CCNA Job Trends in England

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for CCNA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 7 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 329 236 285
Rank change year-on-year -93 +49 +131
Permanent jobs citing CCNA 309 678 497
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.63% 1.22% 1.10%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.83% 3.70% 3.52%
Number of salaries quoted 207 284 431
10th Percentile £25,750 £33,946 £28,500
25th Percentile £31,000 £41,531 £36,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,500 £55,000 £47,000
Median % change year-on-year -26.36% +17.02% -1.05%
75th Percentile £60,517 £63,750 £57,500
90th Percentile £72,500 £67,850 £75,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £55,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -27.27% +15.79% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

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 England.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 16,900 18,320 14,123
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 34.33% 32.91% 31.35%
Number of salaries quoted 7,055 7,569 9,826
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £59,430 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.45% +3.36% +1.81%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £92,500 £93,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £59,125 £57,500
% change year-on-year -6.98% +2.83% -

CCNA
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

CCNA job vacancy trend in England

CCNA
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing CCNA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing CCNA

CCNA
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing CCNA in England over the 6 months to 7 December 2025.

Salary histogram for CCNA in England

CCNA
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CCNA within the England region over the 6 months to 7 December 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
South East +8 80 £52,500 -7.09% 63
South West +66 62 £32,000 -29.67% 18
London -11 54 £70,000 +17.65% 25
North of England -26 44 £46,000 -3.16% 37
Midlands -113 38 £32,500 -35.00% 35
East of England +25 32 £40,000 -21.57% 23
East Midlands -18 31 £32,500 -18.75% 14
North West +8 26 £50,000 +5.26% 21
North East +6 9 £31,000 -52.31% 4
Yorkshire -29 9 £26,000 -54.78% 13
West Midlands -103 7 £51,000 -2.86% 19
CCNA
UK

CCNA
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:

Application Platforms
1 19 (6.15%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (1.29%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.65%) Confluence
Applications
1 5 (1.62%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.29%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.65%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.65%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.32%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (1.62%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 77 (24.92%) Azure
2 47 (15.21%) Microsoft 365
3 29 (9.39%) AWS
4 26 (8.41%) Entra ID
5 7 (2.27%) IaaS
6 6 (1.94%) Mimecast
7 5 (1.62%) Azure Sentinel
7 5 (1.62%) Google Workspace
8 4 (1.29%) Azure DevOps
8 4 (1.29%) Dropbox
8 4 (1.29%) Microsoft Purview
8 4 (1.29%) SaaS
9 3 (0.97%) GitHub
9 3 (0.97%) GitHub Actions
10 2 (0.65%) Azure AKS
10 2 (0.65%) Rubrik
10 2 (0.65%) SecurityScorecard
10 2 (0.65%) Smartsheet
11 1 (0.32%) Azure ExpressRoute
11 1 (0.32%) Pulumi
Communications & Networking
1 151 (48.87%) Firewall
2 85 (27.51%) LAN
3 83 (26.86%) WAN
4 70 (22.65%) VPN
5 52 (16.83%) VSAT
5 52 (16.83%) Wi-Fi
6 43 (13.92%) Network Security
7 35 (11.33%) TCP/IP
8 31 (10.03%) VLAN
9 26 (8.41%) MPLS
10 25 (8.09%) Wireless
11 24 (7.77%) DNS
12 22 (7.12%) BGP
13 19 (6.15%) Cisco ASA
14 18 (5.83%) LTE
14 18 (5.83%) SD-WAN
15 17 (5.50%) Intrusion Detection
15 17 (5.50%) Junos
15 17 (5.50%) OSPF
15 17 (5.50%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.29%) SQL Server
2 3 (0.97%) InfluxDB
Development Applications
1 3 (0.97%) Burp Suite
1 3 (0.97%) GitLab
1 3 (0.97%) Metasploit
2 2 (0.65%) JIRA
General
1 91 (29.45%) Social Skills
2 57 (18.45%) Finance
3 21 (6.80%) Analytical Skills
4 20 (6.47%) Telecoms
5 18 (5.83%) Manufacturing
6 13 (4.21%) Public Sector
7 12 (3.88%) Aerospace
8 11 (3.56%) Organisational Skills
9 10 (3.24%) Billing
10 9 (2.91%) Pharmaceutical
10 9 (2.91%) Presentation Skills
11 8 (2.59%) Automotive
11 8 (2.59%) Electronics
12 7 (2.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 5 (1.62%) Military
13 5 (1.62%) Retail
14 4 (1.29%) Banking
14 4 (1.29%) Documentation Skills
14 4 (1.29%) Law
14 4 (1.29%) Legal
Job Titles
1 75 (24.27%) Support Engineer
2 70 (22.65%) Network Engineer
3 63 (20.39%) Technical Engineer
4 61 (19.74%) Technical Support
5 53 (17.15%) Technical Support Engineer
6 34 (11.00%) Administrator
7 33 (10.68%) Analyst
8 32 (10.36%) Senior
9 30 (9.71%) Systems Administrator
10 27 (8.74%) IT Engineer
11 23 (7.44%) IT Support
12 21 (6.80%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 18 (5.83%) Senior Network Engineer
13 18 (5.83%) Support Analyst
14 16 (5.18%) Cisco Engineer
15 13 (4.21%) IT Support Engineer
15 13 (4.21%) LAN Engineer
15 13 (4.21%) NOC Engineer
15 13 (4.21%) Security Engineer
15 13 (4.21%) WAN Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (2.91%) 802.1X
2 4 (1.29%) ModSecurity
3 1 (0.32%) AngularJS
3 1 (0.32%) LAMP
3 1 (0.32%) Middleware
3 1 (0.32%) React
3 1 (0.32%) Svelte
3 1 (0.32%) SvelteKit
Miscellaneous
1 39 (12.62%) Data Centre
2 28 (9.06%) Driving Licence
3 26 (8.41%) e-Learning
4 11 (3.56%) Onboarding
5 9 (2.91%) CCTV
6 8 (2.59%) Renewable Energy
6 8 (2.59%) Security Operations Centre
7 7 (2.27%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 7 (2.27%) Management Information System
7 7 (2.27%) Security Posture
8 6 (1.94%) Handset
9 5 (1.62%) Enterprise Software
9 5 (1.62%) LIMS
9 5 (1.62%) SCADA
10 4 (1.29%) Analytical Mindset
10 4 (1.29%) Self-Motivation
10 4 (1.29%) Smartphone
11 3 (0.97%) Data Protection Act
11 3 (0.97%) Insider Threat
11 3 (0.97%) iPad
Operating Systems
1 67 (21.68%) Windows
2 59 (19.09%) Linux
3 47 (15.21%) Windows Server
4 32 (10.36%) Unix
5 16 (5.18%) Windows 10
6 9 (2.91%) Windows Server 2016
7 5 (1.62%) Android
7 5 (1.62%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 5 (1.62%) Windows Server 2019
8 2 (0.65%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 91 (29.45%) Customer Service
2 65 (21.04%) Mentoring
3 60 (19.42%) Problem-Solving
4 57 (18.45%) ITIL
5 45 (14.56%) High Availability
6 42 (13.59%) Commercial Awareness
7 38 (12.30%) Cybersecurity
8 33 (10.68%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 33 (10.68%) Kalman Filter
9 28 (9.06%) Project Delivery
10 26 (8.41%) Innovative Thinking
11 24 (7.77%) Proactive Monitoring
11 24 (7.77%) Web Filtering
12 23 (7.44%) Requirements Gathering
13 22 (7.12%) Continuous Improvement
14 21 (6.80%) Regulatory Change
15 19 (6.15%) Network Monitoring
15 19 (6.15%) Security Operations
15 19 (6.15%) Service Delivery
16 18 (5.83%) Presales
Programming Languages
1 28 (9.06%) PowerShell
2 27 (8.74%) Python
3 3 (0.97%) Bash
3 3 (0.97%) Bicep
4 2 (0.65%) R
4 2 (0.65%) VB
5 1 (0.32%) Go
5 1 (0.32%) SQL
Qualifications
1 309 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
2 126 (40.78%) CCNP
3 92 (29.77%) Security Cleared
4 78 (25.24%) SC Cleared
5 76 (24.60%) JNCIA
6 57 (18.45%) Microsoft Certification
7 52 (16.83%) Degree
8 49 (15.86%) DV Cleared
9 42 (13.59%) MCSE
10 32 (10.36%) MCSA
11 30 (9.71%) Network+ Certification
12 24 (7.77%) MCP
13 20 (6.47%) DBS Check
14 15 (4.85%) CCIE
15 13 (4.21%) CISSP
15 13 (4.21%) CompTIA Security+
15 13 (4.21%) Computer Science Degree
15 13 (4.21%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
16 11 (3.56%) JNCIS
17 9 (2.91%) CCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (7.44%) Cyber Essentials
2 14 (4.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 12 (3.88%) GDPR
3 12 (3.88%) SLA
4 11 (3.56%) NIST
5 7 (2.27%) GxP
6 5 (1.62%) 21 CFR Part 11
7 3 (0.97%) Actionable Recommendations
7 3 (0.97%) ITGC
7 3 (0.97%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 2 (0.65%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.32%) HIPAA
System Software
1 49 (15.86%) Active Directory
2 21 (6.80%) VMware Infrastructure
3 19 (6.15%) Hyper-V
4 13 (4.21%) vSphere
5 11 (3.56%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (1.29%) BitLocker
6 4 (1.29%) Docker
6 4 (1.29%) Firmware
6 4 (1.29%) VMware ESXi
7 3 (0.97%) KVM
7 3 (0.97%) Virtual Servers
8 2 (0.65%) EMC RecoverPoint
8 2 (0.65%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 2 (0.65%) pfSense
8 2 (0.65%) RHEV
8 2 (0.65%) Squid
8 2 (0.65%) Xen
9 1 (0.32%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 32 (10.36%) Microsoft Intune
2 16 (5.18%) FortiGate
3 14 (4.53%) Ansible
4 9 (2.91%) SCCM
5 7 (2.27%) Autotask
5 7 (2.27%) Terraform
6 5 (1.62%) Jamf Pro
6 5 (1.62%) vCenter Server
7 4 (1.29%) Cisco CUCM
7 4 (1.29%) Grafana
8 3 (0.97%) ArcSight ESM
8 3 (0.97%) Kubernetes
8 3 (0.97%) Nmap
8 3 (0.97%) Prometheus
8 3 (0.97%) QRadar
9 2 (0.65%) Nagios
9 2 (0.65%) Proxmox
9 2 (0.65%) VxRail
10 1 (0.32%) Podman
10 1 (0.32%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 188 (60.84%) Cisco
2 83 (26.86%) Microsoft
3 56 (18.12%) Fortinet
4 47 (15.21%) VMware
5 46 (14.89%) Juniper
6 35 (11.33%) Meraki
7 22 (7.12%) Aruba
7 22 (7.12%) Palo Alto
8 21 (6.80%) CheckPoint
9 15 (4.85%) Citrix
10 13 (4.21%) SolarWinds
10 13 (4.21%) Starlink
11 12 (3.88%) Freshdesk
12 11 (3.56%) Apple
12 11 (3.56%) ServiceNow
13 10 (3.24%) Arista
14 9 (2.91%) Dell
14 9 (2.91%) HP
15 8 (2.59%) F5
15 8 (2.59%) Mitel