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This section looks at the demand for Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) skills within the Kent 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 last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMultiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank85-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads140
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.000 %
As % of the category below3.431 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted140
Average minimum salary£39,133-
Average salary£42,767-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£46,400-
UK excluding London average salary£46,512£47,089
% change on same period last year-1.22 %
Communications & Networking KentCommunications & Networking
Kent
Matching permanent IT job ads408266
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.200 %0.118 %
Salaries quoted370228
Average minimum salary£34,172£29,648
Average salary£36,505£31,832
% change on same period last year+14.67 %
Average maximum salary£38,837£34,017
UK excluding London average salary£37,693£39,086
% change on same period last year-3.56 %
MPLS South EastMPLS
South East

MPLS
Demand Trend

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

Kent MPLS Demand Trend

MPLS
Salary Trend

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

Kent MPLS Salary Trend

MPLS
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MPLS across the Kent region over the past 3 months.

Kent MPLS Salary Histogram

MPLS
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MPLS within the Kent region over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
1MaidstoneNew entry-4£45,000-
2Tunbridge WellsNew entry-3£45,000-
MPLS South EastMPLS
South East

MPLS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Kent region citing MPLS also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing MPLS.

116 (80.00 %)Windows
215 (75.00 %)LAN
314 (70.00 %)Cisco
314 (70.00 %)WAN
412 (60.00 %)SQL
412 (60.00 %)TCP/IP
511 (55.00 %)Microsoft
511 (55.00 %)ITIL
511 (55.00 %)PRINCE2
511 (55.00 %)Unix
511 (55.00 %)Solaris
511 (55.00 %)Linux
511 (55.00 %)Windows NT
511 (55.00 %)Wireless
66 (30.00 %)MS Excel
75 (25.00 %)FTP
75 (25.00 %)Active Directory
75 (25.00 %)Change Management
75 (25.00 %)Finance
84 (20.00 %)VLAN
84 (20.00 %)Frame Relay
84 (20.00 %)VPN
84 (20.00 %)VoIP
84 (20.00 %)ATM
84 (20.00 %)Broadband
93 (15.00 %)WLAN
93 (15.00 %)Service Delivery
93 (15.00 %)Internet
93 (15.00 %)IP Telephony
93 (15.00 %)Network Design

MPLS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Kent region citing MPLS also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing MPLS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
12 (10.00 %).NET
Application Platforms
12 (10.00 %)IIS
21 (5.000 %)Lotus Notes
21 (5.000 %)Exchange Server 2000
21 (5.000 %)Exchange Server 2003
21 (5.000 %)Exchange Server 2007
Applications
16 (30.00 %)MS Excel
21 (5.000 %)MS PowerPoint
Communications & Networking
115 (75.00 %)LAN
214 (70.00 %)WAN
312 (60.00 %)TCP/IP
411 (55.00 %)Wireless
55 (25.00 %)FTP
64 (20.00 %)VoIP
64 (20.00 %)ATM
64 (20.00 %)Broadband
64 (20.00 %)Frame Relay
64 (20.00 %)VPN
64 (20.00 %)VLAN
73 (15.00 %)Internet
73 (15.00 %)IP Telephony
73 (15.00 %)WLAN
82 (10.00 %)Firewall
91 (5.000 %)VoDSL
91 (5.000 %)OSPF
91 (5.000 %)BGP
91 (5.000 %)DSLAM
91 (5.000 %)X.25
Database & Business Intelligence
11 (5.000 %)SQL Server
11 (5.000 %)SQL Server 7
11 (5.000 %)SQL Server 2000
General
15 (25.00 %)Finance
21 (5.000 %)Telecoms
Job Titles
111 (55.00 %)Infrastructure Manager
26 (30.00 %)IT Manager
33 (15.00 %)Consultant
33 (15.00 %)Network Consultant
42 (10.00 %)Security Specialist
42 (10.00 %)Team Leader
42 (10.00 %)Systems Engineer
42 (10.00 %)Support Engineer
51 (5.000 %)3rd Line Support
51 (5.000 %)Administrator
51 (5.000 %)Technical Support Engineer
51 (5.000 %)Technical Support
51 (5.000 %)Technical Engineer
Operating Systems
116 (80.00 %)Windows
211 (55.00 %)Solaris
211 (55.00 %)Linux
211 (55.00 %)Windows NT
211 (55.00 %)Unix
31 (5.000 %)Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
111 (55.00 %)ITIL
111 (55.00 %)PRINCE2
25 (25.00 %)Change Management
33 (15.00 %)Service Delivery
33 (15.00 %)Network Design
41 (5.000 %)Migration
41 (5.000 %)RAD
41 (5.000 %)Project Management
Programming Languages
112 (60.00 %)SQL
Qualifications
11 (5.000 %)MCSE
11 (5.000 %)CCNP
11 (5.000 %)CCNA
11 (5.000 %)Cisco Certification
11 (5.000 %)Microsoft Certification
System Software
15 (25.00 %)Active Directory
22 (10.00 %)ISA Server
Vendors
114 (70.00 %)Cisco
211 (55.00 %)Microsoft
31 (5.000 %)Lotus
31 (5.000 %)BT
31 (5.000 %)WatchGuard
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