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This section looks at the demand for Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) skills within the Scotland 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
Rank130169
Rank change on same period last yearUp+39
Matching permanent IT job ads3426
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.012 %
As % of the category below4.843 %2.889 %
Salaries quoted2519
Average minimum salary£49,480£39,100
Average salary£53,080£40,559
% change on same period last year+30.87 %
Average maximum salary£56,680£42,018
UK excluding London average salary£46,512£47,089
% change on same period last year-1.22 %
Communications & Networking ScotlandCommunications & Networking
Scotland
Matching permanent IT job ads702900
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.344 %0.398 %
Salaries quoted427652
Average minimum salary£35,732£32,352
Average salary£39,359£34,385
% change on same period last year+14.46 %
Average maximum salary£42,986£36,417
UK excluding London average salary£37,693£39,086
% change on same period last year-3.56 %
MPLS UKMPLS
UK

MPLS
Demand Trend

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

Scotland 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 Scotland region.

Scotland MPLS Salary Trend

MPLS
Salary Histogram

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

Scotland MPLS Salary Histogram

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Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MPLS within the Scotland region over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
1AberdeenUp+1615£73,333+41.93 %
2EdinburghUp+198£39,750-6.74 %
3GlasgowUp+173£37,000+6.23 %
3West LothianUp+63£35,000-1.93 %
4DundeeNew entry-1£40,000-
MPLS UKMPLS
UK

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Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Scotland 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.

152 (86.67 %)Cisco
244 (73.33 %)Cisco Certification
335 (58.33 %)CCNP
335 (58.33 %)LAN
432 (53.33 %)Firewall
527 (45.00 %)Telecoms
626 (43.33 %)CCNA
721 (35.00 %)WAN
818 (30.00 %)Wireless
916 (26.67 %)CCDP
1015 (25.00 %)WLAN
1015 (25.00 %)CCIE
1114 (23.33 %)CheckPoint
1213 (21.67 %)VoIP
1312 (20.00 %)OpenView
1312 (20.00 %)HP
1411 (18.33 %)OSPF
1411 (18.33 %)BGP
1411 (18.33 %)TACACS
1411 (18.33 %)CiscoWorks
1411 (18.33 %)Tivoli
1411 (18.33 %)Tivoli NetView
1411 (18.33 %)CA
159 (15.00 %)e-Health
168 (13.33 %)SDH
168 (13.33 %)Unix
168 (13.33 %)CCSP
168 (13.33 %)IPCC
168 (13.33 %)Configuration Management
177 (11.67 %)CCVP

MPLS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Scotland 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.

Communications & Networking
135 (58.33 %)LAN
232 (53.33 %)Firewall
321 (35.00 %)WAN
418 (30.00 %)Wireless
515 (25.00 %)WLAN
613 (21.67 %)VoIP
711 (18.33 %)OSPF
711 (18.33 %)BGP
711 (18.33 %)TACACS
88 (13.33 %)IPCC
88 (13.33 %)SDH
95 (8.333 %)EIGRP
95 (8.333 %)VPN
104 (6.667 %)TCP/IP
104 (6.667 %)ATM
104 (6.667 %)Cisco IPT
113 (5.000 %)NGN
113 (5.000 %)Frame Relay
113 (5.000 %)Ethernet
122 (3.333 %)RIP
General
127 (45.00 %)Telecoms
24 (6.667 %)Pensions
32 (3.333 %)Health
41 (1.667 %)Manufacturing
41 (1.667 %)Finance
Job Titles
125 (41.67 %)Network Engineer
212 (20.00 %)Analyst
212 (20.00 %)Network Analyst
311 (18.33 %)Senior Network Engineer
44 (6.667 %)Cisco Engineer
53 (5.000 %)Network Designer
53 (5.000 %)Cisco Network Engineer
53 (5.000 %)Design Engineer
53 (5.000 %)Consultant
62 (3.333 %)Support Engineer
62 (3.333 %)Network Support
62 (3.333 %)Product Manager
62 (3.333 %)Cisco Support
62 (3.333 %)Cisco Consultant
62 (3.333 %)Radio Engineer
71 (1.667 %)Senior Cisco Network Engineer
71 (1.667 %)Firewall Engineer
71 (1.667 %)Cisco Network Analyst
71 (1.667 %)Cisco Analyst
71 (1.667 %)Senior Cisco Engineer
Miscellaneous
19 (15.00 %)e-Health
Operating Systems
18 (13.33 %)Unix
Processes & Methodologies
18 (13.33 %)Configuration Management
26 (10.00 %)Fault Management
33 (5.000 %)Network Design
42 (3.333 %)Change Management
51 (1.667 %)ITIL
51 (1.667 %)Service Management
51 (1.667 %)Load Balancing
51 (1.667 %)Time Management
Qualifications
144 (73.33 %)Cisco Certification
235 (58.33 %)CCNP
326 (43.33 %)CCNA
416 (26.67 %)CCDP
515 (25.00 %)CCIE
68 (13.33 %)CCSP
77 (11.67 %)CCVP
84 (6.667 %)CCSE
93 (5.000 %)CCDE
93 (5.000 %)CCIP
102 (3.333 %)CCDA
102 (3.333 %)Degree
111 (1.667 %)Chartered Engineer
111 (1.667 %)ITIL Certification
111 (1.667 %)CCSA
Systems Management
112 (20.00 %)OpenView
211 (18.33 %)CiscoWorks
211 (18.33 %)Tivoli
211 (18.33 %)Tivoli NetView
Vendors
152 (86.67 %)Cisco
214 (23.33 %)CheckPoint
312 (20.00 %)HP
411 (18.33 %)CA
56 (10.00 %)Nortel
65 (8.333 %)Cramer
71 (1.667 %)Avaya
71 (1.667 %)Lucent
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