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The table below looks at the demand for Virtual Private Network (VPN) skills within the Coventry region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited VPN over the 3 months to 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVirtual Private Network (VPN)
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank2633
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching contract IT job ads41
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.001 %
As % of the category below12.50 %3.448 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£365£316
% change on same period last year+15.58 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£17.50-
Average hourly rate£18.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£19.50-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.57£22.64
% change on same period last year+8.55 %
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Coventry
Matching contract IT job ads3229
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.052 %0.032 %
Daily rates quoted98
Average minimum daily rate£229£193
Average daily rate£242£205
% change on same period last year+17.68 %
Average maximum daily rate£254£218
UK excluding London average daily rate£345£336
% change on same period last year+2.62 %
Hourly rates quoted43
Average minimum hourly rate£19.50£20.33
Average hourly rate£20.15£21.75
% change on same period last year-7.35 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.80£23.17
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.93£28.33
% change on same period last year-1.39 %
VPN West MidlandsVPN
West Midlands

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

VPN
Demand Trend

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

Coventry VPN Demand Trend

VPN
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing VPN across the Coventry region.

Coventry VPN Daily Rate Trend

VPN
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing VPN across the Coventry region.

Coventry VPN Hourly Rate Trend

VPN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Coventry region citing VPN 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 contract IT job ads sampled that cited VPN.

15 (83.33 %)Cisco
23 (50.00 %)TCP/IP
23 (50.00 %)Firewall
23 (50.00 %)Cisco PIX
32 (33.33 %)DNS
32 (33.33 %)CCNP
32 (33.33 %)Cisco Certification
32 (33.33 %)E-Commerce
32 (33.33 %)VoIP
32 (33.33 %)DHCP
41 (16.67 %)Ethernet
41 (16.67 %)RIP
41 (16.67 %)WAN
41 (16.67 %)Windows XP
41 (16.67 %)ISDN
41 (16.67 %)LAN
41 (16.67 %)SQL
41 (16.67 %)SQL Server
41 (16.67 %)MS Office
41 (16.67 %)MCP
41 (16.67 %)Windows
41 (16.67 %)Windows 2000
41 (16.67 %)Lotus Notes
41 (16.67 %)MCSA
41 (16.67 %)MS Excel
41 (16.67 %)Microsoft Certification
41 (16.67 %)Lotus
41 (16.67 %)CheckPoint
41 (16.67 %)Symantec
41 (16.67 %)MPLS

VPN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Coventry region citing VPN also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited VPN. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (16.67 %)Lotus Notes
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (16.67 %)MS Office
11 (16.67 %)MS Excel
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (50.00 %)TCP/IP
13 (50.00 %)Firewall
13 (50.00 %)Cisco PIX
22 (33.33 %)DHCP
22 (33.33 %)DNS
22 (33.33 %)VoIP
31 (16.67 %)WAN
31 (16.67 %)ISDN
31 (16.67 %)LAN
31 (16.67 %)SSL
31 (16.67 %)MPLS
31 (16.67 %)OSPF
31 (16.67 %)BGP
31 (16.67 %)EIGRP
31 (16.67 %)Ethernet
31 (16.67 %)RIP
31 (16.67 %)SMDS
31 (16.67 %)VLAN
31 (16.67 %)Cisco ASA
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (16.67 %)SQL Server
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (16.67 %)Finance
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (50.00 %)Network Analyst
13 (50.00 %)Analyst
22 (33.33 %)Desktop Support
31 (16.67 %)Server Support
31 (16.67 %)Helpdesk Support
31 (16.67 %)Cisco Engineer
31 (16.67 %)Network Support
31 (16.67 %)Cisco Support
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (16.67 %)AS400
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (16.67 %)Windows
11 (16.67 %)Windows 2000
11 (16.67 %)Windows XP
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (33.33 %)E-Commerce
21 (16.67 %)Network Design
21 (16.67 %)Load Balancing
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (16.67 %)SQL
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (33.33 %)CCNP
12 (33.33 %)Cisco Certification
21 (16.67 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (16.67 %)MCP
21 (16.67 %)MCSA
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (16.67 %)Active Directory
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (83.33 %)Cisco
21 (16.67 %)Nortel
21 (16.67 %)Lotus
21 (16.67 %)CheckPoint
21 (16.67 %)Symantec