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This section looks at the demand for Virtual Private Network (VPN) skills within the East of England region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited VPN over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVirtual Private Network (VPN)
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank9683
Rank change on same period last yearDown-13
Matching contract IT job ads5561
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.073 %0.065 %
As % of the category below7.294 %8.166 %
Daily rates quoted289
Average minimum daily rate£330£349
Average daily rate£349£354
% change on same period last year-1.29 %
Average maximum daily rate£368£359
UK excluding London average daily rate£308£324
% change on same period last year-5.03 %
Hourly rates quoted127
Average minimum hourly rate£15.08£19.00
Average hourly rate£15.54£19.43
% change on same period last year-20.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£16.00£19.86
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.94£22.12
% change on same period last year-0.83 %
Communications & Networking East of EnglandCommunications & Networking
East of England
Matching contract IT job ads754747
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.994 %0.792 %
Daily rates quoted253203
Average minimum daily rate£323£334
Average daily rate£350£354
% change on same period last year-1.25 %
Average maximum daily rate£377£374
UK excluding London average daily rate£341£344
% change on same period last year-0.74 %
Hourly rates quoted115124
Average minimum hourly rate£26.07£26.92
Average hourly rate£28.64£29.15
% change on same period last year-1.75 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.20£31.38
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.58£28.53
% change on same period last year-10.35 %
VPN EnglandVPN
England

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

East of England 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 East of England region.

East of England VPN Daily Rate Trend

VPN
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing VPN across the East of England region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

East of England VPN Daily Rate Histogram

VPN
Hourly Rate Trend

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

East of England VPN Hourly Rate Trend

VPN
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing VPN across the East of England region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

East of England VPN Hourly Rate Histogram

VPN
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing VPN within the East of England region over the 3 months to 4 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
HertfordshireDown-1024£339-13.13 %
EssexUp+720£396-
CambridgeshireDown-126--
SuffolkUp+25£294+17.50 %
VPN EnglandVPN
England

VPN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England 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.

170 (51.09 %)Firewall
265 (47.45 %)LAN
362 (45.26 %)Cisco
453 (38.69 %)Windows
538 (27.74 %)Active Directory
634 (24.82 %)CheckPoint
733 (24.09 %)TCP/IP
829 (21.17 %)Cisco Certification
928 (20.44 %)Microsoft
1027 (19.71 %)HP
1126 (18.98 %)Internet
1225 (18.25 %)Dell
1323 (16.79 %)DNS
1323 (16.79 %)WAN
1323 (16.79 %)MS Office
1323 (16.79 %)MS Excel
1323 (16.79 %)Windows NT
1323 (16.79 %)MS Exchange
1422 (16.06 %)Nokia
1521 (15.33 %)Windows 2000
1521 (15.33 %)Problem Management
1521 (15.33 %)Cisco PIX
1616 (11.68 %)BGP
1616 (11.68 %)NetScreen
1616 (11.68 %)DHCP
1616 (11.68 %)IBM
1616 (11.68 %)CCNA
1715 (10.95 %)Lotus Notes
1715 (10.95 %)Unix
1715 (10.95 %)Lotus

VPN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England 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.

Application Development
11 (0.730 %).NET
11 (0.730 %)ASP.NET
Application Platforms
123 (16.79 %)MS Exchange
215 (10.95 %)Lotus Notes
38 (5.839 %)Exchange Server 2003
47 (5.109 %)Exchange Server 5.5
55 (3.650 %)Exchange Server 2000
61 (0.730 %)Apache
61 (0.730 %)IIS
Applications
123 (16.79 %)MS Office
123 (16.79 %)MS Excel
21 (0.730 %)MS Visio
21 (0.730 %)TeamPlay
21 (0.730 %)S-PLUS
21 (0.730 %)MS PowerPoint
Communications & Networking
170 (51.09 %)Firewall
265 (47.45 %)LAN
333 (24.09 %)TCP/IP
426 (18.98 %)Internet
523 (16.79 %)DNS
523 (16.79 %)WAN
621 (15.33 %)Cisco PIX
716 (11.68 %)NetScreen
716 (11.68 %)BGP
716 (11.68 %)DHCP
815 (10.95 %)MPLS
815 (10.95 %)IPsec
914 (10.22 %)WLAN
1013 (9.489 %)SSL
1111 (8.029 %)OSPF
1210 (7.299 %)Wireless
138 (5.839 %)Network Security
138 (5.839 %)Ethernet
138 (5.839 %)SMS
147 (5.109 %)ISDN
Database & Business Intelligence
13 (2.190 %)SQL Server
21 (0.730 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (0.730 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (0.730 %)MySQL
Development Applications
11 (0.730 %)Bugzilla
11 (0.730 %)Subversion
General
111 (8.029 %)Telecoms
111 (8.029 %)Finance
29 (6.569 %)Back Office
34 (2.920 %)Government
43 (2.190 %)Automotive
52 (1.460 %)Education
61 (0.730 %)Insurance
61 (0.730 %)Chemicals
Job Titles
150 (36.50 %)Analyst
217 (12.41 %)Desktop Support
316 (11.68 %)Support Analyst
415 (10.95 %)Service Analyst
415 (10.95 %)Service Desk Analyst
514 (10.22 %)Security Analyst
612 (8.759 %)Network Engineer
612 (8.759 %)Firewall Analyst
710 (7.299 %)Desktop Analyst
89 (6.569 %)Helpdesk Analyst
98 (5.839 %)Administrator
98 (5.839 %)Desktop Support Analyst
107 (5.109 %)1st Line Support
107 (5.109 %)Support Engineer
107 (5.109 %)Consultant
107 (5.109 %)Helpdesk Support
107 (5.109 %)Desktop Engineer
116 (4.380 %)Helpdesk Support Analyst
116 (4.380 %)Network Support
116 (4.380 %)Support Technician
Miscellaneous
112 (8.759 %)Blackberry
29 (6.569 %)PDA
34 (2.920 %)Mainframe
42 (1.460 %)Management Information System
42 (1.460 %)AS400
51 (0.730 %)German Language
51 (0.730 %)Fat Client
51 (0.730 %)NHS
51 (0.730 %)Thin Client
Operating Systems
153 (38.69 %)Windows
223 (16.79 %)Windows NT
321 (15.33 %)Windows 2000
415 (10.95 %)Unix
513 (9.489 %)Linux
612 (8.759 %)Windows XP
76 (4.380 %)Solaris
85 (3.650 %)Windows Server 2003
91 (0.730 %)AIX
91 (0.730 %)Mac OS X
91 (0.730 %)MVS
Processes & Methodologies
121 (15.33 %)Problem Management
210 (7.299 %)ITIL
210 (7.299 %)Load Balancing
38 (5.839 %)Network Design
46 (4.380 %)Change Management
46 (4.380 %)Migration
55 (3.650 %)Penetration Testing
64 (2.920 %)Disaster Recovery
64 (2.920 %)Project Management
64 (2.920 %)Time Management
64 (2.920 %)Data Migration
73 (2.190 %)SC Cleared
73 (2.190 %)Security Cleared
73 (2.190 %)Service Management
82 (1.460 %)Service Delivery
82 (1.460 %)Data Security
82 (1.460 %)Network Planning
82 (1.460 %)Information Security
91 (0.730 %)Document Management
91 (0.730 %)Business Continuity
Programming Languages
13 (2.190 %)C
22 (1.460 %)SQL
31 (0.730 %)VB.NET
Qualifications
129 (21.17 %)Cisco Certification
216 (11.68 %)CCNA
313 (9.489 %)Microsoft Certification
49 (6.569 %)MCSE
49 (6.569 %)CCNP
56 (4.380 %)CCDP
56 (4.380 %)Degree
65 (3.650 %)CCIE
65 (3.650 %)CCSA
74 (2.920 %)MCP
74 (2.920 %)CCIP
74 (2.920 %)CISSP
83 (2.190 %)CCSE
92 (1.460 %)ITIL Certification
92 (1.460 %)SSCP
92 (1.460 %)CISA
92 (1.460 %)CISM
101 (0.730 %)CCVP
101 (0.730 %)CCDA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
18 (5.839 %)SLA
21 (0.730 %)PCI DSS
System Software
138 (27.74 %)Active Directory
24 (2.920 %)Terminal Services
32 (1.460 %)Backup Exec
41 (0.730 %)Citrix Presentation Server
41 (0.730 %)VMware Infrastructure
41 (0.730 %)NFS
41 (0.730 %)ISA Server
41 (0.730 %)MetaFrame
Systems Management
19 (6.569 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
27 (5.109 %)OpenView
33 (2.190 %)Unicenter
42 (1.460 %)Norton AntiVirus
42 (1.460 %)OVSD
42 (1.460 %)WSUS
51 (0.730 %)CiscoWorks
Vendors
162 (45.26 %)Cisco
234 (24.82 %)CheckPoint
328 (20.44 %)Microsoft
427 (19.71 %)HP
525 (18.25 %)Dell
622 (16.06 %)Nokia
716 (11.68 %)IBM
815 (10.95 %)Lotus
914 (10.22 %)Crossbeam
1011 (8.029 %)Blue Coat
1110 (7.299 %)Compaq
1110 (7.299 %)VERITAS
129 (6.569 %)Nortel
138 (5.839 %)Remedy
147 (5.109 %)Symantec
147 (5.109 %)Novell
156 (4.380 %)Sophos
165 (3.650 %)McAfee Security
165 (3.650 %)Citrix
174 (2.920 %)MetaSolv
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