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This section looks at the demand for Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) skills within the Yorkshire 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 24 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMultiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
Location
3 months to 24 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank200190
Rank change on same period last yearDown-10
Matching permanent IT job ads5172
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.027 %0.030 %
As % of the category below2.846 %4.211 %
Salaries quoted4463
Average minimum salary£35,911£39,738
Average salary£38,400£41,623
% change on same period last year-7.74 %
Average maximum salary£40,889£43,508
UK excluding London average salary£43,531£48,448
% change on same period last year-10.14 %
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Yorkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads17921710
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.944 %0.701 %
Salaries quoted15071398
Average minimum salary£31,503£32,261
Average salary£33,413£33,906
% change on same period last year-1.45 %
Average maximum salary£35,324£35,550
UK excluding London average salary£37,394£39,723
% change on same period last year-5.86 %
MPLS EnglandMPLS
England

MPLS
Demand Trend

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

Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region.

Yorkshire MPLS Salary Trend

MPLS
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MPLS across the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 24 July 2008.

Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 24 July 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
West YorkshireUp+138£38,894-6.84 %
South YorkshireDown-249£37,056-11.62 %
North YorkshireDown-13£38,000-5.00 %
East YorkshireNew entry-1£35,000-
MPLS EnglandMPLS
England

MPLS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the Yorkshire 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.

194 (72.87 %)Cisco
287 (67.44 %)WAN
373 (56.59 %)Cisco Certification
471 (55.04 %)LAN
567 (51.94 %)VPN
660 (46.51 %)Firewall
748 (37.21 %)VoIP
843 (33.33 %)TCP/IP
941 (31.78 %)CCNP
1039 (30.23 %)CCNA
1039 (30.23 %)BGP
1136 (27.91 %)Windows
1232 (24.81 %)OSPF
1326 (20.16 %)EIGRP
1326 (20.16 %)Network Security
1424 (18.60 %)VLAN
1424 (18.60 %)Finance
1424 (18.60 %)Microsoft
1523 (17.83 %)Wireless
1523 (17.83 %)Network Design
1622 (17.05 %)Ethernet
1720 (15.50 %)CheckPoint
1819 (14.73 %)Internet
1918 (13.95 %)Active Directory
1918 (13.95 %)VMware
2017 (13.18 %)Frame Relay
2017 (13.18 %)CCVP
2116 (12.40 %)IPsec
2215 (11.63 %)SNMP
2215 (11.63 %)PRINCE2

MPLS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the Yorkshire 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.

Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (0.775 %)Middleware
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
114 (10.85 %)Exchange Server 2003
212 (9.302 %)MS Exchange
311 (8.527 %)Exchange Server 2000
41 (0.775 %)IIS
41 (0.775 %)Apache
Yorkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
111 (8.527 %)MS Excel
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
187 (67.44 %)WAN
271 (55.04 %)LAN
367 (51.94 %)VPN
460 (46.51 %)Firewall
548 (37.21 %)VoIP
643 (33.33 %)TCP/IP
739 (30.23 %)BGP
832 (24.81 %)OSPF
926 (20.16 %)EIGRP
926 (20.16 %)Network Security
1024 (18.60 %)VLAN
1123 (17.83 %)Wireless
1222 (17.05 %)Ethernet
1319 (14.73 %)Internet
1417 (13.18 %)Frame Relay
1516 (12.40 %)IPsec
1615 (11.63 %)SNMP
1713 (10.08 %)DSL
1713 (10.08 %)Wi-Fi
1713 (10.08 %)IPCC
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
111 (8.527 %)SQL Server
111 (8.527 %)SQL Server 2000
111 (8.527 %)SQL Server 2005
Yorkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
124 (18.60 %)Finance
210 (7.752 %)Telecoms
38 (6.202 %)Law
38 (6.202 %)Legal
44 (3.101 %)Marketing
44 (3.101 %)Health
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
129 (22.48 %)Analyst
129 (22.48 %)Network Analyst
224 (18.60 %)Network Engineer
323 (17.83 %)Cisco Engineer
422 (17.05 %)Network Support
521 (16.28 %)Consultant
615 (11.63 %)Architect
615 (11.63 %)Technical Consultant
713 (10.08 %)Technical Support
811 (8.527 %)Network Support Analyst
811 (8.527 %)Support Analyst
811 (8.527 %)Presales Consultant
910 (7.752 %)Sales Consultant
910 (7.752 %)Technical Presales Consultant
109 (6.977 %)Network Specialist
109 (6.977 %)Technical Architect
118 (6.202 %)Cisco Network Engineer
118 (6.202 %)Design Engineer
127 (5.426 %)Support Engineer
136 (4.651 %)Senior Network Engineer
Yorkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
114 (10.85 %)Video Conferencing
25 (3.876 %)Firmware
34 (3.101 %)Replication
34 (3.101 %)Clustering
43 (2.326 %)Blackberry
52 (1.550 %)Client/Server
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
136 (27.91 %)Windows
213 (10.08 %)UNIX
34 (3.101 %)Windows 2000
34 (3.101 %)Windows XP
41 (0.775 %)Solaris
41 (0.775 %)Linux
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
123 (17.83 %)Network Design
215 (11.63 %)PRINCE2
314 (10.85 %)ITIL
47 (5.426 %)Project Management
54 (3.101 %)Network Load Balancing
63 (2.326 %)Load Balancing
71 (0.775 %)Technical Architecture
71 (0.775 %)SOA
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (8.527 %)SQL
Yorkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
173 (56.59 %)Cisco Certification
241 (31.78 %)CCNP
339 (30.23 %)CCNA
417 (13.18 %)CCVP
514 (10.85 %)CCDP
514 (10.85 %)CCIE
67 (5.426 %)CCDA
74 (3.101 %)MCSE
74 (3.101 %)Microsoft Certification
74 (3.101 %)PRINCE2 Certification
83 (2.326 %)CCSP
92 (1.550 %)CCSA
92 (1.550 %)MCDST
101 (0.775 %)Degree
101 (0.775 %)Check Point Certification
101 (0.775 %)HND
101 (0.775 %)CCIP
Yorkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
118 (13.95 %)Active Directory
211 (8.527 %)VMware ESX
211 (8.527 %)VMware Infrastructure
33 (2.326 %)Terminal Services
41 (0.775 %)Backup Exec
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (1.550 %)OpenView
21 (0.775 %)CiscoWorks
21 (0.775 %)HP Data Protector
Yorkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
194 (72.87 %)Cisco
224 (18.60 %)Microsoft
320 (15.50 %)CheckPoint
418 (13.95 %)VMware
514 (10.85 %)Citrix
68 (6.202 %)BT
73 (2.326 %)HP
82 (1.550 %)Juniper
82 (1.550 %)Fortinet
82 (1.550 %)Nortel
91 (0.775 %)Crossbeam
91 (0.775 %)LANDesk
91 (0.775 %)Blue Coat
91 (0.775 %)Nokia
91 (0.775 %)Red Hat
91 (0.775 %)Intel
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