Network Consultant Job Trends in England

Network Consultant
UK > England

The median Network Consultant salary in England is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 October 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 688 621 643
Rank change year-on-year -67 +22 +22
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Consultant 76 12 95
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.073% 0.028% 0.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.079% 0.031% 0.16%
Number of salaries quoted 64 8 59
10th Percentile £52,000 £46,750 £45,000
25th Percentile - £55,938 £56,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,500 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -13.79% +11.54%
75th Percentile £70,000 £69,375 £82,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £81,375 -
UK median annual salary £65,000 £62,500 £72,500
% change year-on-year +4.00% -13.79% +3.57%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in England with a recognized job title 96,719 38,804 60,632
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.58% 90.53% 95.21%
Number of salaries quoted 67,535 23,177 34,658
10th Percentile £30,250 £28,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £35,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,500 £55,000 £56,525
Median % change year-on-year +8.18% -2.70% -5.79%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £58,500 £53,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.35% -2.73% -8.33%

Network Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Network Consultant' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Network Consultant job vacancy trend in England

Network Consultant
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Network Consultant job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Network Consultant job vacancies in England

Network Consultant
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Consultant in England over the 6 months to 14 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Network Consultant in England

Network Consultant
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Consultant within the England region over the 6 months to 14 October 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North of England - 39 £65,000 - 2
North West - 27 £65,000 - 1
London -47 15 £77,500 +6.90% 11
Midlands -42 13 £65,000 +23.81% 1
Yorkshire - 12 £65,000 -
West Midlands -33 7 £65,000 +23.81%
South East -35 6 £57,500 -8.00% 1
East Midlands - 6 £70,000 - 1
South West -66 1 £40,000 +6.67%
Network Consultant
UK

Network Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 14 October 2026, Network Consultant job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring Network Consultant in the job title.

1 43 (56.58%) Cisco
2 37 (48.68%) Network Design
3 35 (46.05%) Fortinet
4 25 (32.89%) Network Security
5 23 (30.26%) WAN
6 22 (28.95%) SD-WAN
7 21 (27.63%) Firewall
8 20 (26.32%) Juniper
9 16 (21.05%) LAN
9 16 (21.05%) Wireless
10 14 (18.42%) Aruba
10 14 (18.42%) Cisco Certification
10 14 (18.42%) Unified Communications
11 12 (15.79%) Azure
12 11 (14.47%) CCNP
12 11 (14.47%) Presales
13 10 (13.16%) Customer Requirements
14 8 (10.53%) AWS
14 8 (10.53%) BGP
14 8 (10.53%) DBS Check
14 8 (10.53%) Palo Alto
14 8 (10.53%) Problem-Solving
15 7 (9.21%) CCIE
15 7 (9.21%) SC Cleared
15 7 (9.21%) Security Cleared
16 6 (7.89%) Commercial Awareness
16 6 (7.89%) High Availability
16 6 (7.89%) Project Delivery
16 6 (7.89%) Technical Leadership
16 6 (7.89%) Wi-Fi

Network Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 1 (1.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 12 (15.79%) Azure
2 8 (10.53%) AWS
3 3 (3.95%) GCP
3 3 (3.95%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 25 (32.89%) Network Security
2 23 (30.26%) WAN
3 22 (28.95%) SD-WAN
4 21 (27.63%) Firewall
5 16 (21.05%) LAN
5 16 (21.05%) Wireless
6 14 (18.42%) Unified Communications
7 8 (10.53%) BGP
8 6 (7.89%) Wi-Fi
9 5 (6.58%) OSPF
9 5 (6.58%) VPN
10 4 (5.26%) Cisco Nexus
10 4 (5.26%) VLAN
11 3 (3.95%) Ethernet VPN
11 3 (3.95%) Software-Defined Networking
11 3 (3.95%) VXLAN
12 1 (1.32%) DWDM
12 1 (1.32%) IP Telephony
12 1 (1.32%) VoIP
Development Applications
1 1 (1.32%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 11 (14.47%) Public Sector
2 10 (13.16%) Telecoms
3 8 (10.53%) Documentation Skills
4 7 (9.21%) Presentation Skills
5 5 (6.58%) Social Skills
6 3 (3.95%) Finance
7 1 (1.32%) Military
7 1 (1.32%) Police
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (5.26%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 8 (10.53%) Data Centre
2 4 (5.26%) Hybrid Cloud
3 1 (1.32%) CCTV
3 1 (1.32%) Greenfield Project
3 1 (1.32%) IPTV
3 1 (1.32%) Smart Home
3 1 (1.32%) TM Forum
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (48.68%) Network Design
2 11 (14.47%) Presales
3 10 (13.16%) Customer Requirements
4 8 (10.53%) Problem-Solving
5 6 (7.89%) Commercial Awareness
5 6 (7.89%) High Availability
5 6 (7.89%) Project Delivery
5 6 (7.89%) Technical Leadership
6 5 (6.58%) AI
7 4 (5.26%) Customer Engagement
7 4 (5.26%) ITIL
7 4 (5.26%) Migration
7 4 (5.26%) Roadmaps
7 4 (5.26%) Service Management
7 4 (5.26%) Stakeholder Management
7 4 (5.26%) Strategic Roadmap
7 4 (5.26%) Zero Trust
8 3 (3.95%) Customer Experience
8 3 (3.95%) Infrastructure as Code
8 3 (3.95%) Infrastructure Transformation
Programming Languages
1 4 (5.26%) Python
Qualifications
1 14 (18.42%) Cisco Certification
2 11 (14.47%) CCNP
3 8 (10.53%) DBS Check
4 7 (9.21%) CCIE
4 7 (9.21%) SC Cleared
4 7 (9.21%) Security Cleared
5 3 (3.95%) AWS Certification
5 3 (3.95%) Azure Certification
5 3 (3.95%) CCIE Security
5 3 (3.95%) CCSA
5 3 (3.95%) CCSE
5 3 (3.95%) JNCIE
5 3 (3.95%) JNCIP
6 2 (2.63%) Degree
7 1 (1.32%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (1.32%) NIST
Systems Management
1 4 (5.26%) Ansible
Vendors
1 43 (56.58%) Cisco
2 35 (46.05%) Fortinet
3 20 (26.32%) Juniper
4 14 (18.42%) Aruba
5 8 (10.53%) Palo Alto
6 3 (3.95%) CheckPoint
7 1 (1.32%) Arista
7 1 (1.32%) Ciena
7 1 (1.32%) CrowdStrike
7 1 (1.32%) Dell
7 1 (1.32%) HP
7 1 (1.32%) Meraki