Virtual Private Network (VPN)
North West > Merseyside
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Merseyside requiring VPN skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 26 | 18 | 27 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -8 | +9 | -12 |
| Contract jobs citing VPN | 2 | 13 | 7 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Merseyside | 1.12% | 5.63% | 2.89% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 4.00% | 43.33% | 17.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £413 | £445 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £431 | £494 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £575 | £325 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.39% | +76.92% | -24.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £531 | - | £375 |
| 90th Percentile | £558 | - | £405 |
| North West median daily rate | £475 | £800 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | -40.63% | +128.57% | -15.15% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Merseyside
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 Merseyside.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 50 | 30 | 40 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Merseyside | 27.93% | 12.99% | 16.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 33 | 9 | 21 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £202 | £220 |
| 25th Percentile | £129 | £273 | £300 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £158 | £295 | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -46.61% | -26.25% | -6.98% |
| 75th Percentile | £438 | £575 | £438 |
| 90th Percentile | £523 | £580 | £531 |
| North West median daily rate | £450 | £525 | £486 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.29% | +8.02% | +2.32% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £18.07 | £63.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -71.33% | - |
| North West median hourly rate | £20.00 | £48.56 | £16.68 |
| % change year-on-year | -58.81% | +191.13% | -44.93% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Merseyside
Job postings citing VPN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Merseyside.
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Daily Rate Trend in Merseyside
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Merseyside citing VPN.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Merseyside
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing VPN in Merseyside over the 6 months to 21 September 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Merseyside
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Merseyside citing VPN.
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Contract Job Locations in Merseyside
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VPN within the Merseyside region over the 6 months to 21 September 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | -6 | 1 | £400 | -30.43% | 1 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Merseyside 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: