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The table below looks at the demand for Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) skills within the Oxfordshire 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMultiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 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£382£361
% change on same period last year+5.66 %
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£34.50£32.40
% change on same period last year+6.48 %
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Oxfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads13082
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.176 %0.081 %
Daily rates quoted4114
Average minimum daily rate£288£359
Average daily rate£306£382
% change on same period last year-19.92 %
Average maximum daily rate£324£406
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£341
% change on same period last year+1.49 %
Hourly rates quoted2420
Average minimum hourly rate£22.79£31.62
Average hourly rate£23.53£34.09
% change on same period last year-30.99 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.26£36.56
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.70£28.54
% change on same period last year-9.93 %
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 Oxfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Oxfordshire MPLS Demand Trend

MPLS
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
11 (100.00 %)PeopleSoft
11 (100.00 %)ITIL
11 (100.00 %)Lotus Notes
11 (100.00 %)Lotus Domino
11 (100.00 %)VPN
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft
11 (100.00 %)Nortel
11 (100.00 %)Nokia
11 (100.00 %)Lotus
11 (100.00 %)CheckPoint
11 (100.00 %)ISA Server
11 (100.00 %)Service Delivery
11 (100.00 %)Firewall
11 (100.00 %)ISO27001
11 (100.00 %)Network Security
11 (100.00 %)VSAT

MPLS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (100.00 %)Lotus Notes
11 (100.00 %)Lotus Domino
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (100.00 %)VPN
11 (100.00 %)Firewall
11 (100.00 %)Network Security
11 (100.00 %)VSAT
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Data Manager
11 (100.00 %)Data Centre Manager
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)ITIL
11 (100.00 %)Service Delivery
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (100.00 %)ISO27001
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (100.00 %)ISA Server
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)PeopleSoft
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft
11 (100.00 %)Nortel
11 (100.00 %)Nokia
11 (100.00 %)Lotus
11 (100.00 %)CheckPoint