Network Consultant Jobs

Network Consultant
UK

The median Network Consultant salary in the UK is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 July 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 690 813 812
Rank change year-on-year +123 -1 +368
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Consultant 26 76 99
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.043% 0.074% 0.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.048% 0.078% 0.13%
Number of salaries quoted 22 58 89
10th Percentile £58,625 £55,875 £62,500
25th Percentile £76,563 £59,063 £65,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £72,500 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.34% -9.38% +14.29%
75th Percentile £82,500 £82,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £84,750 - £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £80,000 £62,501 £70,000
% change year-on-year +28.00% -10.71% -

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 53,643 98,016 78,102
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.49% 94.81% 91.60%
Number of salaries quoted 29,659 68,592 53,518
10th Percentile £27,375 £29,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,537 £38,750 £44,192
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £73,000 £70,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £52,750
% change year-on-year - -5.21% +3.43%

Network Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Network Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Network Consultant in the UK

Network Consultant
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Network Consultant.

Salary trend for Network Consultant in the UK

Network Consultant
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Consultant over the 6 months to 14 July 2025.

Salary histogram for Network Consultant in the UK

Network Consultant
Top 12 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 14 July 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 +101 26 £80,000 +10.34% 15
UK excluding London +132 15 £80,000 +28.00% 10
Work from Home +79 12 £75,000 +3.45% 1
Midlands +82 7 £80,000 +28.00% 1
London +71 7 £80,000 - 9
West Midlands +60 6 £66,250 -17.19% 1
North of England +37 4 £80,000 +23.08% 1
Yorkshire +40 2 £80,000 +33.33%
East of England +30 2 £80,000 -
North West - 2 £80,000 - 1
South West - 2 £58,750 -
East Midlands +36 1 £80,000 +28.00%

Network Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 14 July 2025, Network Consultant job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Network Consultant in the job title.

1 22 (84.62%) Cisco
2 17 (65.38%) Firewall
3 16 (61.54%) WAN
4 15 (57.69%) Cisco Certification
4 15 (57.69%) Fortinet
5 14 (53.85%) SD-WAN
6 13 (50.00%) CCNP
7 12 (46.15%) Migration
7 12 (46.15%) Palo Alto
7 12 (46.15%) Cisco Firepower
8 11 (42.31%) CCSA
8 11 (42.31%) Network Security
8 11 (42.31%) CheckPoint
9 7 (26.92%) Juniper
10 5 (19.23%) Azure
10 5 (19.23%) Mentoring
10 5 (19.23%) Stakeholder Management
10 5 (19.23%) LAN
10 5 (19.23%) MPLS
10 5 (19.23%) BGP
11 4 (15.38%) NHS
11 4 (15.38%) HNC
11 4 (15.38%) HND
11 4 (15.38%) Asset Management
11 4 (15.38%) Risk Assessment
11 4 (15.38%) Degree
11 4 (15.38%) Business Case
11 4 (15.38%) Data Centre
11 4 (15.38%) Feasibility Study
11 4 (15.38%) Arista

Network Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 1 (3.85%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 5 (19.23%) Azure
2 2 (7.69%) AWS
3 1 (3.85%) Google Drive
Communications & Networking
1 17 (65.38%) Firewall
2 16 (61.54%) WAN
3 14 (53.85%) SD-WAN
4 12 (46.15%) Cisco Firepower
5 11 (42.31%) Network Security
6 5 (19.23%) BGP
6 5 (19.23%) LAN
6 5 (19.23%) MPLS
7 3 (11.54%) IGRP
7 3 (11.54%) OSPF
8 2 (7.69%) 802.11
8 2 (7.69%) Cisco ASA
8 2 (7.69%) Cisco ISE
8 2 (7.69%) DHCP
8 2 (7.69%) DNS
8 2 (7.69%) DWDM
8 2 (7.69%) GLBP
8 2 (7.69%) Multicast
8 2 (7.69%) VXLAN
8 2 (7.69%) Wireless
General
1 2 (7.69%) Social Skills
2 1 (3.85%) Back Office
2 1 (3.85%) Documentation Skills
2 1 (3.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (3.85%) Local Government
2 1 (3.85%) Public Sector
2 1 (3.85%) Retail
2 1 (3.85%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (7.69%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 4 (15.38%) Data Centre
1 4 (15.38%) NHS
2 1 (3.85%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.85%) Linux
1 1 (3.85%) Windows
1 1 (3.85%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (46.15%) Migration
2 5 (19.23%) Mentoring
2 5 (19.23%) Stakeholder Management
3 4 (15.38%) Asset Management
3 4 (15.38%) Business Case
3 4 (15.38%) Feasibility Study
3 4 (15.38%) Psychology
3 4 (15.38%) Risk Assessment
4 3 (11.54%) Presales
4 3 (11.54%) Roadmaps
5 2 (7.69%) Cloud Security
5 2 (7.69%) Network Design
5 2 (7.69%) Network Management
5 2 (7.69%) Project Delivery
5 2 (7.69%) Technology Roadmap
5 2 (7.69%) WAN Optimisation
6 1 (3.85%) Customer-Centricity
6 1 (3.85%) Enterprise Architecture
6 1 (3.85%) Time Management
6 1 (3.85%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.85%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 15 (57.69%) Cisco Certification
2 13 (50.00%) CCNP
3 11 (42.31%) CCSA
4 4 (15.38%) Degree
4 4 (15.38%) HNC
4 4 (15.38%) HND
5 2 (7.69%) CCNA
6 1 (3.85%) SC Cleared
6 1 (3.85%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.85%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (3.85%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 1 (3.85%) NIST
Vendors
1 22 (84.62%) Cisco
2 15 (57.69%) Fortinet
3 12 (46.15%) Palo Alto
4 11 (42.31%) CheckPoint
5 7 (26.92%) Juniper
6 4 (15.38%) Arista
7 3 (11.54%) Microsoft
8 2 (7.69%) Dell
8 2 (7.69%) Riverbed
9 1 (3.85%) Google
9 1 (3.85%) HP
9 1 (3.85%) Okta
9 1 (3.85%) Ruckus Wireless
9 1 (3.85%) VMware