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 20 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 310 242 269
Rank change year-on-year -68 +27 +169
Permanent jobs citing CCNA 342 667 546
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.74% 1.11% 1.18%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.23% 3.67% 3.74%
Number of salaries quoted 230 260 436
10th Percentile £25,750 £34,940 £28,000
25th Percentile £31,000 £42,308 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,276 £55,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -24.95% +22.22% -5.26%
75th Percentile £61,250 £62,813 £57,500
90th Percentile £72,500 £68,750 £73,750
UK median annual salary £40,500 £55,000 £45,196
% change year-on-year -26.36% +21.69% -4.85%

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 15,333 18,196 14,585
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 33.23% 30.22% 31.51%
Number of salaries quoted 7,132 7,319 9,907
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £31,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £44,738 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £59,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.78% +2.61% +2.92%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £91,250 £92,500 £93,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £58,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -5.98% +1.74% +1.64%

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 20 November 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 20 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
South East +20 87 £52,500 -7.09% 60
South West +73 70 £32,250 -29.12% 8
London -25 64 £65,500 +11.02% 44
North of England -10 48 £40,500 -14.74% 22
Midlands -82 42 £32,500 -35.00% 27
East of England +23 33 £40,000 -27.27% 10
East Midlands -9 33 £32,500 -18.75% 14
North West +7 28 £53,750 +13.16% 16
North East +7 10 £31,000 -52.31% 2
Yorkshire -18 10 £26,000 -55.74% 4
West Midlands -90 9 £41,000 -21.90% 13
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 22 (6.43%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (1.75%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.58%) Confluence
3 2 (0.58%) nginx
Applications
1 7 (2.05%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.17%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.58%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.58%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.29%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (1.46%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.58%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 90 (26.32%) Azure
2 54 (15.79%) Microsoft 365
3 34 (9.94%) AWS
4 27 (7.89%) Entra ID
5 9 (2.63%) IaaS
6 6 (1.75%) GCP
6 6 (1.75%) Mimecast
7 5 (1.46%) Azure Sentinel
7 5 (1.46%) Google Workspace
8 4 (1.17%) Azure DevOps
8 4 (1.17%) Dropbox
8 4 (1.17%) Microsoft Purview
8 4 (1.17%) Rubrik
8 4 (1.17%) SaaS
9 3 (0.88%) GitHub
9 3 (0.88%) GitHub Actions
10 2 (0.58%) Azure AKS
10 2 (0.58%) OpenShift
10 2 (0.58%) SecurityScorecard
10 2 (0.58%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 166 (48.54%) Firewall
2 98 (28.65%) WAN
3 97 (28.36%) LAN
4 94 (27.49%) VPN
5 62 (18.13%) Wi-Fi
6 57 (16.67%) VSAT
7 53 (15.50%) Network Security
8 41 (11.99%) TCP/IP
9 39 (11.40%) VLAN
10 33 (9.65%) DNS
10 33 (9.65%) MPLS
11 30 (8.77%) Wireless
12 26 (7.60%) BGP
13 23 (6.73%) DHCP
13 23 (6.73%) Junos
13 23 (6.73%) SD-WAN
14 21 (6.14%) OSPF
15 20 (5.85%) LTE
15 20 (5.85%) WLAN
16 18 (5.26%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.46%) SQL Server
2 3 (0.88%) InfluxDB
Development Applications
1 6 (1.75%) GitLab
2 3 (0.88%) Burp Suite
2 3 (0.88%) JIRA
2 3 (0.88%) Metasploit
3 2 (0.58%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 94 (27.49%) Social Skills
2 67 (19.59%) Finance
3 24 (7.02%) Manufacturing
4 22 (6.43%) Telecoms
5 20 (5.85%) Analytical Skills
6 15 (4.39%) Aerospace
7 14 (4.09%) Billing
8 13 (3.80%) Organisational Skills
9 11 (3.22%) Banking
10 10 (2.92%) Automotive
10 10 (2.92%) Electronics
11 9 (2.63%) Pharmaceutical
11 9 (2.63%) Public Sector
12 8 (2.34%) Presentation Skills
13 7 (2.05%) Documentation Skills
13 7 (2.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 7 (2.05%) Retail
14 6 (1.75%) Military
15 4 (1.17%) Law
16 2 (0.58%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 87 (25.44%) Network Engineer
2 84 (24.56%) Support Engineer
3 69 (20.18%) Technical Engineer
4 67 (19.59%) Technical Support
5 59 (17.25%) Technical Support Engineer
6 36 (10.53%) Administrator
7 35 (10.23%) Senior
8 33 (9.65%) Analyst
9 30 (8.77%) Systems Administrator
10 26 (7.60%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 26 (7.60%) IT Support
11 24 (7.02%) IT Engineer
12 20 (5.85%) Senior Network Engineer
13 19 (5.56%) Architect
14 18 (5.26%) Support Analyst
15 14 (4.09%) IT Support Engineer
16 13 (3.80%) 3rd Line Engineer
16 13 (3.80%) NOC Engineer
16 13 (3.80%) Security Engineer
17 12 (3.51%) Cisco Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (3.80%) 802.1X
2 4 (1.17%) ModSecurity
3 1 (0.29%) AngularJS
3 1 (0.29%) LAMP
3 1 (0.29%) React
3 1 (0.29%) SAML
3 1 (0.29%) Svelte
3 1 (0.29%) SvelteKit
Miscellaneous
1 39 (11.40%) Data Centre
2 32 (9.36%) Driving Licence
3 26 (7.60%) e-Learning
4 12 (3.51%) Onboarding
5 10 (2.92%) CCTV
5 10 (2.92%) Renewable Energy
6 8 (2.34%) Security Operations Centre
7 7 (2.05%) Management Information System
8 6 (1.75%) Enterprise Software
8 6 (1.75%) Handset
8 6 (1.75%) Security Posture
9 5 (1.46%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 5 (1.46%) LIMS
9 5 (1.46%) SCADA
9 5 (1.46%) Self-Motivation
10 4 (1.17%) Hybrid Cloud
10 4 (1.17%) Public Cloud
11 3 (0.88%) Insider Threat
11 3 (0.88%) Operational Technology
11 3 (0.88%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 82 (23.98%) Windows
2 68 (19.88%) Linux
3 56 (16.37%) Windows Server
4 32 (9.36%) Unix
5 19 (5.56%) Windows 10
6 11 (3.22%) Windows Server 2016
7 7 (2.05%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 6 (1.75%) Windows Server 2019
9 5 (1.46%) Android
10 2 (0.58%) Windows Server 2012
11 1 (0.29%) Mac OS
11 1 (0.29%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 89 (26.02%) Customer Service
2 75 (21.93%) Mentoring
3 62 (18.13%) Problem-Solving
4 61 (17.84%) ITIL
5 50 (14.62%) High Availability
6 47 (13.74%) Commercial Awareness
7 41 (11.99%) Cybersecurity
8 37 (10.82%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 34 (9.94%) Project Delivery
10 31 (9.06%) Kalman Filter
11 29 (8.48%) Requirements Gathering
12 26 (7.60%) Innovative Thinking
12 26 (7.60%) Proactive Monitoring
13 24 (7.02%) Continuous Improvement
13 24 (7.02%) Regulatory Change
13 24 (7.02%) Web Filtering
14 21 (6.14%) Network Design
14 21 (6.14%) Service Delivery
15 20 (5.85%) Network Monitoring
16 19 (5.56%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 34 (9.94%) PowerShell
2 29 (8.48%) Python
3 6 (1.75%) Bash
4 3 (0.88%) Bicep
5 2 (0.58%) R
5 2 (0.58%) VB
6 1 (0.29%) Go
6 1 (0.29%) SQL
Qualifications
1 342 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
2 149 (43.57%) CCNP
3 103 (30.12%) Security Cleared
4 86 (25.15%) SC Cleared
5 84 (24.56%) JNCIA
6 58 (16.96%) Degree
6 58 (16.96%) Microsoft Certification
7 52 (15.20%) DV Cleared
8 40 (11.70%) MCSE
9 32 (9.36%) MCSA
10 31 (9.06%) Network+ Certification
11 24 (7.02%) MCP
12 19 (5.56%) DBS Check
13 16 (4.68%) CCIE
13 16 (4.68%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
14 13 (3.80%) CISSP
14 13 (3.80%) CompTIA Security+
15 12 (3.51%) Computer Science Degree
16 11 (3.22%) JNCIS
17 10 (2.92%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (6.43%) Cyber Essentials
2 16 (4.68%) SLA
3 14 (4.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 13 (3.80%) GDPR
5 11 (3.22%) NIST
6 7 (2.05%) GxP
7 5 (1.46%) 21 CFR Part 11
8 3 (0.88%) Actionable Recommendations
8 3 (0.88%) ITGC
8 3 (0.88%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 2 (0.58%) Accessibility
10 1 (0.29%) HIPAA
System Software
1 57 (16.67%) Active Directory
2 27 (7.89%) VMware Infrastructure
3 22 (6.43%) Hyper-V
4 17 (4.97%) vSphere
5 12 (3.51%) Virtual Machines
6 5 (1.46%) VMware ESXi
7 4 (1.17%) BitLocker
7 4 (1.17%) Docker
7 4 (1.17%) EMC RecoverPoint
8 3 (0.88%) Firmware
8 3 (0.88%) KVM
8 3 (0.88%) Virtual Servers
9 2 (0.58%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 2 (0.58%) pfSense
9 2 (0.58%) RHEV
9 2 (0.58%) Squid
9 2 (0.58%) VMware NSX
9 2 (0.58%) Xen
10 1 (0.29%) NFS
Systems Management
1 34 (9.94%) Microsoft Intune
2 16 (4.68%) Ansible
3 15 (4.39%) FortiGate
4 11 (3.22%) SCCM
5 9 (2.63%) Autotask
5 9 (2.63%) Terraform
6 6 (1.75%) Cisco CUCM
6 6 (1.75%) vCenter Server
7 5 (1.46%) Jamf Pro
7 5 (1.46%) Kubernetes
7 5 (1.46%) Nagios
8 4 (1.17%) Grafana
8 4 (1.17%) VxRail
9 3 (0.88%) ArcSight ESM
9 3 (0.88%) Nmap
9 3 (0.88%) Prometheus
9 3 (0.88%) QRadar
10 2 (0.58%) CASB
10 2 (0.58%) Proxmox
10 2 (0.58%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 211 (61.70%) Cisco
2 99 (28.95%) Microsoft
3 55 (16.08%) VMware
4 53 (15.50%) Fortinet
4 53 (15.50%) Juniper
5 41 (11.99%) Meraki
6 27 (7.89%) Palo Alto
7 22 (6.43%) CheckPoint
8 21 (6.14%) Aruba
9 18 (5.26%) SolarWinds
10 16 (4.68%) Citrix
11 14 (4.09%) Freshdesk
12 13 (3.80%) Starlink
13 12 (3.51%) F5
13 12 (3.51%) HP
14 11 (3.22%) Apple
14 11 (3.22%) ServiceNow
15 10 (2.92%) Arista
16 8 (2.34%) Mitel
16 8 (2.34%) Splunk