Virtual Private Network (VPN)
West Midlands > Birmingham
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Birmingham requiring VPN skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited VPN over the 6 months leading up to 2 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 92 | 113 | 101 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +21 | -12 | +55 |
| Permanent jobs citing VPN | 19 | 34 | 30 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham | 1.42% | 1.13% | 1.66% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 8.23% | 8.83% | 11.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 17 | 21 | 24 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,050 | £26,250 | £50,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £27,750 | £60,000 | £52,875 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £37,500 | £65,000 | £64,828 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -42.31% | +0.27% | +23.48% |
| 75th Percentile | £48,000 | £115,000 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £66,800 | - | - |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £30,500 | £39,875 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.51% | -11.39% | +5.88% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Birmingham
VPN falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Birmingham.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 231 | 385 | 270 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham | 17.23% | 12.84% | 14.95% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 140 | 307 | 193 |
| 10th Percentile | £33,625 | £26,750 | £27,550 |
| 25th Percentile | £44,000 | £32,500 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £46,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +23.66% | -15.45% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £72,154 | £63,750 | £66,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £88,649 | £80,000 | £77,500 |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £47,750 | £42,500 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.35% | -5.56% | -4.26% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings citing VPN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
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Salary Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing VPN in Birmingham.
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Salary Histogram in Birmingham
Salary distribution for jobs citing VPN in Birmingham over the 6 months to 2 June 2025.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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: