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This section looks at the demand for Virtual Private Network (VPN) skills within the Middlesex 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVirtual Private Network (VPN)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank3937
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching contract IT job ads812
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.012 %
As % of the category below9.877 %10.00 %
Daily rates quoted39
Average minimum daily rate£350£300
Average daily rate£367£300
% change on same period last year+22.22 %
Average maximum daily rate£383£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£312£326
% change on same period last year-4.23 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£13.00
Average hourly rate-£15.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£17.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.92£23.54
% change on same period last year-6.88 %
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Middlesex
Matching contract IT job ads81120
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.108 %0.121 %
Daily rates quoted2047
Average minimum daily rate£314£281
Average daily rate£344£292
% change on same period last year+17.54 %
Average maximum daily rate£374£304
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£344
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Hourly rates quoted816
Average minimum hourly rate£27.85£21.36
Average hourly rate£29.48£21.58
% change on same period last year+36.61 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.11£21.80
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.81£28.58
% change on same period last year-9.70 %
VPN South EastVPN
South East

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

Middlesex 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 Middlesex region.

Middlesex 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 Middlesex region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Middlesex 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 Middlesex region.

Middlesex VPN Hourly Rate Trend

VPN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Middlesex 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.

110 (50.00 %)Firewall
29 (45.00 %)Cisco
29 (45.00 %)Active Directory
38 (40.00 %)Windows
47 (35.00 %)MS Office
47 (35.00 %)Microsoft
47 (35.00 %)Citrix
47 (35.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
56 (30.00 %)MS Exchange
65 (25.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
65 (25.00 %)Cisco IPT
65 (25.00 %)Exchange Server 2007
65 (25.00 %)IP Telephony
65 (25.00 %)Exchange Server 2000
74 (20.00 %)Solaris
74 (20.00 %)TCP/IP
83 (15.00 %)DNS
83 (15.00 %)CCNP
83 (15.00 %)Cisco Certification
83 (15.00 %)Linux
83 (15.00 %)VoIP
92 (10.00 %)SAN
92 (10.00 %)OSPF
92 (10.00 %)BGP
92 (10.00 %)EIGRP
92 (10.00 %)WAN
92 (10.00 %)DHCP
92 (10.00 %)LAN
92 (10.00 %)MS Excel
92 (10.00 %)Terminal Services

VPN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Middlesex 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.

Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (5.000 %)SOAP
11 (5.000 %)XML
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (35.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
26 (30.00 %)MS Exchange
35 (25.00 %)Exchange Server 2000
35 (25.00 %)Exchange Server 2007
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (35.00 %)MS Office
22 (10.00 %)MS Excel
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (50.00 %)Firewall
25 (25.00 %)IP Telephony
25 (25.00 %)Cisco IPT
34 (20.00 %)TCP/IP
43 (15.00 %)DNS
43 (15.00 %)VoIP
52 (10.00 %)WAN
52 (10.00 %)DHCP
52 (10.00 %)LAN
52 (10.00 %)SAN
52 (10.00 %)DMZ
52 (10.00 %)OSPF
52 (10.00 %)BGP
52 (10.00 %)EIGRP
52 (10.00 %)VLAN
61 (5.000 %)H.323
61 (5.000 %)CTI
61 (5.000 %)Internet
61 (5.000 %)MPLS
61 (5.000 %)PBX
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (5.000 %)Government
11 (5.000 %)Billing
11 (5.000 %)Pensions
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (35.00 %)Network Engineer
17 (35.00 %)Network Support
26 (30.00 %)Analyst
35 (25.00 %)Senior Network Engineer
44 (20.00 %)Senior Network Support
44 (20.00 %)Support Analyst
53 (15.00 %)2nd Line Support
53 (15.00 %)Support Engineer
53 (15.00 %)Helpdesk Support
62 (10.00 %)Network Support Engineer
62 (10.00 %)Technical Architect
62 (10.00 %)Architect
62 (10.00 %)Helpdesk Analyst
62 (10.00 %)Cisco Engineer
62 (10.00 %)Cisco Network Engineer
62 (10.00 %)Cisco Support
62 (10.00 %)VoIP Engineer
71 (5.000 %)PC Support Analyst
71 (5.000 %)PC Support
71 (5.000 %)Technical Engineer
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (5.000 %)IVR
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (40.00 %)Windows
24 (20.00 %)Solaris
33 (15.00 %)Linux
41 (5.000 %)Windows NT
41 (5.000 %)Windows XP
41 (5.000 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (5.000 %)AIX
41 (5.000 %)UNIX
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (5.000 %)ITIL
11 (5.000 %)Configuration Management
11 (5.000 %)Change Management
11 (5.000 %)Migration
11 (5.000 %)Network Design
11 (5.000 %)Load Balancing
11 (5.000 %)BC Cleared
11 (5.000 %)Security Cleared
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (5.000 %)Shell Script
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (15.00 %)CCNP
13 (15.00 %)Cisco Certification
22 (10.00 %)CCNA
31 (5.000 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (5.000 %)MCP
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
19 (45.00 %)Active Directory
22 (10.00 %)Terminal Services
31 (5.000 %)NetBackup
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (25.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
21 (5.000 %)EMC NetWorker
21 (5.000 %)Legato
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (45.00 %)Cisco
27 (35.00 %)Microsoft
27 (35.00 %)Citrix
31 (5.000 %)Juniper
31 (5.000 %)ADIC
31 (5.000 %)VERITAS
31 (5.000 %)HP
31 (5.000 %)EMC
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