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This section looks at the demand for Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) skills within the Reading 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 last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMultiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank10958
Rank change on same period last yearDown-51
Matching permanent IT job ads4188
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.039 %
As % of the category below4.818 %12.14 %
Salaries quoted4055
Average minimum salary£55,025£45,327
Average salary£56,213£48,891
% change on same period last year+14.97 %
Average maximum salary£57,400£52,455
UK excluding London average salary£46,512£47,089
% change on same period last year-1.22 %
Communications & Networking ReadingCommunications & Networking
Reading
Matching permanent IT job ads851725
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.417 %0.321 %
Salaries quoted741545
Average minimum salary£39,655£38,798
Average salary£42,141£41,778
% change on same period last year+0.86 %
Average maximum salary£44,627£44,757
UK excluding London average salary£37,693£39,086
% change on same period last year-3.56 %
MPLS BerkshireMPLS
Berkshire

MPLS
Demand Trend

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

Reading MPLS Demand Trend

MPLS
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs ads citing MPLS across the Reading region.

Reading MPLS Salary Trend

MPLS
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MPLS across the Reading region over the past 3 months.

Reading MPLS Salary Histogram

MPLS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Reading region citing MPLS also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing MPLS.

159 (58.42 %)Cisco
256 (55.45 %)LAN
355 (54.46 %)Cisco Certification
454 (53.47 %)WAN
551 (50.50 %)CCNP
636 (35.64 %)ISDN
734 (33.66 %)DSL
734 (33.66 %)Wireless
833 (32.67 %)Telecoms
833 (32.67 %)CCNA
833 (32.67 %)TCP/IP
925 (24.75 %)SDH
925 (24.75 %)Ethernet
925 (24.75 %)Juniper
1024 (23.76 %)VPN
1123 (22.77 %)SNMP
1123 (22.77 %)FTP
1123 (22.77 %)Broadband
1123 (22.77 %)OpenView
1123 (22.77 %)HP
1123 (22.77 %)Netcool
1123 (22.77 %)TELNET
1123 (22.77 %)Cramer
1123 (22.77 %)MetaSolv
1216 (15.84 %)OSPF
1315 (14.85 %)Network Design
1414 (13.86 %)Firewall
1513 (12.87 %)JNCIE
1612 (11.88 %)CCDP
1711 (10.89 %)CheckPoint

MPLS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Reading region citing MPLS also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing MPLS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
11 (0.990 %)WebLogic
11 (0.990 %)IIS
11 (0.990 %)MS Exchange
11 (0.990 %)Exchange Server 2000
11 (0.990 %)Exchange Server 2003
Applications
11 (0.990 %)MS Office
11 (0.990 %)MS Excel
Communications & Networking
156 (55.45 %)LAN
254 (53.47 %)WAN
336 (35.64 %)ISDN
434 (33.66 %)DSL
434 (33.66 %)Wireless
533 (32.67 %)TCP/IP
625 (24.75 %)Ethernet
625 (24.75 %)SDH
724 (23.76 %)VPN
823 (22.77 %)FTP
823 (22.77 %)Broadband
823 (22.77 %)SNMP
823 (22.77 %)TELNET
916 (15.84 %)OSPF
1014 (13.86 %)Firewall
1110 (9.901 %)BIG-IP
129 (8.911 %)RIP
137 (6.931 %)BGP
137 (6.931 %)VoIP
144 (3.960 %)Frame Relay
Database & Business Intelligence
11 (0.990 %)SQL Server
11 (0.990 %)SQL Server 2000
11 (0.990 %)SQL Server 2005
General
133 (32.67 %)Telecoms
210 (9.901 %)Health
210 (9.901 %)Pensions
31 (0.990 %)Marketing
31 (0.990 %)Government
Job Titles
137 (36.63 %)Cisco Engineer
234 (33.66 %)Network Engineer
325 (24.75 %)Design Engineer
419 (18.81 %)Consultant
516 (15.84 %)Architect
614 (13.86 %)Cisco Network Engineer
712 (11.88 %)Network Consultant
712 (11.88 %)Network Designer
811 (10.89 %)Management Consultant
811 (10.89 %)OSS Engineer
811 (10.89 %)OSS Consultant
97 (6.931 %)Network Specialist
105 (4.950 %)Senior Consultant
114 (3.960 %)Senior Network Engineer
114 (3.960 %)Network Support
123 (2.970 %)Network Architect
123 (2.970 %)Senior Network Specialist
123 (2.970 %)Senior Network Architect
132 (1.980 %)Senior Solutions Architect
132 (1.980 %)Solutions Architect
Miscellaneous
11 (0.990 %)Thin Client
11 (0.990 %)Replication
11 (0.990 %)Clustering
11 (0.990 %)French Language
11 (0.990 %)Italian Language
11 (0.990 %)Spanish Language
11 (0.990 %)Fat Client
Operating Systems
18 (7.921 %)Unix
18 (7.921 %)Solaris
27 (6.931 %)Linux
31 (0.990 %)Windows
Processes & Methodologies
115 (14.85 %)Network Design
22 (1.980 %)Load Balancing
31 (0.990 %)Risk Analysis
31 (0.990 %)Product Marketing
31 (0.990 %)Project Planning
31 (0.990 %)Configuration Management
31 (0.990 %)Change Management
Programming Languages
11 (0.990 %)PL/SQL
11 (0.990 %)SQL
11 (0.990 %)Shell Script
Qualifications
155 (54.46 %)Cisco Certification
251 (50.50 %)CCNP
333 (32.67 %)CCNA
413 (12.87 %)JNCIE
512 (11.88 %)CCDP
69 (8.911 %)CCIP
69 (8.911 %)CCIE
75 (4.950 %)CCVP
82 (1.980 %)JNCIA
82 (1.980 %)JNCIS
91 (0.990 %)JNCIP
91 (0.990 %)CCDA
91 (0.990 %)MCP
91 (0.990 %)Microsoft Certification
91 (0.990 %)CNA
91 (0.990 %)Novell Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.990 %)SLA
System Software
11 (0.990 %)Terminal Services
11 (0.990 %)ISA Server
Systems Management
123 (22.77 %)OpenView
123 (22.77 %)Netcool
21 (0.990 %)MOM
Vendors
159 (58.42 %)Cisco
225 (24.75 %)Juniper
323 (22.77 %)HP
323 (22.77 %)MetaSolv
323 (22.77 %)Cramer
411 (10.89 %)CheckPoint
58 (7.921 %)Microsoft
67 (6.931 %)VMware
72 (1.980 %)Nokia
81 (0.990 %)Blue Coat
81 (0.990 %)Oracle
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