The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for VPLS skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited VPLS over the 6 months to 25 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
VPLS is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills |
1,743 |
2,687 |
3,729 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London |
9.75% |
9.89% |
9.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1,165 |
1,894 |
2,587 |
| 10th Percentile |
£213 |
£250 |
£313 |
| 25th Percentile |
£350 |
£425 |
£442 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£500 |
£558 |
£550 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-10.31% |
+1.36% |
+15.79% |
| 75th Percentile |
£613 |
£675 |
£650 |
| 90th Percentile |
£741 |
£775 |
£750 |
| England median daily rate |
£488 |
£525 |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-7.14% |
+5.00% |
+15.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
64 |
56 |
83 |
| 10th Percentile |
£14.79 |
£19.47 |
£21.00 |
| 25th Percentile |
£18.93 |
£22.60 |
£23.91 |
| Median hourly rate |
£23.65 |
£43.00 |
£35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-45.00% |
+22.86% |
+45.83% |
| 75th Percentile |
£41.25 |
£69.63 |
£48.52 |
| 90th Percentile |
£60.00 |
£75.00 |
£67.50 |
| England median hourly rate |
£40.00 |
£18.93 |
£23.91 |
| % change year-on-year |
+111.30% |
-20.83% |
-4.36% |
