VPN Contract Job Trends in Yorkshire
Virtual Private Network (VPN)
England > Yorkshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Yorkshire citing VPN skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 120 | 102 | 56 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -18 | -46 | +18 |
| Contract jobs citing VPN | 39 | 25 | 44 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Yorkshire | 1.38% | 1.39% | 3.18% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 13.31% | 11.79% | 23.28% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27 | 13 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | £369 | £231 | £178 |
| 25th Percentile | £407 | £305 | £196 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £275 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +81.82% | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £538 | £325 |
| 90th Percentile | £558 | £630 | £564 |
| England median daily rate | £500 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -5.26% | +1.06% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.20 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £21.50 | - | £15.22 |
| Median hourly rate | £23.67 | - | £16.19 |
| 75th Percentile | £25.83 | - | £17.16 |
| 90th Percentile | £27.13 | - | - |
| England median hourly rate | £25.75 | £25.47 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.10% | -27.23% | +66.67% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Yorkshire
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 citing communications or computer networking skills in Yorkshire.
| 6 months to 6 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing communications or computer networking skills | 293 | 212 | 189 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Yorkshire | 10.38% | 11.82% | 13.68% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 161 | 131 | 106 |
| 10th Percentile | £323 | £203 | £169 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £350 | £220 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £485 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.09% | +14.12% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £538 | £555 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £619 | £638 |
| England median daily rate | £500 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.04% | -2.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 33 | 3 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | - | £11.86 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £15.25 | £12.03 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.77 | £15.50 | £13.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +66.26% | +14.81% | -38.64% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £34.13 | £16.21 |
| 90th Percentile | £25.83 | £45.15 | £16.78 |
| England median hourly rate | £45.00 | £32.77 | £52.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +37.32% | -37.58% | -6.99% |
VPN Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing VPN relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire.
VPN Daily Rate Trend in Yorkshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing VPN.
VPN Daily Rate Histogram in Yorkshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing VPN in Yorkshire over the 6 months to 6 November 2026.
VPN Hourly Rate Trend in Yorkshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing VPN.
VPN Contract Job Locations in Yorkshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VPN within the Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 6 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Yorkshire | -13 | 23 | £500 | +42.86% | 2 |
| South Yorkshire | -15 | 14 | £418 | -20.48% | 9 |
| East Yorkshire | - | 1 | - | - | |
| VPN England |
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VPN Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Communications & Networking
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Firewall | 64.1% | 25 |
| 2 | WAN | 51.3% | 20 |
| 3 | DNS | 48.7% | 19 |
| 4 | LAN | 46.2% | 18 |
| 5 | Network Security | 41.0% | 16 |
| 5 | VLAN | 41.0% | 16 |
| 7 | Wi-Fi | 38.5% | 15 |
| 8 | Cisco Nexus | 35.9% | 14 |
| 8 | DHCP | 35.9% | 14 |
| 10 | Cisco ASA | 30.8% | 12 |
| 11 | BGP | 28.2% | 11 |
| 11 | Cisco Firepower | 28.2% | 11 |
| 11 | OSPF | 28.2% | 11 |
| 11 | TCP/IP | 28.2% | 11 |
| 15 | Wireless | 25.6% | 10 |
| 16 | IPsec | 20.5% | 8 |
| 16 | VoIP | 20.5% | 8 |
| 16 | WLAN | 20.5% | 8 |
| 19 | SD-WAN | 15.4% | 6 |
| 20 | Cisco IOS | 10.3% | 4 |