VPN Contracts in Worcestershire

Virtual Private Network (VPN)
West Midlands > Worcestershire

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Worcestershire 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 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 6 14 20
Rank change year-on-year +8 +6 -
Contract jobs citing VPN 11 3 6
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Worcestershire 23.91% 4.00% 5.08%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 91.67% 13.64% 25.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 3 2
10th Percentile £110 £192 £608
25th Percentile £119 £195 £611
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £145 £200 £619
Median % change year-on-year -27.50% -67.69% -
75th Percentile - £300 £624
90th Percentile - £360 £625
West Midlands median daily rate £243 £375 £520
% change year-on-year -35.33% -27.88% +30.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £15.22 - -
Median hourly rate £17.16 - -
75th Percentile £18.13 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median hourly rate £18.13 £71.93 £15.00
% change year-on-year -74.79% +379.53% -25.94%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Worcestershire

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 Worcestershire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 12 22 24
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Worcestershire 26.09% 29.33% 20.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 17 18
10th Percentile £110 £320 £483
25th Percentile £128 £400 £602
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £145 £525 £650
Median % change year-on-year -72.38% -19.23% +136.36%
75th Percentile - £575 £675
90th Percentile £302 £700 -
West Midlands median daily rate £463 £400 £500
% change year-on-year +15.63% -20.00% +25.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 3 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £15.22 - -
Median hourly rate £17.16 £10.50 -
Median % change year-on-year +63.43% - -
75th Percentile £18.13 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median hourly rate £16.23 £19.95 £16.75
% change year-on-year -18.67% +19.10% +1.52%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Worcestershire

Job postings citing VPN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Worcestershire.

Job vacancy trend for VPN in Worcestershire

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Worcestershire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing VPN in Worcestershire.

Daily rate trend for VPN in Worcestershire

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Worcestershire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing VPN in Worcestershire.

Hourly rate trend for VPN in Worcestershire

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Contract Job Locations in Worcestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VPN within the Worcestershire region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
Worcester +1 10 £145 -63.75% 10
VPN
West Midlands

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Worcestershire 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:

Cloud Services
1 11 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 2 (18.18%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (18.18%) Public Sector
1 2 (18.18%) Social Skills
2 1 (9.09%) Electronics
2 1 (9.09%) Finance
2 1 (9.09%) Manufacturing
2 1 (9.09%) Marketing
2 1 (9.09%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 3 (27.27%) IT Engineer
2 2 (18.18%) Desktop Engineer
2 2 (18.18%) Support Engineer
2 2 (18.18%) Windows Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) 1st Line Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) 1st Line Support
3 1 (9.09%) 1st Line Support Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Analyst
3 1 (9.09%) IT Support
3 1 (9.09%) IT Support Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Junior
3 1 (9.09%) Junior IT Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Junior IT Support
3 1 (9.09%) Junior Support Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 6 (54.55%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 11 (100.00%) Windows
2 7 (63.64%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (63.64%) Multi-Factor Authentication
2 6 (54.55%) Customer Service
3 3 (27.27%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (18.18%) Time Management
5 1 (9.09%) Asset Management
5 1 (9.09%) Business Intelligence
5 1 (9.09%) Digital Marketing
5 1 (9.09%) Programme Management
Qualifications
1 10 (90.91%) Degree
2 1 (9.09%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (18.18%) QA
System Software
1 11 (100.00%) Active Directory
2 6 (54.55%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 11 (100.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 11 (100.00%) Cisco
1 11 (100.00%) Citrix
1 11 (100.00%) Nexthink
2 3 (27.27%) ServiceNow
3 1 (9.09%) Microsoft
3 1 (9.09%) SAP