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This section looks at the demand for Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) skills within the Oxfordshire 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
Rank136122
Rank change on same period last yearDown-14
Matching permanent IT job ads216
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.007 %
As % of the category below0.411 %2.435 %
Salaries quoted216
Average minimum salary£26,000£41,063
Average salary£28,000£43,297
% change on same period last year-35.33 %
Average maximum salary£30,000£45,531
UK excluding London average salary£42,767£46,866
% change on same period last year-8.74 %
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Oxfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads487657
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.266 %0.276 %
Salaries quoted410505
Average minimum salary£30,562£35,778
Average salary£33,636£37,926
% change on same period last year-11.30 %
Average maximum salary£36,711£40,073
UK excluding London average salary£37,625£39,458
% change on same period last year-4.64 %
MPLS South EastMPLS
South East

MPLS
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire MPLS Salary Trend

MPLS
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MPLS across the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
OxfordDown-52£28,000-38.65 %
MPLS South EastMPLS
South East

MPLS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

118 (90.00 %)Cisco
216 (80.00 %)VPN
313 (65.00 %)Firewall
411 (55.00 %)CheckPoint
411 (55.00 %)Load Balancing
57 (35.00 %)CCNP
57 (35.00 %)Cisco Certification
66 (30.00 %)CCDP
66 (30.00 %)CCIE
66 (30.00 %)WAN
66 (30.00 %)OSPF
66 (30.00 %)BGP
66 (30.00 %)Finance
66 (30.00 %)Education
66 (30.00 %)MBA
66 (30.00 %)VPLS
74 (20.00 %)CCVP
74 (20.00 %)CCSP
83 (15.00 %)CCNA
83 (15.00 %)IPsec
92 (10.00 %)IPCC
92 (10.00 %)Windows Server 2003
92 (10.00 %)CCIP
92 (10.00 %)Microsoft
92 (10.00 %)SQL Server
92 (10.00 %)Windows
92 (10.00 %)Cisco PIX
92 (10.00 %)Cisco ASA
92 (10.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
92 (10.00 %)Terminal Services

MPLS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (5.000 %)HTML
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
116 (80.00 %)VPN
213 (65.00 %)Firewall
36 (30.00 %)OSPF
36 (30.00 %)BGP
36 (30.00 %)WAN
36 (30.00 %)VPLS
43 (15.00 %)IPsec
52 (10.00 %)IPCC
52 (10.00 %)Cisco PIX
52 (10.00 %)Cisco ASA
61 (5.000 %)VoIP
61 (5.000 %)Internet
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (10.00 %)SQL Server
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (30.00 %)Finance
16 (30.00 %)Education
21 (5.000 %)Retail
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (55.00 %)Analyst
111 (55.00 %)Network Analyst
111 (55.00 %)Cisco Network Analyst
111 (55.00 %)Cisco Analyst
22 (10.00 %)Systems Administrator
22 (10.00 %)Server Support
22 (10.00 %)Systems Support
22 (10.00 %)Administrator
31 (5.000 %)Network Engineer
31 (5.000 %)Network Support
31 (5.000 %)NOC Engineer
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (10.00 %)Windows
12 (10.00 %)Windows Server 2003
12 (10.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (55.00 %)Load Balancing
21 (5.000 %)Network Design
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (5.000 %)SQL
11 (5.000 %)PowerHouse
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (35.00 %)CCNP
17 (35.00 %)Cisco Certification
26 (30.00 %)CCDP
26 (30.00 %)CCIE
26 (30.00 %)MBA
34 (20.00 %)CCVP
34 (20.00 %)CCSP
43 (15.00 %)CCNA
52 (10.00 %)CCIP
61 (5.000 %)Microsoft Certification
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (10.00 %)Terminal Services
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
118 (90.00 %)Cisco
211 (55.00 %)CheckPoint
32 (10.00 %)Microsoft
41 (5.000 %)Juniper