Model Context Protocol Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley
Model Context Protocol (MCP)
South East > Thames Valley
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley citing Model Context Protocol skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 151 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Model Context Protocol | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley | 0.16% | - | - |
| As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category | 1.18% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £645 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £675 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £750 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £825 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £855 | - | - |
| South East median daily rate | £700 | - | - |
All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Thames Valley
Model Context Protocol falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in the Thames Valley.
| 6 months to 28 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills | 425 | 367 | 437 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley | 13.72% | 20.63% | 20.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 271 | 238 | 300 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £319 | £382 |
| 25th Percentile | £475 | £410 | £430 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £488 | £559 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.82% | -12.75% | +6.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £630 | £575 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £625 | £675 |
| South East median daily rate | £540 | £475 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.68% | -9.52% | -2.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 35 | 3 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £42.20 |
| 25th Percentile | £29.07 | £13.25 | £57.89 |
| Median hourly rate | £68.00 | £13.50 | £61.60 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +403.70% | -78.08% | +17.83% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.50 | £23.03 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £86.40 | £28.60 | £68.23 |
| South East median hourly rate | £67.47 | £50.00 | £66.25 |
| % change year-on-year | +34.94% | -24.53% | +13.07% |
Model Context Protocol Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Model Context Protocol relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.
Model Context Protocol Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Model Context Protocol in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 28 October 2026.
Model Context Protocol Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Model Context Protocol within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 28 October 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire | - | 3 | £750 | - | 1 |
| Oxfordshire | - | 2 | £750 | - | 1 |
| Model Context Protocol South East |
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Model Context Protocol Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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.
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LangGraph | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2 | LangChain | 80.0% | 4 |
| 3 | A2A Protocol | 40.0% | 2 |
| 3 | CrewAI | 40.0% | 2 |
| 3 | FastAPI | 40.0% | 2 |
| 3 | React | 40.0% | 2 |
| 3 | Semantic Kernel | 40.0% | 2 |