Juniper Networks Certified Internet Specialist (JNCIS)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for JNCIS qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 678 878 922
Rank change year-on-year +200 +44 +294
Permanent jobs citing JNCIS 31 34 40
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.056% 0.033% 0.041%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.11% 0.12% 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 26 29 37
10th Percentile £56,875 - £46,950
25th Percentile £62,500 £48,750 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £55,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% -15.38% +1.96%
75th Percentile £76,250 £59,500 -
90th Percentile £77,500 £61,020 £72,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £65,000 £58,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +12.07% -10.77% -0.76%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

JNCIS 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 27,102 27,804 32,509
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 48.91% 26.92% 33.46%
Number of salaries quoted 10,972 17,251 14,583
10th Percentile £31,750 £28,500 £32,000
25th Percentile £43,546 £38,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £53,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.80% -10.83% +9.09%
75th Percentile £68,750 £71,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £87,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +5.00%

JNCIS
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing JNCIS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for JNCIS in the UK

JNCIS
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing JNCIS.

Salary trend for JNCIS in the UK

JNCIS
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing JNCIS over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for JNCIS in the UK

JNCIS
Top 8 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing JNCIS within the UK over the 6 months to 30 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
UK excluding London +198 31 £65,000 +12.07% 18
England +155 31 £65,000 +18.18% 18
Midlands - 14 £66,250 -
West Midlands - 14 £66,250 -
South East +73 11 £65,000 +12.07% 9
Yorkshire +65 6 £72,500 - 2
North of England +57 6 £72,500 - 5
Work from Home +118 4 £72,500 +11.54% 21

JNCIS
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:

Applications
1 6 (19.35%) Microsoft Office
1 6 (19.35%) MS Visio
Communications & Networking
1 28 (90.32%) WAN
2 26 (83.87%) LAN
3 24 (77.42%) MPLS
4 21 (67.74%) BGP
4 21 (67.74%) IPsec
5 20 (64.52%) Junos
6 18 (58.06%) Cisco IOS
7 9 (29.03%) DNS
7 9 (29.03%) Firewall
7 9 (29.03%) VPN
8 6 (19.35%) Cisco Nexus
8 6 (19.35%) DWDM
8 6 (19.35%) Network Security
8 6 (19.35%) TCP/IP
9 3 (9.68%) DHCP
9 3 (9.68%) Ethernet VPN
9 3 (9.68%) GPON
9 3 (9.68%) IPv4
9 3 (9.68%) IPv6
9 3 (9.68%) VXLAN
Development Applications
1 6 (19.35%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 14 (45.16%) Finance
2 7 (22.58%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (19.35%) Social Skills
4 2 (6.45%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 22 (70.97%) Architect
1 22 (70.97%) Network Architect
2 9 (29.03%) Network Engineer
3 4 (12.90%) Full-Stack Engineer
4 2 (6.45%) Automation Engineer
4 2 (6.45%) Senior
4 2 (6.45%) Senior Network Engineer
5 1 (3.23%) Cisco Architect
5 1 (3.23%) Cisco Network Architect
5 1 (3.23%) Juniper Architect
5 1 (3.23%) Python Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (9.68%) Data Centre
1 3 (9.68%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (87.10%) Technical Leadership
2 21 (67.74%) Network Design
3 15 (48.39%) Requirements Gathering
4 7 (22.58%) Network Architecture
5 6 (19.35%) Computer Science
5 6 (19.35%) Full-Stack Development
5 6 (19.35%) Mentoring
5 6 (19.35%) Migration
5 6 (19.35%) Problem-Solving
5 6 (19.35%) Runbook
5 6 (19.35%) Task Automation
5 6 (19.35%) Vulnerability Assessment
6 3 (9.68%) Security Patching
7 1 (3.23%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (19.35%) Python
Qualifications
1 28 (90.32%) CCNA
1 28 (90.32%) CCNP
1 28 (90.32%) Cisco Certification
2 22 (70.97%) Security Cleared
3 20 (64.52%) SC Cleared
4 6 (19.35%) Computer Science Degree
4 6 (19.35%) Degree
4 6 (19.35%) JNCIA
5 2 (6.45%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (48.39%) SLA
Systems Management
1 6 (19.35%) Ansible
1 6 (19.35%) Terraform
Vendors
1 28 (90.32%) Cisco
2 25 (80.65%) Juniper
3 6 (19.35%) Arista
3 6 (19.35%) Microsoft