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This section looks at the demand for Virtual Private Network (VPN) skills within the South 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 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
Rank10289
Rank change on same period last yearDown-13
Matching permanent IT job ads855976
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.419 %0.432 %
As % of the category below9.440 %10.04 %
Salaries quoted736803
Average minimum salary£36,943£37,106
Average salary£39,272£39,925
% change on same period last year-1.63 %
Average maximum salary£41,601£42,743
UK excluding London average salary£35,673£36,997
% change on same period last year-3.57 %
Communications & Networking South EastCommunications & Networking
South East
Matching permanent IT job ads90579722
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled4.441 %4.304 %
Salaries quoted75777791
Average minimum salary£37,381£38,380
Average salary£40,155£41,438
% change on same period last year-3.09 %
Average maximum salary£42,929£44,496
UK excluding London average salary£37,693£39,086
% change on same period last year-3.56 %
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England

VPN
Demand Trend

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

South East 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 South East region.

South East VPN Salary Trend

VPN
Salary Histogram

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

South 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 South East region over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
1BerkshireDown-19234£44,145+0.36 %
2SurreyDown-17147£40,005+7.00 %
3HampshireDown-15136£37,323+6.34 %
4BuckinghamshireUp+19116£39,514+3.44 %
5West SussexUp+3368£31,375-3.84 %
6KentUp+852£37,492+19.82 %
7OxfordshireDown-1149£31,613-15.88 %
8MiddlesexDown-1928£36,740-19.80 %
9East SussexDown-717£23,221-58.29 %
10Home CountiesDown-87£49,714+56.58 %
11Thames ValleyUp+243£61,667+34.54 %
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England

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Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the South East 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.

1878 (56.43 %)Cisco
2750 (48.20 %)Firewall
3604 (38.82 %)Windows
4553 (35.54 %)WAN
5518 (33.29 %)LAN
6510 (32.78 %)Cisco Certification
7449 (28.86 %)TCP/IP
8407 (26.16 %)Microsoft
9358 (23.01 %)MPLS
10340 (21.85 %)Active Directory
11312 (20.05 %)MS Exchange
12300 (19.28 %)CCNA
13283 (18.19 %)CCNP
14276 (17.74 %)DNS
15265 (17.03 %)CheckPoint
16263 (16.90 %)Microsoft Certification
17247 (15.87 %)VoIP
18234 (15.04 %)Telecoms
19220 (14.14 %)Linux
20218 (14.01 %)Exchange Server 2003
21200 (12.85 %)Unix
22195 (12.53 %)MCSE
23194 (12.47 %)Juniper
23194 (12.47 %)IPsec
24193 (12.40 %)Windows 2000
25179 (11.50 %)BGP
26176 (11.31 %)Internet
27174 (11.18 %)MS Excel
28167 (10.73 %)Network Security
29163 (10.48 %)Windows XP

VPN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the South East 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 Development
136 (2.314 %)XML
227 (1.735 %)CSS
324 (1.542 %)HTML
423 (1.478 %)WebServices
521 (1.350 %).NET
616 (1.028 %)SOAP
713 (0.835 %)STL
713 (0.835 %)ASP
713 (0.835 %)XSLT
713 (0.835 %)POSIX
87 (0.450 %)EDI
96 (0.386 %)ASP.NET
104 (0.257 %)Middleware
113 (0.193 %)MAPI
122 (0.129 %)COM+
122 (0.129 %).NET Framework
131 (0.064 %)FIX Protocol
131 (0.064 %)OLE DB
131 (0.064 %)WebSphere
131 (0.064 %)J2EE
Application Platforms
1312 (20.05 %)MS Exchange
2218 (14.01 %)Exchange Server 2003
3146 (9.383 %)Exchange Server 2000
488 (5.656 %)IIS
541 (2.635 %)Apache
639 (2.506 %)SharePoint
730 (1.928 %)Lotus Notes
829 (1.864 %)Exchange Server 2007
919 (1.221 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
109 (0.578 %)GroupWise
116 (0.386 %)ColdFusion
125 (0.321 %)Exchange Server 5.5
134 (0.257 %)Lotus Domino
134 (0.257 %)MTS
134 (0.257 %)Tomcat
134 (0.257 %)SharePoint Server 2007
143 (0.193 %)WebLogic
151 (0.064 %)WebSphere Application Server
151 (0.064 %)JBoss
151 (0.064 %)LiveLink
Applications
1174 (11.18 %)MS Excel
2147 (9.447 %)MS Office
323 (1.478 %)MS Visio
41 (0.064 %)Acrobat
Business Applications
110 (0.643 %)GoldMine
22 (0.129 %)Microsoft CRM
31 (0.064 %)Axapta
31 (0.064 %)Navision
31 (0.064 %)Dynamics CRM
31 (0.064 %)Line 100
31 (0.064 %)Sage MMS
Communications & Networking
1750 (48.20 %)Firewall
2553 (35.54 %)WAN
3518 (33.29 %)LAN
4449 (28.86 %)TCP/IP
5358 (23.01 %)MPLS
6276 (17.74 %)DNS
7247 (15.87 %)VoIP
8194 (12.47 %)IPsec
9179 (11.50 %)BGP
10176 (11.31 %)Internet
11167 (10.73 %)Network Security
12158 (10.15 %)Cisco PIX
12158 (10.15 %)OSPF
13144 (9.254 %)Frame Relay
14143 (9.190 %)SSL
15113 (7.262 %)ATM
16110 (7.069 %)Wireless
17107 (6.877 %)DHCP
18102 (6.555 %)EIGRP
19100 (6.427 %)NetScreen
Database & Business Intelligence
159 (3.792 %)SQL Server
237 (2.378 %)MySQL
314 (0.900 %)Crystal Reports
413 (0.835 %)SQL Server 2005
512 (0.771 %)SQL Server 2000
611 (0.707 %)PostgreSQL
79 (0.578 %)RDBMS
86 (0.386 %)Informix
94 (0.257 %)MS Access
103 (0.193 %)SQL Server 7
112 (0.129 %)Oracle 11g
112 (0.129 %)OLTP
112 (0.129 %)Oracle 10g
112 (0.129 %)Oracle 9i
112 (0.129 %)OLAP
121 (0.064 %)EDRMS
121 (0.064 %)FileMaker
121 (0.064 %)GIS
Development Applications
14 (0.257 %)TestDirector
23 (0.193 %)MSI
31 (0.064 %)VSS/SourceSafe
General
1234 (15.04 %)Telecoms
279 (5.077 %)Finance
344 (2.828 %)Health
441 (2.635 %)Pensions
534 (2.185 %)Government
625 (1.607 %)Education
716 (1.028 %)Banking
716 (1.028 %)Marketing
814 (0.900 %)Legal
814 (0.900 %)Pharmaceutical
913 (0.835 %)Insurance
108 (0.514 %)Construction
108 (0.514 %)Retail
117 (0.450 %)Back Office
126 (0.386 %)Financial Institution
133 (0.193 %)Automotive
133 (0.193 %)Billing
142 (0.129 %)Criminal Justice
142 (0.129 %)Manufacturing
142 (0.129 %)Electronics
Job Titles
1310 (19.92 %)Network Engineer
2247 (15.87 %)Support Engineer
3240 (15.42 %)Analyst
4152 (9.769 %)Consultant
5105 (6.748 %)Support Analyst
6101 (6.491 %)Security Engineer
794 (6.041 %)Administrator
794 (6.041 %)Cisco Engineer
879 (5.077 %)Network Support
977 (4.949 %)Technical Support
1066 (4.242 %)Senior Network Engineer
1162 (3.985 %)2nd Line Support
1162 (3.985 %)Architect
1258 (3.728 %)Network Analyst
1350 (3.213 %)Desktop Support
1447 (3.021 %)Network Administrator
1545 (2.892 %)Cisco Network Engineer
1644 (2.828 %)Cisco Support
1743 (2.763 %)Presales Consultant
1743 (2.763 %)Network Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
172 (4.627 %)Blackberry
234 (2.185 %)Thin Client
234 (2.185 %)Fat Client
329 (1.864 %)PKI
417 (1.093 %)SecurID
417 (1.093 %)PDA
417 (1.093 %)Clustering
516 (1.028 %)AS400
615 (0.964 %)French Language
714 (0.900 %)German Language
714 (0.900 %)Handset
813 (0.835 %)Computer Science
99 (0.578 %)Management Information System
108 (0.514 %)Spanish Language
117 (0.450 %)Client/Server
125 (0.321 %)Video Conferencing
125 (0.321 %)Italian Language
125 (0.321 %)Portuguese Language
134 (0.257 %)EPoS
134 (0.257 %)Asset Management
Operating Systems
1604 (38.82 %)Windows
2220 (14.14 %)Linux
3200 (12.85 %)Unix
4193 (12.40 %)Windows 2000
5163 (10.48 %)Windows XP
6147 (9.447 %)Windows NT
7120 (7.712 %)Solaris
893 (5.977 %)Windows Server 2003
951 (3.278 %)SUSE
1013 (0.835 %)NetWare
1013 (0.835 %)AIX
117 (0.450 %)HPUX
126 (0.386 %)Fedora
133 (0.193 %)Debian
133 (0.193 %)Mac OS X
133 (0.193 %)VMS
133 (0.193 %)Windows Vista
142 (0.129 %)OpenVMS
142 (0.129 %)Windows Mobile
151 (0.064 %)Tru64
Processes & Methodologies
1116 (7.455 %)Network Design
297 (6.234 %)Load Balancing
378 (5.013 %)ITIL
453 (3.406 %)Project Management
551 (3.278 %)Fault Management
642 (2.699 %)Disaster Recovery
724 (1.542 %)Service Delivery
820 (1.285 %)Change Management
919 (1.221 %)Business Continuity
1018 (1.157 %)Migration
1115 (0.964 %)Information Security
1214 (0.900 %)Workflow
1313 (0.835 %)ERP
1313 (0.835 %)Penetration Testing
1412 (0.771 %)CRM
1510 (0.643 %)E-Commerce
1510 (0.643 %)Network Load Balancing
1510 (0.643 %)Problem Management
169 (0.578 %)Business Analysis
169 (0.578 %)Data Security
Programming Languages
1125 (8.033 %)SQL
253 (3.406 %)C
332 (2.057 %)Java
425 (1.607 %)PHP
523 (1.478 %)Perl
523 (1.478 %)C++
619 (1.221 %)Shell Script
712 (0.771 %)VB
86 (0.386 %)Transact-SQL
95 (0.321 %)Python
104 (0.257 %)C#
104 (0.257 %)JavaScript
112 (0.129 %)COBOL
112 (0.129 %)FoxPro (VFP)
112 (0.129 %)VB6
112 (0.129 %)VBScript
121 (0.064 %)VBA
Qualifications
1510 (32.78 %)Cisco Certification
2300 (19.28 %)CCNA
3283 (18.19 %)CCNP
4263 (16.90 %)Microsoft Certification
5195 (12.53 %)MCSE
692 (5.913 %)CCIE
780 (5.141 %)MCP
875 (4.820 %)CCDP
974 (4.756 %)Degree
1056 (3.599 %)CCIP
1150 (3.213 %)CCVP
1249 (3.149 %)CCSP
1345 (2.892 %)CCDA
1444 (2.828 %)CCSA
1538 (2.442 %)CCSE
1628 (1.799 %)CISSP
1727 (1.735 %)MCSA
1822 (1.414 %)JNCIE
1921 (1.350 %)JNCIA
2011 (0.707 %)JNCIP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
184 (5.398 %)SLA
29 (0.578 %)BS7799
35 (0.321 %)ISO27001
43 (0.193 %)HMG Infosec
52 (0.129 %)QA
61 (0.064 %)CESG Infosec
61 (0.064 %)PCI DSS
System Software
1340 (21.85 %)Active Directory
246 (2.956 %)Terminal Services
342 (2.699 %)ISA Server
431 (1.992 %)Backup Exec
529 (1.864 %)Terminal Server
619 (1.221 %)Squid
78 (0.514 %)Snort
87 (0.450 %)NetBackup
96 (0.386 %)MetaFrame
103 (0.193 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
103 (0.193 %)Citrix Presentation Server
111 (0.064 %)Novell eDirectory
111 (0.064 %)NFS
111 (0.064 %)Nmap
Systems Management
138 (2.442 %)CiscoWorks
229 (1.864 %)Norton AntiVirus
327 (1.735 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
418 (1.157 %)Tivoli
514 (0.900 %)Unicenter
514 (0.900 %)OpenView
514 (0.900 %)WSUS
514 (0.900 %)MOM
611 (0.707 %)DameWare
78 (0.514 %)EMC NetWorker
87 (0.450 %)SCOM
96 (0.386 %)MIIS
105 (0.321 %)MAILsweeper
105 (0.321 %)ARCserve
114 (0.257 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
114 (0.257 %)Netcool
123 (0.193 %)Tivoli Identity Manager
123 (0.193 %)ZENworks
132 (0.129 %)Nessus
141 (0.064 %)Tivoli Remote Control
Vendors
1878 (56.43 %)Cisco
2407 (26.16 %)Microsoft
3265 (17.03 %)CheckPoint
4194 (12.47 %)Juniper
5160 (10.28 %)Citrix
6111 (7.134 %)Nokia
794 (6.041 %)Nortel
865 (4.177 %)HP
963 (4.049 %)Sun
1052 (3.342 %)VMware
1150 (3.213 %)IBM
1245 (2.892 %)Oracle
1344 (2.828 %)Intel
1443 (2.763 %)Symantec
1542 (2.699 %)Websense
1638 (2.442 %)Avaya
1638 (2.442 %)Novell
1736 (2.314 %)Blue Coat
1834 (2.185 %)WatchGuard
1834 (2.185 %)SonicWALL
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