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The table below looks at the demand for Virtual Private Network (VPN) skills within the North Wales 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVirtual Private Network (VPN)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.000 %
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£368£315
% change on same period last year+16.65 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.98£22.64
% change on same period last year+5.92 %
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
North Wales
Matching contract IT job ads1010
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.011 %
Daily rates quoted22
Average minimum daily rate£247£273
Average daily rate£250£310
% change on same period last year-19.35 %
Average maximum daily rate£253£348
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£337
% change on same period last year+2.79 %
Hourly rates quoted22
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£10.00
Average hourly rate£32.50£11.33
% change on same period last year+186.76 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00£12.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.82£28.43
% change on same period last year-2.12 %
VPN WalesVPN
Wales

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

North Wales VPN Demand 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 North Wales region.

North Wales VPN Hourly Rate Trend

VPN
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North Wales 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 %)HNC
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)MS Exchange
11 (100.00 %)TCP/IP
11 (100.00 %)Active Directory
11 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
11 (100.00 %)Firewall
11 (100.00 %)Manufacturing
11 (100.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
11 (100.00 %)Windows 2000 Server

VPN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North Wales 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.

North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (100.00 %)MS Exchange
11 (100.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (100.00 %)TCP/IP
11 (100.00 %)Firewall
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)Manufacturing
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Systems Engineer
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
11 (100.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (100.00 %)HNC
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (100.00 %)Active Directory