What Junior Network Engineering Jobs Ask For
Across 83 open Junior Network Engineering postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are cisco, networking, firewall.
Updated October 28, 2026
87 open Junior Network Engineering postings. The percentages below are measured over the 83 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| cisco | 52% |
| networking | 51% |
| firewall | 49% |
| ccna | 35% |
| vlan | 34% |
| wan | 33% |
| tcp-ip | 25% |
| dns | 22% |
| cloud | 20% |
| network-security | 20% |
| vpn | 20% |
| dhcp | 18% |
| ai | 17% |
| automation | 17% |
| bgp | 17% |
| ospf | 16% |
| wifi | 16% |
| cybersecurity | 14% |
| linux | 14% |
| itil | 13% |
| python | 13% |
| fortinet | 12% |
| ios | 12% |
| ccnp | 11% |
| disaster-recovery | 10% |
| servicenow | 10% |
| solarwinds | 10% |
| ansible | 8% |
| mpls | 8% |
| service-desk | 8% |
| active-directory | 7% |
| cli | 7% |
| ethernet | 7% |
| palo-alto | 7% |
| windows-server | 7% |
| azure | 6% |
| itsm | 6% |
| nagios | 6% |
| visio | 6% |
| vmware | 6% |
"Mentioned in" counts postings that name the skill anywhere — including as a nice-to-have — so treat it as the ceiling, not the bar.
Browse 87 open Junior Network Engineering jobs →
Across all Network Engineering levels
Most Network Engineering postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- firewall 1,893
- networking 1,828
- cisco 1,772
- wan 1,359
- cloud 1,354
- bgp 1,055
- automation 1,005
- vpn 957
- ccnp 950
- network-security 896
- ccna 839
- ospf 821