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This section looks at the demand for Virtual Private Network (VPN) skills within the North East 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
Rank7657
Rank change on same period last yearDown-19
Matching permanent IT job ads1329
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.012 %
As % of the category below7.386 %20.14 %
Salaries quoted1129
Average minimum salary£29,182£31,229
Average salary£30,864£32,014
% change on same period last year-3.59 %
Average maximum salary£32,545£32,800
UK excluding London average salary£35,036£37,168
% change on same period last year-5.73 %
North East IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
North East
Matching permanent IT job ads176144
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.093 %0.059 %
Salaries quoted136126
Average minimum salary£33,801£31,104
Average salary£36,637£32,752
% change on same period last year+11.86 %
Average maximum salary£39,472£34,400
UK excluding London average salary£37,397£39,734
% change on same period last year-5.88 %
VPN EnglandVPN
England

VPN
Demand Trend

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

North East 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 North East region.

North East VPN Salary Trend

VPN
Salary Histogram

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

North East 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 North East 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
DurhamUp+34£23,000-20.49 %
Tyne and WearDown-134£30,833+0.91 %
VPN EnglandVPN
England

VPN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

140 (83.33 %)Firewall
224 (50.00 %)Information Security
224 (50.00 %)ISO27001
224 (50.00 %)CheckPoint
319 (39.58 %)BS7799
319 (39.58 %)Auditing
416 (33.33 %)Windows
515 (31.25 %)DNS
612 (25.00 %)DHCP
612 (25.00 %)Windows 2000
711 (22.92 %)Linux
810 (20.83 %)ISO9001
810 (20.83 %)Microsoft
810 (20.83 %)Active Directory
99 (18.75 %)MS Exchange
108 (16.67 %)Cisco
108 (16.67 %)MCSE
108 (16.67 %)Microsoft Certification
108 (16.67 %)Exchange Server 2003
108 (16.67 %)Degree
117 (14.58 %)Exchange Server 2000
117 (14.58 %)Blackberry
117 (14.58 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
126 (12.50 %)Red Hat
126 (12.50 %)MySQL
126 (12.50 %)Apache
126 (12.50 %)Network Security
135 (10.42 %)Backup Exec
135 (10.42 %)Management Information System
135 (10.42 %)CMS

VPN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

North East IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (18.75 %)MS Exchange
28 (16.67 %)Exchange Server 2003
37 (14.58 %)Exchange Server 2000
37 (14.58 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
46 (12.50 %)Apache
55 (10.42 %)CMS
63 (6.250 %)Lotus Notes
72 (4.167 %)JBoss
81 (2.083 %)IIS
North East IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (10.42 %)MS Excel
24 (8.333 %)MS Office
North East IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
140 (83.33 %)Firewall
215 (31.25 %)DNS
312 (25.00 %)DHCP
46 (12.50 %)Network Security
55 (10.42 %)TCP/IP
55 (10.42 %)LAN
64 (8.333 %)WAN
64 (8.333 %)Internet
73 (6.250 %)LDAP
81 (2.083 %)Broadband
81 (2.083 %)Ethernet
81 (2.083 %)SAN
81 (2.083 %)IP Telephony
North East IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (12.50 %)MySQL
21 (2.083 %)SQL Server
21 (2.083 %)SQL Server 7
21 (2.083 %)SQL Server 2000
North East IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
119 (39.58 %)Auditing
24 (8.333 %)Finance
33 (6.250 %)Insurance
42 (4.167 %)Banking
42 (4.167 %)Investment Banking
51 (2.083 %)Health
North East IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
118 (37.50 %)Consultant
118 (37.50 %)Security Consultant
215 (31.25 %)IT Security Consultant
215 (31.25 %)IT Consultant
38 (16.67 %)Systems Administrator
38 (16.67 %)Administrator
46 (12.50 %)Infrastructure Engineer
46 (12.50 %)IT Security Officer
46 (12.50 %)Security Officer
55 (10.42 %)Linux Systems Administrator
64 (8.333 %)Linux Administrator
64 (8.333 %)Systems Support
73 (6.250 %)Analyst
82 (4.167 %)Support Analyst
82 (4.167 %)Systems Analyst
82 (4.167 %)Senior Linux Systems Administrator
82 (4.167 %)Systems Support Analyst
91 (2.083 %)Cisco Engineer
91 (2.083 %)Server Engineer
91 (2.083 %)Senior Systems Administrator
North East IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (14.58 %)Blackberry
25 (10.42 %)Management Information System
31 (2.083 %)Replication
North East IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
116 (33.33 %)Windows
212 (25.00 %)Windows 2000
311 (22.92 %)Linux
44 (8.333 %)Windows XP
52 (4.167 %)Windows Server 2003
61 (2.083 %)Debian
61 (2.083 %)Gentoo
61 (2.083 %)Fedora
61 (2.083 %)Windows NT
61 (2.083 %)UNIX
North East IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
124 (50.00 %)Information Security
23 (6.250 %)ITIL
23 (6.250 %)Release Management
32 (4.167 %)Load Testing
32 (4.167 %)PRINCE2
32 (4.167 %)Asset Management
41 (2.083 %)Network Design
North East IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (8.333 %)Shell Script
23 (6.250 %)Perl
23 (6.250 %)PHP
31 (2.083 %)C
North East IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (16.67 %)MCSE
18 (16.67 %)Microsoft Certification
18 (16.67 %)Degree
25 (10.42 %)CCSE
33 (6.250 %)RHCE
42 (4.167 %)ITIL Certification
42 (4.167 %)PRINCE2 Certification
51 (2.083 %)MCSA
51 (2.083 %)CCNP
51 (2.083 %)CCNA
51 (2.083 %)Cisco Certification
North East IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
124 (50.00 %)ISO27001
219 (39.58 %)BS7799
310 (20.83 %)ISO9001
North East IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
110 (20.83 %)Active Directory
25 (10.42 %)Backup Exec
34 (8.333 %)Terminal Server
42 (4.167 %)Samba
51 (2.083 %)VMware ESX
North East IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (10.42 %)Norton AntiVirus
21 (2.083 %)OpenView
21 (2.083 %)ARCserve
North East IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
124 (50.00 %)CheckPoint
210 (20.83 %)Microsoft
38 (16.67 %)Cisco
46 (12.50 %)Red Hat
55 (10.42 %)Symantec
55 (10.42 %)Sophos
55 (10.42 %)Clearswift
64 (8.333 %)VMware
73 (6.250 %)Lotus
82 (4.167 %)WatchGuard
82 (4.167 %)HP
91 (2.083 %)EMC
91 (2.083 %)Citrix
91 (2.083 %)Novell
91 (2.083 %)Mitel
91 (2.083 %)Blue Coat
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