Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) skills within the Suffolk 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMultiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank6391
Rank change on same period last yearUp+28
Matching permanent IT job ads41
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below2.837 %0.610 %
Salaries quoted41
Average minimum salary£33,500£25,000
Average salary£35,000£27,500
% change on same period last year+27.27 %
Average maximum salary£36,500£30,000
UK excluding London average salary£44,948£47,105
% change on same period last year-4.57 %
Suffolk IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Suffolk
Matching permanent IT job ads141164
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.094 %0.073 %
Salaries quoted118125
Average minimum salary£33,809£36,248
Average salary£35,835£41,173
% change on same period last year-12.96 %
Average maximum salary£37,861£46,098
UK excluding London average salary£37,772£38,125
% change on same period last year-0.92 %
MPLS East of EnglandMPLS
East of England

MPLS
Demand Trend

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

Suffolk 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 Suffolk region.

Suffolk MPLS Salary Trend

MPLS
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MPLS across the Suffolk region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Suffolk MPLS Salary Histogram

MPLS
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MPLS within the Suffolk region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
IpswichUp+173£33,333+21.21 %
MPLS East of EnglandMPLS
East of England

MPLS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Suffolk 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.

17 (77.78 %)Linux
26 (66.67 %)Cisco
35 (55.56 %)BGP
44 (44.44 %)Apache
44 (44.44 %)PHP
44 (44.44 %)MySQL
44 (44.44 %)LAMP
44 (44.44 %)Firewall
53 (33.33 %)Debian
53 (33.33 %)TCP/IP
53 (33.33 %)C
53 (33.33 %)UNIX
53 (33.33 %)IPv6
61 (11.11 %)Nortel
61 (11.11 %)Siemens
61 (11.11 %)OSPF
61 (11.11 %)EIGRP
61 (11.11 %)VRRP
61 (11.11 %)ITIL
61 (11.11 %)PRINCE2
61 (11.11 %)LAN
61 (11.11 %)VoIP
61 (11.11 %)WAN
61 (11.11 %)IP Telephony
61 (11.11 %)Network Design
61 (11.11 %)VPLS
61 (11.11 %)Network Security
61 (11.11 %)Investment Management
61 (11.11 %)Telecoms
61 (11.11 %)Finance

MPLS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Suffolk 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.

Suffolk IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (44.44 %)LAMP
Suffolk IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (44.44 %)Apache
Suffolk IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (55.56 %)BGP
24 (44.44 %)Firewall
33 (33.33 %)TCP/IP
33 (33.33 %)IPv6
41 (11.11 %)OSPF
41 (11.11 %)LAN
41 (11.11 %)VoIP
41 (11.11 %)WAN
41 (11.11 %)IP Telephony
41 (11.11 %)VPLS
41 (11.11 %)Network Security
41 (11.11 %)EIGRP
41 (11.11 %)VRRP
Suffolk IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (44.44 %)MySQL
Suffolk IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (11.11 %)Telecoms
11 (11.11 %)Finance
Suffolk IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (77.78 %)Developer
24 (44.44 %)LAMP Developer
33 (33.33 %)C Developer
33 (33.33 %)C Programmer
33 (33.33 %)Programmer
41 (11.11 %)Senior Network Engineer
41 (11.11 %)Telecoms Analyst
41 (11.11 %)Analyst
41 (11.11 %)Network Engineer
Suffolk IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (77.78 %)Linux
23 (33.33 %)Debian
23 (33.33 %)UNIX
Suffolk IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (11.11 %)ITIL
11 (11.11 %)PRINCE2
11 (11.11 %)Network Design
11 (11.11 %)Investment Management
Suffolk IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (44.44 %)PHP
23 (33.33 %)C
Suffolk IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (66.67 %)Cisco
21 (11.11 %)Nortel
21 (11.11 %)Siemens