MPLS Jobs in the UK excluding London

Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for MPLS skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited MPLS over the 6 months to 8 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 483 466 552
Rank change year-on-year -17 +86 -143
Permanent jobs citing MPLS 299 284 356
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.38% 0.51% 0.47%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 3.00% 2.66% 3.06%
Number of salaries quoted 241 125 258
10th Percentile £26,700 £36,100 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £41,250 £45,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £47,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.11% -13.64% +4.76%
75th Percentile £56,250 £60,000 £76,000
90th Percentile £67,500 £73,500 £85,000
UK median annual salary £51,250 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -14.58% - +9.09%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK excluding London

MPLS is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 9,983 10,682 11,642
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 12.68% 19.17% 15.36%
Number of salaries quoted 7,118 4,558 6,591
10th Percentile £25,760 £26,250 £26,680
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,000 £33,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,886 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -0.25% -5.26% +5.56%
75th Percentile £58,750 £61,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £68,750 £75,000 £75,000
UK median annual salary £47,500 £50,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.94% -3.81% +5.00%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing MPLS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for MPLS in the UK excluding London

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Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing MPLS in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for MPLS in the UK excluding London

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Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing MPLS in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 8 June 2024.

Salary histogram for MPLS in the UK excluding London

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Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MPLS within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 8 June 2024. 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
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Midlands +40 106 £48,500 -37.42% 15
West Midlands +81 102 £48,500 -38.41% 14
North of England +3 80 £45,000 - 9
South East -14 68 £55,000 +11.68% 9
North West +18 55 £42,500 -10.53% 1
Yorkshire +45 31 £60,000 +33.33% 8
East of England +2 30 £45,000 -25.00% 4
South West -50 25 £48,500 -3.00% 4
Wales +10 12 £42,977 +79.07% 1
East Midlands -41 4 £50,000 -28.57% 1
North East -23 3 £62,500 +66.67% 1
Scotland -81 3 £75,000 - 1
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 21 (7.02%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (2.68%) CMS
3 2 (0.67%) Exchange Server 2003
3 2 (0.67%) Exchange Server 2007
3 2 (0.67%) Exchange Server 2010
3 2 (0.67%) Exchange Server 2013
3 2 (0.67%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 17 (5.69%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (1.67%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.67%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.33%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (0.67%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 63 (21.07%) Azure
2 53 (17.73%) Microsoft 365
3 26 (8.70%) AWS
4 11 (3.68%) Entra ID
5 10 (3.34%) GCP
5 10 (3.34%) SaaS
6 5 (1.67%) Azure Sentinel
7 4 (1.34%) Power Platform
8 3 (1.00%) Azure Data Factory
8 3 (1.00%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 3 (1.00%) Dynamics 365
8 3 (1.00%) PowerApps
8 3 (1.00%) Rubrik
9 2 (0.67%) Cloud Computing
9 2 (0.67%) IaaS
9 2 (0.67%) PaaS
10 1 (0.33%) Azure DevOps
10 1 (0.33%) Cloudflare
10 1 (0.33%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 202 (67.56%) WAN
2 142 (47.49%) BGP
3 118 (39.46%) LAN
4 112 (37.46%) Firewall
5 105 (35.12%) OSPF
6 95 (31.77%) SD-WAN
7 73 (24.41%) Wireless
8 63 (21.07%) Wi-Fi
9 56 (18.73%) TCP/IP
10 55 (18.39%) VPN
11 50 (16.72%) WLAN
12 44 (14.72%) IPsec
12 44 (14.72%) VLAN
13 39 (13.04%) DHCP
14 36 (12.04%) Ethernet
15 35 (11.71%) VoIP
16 33 (11.04%) Network Security
17 30 (10.03%) Internet
18 23 (7.69%) DSL
19 20 (6.69%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (2.01%) PostgreSQL
2 2 (0.67%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (0.33%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 4 (1.34%) JIRA
2 3 (1.00%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 39 (13.04%) Social Skills
2 38 (12.71%) Telecoms
3 21 (7.02%) Finance
4 13 (4.35%) Analytical Skills
5 11 (3.68%) Local Government
6 8 (2.68%) Retail
7 6 (2.01%) Organisational Skills
8 5 (1.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 5 (1.67%) Marketing
8 5 (1.67%) Police
9 3 (1.00%) Military
10 2 (0.67%) Automotive
10 2 (0.67%) Law
10 2 (0.67%) Manufacturing
10 2 (0.67%) Welsh Language
11 1 (0.33%) Billing
11 1 (0.33%) Documentation Skills
11 1 (0.33%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 136 (45.48%) Network Engineer
2 46 (15.38%) Senior
3 40 (13.38%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 37 (12.37%) Analyst
5 35 (11.71%) IP Engineer
6 30 (10.03%) Senior Network Engineer
7 29 (9.70%) Network Analyst
8 28 (9.36%) Network Operations Analyst
8 28 (9.36%) Operations Analyst
9 27 (9.03%) Juniper Engineer
10 26 (8.70%) IP Network Engineer
11 21 (7.02%) Cisco Engineer
11 21 (7.02%) Cisco Network Engineer
12 16 (5.35%) WAN Engineer
13 14 (4.68%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
13 14 (4.68%) Network Support
14 12 (4.01%) Architect
14 12 (4.01%) Senior IP Engineer
15 11 (3.68%) 2nd Line Engineer
15 11 (3.68%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.67%) NETCONF
2 2 (0.67%) Middleware
2 2 (0.67%) Web Services
2 2 (0.67%) X-Windows
3 1 (0.33%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 32 (10.70%) Data Centre
2 21 (7.02%) Driving Licence
3 18 (6.02%) IoT
4 11 (3.68%) Management Information System
5 10 (3.34%) Operational Technology
6 9 (3.01%) ARM Cortex
7 7 (2.34%) Clustering
7 7 (2.34%) FMCG
7 7 (2.34%) PKI
7 7 (2.34%) Self-Motivation
8 6 (2.01%) CCTV
9 5 (1.67%) Cyber Threat
9 5 (1.67%) Public Cloud
10 3 (1.00%) Video Conferencing
11 2 (0.67%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
11 2 (0.67%) Enterprise Software
11 2 (0.67%) Hybrid Cloud
11 2 (0.67%) SCADA
11 2 (0.67%) Virtual Team
12 1 (0.33%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 35 (11.71%) Windows
2 33 (11.04%) Windows Server
3 17 (5.69%) VyOS
4 7 (2.34%) Linux
5 6 (2.01%) Windows Server 2019
6 5 (1.67%) Windows Server 2016
7 4 (1.34%) Windows Server 2012
8 2 (0.67%) Mac OS X
8 2 (0.67%) Solaris
8 2 (0.67%) Windows 10
8 2 (0.67%) Windows Server 2003
8 2 (0.67%) Windows Server 2008
9 1 (0.33%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 51 (17.06%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 50 (16.72%) Customer Service
3 48 (16.05%) Cybersecurity
4 32 (10.70%) Problem-Solving
5 31 (10.37%) Network Management
6 29 (9.70%) High Availability
7 28 (9.36%) ITIL
8 26 (8.70%) Project Management
9 22 (7.36%) Network Monitoring
10 19 (6.35%) Project Delivery
11 18 (6.02%) Network Design
12 17 (5.69%) Data Management
13 15 (5.02%) Configuration Management
13 15 (5.02%) Load Balancing
14 14 (4.68%) Continuous Improvement
15 13 (4.35%) Change Advisory Board
15 13 (4.35%) Network Architecture
15 13 (4.35%) Proactive Monitoring
15 13 (4.35%) Service Design
16 12 (4.01%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 13 (4.35%) PowerShell
2 9 (3.01%) SQL
3 4 (1.34%) Python
4 2 (0.67%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 126 (42.14%) Cisco Certification
2 95 (31.77%) CCNA
3 67 (22.41%) CCNP
4 62 (20.74%) Security Cleared
5 38 (12.71%) CCDP
5 38 (12.71%) SC Cleared
6 36 (12.04%) CCIE
7 28 (9.36%) JNCIA
8 17 (5.69%) Degree
9 16 (5.35%) JNCIP
10 14 (4.68%) Microsoft Certification
11 11 (3.68%) Computer Science Degree
12 10 (3.34%) BPSS Clearance
12 10 (3.34%) MCSE
13 9 (3.01%) CTC Cleared
13 9 (3.01%) JNCIE
14 7 (2.34%) CCIE Routing and Switching
15 6 (2.01%) Azure Certification
16 4 (1.34%) CCDA
17 2 (0.67%) CCIE Data Center
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (7.69%) Cyber Essentials
2 14 (4.68%) GDPR
3 13 (4.35%) SLA
4 9 (3.01%) COSHH
5 6 (2.01%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 5 (1.67%) HIPAA
7 1 (0.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 45 (15.05%) Hyper-V
2 38 (12.71%) Active Directory
3 10 (3.34%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (2.34%) Firmware
5 6 (2.01%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (1.34%) vCloud
7 3 (1.00%) VMware NSX
8 2 (0.67%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.67%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 28 (9.36%) FortiGate
2 9 (3.01%) WSUS
3 7 (2.34%) Failover Clustering
3 7 (2.34%) Microsoft Intune
4 6 (2.01%) Endace
5 5 (1.67%) Ansible
5 5 (1.67%) Nagios
5 5 (1.67%) OfficeScan
6 4 (1.34%) BMC PATROL
6 4 (1.34%) Kubernetes
7 3 (1.00%) Terraform
8 2 (0.67%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 2 (0.67%) Cisco Prime
8 2 (0.67%) WhatsUp Gold
8 2 (0.67%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 167 (55.85%) Cisco
2 111 (37.12%) Juniper
3 58 (19.40%) Microsoft
4 57 (19.06%) Fortinet
5 56 (18.73%) Nokia
6 39 (13.04%) Meraki
7 31 (10.37%) Palo Alto
8 29 (9.70%) HP
9 24 (8.03%) Aruba
9 24 (8.03%) Ruckus Wireless
9 24 (8.03%) VMware
10 22 (7.36%) CheckPoint
11 18 (6.02%) F5
12 17 (5.69%) Darktrace
12 17 (5.69%) NEC
12 17 (5.69%) Vyatta
13 13 (4.35%) Dell
14 11 (3.68%) Mitel
14 11 (3.68%) SolarWinds
15 9 (3.01%) Ribbon