Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Virtual Private Network (VPN) skills within the Belfast 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 20 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVirtual Private Network (VPN)
Location
3 months to
20 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank22-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads30
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below8.108 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted10
Average minimum salary£35,000-
Average salary£35,000-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£35,000-
UK excluding London average salary£34,190£34,993
% change on same period last year-2.29 %
Belfast IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Belfast
Matching permanent IT job ads3745
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.020 %
Salaries quoted840
Average minimum salary£33,917£40,357
Average salary£38,292£42,321
% change on same period last year-9.52 %
Average maximum salary£42,667£44,286
UK excluding London average salary£37,797£38,349
% change on same period last year-1.43 %
VPN County AntrimVPN
County Antrim

VPN
Demand Trend

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

Belfast 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 Belfast region.

Belfast VPN Salary Trend

VPN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT jobs across the Belfast 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.

13 (60.00 %)MS Excel
13 (60.00 %)Cisco
13 (60.00 %)TCP/IP
13 (60.00 %)Network Security
22 (40.00 %)Security Cleared
22 (40.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
22 (40.00 %)Cisco PIX
22 (40.00 %)SurfControl
22 (40.00 %)Blue Coat
22 (40.00 %)SLA
22 (40.00 %)Firewall
22 (40.00 %)Websense
22 (40.00 %)Intrusion Detection
22 (40.00 %)BizTalk Server
22 (40.00 %)CheckPoint
22 (40.00 %)Windows Server 2003
22 (40.00 %)UNIX
22 (40.00 %)Windows
22 (40.00 %)C#
22 (40.00 %).NET
31 (20.00 %)SQL Server
31 (20.00 %)ASP.NET
31 (20.00 %)ISDN
31 (20.00 %)WAN
31 (20.00 %)MPLS
31 (20.00 %)OpenView
31 (20.00 %)HP
31 (20.00 %)CiscoWorks
31 (20.00 %)Pensions
31 (20.00 %)Technical Architecture

VPN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT jobs across the Belfast 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.

Belfast IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (40.00 %).NET
21 (20.00 %)ASP.NET
21 (20.00 %).NET Framework
21 (20.00 %)WCF
Belfast IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (40.00 %)BizTalk Server
Belfast IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (60.00 %)MS Excel
Belfast IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (60.00 %)TCP/IP
13 (60.00 %)Network Security
22 (40.00 %)Firewall
22 (40.00 %)Intrusion Detection
22 (40.00 %)Cisco PIX
31 (20.00 %)MPLS
31 (20.00 %)ISDN
31 (20.00 %)WAN
Belfast IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (20.00 %)SQL Server
Belfast IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (20.00 %)Police
11 (20.00 %)Pensions
Belfast IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (40.00 %)Technical Specialist
12 (40.00 %)Security Specialist
12 (40.00 %)IT Security Specialist
21 (20.00 %)Consultant
21 (20.00 %)Support Engineer
21 (20.00 %)Support Specialist
21 (20.00 %)Network Support
21 (20.00 %).NET Consultant
21 (20.00 %)Network Specialist
21 (20.00 %)Senior Network Specialist
21 (20.00 %)Senior Network Support
21 (20.00 %)Network Support Specialist
21 (20.00 %)Senior Network Support Specialist
Belfast IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (40.00 %)UNIX
12 (40.00 %)Windows
12 (40.00 %)Windows Server 2003
12 (40.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
Belfast IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (40.00 %)Security Cleared
21 (20.00 %)Technical Architecture
Belfast IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (40.00 %)C#
Belfast IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (40.00 %)SLA
Belfast IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (20.00 %)OpenView
11 (20.00 %)CiscoWorks
Belfast IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (60.00 %)Cisco
22 (40.00 %)CheckPoint
22 (40.00 %)Websense
22 (40.00 %)SurfControl
22 (40.00 %)Blue Coat
31 (20.00 %)HP