MPLS Contract Job Trends in Basingstoke

Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
Hampshire > Basingstoke

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Basingstoke requiring MPLS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 45 - 35
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing MPLS 4 0 21
As % of all contract jobs in Basingstoke 1.00% - 4.90%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 8.33% - 12.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 3
10th Percentile £519 - £448
25th Percentile £547 - £481
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 - £575
75th Percentile £588 - £650
90th Percentile - - £673
Hampshire median daily rate £575 £600 £575
% change year-on-year -4.17% +4.35% +31.43%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Basingstoke

MPLS falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Basingstoke.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 48 56 164
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Basingstoke 11.97% 41.48% 38.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 37 47 62
10th Percentile - £456 -
25th Percentile £500 £500 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £600
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% +20.00%
75th Percentile £625 £618 £638
90th Percentile £703 £638 -
Hampshire median daily rate £538 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -2.27% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £27.50
Median hourly rate - - £38.75
Median % change year-on-year - - +142.19%
75th Percentile - - £48.75
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median hourly rate £56.00 £57.75 £57.35
% change year-on-year -3.03% +0.70% -4.42%

MPLS
Job Vacancy Trend in Basingstoke

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing MPLS relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Basingstoke.

MPLS job vacancy trend in Basingstoke

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Daily Rate Trend in Basingstoke

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Basingstoke citing MPLS.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Basingstoke citing MPLS

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Hourly Rate Trend in Basingstoke

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Basingstoke citing MPLS.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Basingstoke citing MPLS

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Basingstoke by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Communications & Networking
1 4 (100.00%) BGP
1 4 (100.00%) Cisco IOS
1 4 (100.00%) IPsec
1 4 (100.00%) Junos
1 4 (100.00%) LAN
1 4 (100.00%) VPN
General
1 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) DV Cleared Network Engineer
1 4 (100.00%) Network Engineer
2 3 (75.00%) Design Engineer
2 3 (75.00%) Network Design Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Network Design
2 3 (75.00%) Collaborative Working
2 3 (75.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (25.00%) Project Management
3 1 (25.00%) Requirements Gathering
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) CCNA
1 4 (100.00%) CCNP
1 4 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 4 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) JNCIS
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Cisco
1 4 (100.00%) Juniper