Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for CCNA qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 361 416 334
Rank change year-on-year +55 -82 +11
Permanent jobs citing CCNA 770 758 1,971
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.77% 0.76% 1.23%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.80% 2.32% 4.54%
Number of salaries quoted 657 562 821
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £36,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -5.26% +5.56%
75th Percentile £57,500 £59,875 £57,500
90th Percentile £67,500 £72,475 £72,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £44,225 £42,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +4.06% -5.56% +4.65%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

CCNA is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 27,486 32,730 43,417
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 27.51% 33.01% 27.01%
Number of salaries quoted 17,243 14,736 18,996
10th Percentile £28,500 £31,483 £31,000
25th Percentile £38,500 £42,000 £41,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £71,000 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,350 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.49% +4.70% +1.01%

CCNA
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for CCNA in the UK

CCNA
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for CCNA in the UK

CCNA
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing CCNA over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Salary histogram for CCNA in the UK

CCNA
Top 18 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 18 May 2024. 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 +65 685 £47,500 +5.56% 171
UK excluding London +39 628 £44,225 +4.06% 131
Work from Home +25 268 £48,500 +7.78% 63
South East -3 169 £40,000 -8.05% 37
North of England +84 153 £40,000 -5.88% 33
Midlands +39 127 £48,500 +14.12% 20
London +40 125 £55,000 - 54
North West +39 95 £40,000 -5.88% 11
West Midlands +44 94 £48,500 +14.12% 10
South West -27 60 £48,500 +14.12% 16
Yorkshire +99 51 £45,000 +9.09% 20
East of England +29 49 £41,250 +5.77% 16
East Midlands +10 33 £50,000 +19.05% 10
Wales +26 29 £40,000 -5.88% 2
Scotland -80 27 £50,000 +33.33% 15
Isle of Man - 12 £43,750 -
North East -20 7 £70,000 +64.71% 3
Northern Ireland +18 3 £32,500 -27.78% 1

CCNA
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:

Application Platforms
1 60 (7.79%) Microsoft Exchange
2 40 (5.19%) SharePoint
3 15 (1.95%) Confluence
4 9 (1.17%) IIS
5 5 (0.65%) CMS
6 2 (0.26%) BizTalk Server
6 2 (0.26%) Exchange Server 2013
7 1 (0.13%) OpenStack
Applications
1 37 (4.81%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.26%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.13%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 3 (0.39%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.26%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 293 (38.05%) Azure
2 163 (21.17%) Microsoft 365
3 123 (15.97%) AWS
4 35 (4.55%) Entra ID
5 31 (4.03%) GCP
6 21 (2.73%) Cloud Computing
7 20 (2.60%) IaaS
8 17 (2.21%) PaaS
9 12 (1.56%) OCI
10 10 (1.30%) AWS Direct Connect
11 9 (1.17%) Azure ExpressRoute
11 9 (1.17%) OneDrive
12 8 (1.04%) SaaS
13 6 (0.78%) WhatsApp
14 5 (0.65%) Azure DevOps
14 5 (0.65%) Azure Stack
15 4 (0.52%) Virtual Private Cloud
16 2 (0.26%) Azure Storage
16 2 (0.26%) Dynamics 365
16 2 (0.26%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 360 (46.75%) Firewall
2 292 (37.92%) WAN
3 217 (28.18%) LAN
4 155 (20.13%) SD-WAN
5 150 (19.48%) Wireless
6 139 (18.05%) TCP/IP
7 137 (17.79%) VPN
8 134 (17.40%) DHCP
9 120 (15.58%) DNS
10 119 (15.45%) MPLS
11 104 (13.51%) BGP
12 91 (11.82%) Network Security
12 91 (11.82%) OSPF
13 85 (11.04%) Wi-Fi
14 75 (9.74%) VLAN
15 71 (9.22%) SAN
16 54 (7.01%) Internet
17 51 (6.62%) Cisco Firepower
18 50 (6.49%) VoIP
19 48 (6.23%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (3.90%) SQL Server
2 20 (2.60%) PostgreSQL
3 19 (2.47%) MySQL
4 5 (0.65%) Amazon RDS
4 5 (0.65%) Big Data
5 2 (0.26%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
5 2 (0.26%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (0.26%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 2 (0.26%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (0.13%) InfluxDB
6 1 (0.13%) MariaDB
Development Applications
1 20 (2.60%) JIRA
2 15 (1.95%) Bitbucket
3 14 (1.82%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.52%) Git
5 3 (0.39%) Sonatype Nexus
6 2 (0.26%) GitLab
6 2 (0.26%) Hudson
7 1 (0.13%) Selenium
General
1 232 (30.13%) Social Skills
2 90 (11.69%) Analytical Skills
3 39 (5.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 39 (5.06%) Telecoms
4 31 (4.03%) Finance
5 30 (3.90%) Retail
6 27 (3.51%) Manufacturing
7 25 (3.25%) Organisational Skills
8 21 (2.73%) Public Sector
9 17 (2.21%) Law
10 14 (1.82%) Games
11 12 (1.56%) Electronics
12 11 (1.43%) Legal
13 10 (1.30%) Documentation Skills
14 8 (1.04%) Automotive
14 8 (1.04%) Marketing
15 7 (0.91%) Aerospace
16 4 (0.52%) Publishing
16 4 (0.52%) Welsh Language
17 3 (0.39%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 279 (36.23%) Network Engineer
2 106 (13.77%) Senior
3 92 (11.95%) Support Engineer
4 86 (11.17%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 79 (10.26%) Analyst
6 64 (8.31%) IT Engineer
7 63 (8.18%) Network Analyst
8 61 (7.92%) Architect
9 60 (7.79%) IT Support
10 45 (5.84%) Senior Architect
11 39 (5.06%) Cisco Architect
11 39 (5.06%) Senior Cisco Architect
12 37 (4.81%) IT Support Engineer
13 31 (4.03%) Senior Network Engineer
14 29 (3.77%) Network Operations Analyst
14 29 (3.77%) Operations Analyst
15 28 (3.64%) 3rd Line Engineer
16 26 (3.38%) Network Support
16 26 (3.38%) Systems Engineer
17 25 (3.25%) Cisco Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (2.73%) 802.1X
2 7 (0.91%) HTML
2 7 (0.91%) XML
3 5 (0.65%) ADO
3 5 (0.65%) XMPP
4 4 (0.52%) Elastic Stack
5 2 (0.26%) ARM Templates
5 2 (0.26%) EDI
6 1 (0.13%) NETCONF
Miscellaneous
1 163 (21.17%) Data Centre
2 55 (7.14%) Driving Licence
3 28 (3.64%) Management Information System
4 27 (3.51%) Public Cloud
5 24 (3.12%) Replication
6 17 (2.21%) Hybrid Cloud
6 17 (2.21%) PKI
6 17 (2.21%) Self-Motivation
7 11 (1.43%) Onboarding
8 10 (1.30%) Social Media
9 7 (0.91%) CCTV
9 7 (0.91%) IoT
9 7 (0.91%) Security Posture
10 6 (0.78%) Analytical Mindset
10 6 (0.78%) CMDB
10 6 (0.78%) Private Cloud
11 5 (0.65%) EPoS
11 5 (0.65%) Operational Technology
12 4 (0.52%) Educational Technology
12 4 (0.52%) Fibre Optics
Operating Systems
1 252 (32.73%) Windows
2 153 (19.87%) Linux
3 139 (18.05%) Windows Server
4 26 (3.38%) Windows Server 2012
4 26 (3.38%) Windows Server 2016
5 25 (3.25%) Windows 10
6 24 (3.12%) Mac OS
7 21 (2.73%) Windows Server 2019
8 18 (2.34%) VyOS
9 12 (1.56%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 12 (1.56%) Unix
9 12 (1.56%) Windows XP
10 7 (0.91%) Windows Vista
11 6 (0.78%) CentOS
12 5 (0.65%) Mac OS X
12 5 (0.65%) Ubuntu
13 4 (0.52%) Android
13 4 (0.52%) Apple iOS
13 4 (0.52%) Debian
14 3 (0.39%) CatOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 191 (24.81%) ITIL
2 157 (20.39%) Cybersecurity
3 143 (18.57%) Problem-Solving
4 126 (16.36%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 115 (14.94%) Customer Service
6 78 (10.13%) Mentoring
7 75 (9.74%) Project Management
8 73 (9.48%) Project Delivery
9 70 (9.09%) Disaster Recovery
10 62 (8.05%) Time Management
11 60 (7.79%) Computer Science
12 55 (7.14%) Presales
13 49 (6.36%) Proactive Monitoring
13 49 (6.36%) Service Delivery
14 39 (5.06%) Customer Engagement
14 39 (5.06%) Migration
14 39 (5.06%) Network Monitoring
14 39 (5.06%) Software Licensing
15 34 (4.42%) Change Control
16 33 (4.29%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 69 (8.96%) PowerShell
2 44 (5.71%) Python
3 21 (2.73%) Bash
4 20 (2.60%) SQL
5 10 (1.30%) JavaScript
6 4 (0.52%) C
6 4 (0.52%) C#
6 4 (0.52%) Java
6 4 (0.52%) Shell Script
7 2 (0.26%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 770 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
2 309 (40.13%) CCNP
3 222 (28.83%) Degree
4 139 (18.05%) Microsoft Certification
5 137 (17.79%) Security Cleared
6 91 (11.82%) MCSE
7 76 (9.87%) Network+ Certification
8 74 (9.61%) SC Cleared
9 59 (7.66%) Computer Science Degree
10 53 (6.88%) JNCIA
11 48 (6.23%) DV Cleared
12 42 (5.45%) Azure Certification
13 41 (5.32%) CCIE
14 38 (4.94%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
15 36 (4.68%) MCSA
16 33 (4.29%) A+ Certification
17 32 (4.16%) CCDP
18 29 (3.77%) CISSP
19 25 (3.25%) AWS Certification
20 19 (2.47%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (6.10%) SLA
2 44 (5.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 25 (3.25%) Cyber Essentials
4 8 (1.04%) ISO/IEC 20000
4 8 (1.04%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 7 (0.91%) GDPR
6 5 (0.65%) QA
7 3 (0.39%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 2 (0.26%) NIST
9 1 (0.13%) ISO 31000
System Software
1 155 (20.13%) VMware Infrastructure
2 151 (19.61%) Active Directory
3 109 (14.16%) Hyper-V
4 43 (5.58%) VMware ESXi
5 24 (3.12%) VMware NSX
6 14 (1.82%) vSphere
7 10 (1.30%) Firmware
8 7 (0.91%) Terminal Services
9 6 (0.78%) Virtual Servers
10 4 (0.52%) vCloud
11 3 (0.39%) KVM
11 3 (0.39%) Virtual Machines
12 2 (0.26%) VMware Workstation
13 1 (0.13%) Citrix Hypervisor
13 1 (0.13%) Docker
13 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Virtual Server
13 1 (0.13%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 46 (5.97%) Microsoft Intune
2 35 (4.55%) FortiGate
3 27 (3.51%) SCCM
4 25 (3.25%) Ansible
5 24 (3.12%) Stealthwatch
6 23 (2.99%) Terraform
7 18 (2.34%) vCenter Server
7 18 (2.34%) WSUS
8 16 (2.08%) CASB
9 14 (1.82%) Cisco CUCM
9 14 (1.82%) SCOM
10 13 (1.69%) ServiceCenter
11 12 (1.56%) EMC NetWorker
11 12 (1.56%) NetBackup
12 7 (0.91%) Progress Chef
12 7 (0.91%) Puppet
13 6 (0.78%) Cisco Prime
14 5 (0.65%) Kubernetes
14 5 (0.65%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
14 5 (0.65%) SCDPM
Vendors
1 493 (64.03%) Cisco
2 298 (38.70%) Microsoft
3 219 (28.44%) VMware
4 111 (14.42%) Meraki
5 108 (14.03%) Juniper
6 103 (13.38%) Palo Alto
7 97 (12.60%) Fortinet
8 51 (6.62%) HP
9 48 (6.23%) Veeam
10 47 (6.10%) Apple
10 47 (6.10%) CheckPoint
11 41 (5.32%) Adobe
12 40 (5.19%) Ruckus Wireless
13 34 (4.42%) Citrix
14 32 (4.16%) Aruba
15 29 (3.77%) Dell
16 24 (3.12%) Nokia
16 24 (3.12%) Oracle
17 21 (2.73%) F5
17 21 (2.73%) SolarWinds