Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) skills within the Bedford 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 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
Rank38-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads30
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below6.122 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted30
Average minimum salary£25,000-
Average salary£30,000-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£35,000-
UK excluding London average salary£45,041£47,111
% change on same period last year-4.39 %
Bedford IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Bedford
Matching permanent IT job ads4931
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.033 %0.014 %
Salaries quoted4227
Average minimum salary£29,554£22,564
Average salary£32,630£24,930
% change on same period last year+30.88 %
Average maximum salary£35,707£27,296
UK excluding London average salary£37,772£38,116
% change on same period last year-0.90 %
MPLS BedfordshireMPLS
Bedfordshire

MPLS
Demand Trend

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

Bedford 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 Bedford region.

Bedford MPLS Salary Trend

MPLS
Salary Histogram

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

Bedford MPLS Salary Histogram

MPLS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

14 (100.00 %)Cisco
14 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
14 (100.00 %)Firewall
23 (75.00 %)Wireless
23 (75.00 %)CheckPoint
23 (75.00 %)VLAN
23 (75.00 %)Wireless Security
23 (75.00 %)Cisco ASA
23 (75.00 %)CiscoWorks
23 (75.00 %)VPN
23 (75.00 %)CCNP
23 (75.00 %)CCNA
23 (75.00 %)ADSL
23 (75.00 %)LAN
23 (75.00 %)PBX
23 (75.00 %)WAN
23 (75.00 %)Ethernet
31 (25.00 %)RIP
31 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
31 (25.00 %)VoIP
31 (25.00 %)ATM
31 (25.00 %)ISDN
31 (25.00 %)OpenView
31 (25.00 %)HP
31 (25.00 %)SSL
31 (25.00 %)Juniper
31 (25.00 %)Cisco IOS
31 (25.00 %)OSPF
31 (25.00 %)BGP
31 (25.00 %)Disaster Recovery

MPLS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Bedford IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (100.00 %)Firewall
23 (75.00 %)Wireless
23 (75.00 %)VLAN
23 (75.00 %)VPN
23 (75.00 %)ADSL
23 (75.00 %)LAN
23 (75.00 %)PBX
23 (75.00 %)WAN
23 (75.00 %)Ethernet
23 (75.00 %)Wireless Security
23 (75.00 %)Cisco ASA
31 (25.00 %)RIP
31 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
31 (25.00 %)VoIP
31 (25.00 %)ATM
31 (25.00 %)ISDN
31 (25.00 %)SSL
31 (25.00 %)OSPF
31 (25.00 %)BGP
31 (25.00 %)Cisco IOS
Bedford IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Finance
Bedford IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (75.00 %)Team Leader
13 (75.00 %)Network Team Leader
21 (25.00 %)Network Support
21 (25.00 %)Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Support Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Network Support Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Network Analyst
Bedford IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)Disaster Recovery
Bedford IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
23 (75.00 %)CCNP
23 (75.00 %)CCNA
Bedford IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (75.00 %)CiscoWorks
21 (25.00 %)OpenView
Bedford IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (100.00 %)Cisco
23 (75.00 %)CheckPoint
31 (25.00 %)HP
31 (25.00 %)Juniper