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The table below looks at the demand for Virtual Private Network (VPN) skills within the Bedfordshire region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited VPN over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVirtual Private Network (VPN)
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank5763
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching permanent IT job ads77
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.003 %
As % of the category below5.512 %5.385 %
Salaries quoted76
Average minimum salary£26,857£31,667
Average salary£30,357£33,833
% change on same period last year-10.27 %
Average maximum salary£33,857£36,000
UK excluding London average salary£34,234£34,772
% change on same period last year-1.54 %
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Bedfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads127130
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.086 %0.059 %
Salaries quoted86112
Average minimum salary£32,831£31,879
Average salary£35,472£33,641
% change on same period last year+5.44 %
Average maximum salary£38,113£35,404
UK excluding London average salary£37,747£38,108
% change on same period last year-0.94 %
VPN East of EnglandVPN
East of England

VPN
Demand Trend

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

Bedfordshire VPN Demand Trend

VPN
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing VPN across the Bedfordshire region.

Bedfordshire VPN Salary Trend

VPN
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VPN across the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 4 December 2008.

Bedfordshire VPN Salary Histogram

VPN
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VPN within the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 4 December 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
BedfordDown-35£28,000+7.69 %
DunstableNew entry-1£27,500-
VPN East of EnglandVPN
East of England

VPN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire 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 IT job ads sampled that cited VPN.

17 (70.00 %)Cisco
26 (60.00 %)Firewall
35 (50.00 %)MPLS
35 (50.00 %)Windows
44 (40.00 %)MS Excel
44 (40.00 %)MS Exchange
44 (40.00 %)WAN
44 (40.00 %)Ethernet
44 (40.00 %)Cisco Certification
44 (40.00 %)CheckPoint
44 (40.00 %)Microsoft
44 (40.00 %)CCNP
44 (40.00 %)LAN
44 (40.00 %)VLAN
44 (40.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
53 (30.00 %)Wireless
53 (30.00 %)Wireless Security
53 (30.00 %)Cisco ASA
53 (30.00 %)PBX
53 (30.00 %)CCNA
53 (30.00 %)CiscoWorks
53 (30.00 %)ADSL
62 (20.00 %)Windows NT
62 (20.00 %)SharePoint
62 (20.00 %)Windows XP
62 (20.00 %)Windows 2000
62 (20.00 %)MCSA
62 (20.00 %)Symantec
62 (20.00 %)OSPF
62 (20.00 %)Windows Server 2003

VPN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire 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 IT job ads sampled that cited VPN. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (40.00 %)MS Exchange
14 (40.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
22 (20.00 %)SharePoint
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (40.00 %)MS Excel
22 (20.00 %)MS Office
31 (10.00 %)MS Visio
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (60.00 %)Firewall
25 (50.00 %)MPLS
34 (40.00 %)VLAN
34 (40.00 %)LAN
34 (40.00 %)WAN
34 (40.00 %)Ethernet
43 (30.00 %)PBX
43 (30.00 %)ADSL
43 (30.00 %)Wireless
43 (30.00 %)Wireless Security
43 (30.00 %)Cisco ASA
52 (20.00 %)OSPF
61 (10.00 %)BGP
61 (10.00 %)NetScreen
61 (10.00 %)Network Security
61 (10.00 %)ATM
61 (10.00 %)ISDN
61 (10.00 %)VoIP
61 (10.00 %)RIP
61 (10.00 %)TCP/IP
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (20.00 %)Retail
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (40.00 %)Analyst
14 (40.00 %)Team Leader
14 (40.00 %)Network Team Leader
22 (20.00 %)Infrastructure Support Analyst
22 (20.00 %)Network Engineer
22 (20.00 %)Support Analyst
22 (20.00 %)Helpdesk Analyst
22 (20.00 %)Infrastructure Analyst
31 (10.00 %)Security Engineer
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (20.00 %)Blackberry
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (50.00 %)Windows
22 (20.00 %)Windows 2000
22 (20.00 %)Windows NT
22 (20.00 %)Windows XP
22 (20.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (10.00 %)SQL
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (40.00 %)CCNP
14 (40.00 %)Cisco Certification
23 (30.00 %)CCNA
32 (20.00 %)Microsoft Certification
32 (20.00 %)MCSA
41 (10.00 %)CCSE
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (20.00 %)SLA
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (20.00 %)Backup Exec
21 (10.00 %)Active Directory
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (30.00 %)CiscoWorks
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (70.00 %)Cisco
24 (40.00 %)Microsoft
24 (40.00 %)CheckPoint
32 (20.00 %)Symantec
32 (20.00 %)Altiris
41 (10.00 %)Nokia
41 (10.00 %)Oracle