{"id":446,"date":"2010-05-26T08:29:02","date_gmt":"2010-05-26T12:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.salaryfor.com\/blog\/?p=446"},"modified":"2010-09-23T22:06:41","modified_gmt":"2010-09-24T02:06:41","slug":"career-of-the-week-cisco-certified-network-professional","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salaryfor.com\/blog\/career-of-the-week-cisco-certified-network-professional\/","title":{"rendered":"Career of the week: Cisco Certified Network Professional"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Cisco Certified Network Professional title suggests a mastery of networks. The CCNP is certified to install, configure, and operate LANs and WANs for organizations with networks from 100 to more than 500 nodes with an emphasis on these technologies: security, converged networks, quality of service (QoS), VPNs and broadband.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"3\" width=\"326\" bordercolor=\"#EEEEEE\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\">Salaries by region:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"32\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">Average<\/td>\n<td width=\"46\">West<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">Midwest<\/td>\n<td width=\"45\">South<\/td>\n<td width=\"89\">Northeast<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"32\">CCNP<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">$72,000<\/td>\n<td width=\"46\">$62,438<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">$65,726<\/td>\n<td width=\"45\">$82,212<\/td>\n<td width=\"89\">$66,272<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<table style=\"text-align: left;\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"3\" width=\"181\" bordercolor=\"#EEEEEE\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">Salaries by experience:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"112\">3 years up to 5<\/td>\n<td width=\"51\">$60,118<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"112\">5 years up to 10<\/td>\n<td width=\"51\">$84,753<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"112\">10 or more years<\/td>\n<td width=\"51\">$73,823<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li>Average amount of monetary bonus expected this year, as reported by the 64 percent of CCNP respondents who said they will probably receive a bonus: $5,483<\/li>\n<li>Salaries decreased for 6 percent of respondents by an average of $14,166.<\/li>\n<li>Salaries increased for 64 percent of respondents by a median of $6,174.<\/li>\n<li>30 percent of respondents reported no change in salary in the last 12 months.<\/li>\n<li>The average CCNP has been certified for 3.2 years. He or she has an average of 8.4 years of experience in networking and\/or internetworking.<br \/>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"3\" align=\"center\" bordercolor=\"#EEEEEE\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">The most common job titles held by CCNPs include these:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"269\">Network (support) engineer<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">23.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"269\">Senior network engineer<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">17.9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"269\">Network operations<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">11.9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"269\">Consulting systems engineer<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">7.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Aside from the Cisco title, here are the typical top credentials CCNPs also hold:<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"3\" width=\"265\" align=\"center\" bordercolor=\"#EEEEEE\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">Microsoft certifications:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"193\">MCSE (All others)<\/td>\n<td width=\"72\">42%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"193\">MCP (All others)<\/td>\n<td width=\"72\">36%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"193\">MCP (Windows 2000)<\/td>\n<td width=\"72\">33%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"193\">MCSE (Windows 2000)<\/td>\n<td width=\"72\">26%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"193\">MCSA (Windows 2000)<\/td>\n<td width=\"72\">10%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"3\" width=\"265\" align=\"center\" bordercolor=\"#EEEEEE\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">Other certifications:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"193\">CompTIA A+<\/td>\n<td width=\"72\">20%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"193\">CompTIA Network+<\/td>\n<td width=\"72\">16%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"193\">Novell CNA<\/td>\n<td width=\"72\">15%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"193\">Novell CNE<\/td>\n<td width=\"72\">14%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"193\">Other<\/td>\n<td width=\"72\">12%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>These are the certifications that CCNPs report they expect to attain in the next 12 months:<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"3\" width=\"301\" align=\"center\" bordercolor=\"#EEEEEE\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">Cisco certifications:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"221\">CCNP<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">59%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"221\">CCDA<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">17%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"221\">CCSP<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">12%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"221\">CCDP<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"221\">Cisco Firewall Specialist<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"221\">Cisco VPN Specialist<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"221\">CCNA<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"221\">Cisco Wireless LAN Support Specialist<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"3\" width=\"301\" align=\"center\" bordercolor=\"#EEEEEE\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">Microsoft certifications:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"217\">MCSE (Windows Server 2003)<\/td>\n<td width=\"84\">14%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"217\">MCP (Windows Server 2003)<\/td>\n<td width=\"84\">11%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"217\">MCP (Windows 2000)<\/td>\n<td width=\"84\">9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"217\">MCSA (Windows Server 2003)<\/td>\n<td width=\"84\">8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"3\" width=\"301\" align=\"center\" bordercolor=\"#EEEEEE\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">Other certifications:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"217\">ISC(2) CISSP<\/td>\n<td width=\"84\">9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>source: <\/em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/tcpmag.com\/salarysurveys\/article.asp?editorialsid=255\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TCPmag<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.salaryfor.com\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"color: #3399cc;\">click here for more salary information<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Cisco Certified Network Professional title suggests a mastery of networks. The CCNP is certified to install, configure, and operate LANs and WANs for organizations with networks from 100 to more than 500 nodes with an emphasis on these technologies: security, converged networks, quality of service (QoS), VPNs and broadband. 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