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This section looks at the demand for Virtual Private Network (VPN) skills within the Manchester 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVirtual Private Network (VPN)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank82162
Rank change on same period last yearUp+80
Matching permanent IT job ads12057
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.063 %0.023 %
As % of the category below12.12 %5.638 %
Salaries quoted10149
Average minimum salary£33,353£27,571
Average salary£35,517£28,439
% change on same period last year+24.88 %
Average maximum salary£37,680£29,306
UK excluding London average salary£35,036£37,168
% change on same period last year-5.73 %
Manchester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Manchester
Matching permanent IT job ads9901011
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.523 %0.414 %
Salaries quoted864889
Average minimum salary£30,061£38,631
Average salary£32,429£41,692
% change on same period last year-22.21 %
Average maximum salary£34,797£44,753
UK excluding London average salary£37,397£39,734
% change on same period last year-5.88 %
VPN North WestVPN
North West

VPN
Demand Trend

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

Manchester 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 Manchester region.

Manchester VPN Salary Trend

VPN
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VPN across the Manchester region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Manchester VPN Salary Histogram

VPN
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VPN within the Manchester region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
SalfordDown-34£31,500-4.54 %
WiganNew entry-1£19,000-
StockportNew entry-1£22,000-
RochdaleNew entry-1£21,000-
VPN North WestVPN
North West

VPN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester 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.

1151 (65.65 %)Cisco
2130 (56.52 %)Firewall
3125 (54.35 %)WAN
4124 (53.91 %)Windows
5101 (43.91 %)Microsoft
688 (38.26 %)Exchange Server 2003
778 (33.91 %)Active Directory
874 (32.17 %)Cisco Certification
874 (32.17 %)LAN
970 (30.43 %)MS Exchange
970 (30.43 %)MPLS
1062 (26.96 %)Microsoft Certification
1156 (24.35 %)Exchange Server 2000
1253 (23.04 %)VMware
1253 (23.04 %)MS Excel
1352 (22.61 %)Internet
1451 (22.17 %)Windows 2000
1550 (21.74 %)TCP/IP
1550 (21.74 %)ISA Server
1649 (21.30 %)CCNA
1747 (20.43 %)MCSE
1747 (20.43 %)SQL Server
1841 (17.83 %)Linux
1940 (17.39 %)Citrix
1940 (17.39 %)CCNP
2039 (16.96 %)Windows XP
2137 (16.09 %)Thin Client
2137 (16.09 %)Fat Client
2236 (15.65 %)DNS
2236 (15.65 %)Finance

VPN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester 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.

Manchester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
111 (4.783 %)EDI
27 (3.043 %).NET
31 (0.435 %)ASP
31 (0.435 %)ASP.NET
31 (0.435 %)CSS
31 (0.435 %)FIX Protocol
31 (0.435 %)HTML
Manchester IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
188 (38.26 %)Exchange Server 2003
270 (30.43 %)MS Exchange
356 (24.35 %)Exchange Server 2000
431 (13.48 %)Exchange Server 2007
523 (10.00 %)IIS
614 (6.087 %)Oracle Application Server
79 (3.913 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
88 (3.478 %)Lotus Notes
93 (1.304 %)SharePoint
101 (0.435 %)Exchange Server 5.5
Manchester IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
153 (23.04 %)MS Excel
29 (3.913 %)MS Office
31 (0.435 %)MS Visio
Manchester IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (1.304 %)SAP CRM
13 (1.304 %)GoldMine
22 (0.870 %)BPCS
31 (0.435 %)Oracle Applications
31 (0.435 %)Summit
Manchester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1130 (56.52 %)Firewall
2125 (54.35 %)WAN
374 (32.17 %)LAN
470 (30.43 %)MPLS
552 (22.61 %)Internet
650 (21.74 %)TCP/IP
736 (15.65 %)DNS
832 (13.91 %)VLAN
931 (13.48 %)Wireless
931 (13.48 %)Cisco PIX
1026 (11.30 %)VoIP
1125 (10.87 %)BGP
1222 (9.565 %)DHCP
1321 (9.130 %)EIGRP
1417 (7.391 %)OSPF
1516 (6.957 %)ADSL
1615 (6.522 %)SAN
179 (3.913 %)RIP
187 (3.043 %)IPsec
187 (3.043 %)DSL
Manchester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
147 (20.43 %)SQL Server
29 (3.913 %)SQL Server 2005
38 (3.478 %)SQL Server 2000
42 (0.870 %)Oracle 9i
42 (0.870 %)Oracle 10g
42 (0.870 %)SQL Server 7
51 (0.435 %)MS Access
51 (0.435 %)MySQL
Manchester IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (0.870 %)Dreamweaver
Manchester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
136 (15.65 %)Finance
226 (11.30 %)Pensions
39 (3.913 %)Retail
39 (3.913 %)Health
47 (3.043 %)Government
56 (2.609 %)Marketing
56 (2.609 %)Law
56 (2.609 %)Back Office
65 (2.174 %)Telecoms
65 (2.174 %)Education
65 (2.174 %)FMCG
72 (0.870 %)Insurance
81 (0.435 %)Auditing
81 (0.435 %)Manufacturing
81 (0.435 %)Games
Manchester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
141 (17.83 %)Analyst
231 (13.48 %)Network Manager
330 (13.04 %)Administrator
427 (11.74 %)Systems Administrator
525 (10.87 %)Support Engineer
624 (10.43 %)Network Analyst
723 (10.00 %)Network Engineer
723 (10.00 %)Linux Administrator
822 (9.565 %)Linux Systems Administrator
916 (6.957 %)IT Support Engineer
916 (6.957 %)Senior Support Engineer
1014 (6.087 %)Support Specialist
1112 (5.217 %)Senior Network Engineer
1211 (4.783 %)UNIX Administrator
1211 (4.783 %)Support Technician
1310 (4.348 %)Consultant
1310 (4.348 %)IT Manager
1310 (4.348 %)UNIX Systems Administrator
1310 (4.348 %)Technical Analyst
149 (3.913 %)Senior Analyst
Manchester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
137 (16.09 %)Thin Client
137 (16.09 %)Fat Client
216 (6.957 %)Management Information System
310 (4.348 %)Blackberry
48 (3.478 %)EPoS
53 (1.304 %)AS400
62 (0.870 %)Clustering
71 (0.435 %)CESG
71 (0.435 %)PDA
71 (0.435 %)Video Conferencing
71 (0.435 %)Handset
Manchester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1124 (53.91 %)Windows
251 (22.17 %)Windows 2000
341 (17.83 %)Linux
439 (16.96 %)Windows XP
528 (12.17 %)Solaris
626 (11.30 %)UNIX
714 (6.087 %)Debian
811 (4.783 %)Windows Server 2003
92 (0.870 %)Windows NT
101 (0.435 %)Windows Mobile
Manchester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
118 (7.826 %)Content Management
217 (7.391 %)Incident Management
313 (5.652 %)ITIL
411 (4.783 %)PRINCE2
510 (4.348 %)Process Management
69 (3.913 %)Migration
78 (3.478 %)Network Design
87 (3.043 %)Project Management
96 (2.609 %)CRM
96 (2.609 %)E-Commerce
96 (2.609 %)ERP
104 (1.739 %)Business Continuity
104 (1.739 %)Data Management
112 (0.870 %)Business Development
112 (0.870 %)Network Load Balancing
112 (0.870 %)Data Security
121 (0.435 %)Service Delivery
121 (0.435 %)Time Management
121 (0.435 %)Load Balancing
121 (0.435 %)Asset Management
Manchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
122 (9.565 %)Shell Script
218 (7.826 %)SQL
31 (0.435 %)VB
31 (0.435 %)C#
31 (0.435 %)Java
31 (0.435 %)PHP
31 (0.435 %)PL/SQL
Manchester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
174 (32.17 %)Cisco Certification
262 (26.96 %)Microsoft Certification
349 (21.30 %)CCNA
447 (20.43 %)MCSE
540 (17.39 %)CCNP
626 (11.30 %)MCSA
725 (10.87 %)CCSP
812 (5.217 %)CCIP
98 (3.478 %)MCP
98 (3.478 %)Degree
107 (3.043 %)CCDA
115 (2.174 %)CCDP
115 (2.174 %)CCA
115 (2.174 %)Citrix Certification
124 (1.739 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
133 (1.304 %)CCVP
142 (0.870 %)PRINCE2 Certification
142 (0.870 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
142 (0.870 %)CCDE
151 (0.435 %)CISSP
Manchester IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.435 %)CESG Infosec
11 (0.435 %)PCI DSS
Manchester IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
178 (33.91 %)Active Directory
250 (21.74 %)ISA Server
316 (6.957 %)VMware Infrastructure
415 (6.522 %)VMware ESX
415 (6.522 %)Terminal Services
59 (3.913 %)Backup Exec
66 (2.609 %)Citrix Presentation Server
75 (2.174 %)NetBackup
Manchester IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (2.609 %)OpenView
16 (2.609 %)NNM
24 (1.739 %)Norton AntiVirus
32 (0.870 %)CiscoWorks
Manchester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1151 (65.65 %)Cisco
2101 (43.91 %)Microsoft
353 (23.04 %)VMware
440 (17.39 %)Citrix
530 (13.04 %)CheckPoint
619 (8.261 %)Blue Coat
717 (7.391 %)Oracle
813 (5.652 %)HP
813 (5.652 %)Intel
912 (5.217 %)Sun
109 (3.913 %)Lotus
118 (3.478 %)Avaya
127 (3.043 %)SAP
127 (3.043 %)VERITAS
136 (2.609 %)Red Hat
136 (2.609 %)Symantec
136 (2.609 %)Juniper
145 (2.174 %)Nortel
145 (2.174 %)Nokia
145 (2.174 %)McAfee Security
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