Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for CCNP qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 428 458 541
Rank change year-on-year +30 +83 -156
Permanent jobs citing CCNP 613 602 1,037
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.58% 0.64% 0.61%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.20% 1.88% 2.27%
Number of salaries quoted 490 483 738
10th Percentile £36,250 £40,500 £37,425
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% -4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £63,750 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,340 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.47% -0.30% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

CCNP 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 27,927 31,974 45,711
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 26.61% 33.78% 27.09%
Number of salaries quoted 17,249 14,434 19,201
10th Percentile £28,668 £32,000 £31,000
25th Percentile £38,503 £42,500 £40,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,772 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.38% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £71,000 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £91,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -

CCNP
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for CCNP in the UK

CCNP
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for CCNP in the UK

CCNP
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing CCNP over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for CCNP in the UK

CCNP
Top 18 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CCNP within the UK over the 6 months to 1 June 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 +49 552 £52,500 -5.83% 117
UK excluding London +31 437 £50,000 -4.47% 87
Work from Home +40 240 £55,000 -5.17% 76
London +79 142 £57,500 -11.54% 45
South East -29 139 £51,000 -6.42% 27
North of England +101 125 £50,000 -4.76% 16
Midlands +18 98 £48,500 +2.68% 11
West Midlands +15 81 £48,500 +2.68% 6
North West +41 70 £48,000 -8.57% 6
Yorkshire +86 52 £53,750 +1.42% 9
South West -11 36 £48,500 +18.29% 13
Scotland -48 21 £63,500 +27.00% 13
East Midlands -18 17 £50,000 +17.65% 5
East of England -26 10 £57,500 +15.00% 6
Wales +14 6 £52,500 - 1
North East -11 3 £38,000 -22.65% 2
Northern Ireland +19 2 £32,500 -45.83% 2
Isle of Man - 2 £50,000 -

CCNP
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 5 (0.82%) Microsoft Exchange
1 5 (0.82%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.33%) BizTalk Server
2 2 (0.33%) Confluence
3 1 (0.16%) IIS
3 1 (0.16%) OpenStack
3 1 (0.16%) SAS
Applications
1 9 (1.47%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.49%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.16%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (0.33%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (0.33%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (0.16%) Dynamics GP
2 1 (0.16%) Ripple
Cloud Services
1 150 (24.47%) Azure
2 59 (9.62%) AWS
3 45 (7.34%) Microsoft 365
4 17 (2.77%) GCP
5 16 (2.61%) Cloud Computing
6 12 (1.96%) Entra ID
6 12 (1.96%) OCI
7 7 (1.14%) AWS Direct Connect
8 6 (0.98%) Virtual Private Cloud
9 5 (0.82%) Azure DevOps
10 4 (0.65%) SaaS
11 3 (0.49%) PaaS
12 2 (0.33%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 2 (0.33%) Dynamics 365
13 1 (0.16%) Amazon Kinesis
13 1 (0.16%) AWS Lambda
13 1 (0.16%) IaaS
13 1 (0.16%) Power Platform
13 1 (0.16%) Serverless
13 1 (0.16%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 233 (38.01%) Firewall
2 231 (37.68%) WAN
3 167 (27.24%) SD-WAN
4 161 (26.26%) LAN
5 151 (24.63%) Network Security
6 146 (23.82%) BGP
7 124 (20.23%) VPN
8 113 (18.43%) Wireless
9 105 (17.13%) Cisco Firepower
10 103 (16.80%) OSPF
11 90 (14.68%) MPLS
12 68 (11.09%) Wi-Fi
13 64 (10.44%) DNS
13 64 (10.44%) VLAN
14 58 (9.46%) Cisco Nexus
15 56 (9.14%) TCP/IP
16 54 (8.81%) DHCP
16 54 (8.81%) WLAN
17 49 (7.99%) Cisco ISE
18 42 (6.85%) Cisco ASA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.33%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
1 2 (0.33%) Data Warehouse
1 2 (0.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
1 2 (0.33%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 1 (0.16%) DynamoDB
2 1 (0.16%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 5 (0.82%) Git
1 5 (0.82%) JIRA
2 3 (0.49%) Sonatype Nexus
3 2 (0.33%) Rational DOORS
4 1 (0.16%) Artifactory
4 1 (0.16%) Selenium
General
1 150 (24.47%) Social Skills
2 66 (10.77%) Analytical Skills
3 51 (8.32%) Finance
4 47 (7.67%) Retail
5 28 (4.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 27 (4.40%) Public Sector
7 22 (3.59%) Telecoms
8 17 (2.77%) Organisational Skills
9 12 (1.96%) Games
9 12 (1.96%) Law
9 12 (1.96%) Manufacturing
10 9 (1.47%) Presentation Skills
11 8 (1.31%) Banking
11 8 (1.31%) Legal
12 7 (1.14%) Documentation Skills
13 5 (0.82%) Aerospace
13 5 (0.82%) Financial Institution
14 4 (0.65%) Automotive
14 4 (0.65%) Mandarin Language
14 4 (0.65%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 297 (48.45%) Network Engineer
2 155 (25.29%) Senior
3 75 (12.23%) Architect
4 64 (10.44%) Senior Network Engineer
5 53 (8.65%) Analyst
6 51 (8.32%) Network Analyst
7 47 (7.67%) Senior Architect
8 44 (7.18%) Cisco Architect
9 42 (6.85%) Senior Cisco Architect
10 38 (6.20%) Lead
11 31 (5.06%) Network Operations Analyst
11 31 (5.06%) Operations Analyst
12 30 (4.89%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 30 (4.89%) Security Architect
13 27 (4.40%) Cisco Security Architect
13 27 (4.40%) Senior Security Architect
14 26 (4.24%) 3rd Line Engineer
15 25 (4.08%) 3rd Line Support
15 25 (4.08%) IT Engineer
15 25 (4.08%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (5.22%) 802.1X
2 5 (0.82%) ADO
2 5 (0.82%) XMPP
3 2 (0.33%) Web Services
4 1 (0.16%) EDI
4 1 (0.16%) OAuth
4 1 (0.16%) OAuth2
Miscellaneous
1 158 (25.77%) Data Centre
2 21 (3.43%) Driving Licence
3 16 (2.61%) Management Information System
3 16 (2.61%) Self-Motivation
4 13 (2.12%) Public Cloud
5 11 (1.79%) CCTV
6 10 (1.63%) Hybrid Cloud
6 10 (1.63%) Social Media
7 7 (1.14%) Analytical Mindset
7 7 (1.14%) Cyber Threat
7 7 (1.14%) FMCG
7 7 (1.14%) Security Posture
8 5 (0.82%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 5 (0.82%) EPoS
8 5 (0.82%) IoT
8 5 (0.82%) Virtual Team
9 4 (0.65%) Private Cloud
10 3 (0.49%) Raspberry Pi
10 3 (0.49%) Replication
10 3 (0.49%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 81 (13.21%) Windows
2 59 (9.62%) Linux
3 37 (6.04%) Windows Server
4 25 (4.08%) Windows 10
5 24 (3.92%) Windows Server 2019
6 23 (3.75%) Windows Server 2016
7 13 (2.12%) Windows Server 2012
8 12 (1.96%) Windows XP
9 6 (0.98%) Android
10 5 (0.82%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 3 (0.49%) CatOS
12 2 (0.33%) Apple iOS
12 2 (0.33%) CentOS
12 2 (0.33%) Debian
12 2 (0.33%) Mac OS
12 2 (0.33%) Ubuntu
12 2 (0.33%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 113 (18.43%) ITIL
2 111 (18.11%) Cybersecurity
3 91 (14.85%) Project Delivery
4 90 (14.68%) Problem-Solving
5 67 (10.93%) Network Monitoring
6 65 (10.60%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 64 (10.44%) Computer Science
8 63 (10.28%) Presales
9 55 (8.97%) Project Management
10 51 (8.32%) Time Management
11 45 (7.34%) Disaster Recovery
12 44 (7.18%) Customer Engagement
13 43 (7.01%) Network Architecture
14 42 (6.85%) Network Design
14 42 (6.85%) Software Licensing
15 40 (6.53%) Customer Service
15 40 (6.53%) Migration
16 39 (6.36%) Service Delivery
17 38 (6.20%) Mentoring
18 30 (4.89%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 44 (7.18%) Python
2 28 (4.57%) PowerShell
3 10 (1.63%) JavaScript
4 5 (0.82%) Bash
5 4 (0.65%) C#
5 4 (0.65%) Java
5 4 (0.65%) Shell Script
6 2 (0.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 613 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
2 316 (51.55%) CCNA
3 147 (23.98%) Degree
4 136 (22.19%) Security Cleared
5 110 (17.94%) CCIE
6 69 (11.26%) SC Cleared
7 56 (9.14%) Computer Science Degree
8 49 (7.99%) CCDP
9 46 (7.50%) DV Cleared
10 36 (5.87%) CISSP
11 33 (5.38%) Microsoft Certification
12 28 (4.57%) MCSE
13 27 (4.40%) Azure Certification
14 25 (4.08%) Network+ Certification
15 24 (3.92%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
16 20 (3.26%) JNCIA
17 18 (2.94%) JNCIP
18 15 (2.45%) JNCIS
19 13 (2.12%) CCSA
20 12 (1.96%) CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (6.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 36 (5.87%) SLA
3 17 (2.77%) Cyber Essentials
4 10 (1.63%) NIST
5 8 (1.31%) ISO/IEC 20000
5 8 (1.31%) PCI DSS
5 8 (1.31%) QA
5 8 (1.31%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 3 (0.49%) GDPR
7 2 (0.33%) GPG for Computer-Based Electronic Evidence
7 2 (0.33%) GxP
8 1 (0.16%) GRC
8 1 (0.16%) HIPAA
8 1 (0.16%) SOC 2
System Software
1 60 (9.79%) VMware Infrastructure
2 50 (8.16%) Active Directory
3 19 (3.10%) Hyper-V
4 18 (2.94%) VMware ESXi
5 11 (1.79%) Firmware
6 4 (0.65%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.16%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.16%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 28 (4.57%) FortiGate
2 27 (4.40%) Stealthwatch
3 24 (3.92%) Ansible
4 22 (3.59%) Microsoft Intune
5 18 (2.94%) vCenter Server
6 16 (2.61%) CASB
7 13 (2.12%) SCCM
8 12 (1.96%) EMC NetWorker
8 12 (1.96%) NetBackup
8 12 (1.96%) SCOM
8 12 (1.96%) WSUS
9 9 (1.47%) Cisco Prime
10 6 (0.98%) Terraform
11 5 (0.82%) Opsview
12 3 (0.49%) SolarWinds Orion
13 2 (0.33%) Cisco CUCM
13 2 (0.33%) Icinga
13 2 (0.33%) Nagios
13 2 (0.33%) Puppet
14 1 (0.16%) Nmap
Vendors
1 479 (78.14%) Cisco
2 170 (27.73%) Microsoft
3 126 (20.55%) Juniper
4 113 (18.43%) Meraki
5 109 (17.78%) Palo Alto
6 86 (14.03%) VMware
7 79 (12.89%) Fortinet
8 65 (10.60%) CheckPoint
9 48 (7.83%) F5
10 44 (7.18%) Apple
11 42 (6.85%) Adobe
12 30 (4.89%) SolarWinds
13 29 (4.73%) Veeam
14 26 (4.24%) Aruba
15 21 (3.43%) HP
16 18 (2.94%) Dell
17 17 (2.77%) Citrix
17 17 (2.77%) Symantec
18 15 (2.45%) Extreme Networks
19 13 (2.12%) EMC