The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Essex 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 23 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 Essex.
DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
10
26
52
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex
8.70%
20.31%
18.64%
Number of daily rates quoted
8
17
29
10th Percentile
£221
-
£177
25th Percentile
£231
£213
£369
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£313
£300
£550
Median % change year-on-year
+4.17%
-45.45%
+29.41%
75th Percentile
£350
£400
£600
90th Percentile
£455
£460
£639
East of England median daily rate
£515
£400
£450
% change year-on-year
+28.75%
-11.11%
+5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted
1
4
2
10th Percentile
-
£18.91
£73.25
25th Percentile
-
£23.63
£74.38
Median hourly rate
£200.00
£33.75
£77.50
Median % change year-on-year
+492.59%
-56.45%
+260.47%
75th Percentile
-
£48.31
£79.38
90th Percentile
-
£63.28
£79.75
East of England median hourly rate
£62.25
£48.56
£65.00
% change year-on-year
+28.19%
-25.29%
+136.41%
VPN Job Vacancy Trend in Essex
Job postings citing VPN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Essex.
VPN Daily Rate Trend in Essex
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing VPN.
VPN Hourly Rate Trend in Essex
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing VPN.
VPN Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Essex
For the 6 months to 23 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 Essex region with a requirement for VPN.
VPN Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Essex 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:
