certification
Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert
Cisco
$2,050
exam fee · checked 2026-08
1000 hrs
1000 hours — over a year at 10 hrs/wk
3 yr
renewal cycle — this is a recurring cost
Where it is actually asked for
- Computer Network Architect (national)11%15 of 132 postings
- Computer Network Architect in Fresno8%2 of 25 postings
- Computer Network Architect in Los Angeles8%2 of 25 postings
- Computer Network Architect in Sacramento8%2 of 25 postings
- Computer Network Architect in San Diego8%2 of 25 postings
- Computer Network Architect in San Jose8%2 of 26 postings
- Computer Network Architect in San Francisco6%2 of 31 postings
- Computer and Information Systems Manager in Houston5%1 of 19 postings
- Computer and Information Systems Manager in San Antonio5%1 of 19 postings
- Computer and Information Systems Manager in Dallas–Fort Worth5%1 of 20 postings
Where it barely came up
It appeared in these samples, but rarely. If one of these is the job you want, this credential is probably not the thing standing between you and it.
- Computer and Information Systems Manager in Austin5%1 of 22 postings
- General and Operations Manager in Dallas–Fort Worth4%1 of 27 postings
- General and Operations Manager in Houston4%1 of 27 postings
- General and Operations Manager in San Antonio4%1 of 27 postings
- General and Operations Manager in Austin3%1 of 30 postings
- General and Operations Manager (national)0%1 of 303 postings
- Network and Computer Systems Administrator (national)0%1 of 322 postings
- Database Architect (national)0%1 of 343 postings
These percentages describe the samples we read, listed above with their sizes and dates. They are not a statement about the whole labour market, and absence from this page means we have no evidence either way — not that the credential is worthless. How we know →