CCNA Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for CCNA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 28 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 147 170 148
Rank change year-on-year +23 -22 -3
Permanent jobs citing CCNA 39 18 71
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 0.61% 0.50% 1.27%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.08% 1.19% 3.91%
Number of salaries quoted 20 17 47
10th Percentile £36,700 - £32,000
25th Percentile £44,063 £31,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,750 £55,000 £44,089
Median % change year-on-year -11.36% +24.75% +7.53%
75th Percentile £56,250 £62,500 £59,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £76,250 £70,000
South East median annual salary £46,250 £40,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +15.63% -20.00% +19.05%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,266 1,517 1,817
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 19.86% 42.10% 32.59%
Number of salaries quoted 740 483 1,059
10th Percentile £33,250 £30,000 £31,900
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £40,968
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -4.76% +0.96%
75th Percentile £72,500 £67,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £83,750
South East median annual salary £60,000 £51,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +16.50% -1.90% -

CCNA
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

CCNA job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

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Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing CCNA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing CCNA

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Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing CCNA in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 28 July 2026.

Salary histogram for CCNA in the Thames Valley

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Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CCNA within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 28 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
Oxfordshire -2 15 £51,250 -6.82%
Berkshire +19 14 £47,500 -19.15% 3
Buckinghamshire -9 10 £43,750 +2.94% 11
CCNA
South East

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 5 (12.82%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (10.26%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 32 (82.05%) Azure
2 6 (15.38%) Microsoft 365
3 5 (12.82%) AWS
4 4 (10.26%) Entra ID
4 4 (10.26%) Power Automate
5 1 (2.56%) Azure Stack
5 1 (2.56%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 18 (46.15%) Firewall
2 14 (35.90%) TCP/IP
2 14 (35.90%) VLAN
2 14 (35.90%) VPN
3 13 (33.33%) DHCP
3 13 (33.33%) DNS
4 10 (25.64%) LAN
4 10 (25.64%) Network Security
4 10 (25.64%) WAN
4 10 (25.64%) Wireless
5 9 (23.08%) Wi-Fi
6 5 (12.82%) Internet
6 5 (12.82%) OSPF
6 5 (12.82%) SD-WAN
7 3 (7.69%) BGP
8 2 (5.13%) WLAN
9 1 (2.56%) Remote Desktop
9 1 (2.56%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.56%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (2.56%) JIRA
General
1 36 (92.31%) Social Skills
2 4 (10.26%) Retail
3 3 (7.69%) Documentation Skills
4 2 (5.13%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (5.13%) Organisational Skills
4 2 (5.13%) Public Sector
5 1 (2.56%) Digital Health
5 1 (2.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 24 (61.54%) Network Engineer
2 5 (12.82%) 3rd Line Support
2 5 (12.82%) IT Support
3 4 (10.26%) 3rd Line Engineer
3 4 (10.26%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
3 4 (10.26%) IT Engineer
3 4 (10.26%) IT Support Engineer
3 4 (10.26%) Support Engineer
4 3 (7.69%) Cybersecurity Engineer
4 3 (7.69%) Network Manager
4 3 (7.69%) Security Engineer
4 3 (7.69%) Senior
4 3 (7.69%) Senior Security Engineer
5 2 (5.13%) Analyst
5 2 (5.13%) Lead
5 2 (5.13%) Network Analyst
6 1 (2.56%) Architect
6 1 (2.56%) Project Manager
6 1 (2.56%) Security Architect
6 1 (2.56%) Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 5 (12.82%) Security Posture
2 1 (2.56%) Cyber Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 5 (12.82%) Windows
2 4 (10.26%) Windows Server
3 1 (2.56%) Android
3 1 (2.56%) Apple iOS
3 1 (2.56%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (23.08%) ITIL
1 9 (23.08%) Mentoring
2 8 (20.51%) Continuous Improvement
2 8 (20.51%) Cybersecurity
3 7 (17.95%) Problem-Solving
4 5 (12.82%) High Availability
4 5 (12.82%) Network Monitoring
4 5 (12.82%) Stakeholder Management
5 4 (10.26%) Business Continuity
5 4 (10.26%) Collaborative Working
5 4 (10.26%) Computer Science
5 4 (10.26%) Disaster Recovery
5 4 (10.26%) Incident Response
5 4 (10.26%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 4 (10.26%) Proactive Monitoring
5 4 (10.26%) Remote Monitoring and Management
5 4 (10.26%) Strategic Planning
5 4 (10.26%) Technical Leadership
6 3 (7.69%) Application Security
6 3 (7.69%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 4 (10.26%) PowerShell
2 1 (2.56%) SQL
Qualifications
1 39 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
2 21 (53.85%) Network+ Certification
3 18 (46.15%) Azure Certification
4 12 (30.77%) CCNP
5 10 (25.64%) Degree
6 6 (15.38%) Microsoft Certification
7 4 (10.26%) CISSP
7 4 (10.26%) Computer Science Degree
8 3 (7.69%) CompTIA Security+
8 3 (7.69%) GCIA
8 3 (7.69%) SANS
9 1 (2.56%) CISM
9 1 (2.56%) MCSA
9 1 (2.56%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (17.95%) Cyber Essentials
2 4 (10.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (2.56%) NIST
System Software
1 9 (23.08%) Active Directory
2 5 (12.82%) Hyper-V
3 4 (10.26%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 5 (12.82%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (7.69%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 31 (79.49%) Microsoft
2 28 (71.79%) Cisco
3 18 (46.15%) ForeScout
4 10 (25.64%) Fortinet
5 6 (15.38%) Aruba
6 5 (12.82%) VMware
7 4 (10.26%) Palo Alto
8 3 (7.69%) WatchGuard
9 2 (5.13%) Ruckus Wireless
10 1 (2.56%) Adobe
10 1 (2.56%) Citrix
10 1 (2.56%) Dell
10 1 (2.56%) Draytek
10 1 (2.56%) Juniper
10 1 (2.56%) SonicWALL
10 1 (2.56%) Veeam