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

6 months to
19 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 360 227 299
Rank change year-on-year -133 +72 +109
Permanent jobs citing CCNA 268 628 519
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.50% 1.31% 0.98%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.54% 3.48% 3.36%
Number of salaries quoted 180 295 455
10th Percentile £25,750 £34,012 £27,850
25th Percentile £31,188 £42,500 £36,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,000 £55,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -25.45% +15.79% -
75th Percentile £55,625 £63,750 £57,500
90th Percentile £70,250 £69,600 £70,000
UK median annual salary £40,500 £55,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -26.36% +15.79% +5.56%

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 17,411 18,044 15,436
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 32.46% 37.75% 29.19%
Number of salaries quoted 7,018 7,064 10,683
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £28,760
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £41,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £56,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +7.14% -2.61%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £91,250 £93,750 £92,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £59,499 £55,500
% change year-on-year -7.56% +7.21% -3.48%

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 19 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 19 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 -24 58 £52,500 -7.09% 32
North of England -31 52 £50,000 +5.26% 28
London -30 49 £50,000 -16.67% 20
Midlands -108 39 £32,500 -43.23% 15
North West -10 38 £50,000 +5.26% 13
South West +19 37 £32,000 -32.63% 15
East Midlands -28 33 £32,500 -12.16% 4
East of England +31 30 £40,000 -20.79% 9
Yorkshire -35 8 £26,000 -46.67% 12
North East +1 6 £31,000 -52.31% 4
West Midlands -104 6 £41,000 -33.87% 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 14 (5.22%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (0.75%) Confluence
2 2 (0.75%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (1.87%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.49%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.75%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.37%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (1.87%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 67 (25.00%) Azure
2 34 (12.69%) Microsoft 365
3 32 (11.94%) AWS
4 21 (7.84%) Entra ID
5 6 (2.24%) IaaS
6 4 (1.49%) Microsoft Purview
6 4 (1.49%) SaaS
7 2 (0.75%) Azure DevOps
7 2 (0.75%) GCP
7 2 (0.75%) GitHub
7 2 (0.75%) GitHub Actions
8 1 (0.37%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 1 (0.37%) Azure Logic Apps
8 1 (0.37%) Azure Sentinel
8 1 (0.37%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (0.37%) Google Workspace
8 1 (0.37%) Mimecast
8 1 (0.37%) Pulumi
8 1 (0.37%) Rubrik
8 1 (0.37%) SecurityScorecard
Communications & Networking
1 144 (53.73%) Firewall
2 89 (33.21%) WAN
3 88 (32.84%) LAN
4 59 (22.01%) VPN
5 41 (15.30%) Wi-Fi
6 32 (11.94%) Network Security
7 31 (11.57%) TCP/IP
8 29 (10.82%) VSAT
9 28 (10.45%) VLAN
10 21 (7.84%) Cisco ASA
10 21 (7.84%) MPLS
11 19 (7.09%) BGP
12 18 (6.72%) Wireless
13 17 (6.34%) DNS
13 17 (6.34%) Intrusion Detection
14 16 (5.97%) VoIP
15 15 (5.60%) DHCP
16 14 (5.22%) IP Telephony
16 14 (5.22%) OSPF
16 14 (5.22%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.12%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 7 (2.61%) Burp Suite
1 7 (2.61%) Metasploit
2 3 (1.12%) GitLab
3 2 (0.75%) JIRA
4 1 (0.37%) Git
General
1 89 (33.21%) Social Skills
2 48 (17.91%) Finance
3 20 (7.46%) Presentation Skills
4 18 (6.72%) Analytical Skills
5 15 (5.60%) Public Sector
5 15 (5.60%) Telecoms
6 10 (3.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 10 (3.73%) Organisational Skills
7 9 (3.36%) Retail
8 8 (2.99%) Manufacturing
9 6 (2.24%) Legal
10 5 (1.87%) Law
10 5 (1.87%) Pharmaceutical
11 4 (1.49%) Documentation Skills
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 (0.75%) Mandarin Language
Job Titles
1 60 (22.39%) Network Engineer
2 48 (17.91%) Support Engineer
3 45 (16.79%) Technical Engineer
4 36 (13.43%) Technical Support
5 30 (11.19%) Cisco Engineer
5 30 (11.19%) Technical Support Engineer
6 29 (10.82%) LAN Engineer
6 29 (10.82%) LAN/WAN Engineer
6 29 (10.82%) WAN Engineer
7 26 (9.70%) Analyst
8 24 (8.96%) IT Engineer
9 23 (8.58%) Administrator
10 22 (8.21%) Senior
11 20 (7.46%) Presales Engineer
12 19 (7.09%) Systems Administrator
13 18 (6.72%) Firewall Engineer
13 18 (6.72%) Juniper Engineer
14 17 (6.34%) IT Support
15 15 (5.60%) Support Analyst
16 13 (4.85%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.12%) 802.1X
2 2 (0.75%) Middleware
2 2 (0.75%) ModSecurity
3 1 (0.37%) AngularJS
3 1 (0.37%) OpenTelemetry
3 1 (0.37%) React
3 1 (0.37%) Svelte
3 1 (0.37%) SvelteKit
Miscellaneous
1 41 (15.30%) Data Centre
2 20 (7.46%) e-Learning
3 18 (6.72%) Driving Licence
4 11 (4.10%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 11 (4.10%) Security Posture
5 7 (2.61%) CCTV
5 7 (2.61%) Enterprise Software
5 7 (2.61%) Insider Threat
5 7 (2.61%) Onboarding
6 6 (2.24%) Analytical Mindset
6 6 (2.24%) Management Information System
6 6 (2.24%) Smartphone
7 5 (1.87%) Security Operations Centre
8 4 (1.49%) Handset
8 4 (1.49%) LIMS
8 4 (1.49%) SCADA
9 3 (1.12%) Data Protection Act
9 3 (1.12%) iPad
9 3 (1.12%) Renewable Energy
9 3 (1.12%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 51 (19.03%) Windows
2 40 (14.93%) Linux
3 38 (14.18%) Windows Server
4 26 (9.70%) Unix
5 10 (3.73%) Windows 10
6 5 (1.87%) Android
7 3 (1.12%) Windows Server 2016
8 2 (0.75%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.37%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 72 (26.87%) Customer Service
2 55 (20.52%) Problem-Solving
3 49 (18.28%) ITIL
4 43 (16.04%) Mentoring
5 37 (13.81%) High Availability
6 32 (11.94%) Cybersecurity
7 30 (11.19%) Presales
8 26 (9.70%) Commercial Awareness
8 26 (9.70%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 22 (8.21%) Kalman Filter
10 21 (7.84%) Continuous Improvement
10 21 (7.84%) Project Delivery
11 20 (7.46%) Innovative Thinking
12 19 (7.09%) Computer Science
12 19 (7.09%) Information Security
13 18 (6.72%) Penetration Testing
14 16 (5.97%) Change Control
14 16 (5.97%) Process Improvement
14 16 (5.97%) Requirements Gathering
14 16 (5.97%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 20 (7.46%) Python
2 17 (6.34%) PowerShell
3 2 (0.75%) Bash
3 2 (0.75%) Bicep
3 2 (0.75%) VB
4 1 (0.37%) Go
4 1 (0.37%) SQL
Qualifications
1 268 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
2 110 (41.04%) CCNP
3 72 (26.87%) Security Cleared
4 63 (23.51%) SC Cleared
5 60 (22.39%) JNCIA
6 54 (20.15%) Degree
7 47 (17.54%) Microsoft Certification
8 40 (14.93%) DV Cleared
9 37 (13.81%) MCSE
10 30 (11.19%) Network+ Certification
11 28 (10.45%) MCP
12 27 (10.07%) MCSA
13 22 (8.21%) DBS Check
14 17 (6.34%) CCIE
15 16 (5.97%) Computer Science Degree
16 14 (5.22%) CISSP
16 14 (5.22%) CompTIA Security+
17 12 (4.48%) CCSA
17 12 (4.48%) CCSE
18 10 (3.73%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (7.84%) Cyber Essentials
2 14 (5.22%) SLA
3 13 (4.85%) GDPR
4 12 (4.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 11 (4.10%) NIST
6 7 (2.61%) Actionable Recommendations
7 5 (1.87%) GxP
8 4 (1.49%) 21 CFR Part 11
9 3 (1.12%) ITGC
10 2 (0.75%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 1 (0.37%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 1 (0.37%) HIPAA
System Software
1 40 (14.93%) Active Directory
2 13 (4.85%) Hyper-V
3 12 (4.48%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (1.87%) Firmware
4 5 (1.87%) vSphere
5 3 (1.12%) KVM
5 3 (1.12%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.75%) Docker
6 2 (0.75%) RHEV
6 2 (0.75%) Virtual Servers
6 2 (0.75%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.75%) Xen
7 1 (0.37%) EMC RecoverPoint
7 1 (0.37%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 1 (0.37%) pfSense
7 1 (0.37%) Squid
7 1 (0.37%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 25 (9.33%) Microsoft Intune
2 21 (7.84%) FortiGate
3 9 (3.36%) Ansible
4 7 (2.61%) Nmap
4 7 (2.61%) SCCM
5 5 (1.87%) Autotask
5 5 (1.87%) Terraform
6 3 (1.12%) ArcSight ESM
6 3 (1.12%) Cisco CUCM
6 3 (1.12%) QRadar
7 2 (0.75%) Kubernetes
7 2 (0.75%) Nagios
7 2 (0.75%) Proxmox
8 1 (0.37%) Failover Clustering
8 1 (0.37%) Grafana
8 1 (0.37%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.37%) OpenView
8 1 (0.37%) Tivoli
8 1 (0.37%) vRealize Orchestrator
8 1 (0.37%) WSUS
Vendors
1 167 (62.31%) Cisco
2 67 (25.00%) Microsoft
3 64 (23.88%) Fortinet
4 55 (20.52%) Juniper
5 32 (11.94%) VMware
6 28 (10.45%) Aruba
7 24 (8.96%) Meraki
8 21 (7.84%) CheckPoint
9 19 (7.09%) Palo Alto
10 13 (4.85%) Citrix
11 11 (4.10%) Dell
12 10 (3.73%) ServiceNow
12 10 (3.73%) SolarWinds
12 10 (3.73%) Starlink
13 8 (2.99%) Arista
14 7 (2.61%) Apple
14 7 (2.61%) Draytek
14 7 (2.61%) F5
14 7 (2.61%) Mitel
14 7 (2.61%) WatchGuard