certification
Cisco Certified Network Professional Enterprise
Cisco
$700
exam fee · checked 2026-08
300 hrs
300 hours — about 30 weeks at 10 hrs/wk
3 yr
renewal cycle — this is a recurring cost
Where it is actually asked for
- Computer Network Architect (national)27%36 of 132 postings
- Computer Network Support Specialist (national)26%5 of 19 postings
- Computer User Support Specialist in San Francisco19%3 of 16 postings
- Computer Network Architect in San Francisco16%5 of 31 postings
- Computer Network Architect in Fresno16%4 of 25 postings
- Computer Network Architect in Los Angeles16%4 of 25 postings
- Computer Network Architect in Sacramento16%4 of 25 postings
- Computer Network Architect in San Diego16%4 of 25 postings
- Computer Network Architect in San Jose15%4 of 26 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 User Support Specialist (national)5%4 of 84 postings
- 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
- Computer Systems Analyst (national)2%2 of 106 postings
- Network and Computer Systems Administrator (national)2%6 of 322 postings
- Network and Computer Systems Administrator in Fresno2%1 of 59 postings
- Network and Computer Systems Administrator in Sacramento2%1 of 59 postings
- Network and Computer Systems Administrator in San Diego2%1 of 59 postings
- Network and Computer Systems Administrator in Los Angeles2%1 of 60 postings
- Network and Computer Systems Administrator in San Jose2%1 of 60 postings
- Information Security Analyst in Fresno1%1 of 78 postings
- Information Security Analyst in Los Angeles1%1 of 78 postings
- Information Security Analyst in Sacramento1%1 of 78 postings
- Information Security Analyst in San Diego1%1 of 78 postings
- Information Security Analyst in San Jose1%1 of 80 postings
- Network and Computer Systems Administrator in San Francisco1%1 of 110 postings
- Database Architect in San Francisco1%1 of 116 postings
- Information Security Analyst in San Francisco1%1 of 123 postings
- General and Operations Manager (national)1%2 of 303 postings
- Database Architect (national)1%2 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 →