 Virtual Private Network (VPN) |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 91 | 91 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  0 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 9 | 37 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.012 % | 0.037 % |
| As % of the category below | 3.000 % | 7.991 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1 | 3 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £250 | £368 |
| Average daily rate | £250 | £384 |
| % change on same period last year | -34.92 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £250 | £400 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £312 | £326 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.23 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | £13.00 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £14.00 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | £15.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £21.92 | £23.54 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.88 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 300 | 463 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.400 % | 0.468 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 60 | 85 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £281 | £348 |
| Average daily rate | £308 | £358 |
| % change on same period last year | -14.13 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £334 | £369 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £333 | £344 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.21 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 21 | 31 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £24.32 | £18.73 |
| Average hourly rate | £26.37 | £19.84 |
| % change on same period last year | +32.92 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £28.43 | £20.96 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.81 | £28.58 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.70 % |
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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.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing VPN across the Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.
