The first table below looks at the demand for VPN skills in IT jobs advertised for the South West region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited VPN over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Communications & Networking category for the South West region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Virtual Private Network (VPN)
Rank 120 152 143
Rank change year-on-year
+32 -9
Permanent jobs citing VPN 100 63 62
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 1.893% 1.137% 1.066%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 11.04% 6.781% 6.096%
Number of salaries quoted 84 55 59
Average salary £37,250 £37,500 £30,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-0.66% +22.95%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,500 £21,000 £20,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £45,000 £45,500
UK excluding London average salary £36,000 £36,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year
- +10.76%
All Communications & Networking
South West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
906 929 1017
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 17.15% 16.77% 17.48%
Number of salaries quoted 774 758 838
Average salary £40,000 £37,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.66% +7.14%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £24,041 £22,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +6.66%
VPN
England

VPN
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing VPN across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

South West VPN Jobs Demand Trend

VPN
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing VPN across the South West region.

South West VPN Salary Trend

VPN
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VPN across the South West region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

South West VPN Salary Histogram

VPN
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VPN within the South West region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Bristol +4 25 £42,500 +10.38%
Wiltshire +8 22 £34,500 -4.82%
Somerset +11 19 £42,500 +70.00%
Gloucestershire +19 18 £37,500 -13.79%
Dorset - 11 £37,500 -
Devon -6 3 £21,000 -35.38%
VPN
England

VPN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the South West 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.

1 159 (64.63%) Firewall
2 129 (52.44%) WAN
3 126 (51.22%) Cisco
4 114 (46.34%) Windows
5 97 (39.43%) LAN
5 97 (39.43%) Microsoft
6 94 (38.21%) MPLS
7 89 (36.18%) Cisco Certification
8 86 (34.96%) TCP/IP
9 69 (28.05%) CCNA
10 68 (27.64%) Windows Server 2008
11 67 (27.24%) VMware
12 62 (25.20%) Active Directory
12 62 (25.20%) Juniper
13 61 (24.80%) Windows Server 2003
14 59 (23.98%) IPsec
15 58 (23.58%) MS Exchange
16 54 (21.95%) SQL
17 53 (21.54%) DNS
18 52 (21.14%) OSPF
18 52 (21.14%) BGP
19 49 (19.92%) ITIL
19 49 (19.92%) VMware Infrastructure
20 48 (19.51%) Internet
20 48 (19.51%) Microsoft Certification
21 47 (19.11%) Wireless
22 44 (17.89%) CCNP
22 44 (17.89%) Ethernet
23 42 (17.07%) MCSE
24 40 (16.26%) MS Excel

VPN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the South West 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.

Application Development
1 6 (2.439%) WSH
2 4 (1.626%) .NET
2 4 (1.626%) Web Services
2 4 (1.626%) XML
3 3 (1.220%) Application Packaging
4 2 (0.813%) Middleware
5 1 (0.407%) WebCenter
5 1 (0.407%) HTML
5 1 (0.407%) J2EE
5 1 (0.407%) CGI
Application Platforms
1 58 (23.58%) MS Exchange
2 39 (15.85%) Exchange Server 2010
3 38 (15.45%) IIS
4 27 (10.98%) Exchange Server 2003
5 19 (7.724%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
6 16 (6.504%) SharePoint
7 12 (4.878%) SharePoint 2010
7 12 (4.878%) Exchange Server 2007
8 5 (2.033%) Lotus Domino
9 3 (1.220%) Lync
10 2 (0.813%) Oracle 10gAS
10 2 (0.813%) Oracle Application Server
11 1 (0.407%) DotNetNuke
11 1 (0.407%) SugarCRM
11 1 (0.407%) SharePoint Server
11 1 (0.407%) Apache
Applications
1 40 (16.26%) MS Excel
2 32 (13.01%) MS Office
3 3 (1.220%) Office 365
4 1 (0.407%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (0.813%) Oracle 11i
1 2 (0.813%) Oracle Applications
1 2 (0.813%) Oracle EBS
1 2 (0.813%) Oracle EBS R12
Communications & Networking
1 159 (64.63%) Firewall
2 129 (52.44%) WAN
3 97 (39.43%) LAN
4 94 (38.21%) MPLS
5 86 (34.96%) TCP/IP
6 59 (23.98%) IPsec
7 53 (21.54%) DNS
8 52 (21.14%) OSPF
8 52 (21.14%) BGP
9 48 (19.51%) Internet
10 47 (19.11%) Wireless
11 44 (17.89%) Ethernet
12 38 (15.45%) VLAN
13 37 (15.04%) 3G
14 35 (14.23%) VoIP
15 32 (13.01%) ISDN
16 31 (12.60%) ADSL
17 29 (11.79%) SAN
17 29 (11.79%) Network Security
18 27 (10.98%) DHCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (15.85%) SQL Server
2 21 (8.537%) SQL Server 2008
3 12 (4.878%) MySQL
3 12 (4.878%) RDBMS
4 10 (4.065%) SQL Server 2005
5 4 (1.626%) Oracle 8/8i
6 2 (0.813%) Oracle 10g
6 2 (0.813%) SQL Server 2000
6 2 (0.813%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.813%) Oracle BI EE
7 1 (0.407%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.407%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 4 (1.626%) Metasploit
2 1 (0.407%) JIRA
General
1 30 (12.20%) Telecoms
2 17 (6.911%) Finance
3 14 (5.691%) Marketing
4 9 (3.659%) Legal
5 3 (1.220%) Retail
5 3 (1.220%) Back Office
5 3 (1.220%) Financial Institution
5 3 (1.220%) Advertising
6 2 (0.813%) Manufacturing
6 2 (0.813%) Law
7 1 (0.407%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 58 (23.58%) Analyst
2 31 (12.60%) Technical Analyst
3 28 (11.38%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 24 (9.756%) Network Engineer
5 21 (8.537%) Network Analyst
6 20 (8.130%) Technical Engineer
6 20 (8.130%) Support Engineer
7 18 (7.317%) Systems Engineer
7 18 (7.317%) Test Engineer
8 14 (5.691%) Consultant
9 13 (5.285%) Support Technician
10 12 (4.878%) Administrator
10 12 (4.878%) Tester
11 11 (4.472%) Senior Systems Engineer
11 11 (4.472%) Software Tester
12 10 (4.065%) Software Test Engineer
12 10 (4.065%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
12 10 (4.065%) Software Engineer
13 9 (3.659%) Server Analyst
13 9 (3.659%) Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 30 (12.20%) Management Information System
2 25 (10.16%) Video Conferencing
3 16 (6.504%) Clustering
4 12 (4.878%) Blackberry
5 9 (3.659%) CESG
6 6 (2.439%) Client/Server
6 6 (2.439%) Computer Science
7 5 (2.033%) Enterprise Software
7 5 (2.033%) iPad
7 5 (2.033%) Cryptography
7 5 (2.033%) PKI
7 5 (2.033%) Replication
8 4 (1.626%) Statistics
9 3 (1.220%) FMCG
10 2 (0.813%) Thin Client
10 2 (0.813%) PDA
10 2 (0.813%) Fat Client
11 1 (0.407%) Mobile Computing
11 1 (0.407%) iPhone
11 1 (0.407%) RMADS
Operating Systems
1 114 (46.34%) Windows
2 68 (27.64%) Windows Server 2008
3 61 (24.80%) Windows Server 2003
4 26 (10.57%) Windows 7
5 25 (10.16%) Windows XP
5 25 (10.16%) Linux
6 12 (4.878%) UNIX
7 11 (4.472%) Windows Vista
8 5 (2.033%) Windows 8
9 3 (1.220%) Windows Server 2012
9 3 (1.220%) Oracle Linux
9 3 (1.220%) Android
10 2 (0.813%) Windows 2000
10 2 (0.813%) Solaris
10 2 (0.813%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 1 (0.407%) CentOS
11 1 (0.407%) BlackBerry OS
11 1 (0.407%) Windows Mobile
11 1 (0.407%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (19.92%) ITIL
2 24 (9.756%) Change Management
3 22 (8.943%) Problem Management
4 20 (8.130%) Network Management
5 18 (7.317%) Performance Management
6 16 (6.504%) Information Security
7 14 (5.691%) Business Intelligence
8 13 (5.285%) Fault Management
9 12 (4.878%) Service Delivery
9 12 (4.878%) Waterfall
9 12 (4.878%) Test Automation
9 12 (4.878%) User Acceptance Testing
9 12 (4.878%) Network Design
10 11 (4.472%) Automated Testing
10 11 (4.472%) Load Balancing
10 11 (4.472%) ISMS
10 11 (4.472%) Information Security Management
10 11 (4.472%) Security Management
10 11 (4.472%) Migration
11 8 (3.252%) E-Commerce
Programming Languages
1 54 (21.95%) SQL
2 19 (7.724%) Perl
3 15 (6.098%) C
4 13 (5.285%) Bash shell
5 12 (4.878%) C++
5 12 (4.878%) Tcl
6 9 (3.659%) VB
7 7 (2.846%) Python
8 6 (2.439%) VBA
8 6 (2.439%) PowerShell
9 4 (1.626%) VB.NET
10 2 (0.813%) VBScript
11 1 (0.407%) Java
11 1 (0.407%) Embedded C
11 1 (0.407%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 89 (36.18%) Cisco Certification
2 69 (28.05%) CCNA
3 48 (19.51%) Microsoft Certification
4 44 (17.89%) CCNP
5 42 (17.07%) MCSE
6 23 (9.350%) CCIP
6 23 (9.350%) MCITP
7 18 (7.317%) MCSA
8 16 (6.504%) Security Cleared
9 14 (5.691%) CCDP
10 13 (5.285%) MCTS
10 13 (5.285%) Degree
10 13 (5.285%) MCP
11 10 (4.065%) SC Cleared
12 7 (2.846%) ITIL Certification
13 4 (1.626%) DV Cleared
13 4 (1.626%) MCDST
13 4 (1.626%) JNCIS
14 3 (1.220%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
14 3 (1.220%) CCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (7.724%) SLA
2 11 (4.472%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 9 (3.659%) QA
System Software
1 62 (25.20%) Active Directory
2 49 (19.92%) VMware Infrastructure
3 16 (6.504%) vSphere
3 16 (6.504%) Hyper-V
4 14 (5.691%) Terminal Services
5 13 (5.285%) Microsoft App-V
6 8 (3.252%) VMware ESX
6 8 (3.252%) XenApp
7 6 (2.439%) Xen
7 6 (2.439%) XenDesktop
8 5 (2.033%) UAG
8 5 (2.033%) VMware ESXi
9 4 (1.626%) Nmap
10 3 (1.220%) XenServer
10 3 (1.220%) Forefront TMG
10 3 (1.220%) Citrix Presentation Server
10 3 (1.220%) VMware Server
10 3 (1.220%) ISA Server
11 2 (0.813%) Oracle RAC
11 2 (0.813%) Squid
Systems Management
1 18 (7.317%) SCCM
2 6 (2.439%) Norton AntiVirus
3 4 (1.626%) WSUS
3 4 (1.626%) Nessus
4 3 (1.220%) Sysprep
5 2 (0.813%) MOM
5 2 (0.813%) SolarWinds Orion
5 2 (0.813%) Cisco UCCX
6 1 (0.407%) Cisco UCCE
6 1 (0.407%) NetBackup
6 1 (0.407%) Backup Exec
6 1 (0.407%) Nagios
6 1 (0.407%) CiscoWorks
Vendors
1 126 (51.22%) Cisco
2 97 (39.43%) Microsoft
3 67 (27.24%) VMware
4 62 (25.20%) Juniper
5 34 (13.82%) CheckPoint
6 30 (12.20%) Citrix
7 28 (11.38%) McAfee
8 21 (8.537%) Avaya
9 20 (8.130%) HP
10 18 (7.317%) SonicWALL
11 17 (6.911%) Polycom
12 14 (5.691%) Ericsson
12 14 (5.691%) Redback
13 13 (5.285%) Symantec
14 11 (4.472%) NetSuite
14 11 (4.472%) Dell
15 8 (3.252%) Oracle
15 8 (3.252%) Apple
15 8 (3.252%) SolarWinds
16 7 (2.846%) Sage
Wiltshire, South West
There are also a number of projects which will deliver new, hosted platforms for external customers.Role Responsibilities:*Working closely with the Infrastructure Manager, you will provide support...
Sand Resources
Salary: £26000 - £36000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 1 May 2013
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
The successful candidate must have excellent knowledge of VMWare ESX, Storage Area Networking, Citrix / Terminal Services, Citrix VDI, Remote Access solutions and all Windows Server technologies and associated...
Commercial Group
Salary: From £38,000 to £42,000 per annum
Posted: 29 April 2013
Somerset, South West
Installation, deployment and maintenance experience of VMware, Windows 2003, 2008 and 2012 Server, Microsoft Exchange 2010, Active Directory, Blackberry Enterprise server (Ver 7), Backup Exec, MYSQL server 2005,...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £35000.00 - £40000.00 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
Wiltshire
You will be responsible for providing Service Desk/ Helpdesk and Desktop Support to end users across a challenging network (TCP/IP, Ethernet, DHCP, DNS, Firewalls, VPN, Cisco Wireless,...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £19000 - £23000 per annum + excellent benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
To be considered for this opportunity, you must have: - Experience of securing MS Windows environments - A proven track record of using enterprise security solutions for infrastructure and application...
Webrecruit
Salary: Up to £35,000 Plus 25 Days’ Holiday, Option to Sell Holiday
Posted: 14 May 2013
Gloucestershire, South West
You will have experience of working in a Windows environment with experience Windows 7 Enterprise... Experience of working in a ITIL V3 framework will also be needed... Experience...
Salary: £22000.00 - £25000.00 per annum
Posted: 30 April 2013
South West England
Windows 2000, MS Office, XP, VPN, Dell, HP, Printers, Laptop, ITIL)... In depth knowledge of Windows 2000, MS Office, XP, VPN, Dell, HP, Printers, Laptop, ITIL and excellent...
Streamline IT Recruitment
Salary: £25000 - £27000 per annum + bens
Posted: 17 May 2013
South West
Windows 2000, MS Office, XP, VPN, Dell, HP, Printers, Laptop, ITIL)... In depth knowledge of Windows 2000, MS Office, XP, VPN, Dell, HP, Printers, Laptop, ITIL and excellent...
Streamline Connections
Salary: £25000 - £27000 per annum + bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
My client. Operate in 51 countries in five regions - Middle East & Africa, Europe, Asia Pacific, Australia and the Americas. Their growth has been driven by their clients' need...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £50000 - £60000 per annum + £5,000 Car + Bonus + Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Wiltshire
Experience of enterprise security solutions for infrastructure and application architectures including: MS UAG, RSA/SecureIDs, VPNs & Firewalls, VMWare, Checkpoint, Symantec, PKI, Cryptography, WinTel platforms and Penetration Testing at...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £33000 - £35000 per annum + Good Benefits Package
Posted: 20 May 2013
Somerset, South West
This includes MPLS VPN, IP Access and associated overlay services, such as Application Performance Management (APM), and IPSec VPN, delivered over xDSL, EFM (copper and fibre), Leased Line,...
Questor Resourcing
Salary: to £35K + 5% bonus + 20% shift allowance
Posted: 14 May 2013
Avon Somerset Wilts Bristol, South West
You will also provide specialist network security support to other teams within Technical Operations (including the second line Technical Operations Shift Engineering team) as well as a number...
Questor Resourcing
Salary: £45 -50k plus 5% bonus and 10% on-call allowance.
Posted: 14 May 2013
South West
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a successful, motivated and driven organisation as an IT Support Analyst in their Bristol based office to provide technical support and...
Michael Page International
Salary: GBP20000 to GBP30000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Somerset, South West
This includes MPLS VPN, IP Access and associated overlay services, such as Application Performance Management (APM), and IPSec VPN, delivered over xDSL, EFM (copper and fibre), Leased Line,...
Questor Resourcing
Salary: to £62k + 5% bonus
Posted: 14 May 2013
Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Solid knowledge of SQL Server tables/views and an understanding of SQL stored procedures is also required, and applicants should also have well-rounded knowledge of MS office...
Gregory James
Salary: £30000 to £40000 per annum - excellent benefits package
Posted: 17 May 2013