CCDE Job Trends in England

Cisco Certified Design Expert (CCDE)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for CCDE qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 9 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 621 - 683
Rank change year-on-year - - +373
Permanent jobs citing CCDE 1 0 4
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.002% - 0.008%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.007% - 0.027%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £61,625
25th Percentile £108,750 - £62,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £112,500 - £63,750
75th Percentile £116,250 - £64,688
90th Percentile - - £64,875
UK median annual salary £112,500 - £63,750

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

CCDE 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 England.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 14,699 17,986 15,033
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 33.28% 29.79% 31.39%
Number of salaries quoted 6,953 7,315 10,171
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £43,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £58,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.98% +1.74% +4.55%
75th Percentile £75,000 £76,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £91,250 £93,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £58,033 £57,500
% change year-on-year -5.23% +0.93% +2.68%

CCDE
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing CCDE relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

CCDE job vacancy trend in England

CCDE
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing CCDE.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing CCDE

CCDE
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CCDE within the England region over the 6 months to 9 November 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London - 1 £112,500 - 5
CCDE
UK

CCDE
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) MPLS
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
1 1 (100.00%) SD-WAN
1 1 (100.00%) WAN
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Planning
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CCIE
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Juniper
1 1 (100.00%) Palo Alto