Virtual Private Network (VPN)
Cheshire > Chester
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Chester requiring VPN skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited VPN over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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Rank | 15 | 12 | 6 |
Rank change year-on-year | -3 | -6 | +8 |
Contract jobs citing VPN | 5 | 2 | 15 |
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Chester | 7.35% | 3.70% | 17.65% |
As % of the Communications & Networking category | 27.78% | 20.00% | 53.57% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 2 | 8 |
10th Percentile | - | £205 | £213 |
25th Percentile | - | £213 | £250 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £225 | £313 |
Median % change year-on-year | +166.67% | -28.00% | +56.25% |
75th Percentile | - | £238 | £353 |
90th Percentile | - | £245 | £363 |
Cheshire median daily rate | £363 | £475 | £338 |
% change year-on-year | -23.68% | +40.74% | +84.93% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Chester
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 Chester.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 18 | 10 | 28 |
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester | 26.47% | 18.52% | 32.94% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 9 | 8 | 18 |
10th Percentile | - | - | £203 |
25th Percentile | - | £199 | £266 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £325 | £200 | £325 |
Median % change year-on-year | +62.70% | -38.54% | +48.57% |
75th Percentile | £475 | £309 | £363 |
90th Percentile | £500 | £501 | £502 |
Cheshire median daily rate | £425 | £475 | £489 |
% change year-on-year | -10.53% | -2.81% | +20.38% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Chester
Job postings citing VPN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Chester.

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Chester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing VPN in Chester.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Chester
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing VPN in Chester.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chester 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: