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The table below looks at the demand for Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) skills within the South Yorkshire 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 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMultiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
Location
3 months to
6 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£404£365
% change on same period last year+10.85 %
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£31.12
% change on same period last year+11.60 %
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
South Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads79156
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.110 %0.157 %
Daily rates quoted1331
Average minimum daily rate£300£301
Average daily rate£321£318
% change on same period last year+0.94 %
Average maximum daily rate£342£335
UK excluding London average daily rate£354£336
% change on same period last year+5.14 %
Hourly rates quoted4740
Average minimum hourly rate£26.03£24.24
Average hourly rate£27.20£25.29
% change on same period last year+7.54 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.37£26.34
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.35£28.52
% change on same period last year-4.11 %
MPLS YorkshireMPLS
Yorkshire

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

South Yorkshire 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 South Yorkshire region.

South Yorkshire MPLS Daily Rate Trend

MPLS
Top 9 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Yorkshire 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 %)ISDN
11 (100.00 %)LAN
11 (100.00 %)WAN
11 (100.00 %)Cisco
11 (100.00 %)CCNP
11 (100.00 %)CCDA
11 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
11 (100.00 %)DSL
11 (100.00 %)Wireless

MPLS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Yorkshire 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.

South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (100.00 %)ISDN
11 (100.00 %)LAN
11 (100.00 %)WAN
11 (100.00 %)DSL
11 (100.00 %)Wireless
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Design Engineer
11 (100.00 %)Cisco Engineer
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (100.00 %)CCNP
11 (100.00 %)CCDA
11 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Cisco