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The table below looks at the demand for Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) skills within the Kent 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMultiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %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£391£394
% change on same period last year-0.82 %
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£45.50£35.31
% change on same period last year+28.84 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads8279
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.132 %0.085 %
Daily rates quoted167
Average minimum daily rate£247£199
Average daily rate£261£210
% change on same period last year+24.21 %
Average maximum daily rate£275£221
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£337
% change on same period last year+2.79 %
Hourly rates quoted2119
Average minimum hourly rate£21.99£18.73
Average hourly rate£24.25£19.78
% change on same period last year+22.54 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.50£20.84
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.82£28.43
% change on same period last year-2.12 %
MPLS South EastMPLS
South East

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

Kent 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 Kent region.

Kent 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 Kent region.

Kent MPLS Hourly Rate Trend

MPLS
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent 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.

13 (75.00 %)Cisco Certification
13 (75.00 %)Cisco
22 (50.00 %)CCNP
22 (50.00 %)VPN
22 (50.00 %)Security Cleared
31 (25.00 %)DNS
31 (25.00 %)WAN
31 (25.00 %)Ethernet
31 (25.00 %)CCNA
31 (25.00 %)CCDP
31 (25.00 %)CCIE
31 (25.00 %)CheckPoint
31 (25.00 %)BGP
31 (25.00 %)Firewall
31 (25.00 %)Frame Relay
31 (25.00 %)Government
31 (25.00 %)CCSA
31 (25.00 %)Network Design
31 (25.00 %)Capita
31 (25.00 %)SC Cleared

MPLS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent 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.

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (50.00 %)VPN
21 (25.00 %)DNS
21 (25.00 %)BGP
21 (25.00 %)Firewall
21 (25.00 %)Frame Relay
21 (25.00 %)WAN
21 (25.00 %)Ethernet
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Government
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (25.00 %)Architect
11 (25.00 %)Consultant
11 (25.00 %)Network Engineer
11 (25.00 %)Support Engineer
11 (25.00 %)Field Engineer
11 (25.00 %)Network Support Engineer
11 (25.00 %)Network Support
11 (25.00 %)Network Architect
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (50.00 %)Security Cleared
21 (25.00 %)Network Design
21 (25.00 %)SC Cleared
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (75.00 %)Cisco Certification
22 (50.00 %)CCNP
31 (25.00 %)CCNA
31 (25.00 %)CCDP
31 (25.00 %)CCSA
31 (25.00 %)CCIE
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (75.00 %)Cisco
21 (25.00 %)CheckPoint
21 (25.00 %)Capita