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 with a requirement for CCNA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 26 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 202 186 209
Rank change year-on-year -16 +23 +113
Permanent jobs citing CCNA 51 97 60
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.47% 1.01% 0.81%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.19% 2.81% 3.38%
Number of salaries quoted 43 68 56
10th Percentile £25,500 £37,125 £30,688
25th Percentile £30,500 £40,375 £36,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £47,500 £40,250
Median % change year-on-year - +18.01% +0.63%
75th Percentile £52,500 £61,250 £48,750
90th Percentile £60,125 £65,000 £58,750
England median annual salary £40,500 £55,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -26.36% +15.79% -

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 requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the North of England.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 4,288 3,457 1,777
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 39.91% 36.10% 24.01%
Number of salaries quoted 1,223 1,232 1,173
10th Percentile £27,250 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £28,250 £40,500 £38,734
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,055 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.10% -4.66% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £79,600 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £59,954 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.26% +4.27% -

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 job vacancy trend 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.

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 26 December 2025.

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 26 December 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
North West +6 33 £50,000 +5.26% 24
North East +10 9 £31,000 -52.31% 3
Yorkshire -31 9 £26,000 -54.78% 14
CCNA
England

CCNA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of 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 6 (11.76%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (1.96%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (1.96%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 11 (21.57%) Azure
2 8 (15.69%) Microsoft 365
3 7 (13.73%) Entra ID
4 5 (9.80%) IaaS
5 1 (1.96%) Google Workspace
5 1 (1.96%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 33 (64.71%) Firewall
2 28 (54.90%) WAN
3 27 (52.94%) LAN
4 14 (27.45%) VPN
5 10 (19.61%) SD-WAN
5 10 (19.61%) VoIP
6 9 (17.65%) WebEx
7 8 (15.69%) MPLS
7 8 (15.69%) VLAN
7 8 (15.69%) WLAN
8 7 (13.73%) ADSL
8 7 (13.73%) BGP
8 7 (13.73%) TCP/IP
9 6 (11.76%) Broadband
10 5 (9.80%) Network Security
10 5 (9.80%) SSL
11 4 (7.84%) Wireless
12 3 (5.88%) Unified Communications
12 3 (5.88%) Wi-Fi
13 2 (3.92%) Telepresence
General
1 30 (58.82%) Social Skills
2 12 (23.53%) Presentation Skills
3 8 (15.69%) Manufacturing
4 5 (9.80%) Pharmaceutical
5 3 (5.88%) Finance
5 3 (5.88%) Public Sector
5 3 (5.88%) Telecoms
6 2 (3.92%) Aerospace
6 2 (3.92%) Military
7 1 (1.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (1.96%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (1.96%) Retail
Job Titles
1 13 (25.49%) Analyst
1 13 (25.49%) Support Analyst
2 12 (23.53%) Cisco Engineer
2 12 (23.53%) Firewall Engineer
2 12 (23.53%) Juniper Engineer
2 12 (23.53%) LAN Engineer
2 12 (23.53%) LAN/WAN Engineer
2 12 (23.53%) Presales Engineer
2 12 (23.53%) WAN Engineer
3 9 (17.65%) Network Engineer
4 6 (11.76%) IT Support
4 6 (11.76%) Technical Analyst
4 6 (11.76%) Technical Engineer
4 6 (11.76%) Technical Support
4 6 (11.76%) Technical Support Analyst
5 5 (9.80%) 3rd Line Support
5 5 (9.80%) 3rd Line Support Technician
5 5 (9.80%) IT Support Analyst
5 5 (9.80%) Support Engineer
5 5 (9.80%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.96%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 9 (17.65%) Data Centre
2 6 (11.76%) Handset
3 5 (9.80%) LIMS
3 5 (9.80%) Management Information System
3 5 (9.80%) Onboarding
3 5 (9.80%) SCADA
4 2 (3.92%) Driving Licence
4 2 (3.92%) Security Posture
5 1 (1.96%) Educational Technology
5 1 (1.96%) Security Operations Centre
5 1 (1.96%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (1.96%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 16 (31.37%) Windows
2 14 (27.45%) Windows Server
3 6 (11.76%) Windows 10
4 4 (7.84%) Windows Server 2016
5 3 (5.88%) Windows Server 2019
6 2 (3.92%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (39.22%) Customer Service
2 14 (27.45%) ITIL
3 13 (25.49%) Presales
4 10 (19.61%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 9 (17.65%) Continuous Improvement
6 7 (13.73%) Validation
7 6 (11.76%) Information Security
7 6 (11.76%) Problem-Solving
7 6 (11.76%) Service Delivery
7 6 (11.76%) Supplier Management
8 5 (9.80%) Biotechnology
8 5 (9.80%) Data Loss Prevention
8 5 (9.80%) Data Protection
8 5 (9.80%) Information Security Management
8 5 (9.80%) ISMS
8 5 (9.80%) Mobile Device Management
8 5 (9.80%) Remote Monitoring and Management
8 5 (9.80%) Security Management
8 5 (9.80%) Service Management
8 5 (9.80%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 2 (3.92%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 51 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
2 13 (25.49%) JNCIA
3 11 (21.57%) Degree
4 9 (17.65%) CCNP
5 8 (15.69%) Microsoft Certification
5 8 (15.69%) Network+ Certification
6 7 (13.73%) DBS Check
7 6 (11.76%) MCSA
8 5 (9.80%) A+ Certification
9 2 (3.92%) Azure Certification
9 2 (3.92%) CCIE
9 2 (3.92%) Security Cleared
9 2 (3.92%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 1 (1.96%) CISSP
10 1 (1.96%) CompTIA Security+
10 1 (1.96%) GCIA
10 1 (1.96%) SANS
10 1 (1.96%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (9.80%) 21 CFR Part 11
1 5 (9.80%) GxP
2 1 (1.96%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (1.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 14 (27.45%) Active Directory
2 3 (5.88%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (3.92%) Hyper-V
3 2 (3.92%) Virtual Machines
3 2 (3.92%) VMware ESXi
3 2 (3.92%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 7 (13.73%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (9.80%) Autotask
3 2 (3.92%) Cisco CUCM
3 2 (3.92%) vCenter Server
4 1 (1.96%) FortiGate
4 1 (1.96%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 39 (76.47%) Cisco
2 23 (45.10%) Aruba
3 21 (41.18%) Fortinet
4 16 (31.37%) Microsoft
5 13 (25.49%) Juniper
5 13 (25.49%) Meraki
6 7 (13.73%) Huawei
6 7 (13.73%) Polycom
7 4 (7.84%) Palo Alto
8 3 (5.88%) Veeam
8 3 (5.88%) VMware
8 3 (5.88%) Zerto
9 2 (3.92%) Apple
9 2 (3.92%) HP
9 2 (3.92%) Oracle
10 1 (1.96%) CheckPoint
10 1 (1.96%) Fujitsu
10 1 (1.96%) Google
10 1 (1.96%) Mitel
10 1 (1.96%) Ubiquiti