CCNA Job Trends in the South East

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for CCNA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 30 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 204 205 226
Rank change year-on-year +1 +21 -25
Permanent jobs citing CCNA 103 76 171
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.67% 0.93% 0.95%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.17% 2.07% 2.99%
Number of salaries quoted 42 66 142
10th Percentile £32,250 £30,500 £23,000
25th Percentile £34,938 £31,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% +6.25% -5.88%
75th Percentile £61,250 £61,563 £57,125
90th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £60,000
England median annual salary £51,058 £47,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +7.49% - +5.56%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South 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 South East.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 3,253 3,668 5,728
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 21.30% 45.08% 31.88%
Number of salaries quoted 1,881 1,567 3,612
10th Percentile £30,625 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,537 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,500 £51,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% +2.94% -2.58%
75th Percentile £75,000 £68,875 £67,500
90th Percentile £89,500 £82,200 £82,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £53,818
% change year-on-year +9.09% +2.20% -10.30%

CCNA
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

CCNA job vacancy trend in the South East

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Salary Trend in the South East

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing CCNA

CCNA
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing CCNA in the South East over the 6 months to 30 June 2026.

Salary histogram for CCNA in the South East

CCNA
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CCNA within the South East region over the 6 months to 30 June 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
Thames Valley +22 34 £50,000 -9.09% 9
Kent -5 25 £34,500 -4.17%
Surrey -30 16 £65,000 +96.97% 5
Hampshire -47 16 £52,500 +5.00% 6
Oxfordshire +2 12 £50,000 -9.09%
Berkshire +8 11 £70,000 +14.29% 2
Buckinghamshire +5 11 £42,500 - 7
East Sussex - 6 - - 1
West Sussex - 6 - -
CCNA
England

CCNA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South 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:

Application Platforms
1 10 (9.71%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.97%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 75 (72.82%) Azure
2 11 (10.68%) AWS
3 10 (9.71%) Microsoft 365
4 7 (6.80%) GCP
5 2 (1.94%) Entra ID
6 1 (0.97%) Mimecast
6 1 (0.97%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 35 (33.98%) Firewall
2 25 (24.27%) VPN
3 24 (23.30%) WAN
4 22 (21.36%) LAN
5 19 (18.45%) VLAN
6 16 (15.53%) TCP/IP
7 14 (13.59%) Network Security
8 13 (12.62%) DHCP
8 13 (12.62%) DNS
9 12 (11.65%) Wireless
10 11 (10.68%) Wi-Fi
11 9 (8.74%) VoIP
12 8 (7.77%) Internet
12 8 (7.77%) OSPF
13 6 (5.83%) BGP
14 4 (3.88%) IPsec
14 4 (3.88%) MPLS
14 4 (3.88%) WLAN
15 3 (2.91%) Broadband
15 3 (2.91%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.94%) SQL Server
General
1 85 (82.52%) Social Skills
2 4 (3.88%) Military
2 4 (3.88%) Retail
2 4 (3.88%) Telecoms
3 3 (2.91%) Documentation Skills
3 3 (2.91%) Public Sector
4 2 (1.94%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (1.94%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (0.97%) Digital Health
5 1 (0.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 78 (75.73%) Network Engineer
2 7 (6.80%) Senior
2 7 (6.80%) Support Engineer
3 6 (5.83%) Cybersecurity Engineer
3 6 (5.83%) IT Engineer
3 6 (5.83%) Security Engineer
3 6 (5.83%) Senior Security Engineer
4 5 (4.85%) IT Support
4 5 (4.85%) IT Support Engineer
5 3 (2.91%) Field Engineer
5 3 (2.91%) Field Service Engineer
5 3 (2.91%) Junior
5 3 (2.91%) Junior Network Engineer
5 3 (2.91%) Network Manager
5 3 (2.91%) Network Security Engineer
5 3 (2.91%) Senior Network Engineer
5 3 (2.91%) Senior Network Security Engineer
5 3 (2.91%) Technical Engineer
6 2 (1.94%) Analyst
6 2 (1.94%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.91%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 8 (7.77%) Security Posture
2 6 (5.83%) Driving Licence
3 1 (0.97%) Cyber Security Posture
3 1 (0.97%) Fibre Optics
3 1 (0.97%) PKI
3 1 (0.97%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 13 (12.62%) Windows
2 9 (8.74%) Linux
3 5 (4.85%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.97%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (16.50%) Cybersecurity
2 14 (13.59%) Problem-Solving
3 13 (12.62%) Business Continuity
4 11 (10.68%) Disaster Recovery
4 11 (10.68%) ITIL
5 9 (8.74%) Continuous Improvement
6 8 (7.77%) Computer Science
6 8 (7.77%) Stakeholder Management
7 6 (5.83%) Mentoring
7 6 (5.83%) Network Design
7 6 (5.83%) Process Improvement
7 6 (5.83%) Security Operations
7 6 (5.83%) SIEM
7 6 (5.83%) Technical Leadership
7 6 (5.83%) Vulnerability Management
8 5 (4.85%) High Availability
8 5 (4.85%) Service Delivery
9 4 (3.88%) Collaborative Working
9 4 (3.88%) Network Monitoring
9 4 (3.88%) Strategic Planning
Programming Languages
1 3 (2.91%) Python
2 2 (1.94%) PowerShell
2 2 (1.94%) SQL
3 1 (0.97%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 103 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
2 67 (65.05%) Network+ Certification
3 60 (58.25%) Azure Certification
4 19 (18.45%) CCNP
5 9 (8.74%) Degree
6 8 (7.77%) Security Cleared
7 7 (6.80%) CISSP
7 7 (6.80%) DV Cleared
8 6 (5.83%) CompTIA Security+
9 5 (4.85%) Computer Science Degree
10 4 (3.88%) SC Cleared
11 3 (2.91%) GCIA
11 3 (2.91%) Microsoft Certification
11 3 (2.91%) SANS
12 2 (1.94%) CCIE
12 2 (1.94%) MCSA
12 2 (1.94%) MCSE
13 1 (0.97%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (4.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (3.88%) Cyber Essentials
2 4 (3.88%) SLA
3 2 (1.94%) NIST
4 1 (0.97%) GDPR
System Software
1 13 (12.62%) Hyper-V
2 12 (11.65%) Active Directory
3 6 (5.83%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (2.91%) Docker
5 1 (0.97%) Firmware
5 1 (0.97%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 4 (3.88%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (2.91%) FortiGate
3 1 (0.97%) OpenView
3 1 (0.97%) Terraform
3 1 (0.97%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 80 (77.67%) Cisco
2 74 (71.84%) Microsoft
3 60 (58.25%) ForeScout
4 15 (14.56%) VMware
5 12 (11.65%) Fortinet
6 8 (7.77%) Aruba
6 8 (7.77%) Citrix
7 6 (5.83%) Google
7 6 (5.83%) Juniper
8 5 (4.85%) Palo Alto
8 5 (4.85%) WatchGuard
9 4 (3.88%) Ubiquiti
10 3 (2.91%) HP
10 3 (2.91%) MikroTik
10 3 (2.91%) Veeam
11 2 (1.94%) Adobe
11 2 (1.94%) Dell
11 2 (1.94%) Draytek
11 2 (1.94%) Ruckus Wireless
11 2 (1.94%) SonicWALL