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 23 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 495 517 645
Rank change year-on-year +22 +128 -126
Permanent jobs citing MPLS 454 522 725
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.45% 0.53% 0.44%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 3.37% 3.35% 3.33%
Number of salaries quoted 363 317 553
10th Percentile £32,500 £36,250 £35,850
25th Percentile £41,250 £45,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £68,125 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £81,000 £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 13,460 15,589 21,774
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 13.34% 15.83% 13.29%
Number of salaries quoted 9,379 7,833 11,758
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,750 £28,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £35,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,250 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.47% -4.29% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,715 £87,500 £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 23 May 2024.

Salary histogram for MPLS in the UK

MPLS
Top 17 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 23 May 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 +89 426 £52,000 -5.45% 78
UK excluding London +10 297 £48,500 +2.11% 50
Work from Home +68 184 £52,500 -25.00% 43
London +70 142 £70,000 +7.69% 28
Midlands +65 107 £48,500 -37.42% 13
West Midlands +88 103 £48,500 -37.42% 11
North of England +21 78 £45,000 - 11
South East -1 65 £55,000 +14.58% 15
North West +22 54 £42,500 -10.53% 3
Yorkshire +55 30 £60,000 +33.33% 8
East of England +19 29 £45,000 -25.00% 5
South West -24 26 £48,500 -7.62% 2
Wales +11 12 £42,977 +79.07% 1
East Midlands -15 4 £50,000 -28.57% 2
Scotland -80 4 £61,750 - 2
North East -16 3 £62,500 +66.67% 1
Channel Islands - 1 £50,000 -

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 45 (9.91%) Microsoft Exchange
2 17 (3.74%) SharePoint
3 10 (2.20%) Skype for Business
4 8 (1.76%) CMS
5 3 (0.66%) Exchange Server 2010
6 2 (0.44%) Exchange Server 2003
6 2 (0.44%) Exchange Server 2007
6 2 (0.44%) Exchange Server 2013
7 1 (0.22%) Confluence
Applications
1 19 (4.19%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.54%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (1.32%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.22%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (0.44%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 98 (21.59%) Azure
2 81 (17.84%) Microsoft 365
3 46 (10.13%) AWS
4 19 (4.19%) Entra ID
5 18 (3.96%) SaaS
6 14 (3.08%) IaaS
7 13 (2.86%) Azure ExpressRoute
7 13 (2.86%) Cloud Computing
8 11 (2.42%) GCP
9 10 (2.20%) PaaS
10 5 (1.10%) AWS Direct Connect
10 5 (1.10%) Azure Sentinel
11 4 (0.88%) Dynamics 365
12 3 (0.66%) Power Platform
12 3 (0.66%) Rubrik
13 2 (0.44%) Azure Data Factory
13 2 (0.44%) PowerApps
14 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Purview
14 1 (0.22%) Mimecast
14 1 (0.22%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 310 (68.28%) WAN
2 253 (55.73%) BGP
3 212 (46.70%) LAN
4 209 (46.04%) Firewall
5 165 (36.34%) OSPF
6 147 (32.38%) SD-WAN
7 131 (28.85%) VPN
8 107 (23.57%) Wi-Fi
9 94 (20.70%) Wireless
10 91 (20.04%) TCP/IP
11 84 (18.50%) VLAN
12 72 (15.86%) DHCP
13 65 (14.32%) WLAN
14 60 (13.22%) DNS
15 59 (13.00%) IPsec
16 57 (12.56%) Network Security
17 53 (11.67%) Ethernet
18 52 (11.45%) Internet
19 45 (9.91%) VoIP
20 28 (6.17%) VPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (2.42%) MongoDB
1 11 (2.42%) NoSQL
2 6 (1.32%) PostgreSQL
3 2 (0.44%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (0.22%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 15 (3.30%) JIRA
2 11 (2.42%) GitLab
3 3 (0.66%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 70 (15.42%) Social Skills
2 63 (13.88%) Telecoms
3 44 (9.69%) Analytical Skills
4 37 (8.15%) Finance
5 26 (5.73%) Law
6 11 (2.42%) Local Government
7 10 (2.20%) Retail
8 9 (1.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 7 (1.54%) Organisational Skills
10 6 (1.32%) Public Sector
11 5 (1.10%) Marketing
11 5 (1.10%) Police
12 3 (0.66%) Billing
12 3 (0.66%) Documentation Skills
12 3 (0.66%) Military
13 2 (0.44%) Advertising
13 2 (0.44%) Automotive
13 2 (0.44%) Games
13 2 (0.44%) Welsh Language
14 1 (0.22%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 202 (44.49%) Network Engineer
2 114 (25.11%) Senior
3 72 (15.86%) Senior Network Engineer
4 57 (12.56%) Analyst
5 49 (10.79%) IP Engineer
5 49 (10.79%) Network Analyst
6 48 (10.57%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 39 (8.59%) IP Network Engineer
8 36 (7.93%) Juniper Engineer
9 33 (7.27%) Network Operations Analyst
9 33 (7.27%) Operations Analyst
10 30 (6.61%) Architect
11 28 (6.17%) Core Network Engineer
11 28 (6.17%) Senior Core Network Engineer
12 27 (5.95%) Cisco Engineer
13 26 (5.73%) Cisco Network Engineer
14 23 (5.07%) Senior IP Engineer
15 21 (4.63%) Network Architect
16 20 (4.41%) Senior IP Network Engineer
17 19 (4.19%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (4.63%) 802.1X
2 18 (3.96%) XML
3 17 (3.74%) NETCONF
4 12 (2.64%) RESTCONF
5 11 (2.42%) JSON
5 11 (2.42%) REST
5 11 (2.42%) SOAP
5 11 (2.42%) YAML
5 11 (2.42%) YANG
6 8 (1.76%) SAML
7 7 (1.54%) HTML
8 2 (0.44%) EDI
8 2 (0.44%) Middleware
8 2 (0.44%) Web Services
8 2 (0.44%) X-Windows
Miscellaneous
1 101 (22.25%) Data Centre
2 23 (5.07%) Management Information System
3 21 (4.63%) Driving Licence
4 20 (4.41%) Public Cloud
5 17 (3.74%) IoT
6 13 (2.86%) Video Conferencing
7 10 (2.20%) Operational Technology
8 9 (1.98%) ARM Cortex
8 9 (1.98%) Clustering
8 9 (1.98%) Self-Motivation
9 8 (1.76%) Client/Server
9 8 (1.76%) Cyber Threat
10 7 (1.54%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 7 (1.54%) FMCG
10 7 (1.54%) Hybrid Cloud
10 7 (1.54%) PKI
11 6 (1.32%) CCTV
12 3 (0.66%) Virtual Team
13 2 (0.44%) Enterprise Software
13 2 (0.44%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 43 (9.47%) Windows
2 40 (8.81%) Windows Server
3 27 (5.95%) Linux
4 19 (4.19%) Unix
5 18 (3.96%) VyOS
6 11 (2.42%) CentOS
7 7 (1.54%) Windows Server 2019
8 6 (1.32%) Windows Server 2012
8 6 (1.32%) Windows Server 2016
9 2 (0.44%) Mac OS X
9 2 (0.44%) Solaris
9 2 (0.44%) Windows 10
9 2 (0.44%) Windows Server 2003
9 2 (0.44%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 72 (15.86%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 63 (13.88%) Cybersecurity
3 59 (13.00%) Network Management
4 58 (12.78%) Customer Service
5 57 (12.56%) ITIL
6 49 (10.79%) Network Design
7 47 (10.35%) Problem-Solving
8 46 (10.13%) Project Management
9 44 (9.69%) Roadmaps
10 41 (9.03%) Mentoring
11 39 (8.59%) Technical Leadership
12 37 (8.15%) Agile
13 35 (7.71%) Load Balancing
14 30 (6.61%) High Availability
14 30 (6.61%) Project Delivery
15 26 (5.73%) Technology Roadmap
16 25 (5.51%) Continuous Improvement
17 24 (5.29%) Network Monitoring
18 22 (4.85%) Change Control
19 21 (4.63%) Network Architecture
Programming Languages
1 26 (5.73%) Python
2 21 (4.63%) PowerShell
3 20 (4.41%) SQL
4 2 (0.44%) Bash
4 2 (0.44%) Kusto Query Language
5 1 (0.22%) Go
Qualifications
1 161 (35.46%) Cisco Certification
2 120 (26.43%) CCNA
3 89 (19.60%) CCNP
4 63 (13.88%) Security Cleared
5 43 (9.47%) CCIE
6 41 (9.03%) CCDP
7 37 (8.15%) JNCIA
8 36 (7.93%) SC Cleared
9 27 (5.95%) JNCIP
10 22 (4.85%) Degree
11 16 (3.52%) APMP
12 14 (3.08%) JNCIE
12 14 (3.08%) Microsoft Certification
13 11 (2.42%) Computer Science Degree
14 10 (2.20%) CCIE Routing and Switching
14 10 (2.20%) MCSE
15 9 (1.98%) BPSS Clearance
15 9 (1.98%) CTC Cleared
16 8 (1.76%) Azure Certification
17 3 (0.66%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (5.51%) Cyber Essentials
1 25 (5.51%) SLA
2 14 (3.08%) GDPR
3 9 (1.98%) COSHH
3 9 (1.98%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 9 (1.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (1.32%) NCSC
5 5 (1.10%) HIPAA
6 3 (0.66%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.22%) QA
System Software
1 73 (16.08%) Active Directory
2 64 (14.10%) Hyper-V
3 36 (7.93%) VMware Infrastructure
4 21 (4.63%) VMware ESXi
5 11 (2.42%) Docker
6 7 (1.54%) Firmware
7 6 (1.32%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (0.88%) vCloud
9 3 (0.66%) vSphere
10 2 (0.44%) VMware NSX
11 1 (0.22%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 39 (8.59%) FortiGate
2 26 (5.73%) WSUS
3 15 (3.30%) Kubernetes
4 10 (2.20%) Microsoft Intune
5 9 (1.98%) Failover Clustering
6 8 (1.76%) Progress Chef
6 8 (1.76%) Puppet
6 8 (1.76%) Single Sign-On
7 6 (1.32%) Ansible
7 6 (1.32%) Endace
8 5 (1.10%) Nagios
8 5 (1.10%) OfficeScan
8 5 (1.10%) SCCM
9 4 (0.88%) BMC PATROL
9 4 (0.88%) Cisco Prime
9 4 (0.88%) Nessus
10 3 (0.66%) SolarWinds Orion
10 3 (0.66%) Terraform
11 2 (0.44%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 2 (0.44%) WhatsUp Gold
Vendors
1 264 (58.15%) Cisco
2 158 (34.80%) Juniper
3 101 (22.25%) Microsoft
4 76 (16.74%) Fortinet
5 71 (15.64%) Nokia
6 54 (11.89%) VMware
7 52 (11.45%) Palo Alto
8 49 (10.79%) Meraki
9 44 (9.69%) CheckPoint
10 43 (9.47%) Ruckus Wireless
11 35 (7.71%) SolarWinds
12 29 (6.39%) HP
13 24 (5.29%) Aruba
14 23 (5.07%) F5
15 18 (3.96%) Vyatta
16 17 (3.74%) Ribbon
17 16 (3.52%) Darktrace
17 16 (3.52%) NEC
18 15 (3.30%) Dell
19 11 (2.42%) Mitel