Network Consultant Job Trends

Network Consultant
UK

The median Network Consultant salary in the UK is £62,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 September 2025.

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

6 months to
13 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 660 703 674
Rank change year-on-year +43 -29 +456
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Consultant 13 95 99
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.026% 0.12% 0.16%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.029% 0.13% 0.17%
Number of salaries quoted 9 60 89
10th Percentile £48,250 £45,000 £61,250
25th Percentile £57,500 £57,188 £62,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £72,500 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.79% -3.33% +7.14%
75th Percentile £78,750 £82,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £81,500 - £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £62,500 £62,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year - -3.85% -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 44,459 74,568 58,777
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.66% 95.26% 93.87%
Number of salaries quoted 26,159 45,575 45,404
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £73,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £92,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% -

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

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 13 September 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 13 September 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 +33 13 £62,500 -13.79% 3
Work from Home +35 10 £61,250 -15.52% 1
UK excluding London +71 9 £62,500 - 4
Midlands +65 5 £52,500 -31.15% 1
West Midlands +40 5 £52,500 -34.38% 1
London +30 2 £72,500 -4.92% 1
South East +12 2 £62,500 +13.64% 1
East of England 0 1 £80,000 -
South West - 1 £37,500 -

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

For the 6 months to 13 September 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 9 (69.23%) Cisco
2 6 (46.15%) LAN
2 6 (46.15%) Juniper
3 5 (38.46%) CCNP
3 5 (38.46%) Cisco Certification
3 5 (38.46%) Firewall
4 4 (30.77%) Mentoring
4 4 (30.77%) Data Centre
4 4 (30.77%) Feasibility Study
4 4 (30.77%) Business Case
4 4 (30.77%) Project Delivery
4 4 (30.77%) Degree
4 4 (30.77%) Psychology
4 4 (30.77%) SC Cleared
4 4 (30.77%) Security Cleared
4 4 (30.77%) Stakeholder Management
4 4 (30.77%) Risk Assessment
4 4 (30.77%) Asset Management
4 4 (30.77%) NHS
4 4 (30.77%) HNC
4 4 (30.77%) HND
5 3 (23.08%) WAN
5 3 (23.08%) VPN
5 3 (23.08%) Wi-Fi
5 3 (23.08%) BGP
5 3 (23.08%) Cisco ASA
5 3 (23.08%) Azure
5 3 (23.08%) Presales
6 2 (15.38%) Junos
6 2 (15.38%) VXLAN

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 (7.69%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 3 (23.08%) Azure
2 1 (7.69%) Google Drive
Communications & Networking
1 6 (46.15%) LAN
2 5 (38.46%) Firewall
3 3 (23.08%) BGP
3 3 (23.08%) Cisco ASA
3 3 (23.08%) VPN
3 3 (23.08%) WAN
3 3 (23.08%) Wi-Fi
4 2 (15.38%) Cisco Firepower
4 2 (15.38%) Junos
4 2 (15.38%) VXLAN
5 1 (7.69%) Cisco Nexus
5 1 (7.69%) EIGRP
5 1 (7.69%) Ethernet VPN
5 1 (7.69%) IGRP
5 1 (7.69%) Internet
5 1 (7.69%) MPLS
5 1 (7.69%) OSPF
5 1 (7.69%) SAN
5 1 (7.69%) SD-WAN
5 1 (7.69%) VRRP
General
1 2 (15.38%) Finance
2 1 (7.69%) Back Office
2 1 (7.69%) Documentation Skills
2 1 (7.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (7.69%) Local Government
2 1 (7.69%) Public Sector
2 1 (7.69%) Retail
2 1 (7.69%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 4 (30.77%) Data Centre
1 4 (30.77%) NHS
2 1 (7.69%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 1 (7.69%) Linux
1 1 (7.69%) Windows
1 1 (7.69%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (30.77%) Asset Management
1 4 (30.77%) Business Case
1 4 (30.77%) Feasibility Study
1 4 (30.77%) Mentoring
1 4 (30.77%) Project Delivery
1 4 (30.77%) Psychology
1 4 (30.77%) Risk Assessment
1 4 (30.77%) Stakeholder Management
2 3 (23.08%) Presales
3 2 (15.38%) Agile
3 2 (15.38%) Programme Management
3 2 (15.38%) Requirements Gathering
4 1 (7.69%) Enterprise Architecture
4 1 (7.69%) Identity Management
4 1 (7.69%) Migration
4 1 (7.69%) Network Design
4 1 (7.69%) SIEM
4 1 (7.69%) Technical Leadership
4 1 (7.69%) Time Management
4 1 (7.69%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 1 (7.69%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 5 (38.46%) CCNP
1 5 (38.46%) Cisco Certification
2 4 (30.77%) Degree
2 4 (30.77%) HNC
2 4 (30.77%) HND
2 4 (30.77%) SC Cleared
2 4 (30.77%) Security Cleared
3 2 (15.38%) CCNA
3 2 (15.38%) DV Cleared
3 2 (15.38%) JNCIA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (7.69%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (7.69%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 1 (7.69%) NIST
Vendors
1 9 (69.23%) Cisco
2 6 (46.15%) Juniper
3 2 (15.38%) Fortinet
4 1 (7.69%) Arista
4 1 (7.69%) Google
4 1 (7.69%) HP
4 1 (7.69%) Microsoft
4 1 (7.69%) Okta
4 1 (7.69%) Palo Alto
4 1 (7.69%) Ruckus Wireless
4 1 (7.69%) VMware