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This section looks at the demand for Virtual Private Network (VPN) skills within the Birmingham 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 last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVirtual Private Network (VPN)
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank10487
Rank change on same period last yearDown-17
Matching permanent IT job ads3744
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.019 %
As % of the category below8.726 %9.342 %
Salaries quoted3641
Average minimum salary£27,806£34,854
Average salary£30,750£36,882
% change on same period last year-16.62 %
Average maximum salary£33,694£38,910
UK excluding London average salary£35,673£36,997
% change on same period last year-3.57 %
Communications & Networking BirminghamCommunications & Networking
Birmingham
Matching permanent IT job ads424471
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.208 %0.209 %
Salaries quoted372333
Average minimum salary£34,510£35,509
Average salary£37,310£37,413
% change on same period last year-0.27 %
Average maximum salary£40,110£39,316
UK excluding London average salary£37,693£39,086
% change on same period last year-3.56 %
VPN West MidlandsVPN
West Midlands

VPN
Demand Trend

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

Birmingham VPN Demand Trend

VPN
Salary Trend

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

Birmingham VPN Salary Trend

VPN
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VPN across the Birmingham region over the past 3 months.

Birmingham VPN Salary Histogram

VPN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Birmingham region citing VPN also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing VPN.

155 (82.09 %)Windows
236 (53.73 %)MS Exchange
332 (47.76 %)WAN
430 (44.78 %)Microsoft
430 (44.78 %)Firewall
529 (43.28 %)Exchange Server 2003
627 (40.30 %)Exchange Server 2000
722 (32.84 %)MS Excel
818 (26.87 %)Cisco
914 (20.90 %)Migration
1013 (19.40 %)Active Directory
1013 (19.40 %)Microsoft Certification
1013 (19.40 %)MCSE
1013 (19.40 %)Linux
1112 (17.91 %)Cisco Certification
1211 (16.42 %)MS Office
1211 (16.42 %)Unix
1211 (16.42 %)Windows NT
1211 (16.42 %)Exchange Server 5.5
1310 (14.93 %)LAN
149 (13.43 %)Windows 2000
149 (13.43 %)CCNP
158 (11.94 %)Citrix
158 (11.94 %)Lotus
158 (11.94 %)Lotus Notes
158 (11.94 %)Symantec
158 (11.94 %)Project Management
167 (10.45 %)ZENworks
167 (10.45 %)MPLS
167 (10.45 %)SecurID

VPN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Birmingham region citing VPN also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing VPN. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
136 (53.73 %)MS Exchange
229 (43.28 %)Exchange Server 2003
327 (40.30 %)Exchange Server 2000
411 (16.42 %)Exchange Server 5.5
58 (11.94 %)Lotus Notes
67 (10.45 %)Exchange Server 2007
76 (8.955 %)GroupWise
82 (2.985 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
Applications
122 (32.84 %)MS Excel
211 (16.42 %)MS Office
Business Applications
11 (1.493 %)SAP Business One
11 (1.493 %)Sage 1000
Communications & Networking
132 (47.76 %)WAN
230 (44.78 %)Firewall
310 (14.93 %)LAN
47 (10.45 %)TCP/IP
47 (10.45 %)MPLS
56 (8.955 %)SAN
65 (7.463 %)Internet
65 (7.463 %)SSL
74 (5.970 %)DNS
74 (5.970 %)DHCP
74 (5.970 %)Broadband
74 (5.970 %)VLAN
74 (5.970 %)Cisco PIX
83 (4.478 %)BGP
83 (4.478 %)Frame Relay
83 (4.478 %)ADSL
83 (4.478 %)ATM
83 (4.478 %)VoIP
92 (2.985 %)WLAN
92 (2.985 %)ISDN
Database & Business Intelligence
13 (4.478 %)SQL Server
22 (2.985 %)SQL Server 2000
22 (2.985 %)MySQL
31 (1.493 %)SQL Server 2005
Development Applications
11 (1.493 %)MSI
General
16 (8.955 %)Pensions
23 (4.478 %)Education
32 (2.985 %)Health
32 (2.985 %)Finance
41 (1.493 %)Telecoms
41 (1.493 %)Manufacturing
41 (1.493 %)Insurance
Job Titles
124 (35.82 %)Network Engineer
28 (11.94 %)Consultant
37 (10.45 %)Field Engineer
46 (8.955 %)Support Engineer
46 (8.955 %)Technical Specialist
55 (7.463 %)IT Manager
64 (5.970 %)Network Consultant
64 (5.970 %)UNIX Administrator
64 (5.970 %)Administrator
64 (5.970 %)Network Support
73 (4.478 %)2nd Line Support
73 (4.478 %)IT Support Technician
73 (4.478 %)Analyst
73 (4.478 %)Support Technician
82 (2.985 %)Technical Consultant
82 (2.985 %)Helpdesk Analyst
82 (2.985 %)Network Support Engineer
82 (2.985 %)Network Specialist
82 (2.985 %)AIX Administrator
91 (1.493 %)Cisco Support
Miscellaneous
17 (10.45 %)SecurID
23 (4.478 %)Blackberry
32 (2.985 %)Pocket PC
41 (1.493 %)Fat Client
41 (1.493 %)Video Conferencing
41 (1.493 %)Asset Management
41 (1.493 %)Thin Client
Operating Systems
155 (82.09 %)Windows
213 (19.40 %)Linux
311 (16.42 %)Windows NT
311 (16.42 %)Unix
49 (13.43 %)Windows 2000
56 (8.955 %)NetWare
64 (5.970 %)AIX
73 (4.478 %)Solaris
81 (1.493 %)Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
114 (20.90 %)Migration
28 (11.94 %)Project Management
35 (7.463 %)ITIL
44 (5.970 %)Problem Management
53 (4.478 %)ERP
53 (4.478 %)Service Delivery
53 (4.478 %)Network Design
62 (2.985 %)CAD
71 (1.493 %)Configuration Management
71 (1.493 %)CRM
71 (1.493 %)Load Balancing
71 (1.493 %)Disaster Recovery
71 (1.493 %)Release Management
Programming Languages
12 (2.985 %)Java
12 (2.985 %)SQL
12 (2.985 %)Python
12 (2.985 %)AWK
12 (2.985 %)Korn
Qualifications
113 (19.40 %)MCSE
113 (19.40 %)Microsoft Certification
212 (17.91 %)Cisco Certification
39 (13.43 %)CCNP
46 (8.955 %)CCNA
55 (7.463 %)MCP
64 (5.970 %)Degree
72 (2.985 %)CCSA
81 (1.493 %)CCVP
81 (1.493 %)CCSE
81 (1.493 %)CCSP
81 (1.493 %)CCDA
81 (1.493 %)CCDP
81 (1.493 %)CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
16 (8.955 %)SLA
21 (1.493 %)ISO9000
System Software
113 (19.40 %)Active Directory
26 (8.955 %)MetaFrame
26 (8.955 %)Terminal Server
33 (4.478 %)Backup Exec
42 (2.985 %)Terminal Services
51 (1.493 %)ISA Server
Systems Management
17 (10.45 %)ZENworks
26 (8.955 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
26 (8.955 %)DameWare
34 (5.970 %)MAILsweeper
42 (2.985 %)Norton AntiVirus
51 (1.493 %)BMC Marimba
Vendors
130 (44.78 %)Microsoft
218 (26.87 %)Cisco
38 (11.94 %)Citrix
38 (11.94 %)Lotus
38 (11.94 %)Symantec
47 (10.45 %)Novell
47 (10.45 %)VMware
47 (10.45 %)LANDesk
54 (5.970 %)CheckPoint
54 (5.970 %)Remedy
54 (5.970 %)McAfee Security
54 (5.970 %)Sophos
54 (5.970 %)IBM
54 (5.970 %)Adobe
63 (4.478 %)VERITAS
72 (2.985 %)Sage
72 (2.985 %)Mapinfo
81 (1.493 %)Altiris
81 (1.493 %)SAP
81 (1.493 %)Sun
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