MPLS Jobs in England

Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England 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 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 474 514 628
Rank change year-on-year +40 +114 -124
Permanent jobs citing MPLS 430 434 670
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.47% 0.52% 0.47%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 3.53% 3.15% 3.55%
Number of salaries quoted 336 288 528
10th Percentile £32,500 £36,250 £36,100
25th Percentile £41,250 £44,688 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,250 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -8.33% +14.29%
75th Percentile £67,500 £73,750 £78,750
90th Percentile £81,250 £97,500 £91,250
UK median annual salary £51,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -15.00% - +9.09%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
England

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 England with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 12,178 13,772 18,865
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 13.38% 16.37% 13.36%
Number of salaries quoted 8,544 6,977 10,429
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,750 £28,189
25th Percentile £32,500 £35,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £87,500 £85,000
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 England

Job postings citing MPLS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for MPLS in England

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Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing MPLS in England.

Salary trend for MPLS in England

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Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing MPLS in England over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for MPLS in England

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Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MPLS within the England region over the 6 months to 1 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
London +64 141 £70,000 +7.69% 29
Midlands +67 106 £48,500 -37.42% 14
West Midlands +74 102 £48,500 -38.41% 12
North of England +21 82 £45,000 - 11
South East -14 68 £55,000 +13.40% 12
North West +21 56 £42,500 -19.05% 4
Yorkshire +39 32 £60,000 +33.33% 7
East of England +11 29 £45,000 -25.00% 4
South West -41 25 £48,500 -7.62% 1
East Midlands -27 4 £50,000 -28.57% 2
North East -18 3 £62,500 +66.67% 1
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 43 (10.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 16 (3.72%) SharePoint
3 10 (2.33%) Skype for Business
4 8 (1.86%) CMS
5 2 (0.47%) Exchange Server 2003
5 2 (0.47%) Exchange Server 2007
5 2 (0.47%) Exchange Server 2010
5 2 (0.47%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 19 (4.42%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.63%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (1.40%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.23%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (0.47%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 89 (20.70%) Azure
2 75 (17.44%) Microsoft 365
3 40 (9.30%) AWS
4 18 (4.19%) Entra ID
4 18 (4.19%) SaaS
5 14 (3.26%) Azure ExpressRoute
6 13 (3.02%) IaaS
7 10 (2.33%) Cloud Computing
7 10 (2.33%) GCP
7 10 (2.33%) PaaS
8 5 (1.16%) AWS Direct Connect
8 5 (1.16%) Azure Sentinel
9 4 (0.93%) Dynamics 365
10 3 (0.70%) Azure Data Factory
10 3 (0.70%) Power Platform
10 3 (0.70%) PowerApps
10 3 (0.70%) Rubrik
11 1 (0.23%) Azure DevOps
11 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Purview
11 1 (0.23%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 298 (69.30%) WAN
2 234 (54.42%) BGP
3 199 (46.28%) LAN
4 193 (44.88%) Firewall
5 154 (35.81%) OSPF
6 143 (33.26%) SD-WAN
7 119 (27.67%) VPN
8 96 (22.33%) Wi-Fi
9 91 (21.16%) Wireless
10 87 (20.23%) TCP/IP
11 75 (17.44%) VLAN
12 68 (15.81%) DHCP
13 58 (13.49%) IPsec
13 58 (13.49%) WLAN
14 54 (12.56%) DNS
15 53 (12.33%) Internet
16 52 (12.09%) Ethernet
17 46 (10.70%) Network Security
18 45 (10.47%) VoIP
19 26 (6.05%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (2.56%) MongoDB
1 11 (2.56%) NoSQL
2 6 (1.40%) PostgreSQL
3 2 (0.47%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 15 (3.49%) JIRA
2 11 (2.56%) GitLab
3 3 (0.70%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 62 (14.42%) Social Skills
1 62 (14.42%) Telecoms
2 34 (7.91%) Finance
3 33 (7.67%) Analytical Skills
4 26 (6.05%) Law
5 11 (2.56%) Retail
6 8 (1.86%) Organisational Skills
7 6 (1.40%) Local Government
7 6 (1.40%) Public Sector
8 5 (1.16%) Marketing
9 4 (0.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 3 (0.70%) Billing
10 3 (0.70%) Documentation Skills
10 3 (0.70%) Military
11 2 (0.47%) Advertising
11 2 (0.47%) Automotive
11 2 (0.47%) Games
11 2 (0.47%) Manufacturing
12 1 (0.23%) French Language
12 1 (0.23%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 188 (43.72%) Network Engineer
2 99 (23.02%) Senior
3 58 (13.49%) Senior Network Engineer
4 53 (12.33%) Analyst
5 49 (11.40%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 45 (10.47%) Network Analyst
7 44 (10.23%) IP Engineer
8 36 (8.37%) Juniper Engineer
9 35 (8.14%) IP Network Engineer
10 31 (7.21%) Architect
11 30 (6.98%) Network Operations Analyst
11 30 (6.98%) Operations Analyst
12 26 (6.05%) Cisco Engineer
12 26 (6.05%) Cisco Network Engineer
12 26 (6.05%) Core Network Engineer
13 25 (5.81%) Senior Core Network Engineer
14 22 (5.12%) Network Architect
15 20 (4.65%) Senior IP Engineer
16 18 (4.19%) Project Manager
17 17 (3.95%) Senior Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (4.65%) 802.1X
2 18 (4.19%) XML
3 17 (3.95%) NETCONF
4 12 (2.79%) RESTCONF
5 11 (2.56%) JSON
5 11 (2.56%) REST
5 11 (2.56%) SOAP
5 11 (2.56%) YAML
5 11 (2.56%) YANG
6 8 (1.86%) SAML
7 7 (1.63%) HTML
8 2 (0.47%) EDI
8 2 (0.47%) Middleware
8 2 (0.47%) Web Services
8 2 (0.47%) X-Windows
Miscellaneous
1 93 (21.63%) Data Centre
2 22 (5.12%) Driving Licence
2 22 (5.12%) Management Information System
3 21 (4.88%) Public Cloud
4 18 (4.19%) IoT
5 13 (3.02%) Video Conferencing
6 10 (2.33%) Operational Technology
7 9 (2.09%) ARM Cortex
7 9 (2.09%) Clustering
8 8 (1.86%) Client/Server
9 7 (1.63%) FMCG
9 7 (1.63%) Hybrid Cloud
9 7 (1.63%) PKI
10 6 (1.40%) CCTV
10 6 (1.40%) Self-Motivation
11 5 (1.16%) Cyber Threat
12 4 (0.93%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
13 2 (0.47%) Enterprise Software
13 2 (0.47%) SCADA
13 2 (0.47%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 37 (8.60%) Windows
2 34 (7.91%) Windows Server
3 27 (6.28%) Linux
4 19 (4.42%) Unix
5 18 (4.19%) VyOS
6 11 (2.56%) CentOS
7 6 (1.40%) Windows Server 2016
8 3 (0.70%) Windows Server 2019
9 2 (0.47%) Mac OS X
9 2 (0.47%) Solaris
9 2 (0.47%) Windows 10
9 2 (0.47%) Windows Server 2003
9 2 (0.47%) Windows Server 2008
10 1 (0.23%) VMS
10 1 (0.23%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (16.98%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 65 (15.12%) Cybersecurity
3 57 (13.26%) ITIL
4 52 (12.09%) Customer Service
5 48 (11.16%) Network Design
6 46 (10.70%) Network Management
7 45 (10.47%) Project Management
8 41 (9.53%) Roadmaps
9 39 (9.07%) Technical Leadership
10 38 (8.84%) Problem-Solving
11 37 (8.60%) Mentoring
12 35 (8.14%) Agile
12 35 (8.14%) Load Balancing
13 28 (6.51%) Project Delivery
14 26 (6.05%) Continuous Improvement
14 26 (6.05%) High Availability
14 26 (6.05%) Technology Roadmap
15 24 (5.58%) Network Monitoring
16 23 (5.35%) Change Control
17 21 (4.88%) Service Design
Programming Languages
1 25 (5.81%) Python
2 22 (5.12%) PowerShell
3 19 (4.42%) SQL
4 2 (0.47%) Kusto Query Language
5 1 (0.23%) Go
Qualifications
1 150 (34.88%) Cisco Certification
2 118 (27.44%) CCNA
3 85 (19.77%) CCNP
4 59 (13.72%) Security Cleared
5 39 (9.07%) CCDP
5 39 (9.07%) CCIE
6 36 (8.37%) JNCIA
7 35 (8.14%) SC Cleared
8 22 (5.12%) JNCIP
9 16 (3.72%) APMP
10 12 (2.79%) Degree
11 10 (2.33%) BPSS Clearance
11 10 (2.33%) CCIE Routing and Switching
11 10 (2.33%) MCSE
11 10 (2.33%) Microsoft Certification
12 9 (2.09%) CTC Cleared
12 9 (2.09%) JNCIE
13 8 (1.86%) Azure Certification
14 7 (1.63%) Computer Science Degree
15 4 (0.93%) CCDA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (5.35%) Cyber Essentials
2 21 (4.88%) SLA
3 14 (3.26%) GDPR
4 9 (2.09%) COSHH
5 6 (1.40%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 6 (1.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 6 (1.40%) NCSC
6 5 (1.16%) HIPAA
System Software
1 67 (15.58%) Active Directory
2 63 (14.65%) Hyper-V
3 34 (7.91%) VMware Infrastructure
4 20 (4.65%) VMware ESXi
5 11 (2.56%) Docker
6 7 (1.63%) Firmware
7 6 (1.40%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (0.93%) vCloud
9 3 (0.70%) VMware NSX
9 3 (0.70%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 38 (8.84%) FortiGate
2 25 (5.81%) WSUS
3 15 (3.49%) Kubernetes
4 9 (2.09%) Failover Clustering
4 9 (2.09%) Microsoft Intune
5 8 (1.86%) Progress Chef
5 8 (1.86%) Puppet
5 8 (1.86%) Single Sign-On
6 7 (1.63%) Ansible
7 6 (1.40%) Endace
8 5 (1.16%) Nagios
8 5 (1.16%) OfficeScan
8 5 (1.16%) SCCM
9 4 (0.93%) BMC PATROL
9 4 (0.93%) Nessus
10 3 (0.70%) SolarWinds Orion
10 3 (0.70%) Terraform
11 2 (0.47%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 2 (0.47%) Cisco Prime
11 2 (0.47%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 250 (58.14%) Cisco
2 151 (35.12%) Juniper
3 98 (22.79%) Microsoft
4 74 (17.21%) Fortinet
5 68 (15.81%) Nokia
6 54 (12.56%) VMware
7 50 (11.63%) Meraki
8 46 (10.70%) Palo Alto
9 43 (10.00%) CheckPoint
10 42 (9.77%) Ruckus Wireless
11 32 (7.44%) SolarWinds
12 31 (7.21%) HP
13 24 (5.58%) Aruba
13 24 (5.58%) F5
14 18 (4.19%) Vyatta
15 17 (3.95%) Darktrace
15 17 (3.95%) NEC
15 17 (3.95%) Ribbon
16 16 (3.72%) Dell
17 11 (2.56%) Mitel