The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Reading requiring MPLS skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited MPLS over the 6 months leading up to 16 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 requiring communications or computer networking skills in Reading.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
80
236
169
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading
13.40%
20.47%
16.98%
Number of daily rates quoted
38
110
94
10th Percentile
£202
£205
£331
25th Percentile
£307
£350
£426
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£450
£513
£540
Median % change year-on-year
-12.20%
-5.09%
+13.68%
75th Percentile
£495
£608
£651
90th Percentile
£561
-
£709
Berkshire median daily rate
£450
£500
£494
% change year-on-year
-10.00%
+1.21%
+5.97%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
13
3
10th Percentile
-
£77.22
-
25th Percentile
-
-
-
Median hourly rate
-
£87.46
£66.00
Median % change year-on-year
-
+32.52%
+153.85%
75th Percentile
-
£87.53
£73.69
90th Percentile
-
-
£78.30
Berkshire median hourly rate
£24.66
£83.77
£66.00
% change year-on-year
-70.56%
+26.92%
+288.24%
MPLS Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Job postings citing MPLS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.
MPLS Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Reading
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing MPLS in Reading.
MPLS Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Reading
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing MPLS in Reading.
MPLS Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading
For the 6 months to 16 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing MPLS also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Reading region with a requirement for MPLS.
MPLS Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
