VPN Contract Job Trends in Cambridgeshire
Virtual Private Network (VPN)
East of England > Cambridgeshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire citing VPN skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 25 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 25 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 37 | 40 | 42 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +3 | +2 | -3 |
| Contract jobs citing VPN | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Cambridgeshire | 1.84% | 0.85% | 1.02% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 16.67% | 5.00% | 8.89% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £271 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £341 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £750 | £600 | £488 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +25.00% | +23.08% | +95.00% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £641 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £714 |
| East of England median daily rate | £600 | £475 | £275 |
| % change year-on-year | +26.32% | +72.73% | -42.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £15.00 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £16.00 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £17.00 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| East of England median hourly rate | £16.00 | £103.00 | £72.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -84.47% | +42.07% | +262.50% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Cambridgeshire
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 citing communications or computer networking skills in Cambridgeshire.
| 6 months to 25 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing communications or computer networking skills | 42 | 60 | 45 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire | 11.02% | 16.90% | 11.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 11 | 21 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | £290 | £250 | £271 |
| 25th Percentile | £436 | £443 | £402 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £575 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.87% | - | +21.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £547 | £625 | £597 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £700 | £639 |
| East of England median daily rate | £495 | £500 | £463 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.00% | +8.11% | +2.78% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 14 | 11 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.74 | - | £14.16 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.00 | £16.00 | £15.77 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.89 | £30.00 | £21.42 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.71% | +40.09% | +7.08% |
| 75th Percentile | £59.96 | £49.87 | £59.06 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.63 | £75.00 | £64.13 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £65.00 | £45.00 | £51.25 |
| % change year-on-year | +44.44% | -12.20% | -21.15% |
VPN Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing VPN relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire.
VPN Daily Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridgeshire citing VPN.
VPN Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridgeshire citing VPN.
VPN Contract Job Locations in Cambridgeshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VPN within the Cambridgeshire region over the 6 months to 25 October 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | +7 | 2 | £750 | +25.00% | 6 |
| Peterborough | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| VPN East of England |
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VPN Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridgeshire by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.