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This section looks at the demand for Virtual Private Network (VPN) skills within the Somerset 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
Rank7782
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching permanent IT job ads193
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.001 %
As % of the category below7.197 %2.000 %
Salaries quoted193
Average minimum salary£28,105£24,333
Average salary£29,474£26,833
% change on same period last year+9.83 %
Average maximum salary£30,842£29,333
UK excluding London average salary£35,036£37,168
% change on same period last year-5.73 %
Somerset IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Somerset
Matching permanent IT job ads264150
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.139 %0.061 %
Salaries quoted235130
Average minimum salary£34,993£31,378
Average salary£38,650£35,584
% change on same period last year+8.61 %
Average maximum salary£42,306£39,791
UK excluding London average salary£37,397£39,734
% change on same period last year-5.88 %
VPN South WestVPN
South West

VPN
Demand Trend

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

Somerset 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 Somerset region.

Somerset VPN Salary Trend

VPN
Salary Histogram

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

Somerset 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 Somerset 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
BathNew entry-13£25,846-
ClevedonDown-121£24,000-4.00 %
VPN South WestVPN
South West

VPN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

127 (77.14 %)LAN
225 (71.43 %)WAN
225 (71.43 %)Windows
324 (68.57 %)Microsoft
420 (57.14 %)Legal
420 (57.14 %)Speech Recognition
420 (57.14 %)Software Testing
420 (57.14 %)SQL Server 2000
420 (57.14 %)Windows NT
420 (57.14 %)SQL
420 (57.14 %)SQL Server
420 (57.14 %)TCP/IP
512 (34.29 %)Firewall
66 (17.14 %)Clustering
66 (17.14 %)CheckPoint
66 (17.14 %)Active Directory
66 (17.14 %)Intrusion Detection
66 (17.14 %)Network Security
75 (14.29 %)Check Point Certification
75 (14.29 %)Cisco
84 (11.43 %)MS Exchange
84 (11.43 %)SAN
84 (11.43 %)HP
84 (11.43 %)Internet
84 (11.43 %)Exchange Server 2003
84 (11.43 %)Cisco PIX
93 (8.571 %)Exchange Server 2007
93 (8.571 %)ProCurve
93 (8.571 %)Snort
93 (8.571 %)Nessus

VPN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Somerset IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (11.43 %)MS Exchange
14 (11.43 %)Exchange Server 2003
23 (8.571 %)Exchange Server 2007
31 (2.857 %)Exchange Server 2000
Somerset IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (5.714 %)MS Office
21 (2.857 %)MS Excel
Somerset IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
127 (77.14 %)LAN
225 (71.43 %)WAN
320 (57.14 %)TCP/IP
412 (34.29 %)Firewall
56 (17.14 %)Intrusion Detection
56 (17.14 %)Network Security
64 (11.43 %)Cisco PIX
64 (11.43 %)SAN
64 (11.43 %)Internet
73 (8.571 %)OSPF
73 (8.571 %)BGP
73 (8.571 %)ADSL
73 (8.571 %)IPv4
81 (2.857 %)Wireless
81 (2.857 %)DNS
Somerset IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
120 (57.14 %)SQL Server
120 (57.14 %)SQL Server 2000
Somerset IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
120 (57.14 %)Legal
23 (8.571 %)Telecoms
31 (2.857 %)Finance
31 (2.857 %)Banking
31 (2.857 %)Pensions
Somerset IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
121 (60.00 %)Consultant
220 (57.14 %)Applications Consultant
33 (8.571 %)Administrator
33 (8.571 %)Network Administrator
33 (8.571 %)Security Administrator
42 (5.714 %)Network Security Analyst
42 (5.714 %)Network Manager
42 (5.714 %)Network Support
42 (5.714 %)Support Manager
42 (5.714 %)Field Support Engineer
42 (5.714 %)Field Engineer
42 (5.714 %)Network Analyst
42 (5.714 %)Security Analyst
42 (5.714 %)Analyst
42 (5.714 %)IT Manager
42 (5.714 %)Support Engineer
51 (2.857 %)Systems Engineer
51 (2.857 %)Team Leader
Somerset IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
120 (57.14 %)Speech Recognition
26 (17.14 %)Clustering
32 (5.714 %)E-Learning
Somerset IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
125 (71.43 %)Windows
220 (57.14 %)Windows NT
32 (5.714 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (2.857 %)Windows Vista
41 (2.857 %)Windows XP
Somerset IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
120 (57.14 %)Software Testing
22 (5.714 %)Asset Management
31 (2.857 %)Network Design
Somerset IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
120 (57.14 %)SQL
21 (2.857 %)Perl
Somerset IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (14.29 %)Check Point Certification
23 (8.571 %)MCSE
23 (8.571 %)Microsoft Certification
32 (5.714 %)CISSP
32 (5.714 %)CCSA
32 (5.714 %)CCSE
41 (2.857 %)MCP
Somerset IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (5.714 %)ISO17799
Somerset IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (17.14 %)Active Directory
23 (8.571 %)Snort
Somerset IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (8.571 %)Nagios
13 (8.571 %)Nessus
21 (2.857 %)OpenView
Somerset IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
124 (68.57 %)Microsoft
26 (17.14 %)CheckPoint
35 (14.29 %)Cisco
44 (11.43 %)HP
53 (8.571 %)Tripwire
53 (8.571 %)ProCurve
61 (2.857 %)NetScout
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