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This section looks at the demand for Virtual Private Network (VPN) skills within the Croydon 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 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVirtual Private Network (VPN)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank2026
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching contract IT job ads12
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.002 %
As % of the category below7.143 %9.524 %
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£341£317
% change on same period last year+7.35 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£17.00
Average hourly rate-£17.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£18.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.56£23.24
% change on same period last year-7.23 %
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Croydon
Matching contract IT job ads1421
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.021 %
Daily rates quoted47
Average minimum daily rate£388£262
Average daily rate£431£269
% change on same period last year+60.17 %
Average maximum daily rate£475£277
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£343
% change on same period last year-0.93 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£17.00
Average hourly rate-£17.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£18.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.72£28.70
% change on same period last year-10.38 %
VPN LondonVPN
London

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 Croydon region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Croydon 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 Croydon region.

Croydon 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 Croydon region.

Croydon VPN Hourly Rate Trend

VPN
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Croydon 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.

11 (100.00 %)UNIX
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)Linux
11 (100.00 %)LAN
11 (100.00 %)Cisco
11 (100.00 %)CCNP
11 (100.00 %)CCNA
11 (100.00 %)CCDP
11 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
11 (100.00 %)Firewall
11 (100.00 %)VMware
11 (100.00 %)Network Design
11 (100.00 %)Load Balancing
11 (100.00 %)VMware Infrastructure

VPN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Croydon 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.

Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (100.00 %)LAN
11 (100.00 %)Firewall
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)UNIX
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)Linux
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)Network Design
11 (100.00 %)Load Balancing
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (100.00 %)CCNP
11 (100.00 %)CCNA
11 (100.00 %)CCDP
11 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (100.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Cisco
11 (100.00 %)VMware