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This section looks at the demand for Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) skills within the Manchester 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMultiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank122132
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching permanent IT job ads6589
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.034 %0.036 %
As % of the category below6.566 %8.803 %
Salaries quoted4187
Average minimum salary£35,537£56,138
Average salary£37,451£59,263
% change on same period last year-36.80 %
Average maximum salary£39,366£62,388
UK excluding London average salary£43,526£48,423
% change on same period last year-10.11 %
Manchester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Manchester
Matching permanent IT job ads9901011
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.523 %0.414 %
Salaries quoted864889
Average minimum salary£30,061£38,631
Average salary£32,429£41,692
% change on same period last year-22.21 %
Average maximum salary£34,797£44,753
UK excluding London average salary£37,397£39,734
% change on same period last year-5.88 %
MPLS North WestMPLS
North West

MPLS
Demand Trend

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

Manchester 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 Manchester region.

Manchester MPLS Salary Trend

MPLS
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MPLS across the Manchester region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Manchester 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 Manchester region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
SalfordDown-32£25,000-23.07 %
MPLS North WestMPLS
North West

MPLS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester 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.

1150 (91.46 %)Cisco
2122 (74.39 %)Cisco Certification
3118 (71.95 %)Internet
4110 (67.07 %)WAN
570 (42.68 %)VPN
659 (35.98 %)LAN
659 (35.98 %)Microsoft
753 (32.32 %)BGP
850 (30.49 %)Firewall
850 (30.49 %)ISA Server
850 (30.49 %)VoIP
946 (28.05 %)EIGRP
1045 (27.44 %)CCNA
1144 (26.83 %)CCNP
1242 (25.61 %)Juniper
1341 (25.00 %)OSPF
1437 (22.56 %)CCIE
1535 (21.34 %)Windows
1535 (21.34 %)Exchange Server 2003
1634 (20.73 %)MS Exchange
1634 (20.73 %)ADSL
1634 (20.73 %)CheckPoint
1732 (19.51 %)Exchange Server 2000
1830 (18.29 %)Linux
1929 (17.68 %)Microsoft Certification
1929 (17.68 %)CCSP
2028 (17.07 %)Windows 2000
2028 (17.07 %)Ethernet
2028 (17.07 %)IP Telephony
2127 (16.46 %)MCSA

MPLS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester 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.

Manchester IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
135 (21.34 %)Exchange Server 2003
234 (20.73 %)MS Exchange
332 (19.51 %)Exchange Server 2000
426 (15.85 %)Exchange Server 2007
Manchester IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
114 (8.537 %)MS Excel
Manchester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1118 (71.95 %)Internet
2110 (67.07 %)WAN
370 (42.68 %)VPN
459 (35.98 %)LAN
553 (32.32 %)BGP
650 (30.49 %)Firewall
650 (30.49 %)VoIP
746 (28.05 %)EIGRP
841 (25.00 %)OSPF
934 (20.73 %)ADSL
1028 (17.07 %)Ethernet
1028 (17.07 %)IP Telephony
1118 (10.98 %)RSVP
1216 (9.756 %)ATM
1314 (8.537 %)RIP
1410 (6.098 %)Frame Relay
159 (5.488 %)DNS
168 (4.878 %)SAN
168 (4.878 %)TCP/IP
168 (4.878 %)L2TP
Manchester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (4.878 %)SQL Server
18 (4.878 %)SQL Server 2000
18 (4.878 %)SQL Server 2005
Manchester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
124 (14.63 %)Telecoms
215 (9.146 %)Pensions
38 (4.878 %)Finance
46 (3.659 %)Law
53 (1.829 %)Health
61 (0.610 %)Auditing
61 (0.610 %)Manufacturing
61 (0.610 %)Retail
61 (0.610 %)Education
Manchester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
138 (23.17 %)Consultant
236 (21.95 %)Analyst
333 (20.12 %)Network Engineer
426 (15.85 %)Network Analyst
521 (12.80 %)Network Consultant
618 (10.98 %)IP Network Engineer
714 (8.537 %)Architect
811 (6.707 %)Senior Analyst
811 (6.707 %)Technical Analyst
910 (6.098 %)Systems Architect
910 (6.098 %)Cisco Architect
108 (4.878 %)Network Manager
108 (4.878 %)Senior Technical Analyst
116 (3.659 %)Network Support
125 (3.049 %)Senior Consultant
125 (3.049 %)Senior Cisco Consultant
125 (3.049 %)Cisco Consultant
125 (3.049 %)Cisco Support
125 (3.049 %)Project Consultant
134 (2.439 %)Cisco Network Engineer
Manchester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
115 (9.146 %)Thin Client
115 (9.146 %)Fat Client
22 (1.220 %)Clustering
31 (0.610 %)Replication
Manchester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
135 (21.34 %)Windows
230 (18.29 %)Linux
328 (17.07 %)Windows 2000
427 (16.46 %)UNIX
52 (1.220 %)Windows NT
52 (1.220 %)Windows XP
61 (0.610 %)Windows Server 2003
61 (0.610 %)NetBSD
61 (0.610 %)FreeBSD
61 (0.610 %)Solaris
Manchester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
127 (16.46 %)Project Management
222 (13.41 %)Content Management
321 (12.80 %)Incident Management
418 (10.98 %)ITIL
513 (7.927 %)PRINCE2
610 (6.098 %)E-Commerce
78 (4.878 %)Network Design
83 (1.829 %)Migration
92 (1.220 %)Data Security
92 (1.220 %)Network Load Balancing
101 (0.610 %)Business Development
101 (0.610 %)Operations Management
101 (0.610 %)Service Delivery
101 (0.610 %)PRINCE
Manchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (4.878 %)SQL
21 (0.610 %)Perl
Manchester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1122 (74.39 %)Cisco Certification
245 (27.44 %)CCNA
344 (26.83 %)CCNP
437 (22.56 %)CCIE
529 (17.68 %)CCSP
529 (17.68 %)Microsoft Certification
627 (16.46 %)MCSA
725 (15.24 %)CCDA
812 (7.317 %)CCIP
911 (6.707 %)Citrix Certification
1010 (6.098 %)CCEA
117 (4.268 %)Degree
126 (3.659 %)CCDP
126 (3.659 %)MCSE
134 (2.439 %)ITIL Certification
143 (1.829 %)CCVP
152 (1.220 %)PRINCE2 Certification
152 (1.220 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
152 (1.220 %)CCDE
161 (0.610 %)CCA
Manchester IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
119 (11.59 %)QA
21 (0.610 %)PCI DSS
21 (0.610 %)SLA
Manchester IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
150 (30.49 %)ISA Server
217 (10.37 %)Citrix Presentation Server
311 (6.707 %)Active Directory
311 (6.707 %)MetaFrame
48 (4.878 %)VMware ESX
48 (4.878 %)VMware Infrastructure
56 (3.659 %)Backup Exec
Manchester IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (3.659 %)OpenView
16 (3.659 %)Norton AntiVirus
25 (3.049 %)NNM
32 (1.220 %)CiscoWorks
41 (0.610 %)Netcool
Manchester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1150 (91.46 %)Cisco
259 (35.98 %)Microsoft
342 (25.61 %)Juniper
434 (20.73 %)CheckPoint
525 (15.24 %)Redback
525 (15.24 %)Nortel
621 (12.80 %)Citrix
719 (11.59 %)Blue Coat
812 (7.317 %)Avaya
98 (4.878 %)VMware
107 (4.268 %)HP
116 (3.659 %)Symantec
116 (3.659 %)McAfee Security
124 (2.439 %)Mitel
131 (0.610 %)Fortinet
131 (0.610 %)BT
131 (0.610 %)Compaq
131 (0.610 %)Alcatel
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