CCNP Job Trends in South Wales

Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
Wales > South Wales

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in South Wales with a requirement for CCNP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 10 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 64 63 56
Rank change year-on-year -1 -7 +40
Permanent jobs citing CCNP 1 7 11
As % of all permanent jobs in South Wales 0.13% 1.10% 1.84%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.53% 4.07% 6.21%
Number of salaries quoted 1 3 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £44,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £46,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +39.78% -22.50%
75th Percentile - - £48,250
90th Percentile - - -
Wales median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £46,500
% change year-on-year -15.38% +39.78% -22.50%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South Wales

CCNP 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 South Wales.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 188 172 177
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 24.13% 27.00% 29.60%
Number of salaries quoted 67 95 103
10th Percentile £29,400 £41,500 £32,659
25th Percentile £34,125 £43,600 £40,770
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,537 £55,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -0.84% +15.79% +2.15%
75th Percentile £76,944 £65,000 £61,445
90th Percentile £85,000 £77,418 £74,985
Wales median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £46,096
% change year-on-year -4.55% +19.32% +2.43%

CCNP
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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

CCNP job vacancy trend in South Wales

CCNP
Salary Trend in South Wales

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing CCNP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing CCNP

CCNP
Job Locations in South Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CCNP within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 10 January 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
Cardiff +14 1 £55,000 - 3
CCNP
Wales

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) SD-WAN
1 1 (100.00%) WAN
1 1 (100.00%) Wireless
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Network Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Network Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Palo Alto
1 1 (100.00%) SolarWinds
1 1 (100.00%) Zscaler