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 23 September 2026.

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

6 months to
23 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 686 630 647
Rank change year-on-year -56 +17 +34
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Consultant 83 12 91
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.081% 0.028% 0.14%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.087% 0.031% 0.14%
Number of salaries quoted 72 8 56
10th Percentile £53,750 £46,750 £45,000
25th Percentile - £55,938 £55,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,500 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -13.79% +3.57%
75th Percentile £75,000 £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 95,827 38,694 63,806
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.20% 90.38% 95.23%
Number of salaries quoted 67,436 23,178 38,147
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,000 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £59,250 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +7.73% - -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 23 September 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 23 September 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 - 42 £65,000 - 3
North West - 26 £65,000 - 1
Yorkshire - 16 £65,000 - 1
London -53 15 £77,500 +6.90% 17
Midlands -49 13 £65,000 +23.81% 1
West Midlands -38 7 £65,000 +23.81% 1
South East -44 6 £57,500 -8.00% 3
East Midlands - 6 £70,000 -
East of England - 4 £75,000 - 3
South West -77 1 £40,000 +6.67% 3
Network Consultant
UK

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

For the 6 months to 23 September 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 42 (50.60%) Cisco
2 36 (43.37%) Network Design
3 35 (42.17%) Fortinet
4 23 (27.71%) Network Security
5 22 (26.51%) SD-WAN
5 22 (26.51%) WAN
6 21 (25.30%) Firewall
7 20 (24.10%) Presales
8 19 (22.89%) Juniper
9 15 (18.07%) LAN
9 15 (18.07%) Wireless
10 14 (16.87%) Cisco Certification
11 13 (15.66%) Aruba
11 13 (15.66%) Unified Communications
12 12 (14.46%) Azure
13 11 (13.25%) CCNP
14 10 (12.05%) Customer Requirements
15 8 (9.64%) AWS
15 8 (9.64%) BGP
15 8 (9.64%) Palo Alto
16 7 (8.43%) CCIE
16 7 (8.43%) DBS Check
16 7 (8.43%) Problem-Solving
16 7 (8.43%) SC Cleared
16 7 (8.43%) Security Cleared
17 6 (7.23%) Commercial Awareness
17 6 (7.23%) High Availability
17 6 (7.23%) Project Delivery
17 6 (7.23%) Technical Leadership
17 6 (7.23%) 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 (1.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 12 (14.46%) Azure
2 8 (9.64%) AWS
3 3 (3.61%) GCP
3 3 (3.61%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 23 (27.71%) Network Security
2 22 (26.51%) SD-WAN
2 22 (26.51%) WAN
3 21 (25.30%) Firewall
4 15 (18.07%) LAN
4 15 (18.07%) Wireless
5 13 (15.66%) Unified Communications
6 8 (9.64%) BGP
7 6 (7.23%) Wi-Fi
8 5 (6.02%) OSPF
8 5 (6.02%) VPN
9 4 (4.82%) Cisco Nexus
9 4 (4.82%) VLAN
10 3 (3.61%) Ethernet VPN
10 3 (3.61%) Software-Defined Networking
10 3 (3.61%) VXLAN
11 1 (1.20%) DWDM
11 1 (1.20%) IP Telephony
11 1 (1.20%) VoIP
Development Applications
1 1 (1.20%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 11 (13.25%) Public Sector
2 9 (10.84%) Telecoms
3 8 (9.64%) Documentation Skills
4 7 (8.43%) Presentation Skills
5 5 (6.02%) Social Skills
6 3 (3.61%) Finance
7 1 (1.20%) Military
7 1 (1.20%) Police
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (4.82%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 8 (9.64%) Data Centre
2 4 (4.82%) Hybrid Cloud
3 1 (1.20%) CCTV
3 1 (1.20%) Greenfield Project
3 1 (1.20%) IPTV
3 1 (1.20%) Smart Home
3 1 (1.20%) TM Forum
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (43.37%) Network Design
2 20 (24.10%) Presales
3 10 (12.05%) Customer Requirements
4 7 (8.43%) Problem-Solving
5 6 (7.23%) Commercial Awareness
5 6 (7.23%) High Availability
5 6 (7.23%) Project Delivery
5 6 (7.23%) Technical Leadership
6 5 (6.02%) AI
7 4 (4.82%) Customer Engagement
7 4 (4.82%) ITIL
7 4 (4.82%) Migration
7 4 (4.82%) Roadmaps
7 4 (4.82%) Service Management
7 4 (4.82%) Stakeholder Management
7 4 (4.82%) Strategic Roadmap
7 4 (4.82%) Zero Trust
8 3 (3.61%) Customer Experience
8 3 (3.61%) Design Patterns
8 3 (3.61%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 4 (4.82%) Python
Qualifications
1 14 (16.87%) Cisco Certification
2 11 (13.25%) CCNP
3 7 (8.43%) CCIE
3 7 (8.43%) DBS Check
3 7 (8.43%) SC Cleared
3 7 (8.43%) Security Cleared
4 3 (3.61%) AWS Certification
4 3 (3.61%) Azure Certification
4 3 (3.61%) CCIE Security
4 3 (3.61%) CCSA
4 3 (3.61%) CCSE
4 3 (3.61%) JNCIE
4 3 (3.61%) JNCIP
5 2 (2.41%) Degree
6 1 (1.20%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (1.20%) NIST
Systems Management
1 4 (4.82%) Ansible
Vendors
1 42 (50.60%) Cisco
2 35 (42.17%) Fortinet
3 19 (22.89%) Juniper
4 13 (15.66%) Aruba
5 8 (9.64%) Palo Alto
6 3 (3.61%) CheckPoint
7 1 (1.20%) Arista
7 1 (1.20%) Ciena
7 1 (1.20%) CrowdStrike
7 1 (1.20%) Dell
7 1 (1.20%) HP
7 1 (1.20%) Meraki