CCNA Job Trends in the North East

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
England > North East

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North East with a requirement for CCNA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 8 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 69 84 44
Rank change year-on-year +15 -40 +48
Permanent jobs citing CCNA 12 11 14
As % of all permanent jobs in the North East 1.10% 0.85% 2.68%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.26% 4.60% 10.61%
Number of salaries quoted 10 6 13
10th Percentile - £59,000 £36,350
25th Percentile £30,500 - £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,500 £65,000 £39,005
Median % change year-on-year -40.77% +66.65% -9.83%
75th Percentile £52,500 £76,250 £48,750
90th Percentile £55,600 £83,125 £68,500
England median annual salary £41,276 £53,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -22.12% +17.78% -5.26%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North East

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 the North East.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 368 239 132
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North East 33.61% 18.48% 25.29%
Number of salaries quoted 152 106 110
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,500 £29,500
25th Percentile £30,500 £35,500 £36,862
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,750 £50,309 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.07% -8.53% +29.41%
75th Percentile £60,750 £71,493 £68,438
90th Percentile £77,176 £95,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £58,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -5.98% +1.74% +4.55%

CCNA
Job Vacancy Trend in the North East

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

CCNA job vacancy trend in the North East

CCNA
Salary Trend in the North East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing CCNA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing CCNA

CCNA
Salary Histogram in the North East

Salary distribution for jobs citing CCNA in the North East over the 6 months to 8 November 2025.

Salary histogram for CCNA in the North East

CCNA
Job Locations in the North East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CCNA within the North East region over the 6 months to 8 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
Northumberland - 5 £31,000 -
Durham +3 4 £50,000 -5.66%
Tyne and Wear +8 3 £54,000 -16.92% 6
CCNA
England

CCNA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East 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:

Cloud Services
1 4 (33.33%) Azure
1 4 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 7 (58.33%) LAN
1 7 (58.33%) WAN
2 5 (41.67%) Network Security
3 4 (33.33%) VLAN
4 1 (8.33%) SD-WAN
4 1 (8.33%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (8.33%) WLAN
General
1 6 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 5 (41.67%) Manufacturing
2 5 (41.67%) Pharmaceutical
3 1 (8.33%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 6 (50.00%) Network Engineer
2 5 (41.67%) Analyst
2 5 (41.67%) IT Analyst
2 5 (41.67%) IT Support
2 5 (41.67%) IT Support Analyst
2 5 (41.67%) Support Analyst
3 1 (8.33%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 1 (8.33%) Network Design Specialist
3 1 (8.33%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
3 1 (8.33%) Network Specialist
3 1 (8.33%) Senior
3 1 (8.33%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
3 1 (8.33%) Senior Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (33.33%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 5 (41.67%) LIMS
1 5 (41.67%) Onboarding
1 5 (41.67%) SCADA
2 2 (16.67%) Driving Licence
3 1 (8.33%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 6 (50.00%) Windows
1 6 (50.00%) Windows Server
2 5 (41.67%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (41.67%) Biotechnology
1 5 (41.67%) Customer Service
1 5 (41.67%) ITIL
1 5 (41.67%) Service Management
1 5 (41.67%) User Experience
1 5 (41.67%) Validation
2 4 (33.33%) Energy Management
2 4 (33.33%) Operations Management
3 2 (16.67%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 1 (8.33%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (8.33%) Network Design
4 1 (8.33%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 12 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
2 6 (50.00%) CCNP
3 5 (41.67%) A+ Certification
3 5 (41.67%) MCSA
3 5 (41.67%) Microsoft Certification
3 5 (41.67%) Network+ Certification
4 4 (33.33%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (41.67%) 21 CFR Part 11
1 5 (41.67%) GxP
System Software
1 5 (41.67%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (8.33%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 11 (91.67%) Cisco
2 10 (83.33%) Microsoft
3 4 (33.33%) CheckPoint
3 4 (33.33%) Meraki
4 1 (8.33%) Aruba
4 1 (8.33%) Fortinet
4 1 (8.33%) HP
4 1 (8.33%) Mitel