Virtual Private Network (VPN)
West Yorkshire > Leeds
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Leeds 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 2 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 53 | 54 | 70 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +1 | +16 | +27 |
| Contract jobs citing VPN | 10 | 13 | 12 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Leeds | 1.75% | 1.80% | 1.06% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 13.51% | 20.63% | 13.19% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 10 | 3 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £280 | £217 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £288 | £275 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £235 | £300 | £413 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.67% | -27.27% | -25.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £341 | £338 | £647 |
| 90th Percentile | £435 | £345 | £700 |
| West Yorkshire median daily rate | £235 | £300 | £375 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.67% | -20.00% | -16.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £13.87 | - |
| West Yorkshire median hourly rate | - | £13.87 | - |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Leeds
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 Leeds.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 74 | 63 | 91 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leeds | 12.98% | 8.71% | 8.02% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 49 | 42 | 79 |
| 10th Percentile | £235 | £425 | £261 |
| 25th Percentile | £373 | £469 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £490 | £550 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.00% | +10.00% | -9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £619 | £606 |
| 90th Percentile | £575 | £661 | £700 |
| West Yorkshire median daily rate | £490 | £520 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.87% | +6.67% | +8.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £15.03 | - |
| West Yorkshire median hourly rate | - | £15.03 | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds
Job postings citing VPN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leeds.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Leeds
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing VPN in Leeds.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Leeds
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing VPN in Leeds over the 6 months to 2 August 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Leeds
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing VPN in Leeds.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leeds 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: