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This section looks at the demand for Virtual Private Network (VPN) skills within the Merseyside 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
Rank7280
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching permanent IT job ads179
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.004 %
As % of the category below8.763 %5.732 %
Salaries quoted167
Average minimum salary£24,625£24,786
Average salary£26,531£26,429
% change on same period last year+0.38 %
Average maximum salary£28,438£28,071
UK excluding London average salary£35,036£37,168
% change on same period last year-5.73 %
Merseyside IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Merseyside
Matching permanent IT job ads194157
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.102 %0.064 %
Salaries quoted186135
Average minimum salary£28,987£32,168
Average salary£31,104£34,966
% change on same period last year-11.04 %
Average maximum salary£33,221£37,764
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 Merseyside region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Merseyside 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 Merseyside region.

Merseyside VPN Salary Trend

VPN
Salary Histogram

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

Merseyside 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 Merseyside 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
LiverpoolDown-110£29,325+36.39 %
WirralNew entry-3£23,333-
SouthportNew entry-1£18,500-
St HelensNew entry-1--
PrescotDown-91£16,500-63.33 %
VPN North WestVPN
North West

VPN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

131 (83.78 %)Windows
223 (62.16 %)DNS
223 (62.16 %)Firewall
319 (51.35 %)TCP/IP
415 (40.54 %)Active Directory
514 (37.84 %)Cisco
613 (35.14 %)MS Exchange
613 (35.14 %)LAN
613 (35.14 %)WAN
613 (35.14 %)Disaster Recovery
613 (35.14 %)Exchange Server 2003
711 (29.73 %)Exchange Server 2000
711 (29.73 %)SQL
810 (27.03 %)Windows 2000
810 (27.03 %)Citrix
99 (24.32 %)Red Hat
99 (24.32 %)Linux
99 (24.32 %)Apache
99 (24.32 %)Wireless
99 (24.32 %)Business Continuity
108 (21.62 %)MS Excel
108 (21.62 %)MCSE
108 (21.62 %)MS Office
108 (21.62 %)Terminal Services
108 (21.62 %)Microsoft Certification
117 (18.92 %)Project Management
117 (18.92 %)ITIL
117 (18.92 %)DHCP
117 (18.92 %)Scalix
117 (18.92 %)Samba

VPN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Merseyside IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (8.108 %)XML
13 (8.108 %)ODBC
Merseyside IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
113 (35.14 %)MS Exchange
113 (35.14 %)Exchange Server 2003
211 (29.73 %)Exchange Server 2000
39 (24.32 %)Apache
44 (10.81 %)IIS
Merseyside IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (21.62 %)MS Office
18 (21.62 %)MS Excel
22 (5.405 %)MS Visio
Merseyside IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
123 (62.16 %)DNS
123 (62.16 %)Firewall
219 (51.35 %)TCP/IP
313 (35.14 %)LAN
313 (35.14 %)WAN
49 (24.32 %)Wireless
57 (18.92 %)Network Security
57 (18.92 %)DHCP
64 (10.81 %)Ethernet
64 (10.81 %)SNMP
64 (10.81 %)VoIP
64 (10.81 %)Internet
72 (5.405 %)Wi-Fi
81 (2.703 %)iSCSI
81 (2.703 %)IPsec
81 (2.703 %)SAN
Merseyside IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (10.81 %)SQL Server
14 (10.81 %)SQL Server 2000
14 (10.81 %)SQL Server 2005
23 (8.108 %)MSDE
Merseyside IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (13.51 %)Pensions
24 (10.81 %)Health
24 (10.81 %)Manufacturing
33 (8.108 %)Telecoms
33 (8.108 %)Finance
41 (2.703 %)Banking
Merseyside IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
113 (35.14 %)Administrator
28 (21.62 %)Linux Administrator
28 (21.62 %)Senior Linux Administrator
37 (18.92 %)Network Support
37 (18.92 %)Infrastructure Engineer
46 (16.22 %)Analyst
55 (13.51 %)Systems Administrator
55 (13.51 %)Support Analyst
55 (13.51 %)Architect
64 (10.81 %)Infrastructure Manager
64 (10.81 %)Systems Architect
64 (10.81 %)Network Support Analyst
64 (10.81 %)Systems Engineer
64 (10.81 %)Network Technician
64 (10.81 %)Network Analyst
73 (8.108 %)Network Administrator
73 (8.108 %)Support Engineer
73 (8.108 %)Technical Support
73 (8.108 %)Senior Systems Administrator
73 (8.108 %)Linux Systems Administrator
Merseyside IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (10.81 %)Blackberry
14 (10.81 %)Replication
14 (10.81 %)Clustering
22 (5.405 %)PDA
Merseyside IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
131 (83.78 %)Windows
210 (27.03 %)Windows 2000
39 (24.32 %)Linux
43 (8.108 %)Windows XP
Merseyside IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (35.14 %)Disaster Recovery
29 (24.32 %)Business Continuity
37 (18.92 %)Migration
37 (18.92 %)ITIL
37 (18.92 %)Project Management
46 (16.22 %)BCP
54 (10.81 %)Asset Management
63 (8.108 %)Web Development
72 (5.405 %)Change Management
81 (2.703 %)Network Design
Merseyside IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (29.73 %)SQL
23 (8.108 %)VB
31 (2.703 %)Perl
Merseyside IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (21.62 %)MCSE
18 (21.62 %)Microsoft Certification
27 (18.92 %)Degree
33 (8.108 %)MCP
33 (8.108 %)Security+ Certification
33 (8.108 %)MCSA
33 (8.108 %)CCNA
33 (8.108 %)Cisco Certification
41 (2.703 %)RHCE
Merseyside IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (10.81 %)SLA
Merseyside IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
115 (40.54 %)Active Directory
28 (21.62 %)Terminal Services
37 (18.92 %)Samba
42 (5.405 %)MetaFrame
51 (2.703 %)VMware Infrastructure
Merseyside IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (10.81 %)WSUS
22 (5.405 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
31 (2.703 %)Norton AntiVirus
31 (2.703 %)OpenView
Merseyside IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
114 (37.84 %)Cisco
210 (27.03 %)Citrix
39 (24.32 %)Red Hat
47 (18.92 %)Scalix
56 (16.22 %)Microsoft
65 (13.51 %)VMware
74 (10.81 %)Dell
74 (10.81 %)CheckPoint
74 (10.81 %)WatchGuard
83 (8.108 %)Mitel
92 (5.405 %)HP
101 (2.703 %)NetApp
101 (2.703 %)Symantec
101 (2.703 %)Capita
101 (2.703 %)Brocade
101 (2.703 %)NetScout
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