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The table below looks at the demand for Virtual Private Network (VPN) skills within the Suffolk 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 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVirtual Private Network (VPN)
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2429
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching contract IT job ads25
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.005 %
As % of the category below5.128 %9.434 %
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£387£300
% change on same period last year+28.71 %
Hourly rates quoted13
Average minimum hourly rate£20.00£25.00
Average hourly rate£22.50£25.00
% change on same period last year-10.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.00£25.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.59£23.25
% change on same period last year+1.48 %
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Suffolk
Matching contract IT job ads3953
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.054 %0.053 %
Daily rates quoted37
Average minimum daily rate£329£278
Average daily rate£332£283
% change on same period last year+17.39 %
Average maximum daily rate£336£288
UK excluding London average daily rate£354£336
% change on same period last year+5.14 %
Hourly rates quoted2426
Average minimum hourly rate£22.96£18.53
Average hourly rate£23.89£19.82
% change on same period last year+20.52 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.81£21.11
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.35£28.52
% change on same period last year-4.11 %
VPN East of EnglandVPN
East of 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 Suffolk region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Suffolk 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 Suffolk region.

Suffolk 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 Suffolk region.

Suffolk 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 Suffolk region over the 3 months to 6 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
IpswichUp+42--
VPN East of EnglandVPN
East of England

VPN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

15 (71.43 %)Broadband
15 (71.43 %)LAN
15 (71.43 %)SDH
15 (71.43 %)WAN
15 (71.43 %)Ethernet
15 (71.43 %)FTP
15 (71.43 %)SNMP
15 (71.43 %)TCP/IP
15 (71.43 %)MPLS
15 (71.43 %)BGP
15 (71.43 %)SS7
15 (71.43 %)TACACS
15 (71.43 %)TELNET
15 (71.43 %)Megaco
15 (71.43 %)OpenView
15 (71.43 %)HP
15 (71.43 %)MetaSolv
15 (71.43 %)Telecoms
15 (71.43 %)Cramer
15 (71.43 %)Problem Management
21 (14.29 %)Network Security
21 (14.29 %)Windows 2000 Server
21 (14.29 %)Intrusion Detection
21 (14.29 %)PDA
21 (14.29 %)VLAN
21 (14.29 %)Exchange Server 2003
21 (14.29 %)Firewall
21 (14.29 %)Wireless
21 (14.29 %)C
21 (14.29 %)Windows

VPN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (14.29 %)MS Exchange
11 (14.29 %)Exchange Server 2003
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (71.43 %)Broadband
15 (71.43 %)LAN
15 (71.43 %)SDH
15 (71.43 %)WAN
15 (71.43 %)Ethernet
15 (71.43 %)FTP
15 (71.43 %)SNMP
15 (71.43 %)TCP/IP
15 (71.43 %)MPLS
15 (71.43 %)BGP
15 (71.43 %)SS7
15 (71.43 %)TACACS
15 (71.43 %)TELNET
15 (71.43 %)Megaco
21 (14.29 %)Firewall
21 (14.29 %)Wireless
21 (14.29 %)Intrusion Detection
21 (14.29 %)VLAN
21 (14.29 %)Network Security
21 (14.29 %)Internet
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (71.43 %)Telecoms
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (14.29 %)Software Developer
11 (14.29 %)Developer
11 (14.29 %)C Developer
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (14.29 %)PDA
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (14.29 %)Windows
11 (14.29 %)Windows Server 2003
11 (14.29 %)Windows 2000 Server
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (71.43 %)Problem Management
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (14.29 %)C
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (14.29 %)Active Directory
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (71.43 %)OpenView
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (71.43 %)HP
15 (71.43 %)MetaSolv
15 (71.43 %)Cramer