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CCNP Enterprise

Cisco
RANK #79 / 100 STABLE DEMAND Q4 2026 DATA
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CertBueno research, Q4 2026 index, published Oct 1, 2026. US market data. All figures USD.
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What the verdict means

STABLEHolding its value — steady this quarter
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The analyst note

The read

Cisco's professional networking mainstay. It belongs to a discipline that has stopped growing without stopping mattering — enterprise networks still need engineers, they just need fewer of them each year.

Who holds it

Network engineers handling routing, switching, SD-WAN and wireless. They sit at enterprises, partners and carriers that run substantial Cisco estates.

The case for the verdict

The weight of Cisco's install base keeps demand flat rather than falling; the growth itself has gone to cloud networking and security. It's a hold — stack CCNP Security or a cloud networking cert to follow where the work moved.

The risk

Every workload that migrates to hyperscaler fabrics shrinks the classic enterprise network a little more. The floor under this credential is Cisco's enterprise franchise — solid, but static.

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Where it sits

Bottom half of the CertBueno Top 100.

This certification pays 23% below the Top 100 median.

Vendor

One of 4 Cisco certifications in the Top 100 — ranked 3rd among them.

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