CCNP Job Trends in London

Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for CCNP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 14 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 281 278 343
Rank change year-on-year -3 +65 +92
Permanent jobs citing CCNP 116 131 150
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.68% 0.96% 0.69%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.71% 2.88% 2.52%
Number of salaries quoted 68 95 132
10th Percentile £47,500 £43,500 £47,500
25th Percentile £61,875 £58,016 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £80,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +23.08% -
75th Percentile £85,000 £88,250 £75,500
90th Percentile £93,500 £106,000 £90,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £64,600 £53,000
% change year-on-year +0.62% +21.89% -3.64%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
London

CCNP 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 London.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 4,278 4,556 5,964
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 25.25% 33.55% 27.26%
Number of salaries quoted 2,294 1,959 4,156
10th Percentile £32,500 £41,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £51,250 £55,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +3.70%
75th Percentile £90,000 £95,000 £88,750
90th Percentile £112,500 £120,000 £107,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -4.35%

CCNP
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

CCNP job vacancy trend in London

CCNP
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing CCNP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing CCNP

CCNP
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing CCNP in London over the 6 months to 14 March 2026.

Salary histogram for CCNP in London

CCNP
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CCNP within the London region over the 6 months to 14 March 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
East London +1 15 - - 1
Central London +5 5 £72,500 -3.33% 10
CCNP
England

CCNP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 7 (6.03%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.86%) Confluence
2 1 (0.86%) SharePoint
Applications
1 8 (6.90%) MS Visio
2 3 (2.59%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 36 (31.03%) Azure
2 33 (28.45%) AWS
3 9 (7.76%) Azure ExpressRoute
4 6 (5.17%) AWS Direct Connect
5 5 (4.31%) Azure Monitor
5 5 (4.31%) GCP
5 5 (4.31%) Microsoft 365
6 4 (3.45%) Datadog
7 3 (2.59%) Entra ID
7 3 (2.59%) Mimecast
8 2 (1.72%) Rubrik
9 1 (0.86%) Amazon S3
9 1 (0.86%) IaaS
9 1 (0.86%) OneDrive
9 1 (0.86%) Stackdriver
9 1 (0.86%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 90 (77.59%) Firewall
2 60 (51.72%) WAN
3 45 (38.79%) LAN
4 40 (34.48%) SD-WAN
4 40 (34.48%) Wireless
5 39 (33.62%) VPN
6 36 (31.03%) Network Security
7 32 (27.59%) VLAN
7 32 (27.59%) Wi-Fi
8 30 (25.86%) BGP
8 30 (25.86%) OSPF
9 27 (23.28%) Cisco Firepower
10 25 (21.55%) Cisco Wireless
11 21 (18.10%) Cisco ASA
11 21 (18.10%) Cisco ISE
12 14 (12.07%) VoIP
13 11 (9.48%) EIGRP
14 10 (8.62%) MPLS
15 9 (7.76%) HSRP
15 9 (7.76%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.72%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 5 (4.31%) JIRA
2 4 (3.45%) Git
3 2 (1.72%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 33 (28.45%) Social Skills
2 32 (27.59%) Finance
3 10 (8.62%) Analytical Skills
4 9 (7.76%) Banking
5 8 (6.90%) Retail Banking
6 5 (4.31%) Marketing
6 5 (4.31%) Telecoms
7 4 (3.45%) Documentation Skills
7 4 (3.45%) Law
7 4 (3.45%) Public Sector
8 3 (2.59%) Organisational Skills
8 3 (2.59%) Presentation Skills
8 3 (2.59%) Retail
9 1 (0.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (0.86%) Military
Job Titles
1 73 (62.93%) Network Engineer
2 26 (22.41%) Cisco Engineer
2 26 (22.41%) Cisco Network Engineer
3 24 (20.69%) Consultant
4 20 (17.24%) Azure Engineer
5 18 (15.52%) Network Consultant
5 18 (15.52%) Senior
6 17 (14.66%) Senior Network Engineer
6 17 (14.66%) WAN Engineer
7 15 (12.93%) AWS Engineer
7 15 (12.93%) LAN Engineer
7 15 (12.93%) LAN/WAN Engineer
8 11 (9.48%) Architect
8 11 (9.48%) Network Architect
9 10 (8.62%) Cisco Consultant
9 10 (8.62%) Cisco Network Consultant
10 7 (6.03%) Cisco Wireless Consultant
10 7 (6.03%) Firewall Consultant
10 7 (6.03%) Wireless Network Consultant
11 6 (5.17%) Principal Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (7.76%) 802.1X
2 3 (2.59%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 42 (36.21%) Data Centre
2 15 (12.93%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 9 (7.76%) Public Cloud
4 5 (4.31%) Onboarding
4 5 (4.31%) Security Posture
5 4 (3.45%) Cloud Native
6 3 (2.59%) Cyber Defence
6 3 (2.59%) PKI
6 3 (2.59%) Self-Motivation
6 3 (2.59%) Virtual Team
7 1 (0.86%) e-Health
7 1 (0.86%) Hybrid Cloud
7 1 (0.86%) IoT
7 1 (0.86%) Legacy Systems
7 1 (0.86%) Operational Technology
7 1 (0.86%) Private Cloud
7 1 (0.86%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 13 (11.21%) Windows
2 10 (8.62%) Linux
3 5 (4.31%) Windows Server
4 2 (1.72%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (25.00%) High Availability
2 27 (23.28%) Migration
3 26 (22.41%) Computer Science
4 21 (18.10%) Problem-Solving
5 17 (14.66%) AI
5 17 (14.66%) Kalman Filter
5 17 (14.66%) Network Design
5 17 (14.66%) Network Monitoring
5 17 (14.66%) Process Improvement
6 16 (13.79%) ITIL
6 16 (13.79%) Technical Leadership
7 15 (12.93%) Disaster Recovery
7 15 (12.93%) Load Balancing
8 14 (12.07%) Vulnerability Management
9 13 (11.21%) Change Control
10 11 (9.48%) Task Automation
11 10 (8.62%) Incident Response
11 10 (8.62%) Mentoring
11 10 (8.62%) Network Segmentation
12 9 (7.76%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 22 (18.97%) Python
2 8 (6.90%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 116 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
2 50 (43.10%) CCIE
3 44 (37.93%) CCNA
4 36 (31.03%) Degree
5 24 (20.69%) Computer Science Degree
6 22 (18.97%) CCSE
7 20 (17.24%) CCSA
8 13 (11.21%) Azure Certification
9 8 (6.90%) VCAP
10 7 (6.03%) JNCIP
11 6 (5.17%) AWS Certification
11 6 (5.17%) Network+ Certification
12 5 (4.31%) JNCIA
12 5 (4.31%) MCSE
12 5 (4.31%) Microsoft Certification
12 5 (4.31%) Security Cleared
12 5 (4.31%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 4 (3.45%) LPIC
13 4 (3.45%) RHCSA
13 4 (3.45%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (9.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 11 (9.48%) NIST
2 8 (6.90%) GDPR
3 3 (2.59%) PCI DSS
4 2 (1.72%) PMO
5 1 (0.86%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.86%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (0.86%) HIPAA
5 1 (0.86%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 1 (0.86%) SOC 2
System Software
1 11 (9.48%) VMware Infrastructure
2 10 (8.62%) Firmware
3 6 (5.17%) vSphere
4 3 (2.59%) Active Directory
5 2 (1.72%) Docker
5 2 (1.72%) EMC RecoverPoint
Systems Management
1 21 (18.10%) Ansible
2 17 (14.66%) FortiGate
3 8 (6.90%) Check_MK
3 8 (6.90%) Terraform
4 5 (4.31%) Cisco Prime
5 4 (3.45%) Nagios
6 2 (1.72%) Kubernetes
6 2 (1.72%) VxRail
7 1 (0.86%) CA Spectrum
7 1 (0.86%) Cisco CUCM
7 1 (0.86%) Grafana
7 1 (0.86%) OpenView
7 1 (0.86%) Tivoli
7 1 (0.86%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 105 (90.52%) Cisco
2 40 (34.48%) Fortinet
3 31 (26.72%) CheckPoint
4 29 (25.00%) SolarWinds
5 28 (24.14%) Meraki
6 20 (17.24%) Palo Alto
7 15 (12.93%) Juniper
8 13 (11.21%) Microsoft
9 12 (10.34%) Arista
9 12 (10.34%) VMware
10 9 (7.76%) F5
11 8 (6.90%) Splunk
12 7 (6.03%) Infoblox
12 7 (6.03%) Zscaler
13 5 (4.31%) Sophos
14 3 (2.59%) ForeScout
14 3 (2.59%) Okta
14 3 (2.59%) SevOne
15 2 (1.72%) Dynatrace
15 2 (1.72%) Ekahau