Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Virtual Private Network (VPN) skills within the West Yorkshire 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVirtual Private Network (VPN)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank78110
Rank change on same period last yearUp+32
Matching permanent IT job ads11087
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.074 %0.039 %
As % of the category below15.49 %9.091 %
Salaries quoted9179
Average minimum salary£33,611£34,361
Average salary£34,553£35,175
% change on same period last year-1.76 %
Average maximum salary£35,495£35,988
UK excluding London average salary£34,228£34,803
% change on same period last year-1.65 %
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
West Yorkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads710957
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.475 %0.427 %
Salaries quoted567800
Average minimum salary£32,119£31,225
Average salary£33,599£32,766
% change on same period last year+2.54 %
Average maximum salary£35,079£34,307
UK excluding London average salary£37,772£38,125
% change on same period last year-0.92 %
VPN YorkshireVPN
Yorkshire

VPN
Demand Trend

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

West Yorkshire 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 West Yorkshire region.

West Yorkshire VPN Salary Trend

VPN
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VPN across the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

West Yorkshire VPN Salary Histogram

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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 West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
LeedsUp+3983£34,902+2.30 %
HalifaxNew entry-15£25,867-
WakefieldUp+1210£46,111+14.13 %
DewsburyNew entry-4£24,000-
BradfordDown-104£39,375+30.38 %
HuddersfieldUp+91£50,000-
KeighleyNew entry-1£50,000-
LiversedgeNew entry-1£32,500-
VPN YorkshireVPN
Yorkshire

VPN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire 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.

1177 (74.37 %)Firewall
2128 (53.78 %)WAN
3126 (52.94 %)LAN
4122 (51.26 %)Windows
5112 (47.06 %)TCP/IP
696 (40.34 %)MS Exchange
793 (39.08 %)Active Directory
890 (37.82 %)Cisco
987 (36.55 %)Windows Server 2003
1068 (28.57 %)Microsoft
1068 (28.57 %)Exchange Server 2003
1157 (23.95 %)SharePoint
1253 (22.27 %)Windows XP
1348 (20.17 %)MPLS
1447 (19.75 %)SQL Server
1543 (18.07 %)SQL Server 2005
1543 (18.07 %)VMware
1641 (17.23 %)Education
1738 (15.97 %)SAN
1836 (15.13 %)SQL Server 2000
1836 (15.13 %)Cisco PIX
1935 (14.71 %)Cisco Certification
2033 (13.87 %)SQL
2131 (13.03 %)ITIL
2131 (13.03 %)CheckPoint
2230 (12.61 %)Microsoft Certification
2329 (12.18 %)E-Learning
2329 (12.18 %)DNS
2329 (12.18 %)Network Security
2329 (12.18 %)Windows Vista

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire 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.

West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
110 (4.202 %)HTML
24 (1.681 %).NET
24 (1.681 %)CSS
33 (1.261 %)ASP.NET
33 (1.261 %)XSLT
33 (1.261 %)XHTML
42 (0.840 %)Java RMI
42 (0.840 %).NET Framework
51 (0.420 %)Windows SharePoint Services
51 (0.420 %)WebSphere
51 (0.420 %)JDBC
51 (0.420 %)XML
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
196 (40.34 %)MS Exchange
268 (28.57 %)Exchange Server 2003
357 (23.95 %)SharePoint
423 (9.664 %)Exchange Server 2007
520 (8.403 %)Exchange Server 2000
520 (8.403 %)IIS
613 (5.462 %)Apache
74 (1.681 %)SharePoint Server 2007
74 (1.681 %)CMS
82 (0.840 %)Tomcat
91 (0.420 %)Lotus Notes
91 (0.420 %)WebLogic
91 (0.420 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
91 (0.420 %)Exchange Server 5.5
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
120 (8.403 %)MS Excel
214 (5.882 %)MS Office
33 (1.261 %)Photoshop
33 (1.261 %)AutoCAD
33 (1.261 %)InDesign
41 (0.420 %)Fireworks
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
110 (4.202 %)Microsoft CRM
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1177 (74.37 %)Firewall
2128 (53.78 %)WAN
3126 (52.94 %)LAN
4112 (47.06 %)TCP/IP
548 (20.17 %)MPLS
638 (15.97 %)SAN
736 (15.13 %)Cisco PIX
829 (12.18 %)Network Security
829 (12.18 %)DNS
926 (10.92 %)Internet
1024 (10.08 %)VoIP
1119 (7.983 %)Cisco ASA
1217 (7.143 %)BGP
1316 (6.723 %)VLAN
1415 (6.303 %)IPsec
1415 (6.303 %)OSPF
1513 (5.462 %)ATM
1513 (5.462 %)PPP
1612 (5.042 %)FTP
1612 (5.042 %)ISDN
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
147 (19.75 %)SQL Server
243 (18.07 %)SQL Server 2005
336 (15.13 %)SQL Server 2000
45 (2.101 %)MySQL
52 (0.840 %)Cognos Impromptu
52 (0.840 %)Crystal Reports
61 (0.420 %)Oracle 8/8i
61 (0.420 %)PostgreSQL
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (2.521 %)Visual Studio
21 (0.420 %)Flash
21 (0.420 %)Dreamweaver
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
141 (17.23 %)Education
224 (10.08 %)Finance
318 (7.563 %)Pensions
415 (6.303 %)Telecoms
514 (5.882 %)Health
69 (3.782 %)Law
76 (2.521 %)Marketing
85 (2.101 %)Auditing
94 (1.681 %)Multimedia
94 (1.681 %)Publishing
102 (0.840 %)Electronics
102 (0.840 %)Electric
111 (0.420 %)Legal
111 (0.420 %)Manufacturing
111 (0.420 %)Retail
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
161 (25.63 %)Network Engineer
253 (22.27 %)Technical Engineer
336 (15.13 %)Support Engineer
433 (13.87 %)Network Manager
530 (12.61 %)Technical Manager
623 (9.664 %)Technical Support
623 (9.664 %)Consultant
722 (9.244 %)Analyst
817 (7.143 %)Technical Support Engineer
914 (5.882 %)Security Engineer
914 (5.882 %)Firewall Engineer
1013 (5.462 %)Network Analyst
1013 (5.462 %)Architect
1112 (5.042 %)Customer Engineer
1112 (5.042 %)Customer Service Engineer
1211 (4.622 %)Sales Consultant
1211 (4.622 %)Network Security Engineer
1211 (4.622 %)Senior Network Engineer
139 (3.782 %)Infrastructure Architect
148 (3.361 %)Project Engineer
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
129 (12.18 %)E-Learning
211 (4.622 %)Clustering
35 (2.101 %)IVR
44 (1.681 %)Device Driver
53 (1.261 %)Blackberry
62 (0.840 %)SecurID
71 (0.420 %)Speech Recognition
71 (0.420 %)NHS
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1122 (51.26 %)Windows
287 (36.55 %)Windows Server 2003
353 (22.27 %)Windows XP
429 (12.18 %)Windows Vista
528 (11.76 %)Linux
626 (10.92 %)Windows 2000 Server
723 (9.664 %)Windows 2000
815 (6.303 %)Solaris
99 (3.782 %)UNIX
108 (3.361 %)Red Hat Linux
111 (0.420 %)Windows Server 2008
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
131 (13.03 %)ITIL
224 (10.08 %)PRINCE2
311 (4.622 %)Project Management
410 (4.202 %)CRM
59 (3.782 %)Network Load Balancing
67 (2.941 %)Fault Management
67 (2.941 %)Load Balancing
76 (2.521 %)Information Security
76 (2.521 %)Project Planning
85 (2.101 %)Time Management
93 (1.261 %)Migration
102 (0.840 %)Penetration Testing
102 (0.840 %)Service Delivery
102 (0.840 %)Network Security Management
102 (0.840 %)Data Security
102 (0.840 %)Security Management
111 (0.420 %)Disaster Recovery
111 (0.420 %)Configuration Management
111 (0.420 %)OO
111 (0.420 %)Logistics
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
133 (13.87 %)SQL
26 (2.521 %)C
26 (2.521 %)Assembly Language
34 (1.681 %)PHP
34 (1.681 %)Embedded C
43 (1.261 %)C#
52 (0.840 %)Java
52 (0.840 %)JavaScript
61 (0.420 %)Perl
61 (0.420 %)VBScript
61 (0.420 %)VB
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
135 (14.71 %)Cisco Certification
230 (12.61 %)Microsoft Certification
324 (10.08 %)CCNA
423 (9.664 %)MCSE
521 (8.824 %)CCSA
611 (4.622 %)Degree
79 (3.782 %)CCIE
88 (3.361 %)PRINCE2 Certification
97 (2.941 %)CCNP
106 (2.521 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
115 (2.101 %)ITIL Certification
124 (1.681 %)CCSP
124 (1.681 %)MCSA
124 (1.681 %)CISSP
124 (1.681 %)CCSE
133 (1.261 %)Check Point Certification
142 (0.840 %)MCP
142 (0.840 %)CCDA
142 (0.840 %)CCDP
142 (0.840 %)CCA
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
114 (5.882 %)PCI DSS
25 (2.101 %)ISO27001
31 (0.420 %)QA
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
193 (39.08 %)Active Directory
224 (10.08 %)VMware Infrastructure
322 (9.244 %)Terminal Services
419 (7.983 %)Backup Exec
518 (7.563 %)VMware ESX
66 (2.521 %)NetBackup
74 (1.681 %)ISA Server
83 (1.261 %)VMware Server
92 (0.840 %)Terminal Server
101 (0.420 %)Xen
101 (0.420 %)Citrix Presentation Server
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
17 (2.941 %)HP Data Protector
24 (1.681 %)Norton AntiVirus
32 (0.840 %)WSUS
41 (0.420 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
190 (37.82 %)Cisco
268 (28.57 %)Microsoft
343 (18.07 %)VMware
431 (13.03 %)CheckPoint
521 (8.824 %)Citrix
617 (7.143 %)HP
716 (6.723 %)Nokia
813 (5.462 %)Symantec
99 (3.782 %)IBM
108 (3.361 %)Red Hat
117 (2.941 %)LANDesk
117 (2.941 %)BT
117 (2.941 %)VERITAS
126 (2.521 %)Avaya
134 (1.681 %)Juniper
143 (1.261 %)Adobe
143 (1.261 %)Nortel
152 (0.840 %)WatchGuard
152 (0.840 %)Fortinet
152 (0.840 %)EMC