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Software & IT

network consultant

Learned from 12 real résumés for this role.

Across 12 real U.S. résumés for a network consultant, the most distinctive skills are Access-Lists, Tftp and Network Testing — each far more common in this role than across all résumés. This is the real skill fingerprint, learned from résumés, not a job description.

Access-Lists
25% have it · 1158.3× vs average
Tftp
25% have it · 1158.3× vs average
Network Testing
25% have it · 900.9× vs average

Based on Futureful's analysis of 102,822 U.S. résumés (2026).

Skill fingerprint

ranked by distinctiveness

The skills that most define this role, more common here than across all résumés. The bar shows how distinctive; the % is how many people in the role have it.

access-lists
1158.3×
25% · N=3
tftp
1158.3×
25% · N=3
network testing
900.9×
25% · N=3
lan/wan configuration
810.8×
25% · N=3
proxy
486.5×
25% · N=3
fiber
458.9×
25% · N=3
microsoft sql
307.9×
25% · N=3
acl
270.3×
25% · N=3
access points
267.3×
25% · N=3
ip addressing
243.2×
25% · N=3
wins
236.2×
25% · N=3
lan administration
231.7×
25% · N=3
mail
190.0×
25% · N=3
wireless network
184.3×
25% · N=3

Where people go next

Real onward moves from dated work history.

Where people come from

The roles that feed into this one.

Common questions

Straight answers, every one backed by the real counts on this page.

What skills does a Network Consultant need?

In 12 real résumés for this role, the most defining skills are Access-Lists (25% have it), Tftp (25% have it), Network Testing (25% have it), Lan/Wan Configuration (25% have it), Proxy (25% have it). These are the skills that separate this role from the rest of the workforce.

What do people in Network Consultant roles move on to next?

From real dated work history, the most common next roles are Network Engineer (11% of moves, N=6), Network Administrator (11% of moves, N=6), Senior Network Consultant (11% of moves, N=6).

What roles lead into Network Consultant?

The roles that most often feed into this one are Network Engineer (1% of arrivals, N=9), Field Service Engineer (13% of arrivals, N=3), Information Technology Analyst (14% of arrivals, N=3).

Does this page show Network Consultant salary?

No. Résumés do not carry pay, so Futureful holds no compensation data for this role and never invents a dollar figure. Every statistic here is a skill or career-move count backed by real résumés.

Where does this data come from?

The Futureful Career Atlas is built from 102,822 real US résumés, aggregated with no personal data. 12 of them are Network Consultant résumés. Every number on this page is a count of real people, and thin pages are kept out of search. Full method: futureful.app/careers/methodology.

Every figure on this page is a real count over real résumés (N = résumés behind it). No salary is shown, we hold no compensation data, so every claim is a skill or frequency truth, never a dollar promise. How we count · Explore more roles →

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