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 17 April 2026.

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

6 months to
17 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 634 555 781
Rank change year-on-year -79 +226 +125
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Consultant 47 47 42
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.061% 0.13% 0.051%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.066% 0.14% 0.054%
Number of salaries quoted 43 44 33
10th Percentile £65,000 - £50,000
25th Percentile £68,750 £77,500 £56,251
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £80,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% +6.67% -9.09%
75th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £89,500 £85,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £75,000 £80,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year -6.25% +6.67% -

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 70,757 33,134 77,840
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.57% 89.23% 94.46%
Number of salaries quoted 46,332 21,254 59,796
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £38,084
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +11.11% -10.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £79,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £91,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +12.15% -10.83%

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 17 April 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 17 April 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
London -3 18 £80,000 -3.03% 1
North of England -57 11 £75,000 -6.25% 1
South East - 8 £75,000 -
East of England -22 6 £75,000 -6.25%
Yorkshire -58 6 £75,000 -6.25%
North West -19 5 £75,000 -6.25% 1
West Midlands -26 2 £65,000 -18.75%
Midlands -54 2 £65,000 -18.75%
Network Consultant
UK

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

For the 6 months to 17 April 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 (63.83%) CCNP
1 30 (63.83%) Cisco Certification
2 27 (57.45%) Cisco
3 26 (55.32%) Firewall
4 21 (44.68%) Wireless
5 19 (40.43%) SD-WAN
6 18 (38.30%) Presales
6 18 (38.30%) WAN
7 17 (36.17%) Fortinet
7 17 (36.17%) Meraki
8 15 (31.91%) LAN
8 15 (31.91%) Migration
9 12 (25.53%) BGP
9 12 (25.53%) OSPF
10 11 (23.40%) Ansible
10 11 (23.40%) FortiGate
10 11 (23.40%) MPLS
10 11 (23.40%) VPN
11 10 (21.28%) CCIE
11 10 (21.28%) VXLAN
12 9 (19.15%) Network Management
12 9 (19.15%) Network Segmentation
12 9 (19.15%) Python
12 9 (19.15%) REST
13 8 (17.02%) Technical Leadership
14 7 (14.89%) Network Design
14 7 (14.89%) Network Security
14 7 (14.89%) Service Delivery
15 6 (12.77%) Cisco Wireless
15 6 (12.77%) Stakeholder Management

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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (4.26%) AWS
1 2 (4.26%) Azure
1 2 (4.26%) GCP
2 1 (2.13%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 26 (55.32%) Firewall
2 21 (44.68%) Wireless
3 19 (40.43%) SD-WAN
4 18 (38.30%) WAN
5 15 (31.91%) LAN
6 12 (25.53%) BGP
6 12 (25.53%) OSPF
7 11 (23.40%) MPLS
7 11 (23.40%) VPN
8 10 (21.28%) VXLAN
9 7 (14.89%) Network Security
10 6 (12.77%) Cisco Wireless
10 6 (12.77%) VLAN
11 5 (10.64%) Cisco Nexus
12 3 (6.38%) Cisco ASA
12 3 (6.38%) Cisco ISE
13 2 (4.26%) Cisco Firepower
13 2 (4.26%) Software-Defined Networking
13 2 (4.26%) Unified Communications
13 2 (4.26%) WLAN
Development Applications
1 2 (4.26%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 4 (8.51%) Social Skills
2 2 (4.26%) Telecoms
3 1 (2.13%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (19.15%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 15 (31.91%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.13%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (38.30%) Presales
2 15 (31.91%) Migration
3 9 (19.15%) Network Management
3 9 (19.15%) Network Segmentation
4 8 (17.02%) Technical Leadership
5 7 (14.89%) Network Design
5 7 (14.89%) Service Delivery
6 6 (12.77%) Stakeholder Management
7 5 (10.64%) AI
7 5 (10.64%) Business Strategy
7 5 (10.64%) ITIL
7 5 (10.64%) Kalman Filter
7 5 (10.64%) Mentoring
7 5 (10.64%) Requirements Analysis
7 5 (10.64%) Risk Management
8 3 (6.38%) Roadmaps
8 3 (6.38%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 2 (4.26%) Business Continuity
9 2 (4.26%) Problem Management
9 2 (4.26%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 9 (19.15%) Python
Qualifications
1 30 (63.83%) CCNP
1 30 (63.83%) Cisco Certification
2 10 (21.28%) CCIE
3 5 (10.64%) SC Cleared
3 5 (10.64%) Security Cleared
3 5 (10.64%) VCAP
4 3 (6.38%) DV Cleared
5 2 (4.26%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (4.26%) DBS Check
5 2 (4.26%) JNCIP
6 1 (2.13%) AWS Certification
6 1 (2.13%) Azure Certification
6 1 (2.13%) CCIE Security
6 1 (2.13%) CCSA
6 1 (2.13%) CCSE
6 1 (2.13%) JNCIE
Systems Management
1 11 (23.40%) Ansible
1 11 (23.40%) FortiGate
2 1 (2.13%) Terraform
Vendors
1 27 (57.45%) Cisco
2 17 (36.17%) Fortinet
2 17 (36.17%) Meraki
3 4 (8.51%) CheckPoint
4 3 (6.38%) Juniper
5 2 (4.26%) AlgoSec
5 2 (4.26%) Aruba
5 2 (4.26%) Palo Alto
6 1 (2.13%) Arista
6 1 (2.13%) F5
6 1 (2.13%) Infoblox