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This section looks at the demand for Virtual private LAN service (VPLS) 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 VPLS over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVirtual private LAN service (VPLS)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank256300
Rank change on same period last yearUp+44
Matching permanent IT job ads61
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.231 %0.030 %
Salaries quoted41
Average minimum salary£47,500£60,000
Average salary£51,250£60,000
% change on same period last year-14.58 %
Average maximum salary£55,000£60,000
UK excluding London average salary£49,500£60,864
% change on same period last year-18.67 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads26033288
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.421 %1.381 %
Salaries quoted22422602
Average minimum salary£38,999£39,682
Average salary£42,285£42,987
% change on same period last year-1.63 %
Average maximum salary£45,571£46,292
UK excluding London average salary£37,625£39,458
% change on same period last year-4.64 %
VPLS South EastVPLS
South East

VPLS
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire VPLS Demand Trend

VPLS
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire VPLS Salary Trend

VPLS
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VPLS across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Berkshire VPLS Salary Histogram

VPLS
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VPLS within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
ReadingNew entry-2£45,000-
VPLS South EastVPLS
South East

VPLS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing VPLS 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 VPLS.

112 (100.00 %)Cisco
112 (100.00 %)MPLS
28 (66.67 %)OSPF
28 (66.67 %)BGP
36 (50.00 %)CCNP
36 (50.00 %)CCIE
36 (50.00 %)CCDP
36 (50.00 %)Cisco Certification
36 (50.00 %)Juniper
36 (50.00 %)Lucent
36 (50.00 %)Alcatel
36 (50.00 %)WAN
36 (50.00 %)Ethernet
36 (50.00 %)Finance
36 (50.00 %)Education
36 (50.00 %)MBA
44 (33.33 %)CCVP
44 (33.33 %)WiMAX
44 (33.33 %)Huawei
44 (33.33 %)NGN
44 (33.33 %)VoIP
44 (33.33 %)VPN
44 (33.33 %)Ericsson
44 (33.33 %)Siemens
44 (33.33 %)CCSP
44 (33.33 %)Firewall
44 (33.33 %)DSL
52 (16.67 %)CCIP
52 (16.67 %)CCNA
52 (16.67 %)Frame Relay

VPLS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing VPLS 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 VPLS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (16.67 %)XSL
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
112 (100.00 %)MPLS
28 (66.67 %)OSPF
28 (66.67 %)BGP
36 (50.00 %)WAN
36 (50.00 %)Ethernet
44 (33.33 %)VoIP
44 (33.33 %)VPN
44 (33.33 %)WiMAX
44 (33.33 %)DSL
44 (33.33 %)Firewall
44 (33.33 %)NGN
52 (16.67 %)Cisco PIX
52 (16.67 %)Cisco ASA
52 (16.67 %)Frame Relay
52 (16.67 %)IPsec
52 (16.67 %)IPCC
52 (16.67 %)VLAN
52 (16.67 %)IPv4
52 (16.67 %)IPv6
52 (16.67 %)ATM
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (50.00 %)Finance
16 (50.00 %)Education
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (25.00 %)Consultant
22 (16.67 %)Architect
22 (16.67 %)Developer
22 (16.67 %)Network Architect
31 (8.333 %)OSS Consultant
31 (8.333 %)Network Consultant
31 (8.333 %)Senior Consultant
31 (8.333 %)Senior Developer
31 (8.333 %)Programmer
31 (8.333 %)PL/SQL Developer
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (16.67 %)Workflow
12 (16.67 %)eTOM
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (16.67 %)Java
12 (16.67 %)PL/SQL
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (50.00 %)CCIE
16 (50.00 %)CCNP
16 (50.00 %)CCDP
16 (50.00 %)Cisco Certification
16 (50.00 %)MBA
24 (33.33 %)CCVP
24 (33.33 %)CCSP
32 (16.67 %)CCIP
32 (16.67 %)CCNA
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (100.00 %)Cisco
26 (50.00 %)Juniper
26 (50.00 %)Lucent
26 (50.00 %)Alcatel
34 (33.33 %)Ericsson
34 (33.33 %)Siemens
34 (33.33 %)Huawei