Virtual private LAN service (VPLS)
England > London
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London requiring VPLS skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited VPLS over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
Rank |
350 |
370 |
490 |
Rank change year-on-year |
+20 |
+120 |
+83 |
Contract jobs citing VPLS |
3 |
21 |
3 |
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London |
0.024% |
0.12% |
0.011% |
As % of the Communications & Networking category |
0.23% |
1.22% |
0.11% |
Number of daily rates quoted |
2 |
18 |
2 |
10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£418 |
25th Percentile |
£650 |
£588 |
£425 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£700 |
£600 |
£450 |
Median % change year-on-year |
+16.67% |
+33.33% |
-14.29% |
75th Percentile |
£750 |
£613 |
£475 |
90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£483 |
England median daily rate |
£700 |
£600 |
£475 |
% change year-on-year |
+16.67% |
+26.32% |
-9.52% |
VPLS 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 London.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills |
1,315 |
1,719 |
2,676 |
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London |
10.48% |
9.64% |
9.90% |
Number of daily rates quoted |
838 |
1,144 |
1,885 |
10th Percentile |
£263 |
£213 |
£256 |
25th Percentile |
£400 |
£350 |
£425 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£500 |
£500 |
£560 |
Median % change year-on-year |
- |
-10.71% |
+1.82% |
75th Percentile |
£625 |
£619 |
£675 |
90th Percentile |
£725 |
£741 |
£775 |
England median daily rate |
£500 |
£490 |
£525 |
% change year-on-year |
+2.04% |
-6.67% |
+5.00% |
Number of hourly rates quoted |
14 |
59 |
53 |
10th Percentile |
£24.66 |
£14.48 |
£20.22 |
25th Percentile |
£25.60 |
£18.36 |
£22.63 |
Median hourly rate |
£43.75 |
£22.00 |
£46.00 |
Median % change year-on-year |
+98.86% |
-52.17% |
+31.43% |
75th Percentile |
£51.50 |
£41.25 |
£70.00 |
90th Percentile |
£62.65 |
£60.00 |
£75.00 |
England median hourly rate |
£28.00 |
£40.00 |
£18.82 |
% change year-on-year |
-30.00% |
+112.54% |
-21.29% |