CCNA Job Trends

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for CCNA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 11 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 399 225 317
Rank change year-on-year -174 +92 +107
Permanent jobs citing CCNA 277 677 672
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.42% 1.36% 0.91%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.39% 3.63% 3.20%
Number of salaries quoted 189 330 580
10th Percentile £25,750 £33,200 £28,900
25th Percentile £31,250 £41,531 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,500 £55,000 £46,500
Median % change year-on-year -17.27% +18.28% -2.11%
75th Percentile £57,500 £65,000 £56,250
90th Percentile £68,000 £70,000 £67,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £43,213 £52,500 £42,000
% change year-on-year -17.69% +25.00% -2.33%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 19,915 18,628 21,010
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 30.13% 37.51% 28.37%
Number of salaries quoted 7,949 7,409 14,841
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £28,250
25th Percentile £36,500 £45,000 £39,085
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £76,250 £76,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £92,500 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -1.96%

CCNA
Job Vacancy Trend

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

CCNA job vacancy trend in the UK

CCNA
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing CCNA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing CCNA

CCNA
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing CCNA over the 6 months to 11 February 2026.

Salary histogram for CCNA in the UK

CCNA
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CCNA within the UK over the 6 months to 11 February 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
England -169 254 £50,000 -9.09% 116
UK excluding London -153 210 £43,213 -17.69% 108
Work from Home +66 88 £45,000 -18.18% 39
London -36 58 £55,000 -12.00% 29
North of England -64 54 £50,000 +5.26% 19
South East -42 48 £52,500 -12.50% 39
North West -11 41 £50,000 +5.26% 12
Midlands -121 36 £32,500 -48.86% 15
East Midlands -36 32 £32,500 -12.16% 4
East of England +18 28 £40,000 -20.79% 12
South West -8 26 £40,000 -17.95% 20
Scotland -14 10 £26,150 -59.77% 7
Yorkshire -41 10 £50,000 +11.86% 6
Northern Ireland -13 7 £37,500 -28.57% 1
West Midlands -114 4 £35,000 -45.82% 11
North East -16 3 £46,000 -29.23% 1
Wales -24 1 £32,500 -25.29% 1

CCNA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 22 (7.94%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (2.17%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.72%) Confluence
4 1 (0.36%) Apache
4 1 (0.36%) WildFly
Applications
1 6 (2.17%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.44%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.36%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (1.08%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 74 (26.71%) Azure
2 43 (15.52%) Microsoft 365
3 40 (14.44%) AWS
4 27 (9.75%) Entra ID
5 5 (1.81%) IaaS
6 4 (1.44%) Microsoft Purview
7 3 (1.08%) SaaS
8 2 (0.72%) AWS Direct Connect
8 2 (0.72%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 2 (0.72%) Mimecast
9 1 (0.36%) Azure DevOps
9 1 (0.36%) Azure Logic Apps
9 1 (0.36%) Azure Monitor
9 1 (0.36%) Azure Sentinel
9 1 (0.36%) Dynamics 365
9 1 (0.36%) GCP
9 1 (0.36%) GitHub
9 1 (0.36%) GitHub Actions
9 1 (0.36%) Pulumi
9 1 (0.36%) Rubrik
Communications & Networking
1 148 (53.43%) Firewall
2 110 (39.71%) WAN
3 106 (38.27%) LAN
4 69 (24.91%) VPN
5 43 (15.52%) Wi-Fi
6 36 (13.00%) Network Security
6 36 (13.00%) VLAN
7 33 (11.91%) TCP/IP
8 26 (9.39%) Cisco ASA
9 24 (8.66%) DNS
10 22 (7.94%) MPLS
10 22 (7.94%) Wireless
11 21 (7.58%) DHCP
12 20 (7.22%) BGP
13 18 (6.50%) SD-WAN
13 18 (6.50%) WLAN
14 17 (6.14%) Cisco Firepower
14 17 (6.14%) Intrusion Detection
14 17 (6.14%) VoIP
15 15 (5.42%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.08%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.36%) MySQL
2 1 (0.36%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 7 (2.53%) Burp Suite
1 7 (2.53%) Metasploit
2 5 (1.81%) GitLab
3 4 (1.44%) JIRA
4 1 (0.36%) Git
General
1 100 (36.10%) Social Skills
2 43 (15.52%) Finance
3 22 (7.94%) Analytical Skills
4 21 (7.58%) Presentation Skills
4 21 (7.58%) Public Sector
5 15 (5.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 15 (5.42%) Organisational Skills
6 14 (5.05%) Telecoms
7 13 (4.69%) Law
8 12 (4.33%) Legal
9 10 (3.61%) Retail
10 4 (1.44%) Documentation Skills
11 3 (1.08%) Banking
11 3 (1.08%) Pharmaceutical
12 1 (0.36%) Billing
12 1 (0.36%) Manufacturing
12 1 (0.36%) Marketing
12 1 (0.36%) Military
Job Titles
1 70 (25.27%) Network Engineer
2 36 (13.00%) IT Engineer
2 36 (13.00%) Support Engineer
3 35 (12.64%) Cisco Engineer
4 33 (11.91%) LAN Engineer
4 33 (11.91%) LAN/WAN Engineer
4 33 (11.91%) WAN Engineer
5 28 (10.11%) Technical Engineer
6 26 (9.39%) Senior
7 21 (7.58%) Presales Engineer
8 20 (7.22%) Analyst
9 19 (6.86%) Firewall Engineer
9 19 (6.86%) Juniper Engineer
10 18 (6.50%) IT Support
11 17 (6.14%) IT Support Engineer
11 17 (6.14%) Senior Network Engineer
12 16 (5.78%) Azure Engineer
12 16 (5.78%) Cisco Network Engineer
12 16 (5.78%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 16 (5.78%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.44%) OpenTelemetry
2 2 (0.72%) Middleware
3 1 (0.36%) AngularJS
3 1 (0.36%) React
3 1 (0.36%) Svelte
3 1 (0.36%) SvelteKit
Miscellaneous
1 56 (20.22%) Data Centre
2 19 (6.86%) Driving Licence
3 14 (5.05%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 12 (4.33%) Analytical Mindset
4 12 (4.33%) Security Posture
4 12 (4.33%) Smartphone
5 11 (3.97%) Enterprise Software
6 10 (3.61%) e-Learning
7 9 (3.25%) Management Information System
8 8 (2.89%) CCTV
9 7 (2.53%) Insider Threat
9 7 (2.53%) Onboarding
10 6 (2.17%) Security Operations Centre
11 5 (1.81%) PKI
11 5 (1.81%) Social Media
12 4 (1.44%) Self-Motivation
13 3 (1.08%) Data Protection Act
13 3 (1.08%) iPad
14 2 (0.72%) Robotics
14 2 (0.72%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 64 (23.10%) Windows
2 38 (13.72%) Linux
3 31 (11.19%) Windows Server
4 16 (5.78%) Unix
5 9 (3.25%) Windows 10
6 5 (1.81%) Windows Server 2016
7 3 (1.08%) Android
8 2 (0.72%) Ubuntu
8 2 (0.72%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.36%) CentOS
9 1 (0.36%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.36%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 67 (24.19%) Customer Service
2 65 (23.47%) Problem-Solving
3 61 (22.02%) ITIL
4 44 (15.88%) Cybersecurity
5 34 (12.27%) Mentoring
6 30 (10.83%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 30 (10.83%) Presales
7 28 (10.11%) High Availability
8 25 (9.03%) Continuous Improvement
9 23 (8.30%) Project Delivery
10 22 (7.94%) Process Improvement
10 22 (7.94%) Service Delivery
11 21 (7.58%) Computer Science
12 20 (7.22%) Kalman Filter
12 20 (7.22%) Penetration Testing
13 18 (6.50%) Network Design
14 17 (6.14%) Information Security
14 17 (6.14%) SIEM
15 16 (5.78%) Change Control
15 16 (5.78%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 20 (7.22%) PowerShell
2 17 (6.14%) Python
3 2 (0.72%) Bash
3 2 (0.72%) Bicep
3 2 (0.72%) SQL
4 1 (0.36%) C
4 1 (0.36%) Go
Qualifications
1 277 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
2 115 (41.52%) CCNP
3 68 (24.55%) Security Cleared
4 58 (20.94%) Degree
5 56 (20.22%) Microsoft Certification
6 49 (17.69%) SC Cleared
7 45 (16.25%) JNCIA
8 43 (15.52%) MCSE
9 36 (13.00%) Network+ Certification
10 30 (10.83%) DV Cleared
11 29 (10.47%) MCSA
12 27 (9.75%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 23 (8.30%) CCIE
13 23 (8.30%) DBS Check
14 19 (6.86%) Computer Science Degree
15 17 (6.14%) BPSS Clearance
15 17 (6.14%) CCSA
15 17 (6.14%) CCSE
16 14 (5.05%) CompTIA Security+
17 13 (4.69%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (8.30%) SLA
2 19 (6.86%) Cyber Essentials
3 16 (5.78%) GDPR
4 15 (5.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 10 (3.61%) NIST
6 7 (2.53%) Actionable Recommendations
7 3 (1.08%) ITGC
8 2 (0.72%) GxP
8 2 (0.72%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (0.36%) 21 CFR Part 11
9 1 (0.36%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.36%) HIPAA
System Software
1 38 (13.72%) Active Directory
2 15 (5.42%) Hyper-V
2 15 (5.42%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (2.53%) VMware ESXi
4 5 (1.81%) Firmware
4 5 (1.81%) vSphere
5 4 (1.44%) VMware NSX
6 3 (1.08%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.72%) Docker
7 2 (0.72%) KVM
7 2 (0.72%) RHEV
7 2 (0.72%) Virtual Servers
7 2 (0.72%) Xen
8 1 (0.36%) Citrix Hypervisor
8 1 (0.36%) EMC RecoverPoint
8 1 (0.36%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 1 (0.36%) pfSense
8 1 (0.36%) Samba
Systems Management
1 31 (11.19%) Microsoft Intune
2 26 (9.39%) FortiGate
3 13 (4.69%) Ansible
4 7 (2.53%) Nmap
5 5 (1.81%) Autotask
5 5 (1.81%) Jamf Pro
6 4 (1.44%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 4 (1.44%) PaperCut
6 4 (1.44%) SCCM
6 4 (1.44%) Terraform
6 4 (1.44%) WSUS
7 3 (1.08%) ArcSight ESM
7 3 (1.08%) QRadar
8 2 (0.72%) Cisco CUCM
8 2 (0.72%) Cisco Prime
8 2 (0.72%) Kubernetes
8 2 (0.72%) Nagios
8 2 (0.72%) Proxmox
9 1 (0.36%) OpenView
9 1 (0.36%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 172 (62.09%) Cisco
2 75 (27.08%) Microsoft
3 72 (25.99%) Fortinet
4 61 (22.02%) Juniper
5 37 (13.36%) VMware
6 29 (10.47%) Aruba
7 26 (9.39%) CheckPoint
8 24 (8.66%) Meraki
9 21 (7.58%) Palo Alto
9 21 (7.58%) SolarWinds
10 20 (7.22%) Dell
11 13 (4.69%) Citrix
12 11 (3.97%) CrowdStrike
13 10 (3.61%) Splunk
14 9 (3.25%) Apple
14 9 (3.25%) Remedy
15 8 (2.89%) Arista
15 8 (2.89%) Draytek
15 8 (2.89%) ServiceNow
15 8 (2.89%) WatchGuard