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This section looks at the demand for Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) skills within the Wakefield 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMultiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank2517
Rank change on same period last yearDown-8
Matching permanent IT job ads1013
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.005 %
As % of the category below22.22 %56.52 %
Salaries quoted713
Average minimum salary£45,714£40,538
Average salary£50,714£44,577
% change on same period last year+13.76 %
Average maximum salary£55,714£48,615
UK excluding London average salary£43,176£46,725
% change on same period last year-7.59 %
Wakefield IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Wakefield
Matching permanent IT job ads4523
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.010 %
Salaries quoted4121
Average minimum salary£40,294£41,659
Average salary£43,715£45,913
% change on same period last year-4.78 %
Average maximum salary£47,135£50,168
UK excluding London average salary£37,579£39,546
% change on same period last year-4.97 %
MPLS West YorkshireMPLS
West Yorkshire

MPLS
Demand Trend

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

Wakefield 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 Wakefield region.

Wakefield MPLS Salary Trend

MPLS
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MPLS across the Wakefield region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Wakefield MPLS Salary Histogram

MPLS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Wakefield 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.

112 (100.00 %)Cisco
112 (100.00 %)Firewall
29 (75.00 %)Cisco Certification
29 (75.00 %)BGP
29 (75.00 %)CCIE
29 (75.00 %)RIP
29 (75.00 %)LAN
38 (66.67 %)VPN
47 (58.33 %)ATM
47 (58.33 %)Ethernet
47 (58.33 %)IPsec
56 (50.00 %)Health
56 (50.00 %)Marketing
56 (50.00 %)Cisco PIX
56 (50.00 %)BT
56 (50.00 %)OSPF
56 (50.00 %)L2TP
56 (50.00 %)PPP
56 (50.00 %)ADSL
56 (50.00 %)SDH
64 (33.33 %)TCP/IP
73 (25.00 %)VoIP
73 (25.00 %)WAN
82 (16.67 %)HP
91 (8.333 %)Citrix
91 (8.333 %)Juniper
91 (8.333 %)Internet
91 (8.333 %)TACACS
91 (8.333 %)DSL
91 (8.333 %)MS Exchange

MPLS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Wakefield 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.

Wakefield IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (8.333 %)MS Exchange
Wakefield IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
112 (100.00 %)Firewall
29 (75.00 %)LAN
29 (75.00 %)RIP
29 (75.00 %)BGP
38 (66.67 %)VPN
47 (58.33 %)ATM
47 (58.33 %)Ethernet
47 (58.33 %)IPsec
56 (50.00 %)OSPF
56 (50.00 %)Cisco PIX
56 (50.00 %)PPP
56 (50.00 %)ADSL
56 (50.00 %)SDH
56 (50.00 %)L2TP
64 (33.33 %)TCP/IP
73 (25.00 %)VoIP
73 (25.00 %)WAN
81 (8.333 %)Internet
81 (8.333 %)TACACS
81 (8.333 %)DSL
Wakefield IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (50.00 %)Health
16 (50.00 %)Marketing
21 (8.333 %)Telecoms
Wakefield IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (58.33 %)Consultant
17 (58.33 %)Network Engineer
26 (50.00 %)Network Consultant
26 (50.00 %)Senior Consultant
26 (50.00 %)Senior Network Engineer
26 (50.00 %)Senior Network Consultant
33 (25.00 %)Architect
33 (25.00 %)Network Architect
33 (25.00 %)Cisco Architect
33 (25.00 %)Cisco Network Architect
42 (16.67 %)Senior Cisco Engineer
42 (16.67 %)Senior Cisco Consultant
42 (16.67 %)Cisco Network Engineer
42 (16.67 %)Cisco Consultant
42 (16.67 %)Senior Cisco Network Engineer
42 (16.67 %)Cisco Engineer
51 (8.333 %)Infrastructure Manager
51 (8.333 %)Technical Manager
51 (8.333 %)Presales Consultant
51 (8.333 %)Technical Consultant
Wakefield IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (8.333 %)Network Design
Wakefield IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (75.00 %)CCIE
19 (75.00 %)Cisco Certification
Wakefield IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (8.333 %)Active Directory
11 (8.333 %)Backup Exec
Wakefield IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (8.333 %)OpenView
11 (8.333 %)HP Data Protector
Wakefield IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (100.00 %)Cisco
26 (50.00 %)BT
32 (16.67 %)HP
41 (8.333 %)Citrix
41 (8.333 %)Juniper
41 (8.333 %)Microsoft
41 (8.333 %)Blue Coat
41 (8.333 %)LANDesk