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The table below looks at the demand for Virtual Private Network (VPN) skills within the Manchester 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 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVirtual Private Network (VPN)
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank6060
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads1211
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.011 %
As % of the category below6.780 %6.322 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£320-
Average daily rate£335-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£350-
UK excluding London average daily rate£386£309
% change on same period last year+24.97 %
Hourly rates quoted32
Average minimum hourly rate£28.33£14.00
Average hourly rate£31.67£15.00
% change on same period last year+111.11 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00£16.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.08£23.16
% change on same period last year-0.37 %
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Manchester
Matching contract IT job ads177174
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.250 %0.176 %
Daily rates quoted3436
Average minimum daily rate£343£312
Average daily rate£362£332
% change on same period last year+9.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£380£351
UK excluding London average daily rate£354£336
% change on same period last year+5.57 %
Hourly rates quoted2438
Average minimum hourly rate£24.06£17.13
Average hourly rate£26.13£18.87
% change on same period last year+38.48 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.20£20.60
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.44£28.92
% change on same period last year-5.09 %
VPN North WestVPN
North West

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

Manchester 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 Manchester region.

Manchester 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 Manchester region.

Manchester VPN Hourly Rate Trend

VPN
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VPN within the Manchester region over the 3 months to 13 October 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
SalfordNew entry-1--
VPN North WestVPN
North West

VPN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester 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.

113 (59.09 %)LAN
113 (59.09 %)WAN
211 (50.00 %)Cisco
211 (50.00 %)Windows
310 (45.45 %)MCSE
310 (45.45 %)Cisco Certification
310 (45.45 %)Microsoft Certification
47 (31.82 %)CCNA
56 (27.27 %)Windows Server 2003
56 (27.27 %)Blackberry
56 (27.27 %)CCIE
56 (27.27 %)VoIP
65 (22.73 %)CheckPoint
65 (22.73 %)Firewall
65 (22.73 %)Telecoms
65 (22.73 %)Construction
65 (22.73 %)IP Telephony
65 (22.73 %)Degree
65 (22.73 %)VSAT
74 (18.18 %)MCITP
74 (18.18 %)Manufacturing
74 (18.18 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
74 (18.18 %)CAD
74 (18.18 %)MS Office
74 (18.18 %)CCNP
74 (18.18 %)ERP
74 (18.18 %)Windows XP
83 (13.64 %)SQL
83 (13.64 %)SSL
83 (13.64 %)MPLS

VPN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester 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.

Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (18.18 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
22 (9.091 %)MS Exchange
31 (4.545 %)Exchange Server 2003
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (18.18 %)MS Office
21 (4.545 %)MS Excel
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
113 (59.09 %)WAN
113 (59.09 %)LAN
26 (27.27 %)VoIP
35 (22.73 %)Firewall
35 (22.73 %)IP Telephony
35 (22.73 %)VSAT
43 (13.64 %)Network Security
43 (13.64 %)VLAN
43 (13.64 %)SSL
43 (13.64 %)MPLS
52 (9.091 %)Internet
52 (9.091 %)TCP/IP
52 (9.091 %)HTTP
52 (9.091 %)Cisco PIX
52 (9.091 %)BIG-IP
61 (4.545 %)SSH
61 (4.545 %)Intrusion Detection
61 (4.545 %)IPX
61 (4.545 %)PPP
61 (4.545 %)ATM
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (22.73 %)Telecoms
15 (22.73 %)Construction
24 (18.18 %)Manufacturing
32 (9.091 %)Law
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (22.73 %)Systems Engineer
15 (22.73 %)Project Leader
15 (22.73 %)Technical Project Leader
23 (13.64 %)2nd Line Support
32 (9.091 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
32 (9.091 %)Cisco Engineer
32 (9.091 %)Support Analyst
32 (9.091 %)Analyst
32 (9.091 %)Consultant
32 (9.091 %)Network Engineer
41 (4.545 %)Network Consultant
41 (4.545 %)Support Engineer
41 (4.545 %)Security Consultant
41 (4.545 %)Systems Support
41 (4.545 %)Support Technician
41 (4.545 %)Security Specialist
41 (4.545 %)PC Support
41 (4.545 %)Cisco Network Engineer
41 (4.545 %)Security Engineer
41 (4.545 %)Linux Engineer
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (27.27 %)Blackberry
22 (9.091 %)PKI
31 (4.545 %)Cryptography
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (50.00 %)Windows
26 (27.27 %)Windows Server 2003
34 (18.18 %)Windows XP
42 (9.091 %)Windows 2000 Server
42 (9.091 %)Windows 2000
42 (9.091 %)HPUX
42 (9.091 %)Solaris
51 (4.545 %)Linux
51 (4.545 %)Windows NT
51 (4.545 %)Windows Vista
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (18.18 %)ERP
14 (18.18 %)CAD
22 (9.091 %)Migration
22 (9.091 %)Risk Assessment
31 (4.545 %)Problem Management
31 (4.545 %)Service Management
31 (4.545 %)ITIL
31 (4.545 %)CRM
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (13.64 %)SQL
21 (4.545 %)C
21 (4.545 %)Java
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (45.45 %)MCSE
110 (45.45 %)Cisco Certification
110 (45.45 %)Microsoft Certification
27 (31.82 %)CCNA
36 (27.27 %)CCIE
45 (22.73 %)Degree
54 (18.18 %)CCNP
54 (18.18 %)MCITP
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (4.545 %)SLA
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (9.091 %)Active Directory
21 (4.545 %)Backup Exec
21 (4.545 %)Snort
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (4.545 %)DameWare
11 (4.545 %)Nessus
11 (4.545 %)ServiceCenter
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (50.00 %)Cisco
25 (22.73 %)CheckPoint
33 (13.64 %)Citrix
42 (9.091 %)Microsoft
42 (9.091 %)Remedy
42 (9.091 %)VMware
51 (4.545 %)Oracle
51 (4.545 %)HP
51 (4.545 %)Avaya
51 (4.545 %)VERITAS