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This section looks at the demand for Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) skills within the Birmingham 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 23 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMultiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
Location
3 months to 23 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank115111
Rank change on same period last yearDown-4
Matching permanent IT job ads1921
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.009 %
As % of the category below4.008 %4.536 %
Salaries quoted1621
Average minimum salary£38,063£38,333
Average salary£40,031£38,571
% change on same period last year+3.78 %
Average maximum salary£42,000£38,810
UK excluding London average salary£43,631£48,438
% change on same period last year-9.92 %
Birmingham IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Birmingham
Matching permanent IT job ads474463
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.249 %0.190 %
Salaries quoted422355
Average minimum salary£32,262£34,369
Average salary£34,687£36,088
% change on same period last year-3.88 %
Average maximum salary£37,113£37,807
UK excluding London average salary£37,420£39,719
% change on same period last year-5.78 %
MPLS West MidlandsMPLS
West Midlands

MPLS
Demand Trend

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

Birmingham 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 Birmingham region.

Birmingham MPLS Salary Trend

MPLS
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MPLS across the Birmingham region over the 3 months to 23 July 2008.

Birmingham MPLS Salary Histogram

MPLS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 July 2008, IT jobs across the Birmingham 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.

125 (69.44 %)Cisco Certification
223 (63.89 %)Cisco
320 (55.56 %)CCNP
417 (47.22 %)WAN
417 (47.22 %)Firewall
514 (38.89 %)Cisco PIX
612 (33.33 %)LAN
612 (33.33 %)VPN
612 (33.33 %)OSPF
711 (30.56 %)BGP
711 (30.56 %)CheckPoint
711 (30.56 %)VoIP
810 (27.78 %)Windows
99 (25.00 %)Internet
108 (22.22 %)CCNA
108 (22.22 %)Network Security
117 (19.44 %)Security Cleared
117 (19.44 %)Active Directory
117 (19.44 %)Microsoft Certification
126 (16.67 %)Windows 2000
126 (16.67 %)MCSE
126 (16.67 %)ITIL
126 (16.67 %)SSL
126 (16.67 %)SNMP
126 (16.67 %)Load Balancing
126 (16.67 %)Government
135 (13.89 %)TCP/IP
135 (13.89 %)ISDN
135 (13.89 %)ADSL
135 (13.89 %)SQL

MPLS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 July 2008, IT jobs across the Birmingham 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.

Birmingham IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (11.11 %)MS Exchange
14 (11.11 %)Exchange Server 2000
14 (11.11 %)Exchange Server 2003
14 (11.11 %)Exchange Server 2007
22 (5.556 %)SharePoint
Birmingham IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (11.11 %)MS Excel
Birmingham IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
117 (47.22 %)WAN
117 (47.22 %)Firewall
214 (38.89 %)Cisco PIX
312 (33.33 %)OSPF
312 (33.33 %)LAN
312 (33.33 %)VPN
411 (30.56 %)VoIP
411 (30.56 %)BGP
59 (25.00 %)Internet
68 (22.22 %)Network Security
76 (16.67 %)SSL
76 (16.67 %)SNMP
85 (13.89 %)TCP/IP
85 (13.89 %)ISDN
85 (13.89 %)ADSL
94 (11.11 %)SAN
94 (11.11 %)VLAN
103 (8.333 %)Frame Relay
103 (8.333 %)IPsec
103 (8.333 %)NetScreen
Birmingham IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (11.11 %)SQL Server
14 (11.11 %)SQL Server 2000
14 (11.11 %)SQL Server 2005
Birmingham IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (16.67 %)Government
24 (11.11 %)Pensions
33 (8.333 %)Health
33 (8.333 %)Telecoms
42 (5.556 %)Police
51 (2.778 %)Retail
51 (2.778 %)Insurance
51 (2.778 %)Finance
51 (2.778 %)Manufacturing
Birmingham IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (33.33 %)Network Engineer
28 (22.22 %)Consultant
35 (13.89 %)Team Leader
44 (11.11 %)Network Team Leader
44 (11.11 %)Technical Consultant
44 (11.11 %)Administrator
44 (11.11 %)Senior Network Engineer
53 (8.333 %)Systems Administrator
53 (8.333 %)Network Consultant
62 (5.556 %)Support Engineer
62 (5.556 %)Network Support
62 (5.556 %)Network Specialist
71 (2.778 %)Cisco Support
71 (2.778 %)Network Security Specialist
71 (2.778 %)Security Engineer
71 (2.778 %)Cisco Engineer
71 (2.778 %)Technical Team Leader
71 (2.778 %)Security Specialist
71 (2.778 %)Firewall Specialist
71 (2.778 %)Solutions Consultant
Birmingham IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (11.11 %)Clustering
22 (5.556 %)SecurID
31 (2.778 %)Fat Client
31 (2.778 %)Thin Client
Birmingham IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (27.78 %)Windows
26 (16.67 %)Windows 2000
34 (11.11 %)Windows XP
34 (11.11 %)Windows Server 2003
42 (5.556 %)UNIX
Birmingham IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (19.44 %)Security Cleared
26 (16.67 %)Load Balancing
26 (16.67 %)ITIL
34 (11.11 %)PRINCE2
34 (11.11 %)Network Design
34 (11.11 %)Network Load Balancing
43 (8.333 %)Service Delivery
52 (5.556 %)Project Management
52 (5.556 %)SC Cleared
Birmingham IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (13.89 %)SQL
Birmingham IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
125 (69.44 %)Cisco Certification
220 (55.56 %)CCNP
38 (22.22 %)CCNA
47 (19.44 %)Microsoft Certification
56 (16.67 %)MCSE
64 (11.11 %)MCDST
73 (8.333 %)MCSA
73 (8.333 %)CCSP
82 (5.556 %)MCP
82 (5.556 %)CCSE
82 (5.556 %)CCSA
91 (2.778 %)CCVP
91 (2.778 %)CCIP
91 (2.778 %)CCIE
91 (2.778 %)CCA
91 (2.778 %)Citrix Certification
91 (2.778 %)CCEA
Birmingham IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (8.333 %)ISO9001
21 (2.778 %)SLA
21 (2.778 %)ISO9000
Birmingham IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (19.44 %)Active Directory
24 (11.11 %)VMware ESX
24 (11.11 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (2.778 %)Backup Exec
31 (2.778 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Birmingham IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (8.333 %)CiscoWorks
21 (2.778 %)OpenView
Birmingham IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
123 (63.89 %)Cisco
211 (30.56 %)CheckPoint
35 (13.89 %)Microsoft
44 (11.11 %)VMware
53 (8.333 %)Blue Coat
53 (8.333 %)Oracle
53 (8.333 %)SAP
53 (8.333 %)Juniper
62 (5.556 %)HP
71 (2.778 %)Compaq
71 (2.778 %)Citrix
71 (2.778 %)Nokia
71 (2.778 %)VERITAS
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