The first table below looks at the demand for MPLS skills in IT jobs advertised for the Northern Ireland region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited MPLS over the 3 months to 17 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 Northern Ireland region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
Rank - 35 -
Permanent jobs citing MPLS 0 5 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Northern Ireland - 2.016% -
As % of the Communications & Networking category - 9.434% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 1 0
Average salary - £32,500 -
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year
-11.11% -
All Communications & Networking
Northern Ireland
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
68 53 61
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Northern Ireland 26.05% 21.37% 27.11%
Number of salaries quoted 25 27 8
Average salary £40,000 £32,500 £45,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+23.07% -27.77%
90% offered a salary of more than £33,400 £20,450 £38,650
10% offered a salary of more than £47,500 £70,000 £40,000
UK excluding London average salary £39,750 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-0.62% +6.66%
MPLS
UK

MPLS
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Northern Ireland 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 Northern Ireland region.

Northern Ireland MPLS Salary Trend