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 13 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 290 327 347
Rank change year-on-year +37 +20 +62
Permanent jobs citing CCNA 556 395 764
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.62% 0.91% 0.79%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.65% 2.30% 2.94%
Number of salaries quoted 161 300 661
10th Percentile £25,500 £30,500 £30,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £33,200 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £49,614 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.78% +4.45% +9.20%
75th Percentile £61,033 £62,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £72,625 £67,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,500 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +1.11% - +5.88%

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 20,964 17,137 25,984
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 23.31% 39.47% 26.95%
Number of salaries quoted 8,955 7,566 17,188
10th Percentile £29,250 £31,125 £28,250
25th Percentile £41,750 £41,250 £38,402
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £54,296
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% +1.30% -8.79%
75th Percentile £77,500 £73,750 £71,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £91,485 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £53,719 £52,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +3.31% +4.00% -2.91%

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 13 May 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 13 May 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 +22 489 £50,000 - 181
UK excluding London +42 469 £45,500 +1.11% 200
North of England +50 137 £50,000 - 46
South East -4 87 £42,500 -2.86% 39
Midlands -32 81 £51,058 +32.62% 21
London -54 80 £74,000 +23.33% 29
Yorkshire -14 64 £50,000 +37.93% 12
South West -26 62 £40,000 -8.57% 37
North West +27 61 £50,000 -9.09% 25
Work from Home -2 49 £51,058 +13.46% 33
East of England +25 44 £34,000 -34.62% 19
East Midlands -8 44 £51,058 +45.88% 3
Scotland +39 40 £28,000 -20.57% 14
West Midlands -35 37 £53,401 -17.85% 18
Wales -22 18 - - 15
North East -30 12 - - 9
Northern Ireland -32 6 - - 9

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 25 (4.50%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (1.44%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.90%) Confluence
Applications
1 9 (1.62%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 405 (72.84%) Azure
2 44 (7.91%) AWS
2 44 (7.91%) Microsoft 365
3 12 (2.16%) Entra ID
4 11 (1.98%) Azure Monitor
5 10 (1.80%) GCP
6 9 (1.62%) Azure ExpressRoute
7 5 (0.90%) Mimecast
8 3 (0.54%) Microsoft Purview
9 2 (0.36%) AWS Direct Connect
9 2 (0.36%) Power Platform
9 2 (0.36%) Rubrik
10 1 (0.18%) Amazon EKS
10 1 (0.18%) AWS CloudTrail
10 1 (0.18%) AWS Lambda
10 1 (0.18%) Azure DevOps
10 1 (0.18%) Azure Sentinel
10 1 (0.18%) ChatGPT
10 1 (0.18%) Datadog
10 1 (0.18%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 126 (22.66%) Firewall
2 100 (17.99%) WAN
3 80 (14.39%) LAN
4 62 (11.15%) VPN
5 46 (8.27%) Network Security
6 43 (7.73%) Wi-Fi
7 29 (5.22%) DNS
8 28 (5.04%) DHCP
8 28 (5.04%) TCP/IP
9 26 (4.68%) VoIP
9 26 (4.68%) Wireless
10 25 (4.50%) SD-WAN
10 25 (4.50%) VLAN
11 23 (4.14%) SAN
12 16 (2.88%) BGP
13 15 (2.70%) Cisco Firepower
14 14 (2.52%) Cisco ASA
14 14 (2.52%) Cisco ISE
15 13 (2.34%) MPLS
16 12 (2.16%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.08%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 14 (2.52%) JIRA
2 10 (1.80%) GitLab
3 6 (1.08%) Git
3 6 (1.08%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.90%) Bitbucket
5 4 (0.72%) Burp Suite
5 4 (0.72%) Metasploit
6 1 (0.18%) Chocolatey
General
1 418 (75.18%) Social Skills
2 38 (6.83%) Analytical Skills
3 25 (4.50%) Public Sector
4 21 (3.78%) Finance
5 20 (3.60%) Presentation Skills
6 16 (2.88%) Legal
7 13 (2.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 11 (1.98%) Manufacturing
9 7 (1.26%) Law
9 7 (1.26%) Retail
10 6 (1.08%) Organisational Skills
11 5 (0.90%) Aerospace
11 5 (0.90%) Banking
12 4 (0.72%) Automotive
12 4 (0.72%) Documentation Skills
12 4 (0.72%) Electronics
12 4 (0.72%) Telecoms
13 2 (0.36%) Military
14 1 (0.18%) Mandarin Language
14 1 (0.18%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 400 (71.94%) Network Engineer
2 52 (9.35%) IT Engineer
3 37 (6.65%) Cisco Engineer
4 27 (4.86%) LAN Engineer
4 27 (4.86%) LAN/WAN Engineer
4 27 (4.86%) WAN Engineer
5 23 (4.14%) IT Support
5 23 (4.14%) Support Engineer
6 21 (3.78%) Lead
6 21 (3.78%) Presales Engineer
7 20 (3.60%) Cisco Network Engineer
7 20 (3.60%) Field Engineer
7 20 (3.60%) Field Service Engineer
7 20 (3.60%) IT Support Engineer
8 19 (3.42%) Azure Engineer
9 17 (3.06%) Firewall Engineer
9 17 (3.06%) Juniper Engineer
9 17 (3.06%) Senior
10 16 (2.88%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 10 (1.80%) Security Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (0.72%) 802.1X
1 4 (0.72%) OpenTelemetry
2 2 (0.36%) ARM Templates
2 2 (0.36%) Middleware
3 1 (0.18%) boto
Miscellaneous
1 56 (10.07%) Data Centre
2 20 (3.60%) Analytical Mindset
3 16 (2.88%) Smartphone
4 14 (2.52%) Security Posture
5 11 (1.98%) Driving Licence
6 10 (1.80%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 9 (1.62%) Enterprise Software
7 9 (1.62%) Management Information System
8 8 (1.44%) Hybrid Cloud
8 8 (1.44%) Self-Motivation
9 6 (1.08%) Social Media
10 5 (0.90%) Cyber Defence
10 5 (0.90%) FMCG
10 5 (0.90%) PKI
11 4 (0.72%) Insider Threat
11 4 (0.72%) Public Cloud
11 4 (0.72%) Renewable Energy
12 3 (0.54%) Fibre Optics
12 3 (0.54%) Onboarding
12 3 (0.54%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 72 (12.95%) Windows
2 36 (6.47%) Linux
3 30 (5.40%) Windows Server
4 11 (1.98%) Windows 10
5 8 (1.44%) Windows Server 2016
6 4 (0.72%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (0.36%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (0.36%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.18%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 77 (13.85%) Problem-Solving
2 47 (8.45%) Customer Service
3 46 (8.27%) Cybersecurity
4 41 (7.37%) ITIL
5 33 (5.94%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 31 (5.58%) High Availability
7 27 (4.86%) Computer Science
7 27 (4.86%) Presales
8 26 (4.68%) Network Monitoring
9 25 (4.50%) Incident Response
10 24 (4.32%) Disaster Recovery
11 22 (3.96%) Process Improvement
12 21 (3.78%) SIEM
13 20 (3.60%) Continuous Improvement
13 20 (3.60%) Network Architecture
14 17 (3.06%) Coaching
15 16 (2.88%) Business Continuity
16 15 (2.70%) Network Design
16 15 (2.70%) Penetration Testing
17 14 (2.52%) Network Segmentation
Programming Languages
1 27 (4.86%) PowerShell
2 16 (2.88%) Python
3 6 (1.08%) Bash
4 5 (0.90%) Java
5 2 (0.36%) Bicep
5 2 (0.36%) SQL
Qualifications
1 556 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
2 372 (66.91%) Network+ Certification
3 355 (63.85%) Azure Certification
4 88 (15.83%) CCNP
5 64 (11.51%) Microsoft Certification
6 59 (10.61%) Degree
7 40 (7.19%) MCSE
8 33 (5.94%) Security Cleared
9 23 (4.14%) Computer Science Degree
10 22 (3.96%) BPSS Clearance
10 22 (3.96%) JNCIA
11 20 (3.60%) A+ Certification
12 18 (3.24%) CCIE
13 17 (3.06%) DBS Check
13 17 (3.06%) SC Cleared
14 12 (2.16%) CCSA
14 12 (2.16%) CCSE
14 12 (2.16%) MCSA
15 11 (1.98%) CISSP
16 9 (1.62%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (3.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 18 (3.24%) SLA
3 17 (3.06%) GDPR
4 12 (2.16%) NIST
5 8 (1.44%) Cyber Essentials
6 4 (0.72%) Actionable Recommendations
7 2 (0.36%) COBIT
7 2 (0.36%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.18%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.18%) HIPAA
8 1 (0.18%) QA
8 1 (0.18%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 43 (7.73%) Active Directory
2 27 (4.86%) VMware Infrastructure
3 16 (2.88%) Hyper-V
4 13 (2.34%) vSphere
5 9 (1.62%) VMware NSX
6 8 (1.44%) Docker
6 8 (1.44%) Firmware
7 7 (1.26%) VMware ESXi
8 5 (0.90%) Squid
9 2 (0.36%) EMC RecoverPoint
9 2 (0.36%) VMware Server
10 1 (0.18%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 23 (4.14%) FortiGate
2 18 (3.24%) Ansible
3 15 (2.70%) Microsoft Intune
4 13 (2.34%) Terraform
5 10 (1.80%) Cisco Prime
6 6 (1.08%) Jamf Pro
6 6 (1.08%) ZABBIX
7 5 (0.90%) Kubernetes
7 5 (0.90%) Packer
8 4 (0.72%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 4 (0.72%) Nmap
8 4 (0.72%) WSUS
9 3 (0.54%) PaperCut
10 2 (0.36%) Control-M
10 2 (0.36%) OpenView
10 2 (0.36%) Tivoli
10 2 (0.36%) VxRail
11 1 (0.18%) SCCM
Vendors
1 447 (80.40%) Cisco
2 399 (71.76%) Microsoft
3 330 (59.35%) ForeScout
4 56 (10.07%) Fortinet
5 35 (6.29%) VMware
6 28 (5.04%) Dell
7 27 (4.86%) Juniper
7 27 (4.86%) Meraki
8 25 (4.50%) Aruba
9 21 (3.78%) SolarWinds
10 20 (3.60%) CheckPoint
11 15 (2.70%) Splunk
12 14 (2.52%) Palo Alto
13 10 (1.80%) Sophos
14 8 (1.44%) Citrix
14 8 (1.44%) HP
15 7 (1.26%) CrowdStrike
15 7 (1.26%) Red Hat
15 7 (1.26%) Veeam
16 6 (1.08%) Zscaler