The first table below looks at the demand for MPLS skills in IT jobs advertised for the Gatwick region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited MPLS over the 3 months to 23 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 Gatwick region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
Rank 19 35 -
Rank change year-on-year
+16 -
Permanent jobs citing MPLS 1 4 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Gatwick 1.075% 1.754% -
As % of the Communications & Networking category 2.778% 30.77% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 4 0
Average salary £37,500 £45,000 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
-16.66% -
UK excluding London average salary £41,500 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year
-7.77% +5.88%
All Communications & Networking
Gatwick
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
36 13 41
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Gatwick 38.71% 5.702% 25.95%
Number of salaries quoted 28 13 35
Average salary £43,500 £45,000 £33,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-3.33% +34.32%
90% offered a salary of more than £34,500 £45,000 £32,500
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £65,000 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +6.66%
MPLS
West Sussex

MPLS
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Gatwick 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 Gatwick region.

Gatwick MPLS Salary Trend

MPLS
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Gatwick 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 4 (100.00%) MS Excel
1 4 (100.00%) ITIL
1 4 (100.00%) SaaS
2 2 (50.00%) IaaS
2 2 (50.00%) MCSA
2 2 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (50.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 2 (50.00%) Firmware
2 2 (50.00%) CMDB
2 2 (50.00%) Problem Management
2 2 (50.00%) SCCM
3 1 (25.00%) MS Office

MPLS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Gatwick 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 4 (100.00%) MS Excel
2 1 (25.00%) MS Office
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Technical Support
1 2 (50.00%) Team Leader
1 2 (50.00%) Technical Team Leader
1 2 (50.00%) Support Team Leader
1 2 (50.00%) Technical Support Team Leader
Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) SaaS
2 2 (50.00%) IaaS
2 2 (50.00%) Firmware
2 2 (50.00%) CMDB
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) ITIL
2 2 (50.00%) Problem Management
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) MCSA
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft Certification
Systems Management
1 2 (50.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft