CCNA Job Trends in the North of England

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England citing CCNA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 28 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

	6 months to 28 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	319	238	202
Rank change year-on-year	-81	-36	+12
Permanent jobs citing CCNA	41	48	108
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England	0.17%	0.52%	0.86%
As % of the Qualifications category	1.27%	1.43%	3.22%
Number of salaries quoted	21	38	59
10^th Percentile	£25,625	£25,500	£35,900
25^th Percentile	£37,039	£27,375	£40,000
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£42,500	£40,500	£47,500
Median % change year-on-year	+4.94%	-14.74%	+18.75%
75^th Percentile	£53,750	£55,625	£59,375
90^th Percentile	£60,000	£61,475	£65,000
England median annual salary	£50,000	£40,500	£52,500
% change year-on-year	+23.46%	-22.86%	+16.67%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North of 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 citing academic qualifications or professional certifications in the North of England.

	6 months to 28 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies citing academic qualifications or professional certifications	3,221	3,350	3,349
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England	13.29%	36.41%	26.81%
Number of salaries quoted	2,041	1,090	1,175
10^th Percentile	£32,500	£27,000	£30,100
25^th Percentile	£42,000	£30,750	£40,000
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£55,000	£45,000	£50,055
Median % change year-on-year	+22.22%	-10.10%	-8.99%
75^th Percentile	£73,750	£61,125	£65,000
90^th Percentile	£90,000	£76,375	£79,600
England median annual salary	£60,000	£55,000	£57,560
% change year-on-year	+9.09%	-4.45%	+0.10%

CCNA Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

CCNA Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing CCNA.

CCNA Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing CCNA in the North of England over the 6 months to 28 October 2026.

Salary histogram for CCNA in the North of England

CCNA Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CCNA within the North of England region over the 6 months to 28 October 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	Job Ads Past 6 Months	Median Salary Past 6 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Jobs
Yorkshire	-25	22	£42,500	+63.46%	10
North West	-55	18	£52,500	-2.33%	4
North East	-77	1	£38,378	+23.80%	2
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CCNA Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 28 October 2026, job vacancies citing CCNA also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the North of England region citing CCNA.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Cisco Certification	100.0%	41
2	Firewall	65.9%	27
3	Cisco	48.8%	20
4	ITIL	34.1%	14
5	Infrastructure Engineering	29.3%	12
5	WAN	29.3%	12
7	CCNP	26.8%	11
8	LAN	24.4%	10
8	Microsoft	24.4%	10
8	SNMP	24.4%	10
8	VPN	24.4%	10
12	Aruba	22.0%	9
12	Azure	22.0%	9
12	Degree	22.0%	9
12	Problem-Solving	22.0%	9
12	Windows	22.0%	9
17	Customer Service	19.5%	8
17	Microsoft 365	19.5%	8
17	Microsoft Certification	19.5%	8
17	Network+ Certification	19.5%	8
17	SD-WAN	19.5%	8
17	Wi-Fi	19.5%	8
17	Wireless	19.5%	8
24	Disaster Recovery	17.1%	7
24	Network Security	17.1%	7
24	PowerShell	17.1%	7
24	SC Cleared	17.1%	7
24	Security Cleared	17.1%	7
24	VoIP	17.1%	7
30	Azure Certification	14.6%	6

CCNA Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Qualifications

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Cisco Certification	100.0%	41
2	CCNP	26.8%	11
3	Degree	22.0%	9
4	Microsoft Certification	19.5%	8
4	Network+ Certification	19.5%	8
6	SC Cleared	17.1%	7
6	Security Cleared	17.1%	7
8	Azure Certification	14.6%	6
8	Microsoft Certified Professional	14.6%	6
10	ITIL Foundation Certificate	9.8%	4
11	DV Cleared	4.9%	2
11	JNCIA	4.9%	2
11	MCSE	4.9%	2
14	AWS Certification	2.4%	1
14	CCIE	2.4%	1
14	CCSA	2.4%	1
14	CCSE	2.4%	1
14	MCSA	2.4%	1