The first table below looks at the demand for VPLS skills in IT jobs advertised for the South West region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited VPLS over the 3 months to 22 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 South West region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Virtual private LAN service (VPLS)
Rank 208 - -
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Permanent jobs citing VPLS 2 0 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 0.038% - -
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.221% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Average salary £44,250 - -
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £55,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-36.36% +46.66%
All Communications & Networking
South West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
907 953 1041
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 17.17% 16.90% 17.61%
Number of salaries quoted 775 781 860
Average salary £40,000 £37,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.66% +7.14%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £24,000 £21,375
10% offered a salary of more than £54,750 £50,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +6.66%
VPLS
England

VPLS
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South West VPLS Jobs Demand Trend

VPLS
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VPLS across the South West region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

South West VPLS Salary Histogram

VPLS
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VPLS within the South West region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Bristol - 2 £44,250 -
VPLS
England

VPLS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the South West region citing VPLS 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 VPLS.

1 2 (100.00%) WAN
1 2 (100.00%) Ethernet
1 2 (100.00%) DWDM
1 2 (100.00%) MPLS
1 2 (100.00%) Firewall
1 2 (100.00%) Telecoms
1 2 (100.00%) xDSL
2 1 (50.00%) Network Architecture
2 1 (50.00%) SIEM
2 1 (50.00%) WAN Optimisation
2 1 (50.00%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (50.00%) VHDL
2 1 (50.00%) Strategic Planning
2 1 (50.00%) Load Balancing
2 1 (50.00%) Mathematics
2 1 (50.00%) Physics
2 1 (50.00%) Video Conferencing
2 1 (50.00%) Wireless
2 1 (50.00%) Frame Relay
2 1 (50.00%) IPsec
2 1 (50.00%) Electronics
2 1 (50.00%) VPN
2 1 (50.00%) DNS
2 1 (50.00%) SSL
2 1 (50.00%) Firmware
2 1 (50.00%) ITIL
2 1 (50.00%) Broadband
2 1 (50.00%) ISDN
2 1 (50.00%) LAN
2 1 (50.00%) SDH

VPLS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the South West region citing VPLS 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 VPLS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) WAN
1 2 (100.00%) Ethernet
1 2 (100.00%) DWDM
1 2 (100.00%) MPLS
1 2 (100.00%) Firewall
1 2 (100.00%) xDSL
2 1 (50.00%) Wireless
2 1 (50.00%) Frame Relay
2 1 (50.00%) IPsec
2 1 (50.00%) VPN
2 1 (50.00%) DNS
2 1 (50.00%) SSL
2 1 (50.00%) Broadband
2 1 (50.00%) ISDN
2 1 (50.00%) LAN
2 1 (50.00%) SDH
2 1 (50.00%) VoIP
General
1 2 (100.00%) Telecoms
2 1 (50.00%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Network Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Network Architect
1 1 (50.00%) Senior Network Architect
1 1 (50.00%) Senior Architect
1 1 (50.00%) Architect
1 1 (50.00%) Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Network Consultant
1 1 (50.00%) Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Enterprise Software
1 1 (50.00%) VHDL
1 1 (50.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (50.00%) Physics
1 1 (50.00%) Video Conferencing
1 1 (50.00%) Firmware
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Network Architecture
1 1 (50.00%) SIEM
1 1 (50.00%) WAN Optimisation
1 1 (50.00%) Strategic Planning
1 1 (50.00%) Load Balancing
1 1 (50.00%) ITIL
Bristol, Avon
Keywords: Data Communications, Data Networks, MPLS, VPLS, DWDM, DS / IPS, SIEM, NAC/NAP, Cisco, Juniper... Suitable candidates will have the following experience: Experience of building, securing and supporting...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £32000 - £38000 per annum + Excellent Benefits Package
Posted: 21 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
Keywords: Data Communications, Data Networks, MPLS, VPLS, DWDM, DS / IPS, SIEM, NAC/NAP, Team Leading, Cisco, Juniper... Suitable candidates will have the following experience: Proven Team Leader Experience...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £38000 - £42000 per annum + Excellent Benefits Package
Posted: 21 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
An exciting opportunity to work with leading Data Communication Consultancy Main purpose of the role: - Responsible for the installation, maintenance and health of our clients Data Network - Evaluating...
Sanderson
Salary: £35000 - £42000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013