Network Consultant Job Trends in England

Network Consultant
UK > England

The median Network Consultant salary in England is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 June 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 637 601 786
Rank change year-on-year -36 +185 +50
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Consultant 59 34 58
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.072% 0.086% 0.063%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.077% 0.096% 0.066%
Number of salaries quoted 51 30 42
10th Percentile £51,250 £72,125 £50,625
25th Percentile £65,000 £77,500 £58,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £80,000 £71,250
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% +12.28% -10.94%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £76,875
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £75,000 £80,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year -6.25% +6.67% -6.25%

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 76,919 35,304 87,273
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.95% 89.82% 94.70%
Number of salaries quoted 53,907 20,476 64,903
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £38,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,400 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.91% +9.52% -12.98%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £70,250
90th Percentile £96,250 £100,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%

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 9 June 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 9 June 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 -30 20 £75,000 -6.25% 7
London -32 19 £85,000 - 2
North West +16 14 £72,500 -9.38% 2
South East - 10 £75,000 - 5
East of England -3 6 £75,000 -6.25% 2
Yorkshire -41 6 £75,000 -6.25% 3
West Midlands -27 1 £65,000 -18.75% 2
Midlands -29 1 £65,000 -18.75% 2
South West -45 1 £40,000 -50.00% 3
Network Consultant
UK

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

For the 6 months to 9 June 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 30 (50.85%) Cisco
2 29 (49.15%) Cisco Certification
2 29 (49.15%) Firewall
3 26 (44.07%) CCNP
3 26 (44.07%) SD-WAN
3 26 (44.07%) WAN
4 23 (38.98%) Presales
5 21 (35.59%) LAN
5 21 (35.59%) Wireless
6 19 (32.20%) Fortinet
7 16 (27.12%) CCIE
7 16 (27.12%) Network Security
8 14 (23.73%) Technical Leadership
9 12 (20.34%) Azure
9 12 (20.34%) Juniper
9 12 (20.34%) VPN
10 11 (18.64%) Ansible
10 11 (18.64%) BGP
10 11 (18.64%) OSPF
11 10 (16.95%) Python
11 10 (16.95%) Stakeholder Management
11 10 (16.95%) VXLAN
12 9 (15.25%) Aruba
12 9 (15.25%) FortiGate
12 9 (15.25%) Meraki
12 9 (15.25%) MPLS
12 9 (15.25%) Network Design
13 8 (13.56%) AI
13 8 (13.56%) AWS
13 8 (13.56%) Migration

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 (1.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 12 (20.34%) Azure
2 8 (13.56%) AWS
3 5 (8.47%) GCP
4 4 (6.78%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 29 (49.15%) Firewall
2 26 (44.07%) SD-WAN
2 26 (44.07%) WAN
3 21 (35.59%) LAN
3 21 (35.59%) Wireless
4 16 (27.12%) Network Security
5 12 (20.34%) VPN
6 11 (18.64%) BGP
6 11 (18.64%) OSPF
7 10 (16.95%) VXLAN
8 9 (15.25%) MPLS
9 6 (10.17%) Cisco Nexus
10 5 (8.47%) Ethernet VPN
10 5 (8.47%) Unified Communications
11 4 (6.78%) Software-Defined Networking
12 3 (5.08%) Cisco ISE
12 3 (5.08%) Wi-Fi
13 2 (3.39%) WLAN
14 1 (1.69%) Cisco ASA
14 1 (1.69%) VLAN
Development Applications
1 1 (1.69%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 7 (11.86%) Social Skills
2 6 (10.17%) Telecoms
3 5 (8.47%) Public Sector
4 4 (6.78%) Finance
4 4 (6.78%) Presentation Skills
5 3 (5.08%) Documentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (11.86%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 19 (32.20%) Data Centre
2 4 (6.78%) Hybrid Cloud
3 1 (1.69%) Smart Home
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.69%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (38.98%) Presales
2 14 (23.73%) Technical Leadership
3 10 (16.95%) Stakeholder Management
4 9 (15.25%) Network Design
5 8 (13.56%) AI
5 8 (13.56%) Migration
6 7 (11.86%) ITIL
6 7 (11.86%) Network Management
6 7 (11.86%) Network Segmentation
6 7 (11.86%) Project Delivery
6 7 (11.86%) Service Delivery
7 6 (10.17%) Customer Requirements
7 6 (10.17%) Roadmaps
8 5 (8.47%) Business Strategy
8 5 (8.47%) Kalman Filter
8 5 (8.47%) Mentoring
8 5 (8.47%) Problem-Solving
8 5 (8.47%) Requirements Analysis
8 5 (8.47%) Service Management
8 5 (8.47%) Strategic Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 10 (16.95%) Python
Qualifications
1 29 (49.15%) Cisco Certification
2 26 (44.07%) CCNP
3 16 (27.12%) CCIE
4 7 (11.86%) SC Cleared
4 7 (11.86%) Security Cleared
5 5 (8.47%) DBS Check
5 5 (8.47%) JNCIP
5 5 (8.47%) VCAP
6 4 (6.78%) AWS Certification
6 4 (6.78%) Azure Certification
6 4 (6.78%) CCIE Security
6 4 (6.78%) CCSA
6 4 (6.78%) CCSE
6 4 (6.78%) JNCIE
7 3 (5.08%) DV Cleared
8 2 (3.39%) BPSS Clearance
Systems Management
1 11 (18.64%) Ansible
2 9 (15.25%) FortiGate
3 4 (6.78%) Terraform
Vendors
1 30 (50.85%) Cisco
2 19 (32.20%) Fortinet
3 12 (20.34%) Juniper
4 9 (15.25%) Aruba
4 9 (15.25%) Meraki
5 8 (13.56%) Palo Alto
6 6 (10.17%) CheckPoint
7 1 (1.69%) AlgoSec
7 1 (1.69%) Arista
7 1 (1.69%) Dell
7 1 (1.69%) HP