Network Consultant Job Trends

Network Consultant
UK

The median Network Consultant salary in the UK is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 November 2025.

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

6 months to
7 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 651 644 664
Rank change year-on-year -7 +20 +384
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Consultant 15 98 73
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.030% 0.14% 0.14%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.033% 0.15% 0.14%
Number of salaries quoted 13 61 63
10th Percentile £52,500 £45,000 £61,250
25th Percentile £58,750 £57,500 £62,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £72,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.45% +3.57% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £81,750 £85,000 £82,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -11.54% - -7.14%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title 45,700 64,689 50,755
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.10% 95.04% 95.50%
Number of salaries quoted 28,478 36,679 39,389
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £31,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £42,219 £42,631
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £75,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £95,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £46,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.00% -4.76% -

Network Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Network Consultant job vacancy trend in the UK

Network Consultant
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Network Consultant job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Network Consultant job vacancies in the UK

Network Consultant
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Consultant over the 6 months to 7 November 2025.

Salary histogram for Network Consultant in the UK

Network Consultant
Top 9 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 7 November 2025. 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
England +24 15 £70,000 -3.45% 34
Work from Home +17 8 £62,500 -13.79% 14
London +22 6 £70,000 -8.20% 25
UK excluding London +14 6 £57,500 -11.54% 17
Midlands +50 2 £52,500 -27.59%
West Midlands +47 2 £52,500 -
South East 0 2 £62,500 +13.64% 17
East of England +29 1 - -
South West - 1 £37,500 -

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

For the 6 months to 7 November 2025, 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 featuring Network Consultant in the job title.

1 13 (86.67%) Cisco
2 10 (66.67%) CCNP
2 10 (66.67%) Cisco Certification
2 10 (66.67%) Firewall
3 7 (46.67%) LAN
4 6 (40.00%) Migration
5 5 (33.33%) Juniper
5 5 (33.33%) Presales
5 5 (33.33%) Project Delivery
6 4 (26.67%) Cisco ASA
6 4 (26.67%) Cisco Wireless
6 4 (26.67%) Meraki
6 4 (26.67%) SC Cleared
6 4 (26.67%) Security Cleared
6 4 (26.67%) VLAN
6 4 (26.67%) Wireless
7 3 (20.00%) BGP
7 3 (20.00%) Fortinet
7 3 (20.00%) VPN
7 3 (20.00%) WAN
7 3 (20.00%) Wi-Fi
8 2 (13.33%) Agile
8 2 (13.33%) Azure
8 2 (13.33%) CCNA
8 2 (13.33%) Cisco Firepower
8 2 (13.33%) Cisco Nexus
8 2 (13.33%) DV Cleared
8 2 (13.33%) EIGRP
8 2 (13.33%) JNCIA
8 2 (13.33%) Junos

Network Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 (6.67%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 2 (13.33%) Azure
2 1 (6.67%) Google Drive
Communications & Networking
1 10 (66.67%) Firewall
2 7 (46.67%) LAN
3 4 (26.67%) Cisco ASA
3 4 (26.67%) Cisco Wireless
3 4 (26.67%) VLAN
3 4 (26.67%) Wireless
4 3 (20.00%) BGP
4 3 (20.00%) VPN
4 3 (20.00%) WAN
4 3 (20.00%) Wi-Fi
5 2 (13.33%) Cisco Firepower
5 2 (13.33%) Cisco Nexus
5 2 (13.33%) EIGRP
5 2 (13.33%) Junos
5 2 (13.33%) OSPF
5 2 (13.33%) SD-WAN
5 2 (13.33%) VXLAN
6 1 (6.67%) IGRP
6 1 (6.67%) Spanning Tree
6 1 (6.67%) VRRP
General
1 2 (13.33%) Finance
2 1 (6.67%) Back Office
2 1 (6.67%) Documentation Skills
2 1 (6.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (6.67%) Local Government
2 1 (6.67%) Public Sector
2 1 (6.67%) Retail
2 1 (6.67%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 3 (20.00%) Data Centre
2 1 (6.67%) Driving Licence
2 1 (6.67%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 1 (6.67%) Linux
1 1 (6.67%) Windows
1 1 (6.67%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (40.00%) Migration
2 5 (33.33%) Presales
2 5 (33.33%) Project Delivery
3 2 (13.33%) Agile
3 2 (13.33%) Programme Management
3 2 (13.33%) Requirements Gathering
4 1 (6.67%) Asset Management
4 1 (6.67%) Business Case
4 1 (6.67%) Change Control
4 1 (6.67%) Enterprise Architecture
4 1 (6.67%) Feasibility Study
4 1 (6.67%) Mentoring
4 1 (6.67%) Network Design
4 1 (6.67%) Psychology
4 1 (6.67%) Roadmaps
4 1 (6.67%) SIEM
4 1 (6.67%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (6.67%) Technical Leadership
4 1 (6.67%) Time Management
4 1 (6.67%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 1 (6.67%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 10 (66.67%) CCNP
1 10 (66.67%) Cisco Certification
2 4 (26.67%) SC Cleared
2 4 (26.67%) Security Cleared
3 2 (13.33%) CCNA
3 2 (13.33%) DV Cleared
3 2 (13.33%) JNCIA
4 1 (6.67%) Degree
4 1 (6.67%) HNC
4 1 (6.67%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (6.67%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (6.67%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 1 (6.67%) NIST
Vendors
1 13 (86.67%) Cisco
2 5 (33.33%) Juniper
3 4 (26.67%) Meraki
4 3 (20.00%) Fortinet
5 1 (6.67%) Google
5 1 (6.67%) HP
5 1 (6.67%) Microsoft
5 1 (6.67%) Okta
5 1 (6.67%) Palo Alto
5 1 (6.67%) Ruckus Wireless
5 1 (6.67%) VMware