The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh 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 4 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Edinburgh.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
66
104
121
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh
10.08%
12.41%
10.66%
Number of daily rates quoted
30
65
82
10th Percentile
£200
£178
£148
25th Percentile
£413
£200
£164
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£469
£281
£475
Median % change year-on-year
+66.68%
-40.80%
-5.00%
75th Percentile
£519
£538
£550
90th Percentile
£550
£634
£613
Scotland median daily rate
£450
£375
£488
% change year-on-year
+20.00%
-23.08%
+10.48%
Number of hourly rates quoted
6
8
0
Median hourly rate
£17.30
£16.50
-
Median % change year-on-year
+4.85%
-
-
Scotland median hourly rate
£17.30
£18.00
£35.00
% change year-on-year
-3.89%
-48.57%
-31.06%
VPN Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings citing VPN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
VPN Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing VPN in Edinburgh.
VPN Daily Rate Histogram in Edinburgh
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing VPN in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 4 August 2025.
VPN Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing VPN in Edinburgh.
VPN Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 4 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing VPN also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Edinburgh region with a requirement for VPN.
VPN Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh 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:
