Cisco Certified Design Expert (CCDE)
UK
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for CCDE qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 16 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 672 | - | 766 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +435 |
| Permanent jobs citing CCDE | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.002% | - | 0.013% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 0.006% | - | 0.042% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £61,875 |
| 25th Percentile | £108,750 | - | £63,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £112,500 | - | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -13.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £116,250 | - | £68,438 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £69,375 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | - | - | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -7.14% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK
CCDE 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.
| Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 16,918 | 20,801 | 19,267 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 34.34% | 26.75% | 31.31% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7,430 | 9,715 | 12,425 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,738 | £31,250 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £42,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,500 | £58,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.90% | -4.31% | +5.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £75,000 | £76,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £90,000 | £93,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | +5.00% |
CCDE
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing CCDE as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
CCDE
Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing CCDE.
CCDE
Top 3 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CCDE within the UK over the 6 months to 16 September 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | - | 1 | £112,500 | - | 3 |
| England | - | 1 | £112,500 | - | 3 |
| Work from Home | - | 1 | £112,500 | - | 2 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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