CCNP Jobs in the Thames Valley

Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for CCNP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 10 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 162 199 217
Rank change year-on-year +37 +18 +18
Permanent jobs citing CCNP 20 47 45
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.59% 0.70% 0.75%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.19% 1.82% 1.79%
Number of salaries quoted 20 33 45
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,250 -
25th Percentile £51,250 £51,500 £40,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £59,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.93% -5.60% -3.85%
75th Percentile £68,125 £62,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £76,875 £70,000 -
South East median annual salary £58,750 £51,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +14.08% -6.36% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Thames Valley

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 the Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,684 2,577 2,512
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 49.65% 38.36% 41.87%
Number of salaries quoted 440 1,575 1,042
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,000 £34,992
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £52,500 £48,850
Median % change year-on-year - +7.47% -6.06%
75th Percentile £70,000 £68,500 £68,563
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £85,000
South East median annual salary £57,500 £51,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +11.65% +3.00% -4.76%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing CCNP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for CCNP in the Thames Valley

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Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CCNP in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for CCNP in the Thames Valley

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Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing CCNP in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 10 May 2025.

Salary histogram for CCNP 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 CCNP within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 10 May 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
Berkshire +31 17 £62,500 +5.93% 14
Buckinghamshire +25 3 £62,500 -3.85% 4
CCNP
South East

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 3 (15.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 5 (25.00%) Azure
2 3 (15.00%) IaaS
2 3 (15.00%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (10.00%) AWS
3 2 (10.00%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 11 (55.00%) Firewall
2 10 (50.00%) BGP
3 9 (45.00%) IPsec
3 9 (45.00%) WAN
4 8 (40.00%) MPLS
5 7 (35.00%) LAN
5 7 (35.00%) VPN
6 6 (30.00%) Cisco ASA
6 6 (30.00%) Cisco Firepower
6 6 (30.00%) Cisco Nexus
7 5 (25.00%) Junos
7 5 (25.00%) OSPF
8 4 (20.00%) Cisco IOS
8 4 (20.00%) Cisco ISE
8 4 (20.00%) HSRP
8 4 (20.00%) Network Security
8 4 (20.00%) Spanning Tree
8 4 (20.00%) VLAN
9 3 (15.00%) SAN
9 3 (15.00%) SD-WAN
General
1 6 (30.00%) Finance
2 5 (25.00%) Retail
2 5 (25.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (10.00%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (10.00%) Manufacturing
4 1 (5.00%) Advertising
4 1 (5.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 8 (40.00%) Network Engineer
2 6 (30.00%) Architect
2 6 (30.00%) Network Architect
3 4 (20.00%) Cybersecurity Engineer
3 4 (20.00%) Security Engineer
4 3 (15.00%) 2nd Line Support
4 3 (15.00%) 3rd Line Engineer
4 3 (15.00%) 3rd Line Network Engineer
4 3 (15.00%) Infrastructure Support
4 3 (15.00%) Senior
5 2 (10.00%) Lead
5 2 (10.00%) Network Security Engineer
5 2 (10.00%) Senior Security Engineer
6 1 (5.00%) Lead Network Engineer
6 1 (5.00%) Senior Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (20.00%) 802.1X
2 3 (15.00%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 5 (25.00%) Data Centre
2 3 (15.00%) PKI
3 2 (10.00%) Management Information System
3 2 (10.00%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 5 (25.00%) Windows
2 3 (15.00%) Windows Server
3 2 (10.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (35.00%) Network Design
1 7 (35.00%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (25.00%) Customer Service
2 5 (25.00%) Presales
2 5 (25.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 5 (25.00%) Technical Leadership
3 4 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
3 4 (20.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 4 (20.00%) ITIL
3 4 (20.00%) Load Balancing
3 4 (20.00%) Security Operations
3 4 (20.00%) SIEM
4 3 (15.00%) Computer Science
4 3 (15.00%) Innovative Thinking
4 3 (15.00%) Mentoring
4 3 (15.00%) Project Delivery
4 3 (15.00%) Project Management
5 2 (10.00%) Application Security
5 2 (10.00%) Collaborative Working
5 2 (10.00%) Network Monitoring
Qualifications
1 20 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
2 13 (65.00%) CCNA
3 10 (50.00%) SC Cleared
3 10 (50.00%) Security Cleared
4 6 (30.00%) JNCIS
5 4 (20.00%) CISSP
6 3 (15.00%) Azure Certification
6 3 (15.00%) Computer Science Degree
6 3 (15.00%) Degree
6 3 (15.00%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 2 (10.00%) CCSE
7 2 (10.00%) CCSM
7 2 (10.00%) CompTIA Security+
7 2 (10.00%) DV Cleared
7 2 (10.00%) GCIA
7 2 (10.00%) SANS
8 1 (5.00%) CCIE
8 1 (5.00%) JNCIA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (35.00%) SLA
2 2 (10.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 2 (10.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (5.00%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 5 (25.00%) VMware ESXi
2 3 (15.00%) Active Directory
2 3 (15.00%) Hyper-V
2 3 (15.00%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (5.00%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 3 (15.00%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 13 (65.00%) Cisco
2 11 (55.00%) Juniper
3 6 (30.00%) VMware
4 4 (20.00%) F5
5 3 (15.00%) Microsoft
5 3 (15.00%) Veeam
6 2 (10.00%) CheckPoint
6 2 (10.00%) Fortinet
6 2 (10.00%) Palo Alto