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This section looks at the demand for Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) skills within the South 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 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
Rank190195
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching permanent IT job ads7641
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.037 %0.018 %
As % of the category below3.405 %2.606 %
Salaries quoted4836
Average minimum salary£53,396£31,969
Average salary£55,057£35,857
% change on same period last year+53.54 %
Average maximum salary£56,717£39,745
UK excluding London average salary£46,512£47,089
% change on same period last year-1.22 %
Communications & Networking South WestCommunications & Networking
South West
Matching permanent IT job ads22321573
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.094 %0.696 %
Salaries quoted18181224
Average minimum salary£32,446£31,024
Average salary£35,568£34,422
% change on same period last year+3.32 %
Average maximum salary£38,689£37,820
UK excluding London average salary£37,693£39,086
% change on same period last year-3.56 %
MPLS EnglandMPLS
England

MPLS
Demand Trend

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

South West 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 South West region.

South West MPLS Salary Trend

MPLS
Salary Histogram

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

South 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 South West 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
1WiltshireUp+543£59,296+47.69 %
2BristolDown-1520£47,714+65.96 %
3SomersetNew entry-11£65,000-
4DevonNew entry-3£41,333-
5GloucestershireDown-441--
MPLS EnglandMPLS
England

MPLS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the South West 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.

1104 (73.24 %)LAN
2100 (70.42 %)Firewall
398 (69.01 %)WAN
490 (63.38 %)Citrix
588 (61.97 %)SAN
588 (61.97 %)Oracle
588 (61.97 %)AIX
588 (61.97 %)Lotus Domino
629 (20.42 %)Telecoms
728 (19.72 %)Cisco
819 (13.38 %)Cisco Certification
916 (11.27 %)Windows
1013 (9.155 %)Internet
1112 (8.451 %)BGP
1112 (8.451 %)SQL Server
1112 (8.451 %)VPN
1211 (7.746 %)VoIP
1211 (7.746 %)Ethernet
1211 (7.746 %)OSPF
1310 (7.042 %)CCIE
149 (6.338 %)CCNP
149 (6.338 %)QA
158 (5.634 %)Exchange Server 2000
158 (5.634 %)Exchange Server 2003
158 (5.634 %)DNS
158 (5.634 %)Active Directory
158 (5.634 %)TCP/IP
158 (5.634 %)Linux
167 (4.930 %)ADSL
167 (4.930 %)HP

MPLS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the South West 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 Development
16 (4.225 %).NET
16 (4.225 %)XML
22 (1.408 %)WebServices
Application Platforms
188 (61.97 %)Lotus Domino
28 (5.634 %)Exchange Server 2000
28 (5.634 %)Exchange Server 2003
36 (4.225 %)MS Exchange
36 (4.225 %)Exchange Server 5.5
41 (0.704 %)CMS
Applications
16 (4.225 %)MS Excel
23 (2.113 %)MS Visio
Communications & Networking
1104 (73.24 %)LAN
2100 (70.42 %)Firewall
398 (69.01 %)WAN
488 (61.97 %)SAN
513 (9.155 %)Internet
612 (8.451 %)BGP
612 (8.451 %)VPN
711 (7.746 %)Ethernet
711 (7.746 %)VoIP
711 (7.746 %)OSPF
88 (5.634 %)TCP/IP
88 (5.634 %)DNS
97 (4.930 %)ADSL
97 (4.930 %)NGN
106 (4.225 %)Cisco PIX
106 (4.225 %)EIGRP
106 (4.225 %)WINS
106 (4.225 %)DHCP
115 (3.521 %)Network Security
123 (2.113 %)VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
112 (8.451 %)SQL Server
26 (4.225 %)SQL Server 7
26 (4.225 %)SQL Server 2000
26 (4.225 %)SQL Server 2005
General
129 (20.42 %)Telecoms
24 (2.817 %)Government
31 (0.704 %)Finance
Job Titles
193 (65.49 %)Architect
271 (50.00 %)Technical Architect
311 (7.746 %)Lead Architect
410 (7.042 %)Lead Technical Architect
410 (7.042 %)Network Engineer
410 (7.042 %)Infrastructure Architect
58 (5.634 %)Solutions Architect
66 (4.225 %)Development Manager
66 (4.225 %)Senior Analyst
66 (4.225 %)Analyst
66 (4.225 %)Technical Analyst
66 (4.225 %)Technical Manager
66 (4.225 %)Software Development Manager
66 (4.225 %)Senior Technical Analyst
66 (4.225 %)Software Manager
75 (3.521 %)Hardware Architect
75 (3.521 %)Security Engineer
75 (3.521 %)Network Security Engineer
84 (2.817 %)Design Engineer
84 (2.817 %)Test Engineer
Miscellaneous
13 (2.113 %)Artificial Intelligence
Operating Systems
188 (61.97 %)AIX
216 (11.27 %)Windows
38 (5.634 %)Linux
46 (4.225 %)Windows NT
46 (4.225 %)Solaris
52 (1.408 %)Windows XP
52 (1.408 %)Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
16 (4.225 %)ERP
16 (4.225 %)Disaster Recovery
16 (4.225 %)Release Management
25 (3.521 %)Network Design
33 (2.113 %)Load Balancing
33 (2.113 %)Migration
33 (2.113 %)Project Management
42 (1.408 %)Change Management
51 (0.704 %)Software Testing
51 (0.704 %)Business Development
Programming Languages
16 (4.225 %)C++
16 (4.225 %)SQL
Qualifications
119 (13.38 %)Cisco Certification
210 (7.042 %)CCIE
39 (6.338 %)CCNP
46 (4.225 %)CCIP
46 (4.225 %)CCSP
53 (2.113 %)JNCIE
62 (1.408 %)MCSE
62 (1.408 %)Microsoft Certification
62 (1.408 %)CCNA
62 (1.408 %)CCDP
62 (1.408 %)Citrix Certification
71 (0.704 %)CCSE
71 (0.704 %)CCDE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
19 (6.338 %)QA
21 (0.704 %)SLA
System Software
18 (5.634 %)Active Directory
Systems Management
12 (1.408 %)CiscoWorks
21 (0.704 %)OpenView
Vendors
190 (63.38 %)Citrix
288 (61.97 %)Oracle
328 (19.72 %)Cisco
47 (4.930 %)Microsoft
47 (4.930 %)HP
47 (4.930 %)Juniper
56 (4.225 %)Compaq
56 (4.225 %)SonicWALL
64 (2.817 %)CheckPoint
64 (2.817 %)BT
64 (2.817 %)Lucent
73 (2.113 %)Avaya
81 (0.704 %)Nokia
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