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This section looks at the demand for Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) skills within the Bedfordshire region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited MPLS over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMultiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank19-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below5.882 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£384£368
% change on same period last year+4.46 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.47£32.82
% change on same period last year+1.97 %
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Bedfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads1725
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.022 %0.025 %
Daily rates quoted35
Average minimum daily rate£163£211
Average daily rate£168£212
% change on same period last year-20.94 %
Average maximum daily rate£173£213
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£343
% change on same period last year-1.02 %
Hourly rates quoted47
Average minimum hourly rate£14.50£28.25
Average hourly rate£15.50£28.34
% change on same period last year-45.30 %
Average maximum hourly rate£16.50£28.43
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.88£28.72
% change on same period last year-9.87 %
MPLS East of EnglandMPLS
East of England

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

MPLS
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing MPLS across the Bedfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Bedfordshire MPLS Demand Trend

MPLS
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing MPLS across the Bedfordshire region.

Bedfordshire MPLS Daily Rate Trend

MPLS
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bedfordshire region citing MPLS also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited MPLS.

15 (100.00 %)LAN
15 (100.00 %)WAN
15 (100.00 %)CCNA
15 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
15 (100.00 %)Cisco
23 (60.00 %)Firewall
23 (60.00 %)CCNP
23 (60.00 %)ISDN
23 (60.00 %)NetScreen
23 (60.00 %)OSPF
23 (60.00 %)BGP
23 (60.00 %)RIP
23 (60.00 %)TCP/IP
32 (40.00 %)VPN
32 (40.00 %)ITIL
32 (40.00 %)ADSL
32 (40.00 %)Project Management
32 (40.00 %)Wireless
32 (40.00 %)Telecoms
32 (40.00 %)Finance
41 (20.00 %)MS Office
41 (20.00 %)MS Visio

MPLS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bedfordshire region citing MPLS also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited MPLS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (20.00 %)MS Office
11 (20.00 %)MS Visio
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (100.00 %)LAN
15 (100.00 %)WAN
23 (60.00 %)Firewall
23 (60.00 %)ISDN
23 (60.00 %)NetScreen
23 (60.00 %)OSPF
23 (60.00 %)BGP
23 (60.00 %)RIP
23 (60.00 %)TCP/IP
32 (40.00 %)VPN
32 (40.00 %)ADSL
32 (40.00 %)Wireless
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (40.00 %)Telecoms
12 (40.00 %)Finance
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (100.00 %)Analyst
15 (100.00 %)Network Analyst
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (40.00 %)ITIL
12 (40.00 %)Project Management
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (100.00 %)CCNA
15 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
23 (60.00 %)CCNP
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (100.00 %)Cisco