The first table below looks at the demand for MPLS skills in IT jobs advertised for the Kent 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 Kent region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
Rank 60 65 78
Rank change year-on-year
+5 +13
Permanent jobs citing MPLS 31 7 21
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Kent 2.705% 0.985% 1.953%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 11.97% 4.094% 9.953%
Number of salaries quoted 30 5 15
Average salary £40,000 £65,000 £38,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-38.46% +71.05%
90% offered a salary of more than £35,000 £60,000 £35,000
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £67,500 £40,000
UK excluding London average salary £41,500 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year
-7.77% +5.88%
All Communications & Networking
Kent
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
259 171 211
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Kent 22.60% 24.05% 19.63%
Number of salaries quoted 219 160 178
Average salary £40,500 £35,000 £36,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+15.71% -2.77%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,000 £24,500 £23,500
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £42,500 £51,250
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +6.66%
MPLS
South East

MPLS
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Kent 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 Kent region.

Kent MPLS Salary Trend

MPLS
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MPLS across the Kent region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

Kent 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 Kent region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
West Malling - 20 £40,000 -
Maidstone - 2 £40,750 -
Tunbridge Wells +8 1 £37,500 -44.44%
MPLS
South East

MPLS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Kent 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 21 (56.76%) Juniper
2 19 (51.35%) JNCIP
3 18 (48.65%) Unified Communications
3 18 (48.65%) Firewall
4 17 (45.95%) Cisco Certification
4 17 (45.95%) Cisco
5 16 (43.24%) CCNP
6 15 (40.54%) JNCIA
6 15 (40.54%) JNCIS
7 12 (32.43%) WAN
8 11 (29.73%) CCNA
9 10 (27.03%) CheckPoint
10 9 (24.32%) ITIL
11 8 (21.62%) Windows
12 7 (18.92%) VMware
12 7 (18.92%) Security Cleared
13 6 (16.22%) Windows Server 2008
13 6 (16.22%) F5
13 6 (16.22%) CCIP
13 6 (16.22%) CCIE
13 6 (16.22%) CCSP
13 6 (16.22%) VPN
14 5 (13.51%) Microsoft
14 5 (13.51%) LAN
15 4 (10.81%) DHCP
15 4 (10.81%) MS Exchange
15 4 (10.81%) DNS
15 4 (10.81%) Active Directory
15 4 (10.81%) SAN
15 4 (10.81%) Check Point Certification

MPLS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Kent 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.

Application Development
1 3 (8.108%) .NET
2 2 (5.405%) CSS
Application Platforms
1 4 (10.81%) MS Exchange
2 3 (8.108%) Exchange Server 2010
2 3 (8.108%) IIS
Applications
1 3 (8.108%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 18 (48.65%) Unified Communications
1 18 (48.65%) Firewall
2 12 (32.43%) WAN
3 6 (16.22%) VPN
4 5 (13.51%) LAN
5 4 (10.81%) DHCP
5 4 (10.81%) DNS
5 4 (10.81%) SAN
6 3 (8.108%) IP Telephony
6 3 (8.108%) VPLS
6 3 (8.108%) DSL
6 3 (8.108%) VoIP
7 2 (5.405%) ADSL
7 2 (5.405%) TCP/IP
7 2 (5.405%) Wireless
7 2 (5.405%) OSPF
7 2 (5.405%) BGP
7 2 (5.405%) VLAN
8 1 (2.703%) Cisco PIX
8 1 (2.703%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (8.108%) SQL Server
General
1 3 (8.108%) Telecoms
2 1 (2.703%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 26 (70.27%) Network Engineer
2 14 (37.84%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
2 14 (37.84%) 2nd Line Network Engineer
2 14 (37.84%) 2nd Line Support
2 14 (37.84%) Support Engineer
3 7 (18.92%) Cisco Engineer
3 7 (18.92%) Cisco Network Engineer
4 4 (10.81%) Senior Network Engineer
4 4 (10.81%) 3rd Line Network Engineer
5 3 (8.108%) Applications Manager
5 3 (8.108%) Support Manager
5 3 (8.108%) NOC Engineer
5 3 (8.108%) Applications Support Manager
5 3 (8.108%) Applications Support
6 1 (2.703%) Network Support Specialist
6 1 (2.703%) Network Specialist
6 1 (2.703%) Technical Leader
6 1 (2.703%) Technical Design Authority
6 1 (2.703%) Senior Technical Engineer
6 1 (2.703%) 3rd Line Support Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 3 (8.108%) iSeries
Operating Systems
1 8 (21.62%) Windows
2 6 (16.22%) Windows Server 2008
3 3 (8.108%) Windows Server 2003
3 3 (8.108%) Linux
4 1 (2.703%) Windows 2000 Server
4 1 (2.703%) Windows 7
4 1 (2.703%) Windows 8
4 1 (2.703%) Windows XP
4 1 (2.703%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (24.32%) ITIL
2 4 (10.81%) ITIL V3
2 4 (10.81%) Network Design
3 3 (8.108%) Capacity Management
3 3 (8.108%) Project Management
4 2 (5.405%) Service Management
4 2 (5.405%) Change Control
5 1 (2.703%) System Testing
5 1 (2.703%) Communications Security
5 1 (2.703%) Network Architecture
5 1 (2.703%) Network Management
5 1 (2.703%) Disaster Recovery
5 1 (2.703%) PRINCE2
Programming Languages
1 2 (5.405%) SQL
Qualifications
1 19 (51.35%) JNCIP
2 17 (45.95%) Cisco Certification
3 16 (43.24%) CCNP
4 15 (40.54%) JNCIA
4 15 (40.54%) JNCIS
5 11 (29.73%) CCNA
6 7 (18.92%) Security Cleared
7 6 (16.22%) CCIP
7 6 (16.22%) CCIE
7 6 (16.22%) CCSP
8 4 (10.81%) Check Point Certification
8 4 (10.81%) JNCIE
9 3 (8.108%) CCSE
9 3 (8.108%) SC Cleared
9 3 (8.108%) CCDP
10 1 (2.703%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 1 (2.703%) DV Cleared
10 1 (2.703%) CCDA
10 1 (2.703%) Microsoft Certification
10 1 (2.703%) CCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.703%) SLA
System Software
1 4 (10.81%) Active Directory
1 4 (10.81%) VMware ESXi
2 3 (8.108%) vSphere
2 3 (8.108%) Terminal Services
3 1 (2.703%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (2.703%) SCCM
1 1 (2.703%) Cisco CUCM
1 1 (2.703%) CiscoWorks
Vendors
1 21 (56.76%) Juniper
2 17 (45.95%) Cisco
3 10 (27.03%) CheckPoint
4 7 (18.92%) VMware
5 6 (16.22%) F5
6 5 (13.51%) Microsoft
7 3 (8.108%) HP
7 3 (8.108%) IBM
8 1 (2.703%) Brocade
8 1 (2.703%) Twitter
8 1 (2.703%) Citrix
Kent
Essential Skills: CCNA certified. Good wireless networking. Firewall / WAN management. Excellent understanding of TCP/IP Routing and Switching (OSPF, BGP, MPLS VPNs, IP Multicast) Desirable: CCNP certified... Knowledge...
ComputAppoint
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + negotiable
Posted: 21 May 2013
Westerham, Kent
ADSL, with newer Technology such as fibre, bonded Ethernet and satellite... Current CCNA/CCNP certification. Demonstrable knowledge of Cisco switches and routers... Network and Equipment management: VLAN/VPN...
Onwave UK Ltd
Salary: £Neg
Posted: 13 May 2013
Kent
Network and Equipment management: VLAN/VPN configuration, access control, Firewalls and VPN, analysing networks, and core connectivity... Valid UK driver's license Windows Server 2003 & 2008; Exchange and/...
Roc Search
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + benefits, training
Posted: 20 May 2013
West Malling, Kent
Their flexible, integrated communications services encompass IP and mobile telephony, converged networks, unified communications, contact centres and document solutions. Due to rapid growth they're currently looking for...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £50000 - £60000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013