MPLS Contract Job Trends in Manchester
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
North West > Manchester
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Manchester citing MPLS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 131 | - | 77 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +28 |
| Contract jobs citing MPLS | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Manchester | 0.32% | - | 0.59% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 4.17% | - | 5.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £378 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £418 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | - | £505 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +49.63% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £551 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £566 |
| North West median daily rate | £575 | £436 | £505 |
| % change year-on-year | +31.81% | -13.61% | -9.25% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Manchester
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 citing communications or computer networking skills in Manchester.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing communications or computer networking skills | 168 | 86 | 124 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester | 7.76% | 7.81% | 10.38% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 113 | 54 | 81 |
| 10th Percentile | £186 | £170 | £319 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £331 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £495 | £458 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.20% | -3.68% | +5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £560 | £569 | £563 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £682 | £675 |
| North West median daily rate | £475 | £473 | £480 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.42% | -1.46% | -4.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.39 | - | £36.13 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.50 | £18.50 | £37.81 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.64 | £19.50 | £41.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.95% | -52.73% | +138.58% |
| 75th Percentile | £21.95 | £20.00 | £45.31 |
| 90th Percentile | £27.38 | - | £47.38 |
| North West median hourly rate | £19.25 | £23.50 | £48.56 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.10% | -51.61% | +174.04% |
MPLS Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing MPLS relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
MPLS Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing MPLS.
MPLS Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing MPLS.
MPLS Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Communications & Networking
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WAN | 85.7% | 6 |
| 2 | Cisco IOS | 57.1% | 4 |
| 2 | DWDM | 57.1% | 4 |
| 2 | IOS XR | 57.1% | 4 |
| 5 | BGP | 42.9% | 3 |
| 5 | OSPF | 42.9% | 3 |
| 5 | TCP/IP | 42.9% | 3 |
| 5 | VPN | 42.9% | 3 |
| 9 | DHCP | 28.6% | 2 |
| 9 | DNS | 28.6% | 2 |
| 9 | Firewall | 28.6% | 2 |
| 9 | SD-WAN | 28.6% | 2 |
| 9 | VLAN | 28.6% | 2 |
| 14 | Cisco Nexus | 14.3% | 1 |
| 14 | Ethernet VPN | 14.3% | 1 |
| 14 | Network Security | 14.3% | 1 |
| 14 | Software-Defined Networking | 14.3% | 1 |
| 14 | VXLAN | 14.3% | 1 |