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The table below looks at the demand for Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) skills within the Berkshire 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 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMultiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank99112
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching permanent IT job ads179209
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.115 %0.094 %
As % of the category below8.388 %7.056 %
Salaries quoted151152
Average minimum salary£43,776£44,158
Average salary£49,128£48,457
% change on same period last year+1.38 %
Average maximum salary£54,481£52,757
UK excluding London average salary£44,226£47,251
% change on same period last year-6.40 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads21342962
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.377 %1.326 %
Salaries quoted17502330
Average minimum salary£38,859£39,456
Average salary£42,329£42,800
% change on same period last year-1.10 %
Average maximum salary£45,799£46,144
UK excluding London average salary£37,824£38,320
% change on same period last year-1.29 %
MPLS South EastMPLS
South East

MPLS
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire 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 Berkshire region.

Berkshire MPLS Salary Trend

MPLS
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MPLS across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Berkshire MPLS Salary Histogram

MPLS
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MPLS within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ReadingDown-680£50,359+5.62 %
SloughUp+118£49,647+26.16 %
WindsorDown-35£42,500+6.25 %
BracknellUp+303£49,500-
NewburyDown-73£44,167+80.27 %
MaidenheadUp+112--
MPLS South EastMPLS
South East

MPLS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire 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.

1260 (68.24 %)Cisco
2174 (45.67 %)WAN
3170 (44.62 %)Cisco Certification
4144 (37.80 %)CCNP
5138 (36.22 %)BGP
6132 (34.65 %)LAN
7121 (31.76 %)Telecoms
8101 (26.51 %)OSPF
9100 (26.25 %)Ethernet
1098 (25.72 %)TCP/IP
1192 (24.15 %)SDH
1291 (23.88 %)VPN
1390 (23.62 %)Firewall
1488 (23.10 %)ATM
1567 (17.59 %)CCIE
1567 (17.59 %)Frame Relay
1663 (16.54 %)VoIP
1761 (16.01 %)CCNA
1849 (12.86 %)Nortel
1945 (11.81 %)Juniper
2044 (11.55 %)CCDP
2143 (11.29 %)Wireless
2242 (11.02 %)Network Design
2341 (10.76 %)Internet
2440 (10.50 %)DSL
2539 (10.24 %)CheckPoint
2539 (10.24 %)ISDN
2636 (9.449 %)OpenView
2735 (9.186 %)IPsec
2735 (9.186 %)CCVP

MPLS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire 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.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (1.312 %)WebServices
24 (1.050 %)XSL
33 (0.787 %)CSS
41 (0.262 %)SOAP
41 (0.262 %)Middleware
41 (0.262 %)WebSphere
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (1.312 %)Apache
15 (1.312 %)Tomcat
23 (0.787 %)MS Exchange
23 (0.787 %)IIS
23 (0.787 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (0.262 %)WebSphere MQ
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (2.100 %)MS Visio
24 (1.050 %)MS Office
31 (0.262 %)MS Excel
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1174 (45.67 %)WAN
2138 (36.22 %)BGP
3132 (34.65 %)LAN
4101 (26.51 %)OSPF
5100 (26.25 %)Ethernet
698 (25.72 %)TCP/IP
792 (24.15 %)SDH
891 (23.88 %)VPN
990 (23.62 %)Firewall
1088 (23.10 %)ATM
1167 (17.59 %)Frame Relay
1263 (16.54 %)VoIP
1343 (11.29 %)Wireless
1441 (10.76 %)Internet
1540 (10.50 %)DSL
1639 (10.24 %)ISDN
1735 (9.186 %)IPsec
1834 (8.924 %)VPLS
1933 (8.661 %)Cisco PIX
2032 (8.399 %)RIP
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (0.787 %)SQL Server
13 (0.787 %)SQL Server 2000
13 (0.787 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (0.262 %)NonStop SQL
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (0.262 %)Ant
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1121 (31.76 %)Telecoms
228 (7.349 %)Finance
319 (4.987 %)Education
415 (3.937 %)Government
57 (1.837 %)Legal
65 (1.312 %)Health
65 (1.312 %)FMCG
74 (1.050 %)Pharmaceutical
83 (0.787 %)Banking
83 (0.787 %)Pensions
92 (0.525 %)Marketing
92 (0.525 %)Financial Institution
101 (0.262 %)Automotive
101 (0.262 %)Billing
101 (0.262 %)Insurance
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
168 (17.85 %)Consultant
264 (16.80 %)Architect
361 (16.01 %)Network Engineer
436 (9.449 %)Cisco Engineer
531 (8.136 %)Network Architect
628 (7.349 %)Sales Consultant
726 (6.824 %)Network Designer
824 (6.299 %)Network Consultant
922 (5.774 %)Design Engineer
1021 (5.512 %)Presales Consultant
1119 (4.987 %)Support Engineer
1215 (3.937 %)Solutions Architect
1313 (3.412 %)Analyst
1313 (3.412 %)NOC Engineer
1411 (2.887 %)Network Support
1411 (2.887 %)Cisco Architect
1411 (2.887 %)Systems Analyst
1411 (2.887 %)Senior Network Engineer
1510 (2.625 %)Cisco Network Engineer
169 (2.362 %)Network Support Engineer
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
112 (3.150 %)Computer Science
28 (2.100 %)Clustering
33 (0.787 %)Replication
42 (0.525 %)German Language
51 (0.262 %)Italian Language
51 (0.262 %)Spanish Language
51 (0.262 %)PKI
51 (0.262 %)French Language
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
128 (7.349 %)Windows
217 (4.462 %)Windows Server 2003
38 (2.100 %)UNIX
44 (1.050 %)Solaris
44 (1.050 %)Linux
53 (0.787 %)HPUX
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
142 (11.02 %)Network Design
228 (7.349 %)Security Cleared
327 (7.087 %)Load Balancing
416 (4.199 %)Project Management
513 (3.412 %)Configuration Management
610 (2.625 %)Validation
610 (2.625 %)Migration
78 (2.100 %)Problem Management
78 (2.100 %)Network Planning
78 (2.100 %)Performance Management
87 (1.837 %)SC Cleared
87 (1.837 %)Supplier Management
87 (1.837 %)ITIL
96 (1.575 %)Workflow
96 (1.575 %)eTOM
96 (1.575 %)Business Development
96 (1.575 %)Business Continuity
104 (1.050 %)Data Architecture
113 (0.787 %)Fault Management
121 (0.262 %)Time Management
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (1.050 %)Java
14 (1.050 %)PL/SQL
21 (0.262 %)C
21 (0.262 %)C++
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1170 (44.62 %)Cisco Certification
2144 (37.80 %)CCNP
367 (17.59 %)CCIE
461 (16.01 %)CCNA
544 (11.55 %)CCDP
635 (9.186 %)CCVP
729 (7.612 %)CCIP
824 (6.299 %)MBA
918 (4.724 %)Degree
1011 (2.887 %)Microsoft Certification
119 (2.362 %)MCSE
119 (2.362 %)JNCIA
119 (2.362 %)JNCIS
128 (2.100 %)CISSP
137 (1.837 %)CCDA
146 (1.575 %)CCSP
155 (1.312 %)CCSA
155 (1.312 %)JNCIP
155 (1.312 %)JNCIE
155 (1.312 %)CCDE
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
113 (3.412 %)SLA
26 (1.575 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
34 (1.050 %)ISO27001
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (0.787 %)Terminal Services
13 (0.787 %)ISA Server
Berkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
136 (9.449 %)OpenView
230 (7.874 %)Netcool
39 (2.362 %)CiscoWorks
43 (0.787 %)MOM
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1260 (68.24 %)Cisco
249 (12.86 %)Nortel
345 (11.81 %)Juniper
439 (10.24 %)CheckPoint
532 (8.399 %)HP
622 (5.774 %)MetaSolv
622 (5.774 %)Cramer
720 (5.249 %)Alcatel
816 (4.199 %)Lucent
912 (3.150 %)Ericsson
1011 (2.887 %)Huawei
119 (2.362 %)Siemens
128 (2.100 %)Remedy
135 (1.312 %)Microsoft
144 (1.050 %)EMC
144 (1.050 %)Nokia
152 (0.525 %)OPNET
152 (0.525 %)Compuware
152 (0.525 %)Concord
161 (0.262 %)Avaya