For over 30 years, Cisco certifications have been the benchmark that employers worldwide look for when hiring top IT talent.
Cisco certifications are recognised in 165+ countries — the most trusted name in networking worldwide for over 30 years.
CCNA certified professionals earn 20–30% more. CCIE holders are among the highest-paid IT professionals globally.
A structured career ladder from Entry (CCT) to Expert (CCIE) — every level opens new roles and higher compensation.
Specialise in Enterprise, Security, Data Center, Service Provider, Collaboration, or DevNet — follow your passion.
Cisco offers five levels of certification. Start anywhere and progress at your own pace — each level builds on the last.
Starting point for individuals building a career in networking, cybersecurity, or IT support.
Master the essentials needed to launch a rewarding career and expand your job possibilities with the latest technologies.
Select a core technology track and a concentration exam to customise your professional-level certification.
The most prestigious networking certifications in the industry — accepted worldwide as the benchmark of networking expertise.
The highest Cisco credential — awarded only to those who can design networks from end to end at the largest enterprise and SP scale.
Filter by level to explore Cisco certifications and find the right exam for your career stage.
Foundational cybersecurity concepts, network security basics, and ethical hacking fundamentals — the ideal entry point for security careers.
Foundational networking covering OSI model, IPv4/IPv6, basic switching and routing — perfect for beginners entering IT networking.
Core IT support skills including hardware, OS, troubleshooting, and networking basics for aspiring help desk professionals.
The industry-standard associate certification covering networking fundamentals, IP connectivity, security, and automation — essential for every network professional.
Threat analysis, monitoring, and incident response skills for SOC analysts using Cisco cybersecurity tools and detection frameworks.
Software development, APIs, Cisco platforms, cloud, and automation skills for aspiring network programmability engineers.
Advanced enterprise networking including dual-stack architecture, virtualisation, SD-WAN, and network assurance with Cisco IOS XE.
Advanced threat detection, SOC operations, digital forensics, incident response, and security automation for senior security analysts.
Advanced network programmability, automation, software development, and DevOps for Cisco platforms and cloud-native environments.
Enterprise-grade collaboration infrastructure including Cisco Unified Communications, video conferencing, and cloud collaboration solutions.
Advanced data center technologies including ACI, NX-OS, compute, storage networking, and automation for data center engineers.
Advanced network security covering next-gen firewalls, VPN, intrusion prevention, identity management, and cloud security.
Advanced SP technologies including MPLS, segment routing, QoS, BGP, and automation for service provider network engineers.
The highest DevNet credential — expert-level programming, APIs, automation, and software design for Cisco platforms.
The pinnacle of network design credentials for architects designing large-scale enterprise and service provider networks.
The world's most prestigious enterprise networking certification — expert-level infrastructure design, deployment, and troubleshooting.
Expert-level wireless networking covering Wi-Fi 6/6E design, deployment, advanced troubleshooting, and enterprise security.
Expert-level collaboration systems including UC, video conferencing, and cloud collaboration architecture at enterprise scale.
Expert-level data center design covering ACI, compute, storage networking, automation, and multi-site at massive scale.
Expert-level security architecture covering zero trust, advanced threat detection, and complex multi-layer security deployments.
Expert-level SP network design covering MPLS, BGP, segment routing, and large-scale infrastructure automation.
Each track spans multiple certification levels — pick the technology area that fits your career goals.
CCNA → CCNP Enterprise → CCIE Enterprise
CCNA → CCNP Security → CCIE Security
CCNA → CCNP Data Center → CCIE Data Center
CCNA → CCNP SP → CCIE Service Provider
CCNA → CCNP Collaboration → CCIE Collaboration
DevNet Associate → DevNet Professional → DevNet Expert
CyberOps Associate → CyberOps Professional
CCNA Wireless → CCIE Enterprise Wireless