Watchguard vs network consultant

The differences between watchguards and network consultants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a watchguard and a network consultant. Additionally, a network consultant has an average salary of $89,303, which is higher than the $67,613 average annual salary of a watchguard.

The top three skills for a watchguard include firewall, windows server and switches. The most important skills for a network consultant are appeals, firewall, and windows server.

Watchguard vs network consultant overview

	Watchguard	Network Consultant
Yearly salary	$67,613	$89,303
Hourly rate	$32.51	$42.93
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	25,897	58,194
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Watchguard vs network consultant salary

Watchguards and network consultants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Watchguard	Network Consultant
Average salary	$67,613	$89,303
Salary range	Between $45,000 And $99,000	Between $60,000 And $132,000
Highest paying City	-	Mountain View, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Dell
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between watchguard and network consultant education

There are a few differences between a watchguard and a network consultant in terms of educational background:

	Watchguard	Network Consultant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Most common major	Computer Science	Computer Science
Most common college	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Stanford University

Watchguard vs network consultant demographics

Here are the differences between watchguards' and network consultants' demographics:

	Watchguard	Network Consultant
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 87.1% Female, 12.9%	Male, 87.0% Female, 13.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.6% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.6% Asian, 8.8% White, 64.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 9.0% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.7% Asian, 11.3% White, 61.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between watchguard and network consultant duties and responsibilities

Watchguard example responsibilities.

Institute centrally manage Linux configurations for application deployments, disaster recovery.
Monitor and administer firewall (Watchguard).
Install, configure, & troubleshoot 3rd part applications software.
Install and troubleshoot firewalls, Sonicwall, WatchGuard, Cisco.
Full delivery cycle service engineering of local, and hybrid cloud computing.
Conduct location monitoring of clients on home confinement, alcohol monitoring, or GPS reporting.

Network consultant example responsibilities.

Support and manage Linux base firewalls for client.
Manage FTP servers, AD/DNS, wireless access points and load balancers.
Manage and configure VoIP devices which include gateway and gatekeeper.
Lead architecture and design sessions with customers; initiate technical meetings with customer engineers to further engage and identify additional opportunities.
Create an optimize network to separate voice and data with QOS, MPLS BGP OSPF.
Configure route redistribution to between OSPF and EIGRP.

Watchguard vs network consultant skills

Common watchguard skills

Firewall, 11%
Windows Server, 10%
Switches, 8%
VMware, 6%
VPN, 5%
Routers, 4%

Common network consultant skills

Appeals, 10%
Firewall, 5%
Windows Server, 5%
Switches, 4%
Network Infrastructure, 4%
Network Hardware, 4%