25th Percentile £38,000 £35,750 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,309 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.36% -8.53% +29.41%
75th Percentile £65,000 £71,858 £69,575
90th Percentile £81,274 £89,375 £78,750
Northern Ireland median annual salary £51,250 £40,221 £57,395
% change year-on-year +27.42% -29.92% +35.05%

CCNA
Job Vacancy Trend in County Antrim

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing CCNA relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in County Antrim.

CCNA job vacancy trend in County Antrim

CCNA
Salary Trend in County Antrim

Salary distribution trend for jobs in County Antrim citing CCNA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in County Antrim citing CCNA

CCNA
Job Locations in County Antrim

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CCNA within the County Antrim region over the 6 months to 12 January 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Belfast - 7 £37,500 - 3
CCNA
Northern Ireland

CCNA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in County Antrim 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:

Communications & Networking
1 6 (85.71%) ADSL
1 6 (85.71%) Ethernet
General
1 7 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 6 (85.71%) Law
Job Titles
1 7 (100.00%) NOC Engineer
Operating Systems
1 7 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (85.71%) Customer Service
1 6 (85.71%) ITIL
1 6 (85.71%) Service Delivery
Qualifications
1 7 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 7 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (85.71%) SLA
Vendors
1 7 (100.00%) Cisco
1 7 (100.00%) Juniper
1 7 (100.00%) SolarWinds
2 6 (85.71%) Remedy