The first table below looks at the demand for MPLS skills in IT jobs advertised for the Basingstoke region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited MPLS over the 3 months to 22 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Communications & Networking category for the Basingstoke region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
Rank 38 59 -
Rank change year-on-year
+21 -
Permanent jobs citing MPLS 43 10 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Basingstoke 6.187% 1.610% -
As % of the Communications & Networking category 16.67% 6.897% -
Number of salaries quoted 38 7 0
Average salary £35,000 £40,000 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
-12.50% -
UK excluding London average salary £41,500 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year
-7.77% +5.88%
All Communications & Networking
Basingstoke
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
258 145 127
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Basingstoke 37.12% 23.35% 24.38%
Number of salaries quoted 177 108 75
Average salary £36,000 £40,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-10.00% +6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,300 £23,500 £27,000
10% offered a salary of more than £47,500 £57,500 £59,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +6.66%
MPLS
Hampshire

MPLS
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing MPLS across the Basingstoke region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Basingstoke MPLS Jobs Demand Trend

MPLS
Salary Trend

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

Basingstoke MPLS Salary Trend

MPLS
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MPLS across the Basingstoke region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

Basingstoke MPLS Salary Histogram

MPLS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Basingstoke 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.

1 55 (75.34%) Cisco
2 49 (67.12%) Telecoms
3 47 (64.38%) Juniper
4 41 (56.16%) Ethernet
5 40 (54.79%) OSPF
6 37 (50.68%) BGP
7 34 (46.58%) TCP/IP
8 29 (39.73%) HSRP
9 27 (36.99%) VLAN
9 27 (36.99%) VPLS
10 23 (31.51%) IPv6
10 23 (31.51%) Internet
11 21 (28.77%) VPN
12 20 (27.40%) Cisco Certification
13 19 (26.03%) SONET
13 19 (26.03%) SDH
14 18 (24.66%) CCNP
15 17 (23.29%) RSVP
16 16 (21.92%) CCNA
17 14 (19.18%) F5
17 14 (19.18%) CheckPoint
18 13 (17.81%) EIGRP
18 13 (17.81%) Cisco Nexus
19 12 (16.44%) Cisco ASA
19 12 (16.44%) JNCIA
19 12 (16.44%) JNCIS
19 12 (16.44%) JNCIP
19 12 (16.44%) WAN
19 12 (16.44%) PPP
19 12 (16.44%) ATM

MPLS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Basingstoke 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.

Applications
1 2 (2.740%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 41 (56.16%) Ethernet
2 40 (54.79%) OSPF
3 37 (50.68%) BGP
4 34 (46.58%) TCP/IP
5 29 (39.73%) HSRP
6 27 (36.99%) VLAN
6 27 (36.99%) VPLS
7 23 (31.51%) IPv6
7 23 (31.51%) Internet
8 21 (28.77%) VPN
9 19 (26.03%) SONET
9 19 (26.03%) SDH
10 17 (23.29%) RSVP
11 13 (17.81%) EIGRP
11 13 (17.81%) Cisco Nexus
12 12 (16.44%) Cisco ASA
12 12 (16.44%) WAN
12 12 (16.44%) PPP
12 12 (16.44%) ATM
12 12 (16.44%) LAN
General
1 49 (67.12%) Telecoms
2 4 (5.479%) Manufacturing
3 2 (2.740%) Banking
3 2 (2.740%) Finance
Job Titles
1 47 (64.38%) Network Engineer
2 35 (47.95%) Support Engineer
3 27 (36.99%) Network Support Engineer
3 27 (36.99%) Network Support
4 21 (28.77%) IP Engineer
5 16 (21.92%) Technical Support
5 16 (21.92%) Technical Support Engineer
5 16 (21.92%) Technical Engineer
6 12 (16.44%) IP Network Engineer
7 7 (9.589%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
7 7 (9.589%) 2nd Line Network Engineer
7 7 (9.589%) Provisioning Engineer
7 7 (9.589%) 2nd Line Support
8 4 (5.479%) Consultant
8 4 (5.479%) Technical Consultant
8 4 (5.479%) NOC Engineer
8 4 (5.479%) VMware Consultant
8 4 (5.479%) VMware Technical Consultant
9 2 (2.740%) Cisco Engineer
9 2 (2.740%) Cisco Network Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 6 (8.219%) SaaS
2 2 (2.740%) Management Information System
2 2 (2.740%) IaaS
2 2 (2.740%) PaaS
3 1 (1.370%) Firmware
Operating Systems
1 9 (12.33%) Linux
2 6 (8.219%) UNIX
2 6 (8.219%) Solaris
3 4 (5.479%) Windows Server 2003
3 4 (5.479%) Windows
3 4 (5.479%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (15.07%) Network Management
2 7 (9.589%) Network Design
3 6 (8.219%) Service Delivery
3 6 (8.219%) Load Balancing
4 4 (5.479%) Change Management
4 4 (5.479%) ERP
4 4 (5.479%) Migration
5 1 (1.370%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (1.370%) Change Control
5 1 (1.370%) Project Management
Qualifications
1 20 (27.40%) Cisco Certification
2 18 (24.66%) CCNP
3 16 (21.92%) CCNA
4 12 (16.44%) JNCIA
4 12 (16.44%) JNCIS
4 12 (16.44%) JNCIP
5 4 (5.479%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
6 2 (2.740%) Microsoft Certification
6 2 (2.740%) MCP
6 2 (2.740%) MCSE
6 2 (2.740%) MCSA
6 2 (2.740%) CCDP
6 2 (2.740%) CCIP
6 2 (2.740%) CCIE
6 2 (2.740%) CCSP
6 2 (2.740%) CCVP
6 2 (2.740%) MCITP
6 2 (2.740%) VCAP
7 1 (1.370%) JNCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (13.70%) SLA
System Software
1 5 (6.849%) ProxySG
2 2 (2.740%) Active Directory
2 2 (2.740%) XenServer
2 2 (2.740%) vSphere
2 2 (2.740%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (6.849%) CiscoWorks
Vendors
1 55 (75.34%) Cisco
2 47 (64.38%) Juniper
3 14 (19.18%) F5
3 14 (19.18%) CheckPoint
4 11 (15.07%) Blue Coat
4 11 (15.07%) Infoblox
4 11 (15.07%) Imperva
5 9 (12.33%) Huawei
6 5 (6.849%) BT
6 5 (6.849%) McAfee
7 4 (5.479%) Citrix
7 4 (5.479%) HP
7 4 (5.479%) VMware
7 4 (5.479%) Veeam
8 3 (4.110%) Riverbed
8 3 (4.110%) Websense
8 3 (4.110%) Avaya
9 2 (2.740%) Microsoft
9 2 (2.740%) Barracuda Networks
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Salary: £25000 - £35000 per annum
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