NetSuite Salary and Insights for 2025

There is often a misconception in the market that a NetSuite developer can actually perform the same tasks as a NetSuite consultant – both are labelled as ‘consultants’, after all. However, we believe that it is critical for everyone to understand the differences between us. The table below summarises the general roles and responsibilities of a NetSuite developer compared to a NetSuite consultant. A NetSuite developer’s role is to customise the code of your company’s NetSuite instance. While a consultant might work to identify your functional needs, a developer works behind the scenes to build and upgrade your instance according to your functional and technical needs.

Collaboration During Implementation

NetSuite developers and consultants need to work together during implementation projects to ensure that modules and customisations work well together in the NetSuite ERP system – a good NetSuite developer can create programs and extensions, using SuiteScript to better connect NetSuite modules, apply customisations and integrate third-party solutions.

NetSuite developers who have backgrounds in computer science, business, or management inform must gain the required skills and knowledge needed to customise and optimise the NetSuite system modules based on business requirements through NetSuite certifications.

NetSuite developer accounts and sandbox accounts are critical tools for developers to conduct application testing without compromising the confidentiality of real-time company data. These developer accounts replicate the NetSuite production environment and are used to develop, test and deploy SuiteScript to enhance the NetSuite solution.