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The table below looks at the demand for Virtual Private Network (VPN) skills within the 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVirtual Private Network (VPN)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank63-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads40
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.000 %
As % of the category below2.778 %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£360£312
% change on same period last year+15.44 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00-
Average hourly rate£27.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.21£22.37
% change on same period last year-5.18 %
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Wales
Matching contract IT job ads144166
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.195 %0.164 %
Daily rates quoted4757
Average minimum daily rate£328£338
Average daily rate£351£353
% change on same period last year-0.58 %
Average maximum daily rate£374£369
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£341
% change on same period last year+1.49 %
Hourly rates quoted1715
Average minimum hourly rate£23.67£26.97
Average hourly rate£25.14£28.30
% change on same period last year-11.15 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.62£29.63
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.70£28.54
% change on same period last year-9.93 %
VPN UKVPN
UK

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

Wales 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 Wales region.

Wales 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 Wales region.

Wales 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 Wales region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
South WalesNew entry-3--
North WalesNew entry-1--
VPN UKVPN
UK

VPN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the 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.

19 (90.00 %)Firewall
28 (80.00 %)Cisco
28 (80.00 %)Cisco PIX
37 (70.00 %)CheckPoint
46 (60.00 %)BIG-IP
46 (60.00 %)Juniper
46 (60.00 %)Nokia
46 (60.00 %)Network Security
52 (20.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
52 (20.00 %)Windows Server 2003
52 (20.00 %)Active Directory
52 (20.00 %)Cisco Certification
52 (20.00 %)CCNA
52 (20.00 %)Windows
52 (20.00 %)MS Exchange
61 (10.00 %)LAN
61 (10.00 %)VoIP
61 (10.00 %)WAN
61 (10.00 %)Ethernet
61 (10.00 %)TCP/IP
61 (10.00 %)Linux
61 (10.00 %)Windows XP
61 (10.00 %)CCDA
61 (10.00 %)MPLS
61 (10.00 %)CODA
61 (10.00 %)Terminal Services
61 (10.00 %)HNC
61 (10.00 %)Degree
61 (10.00 %)Change Management
61 (10.00 %)DameWare

VPN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the 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.

Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (20.00 %)MS Exchange
12 (20.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (90.00 %)Firewall
28 (80.00 %)Cisco PIX
36 (60.00 %)Network Security
36 (60.00 %)BIG-IP
41 (10.00 %)LAN
41 (10.00 %)VoIP
41 (10.00 %)WAN
41 (10.00 %)Ethernet
41 (10.00 %)TCP/IP
41 (10.00 %)MPLS
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (10.00 %)Manufacturing
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (70.00 %)Network Engineer
25 (50.00 %)Network Security Engineer
25 (50.00 %)Security Engineer
32 (20.00 %)Cisco Engineer
32 (20.00 %)Cisco Network Engineer
41 (10.00 %)Network Support
41 (10.00 %)Cisco Support
41 (10.00 %)Firewall Engineer
41 (10.00 %)3rd Line Support Engineer
41 (10.00 %)Support Engineer
41 (10.00 %)3rd Line Support
41 (10.00 %)Systems Engineer
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (20.00 %)Windows
12 (20.00 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (10.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
21 (10.00 %)Linux
21 (10.00 %)Windows XP
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (10.00 %)Change Management
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (20.00 %)CCNA
12 (20.00 %)Cisco Certification
21 (10.00 %)Degree
21 (10.00 %)CCDA
21 (10.00 %)HNC
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (20.00 %)Active Directory
21 (10.00 %)Terminal Services
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (10.00 %)DameWare
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (80.00 %)Cisco
27 (70.00 %)CheckPoint
36 (60.00 %)Juniper
36 (60.00 %)Nokia
41 (10.00 %)CODA