Virtual Private Network (VPN)
North West > Lancashire
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Lancashire 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 16 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 16 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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Rank | 20 | 85 | 64 |
Rank change year-on-year | +65 | -21 | +57 |
Permanent jobs citing VPN | 477 | 3 | 10 |
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Lancashire | 20.59% | 0.23% | 1.43% |
As % of the Communications & Networking category | 82.38% | 2.44% | 6.06% |
Number of salaries quoted | 6 | 3 | 9 |
10th Percentile | - | - | £20,750 |
25th Percentile | £24,500 | £42,500 | £23,194 |
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £25,000 | £45,000 | £27,000 |
Median % change year-on-year | -44.44% | +66.67% | +8.00% |
75th Percentile | £25,500 | £47,500 | £49,594 |
90th Percentile | £46,500 | - | - |
North West median annual salary | £34,000 | £45,000 | £45,000 |
% change year-on-year | -24.44% | - | +38.46% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Lancashire
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 Lancashire.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 579 | 123 | 165 |
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Lancashire | 24.99% | 9.40% | 23.64% |
Number of salaries quoted | 75 | 116 | 63 |
10th Percentile | £23,504 | £25,500 | £23,750 |
25th Percentile | £24,500 | £32,000 | £28,250 |
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £42,500 | £50,000 | £40,000 |
Median % change year-on-year | -15.00% | +25.00% | -11.11% |
75th Percentile | £57,500 | £57,500 | £48,750 |
90th Percentile | £61,250 | £67,968 | £50,919 |
North West median annual salary | £33,000 | £45,000 | £47,500 |
% change year-on-year | -26.67% | -5.26% | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire
Job postings citing VPN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Lancashire.

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Salary Trend in Lancashire
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing VPN in Lancashire.
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Salary Histogram in Lancashire
Salary distribution for jobs citing VPN in Lancashire over the 6 months to 16 May 2025.
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Job Locations in Lancashire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VPN within the Lancashire region over the 6 months to 16 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 Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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Preston | - | 8 | - | - | 2 |
Accrington | - | 7 | - | - | |
Blackburn | - | 7 | - | - | |
Chorley | - | 7 | - | - | 1 |
Darwen | - | 7 | - | - | |
Skelmersdale | - | 6 | - | - | |
Rossendale | - | 5 | - | - | |
Blackpool | -28 | 4 | - | - | 1 |
Clitheroe | - | 4 | - | - | |
Newton-le-Willows | - | 4 | - | - | |
Ormskirk | - | 4 | - | - | |
Poulton-le-Fylde | - | 3 | - | - | |
Nelson | - | 3 | - | - | |
Colne | - | 3 | - | - | |
Burnley | - | 3 | - | - | |
Bacup | - | 2 | - | - | |
Barnoldswick | - | 1 | - | - | |
Fleetwood | - | 1 | - | - | |
Morecambe | - | 1 | - | - | |
VPN North West |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lancashire 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:
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