Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
North West > Manchester
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring MPLS skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 152 | 145 | 168 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -7 | +23 | +60 |
| Permanent jobs citing MPLS | 4 | 43 | 5 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester | 0.17% | 1.06% | 0.18% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 1.75% | 14.83% | 1.15% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 15 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £37,500 | £33,688 |
| 25th Percentile | £57,500 | £42,500 | £37,344 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £45,000 | £50,625 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +33.33% | -11.11% | -7.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | £50,125 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £55,000 | £67,000 |
| North West median annual salary | £60,000 | £47,500 | £73,750 |
| % change year-on-year | +26.32% | -35.59% | +43.90% |
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 permanent job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Manchester.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 228 | 290 | 434 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester | 9.65% | 7.15% | 15.31% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 111 | 168 | 291 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,000 | £29,500 | £29,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,500 | £37,500 | £39,563 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £37,000 | £47,500 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.11% | -9.52% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £51,875 | £64,063 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £65,000 | £72,500 | £77,542 |
| North West median annual salary | £31,000 | £45,000 | £51,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -31.11% | -12.62% | +14.44% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings citing MPLS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
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Salary Trend in Manchester
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing MPLS.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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: