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This section looks at the demand for Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) skills within the Midlands 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMultiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank6690
Rank change on same period last yearUp+24
Matching permanent IT job ads25
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.002 %
As % of the category below1.961 %2.315 %
Salaries quoted24
Average minimum salary£36,500£37,500
Average salary£47,500£39,375
% change on same period last year+20.63 %
Average maximum salary£58,500£41,250
UK excluding London average salary£42,767£46,866
% change on same period last year-8.74 %
Midlands IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads102216
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.056 %0.091 %
Salaries quoted82178
Average minimum salary£39,597£43,100
Average salary£43,612£47,311
% change on same period last year-7.81 %
Average maximum salary£47,626£51,522
UK excluding London average salary£37,625£39,458
% change on same period last year-4.64 %
MPLS EnglandMPLS
England

MPLS
Demand Trend

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

Midlands 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 Midlands region.

Midlands MPLS Salary Trend

MPLS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Midlands 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.

14 (66.67 %)LAN
14 (66.67 %)WAN
14 (66.67 %)Cisco
14 (66.67 %)Firewall
23 (50.00 %)VLAN
23 (50.00 %)Cisco PIX
23 (50.00 %)VPN
23 (50.00 %)Active Directory
23 (50.00 %)Cisco Certification
32 (33.33 %)Microsoft Certification
32 (33.33 %)CheckPoint
32 (33.33 %)CCNP
32 (33.33 %)Microsoft
32 (33.33 %)MCP
32 (33.33 %)Internet
32 (33.33 %)BGP
32 (33.33 %)Network Security
32 (33.33 %)Network Design
41 (16.67 %)BIG-IP
41 (16.67 %)Cisco ASA
41 (16.67 %)Information Security
41 (16.67 %)OSPF
41 (16.67 %)Windows
41 (16.67 %)MCSE
41 (16.67 %)SQL
41 (16.67 %)IIS
41 (16.67 %)CCIE
41 (16.67 %)CCNA
41 (16.67 %)Citrix
41 (16.67 %)Windows Server 2003

MPLS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Midlands 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.

Midlands IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (16.67 %)IIS
Midlands IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (66.67 %)LAN
14 (66.67 %)WAN
14 (66.67 %)Firewall
23 (50.00 %)VPN
23 (50.00 %)VLAN
23 (50.00 %)Cisco PIX
32 (33.33 %)Network Security
32 (33.33 %)Internet
32 (33.33 %)BGP
41 (16.67 %)BIG-IP
41 (16.67 %)OSPF
41 (16.67 %)Cisco ASA
Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (50.00 %)3rd Line Support
22 (33.33 %)Consultant
31 (16.67 %)Support Analyst
31 (16.67 %)Architect
31 (16.67 %)Analyst
31 (16.67 %)Technical Consultant
31 (16.67 %)Support Consultant
31 (16.67 %)Principal Consultant
31 (16.67 %)Security Specialist
31 (16.67 %)Network Support
31 (16.67 %)Network Architect
31 (16.67 %)3rd Line Support Analyst
Midlands IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (16.67 %)Windows
11 (16.67 %)Windows Server 2003
Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (33.33 %)Network Design
21 (16.67 %)Information Security
Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (16.67 %)SQL
Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (50.00 %)Cisco Certification
22 (33.33 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (33.33 %)MCP
22 (33.33 %)CCNP
31 (16.67 %)CCNA
31 (16.67 %)MCSE
31 (16.67 %)CCIE
Midlands IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (50.00 %)Active Directory
Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (66.67 %)Cisco
22 (33.33 %)Microsoft
22 (33.33 %)CheckPoint
31 (16.67 %)Citrix