Virtual Private Network (VPN)
South West > Bristol
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Bristol requiring VPN skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 59 | 72 | 77 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +13 | +5 | -8 |
| Contract jobs citing VPN | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bristol | 1.51% | 0.54% | 0.56% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 14.67% | 3.85% | 5.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8 | 5 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £519 | £202 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £520 | £220 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £235 | £575 | £225 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -59.13% | +155.56% | -55.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £354 | £675 | £298 |
| 90th Percentile | £724 | - | £423 |
| South West median daily rate | £538 | £540 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.46% | +10.77% | +10.80% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Bristol
VPN falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Bristol.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 75 | 130 | 110 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol | 10.29% | 14.07% | 10.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 46 | 70 | 71 |
| 10th Percentile | £235 | £269 | £233 |
| 25th Percentile | £250 | £413 | £340 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £500 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.00% | -6.98% | +10.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £486 | £588 | £634 |
| 90th Percentile | £575 | £675 | £675 |
| South West median daily rate | £473 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.00% | - | +10.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 23 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £27.23 | £11.75 | £63.13 |
| 25th Percentile | £41.40 | - | £65.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £73.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -11.86% | +13.46% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £75.00 | £77.19 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £83.00 | £81.88 |
| South West median hourly rate | £57.50 | £65.00 | £56.49 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.54% | +15.06% | -5.85% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol
Job postings citing VPN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.
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Daily Rate Trend in Bristol
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing VPN.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Bristol
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing VPN in Bristol over the 6 months to 19 September 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing VPN.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: