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The table below looks at the demand for Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) skills within the Worcestershire 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 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMultiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
Location
3 months to
3 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£396
% change on same period last year-1.17 %
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 %
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Worcestershire
Matching contract IT job ads510
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.011 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£330£200
Average daily rate£340£250
% change on same period last year+36.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£345£336
% change on same period last year+2.62 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£25.00
Average hourly rate£35.00£26.00
% change on same period last year+34.61 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00£27.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.93£28.33
% change on same period last year-1.39 %
MPLS West MidlandsMPLS
West 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 Worcestershire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Worcestershire 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 Worcestershire region.

Worcestershire 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 Worcestershire region.

Worcestershire MPLS Hourly Rate Trend

MPLS
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Worcestershire 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.

19 (90.00 %)Telecoms
28 (80.00 %)Spanish Language
28 (80.00 %)Project Management
37 (70.00 %)ATM
46 (60.00 %)WAN
46 (60.00 %)Frame Relay
55 (50.00 %)PMI
64 (40.00 %)Change Management
64 (40.00 %)LAN
73 (30.00 %)PMI Certification
82 (20.00 %)DWDM
82 (20.00 %)Network Design
82 (20.00 %)Project Planning
82 (20.00 %)Firewall
82 (20.00 %)PRINCE2
82 (20.00 %)Cisco Certification
82 (20.00 %)Ethernet
82 (20.00 %)DNS
82 (20.00 %)Cisco
91 (10.00 %)IBM
91 (10.00 %)PRINCE
91 (10.00 %)Degree

MPLS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Worcestershire 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.

Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (70.00 %)ATM
26 (60.00 %)Frame Relay
26 (60.00 %)WAN
34 (40.00 %)LAN
42 (20.00 %)Ethernet
42 (20.00 %)DNS
42 (20.00 %)DWDM
42 (20.00 %)Firewall
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (90.00 %)Telecoms
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (80.00 %)Project Manager
23 (30.00 %)Telecoms Project Manager
32 (20.00 %)Architect
32 (20.00 %)Network Project Manager
32 (20.00 %)Network Manager
41 (10.00 %)Network Architect
41 (10.00 %)Senior Manager
41 (10.00 %)Senior Project Manager
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (80.00 %)Spanish Language
25 (50.00 %)PMI
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (80.00 %)Project Management
24 (40.00 %)Change Management
32 (20.00 %)Network Design
32 (20.00 %)Project Planning
32 (20.00 %)PRINCE2
41 (10.00 %)PRINCE
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (30.00 %)PMI Certification
22 (20.00 %)Cisco Certification
31 (10.00 %)Degree
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (20.00 %)Cisco
21 (10.00 %)IBM