Virtual private LAN service (VPLS)
England > South East
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the South East requiring VPLS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 9 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 200 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +5 |
| Contract jobs citing VPLS | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the South East | - | - | 0.070% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | - | - | 0.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £365 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £388 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -27.27% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median daily rate | - | - | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +9.09% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
South East
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 the South East.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 752 | 515 | 1,197 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East | 12.44% | 17.31% | 21.03% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 481 | 346 | 575 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £216 | £206 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £325 | £388 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £475 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.42% | -5.00% | +4.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £588 | £608 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £623 | £650 |
| England median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -3.85% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 60 | 25 | 137 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.51 | £14.20 | £17.11 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.50 | £20.85 | £27.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.48 | £41.00 | £57.35 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.60% | -28.51% | -4.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £56.21 | £58.69 | £67.02 |
| 90th Percentile | £60.09 | £61.55 | £85.65 |
| England median hourly rate | £32.50 | £39.32 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.34% | -1.70% | +128.15% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the South East
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing VPLS relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East.
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Daily Rate Trend in the South East
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing VPLS.
