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 24 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 358 233 290
Rank change year-on-year -125 +57 +113
Permanent jobs citing CCNA 269 636 558
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.49% 1.33% 0.96%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.53% 3.49% 3.32%
Number of salaries quoted 184 304 492
10th Percentile £26,250 £33,946 £27,775
25th Percentile £31,250 £42,875 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,857 £55,000 £45,075
Median % change year-on-year -22.08% +22.02% -5.11%
75th Percentile £57,500 £63,750 £56,250
90th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £67,500
UK median annual salary £40,500 £55,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -26.36% +15.79% +3.21%

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 17,574 18,198 16,822
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 31.95% 38.07% 28.96%
Number of salaries quoted 7,159 7,084 11,857
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £28,500
25th Percentile £36,375 £45,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £75,250 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £92,000 £93,750 £91,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -4.35%

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 24 January 2026.

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 24 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
South East -21 59 £52,500 -12.50% 35
North of England -37 56 £50,000 +5.26% 27
London -30 52 £55,000 -8.33% 20
North West -9 41 £50,000 +5.26% 11
Midlands -120 38 £32,500 -48.00% 16
East Midlands -24 33 £32,500 -12.16% 5
South West +15 31 £32,000 -31.18% 21
East of England +30 30 £40,000 -20.00% 16
Yorkshire -34 10 £36,500 -25.13% 12
North East -6 5 £31,000 -52.31% 5
West Midlands -101 5 £51,000 -18.40% 11
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 16 (5.95%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (0.74%) Confluence
2 2 (0.74%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (1.86%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.49%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.74%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.37%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (1.86%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 70 (26.02%) Azure
2 36 (13.38%) Microsoft 365
3 33 (12.27%) AWS
4 21 (7.81%) Entra ID
5 5 (1.86%) IaaS
6 4 (1.49%) Microsoft Purview
6 4 (1.49%) SaaS
7 2 (0.74%) Azure DevOps
7 2 (0.74%) Azure ExpressRoute
7 2 (0.74%) GitHub
7 2 (0.74%) GitHub Actions
7 2 (0.74%) Mimecast
8 1 (0.37%) AWS Direct Connect
8 1 (0.37%) Azure Logic Apps
8 1 (0.37%) Azure Sentinel
8 1 (0.37%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (0.37%) GCP
8 1 (0.37%) Google Workspace
8 1 (0.37%) Pulumi
8 1 (0.37%) Rubrik
Communications & Networking
1 148 (55.02%) Firewall
2 97 (36.06%) WAN
3 94 (34.94%) LAN
4 64 (23.79%) VPN
5 41 (15.24%) Wi-Fi
6 32 (11.90%) Network Security
6 32 (11.90%) TCP/IP
7 30 (11.15%) VLAN
8 26 (9.67%) VSAT
9 23 (8.55%) Cisco ASA
10 22 (8.18%) MPLS
10 22 (8.18%) Wireless
11 20 (7.43%) BGP
11 20 (7.43%) DNS
12 18 (6.69%) DHCP
13 17 (6.32%) Intrusion Detection
14 16 (5.95%) VoIP
15 15 (5.58%) OSPF
15 15 (5.58%) SD-WAN
15 15 (5.58%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.49%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 7 (2.60%) Burp Suite
1 7 (2.60%) Metasploit
2 4 (1.49%) GitLab
3 2 (0.74%) JIRA
4 1 (0.37%) Git
General
1 87 (32.34%) Social Skills
2 46 (17.10%) Finance
3 21 (7.81%) Presentation Skills
4 16 (5.95%) Analytical Skills
4 16 (5.95%) Public Sector
5 13 (4.83%) Telecoms
6 11 (4.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 10 (3.72%) Organisational Skills
8 9 (3.35%) Retail
9 7 (2.60%) Law
9 7 (2.60%) Manufacturing
10 6 (2.23%) Legal
11 4 (1.49%) Documentation Skills
11 4 (1.49%) Pharmaceutical
12 3 (1.12%) Aerospace
12 3 (1.12%) Automotive
12 3 (1.12%) Banking
12 3 (1.12%) Billing
12 3 (1.12%) Electronics
13 2 (0.74%) Mandarin Language
Job Titles
1 67 (24.91%) Network Engineer
2 46 (17.10%) Support Engineer
3 43 (15.99%) Technical Engineer
4 33 (12.27%) Cisco Engineer
5 32 (11.90%) Technical Support
6 31 (11.52%) LAN Engineer
6 31 (11.52%) LAN/WAN Engineer
6 31 (11.52%) WAN Engineer
7 29 (10.78%) IT Engineer
8 27 (10.04%) Technical Support Engineer
9 26 (9.67%) Senior
10 23 (8.55%) Analyst
11 21 (7.81%) Presales Engineer
12 19 (7.06%) Firewall Engineer
12 19 (7.06%) Juniper Engineer
13 18 (6.69%) Administrator
14 17 (6.32%) IT Support
15 15 (5.58%) Senior Network Engineer
15 15 (5.58%) Systems Administrator
16 14 (5.20%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.12%) 802.1X
2 2 (0.74%) Middleware
2 2 (0.74%) OpenTelemetry
3 1 (0.37%) AngularJS
3 1 (0.37%) React
3 1 (0.37%) Svelte
3 1 (0.37%) SvelteKit
Miscellaneous
1 43 (15.99%) Data Centre
2 18 (6.69%) Driving Licence
3 16 (5.95%) e-Learning
4 12 (4.46%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 12 (4.46%) Security Posture
5 8 (2.97%) Enterprise Software
6 7 (2.60%) CCTV
6 7 (2.60%) Insider Threat
7 6 (2.23%) Analytical Mindset
7 6 (2.23%) Management Information System
7 6 (2.23%) Onboarding
7 6 (2.23%) Smartphone
8 5 (1.86%) Security Operations Centre
9 3 (1.12%) Data Protection Act
9 3 (1.12%) iPad
9 3 (1.12%) LIMS
9 3 (1.12%) PKI
9 3 (1.12%) Renewable Energy
9 3 (1.12%) SCADA
9 3 (1.12%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 53 (19.70%) Windows
2 38 (14.13%) Linux
3 37 (13.75%) Windows Server
4 22 (8.18%) Unix
5 9 (3.35%) Windows 10
6 5 (1.86%) Android
7 4 (1.49%) Windows Server 2016
8 2 (0.74%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.37%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 67 (24.91%) Customer Service
2 52 (19.33%) Problem-Solving
3 47 (17.47%) ITIL
4 42 (15.61%) Mentoring
5 34 (12.64%) Cybersecurity
6 32 (11.90%) High Availability
7 31 (11.52%) Presales
8 27 (10.04%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 26 (9.67%) Commercial Awareness
10 23 (8.55%) Continuous Improvement
11 21 (7.81%) Project Delivery
12 20 (7.43%) Computer Science
13 19 (7.06%) Information Security
13 19 (7.06%) Kalman Filter
13 19 (7.06%) Penetration Testing
14 17 (6.32%) Process Improvement
15 16 (5.95%) Innovative Thinking
15 16 (5.95%) Network Design
15 16 (5.95%) Requirements Gathering
15 16 (5.95%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 18 (6.69%) Python
2 17 (6.32%) PowerShell
3 3 (1.12%) Bicep
4 2 (0.74%) SQL
4 2 (0.74%) VB
5 1 (0.37%) Bash
5 1 (0.37%) Go
Qualifications
1 269 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
2 113 (42.01%) CCNP
3 67 (24.91%) Security Cleared
4 58 (21.56%) JNCIA
4 58 (21.56%) SC Cleared
5 55 (20.45%) Degree
6 47 (17.47%) Microsoft Certification
7 38 (14.13%) MCSE
8 36 (13.38%) DV Cleared
9 29 (10.78%) Network+ Certification
10 28 (10.41%) MCP
11 27 (10.04%) MCSA
12 22 (8.18%) DBS Check
13 20 (7.43%) CCIE
14 18 (6.69%) Computer Science Degree
15 14 (5.20%) CCSA
15 14 (5.20%) CCSE
15 14 (5.20%) CISSP
16 13 (4.83%) CompTIA Security+
17 10 (3.72%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (7.81%) Cyber Essentials
2 15 (5.58%) GDPR
3 14 (5.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 14 (5.20%) SLA
4 12 (4.46%) NIST
5 7 (2.60%) Actionable Recommendations
6 4 (1.49%) GxP
7 3 (1.12%) 21 CFR Part 11
7 3 (1.12%) ITGC
8 2 (0.74%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (0.37%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.37%) HIPAA
System Software
1 39 (14.50%) Active Directory
2 14 (5.20%) Hyper-V
3 12 (4.46%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (1.86%) Firmware
4 5 (1.86%) vSphere
5 4 (1.49%) VMware ESXi
6 3 (1.12%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.74%) Docker
7 2 (0.74%) KVM
7 2 (0.74%) RHEV
7 2 (0.74%) Virtual Servers
7 2 (0.74%) VMware NSX
7 2 (0.74%) Xen
8 1 (0.37%) EMC RecoverPoint
8 1 (0.37%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 1 (0.37%) pfSense
8 1 (0.37%) Squid
Systems Management
1 26 (9.67%) Microsoft Intune
2 23 (8.55%) FortiGate
3 9 (3.35%) Ansible
4 7 (2.60%) Nmap
4 7 (2.60%) SCCM
5 5 (1.86%) Autotask
5 5 (1.86%) Terraform
6 3 (1.12%) ArcSight ESM
6 3 (1.12%) Cisco CUCM
6 3 (1.12%) QRadar
7 2 (0.74%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.74%) Kubernetes
7 2 (0.74%) Nagios
7 2 (0.74%) Proxmox
7 2 (0.74%) WSUS
8 1 (0.37%) Cisco Prime
8 1 (0.37%) OpenView
8 1 (0.37%) Tivoli
8 1 (0.37%) vRealize Orchestrator
8 1 (0.37%) VxRail
Vendors
1 168 (62.45%) Cisco
2 68 (25.28%) Microsoft
3 67 (24.91%) Fortinet
4 57 (21.19%) Juniper
5 34 (12.64%) VMware
6 29 (10.78%) Aruba
7 25 (9.29%) Meraki
8 23 (8.55%) CheckPoint
9 20 (7.43%) Palo Alto
10 14 (5.20%) Citrix
11 13 (4.83%) Dell
11 13 (4.83%) SolarWinds
12 10 (3.72%) ServiceNow
12 10 (3.72%) Starlink
13 8 (2.97%) Arista
13 8 (2.97%) Draytek
13 8 (2.97%) WatchGuard
14 7 (2.60%) Apple
14 7 (2.60%) HP
14 7 (2.60%) Mitel