VPN Job Trends in Suffolk

Virtual Private Network (VPN)
East of England > Suffolk

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Suffolk requiring VPN skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 36 34 20
Rank change year-on-year -2 -14 +25
Permanent jobs citing VPN 8 3 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Suffolk 2.05% 1.07% 1.75%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 18.60% 8.33% 12.50%
Number of salaries quoted 8 1 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £43,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £32,500 £44,500
Median % change year-on-year +23.08% -26.97% +4.71%
75th Percentile £42,500 £33,750 £45,750
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median annual salary £40,000 £32,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year +25.00% -14.67% +9.49%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Suffolk

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 Suffolk.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 43 36 16
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Suffolk 11.03% 12.81% 14.04%
Number of salaries quoted 27 15 15
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £37,500 £43,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £45,000 £82,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% -45.45% +32.53%
75th Percentile £50,625 £73,750 £85,000
90th Percentile £76,250 £83,750 -
East of England median annual salary £40,000 £51,500 £48,500
% change year-on-year -22.33% +6.19% +14.12%

VPN
Job Vacancy Trend in Suffolk

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing VPN relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Suffolk.

VPN job vacancy trend in Suffolk

VPN
Salary Trend in Suffolk

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Suffolk citing VPN.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Suffolk citing VPN

VPN
Job Locations in Suffolk

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VPN within the Suffolk region over the 6 months to 13 January 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Halesworth - 5 £40,000 -
Haverhill - 3 £30,000 - 1
VPN
East of England

VPN
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Suffolk 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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (62.50%) SharePoint
2 3 (37.50%) IIS
Applications
1 5 (62.50%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 5 (62.50%) Power Automate
1 5 (62.50%) Power Platform
1 5 (62.50%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 5 (62.50%) DNS
1 5 (62.50%) Firewall
2 3 (37.50%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (37.50%) SQL Server
General
1 5 (62.50%) Legal
2 3 (37.50%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (62.50%) Administrator
1 5 (62.50%) IT Administrator
1 5 (62.50%) IT Support
2 3 (37.50%) Software Support Engineer
2 3 (37.50%) Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (37.50%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 8 (100.00%) Windows
2 5 (62.50%) Android
2 5 (62.50%) Apple iOS
3 3 (37.50%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (62.50%) AI
1 5 (62.50%) Case Management
1 5 (62.50%) Digital Innovation
2 3 (37.50%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (37.50%) Data Modelling
2 3 (37.50%) Preventative Maintenance
2 3 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 3 (37.50%) SQL
Vendors
1 5 (62.50%) Microsoft