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The table below looks at the demand for Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) skills within the Leicestershire 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMultiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 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£408£365
% change on same period last year+11.79 %
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£36.46£32.93
% change on same period last year+10.70 %
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Leicestershire
Matching contract IT job ads2053
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.028 %0.054 %
Daily rates quoted33
Average minimum daily rate£303£275
Average daily rate£312£275
% change on same period last year+13.33 %
Average maximum daily rate£320£275
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£335
% change on same period last year+4.78 %
Hourly rates quoted812
Average minimum hourly rate£13.31£13.46
Average hourly rate£13.81£13.83
% change on same period last year-0.11 %
Average maximum hourly rate£14.31£14.20
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.43£28.95
% change on same period last year-5.27 %
MPLS East MidlandsMPLS
East Midlands

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

Leicestershire 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 Leicestershire region.

Leicestershire MPLS Daily Rate Trend

MPLS
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leicestershire 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 %)Java
12 (100.00 %)PL/SQL
12 (100.00 %)SQL
12 (100.00 %).NET
12 (100.00 %)Oracle
12 (100.00 %)IIS
12 (100.00 %)WebServices
12 (100.00 %)UNIX
12 (100.00 %)Windows
12 (100.00 %)AIX
12 (100.00 %)HPUX
12 (100.00 %)UML
12 (100.00 %)RAD
12 (100.00 %)SSADM
12 (100.00 %)LAN
12 (100.00 %)WAN
12 (100.00 %)IBM
12 (100.00 %)Sun
12 (100.00 %)SAN
12 (100.00 %)Firewall
12 (100.00 %)Yourdon
12 (100.00 %)Oracle RAC

MPLS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leicestershire 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.

Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (100.00 %).NET
12 (100.00 %)WebServices
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (100.00 %)IIS
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (100.00 %)LAN
12 (100.00 %)WAN
12 (100.00 %)SAN
12 (100.00 %)Firewall
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Architect
12 (100.00 %)Solutions Architect
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (100.00 %)UNIX
12 (100.00 %)Windows
12 (100.00 %)AIX
12 (100.00 %)HPUX
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (100.00 %)UML
12 (100.00 %)RAD
12 (100.00 %)SSADM
12 (100.00 %)Yourdon
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)Java
12 (100.00 %)PL/SQL
12 (100.00 %)SQL
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (100.00 %)Oracle RAC
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (100.00 %)Oracle
12 (100.00 %)IBM
12 (100.00 %)Sun