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 Support Specialist (national)25%4 of 16 postings
- Computer Network Architect (national)24%38 of 161 postings
- Computer User Support Specialist in San Francisco20%4 of 20 postings
- Computer Network Architect in San Francisco19%7 of 36 postings
- Computer Network Architect in Fresno14%3 of 22 postings
- Computer Network Architect in Los Angeles14%3 of 22 postings
- Computer Network Architect in Sacramento14%3 of 22 postings
- Computer Network Architect in San Diego14%3 of 22 postings
- Computer Network Architect in San Jose13%3 of 24 postings
- Computer and Information Systems Manager in Dallas–Fort Worth6%1 of 16 postings
- Computer and Information Systems Manager in Austin6%1 of 17 postings
- Computer User Support Specialist (national)6%5 of 87 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.
- Network and Computer Systems Administrator in Fresno3%2 of 76 postings
- Network and Computer Systems Administrator in Sacramento3%2 of 76 postings
- Network and Computer Systems Administrator in San Diego3%2 of 76 postings
- Network and Computer Systems Administrator in Los Angeles3%2 of 77 postings
- Network and Computer Systems Administrator in San Jose3%2 of 77 postings
- Network and Computer Systems Administrator (national)2%7 of 363 postings
- Computer Systems Analyst (national)2%2 of 105 postings
- Network and Computer Systems Administrator in San Francisco2%2 of 129 postings
- Information Security Analyst in Fresno1%1 of 80 postings
- Information Security Analyst in Sacramento1%1 of 80 postings
- Information Security Analyst in San Diego1%1 of 80 postings
- Information Security Analyst in Los Angeles1%1 of 81 postings
- Information Security Analyst in San Jose1%1 of 82 postings
- Information Security Analyst (national)1%4 of 400 postings
- Database Architect in San Francisco1%1 of 115 postings
- Information Security Analyst in San Francisco1%1 of 134 postings
- Database Architect (national)1%2 of 330 postings
- Computer and Information Systems Manager (national)0%1 of 400 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 →