Virtual Private Network (VPN)
North West > Lancashire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Lancashire requiring VPN skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 38 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | -8 |
| Contract jobs citing VPN | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Lancashire | - | - | 0.45% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | - | - | 11.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £150 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -52.00% |
| North West median daily rate | £404 | £459 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.01% | -3.37% | +2.70% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Lancashire
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 Lancashire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 34 | 10 | 9 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Lancashire | 15.81% | 6.85% | 4.07% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26 | 7 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £258 | £304 | £276 |
| 25th Percentile | £388 | £434 | £360 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £475 | £440 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.79% | +7.95% | -12.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £636 | £500 | £634 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £515 | £638 |
| North West median daily rate | £458 | £463 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.08% | -7.50% | +2.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £41.94 | £20.35 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £58.10 | £22.01 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £74.26 | £24.76 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +199.92% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £37.88 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £45.75 | - |
| North West median hourly rate | £23.50 | £48.56 | £17.72 |
| % change year-on-year | -51.61% | +174.04% | -10.87% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing VPN relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Lancashire.
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Daily Rate Trend in Lancashire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Lancashire citing VPN.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Lancashire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Lancashire citing VPN.
