CCNA Job Trends in Wales

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
UK > Wales

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Wales with a requirement for CCNA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 71 51 73
Rank change year-on-year -20 +22 +25
Permanent jobs citing CCNA 1 31 19
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales 0.096% 3.55% 1.98%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.39% 11.57% 5.85%
Number of salaries quoted 1 18 7
10th Percentile - £35,125 £31,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £37,750 £33,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £44,000 £39,000
Median % change year-on-year -26.14% +12.82% +4.00%
75th Percentile £33,750 £50,844 £41,000
90th Percentile - £65,000 £43,900
UK median annual salary £40,500 £54,750 £48,000
% change year-on-year -26.03% +14.06% +5.73%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Wales

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 in Wales.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 257 268 325
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 24.59% 30.66% 33.85%
Number of salaries quoted 95 127 174
10th Percentile £29,750 £37,240 £32,620
25th Percentile £36,875 £43,600 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £46,131
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +19.23% +2.57%
75th Percentile £75,900 £66,563 £61,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £74,144 £74,977
UK median annual salary £55,000 £59,518 £57,500
% change year-on-year -7.59% +3.51% -

CCNA
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

CCNA job vacancy trend in Wales

CCNA
Salary Trend in Wales

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing CCNA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing CCNA

CCNA
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CCNA within the Wales region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
South Wales -26 1 £32,500 -26.14% 6
CCNA
UK

CCNA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Network Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Presales
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Fortinet
1 1 (100.00%) Juniper