Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for MPLS skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited MPLS over the 6 months to 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 504 501 660
Rank change year-on-year -3 +159 -138
Permanent jobs citing MPLS 457 529 736
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.43% 0.56% 0.44%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 3.36% 3.43% 3.26%
Number of salaries quoted 359 328 558
10th Percentile £32,500 £36,250 £38,813
25th Percentile £41,250 £45,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £68,125 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £95,000 £91,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £48,500 £47,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +2.11% -13.64% +4.76%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

MPLS is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 13,603 15,428 22,577
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 12.92% 16.28% 13.35%
Number of salaries quoted 9,416 7,727 11,819
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,000 £28,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £35,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.94% -3.81% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £87,419 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £44,000 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -2.22% -5.26% +5.56%

MPLS
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing MPLS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for MPLS in the UK

MPLS
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing MPLS.

Salary trend for MPLS in the UK

MPLS
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing MPLS over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Salary histogram for MPLS in the UK

MPLS
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MPLS within the UK over the 6 months to 2 June 2024. 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 +71 430 £52,250 -5.00% 74
UK excluding London -29 301 £48,500 +2.11% 46
Work from Home +57 185 £52,500 -19.23% 43
London +58 141 £70,000 +7.69% 30
Midlands +69 106 £48,500 -37.42% 15
West Midlands +77 102 £48,500 -38.41% 13
North of England +20 82 £45,000 - 10
South East -19 68 £55,000 +13.40% 12
North West +13 56 £42,500 -19.05% 3
Yorkshire +36 32 £60,000 +33.33% 7
East of England +7 29 £45,000 -25.00% 4
South West -45 25 £48,500 -3.00% 2
Wales +7 12 £42,977 +79.07% 1
East Midlands -24 4 £50,000 -28.57% 2
Scotland -90 4 £61,750 - 1
North East -19 3 £62,500 +66.67% 1

MPLS
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:

Application Platforms
1 44 (9.63%) Microsoft Exchange
2 16 (3.50%) SharePoint
3 10 (2.19%) Skype for Business
4 8 (1.75%) CMS
5 2 (0.44%) Exchange Server 2003
5 2 (0.44%) Exchange Server 2007
5 2 (0.44%) Exchange Server 2010
5 2 (0.44%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 19 (4.16%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.53%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (1.31%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.22%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (0.44%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 100 (21.88%) Azure
2 80 (17.51%) Microsoft 365
3 46 (10.07%) AWS
4 19 (4.16%) Entra ID
5 18 (3.94%) SaaS
6 14 (3.06%) Azure ExpressRoute
7 13 (2.84%) Cloud Computing
7 13 (2.84%) IaaS
8 11 (2.41%) GCP
9 10 (2.19%) PaaS
10 5 (1.09%) AWS Direct Connect
10 5 (1.09%) Azure Sentinel
11 4 (0.88%) Dynamics 365
11 4 (0.88%) Power Platform
12 3 (0.66%) Azure Data Factory
12 3 (0.66%) PowerApps
12 3 (0.66%) Rubrik
13 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Purview
13 1 (0.22%) Mimecast
13 1 (0.22%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 311 (68.05%) WAN
2 249 (54.49%) BGP
3 211 (46.17%) LAN
4 210 (45.95%) Firewall
5 161 (35.23%) OSPF
6 147 (32.17%) SD-WAN
7 130 (28.45%) VPN
8 108 (23.63%) Wi-Fi
9 93 (20.35%) Wireless
10 91 (19.91%) TCP/IP
11 82 (17.94%) VLAN
12 72 (15.75%) DHCP
13 64 (14.00%) WLAN
14 60 (13.13%) IPsec
15 58 (12.69%) DNS
16 56 (12.25%) Network Security
17 54 (11.82%) Internet
18 52 (11.38%) Ethernet
19 45 (9.85%) VoIP
20 27 (5.91%) VPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (2.41%) MongoDB
1 11 (2.41%) NoSQL
2 6 (1.31%) PostgreSQL
3 2 (0.44%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (0.22%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 15 (3.28%) JIRA
2 11 (2.41%) GitLab
3 3 (0.66%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 68 (14.88%) Social Skills
2 63 (13.79%) Telecoms
3 42 (9.19%) Analytical Skills
4 35 (7.66%) Finance
5 26 (5.69%) Law
6 11 (2.41%) Local Government
6 11 (2.41%) Retail
7 9 (1.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 8 (1.75%) Organisational Skills
9 6 (1.31%) Public Sector
10 5 (1.09%) Marketing
10 5 (1.09%) Police
11 3 (0.66%) Billing
11 3 (0.66%) Documentation Skills
11 3 (0.66%) Military
12 2 (0.44%) Advertising
12 2 (0.44%) Automotive
12 2 (0.44%) Games
12 2 (0.44%) Manufacturing
12 2 (0.44%) Welsh Language
Job Titles
1 204 (44.64%) Network Engineer
2 114 (24.95%) Senior
3 73 (15.97%) Senior Network Engineer
4 54 (11.82%) Analyst
5 50 (10.94%) IP Engineer
6 49 (10.72%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 46 (10.07%) Network Analyst
8 40 (8.75%) IP Network Engineer
9 37 (8.10%) Juniper Engineer
10 31 (6.78%) Architect
10 31 (6.78%) Core Network Engineer
10 31 (6.78%) Network Operations Analyst
10 31 (6.78%) Operations Analyst
11 30 (6.56%) Senior Core Network Engineer
12 27 (5.91%) Cisco Engineer
13 26 (5.69%) Cisco Network Engineer
14 25 (5.47%) Senior IP Engineer
15 22 (4.81%) Network Architect
15 22 (4.81%) Senior IP Network Engineer
16 18 (3.94%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (4.38%) 802.1X
2 18 (3.94%) XML
3 17 (3.72%) NETCONF
4 12 (2.63%) RESTCONF
5 11 (2.41%) JSON
5 11 (2.41%) REST
5 11 (2.41%) SOAP
5 11 (2.41%) YAML
5 11 (2.41%) YANG
6 8 (1.75%) SAML
7 7 (1.53%) HTML
8 2 (0.44%) EDI
8 2 (0.44%) Middleware
8 2 (0.44%) Web Services
8 2 (0.44%) X-Windows
Miscellaneous
1 104 (22.76%) Data Centre
2 23 (5.03%) Management Information System
3 22 (4.81%) Driving Licence
4 21 (4.60%) Public Cloud
5 18 (3.94%) IoT
6 13 (2.84%) Video Conferencing
7 10 (2.19%) Operational Technology
8 9 (1.97%) ARM Cortex
8 9 (1.97%) Clustering
9 8 (1.75%) Client/Server
9 8 (1.75%) Cyber Threat
9 8 (1.75%) Self-Motivation
10 7 (1.53%) FMCG
10 7 (1.53%) Hybrid Cloud
10 7 (1.53%) PKI
11 6 (1.31%) CCTV
11 6 (1.31%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
12 2 (0.44%) Enterprise Software
12 2 (0.44%) SCADA
12 2 (0.44%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 42 (9.19%) Windows
2 39 (8.53%) Windows Server
3 27 (5.91%) Linux
4 19 (4.16%) Unix
5 18 (3.94%) VyOS
6 11 (2.41%) CentOS
7 7 (1.53%) Windows Server 2019
8 6 (1.31%) Windows Server 2016
9 5 (1.09%) Windows Server 2012
10 2 (0.44%) Mac OS X
10 2 (0.44%) Solaris
10 2 (0.44%) Windows 10
10 2 (0.44%) Windows Server 2003
10 2 (0.44%) Windows Server 2008
11 1 (0.22%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (15.97%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 65 (14.22%) Cybersecurity
3 58 (12.69%) Customer Service
3 58 (12.69%) Network Management
4 57 (12.47%) ITIL
5 49 (10.72%) Network Design
6 46 (10.07%) Problem-Solving
6 46 (10.07%) Project Management
7 44 (9.63%) Roadmaps
8 41 (8.97%) Mentoring
9 39 (8.53%) Technical Leadership
10 36 (7.88%) Agile
11 35 (7.66%) Load Balancing
12 31 (6.78%) High Availability
13 30 (6.56%) Project Delivery
14 26 (5.69%) Continuous Improvement
14 26 (5.69%) Technology Roadmap
15 24 (5.25%) Network Monitoring
16 23 (5.03%) Change Control
17 21 (4.60%) Network Architecture
Programming Languages
1 25 (5.47%) Python
2 22 (4.81%) PowerShell
3 20 (4.38%) SQL
4 2 (0.44%) Kusto Query Language
5 1 (0.22%) Go
Qualifications
1 160 (35.01%) Cisco Certification
2 120 (26.26%) CCNA
3 90 (19.69%) CCNP
4 64 (14.00%) Security Cleared
5 42 (9.19%) CCIE
6 40 (8.75%) CCDP
7 37 (8.10%) JNCIA
7 37 (8.10%) SC Cleared
8 28 (6.13%) JNCIP
9 22 (4.81%) Degree
10 16 (3.50%) APMP
11 14 (3.06%) JNCIE
11 14 (3.06%) Microsoft Certification
12 11 (2.41%) Computer Science Degree
13 10 (2.19%) BPSS Clearance
13 10 (2.19%) CCIE Routing and Switching
13 10 (2.19%) MCSE
14 9 (1.97%) Azure Certification
14 9 (1.97%) CTC Cleared
15 4 (0.88%) CCDA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (5.69%) Cyber Essentials
1 26 (5.69%) SLA
2 14 (3.06%) GDPR
3 9 (1.97%) COSHH
3 9 (1.97%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 9 (1.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (1.31%) NCSC
5 5 (1.09%) HIPAA
6 3 (0.66%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.22%) QA
System Software
1 72 (15.75%) Active Directory
2 64 (14.00%) Hyper-V
3 35 (7.66%) VMware Infrastructure
4 20 (4.38%) VMware ESXi
5 11 (2.41%) Docker
6 7 (1.53%) Firmware
7 6 (1.31%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (0.88%) vCloud
9 3 (0.66%) VMware NSX
9 3 (0.66%) vSphere
10 1 (0.22%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 40 (8.75%) FortiGate
2 25 (5.47%) WSUS
3 15 (3.28%) Kubernetes
4 10 (2.19%) Microsoft Intune
5 9 (1.97%) Failover Clustering
6 8 (1.75%) Progress Chef
6 8 (1.75%) Puppet
6 8 (1.75%) Single Sign-On
7 7 (1.53%) Ansible
8 6 (1.31%) Endace
9 5 (1.09%) Nagios
9 5 (1.09%) OfficeScan
9 5 (1.09%) SCCM
10 4 (0.88%) BMC PATROL
10 4 (0.88%) Cisco Prime
10 4 (0.88%) Nessus
11 3 (0.66%) SolarWinds Orion
11 3 (0.66%) Terraform
12 2 (0.44%) WhatsUp Gold
12 2 (0.44%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 265 (57.99%) Cisco
2 160 (35.01%) Juniper
3 104 (22.76%) Microsoft
4 78 (17.07%) Fortinet
5 73 (15.97%) Nokia
6 55 (12.04%) VMware
7 50 (10.94%) Meraki
7 50 (10.94%) Palo Alto
8 43 (9.41%) CheckPoint
9 42 (9.19%) Ruckus Wireless
10 36 (7.88%) SolarWinds
11 31 (6.78%) HP
12 24 (5.25%) Aruba
12 24 (5.25%) F5
13 18 (3.94%) Vyatta
14 17 (3.72%) Darktrace
14 17 (3.72%) NEC
14 17 (3.72%) Ribbon
15 16 (3.50%) Dell
16 11 (2.41%) Mitel