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 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 356 420 319
Rank change year-on-year +64 -101 +23
Permanent jobs citing CCNA 774 751 1,957
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.78% 0.74% 1.25%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.82% 2.27% 4.63%
Number of salaries quoted 664 572 817
10th Percentile £30,575 £30,932 £30,875
25th Percentile £36,250 £35,719 £35,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £43,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.20% -3.33% -
75th Percentile £57,500 £58,844 £57,500
90th Percentile £67,500 £71,250 £72,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £42,500 £44,000
% change year-on-year +5.88% -3.41% +3.53%

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 27,444 33,124 42,253
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 27.69% 32.69% 26.93%
Number of salaries quoted 17,288 14,907 18,785
10th Percentile £28,374 £31,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £38,500 £41,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £59,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.24% +8.18% -
75th Percentile £71,000 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £51,350 £50,000
% change year-on-year -2.63% +2.70% +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 9 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 9 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 +87 689 £47,500 +9.20% 158
UK excluding London +63 630 £45,000 +5.88% 127
Work from Home +46 269 £48,500 +7.78% 61
South East -11 169 £39,500 -10.73% 44
North of England +96 154 £40,000 -5.88% 28
Midlands +40 126 £48,500 +15.48% 19
London +32 126 £55,000 +0.92% 52
North West +53 95 £40,000 -4.76% 14
West Midlands +42 93 £48,500 +16.17% 11
South West -11 63 £49,250 +19.39% 12
Yorkshire +110 52 £45,000 +23.54% 12
East of England +42 48 £42,500 +8.97% 11
East Midlands +3 33 £50,000 +19.05% 8
Wales +22 29 £40,250 -5.29% 6
Scotland -85 26 £50,000 +33.33% 15
Isle of Man - 12 £43,750 -
North East -19 7 £70,000 +64.71% 3
Northern Ireland +26 3 £32,500 - 2

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 59 (7.62%) Microsoft Exchange
2 39 (5.04%) SharePoint
3 16 (2.07%) Confluence
4 9 (1.16%) IIS
5 5 (0.65%) CMS
6 2 (0.26%) Exchange Server 2013
7 1 (0.13%) BizTalk Server
7 1 (0.13%) OpenStack
Applications
1 40 (5.17%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.26%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.13%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 2 (0.26%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.13%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 295 (38.11%) Azure
2 167 (21.58%) Microsoft 365
3 125 (16.15%) AWS
4 34 (4.39%) Entra ID
5 31 (4.01%) GCP
6 21 (2.71%) Cloud Computing
7 20 (2.58%) IaaS
8 17 (2.20%) PaaS
9 12 (1.55%) OCI
10 10 (1.29%) AWS Direct Connect
11 9 (1.16%) Azure ExpressRoute
11 9 (1.16%) OneDrive
12 8 (1.03%) SaaS
13 7 (0.90%) 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%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 365 (47.16%) Firewall
2 295 (38.11%) WAN
3 226 (29.20%) LAN
4 155 (20.03%) SD-WAN
5 148 (19.12%) Wireless
6 135 (17.44%) TCP/IP
6 135 (17.44%) VPN
7 134 (17.31%) DHCP
8 122 (15.76%) DNS
9 117 (15.12%) MPLS
10 104 (13.44%) BGP
11 93 (12.02%) OSPF
12 88 (11.37%) Network Security
13 85 (10.98%) Wi-Fi
14 79 (10.21%) VLAN
15 73 (9.43%) SAN
16 53 (6.85%) Internet
17 51 (6.59%) VoIP
18 50 (6.46%) WLAN
19 49 (6.33%) Cisco Firepower
Database & Business Intelligence
1 31 (4.01%) SQL Server
2 21 (2.71%) PostgreSQL
3 20 (2.58%) MySQL
4 5 (0.65%) Amazon RDS
4 5 (0.65%) Big Data
5 1 (0.13%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.13%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.13%) InfluxDB
5 1 (0.13%) MariaDB
5 1 (0.13%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.13%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 21 (2.71%) JIRA
2 16 (2.07%) Bitbucket
3 15 (1.94%) 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
1 233 (30.10%) Social Skills
2 91 (11.76%) Analytical Skills
3 42 (5.43%) Telecoms
4 39 (5.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 33 (4.26%) Finance
6 27 (3.49%) Retail
7 26 (3.36%) Manufacturing
8 24 (3.10%) Organisational Skills
9 22 (2.84%) Public Sector
10 17 (2.20%) Law
11 14 (1.81%) Games
12 12 (1.55%) Electronics
12 12 (1.55%) Legal
13 10 (1.29%) Documentation Skills
14 7 (0.90%) Aerospace
14 7 (0.90%) Automotive
14 7 (0.90%) Marketing
15 4 (0.52%) Publishing
15 4 (0.52%) Welsh Language
16 3 (0.39%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 281 (36.30%) Network Engineer
2 101 (13.05%) Senior
3 96 (12.40%) Support Engineer
4 87 (11.24%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 85 (10.98%) Analyst
6 69 (8.91%) Network Analyst
7 64 (8.27%) IT Engineer
8 61 (7.88%) IT Support
9 57 (7.36%) Architect
10 42 (5.43%) Senior Architect
11 37 (4.78%) IT Support Engineer
12 36 (4.65%) Cisco Architect
12 36 (4.65%) Senior Cisco Architect
13 31 (4.01%) Network Operations Analyst
13 31 (4.01%) Operations Analyst
13 31 (4.01%) Senior Network Engineer
14 29 (3.75%) Network Support
15 27 (3.49%) 3rd Line Engineer
16 26 (3.36%) Cisco Engineer
17 25 (3.23%) Cisco Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (2.71%) 802.1X
2 7 (0.90%) HTML
2 7 (0.90%) 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
1 160 (20.67%) Data Centre
2 54 (6.98%) Driving Licence
3 28 (3.62%) Management Information System
4 27 (3.49%) Public Cloud
5 24 (3.10%) Replication
6 17 (2.20%) Hybrid Cloud
6 17 (2.20%) PKI
6 17 (2.20%) Self-Motivation
7 11 (1.42%) Onboarding
8 10 (1.29%) Social Media
9 7 (0.90%) Security Posture
10 6 (0.78%) Analytical Mindset
10 6 (0.78%) CCTV
10 6 (0.78%) IoT
10 6 (0.78%) Private Cloud
11 5 (0.65%) CMDB
11 5 (0.65%) EPoS
11 5 (0.65%) Operational Technology
12 4 (0.52%) Educational Technology
12 4 (0.52%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 257 (33.20%) Windows
2 151 (19.51%) Linux
3 140 (18.09%) Windows Server
4 29 (3.75%) Windows 10
5 26 (3.36%) Windows Server 2012
5 26 (3.36%) Windows Server 2016
6 25 (3.23%) Mac OS
7 21 (2.71%) Windows Server 2019
8 18 (2.33%) VyOS
9 12 (1.55%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 12 (1.55%) Unix
9 12 (1.55%) Windows XP
10 7 (0.90%) Windows Vista
11 6 (0.78%) CentOS
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
14 3 (0.39%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 195 (25.19%) ITIL
2 154 (19.90%) Cybersecurity
3 144 (18.60%) Problem-Solving
4 127 (16.41%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 120 (15.50%) Customer Service
6 78 (10.08%) Mentoring
7 75 (9.69%) Project Delivery
7 75 (9.69%) Project Management
8 72 (9.30%) Disaster Recovery
9 58 (7.49%) Time Management
10 57 (7.36%) Computer Science
11 53 (6.85%) Presales
12 49 (6.33%) Proactive Monitoring
13 48 (6.20%) Service Delivery
14 39 (5.04%) Network Monitoring
15 37 (4.78%) Migration
15 37 (4.78%) Software Licensing
16 36 (4.65%) Customer Engagement
17 33 (4.26%) Change Control
17 33 (4.26%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 71 (9.17%) PowerShell
2 44 (5.68%) Python
3 22 (2.84%) Bash
4 20 (2.58%) SQL
5 10 (1.29%) JavaScript
6 4 (0.52%) C#
6 4 (0.52%) Java
6 4 (0.52%) Shell Script
7 3 (0.39%) C
8 2 (0.26%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 774 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
2 307 (39.66%) CCNP
3 217 (28.04%) Degree
4 145 (18.73%) Microsoft Certification
5 140 (18.09%) Security Cleared
6 91 (11.76%) MCSE
7 82 (10.59%) Network+ Certification
8 75 (9.69%) SC Cleared
9 58 (7.49%) Computer Science Degree
10 55 (7.11%) JNCIA
11 51 (6.59%) DV Cleared
12 43 (5.56%) CCIE
13 42 (5.43%) Azure Certification
14 39 (5.04%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
15 37 (4.78%) MCSA
16 35 (4.52%) A+ Certification
17 34 (4.39%) CCDP
18 30 (3.88%) CISSP
19 25 (3.23%) AWS Certification
20 20 (2.58%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (6.07%) SLA
2 44 (5.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 26 (3.36%) Cyber Essentials
4 8 (1.03%) ISO/IEC 20000
4 8 (1.03%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 6 (0.78%) 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
1 158 (20.41%) VMware Infrastructure
2 152 (19.64%) Active Directory
3 110 (14.21%) Hyper-V
4 44 (5.68%) VMware ESXi
5 25 (3.23%) VMware NSX
6 14 (1.81%) vSphere
7 8 (1.03%) Firmware
8 7 (0.90%) 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 (5.94%) Microsoft Intune
2 37 (4.78%) FortiGate
3 26 (3.36%) SCCM
4 25 (3.23%) Ansible
5 23 (2.97%) Terraform
6 21 (2.71%) Stealthwatch
7 18 (2.33%) vCenter Server
7 18 (2.33%) WSUS
8 16 (2.07%) CASB
9 14 (1.81%) Cisco CUCM
9 14 (1.81%) SCOM
10 13 (1.68%) ServiceCenter
11 12 (1.55%) EMC NetWorker
11 12 (1.55%) NetBackup
12 7 (0.90%) Progress Chef
12 7 (0.90%) 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 (63.70%) Cisco
2 298 (38.50%) Microsoft
3 225 (29.07%) VMware
4 109 (14.08%) Meraki
5 108 (13.95%) Juniper
6 105 (13.57%) Palo Alto
7 95 (12.27%) Fortinet
8 53 (6.85%) HP
9 49 (6.33%) CheckPoint
10 48 (6.20%) Veeam
11 44 (5.68%) Apple
12 40 (5.17%) Ruckus Wireless
13 38 (4.91%) Adobe
14 35 (4.52%) Citrix
15 32 (4.13%) Aruba
16 28 (3.62%) Dell
17 25 (3.23%) Oracle
18 24 (3.10%) Nokia
19 22 (2.84%) F5
20 20 (2.58%) SolarWinds