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 24 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 198 210 214
Rank change year-on-year +12 +4 -42
Permanent jobs citing CCNA 115 83 152
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.72% 0.97% 0.99%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.42% 2.35% 3.14%
Number of salaries quoted 49 67 122
10th Percentile £32,250 £30,500 £25,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £40,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -11.11% +7.14%
75th Percentile £67,500 £58,125 £57,500
90th Percentile - £64,450 £62,500
England median annual salary £52,500 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +16.67% -5.26% +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 3,359 3,530 4,836
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 20.93% 41.07% 31.62%
Number of salaries quoted 1,969 1,621 3,036
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,000 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% - -
75th Percentile £76,250 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,500 £82,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%

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

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Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing CCNA in the South East over the 6 months to 24 July 2026.

Salary histogram for CCNA in the South East

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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 24 July 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 +23 38 £47,500 -13.64% 17
Kent +4 25 £34,500 -4.17% 3
Hampshire -42 20 £60,000 +20.00% 7
Surrey -46 20 £65,000 +96.97% 2
Berkshire +21 14 £47,500 -19.15% 6
Oxfordshire +1 14 £50,000 -9.09%
Buckinghamshire -1 10 £43,750 +2.94% 11
West Sussex -17 6 - -
East 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 11 (9.57%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (3.48%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 1 (0.87%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 79 (68.70%) Azure
2 12 (10.43%) Microsoft 365
3 11 (9.57%) AWS
4 7 (6.09%) GCP
5 4 (3.48%) Entra ID
5 4 (3.48%) Power Automate
6 1 (0.87%) Azure Stack
Communications & Networking
1 42 (36.52%) Firewall
2 31 (26.96%) WAN
3 30 (26.09%) VPN
4 28 (24.35%) LAN
4 28 (24.35%) VLAN
5 23 (20.00%) TCP/IP
6 19 (16.52%) DHCP
6 19 (16.52%) DNS
7 17 (14.78%) Network Security
8 16 (13.91%) Wireless
9 13 (11.30%) Wi-Fi
10 11 (9.57%) OSPF
11 9 (7.83%) VoIP
12 8 (6.96%) BGP
12 8 (6.96%) Internet
13 6 (5.22%) SD-WAN
14 4 (3.48%) IPsec
14 4 (3.48%) MPLS
14 4 (3.48%) WLAN
15 3 (2.61%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.87%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (0.87%) JIRA
General
1 93 (80.87%) Social Skills
2 7 (6.09%) Military
3 5 (4.35%) Documentation Skills
4 4 (3.48%) Retail
4 4 (3.48%) Telecoms
5 3 (2.61%) Public Sector
6 2 (1.74%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (1.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (1.74%) Manufacturing
6 2 (1.74%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (0.87%) Aerospace
7 1 (0.87%) Digital Health
7 1 (0.87%) Finance
Job Titles
1 82 (71.30%) Network Engineer
2 10 (8.70%) IT Engineer
2 10 (8.70%) Support Engineer
3 9 (7.83%) IT Support
4 8 (6.96%) IT Support Engineer
5 6 (5.22%) Cybersecurity Engineer
5 6 (5.22%) Field Engineer
5 6 (5.22%) Field Service Engineer
5 6 (5.22%) Security Engineer
5 6 (5.22%) Senior
5 6 (5.22%) Senior Security Engineer
6 5 (4.35%) 3rd Line Engineer
6 5 (4.35%) 3rd Line Support
7 4 (3.48%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
7 4 (3.48%) Systems Engineer
8 3 (2.61%) Junior Network Engineer
8 3 (2.61%) Network Manager
8 3 (2.61%) Network Security Engineer
8 3 (2.61%) Senior Network Engineer
8 3 (2.61%) Senior Network Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.61%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 9 (7.83%) Driving Licence
2 8 (6.96%) Security Posture
3 1 (0.87%) Cyber Security Posture
3 1 (0.87%) Fibre Optics
3 1 (0.87%) Management Information System
3 1 (0.87%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 19 (16.52%) Windows
2 11 (9.57%) Windows Server
3 10 (8.70%) Linux
4 1 (0.87%) Android
4 1 (0.87%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.87%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.87%) Windows Server 2016
4 1 (0.87%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (14.78%) Cybersecurity
2 16 (13.91%) ITIL
3 13 (11.30%) Business Continuity
3 13 (11.30%) Problem-Solving
4 10 (8.70%) Continuous Improvement
4 10 (8.70%) Disaster Recovery
4 10 (8.70%) Mentoring
4 10 (8.70%) Stakeholder Management
5 8 (6.96%) Computer Science
6 7 (6.09%) Network Design
7 6 (5.22%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 6 (5.22%) Network Monitoring
7 6 (5.22%) Process Improvement
7 6 (5.22%) Security Operations
7 6 (5.22%) SIEM
7 6 (5.22%) Vulnerability Management
8 5 (4.35%) High Availability
8 5 (4.35%) Service Delivery
8 5 (4.35%) Technical Leadership
9 4 (3.48%) Strategic Planning
Programming Languages
1 4 (3.48%) PowerShell
2 3 (2.61%) Python
3 1 (0.87%) SQL
Qualifications
1 115 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
2 67 (58.26%) Network+ Certification
3 60 (52.17%) Azure Certification
4 21 (18.26%) CCNP
5 14 (12.17%) Security Cleared
6 13 (11.30%) Degree
6 13 (11.30%) DV Cleared
7 8 (6.96%) SC Cleared
8 7 (6.09%) CISSP
9 6 (5.22%) CompTIA Security+
9 6 (5.22%) Microsoft Certification
10 5 (4.35%) Computer Science Degree
11 3 (2.61%) GCIA
11 3 (2.61%) SANS
12 1 (0.87%) BPSS Clearance
12 1 (0.87%) CISM
12 1 (0.87%) HNC
12 1 (0.87%) HND
12 1 (0.87%) MCSA
12 1 (0.87%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (6.09%) Cyber Essentials
2 5 (4.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (3.48%) SLA
4 2 (1.74%) NIST
5 1 (0.87%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.87%) GDPR
System Software
1 16 (13.91%) Active Directory
2 12 (10.43%) Hyper-V
3 8 (6.96%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (3.48%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (2.61%) Docker
6 2 (1.74%) Firmware
6 2 (1.74%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 5 (4.35%) FortiGate
1 5 (4.35%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.87%) OpenView
2 1 (0.87%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 87 (75.65%) Cisco
2 79 (68.70%) Microsoft
3 60 (52.17%) ForeScout
4 18 (15.65%) VMware
5 15 (13.04%) Fortinet
6 8 (6.96%) Aruba
7 7 (6.09%) Citrix
7 7 (6.09%) Juniper
8 6 (5.22%) Google
9 4 (3.48%) Palo Alto
9 4 (3.48%) Ubiquiti
9 4 (3.48%) WatchGuard
10 3 (2.61%) MikroTik
11 2 (1.74%) HP
11 2 (1.74%) Ruckus Wireless
11 2 (1.74%) Veeam
12 1 (0.87%) Adobe
12 1 (0.87%) Dell
12 1 (0.87%) EMC
12 1 (0.87%) Radware