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The table below looks at the demand for Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) skills within the Aberdeen region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the average salaries 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
Rank2537
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching permanent IT job ads185
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.002 %
As % of the category below20.00 %7.813 %
Salaries quoted45
Average minimum salary£49,250£42,000
Average salary£51,500£43,000
% change on same period last year+19.76 %
Average maximum salary£53,750£44,000
UK excluding London average salary£42,579£46,892
% change on same period last year-9.19 %
Aberdeen IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Aberdeen
Matching permanent IT job ads9064
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.050 %0.027 %
Salaries quoted4148
Average minimum salary£36,976£32,580
Average salary£39,738£35,445
% change on same period last year+12.11 %
Average maximum salary£42,500£38,310
UK excluding London average salary£37,602£39,396
% change on same period last year-4.55 %
MPLS ScotlandMPLS
Scotland

MPLS
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing MPLS across the Aberdeen region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Aberdeen MPLS Demand Trend

MPLS
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing MPLS across the Aberdeen region.

Aberdeen MPLS Salary Trend

MPLS
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MPLS across the Aberdeen region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Aberdeen MPLS Salary Histogram

MPLS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Aberdeen 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 IT job ads sampled that cited MPLS.

127 (93.10 %)Cisco
224 (82.76 %)Cisco Certification
319 (65.52 %)CCNP
418 (62.07 %)Firewall
418 (62.07 %)Wireless
418 (62.07 %)Telecoms
517 (58.62 %)LAN
517 (58.62 %)WLAN
612 (41.38 %)VoIP
612 (41.38 %)CCIE
612 (41.38 %)CCNA
78 (27.59 %)IPCC
78 (27.59 %)Configuration Management
87 (24.14 %)CCSP
87 (24.14 %)CCVP
96 (20.69 %)e-Health
96 (20.69 %)OpenView
96 (20.69 %)HP
96 (20.69 %)CiscoWorks
96 (20.69 %)CA
96 (20.69 %)Tivoli
96 (20.69 %)Tivoli NetView
96 (20.69 %)TACACS
105 (17.24 %)Cisco IPT
114 (13.79 %)UNIX
122 (6.897 %)ATM
122 (6.897 %)WAN
122 (6.897 %)Ethernet
122 (6.897 %)CCIP
122 (6.897 %)MGCP

MPLS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Aberdeen 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 IT job ads sampled that cited MPLS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Aberdeen IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
118 (62.07 %)Firewall
118 (62.07 %)Wireless
217 (58.62 %)WLAN
217 (58.62 %)LAN
312 (41.38 %)VoIP
48 (27.59 %)IPCC
56 (20.69 %)TACACS
65 (17.24 %)Cisco IPT
72 (6.897 %)SCCP
72 (6.897 %)H.323
72 (6.897 %)Frame Relay
72 (6.897 %)ATM
72 (6.897 %)MGCP
72 (6.897 %)WAN
72 (6.897 %)Ethernet
72 (6.897 %)SONET
81 (3.448 %)OSPF
81 (3.448 %)BGP
81 (3.448 %)EIGRP
Aberdeen IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
118 (62.07 %)Telecoms
21 (3.448 %)Pensions
Aberdeen IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
118 (62.07 %)Network Engineer
211 (37.93 %)Senior Network Engineer
36 (20.69 %)Analyst
36 (20.69 %)Network Analyst
42 (6.897 %)Senior Analyst
42 (6.897 %)Cisco Engineer
42 (6.897 %)Network Support
42 (6.897 %)Senior Network Analyst
42 (6.897 %)Cisco Network Engineer
51 (3.448 %)3rd Line Support
Aberdeen IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (20.69 %)e-Health
Aberdeen IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (13.79 %)UNIX
Aberdeen IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (27.59 %)Configuration Management
Aberdeen IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
124 (82.76 %)Cisco Certification
219 (65.52 %)CCNP
312 (41.38 %)CCIE
312 (41.38 %)CCNA
47 (24.14 %)CCVP
47 (24.14 %)CCSP
52 (6.897 %)CCIP
61 (3.448 %)Degree
Aberdeen IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (3.448 %)SLA
Aberdeen IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (20.69 %)OpenView
16 (20.69 %)CiscoWorks
16 (20.69 %)Tivoli
16 (20.69 %)Tivoli NetView
Aberdeen IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
127 (93.10 %)Cisco
26 (20.69 %)HP
26 (20.69 %)CA
32 (6.897 %)Nokia