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The table below looks at the demand for Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) skills within the Gloucestershire 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 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMultiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank-41
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads010
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.010 %
As % of the category below0.000 %12.50 %
Daily rates quoted06
Average minimum daily rate-£360
Average daily rate-£381
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£402
UK excluding London average daily rate£405£366
% change on same period last year+10.55 %
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£34.73£32.15
% change on same period last year+8.03 %
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Gloucestershire
Matching contract IT job ads12480
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.176 %0.081 %
Daily rates quoted1126
Average minimum daily rate£345£345
Average daily rate£347£365
% change on same period last year-4.89 %
Average maximum daily rate£349£385
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£336
% change on same period last year+4.74 %
Hourly rates quoted56
Average minimum hourly rate£20.88£19.78
Average hourly rate£23.06£21.22
% change on same period last year+8.67 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.25£22.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.56£28.73
% change on same period last year-4.06 %
MPLS South WestMPLS
South West

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 Gloucestershire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire region.

Gloucestershire MPLS Daily Rate Trend

MPLS
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing MPLS across the Gloucestershire region.

Gloucestershire MPLS Hourly Rate Trend

MPLS
Top 13 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Gloucestershire 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.

12 (100.00 %)VPN
12 (100.00 %)Cisco
12 (100.00 %)VLAN
12 (100.00 %)DV Cleared
12 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
21 (50.00 %)Information Security Management
21 (50.00 %)Security Management
21 (50.00 %)Management Information System
21 (50.00 %)Risk Management
21 (50.00 %)Telecoms
21 (50.00 %)Government
21 (50.00 %)Legal
21 (50.00 %)Information Security

MPLS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Gloucestershire 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.

Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (100.00 %)VPN
12 (100.00 %)VLAN
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Telecoms
11 (50.00 %)Government
11 (50.00 %)Legal
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Architect
11 (50.00 %)Consultant
11 (50.00 %)Systems Architect
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (50.00 %)Management Information System
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (100.00 %)DV Cleared
12 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
21 (50.00 %)Information Security Management
21 (50.00 %)Security Management
21 (50.00 %)Risk Management
21 (50.00 %)Information Security
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (100.00 %)Cisco