Virtual Private Network (VPN)
South London > Merton
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Merton requiring VPN skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 9 | 5 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing VPN | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Merton | 8.11% | 4.17% | - |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 60.00% | 20.00% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £185 | £475 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £190 | £500 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -62.00% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £316 | £525 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £389 | - | - |
| South London median daily rate | £513 | £320 | £310 |
| % change year-on-year | +60.16% | +3.23% | +82.35% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Merton
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 Merton.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Merton | 13.51% | 20.83% | 4.76% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £428 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £185 | £450 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £475 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.53% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £438 | £497 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £514 | - |
| South London median daily rate | £500 | £438 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.29% | -7.89% | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £83.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +65.11% |
| South London median hourly rate | - | - | £83.25 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +65.11% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Merton
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing VPN relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Merton.
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Daily Rate Trend in Merton
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Merton citing VPN.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Merton
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing VPN in Merton over the 6 months to 5 March 2026.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Merton
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Merton citing VPN.
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Contract Job Locations in Merton
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VPN within the Merton region over the 6 months to 5 March 2026. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morden | - | 3 | £190 | - | 2 |
| VPN South London |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merton by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category: