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 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 353 342 417
Rank change year-on-year -11 +75 -47
Contract jobs citing VLAN 285 160 140
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.63% 0.59% 0.39%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 6.64% 4.68% 3.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 195 101 92
10th Percentile £359 £203 £190
25th Percentile £413 £325 £266
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £425 £431
Median % change year-on-year +11.76% -1.45% -9.21%
75th Percentile £594 £525 £542
90th Percentile £638 £650 £648
UK median daily rate £474 £425 £431
% change year-on-year +11.57% -1.45% -9.21%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 1 0
10th Percentile £12.43 - -
25th Percentile £18.50 £56.25 -
Median hourly rate £47.00 £57.50 -
Median % change year-on-year -18.26% - -
75th Percentile £74.00 £58.75 -
90th Percentile £76.50 - -
UK median hourly rate £47.00 £57.50 -
% change year-on-year -18.26% - -

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 4,290 3,421 4,673
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 9.53% 12.57% 12.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,633 2,120 2,792
10th Percentile £250 £238 £220
25th Percentile £400 £375 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £495 £500
Median % change year-on-year +0.97% -0.96% -
75th Percentile £588 £600 £608
90th Percentile £675 £675 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £488 £500
% change year-on-year +2.56% -2.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 314 158 367
10th Percentile £16.04 £14.99 £13.86
25th Percentile £19.63 £25.04 £17.24
Median hourly rate £26.72 £44.50 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -39.96% +11.25% +14.29%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £74.18 £87.50 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £26.22 £48.75 £40.00
% change year-on-year -46.22% +21.88% +14.29%

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 July 2026.

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 July 2026.

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 July 2026. 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 -36 84 £450 +12.43% 48
North of England -40 55 £500 +11.86% 20
South East -42 42 £525 +16.67% 57
North West -28 36 £575 +23.66% 12
South West -14 31 £495 +65.00% 15
Midlands -49 29 £413 -7.30% 15
Yorkshire -26 18 £413 +37.39% 6
East Midlands -6 14 £275 -57.69% 6
West Midlands -61 14 £413 +13.01% 9
East of England -25 12 £581 +144.74% 15
North East -33 1 - - 2
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 10 (3.51%) Microsoft Exchange
1 10 (3.51%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.05%) FactoryTalk
3 2 (0.70%) Apache
3 2 (0.70%) CloudStack
3 2 (0.70%) OpenStack
4 1 (0.35%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 2 (0.70%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.35%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.35%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 81 (28.42%) Azure
2 38 (13.33%) AWS
3 26 (9.12%) Entra ID
3 26 (9.12%) Microsoft 365
4 15 (5.26%) GCP
4 15 (5.26%) GitHub
5 13 (4.56%) IaaS
6 12 (4.21%) Azure ExpressRoute
7 8 (2.81%) Nutanix
7 8 (2.81%) PaaS
7 8 (2.81%) SaaS
8 7 (2.46%) Datadog
8 7 (2.46%) Virtual Private Cloud
9 6 (2.11%) Azure DevOps
10 5 (1.75%) Cohesity
10 5 (1.75%) OneDrive
11 4 (1.40%) Azure Stack
12 3 (1.05%) Azure Monitor
12 3 (1.05%) Azure Sentinel
12 3 (1.05%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 187 (65.61%) Firewall
2 106 (37.19%) BGP
3 102 (35.79%) DNS
4 97 (34.04%) OSPF
5 92 (32.28%) VPN
6 84 (29.47%) WAN
7 82 (28.77%) DHCP
8 71 (24.91%) LAN
9 69 (24.21%) Network Security
10 68 (23.86%) TCP/IP
11 54 (18.95%) Wireless
12 43 (15.09%) Wi-Fi
13 41 (14.39%) SAN
14 35 (12.28%) SD-WAN
15 32 (11.23%) Cisco Nexus
16 27 (9.47%) NX-OS
17 26 (9.12%) VXLAN
18 23 (8.07%) NAS
19 22 (7.72%) IPsec
19 22 (7.72%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (5.26%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 9 (3.16%) JIRA
2 8 (2.81%) Git
2 8 (2.81%) Jenkins
3 7 (2.46%) Chocolatey
4 4 (1.40%) Sonatype Nexus
5 2 (0.70%) Browser DevTools
5 2 (0.70%) GitLab
6 1 (0.35%) Artifactory
6 1 (0.35%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.35%) MSI
General
1 72 (25.26%) Social Skills
2 29 (10.18%) Analytical Skills
3 21 (7.37%) Finance
4 20 (7.02%) Documentation Skills
5 13 (4.56%) Telecoms
6 12 (4.21%) Public Sector
7 11 (3.86%) Banking
8 8 (2.81%) Manufacturing
9 7 (2.46%) Legal
9 7 (2.46%) Organisational Skills
9 7 (2.46%) Retail
10 6 (2.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 6 (2.11%) Pharmaceutical
11 5 (1.75%) Police
12 3 (1.05%) Influencing Skills
13 2 (0.70%) Advertising
13 2 (0.70%) Automotive
13 2 (0.70%) Aviation
13 2 (0.70%) Games
13 2 (0.70%) Law
Job Titles
1 130 (45.61%) Network Engineer
2 45 (15.79%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 45 (15.79%) Senior
3 35 (12.28%) Architect
4 31 (10.88%) Senior Network Engineer
5 23 (8.07%) IT Engineer
5 23 (8.07%) Network Architect
6 14 (4.91%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
7 13 (4.56%) Cisco Engineer
7 13 (4.56%) IT Support
7 13 (4.56%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
8 12 (4.21%) Azure Engineer
8 12 (4.21%) Cisco Network Engineer
8 12 (4.21%) Network Specialist
9 11 (3.86%) Security Engineer
9 11 (3.86%) Support Engineer
9 11 (3.86%) Technical Architect
10 10 (3.51%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
10 10 (3.51%) Network Security Engineer
11 9 (3.16%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (5.61%) 802.1X
2 4 (1.40%) REST
3 2 (0.70%) cloud-init
3 2 (0.70%) Microsoft Graph
3 2 (0.70%) ModSecurity
3 2 (0.70%) NETCONF
3 2 (0.70%) RFC 2544
4 1 (0.35%) .NET
4 1 (0.35%) CSS
4 1 (0.35%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 95 (33.33%) Data Centre
2 18 (6.32%) Replication
3 17 (5.96%) Onboarding
4 16 (5.61%) Hybrid Cloud
5 13 (4.56%) Self-Motivation
6 12 (4.21%) Operational Technology
7 11 (3.86%) Driving Licence
7 11 (3.86%) PKI
8 9 (3.16%) Cloud Native
8 9 (3.16%) Linux Command Line
9 7 (2.46%) Cyber Threat
9 7 (2.46%) SCADA
10 6 (2.11%) Private Cloud
10 6 (2.11%) Virtual Team
11 5 (1.75%) Clustering
11 5 (1.75%) Digital Signage
11 5 (1.75%) Life Science
12 4 (1.40%) Analytical Mindset
12 4 (1.40%) Security Posture
13 3 (1.05%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 58 (20.35%) Windows
2 30 (10.53%) Windows Server
3 25 (8.77%) Linux
4 12 (4.21%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 9 (3.16%) Windows 10
6 5 (1.75%) CentOS
6 5 (1.75%) Rocky
6 5 (1.75%) Ubuntu
7 4 (1.40%) SUSE
7 4 (1.40%) VMS
8 3 (1.05%) Windows Server 2019
9 2 (0.70%) Unix
9 2 (0.70%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.35%) Debian
10 1 (0.35%) Mac OS
10 1 (0.35%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 63 (22.11%) Migration
2 54 (18.95%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 51 (17.89%) Problem-Solving
4 44 (15.44%) Validation
5 43 (15.09%) ITSM
6 40 (14.04%) Network Segmentation
7 31 (10.88%) High Availability
7 31 (10.88%) Project Delivery
8 29 (10.18%) Network Design
9 27 (9.47%) Zero Trust
10 26 (9.12%) Continuous Improvement
10 26 (9.12%) Disaster Recovery
11 25 (8.77%) ITIL
12 24 (8.42%) Runbook
13 21 (7.37%) Cybersecurity
14 19 (6.67%) Network Monitoring
15 17 (5.96%) Infrastructure as Code
15 17 (5.96%) Infrastructure Automation
16 16 (5.61%) Change Control
16 16 (5.61%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 49 (17.19%) Python
2 28 (9.82%) PowerShell
3 16 (5.61%) Bash
4 5 (1.75%) ActionScript
5 3 (1.05%) VBScript
6 2 (0.70%) SQL
7 1 (0.35%) Bicep
7 1 (0.35%) Java
7 1 (0.35%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.35%) Ladder Logic
7 1 (0.35%) Perl
7 1 (0.35%) VB
Qualifications
1 101 (35.44%) Security Cleared
2 78 (27.37%) Cisco Certification
2 78 (27.37%) SC Cleared
3 68 (23.86%) CCNP
4 48 (16.84%) CCNA
5 24 (8.42%) DV Cleared
6 19 (6.67%) Network+ Certification
7 15 (5.26%) Server+ Certification
8 14 (4.91%) Degree
9 11 (3.86%) CCIE
10 8 (2.81%) Azure Certification
11 5 (1.75%) Microsoft Certification
12 4 (1.40%) Computer Science Degree
12 4 (1.40%) ISTQB
13 3 (1.05%) AWS Certification
13 3 (1.05%) CISSP
13 3 (1.05%) JNCIS
13 3 (1.05%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
14 2 (0.70%) BC Cleared
14 2 (0.70%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (3.51%) NCSC
1 10 (3.51%) QA
2 8 (2.81%) SLA
3 6 (2.11%) GxP
4 5 (1.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (1.75%) NIST
5 3 (1.05%) 21 CFR Part 11
5 3 (1.05%) Cyber Essentials
5 3 (1.05%) GDPR
5 3 (1.05%) NIST 800
6 2 (0.70%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 2 (0.70%) GMP
6 2 (0.70%) JSP 440
6 2 (0.70%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.35%) GRC
7 1 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 49 (17.19%) VMware Infrastructure
2 38 (13.33%) Active Directory
3 24 (8.42%) vSphere
4 19 (6.67%) Virtual Machines
5 16 (5.61%) VMware ESXi
6 14 (4.91%) Firmware
6 14 (4.91%) Hyper-V
7 11 (3.86%) VMware NSX
8 6 (2.11%) Virtual Desktop
9 4 (1.40%) NFS
10 3 (1.05%) KVM
11 2 (0.70%) Ceph
11 2 (0.70%) VirtualBox
12 1 (0.35%) BitLocker
12 1 (0.35%) Docker
12 1 (0.35%) ProxySG
12 1 (0.35%) QEMU
12 1 (0.35%) Snort
12 1 (0.35%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 41 (14.39%) Ansible
2 30 (10.53%) Terraform
3 26 (9.12%) FortiGate
4 18 (6.32%) Microsoft Intune
5 12 (4.21%) vCenter Server
6 10 (3.51%) SCCM
7 7 (2.46%) Cisco Prime
8 6 (2.11%) VxRail
8 6 (2.11%) WSUS
9 5 (1.75%) NetBackup
10 4 (1.40%) Failover Clustering
10 4 (1.40%) Grafana
10 4 (1.40%) Kubernetes
10 4 (1.40%) Single Sign-On
11 3 (1.05%) Avamar
11 3 (1.05%) Iperf
11 3 (1.05%) Microsoft Clustering
11 3 (1.05%) Nagios
11 3 (1.05%) PowerCLI
12 2 (0.70%) Nmap
Vendors
1 163 (57.19%) Cisco
2 64 (22.46%) VMware
3 56 (19.65%) Palo Alto
4 55 (19.30%) Fortinet
5 49 (17.19%) Microsoft
6 41 (14.39%) F5
7 33 (11.58%) Juniper
8 29 (10.18%) CheckPoint
9 22 (7.72%) Aruba
10 20 (7.02%) ServiceNow
11 19 (6.67%) Veeam
12 16 (5.61%) SolarWinds
13 14 (4.91%) Zscaler
14 13 (4.56%) Arista
15 12 (4.21%) Meraki
16 10 (3.51%) Ekahau
17 9 (3.16%) Dynatrace
17 9 (3.16%) NetApp
18 8 (2.81%) Citrix
18 8 (2.81%) Dell