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The table below looks at the demand for Virtual Private Network (VPN) skills within the Wales 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 18 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVirtual Private Network (VPN)
Location
3 months to
18 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank5953
Rank change on same period last yearDown-6
Matching permanent IT job ads4765
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.030 %0.029 %
As % of the category below14.69 %15.63 %
Salaries quoted4646
Average minimum salary£27,739£31,714
Average salary£33,283£33,431
% change on same period last year-0.44 %
Average maximum salary£38,826£35,148
UK excluding London average salary£34,261£35,052
% change on same period last year-2.25 %
Wales IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Wales
Matching permanent IT job ads320416
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.207 %0.185 %
Salaries quoted302350
Average minimum salary£34,976£33,186
Average salary£39,171£35,888
% change on same period last year+9.14 %
Average maximum salary£43,366£38,590
UK excluding London average salary£37,839£38,392
% change on same period last year-1.43 %
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VPN
Demand Trend

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

Wales 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 Wales region.

Wales VPN Salary Trend

VPN
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VPN across the Wales region over the 3 months to 18 November 2008.

Wales 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 Wales region over the 3 months to 18 November 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
South WalesDown-139£33,538-3.94 %
North WalesDown-26£30,800-
Mid WalesNew entry-1£35,000-
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Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the Wales 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.

158 (69.05 %)Cisco
248 (57.14 %)Cisco Certification
339 (46.43 %)Firewall
437 (44.05 %)WAN
536 (42.86 %)MCSE
536 (42.86 %)Microsoft Certification
635 (41.67 %)Active Directory
734 (40.48 %)CCNA
833 (39.29 %)MCSA
833 (39.29 %)MS Exchange
928 (33.33 %)Exchange Server 2003
928 (33.33 %)Security Cleared
1027 (32.14 %)SQL Server
1126 (30.95 %)Exchange Server 2007
1223 (27.38 %)Windows
1322 (26.19 %)MySQL
1416 (19.05 %)CCNP
1416 (19.05 %)Network Security
1515 (17.86 %)Nortel
1614 (16.67 %)Windows Server 2003
1614 (16.67 %)MPLS
1614 (16.67 %)CiscoWorks
1713 (15.48 %)BMC
1713 (15.48 %)OpenView
1713 (15.48 %)Windows XP
1713 (15.48 %)SC Cleared
1713 (15.48 %)Telecoms
1713 (15.48 %)3Com
1811 (13.10 %)IIS
199 (10.71 %)Microsoft

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the Wales 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.

Wales IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (3.571 %)ASP
22 (2.381 %)XML
22 (2.381 %)HTML
31 (1.190 %)WebServices
Wales IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
133 (39.29 %)MS Exchange
228 (33.33 %)Exchange Server 2003
326 (30.95 %)Exchange Server 2007
411 (13.10 %)IIS
55 (5.952 %)Apache
Wales IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (8.333 %)MS Excel
24 (4.762 %)MS Office
32 (2.381 %)MS PowerPoint
41 (1.190 %)Spreadsheet
Wales IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
139 (46.43 %)Firewall
237 (44.05 %)WAN
316 (19.05 %)Network Security
414 (16.67 %)MPLS
59 (10.71 %)TCP/IP
65 (5.952 %)LAN
65 (5.952 %)POP3
65 (5.952 %)SMTP
65 (5.952 %)IMAP
74 (4.762 %)Cisco PIX
83 (3.571 %)SAN
92 (2.381 %)ADSL
101 (1.190 %)DNS
101 (1.190 %)IP Telephony
Wales IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
127 (32.14 %)SQL Server
222 (26.19 %)MySQL
33 (3.571 %)MS Access
33 (3.571 %)SQL Server 2000
33 (3.571 %)SQL Server 2005
Wales IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (15.48 %)Telecoms
24 (4.762 %)Government
33 (3.571 %)Finance
41 (1.190 %)Manufacturing
41 (1.190 %)Aerospace
41 (1.190 %)Automotive
Wales IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
130 (35.71 %)Network Manager
220 (23.81 %)Support Engineer
314 (16.67 %)Administrator
413 (15.48 %)Telecoms Engineer
413 (15.48 %)Security Administrator
413 (15.48 %)Network Administrator
59 (10.71 %)Network Engineer
65 (5.952 %)Consultant
65 (5.952 %)Support Consultant
65 (5.952 %)Network Support Engineer
65 (5.952 %)Linux Consultant
65 (5.952 %)Linux Support
65 (5.952 %)Network Support
73 (3.571 %)IT Manager
73 (3.571 %)Systems Manager
73 (3.571 %)Team Leader
73 (3.571 %)Technical Team Leader
73 (3.571 %)Technical Manager
73 (3.571 %)Firewall Engineer
73 (3.571 %)Network Team Leader
Wales IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (1.190 %)Thin Client
11 (1.190 %)Fat Client
Wales IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
123 (27.38 %)Windows
214 (16.67 %)Windows Server 2003
313 (15.48 %)Windows XP
47 (8.333 %)Windows 2000 Server
55 (5.952 %)Linux
55 (5.952 %)Windows Server 2008
62 (2.381 %)Windows Vista
71 (1.190 %)UNIX
71 (1.190 %)Windows 2000
Wales IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
128 (33.33 %)Security Cleared
213 (15.48 %)SC Cleared
34 (4.762 %)ITIL
43 (3.571 %)ERP
51 (1.190 %)PRINCE2
Wales IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (4.762 %)SQL
23 (3.571 %)VB
32 (2.381 %)VB6
32 (2.381 %)VBA
32 (2.381 %)VBScript
32 (2.381 %)JavaScript
Wales IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
148 (57.14 %)Cisco Certification
236 (42.86 %)MCSE
236 (42.86 %)Microsoft Certification
334 (40.48 %)CCNA
433 (39.29 %)MCSA
516 (19.05 %)CCNP
61 (1.190 %)Degree
61 (1.190 %)MCDST
Wales IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (3.571 %)BS7799
Wales IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
135 (41.67 %)Active Directory
25 (5.952 %)Terminal Services
25 (5.952 %)Samba
32 (2.381 %)Citrix Presentation Server
32 (2.381 %)VMware Infrastructure
41 (1.190 %)Backup Exec
Wales IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
114 (16.67 %)CiscoWorks
213 (15.48 %)OpenView
31 (1.190 %)Norton AntiVirus
Wales IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
158 (69.05 %)Cisco
215 (17.86 %)Nortel
313 (15.48 %)BMC
313 (15.48 %)3Com
49 (10.71 %)Microsoft
56 (7.143 %)Citrix
65 (5.952 %)Dell
65 (5.952 %)VMware
73 (3.571 %)CheckPoint
73 (3.571 %)Nokia
73 (3.571 %)Juniper
81 (1.190 %)Symantec