Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
Wales > South Wales
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in South Wales requiring MPLS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 42 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing MPLS | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in South Wales | - | - | 0.27% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | - | - | 3.03% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| Wales median daily rate | - | - | - |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
South Wales
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 South Wales.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 49 | 61 | 33 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in South Wales | 12.10% | 21.86% | 8.92% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 28 | 39 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | £191 | £183 | £163 |
| 25th Percentile | £290 | £216 | £199 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £313 | £350 | £363 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.71% | -3.45% | -27.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £438 | £438 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £575 | £478 | £669 |
| Wales median daily rate | £290 | £325 | £356 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.77% | -8.77% | -28.75% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £25.55 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £12.82 | £30.00 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £80.00 | £37.50 | £14.36 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +113.33% | +161.14% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £87.50 | £43.13 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £89.00 | £50.00 | - |
| Wales median hourly rate | £80.00 | £37.50 | £16.77 |
| % change year-on-year | +113.33% | +123.68% | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing MPLS relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in South Wales.
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Daily Rate Trend in South Wales
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing MPLS.
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Hourly Rate Trend in South Wales
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing MPLS.
