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This section looks at the demand for Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) skills within the North West 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
Rank194192
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching permanent IT job ads79100
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.042 %0.041 %
As % of the category below3.735 %5.133 %
Salaries quoted5495
Average minimum salary£34,815£54,189
Average salary£36,722£57,304
% change on same period last year-35.91 %
Average maximum salary£38,630£60,418
UK excluding London average salary£43,526£48,423
% change on same period last year-10.11 %
North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads21151948
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.117 %0.798 %
Salaries quoted18741684
Average minimum salary£30,201£35,922
Average salary£32,628£38,546
% change on same period last year-15.35 %
Average maximum salary£35,056£41,171
UK excluding London average salary£37,397£39,734
% change on same period last year-5.88 %
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 North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

North West 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 North West region.

North West MPLS Salary Trend

MPLS
Salary Histogram

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

North West 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 North West 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
ManchesterUp+1065£37,451-36.80 %
CheshireNo change07£35,500+30.67 %
MerseysideNo change04£29,333-18.89 %
LancashireDown-133£37,000-
MPLS EnglandMPLS
England

MPLS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1173 (87.37 %)Cisco
2145 (73.23 %)Cisco Certification
3132 (66.67 %)WAN
4119 (60.10 %)Internet
584 (42.42 %)LAN
681 (40.91 %)VPN
766 (33.33 %)Firewall
865 (32.83 %)CCNP
960 (30.30 %)Microsoft
1059 (29.80 %)VoIP
1059 (29.80 %)BGP
1152 (26.26 %)EIGRP
1250 (25.25 %)ISA Server
1250 (25.25 %)CCNA
1346 (23.23 %)OSPF
1445 (22.73 %)Juniper
1538 (19.19 %)Ethernet
1538 (19.19 %)ADSL
1637 (18.69 %)CCIE
1735 (17.68 %)Windows
1735 (17.68 %)Exchange Server 2003
1834 (17.17 %)MS Exchange
1834 (17.17 %)CheckPoint
1834 (17.17 %)Telecoms
1933 (16.67 %)IP Telephony
2032 (16.16 %)Exchange Server 2000
2131 (15.66 %)CCDA
2230 (15.15 %)Linux
2329 (14.65 %)CCSP
2329 (14.65 %)Microsoft Certification

MPLS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

North West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
135 (17.68 %)Exchange Server 2003
234 (17.17 %)MS Exchange
332 (16.16 %)Exchange Server 2000
426 (13.13 %)Exchange Server 2007
North West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
114 (7.071 %)MS Excel
North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1132 (66.67 %)WAN
2119 (60.10 %)Internet
384 (42.42 %)LAN
481 (40.91 %)VPN
566 (33.33 %)Firewall
659 (29.80 %)BGP
659 (29.80 %)VoIP
752 (26.26 %)EIGRP
846 (23.23 %)OSPF
938 (19.19 %)ADSL
938 (19.19 %)Ethernet
1033 (16.67 %)IP Telephony
1126 (13.13 %)Frame Relay
1225 (12.63 %)TCP/IP
1225 (12.63 %)ATM
1322 (11.11 %)DNS
1419 (9.596 %)Wireless
1518 (9.091 %)RSVP
1617 (8.586 %)SNMP
1715 (7.576 %)IPsec
North West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (4.040 %)SQL Server
18 (4.040 %)SQL Server 2000
18 (4.040 %)SQL Server 2005
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
134 (17.17 %)Telecoms
216 (8.081 %)Pensions
39 (4.545 %)Finance
47 (3.535 %)Law
55 (2.525 %)Education
64 (2.020 %)Health
72 (1.010 %)Manufacturing
72 (1.010 %)Retail
81 (0.505 %)Electronics
81 (0.505 %)Electric
81 (0.505 %)Construction
81 (0.505 %)Auditing
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
144 (22.22 %)Consultant
144 (22.22 %)Network Engineer
236 (18.18 %)Analyst
326 (13.13 %)Network Analyst
421 (10.61 %)Network Consultant
518 (9.091 %)IP Network Engineer
614 (7.071 %)Architect
711 (5.556 %)Senior Analyst
711 (5.556 %)Technical Analyst
810 (5.051 %)Systems Architect
810 (5.051 %)Cisco Architect
99 (4.545 %)Presales Consultant
99 (4.545 %)Sales Consultant
108 (4.040 %)Cisco Engineer
108 (4.040 %)Network Manager
108 (4.040 %)Senior Technical Analyst
108 (4.040 %)Cisco Network Engineer
108 (4.040 %)Cisco Support
117 (3.535 %)Network Support
126 (3.030 %)Cisco Consultant
North West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
115 (7.576 %)Thin Client
115 (7.576 %)Fat Client
22 (1.010 %)Clustering
31 (0.505 %)Replication
North West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
135 (17.68 %)Windows
230 (15.15 %)Linux
328 (14.14 %)Windows 2000
427 (13.64 %)UNIX
52 (1.010 %)Windows NT
52 (1.010 %)Windows XP
61 (0.505 %)Windows Server 2003
61 (0.505 %)NetBSD
61 (0.505 %)FreeBSD
61 (0.505 %)Solaris
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
128 (14.14 %)Project Management
222 (11.11 %)Content Management
321 (10.61 %)Incident Management
420 (10.10 %)ITIL
514 (7.071 %)PRINCE2
610 (5.051 %)E-Commerce
78 (4.040 %)Network Design
87 (3.535 %)Configuration Management
94 (2.020 %)Migration
103 (1.515 %)Performance Testing
103 (1.515 %)Data Security
103 (1.515 %)Project Planning
112 (1.010 %)Business Development
112 (1.010 %)Disaster Recovery
112 (1.010 %)CAD
112 (1.010 %)Communications Security
112 (1.010 %)Network Load Balancing
121 (0.505 %)Service Delivery
121 (0.505 %)PRINCE
121 (0.505 %)Operations Management
North West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (4.040 %)SQL
21 (0.505 %)Perl
North West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1145 (73.23 %)Cisco Certification
265 (32.83 %)CCNP
350 (25.25 %)CCNA
437 (18.69 %)CCIE
531 (15.66 %)CCDA
629 (14.65 %)CCSP
629 (14.65 %)Microsoft Certification
727 (13.64 %)MCSA
812 (6.061 %)CCIP
812 (6.061 %)Degree
911 (5.556 %)Citrix Certification
911 (5.556 %)CCDP
1010 (5.051 %)CCEA
116 (3.030 %)MCSE
124 (2.020 %)ITIL Certification
133 (1.515 %)CCVP
133 (1.515 %)PRINCE2 Certification
142 (1.010 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
142 (1.010 %)CCDE
151 (0.505 %)CCA
North West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
119 (9.596 %)QA
21 (0.505 %)PCI DSS
21 (0.505 %)SLA
North West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
150 (25.25 %)ISA Server
217 (8.586 %)Citrix Presentation Server
311 (5.556 %)Active Directory
311 (5.556 %)MetaFrame
48 (4.040 %)VMware ESX
48 (4.040 %)VMware Infrastructure
56 (3.030 %)Backup Exec
North West IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (3.030 %)OpenView
16 (3.030 %)Norton AntiVirus
25 (2.525 %)NNM
34 (2.020 %)Netcool
42 (1.010 %)CiscoWorks
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1173 (87.37 %)Cisco
260 (30.30 %)Microsoft
345 (22.73 %)Juniper
434 (17.17 %)CheckPoint
525 (12.63 %)Redback
525 (12.63 %)Nortel
622 (11.11 %)Citrix
719 (9.596 %)Blue Coat
814 (7.071 %)Avaya
98 (4.040 %)HP
98 (4.040 %)VMware
106 (3.030 %)Symantec
106 (3.030 %)McAfee Security
115 (2.525 %)Mitel
122 (1.010 %)Compaq
131 (0.505 %)Alcatel
131 (0.505 %)Fortinet
131 (0.505 %)BT
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