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 11 November 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Nov 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 710 610 598
Rank change year-on-year -100 -12 +49
Permanent Network Consultant jobs 86 15 92
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.080% 0.033% 0.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.087% 0.037% 0.16%
Number of salaries quoted 75 13 57
10th Percentile £53,750 £52,500 £45,000
25th Percentile - £58,750 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £70,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% -3.45% +11.54%
75th Percentile £72,000 £75,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £81,750 £83,500
UK median annual salary £65,000 £70,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year -7.14% -3.45% +5.45%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in England matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.

6 months to
11 Nov 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent job adverts in England matching a recognised job title 99,245 41,017 57,018
% of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title 91.78% 90.71% 94.72%
Number of salaries quoted 67,513 25,730 31,982
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £35,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -8.70% -4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £76,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +14.29% -8.70% -4.17%

Network Consultant Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Network Consultant job postings 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 Network Consultant jobs in England over the 6 months to 11 November 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 Network Consultant jobs within the England region over the 6 months to 11 November 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		 Job Ads
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Jobs
North of England - 45 £65,000 - 2
North West - 25 £65,000 - 1
Midlands -63 18 £70,000 +33.33% 2
London -64 13 £77,500 +10.71% 13
West Midlands -46 12 £65,000 +23.81% 1
Yorkshire - 12 £65,000 -
North East - 8 £72,000 - 1
South East -70 7 £57,500 -8.00% 1
East Midlands - 6 £70,000 - 1
South West -81 2 £45,000 +20.00% 3
Network Consultant
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Network Consultant Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 11 November 2026, Network Consultant job ads cited 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 Network Consultant job ads across the England region.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Cisco52.3%45
2Network Design41.9%36
3Fortinet40.7%35
4WAN27.9%24
5Network Security25.6%22
5SD-WAN25.6%22
7Firewall24.4%21
8Juniper20.9%18
9Cisco Certification17.4%15
10LAN15.1%13
10Wireless15.1%13
12CCNP14.0%12
12Unified Communications14.0%12
14Aruba12.8%11
14Azure12.8%11
14CCIE12.8%11
17Presales11.6%10
18BGP10.5%9
18Customer Requirements10.5%9
20AWS9.3%8
20Palo Alto9.3%8
20SC Cleared9.3%8
20Security Cleared9.3%8
24Commercial Awareness7.0%6
24DBS Check7.0%6
24OSPF7.0%6
24Problem-Solving7.0%6
24Wi-Fi7.0%6
29AI5.8%5
29High Availability5.8%5

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

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Job Titles

RankJob TitleShareJob Ads
1Senior Network Consultant14.0%12
2Network Design Consultant12.8%11
3Juniper Consultant10.5%9
3Network Security Consultant10.5%9
5Cisco Network Consultant7.0%6
5Cisco Network Engineer7.0%6
5LAN Engineer7.0%6
5Presales Consultant7.0%6
9Cloud Consultant5.8%5
10Juniper Engineer4.7%4
11Cisco Wireless Consultant2.3%2
11Cisco Wireless Engineer2.3%2
11LAN/WAN Engineer2.3%2
11Network Architect2.3%2
11Principal Architect2.3%2
11Principal Consultant2.3%2
11Project Consultant2.3%2
11Project Engineer2.3%2
11Security Presales Consultant2.3%2
11WAN Consultant2.3%2
28 Network Consultant jobs in England