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The table looks at the demand for VPN skills in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited VPN over the 3 months to 3 July 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Communications & Networking category.

LinkVirtual Private Network (VPN)
Location
3 months to
3 Jul 2009
Same period last year
Rank186169
Rank change on the same period last yearDown-17
Matching contract IT job ads263730
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK0.766 %0.948 %
As % of the Communications & Networking category5.500 %7.041 %
Daily rates quoted98222
Average daily rate£300£350
Average daily rate % change on the same period last year-14.28 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£200£150
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£425£500
UK excluding London average daily rate£300£325
% change on same period last year-7.690 %
Hourly rates quoted49116
Average hourly rate£17.50£18.00
Average hourly rate % change on the same period last year-2.770 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£12.20£12.50
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£25.50£36.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.00£17.00
% change on same period last year-11.76 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingAll Communications & Networking
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
478210368
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK13.92 %13.47 %
Daily rates quoted12982833
Average daily rate£325£350
Average daily rate % change on the same period last year-7.140 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£200£218
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£473£500
UK excluding London average daily rate£300£335
% change on same period last year-10.44 %
Hourly rates quoted5221234
Average hourly rate£24.50£23.00
Average hourly rate % change on the same period last year+6.520 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£13.00£13.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£40.00£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.00£23.00
% change on same period last year+8.690 %

Daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

VPN
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing VPN within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

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 within the UK.

VPN Daily Rate Trend

VPN
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing VPN within the UK over the 3 months to 3 July 2009.

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 within the UK.

VPN Hourly Rate Trend

VPN
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing VPN within the UK over the 3 months to 3 July 2009.

VPN Hourly Rate Histogram

VPN
Top 30 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 UK over the 3 months to 3 July 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandDown-16254£300-14.28 %
LondonUp+30138£300-25.00 %
City of LondonUp+3046£325-21.21 %
South EastDown-3333£300+20.00 %
East of EnglandUp+2318£293-19.31 %
North WestUp+4215£200-33.33 %
South WestUp+2014£228-33.57 %
YorkshireUp+3911£388+40.90 %
East MidlandsUp+389£225-48.57 %
BuckinghamshireUp+408£165-56.00 %
CambridgeshireUp+248£250-
North EastUp+198£340+2.64 %
HampshireDown-128£300-14.28 %
ManchesterUp+307£200-54.54 %
CambridgeUp+267£173-
Tyne and WearUp+197£340+2.64 %
BerkshireDown-127£300-9.43 %
HertfordshireUp+206£335-7.58 %
Newcastle Upon TyneUp+156£340-6.20 %
GloucestershireUp+126--
ScotlandUp+405£400+60.00 %
West MidlandsUp+245£300+9.09 %
BristolUp+135£228-41.29 %
GloucesterUp+45--
CheshireUp+424£263-12.50 %
BirminghamUp+174£350+59.09 %
West YorkshireUp+174£388+40.90 %
Docklands, LondonUp+164£450+12.50 %
LeicestershireUp+144--
SouthamptonUp+134--

VPN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT contractor jobs within the UK 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.

1325 (53.54 %)Cisco
2300 (49.42 %)Firewall
3231 (38.06 %)Windows
4193 (31.80 %)Cisco Certification
5192 (31.63 %)LAN
6174 (28.67 %)WAN
7169 (27.84 %)Active Directory
8137 (22.57 %)CheckPoint
9113 (18.62 %)TCP/IP
10112 (18.45 %)CCNP
11111 (18.29 %)Microsoft
1293 (15.32 %)Windows XP
1389 (14.66 %)OSPF
1488 (14.50 %)Cisco PIX
1585 (14.00 %)BGP
1684 (13.84 %)Windows Server 2003
1777 (12.69 %)MS Exchange
1876 (12.52 %)Juniper
1975 (12.36 %)Nokia
1975 (12.36 %)CCNA
2074 (12.19 %)Citrix
2074 (12.19 %)SSL
2074 (12.19 %)Banking
2173 (12.03 %)MPLS
2272 (11.86 %)HP
2369 (11.37 %)Linux
2468 (11.20 %)Finance
2567 (11.04 %)Network Design
2664 (10.54 %)UNIX
2763 (10.38 %)MS Office

VPN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT contractor jobs within the UK 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.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
112 (1.977 %).NET
26 (0.988 %)XML
35 (0.824 %)ASP.NET
35 (0.824 %)LAMP
44 (0.659 %)HTML
44 (0.659 %)XSLT
53 (0.494 %)WAMP
62 (0.329 %)FIX Protocol
62 (0.329 %)Spring
62 (0.329 %)WebSphere
62 (0.329 %).NET Framework
62 (0.329 %)WAP
62 (0.329 %)MAPI
62 (0.329 %)CSS
71 (0.165 %)WebServices
71 (0.165 %)J2EE
71 (0.165 %)ASP
71 (0.165 %)Application Packaging
71 (0.165 %)Software Packaging
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
177 (12.69 %)MS Exchange
241 (6.755 %)Exchange Server 2003
323 (3.789 %)Lotus Notes
422 (3.624 %)IIS
514 (2.306 %)Exchange Server 2007
613 (2.142 %)Exchange Server 2000
712 (1.977 %)SharePoint
810 (1.647 %)Apache
99 (1.483 %)GroupWise
106 (0.988 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
115 (0.824 %)WebLogic
123 (0.494 %)Lotus Domino
123 (0.494 %)Morello
132 (0.329 %)Office Communications Server
132 (0.329 %)CMS
141 (0.165 %)Exchange Server 5.5
141 (0.165 %)SharePoint Server 2007
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
163 (10.38 %)MS Office
243 (7.084 %)MS Excel
312 (1.977 %)MS Visio
46 (0.988 %)Acrobat
54 (0.659 %)Photoshop
63 (0.494 %)MS Project
63 (0.494 %)MS PowerPoint
71 (0.165 %)Spreadsheet
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (0.659 %)SAP CRM
22 (0.329 %)SAP R/3
31 (0.165 %)Movex
31 (0.165 %)Summit
31 (0.165 %)assyst
31 (0.165 %)Remedy ITSM
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1300 (49.42 %)Firewall
2192 (31.63 %)LAN
3174 (28.67 %)WAN
4113 (18.62 %)TCP/IP
589 (14.66 %)OSPF
688 (14.50 %)Cisco PIX
785 (14.00 %)BGP
874 (12.19 %)SSL
973 (12.03 %)MPLS
1062 (10.21 %)Network Security
1161 (10.05 %)Cisco ASA
1161 (10.05 %)Wireless
1161 (10.05 %)IPsec
1258 (9.555 %)VoIP
1350 (8.237 %)DNS
1350 (8.237 %)VLAN
1449 (8.072 %)Ethernet
1544 (7.249 %)Internet
1636 (5.931 %)EIGRP
1733 (5.437 %)NetScreen
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
123 (3.789 %)SQL Server
211 (1.812 %)SQL Server 2005
39 (1.483 %)SQL Server 2000
43 (0.494 %)MySQL
52 (0.329 %)MS Access
52 (0.329 %)BusinessObjects
52 (0.329 %)SAP BW
52 (0.329 %)SQL Server 7
61 (0.165 %)GIS
61 (0.165 %)DB2
61 (0.165 %)Oracle 8/8i
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (0.165 %)WinRunner
11 (0.165 %)TestDirector
11 (0.165 %)QuickTest Pro
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
174 (12.19 %)Banking
268 (11.20 %)Finance
351 (8.402 %)Telecoms
436 (5.931 %)Government
534 (5.601 %)Investment Banking
68 (1.318 %)Local Government
68 (1.318 %)Health
77 (1.153 %)Education
77 (1.153 %)Auditing
77 (1.153 %)Retail
86 (0.988 %)Financial Institution
94 (0.659 %)Publishing
103 (0.494 %)Front Office
112 (0.329 %)Back Office
112 (0.329 %)Pharmaceutical
112 (0.329 %)Manufacturing
121 (0.165 %)Legal
121 (0.165 %)Games
121 (0.165 %)Billing
121 (0.165 %)Insurance
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1133 (21.91 %)Network Engineer
2104 (17.13 %)Analyst
363 (10.38 %)Support Engineer
444 (7.249 %)Desktop Support
542 (6.919 %)Support Analyst
640 (6.590 %)Network Analyst
640 (6.590 %)Administrator
730 (4.942 %)Network Specialist
829 (4.778 %)Desktop Engineer
829 (4.778 %)Design Engineer
829 (4.778 %)2nd Line Support
928 (4.613 %)Cisco Engineer
928 (4.613 %)Network Support
1026 (4.283 %)Desktop Support Engineer
1026 (4.283 %)Consultant
1121 (3.460 %)Network Design Engineer
1219 (3.130 %)Cisco Network Engineer
1318 (2.965 %)Senior Network Engineer
1417 (2.801 %)Security Engineer
1417 (2.801 %)Architect
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
141 (6.755 %)Blackberry
219 (3.130 %)Video Conferencing
316 (2.636 %)SecurID
316 (2.636 %)NHS
412 (1.977 %)Derivative
511 (1.812 %)Clustering
610 (1.647 %)Fixed Income
610 (1.647 %)PDA
78 (1.318 %)PKI
86 (0.988 %)Management Information System
86 (0.988 %)Thin Client
86 (0.988 %)Fat Client
95 (0.824 %)Firmware
104 (0.659 %)EPoS
104 (0.659 %)e-Health
104 (0.659 %)Computer Science
113 (0.494 %)CMDB
113 (0.494 %)Tandem
113 (0.494 %)Handset
122 (0.329 %)Streaming Video
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1231 (38.06 %)Windows
293 (15.32 %)Windows XP
384 (13.84 %)Windows Server 2003
469 (11.37 %)Linux
564 (10.54 %)UNIX
643 (7.084 %)Solaris
740 (6.590 %)Windows 2000
823 (3.789 %)Windows Vista
919 (3.130 %)Windows 2000 Server
1015 (2.471 %)Mac OS X
1111 (1.812 %)Windows NT
127 (1.153 %)Red Hat Linux
134 (0.659 %)HPUX
134 (0.659 %)Windows Mobile
134 (0.659 %)Windows Server 2008
134 (0.659 %)NetWare
143 (0.494 %)AIX
143 (0.494 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
152 (0.329 %)FreeBSD
161 (0.165 %)SUSE
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
167 (11.04 %)Network Design
243 (7.084 %)ITIL
329 (4.778 %)Load Balancing
424 (3.954 %)Migration
522 (3.624 %)Project Management
612 (1.977 %)Disaster Recovery
79 (1.483 %)Service Management
79 (1.483 %)CRM
88 (1.318 %)Service Delivery
88 (1.318 %)Identity Management
88 (1.318 %)Business Continuity
88 (1.318 %)Fault Management
88 (1.318 %)Problem Management
97 (1.153 %)Information Security
97 (1.153 %)Asset Management
97 (1.153 %)BCP
97 (1.153 %)Configuration Management
106 (0.988 %)Performance Testing
106 (0.988 %)Validation
115 (0.824 %)Test Scripting
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
121 (3.460 %)SQL
212 (1.977 %)C
310 (1.647 %)Perl
47 (1.153 %)Java
54 (0.659 %)VBScript
54 (0.659 %)VB
54 (0.659 %)C++
62 (0.329 %)VBA
62 (0.329 %)Shell Script
62 (0.329 %)Objective-C
71 (0.165 %)Korn
71 (0.165 %)PowerShell
71 (0.165 %)Fortran
71 (0.165 %)Tcl
71 (0.165 %)PHP
71 (0.165 %)VB.NET
71 (0.165 %)JavaScript
71 (0.165 %)C#
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1193 (31.80 %)Cisco Certification
2112 (18.45 %)CCNP
375 (12.36 %)CCNA
459 (9.720 %)CCIE
543 (7.084 %)Security Cleared
628 (4.613 %)Microsoft Certification
725 (4.119 %)SC Cleared
820 (3.295 %)MCSE
917 (2.801 %)CISSP
1016 (2.636 %)Degree
1115 (2.471 %)CCVP
1213 (2.142 %)CCIP
1312 (1.977 %)CCSA
1312 (1.977 %)ACHDS
1410 (1.647 %)CCSP
159 (1.483 %)MCP
167 (1.153 %)CCSE
175 (0.824 %)Novell Certification
175 (0.824 %)MCSA
175 (0.824 %)CCDP
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
129 (4.778 %)SLA
22 (0.329 %)ISO17799
22 (0.329 %)ISO9000
22 (0.329 %)ISO27001
22 (0.329 %)HMG Infosec
31 (0.165 %)JSP 440
31 (0.165 %)BS7799
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
1169 (27.84 %)Active Directory
226 (4.283 %)VMware Infrastructure
312 (1.977 %)ISA Server
312 (1.977 %)Backup Exec
411 (1.812 %)VMware ESX
58 (1.318 %)Terminal Services
64 (0.659 %)Samba
64 (0.659 %)NetBackup
73 (0.494 %)Citrix Presentation Server
73 (0.494 %)XenApp
82 (0.329 %)Terminal Server
82 (0.329 %)NFS
82 (0.329 %)NDS
91 (0.165 %)MetaFrame
91 (0.165 %)ProxySG
91 (0.165 %)Snort
91 (0.165 %)Nmap
91 (0.165 %)Xen
91 (0.165 %)MailMarshal
91 (0.165 %)WebMarshal
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
144 (7.249 %)OpenView
238 (6.260 %)CiscoWorks
320 (3.295 %)HP NNM
415 (2.471 %)BMC PATROL
512 (1.977 %)Cacti
68 (1.318 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
77 (1.153 %)SCCM
77 (1.153 %)SCOM
86 (0.988 %)Cisco IPCC
95 (0.824 %)Norton AntiVirus
95 (0.824 %)WSUS
95 (0.824 %)ARCserve
104 (0.659 %)ServiceCenter
104 (0.659 %)MIMEsweeper
113 (0.494 %)DameWare
122 (0.329 %)Novell Identity Manager
122 (0.329 %)Netcool
122 (0.329 %)OpenView Configuration Management
122 (0.329 %)Tivoli
122 (0.329 %)MOM
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
1325 (53.54 %)Cisco
2137 (22.57 %)CheckPoint
3111 (18.29 %)Microsoft
476 (12.52 %)Juniper
575 (12.36 %)Nokia
674 (12.19 %)Citrix
772 (11.86 %)HP
857 (9.390 %)VMware
930 (4.942 %)Blue Coat
1029 (4.778 %)Lotus
1121 (3.460 %)Remedy
1121 (3.460 %)Nortel
1214 (2.306 %)Apple
1313 (2.142 %)Symantec
1313 (2.142 %)Sun
1412 (1.977 %)BT
1511 (1.812 %)3Com
1511 (1.812 %)Sophos
1511 (1.812 %)IBM
169 (1.483 %)SAP