VLAN Contract Job Trends in England

Virtual LAN (VLAN)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring VLAN skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 372 343 321
Rank change year-on-year -29 -22 +205
Contract jobs citing VLAN 172 166 273
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.57% 0.54% 0.69%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 4.99% 4.44% 4.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 126 94 154
10th Percentile £219 £240 £215
25th Percentile £357 £320 £353
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £449 £420 £474
Median % change year-on-year +6.79% -11.35% +5.28%
75th Percentile £575 £581 £592
90th Percentile £675 £661 £700
UK median daily rate £449 £413 £475
% change year-on-year +8.73% -13.16% +5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 0 13
10th Percentile - - £26.25
25th Percentile £33.00 - £30.38
Median hourly rate £57.50 - £34.00
75th Percentile £70.76 - £76.53
90th Percentile £74.26 - -
UK median hourly rate £57.50 £30.25 £34.50
% change year-on-year +90.08% -12.32% +15.00%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
England

VLAN 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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 3,445 3,742 5,694
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 11.44% 12.20% 14.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,214 2,179 3,550
10th Percentile £213 £235 £212
25th Percentile £361 £375 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £492 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.60% - -
75th Percentile £588 £608 £600
90th Percentile £680 £688 £700
UK median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 191 131 326
10th Percentile £15.50 £20.00 £18.54
25th Percentile £20.63 £26.25 £23.32
Median hourly rate £34.00 £49.00 £56.49
Median % change year-on-year -30.61% -13.26% +26.38%
75th Percentile £65.00 £70.00 £67.50
90th Percentile £74.26 £75.00 £76.18
UK median hourly rate £35.00 £47.50 £55.00
% change year-on-year -26.32% -13.64% +31.74%

VLAN
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

VLAN job vacancy trend in England

VLAN
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing VLAN.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing VLAN

VLAN
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing VLAN in England over the 6 months to 18 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for VLAN in England

VLAN
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing VLAN.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing VLAN

VLAN
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing VLAN in England over the 6 months to 18 November 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for VLAN in England

VLAN
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VLAN within the England region over the 6 months to 18 November 2025. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +30 59 £450 -15.89% 75
South East -3 35 £400 +4.92% 81
North of England -33 33 £475 +26.67% 26
North West -15 25 £500 - 14
Midlands -45 17 £525 +20.00% 23
West Midlands -35 14 £525 -9.95% 19
East of England - 14 £460 - 20
Yorkshire -39 7 £300 -7.69% 10
South West -20 6 £550 +32.13% 25
North East -3 4 £550 +83.33% 2
East Midlands -21 3 £408 +8.67% 4
VLAN
UK

VLAN
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 9 (5.23%) Microsoft Exchange
1 9 (5.23%) OpenStack
2 7 (4.07%) SharePoint
3 5 (2.91%) Skype for Business
4 4 (2.33%) Confluence
5 2 (1.16%) nginx
5 2 (1.16%) WordPress
6 1 (0.58%) IIS
Applications
1 8 (4.65%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 61 (35.47%) Azure
2 50 (29.07%) AWS
3 21 (12.21%) Microsoft 365
4 19 (11.05%) GCP
5 9 (5.23%) Azure ExpressRoute
6 8 (4.65%) Entra ID
7 7 (4.07%) Virtual Private Cloud
8 6 (3.49%) SaaS
9 5 (2.91%) AWS Direct Connect
9 5 (2.91%) OneDrive
10 3 (1.74%) IaaS
10 3 (1.74%) Microsoft Copilot
10 3 (1.74%) PaaS
11 2 (1.16%) Azure DevOps
11 2 (1.16%) Azure Monitor
11 2 (1.16%) GitHub
12 1 (0.58%) Amazon EventBridge
12 1 (0.58%) AWS KMS
12 1 (0.58%) Cloud Run
12 1 (0.58%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 100 (58.14%) Firewall
2 78 (45.35%) DNS
3 71 (41.28%) DHCP
4 65 (37.79%) BGP
5 59 (34.30%) VPN
6 54 (31.40%) TCP/IP
6 54 (31.40%) WAN
7 52 (30.23%) OSPF
8 45 (26.16%) LAN
9 37 (21.51%) Network Security
10 27 (15.70%) Wireless
11 25 (14.53%) SD-WAN
12 22 (12.79%) Wi-Fi
13 21 (12.21%) MPLS
14 16 (9.30%) IPsec
15 15 (8.72%) EIGRP
16 14 (8.14%) Wireshark
17 13 (7.56%) WLAN
18 12 (6.98%) SAN
19 11 (6.40%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.16%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.58%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 4 (2.33%) Git
1 4 (2.33%) JIRA
2 3 (1.74%) Bitbucket
3 2 (1.16%) Burp Suite
3 2 (1.16%) GitLab
3 2 (1.16%) Metasploit
3 2 (1.16%) sqlmap
General
1 53 (30.81%) Social Skills
2 35 (20.35%) Analytical Skills
3 18 (10.47%) Public Sector
4 12 (6.98%) Finance
5 6 (3.49%) Influencing Skills
5 6 (3.49%) Local Government
6 5 (2.91%) Legal
6 5 (2.91%) Manufacturing
7 4 (2.33%) Documentation Skills
7 4 (2.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 4 (2.33%) Telecoms
8 3 (1.74%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (1.16%) Advertising
9 2 (1.16%) Electronics
9 2 (1.16%) Marketing
9 2 (1.16%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (0.58%) Banking
10 1 (0.58%) French Language
10 1 (0.58%) Law
10 1 (0.58%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 58 (33.72%) Network Engineer
2 31 (18.02%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 22 (12.79%) Support Engineer
4 16 (9.30%) Architect
5 14 (8.14%) Infrastructure Support
5 14 (8.14%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
6 11 (6.40%) Analyst
7 9 (5.23%) IT Engineer
7 9 (5.23%) Solutions Architect
8 8 (4.65%) Juniper Engineer
8 8 (4.65%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
8 8 (4.65%) Platform Engineer
8 8 (4.65%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
8 8 (4.65%) Security Engineer
8 8 (4.65%) Senior
9 7 (4.07%) Administrator
9 7 (4.07%) Designer
9 7 (4.07%) Network Architect
9 7 (4.07%) Network Designer
10 6 (3.49%) Azure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.33%) 802.1X
1 4 (2.33%) Middleware
2 1 (0.58%) CrewAI
2 1 (0.58%) JFC
2 1 (0.58%) JSON
2 1 (0.58%) LangChain
2 1 (0.58%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 32 (18.60%) Data Centre
2 14 (8.14%) Analytical Mindset
3 12 (6.98%) Operational Technology
4 11 (6.40%) Replication
5 8 (4.65%) Product Ownership
6 7 (4.07%) Hybrid Cloud
6 7 (4.07%) Onboarding
7 6 (3.49%) Public Cloud
7 6 (3.49%) Video Conferencing
8 5 (2.91%) iPad
8 5 (2.91%) iPhone
8 5 (2.91%) Private Cloud
9 4 (2.33%) Enterprise Storage
9 4 (2.33%) NHS
10 3 (1.74%) CCTV
10 3 (1.74%) Cloud Native
10 3 (1.74%) Clustering
10 3 (1.74%) Legacy Systems
10 3 (1.74%) Security Posture
11 2 (1.16%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 68 (39.53%) Windows
2 31 (18.02%) Linux
3 22 (12.79%) Windows Server
4 17 (9.88%) Windows 10
5 11 (6.40%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 10 (5.81%) Windows 7
7 6 (3.49%) Mac OS
8 5 (2.91%) Android
9 3 (1.74%) CentOS
9 3 (1.74%) Windows Server 2003
10 2 (1.16%) Ubuntu
10 2 (1.16%) VMS
10 2 (1.16%) Windows Server 2012
11 1 (0.58%) SUSE
11 1 (0.58%) Windows Server 2016
11 1 (0.58%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 45 (26.16%) Problem-Solving
2 37 (21.51%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 22 (12.79%) High Availability
4 21 (12.21%) Service Management
5 20 (11.63%) ITIL
5 20 (11.63%) Migration
6 19 (11.05%) Network Design
7 18 (10.47%) Cybersecurity
7 18 (10.47%) Disaster Recovery
8 17 (9.88%) ITSM
8 17 (9.88%) Virtual Infrastructure
9 14 (8.14%) Network Architecture
9 14 (8.14%) Network Monitoring
10 12 (6.98%) Computer Science
10 12 (6.98%) Containerisation
10 12 (6.98%) Preventative Maintenance
11 11 (6.40%) Change Control
11 11 (6.40%) Network Management
12 10 (5.81%) Continuous Improvement
12 10 (5.81%) Network Segmentation
Programming Languages
1 30 (17.44%) PowerShell
2 26 (15.12%) Python
3 21 (12.21%) Bash
4 8 (4.65%) VBScript
5 6 (3.49%) Perl
6 5 (2.91%) VB
7 4 (2.33%) SQL
8 1 (0.58%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 56 (32.56%) Security Cleared
2 53 (30.81%) Cisco Certification
3 44 (25.58%) CCNP
4 40 (23.26%) SC Cleared
5 17 (9.88%) Azure Certification
5 17 (9.88%) Degree
6 16 (9.30%) CCNA
7 15 (8.72%) DV Cleared
8 12 (6.98%) Microsoft Certification
8 12 (6.98%) Network+ Certification
9 11 (6.40%) CCIE
9 11 (6.40%) Server+ Certification
10 7 (4.07%) AWS Certification
11 6 (3.49%) CCDP
11 6 (3.49%) CCSA
11 6 (3.49%) CISSP
11 6 (3.49%) JNCIP
12 5 (2.91%) JNCIE
13 4 (2.33%) Computer Science Degree
13 4 (2.33%) JNCIS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (5.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 7 (4.07%) Cyber Essentials
2 7 (4.07%) PCI DSS
3 6 (3.49%) NIST
4 5 (2.91%) GDPR
5 3 (1.74%) SLA
6 2 (1.16%) GRC
7 1 (0.58%) Def Stans
7 1 (0.58%) SOC 2
System Software
1 51 (29.65%) VMware Infrastructure
2 32 (18.60%) Active Directory
3 22 (12.79%) Hyper-V
4 13 (7.56%) Docker
5 12 (6.98%) Firmware
6 10 (5.81%) VMware NSX
7 6 (3.49%) vSphere
8 5 (2.91%) BitLocker
8 5 (2.91%) Virtual Machines
9 3 (1.74%) KVM
9 3 (1.74%) Virtual Servers
9 3 (1.74%) VMware ESXi
10 2 (1.16%) Microsoft App-V
11 1 (0.58%) Ceph
11 1 (0.58%) QEMU
11 1 (0.58%) Squid
11 1 (0.58%) Virtual Desktop
11 1 (0.58%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 20 (11.63%) FortiGate
2 18 (10.47%) Ansible
3 16 (9.30%) SCCM
4 11 (6.40%) Terraform
5 6 (3.49%) Kubernetes
5 6 (3.49%) vCenter Server
6 5 (2.91%) Microsoft Intune
6 5 (2.91%) Nmap
7 4 (2.33%) CA Spectrum
8 3 (1.74%) Dell DRAC
8 3 (1.74%) Iperf
8 3 (1.74%) Nagios
8 3 (1.74%) Tivoli
9 2 (1.16%) AppManager
9 2 (1.16%) HAProxy
9 2 (1.16%) Nessus
9 2 (1.16%) Single Sign-On
10 1 (0.58%) Observium
10 1 (0.58%) PowerCLI
10 1 (0.58%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 71 (41.28%) Cisco
2 62 (36.05%) VMware
3 44 (25.58%) Microsoft
4 35 (20.35%) Palo Alto
5 30 (17.44%) Fortinet
6 26 (15.12%) Juniper
6 26 (15.12%) SolarWinds
7 22 (12.79%) Dell
8 21 (12.21%) F5
9 17 (9.88%) Meraki
10 13 (7.56%) Citrix
11 12 (6.98%) Veeam
12 11 (6.40%) Aruba
13 10 (5.81%) CheckPoint
14 9 (5.23%) NetApp
14 9 (5.23%) Red Hat
15 8 (4.65%) ServiceNow
16 7 (4.07%) HP
17 3 (1.74%) Google
17 3 (1.74%) Zscaler