Virtual Private Network (VPN)
UK > UK excluding London
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring VPN skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
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| Rank | 173 | 167 | 150 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -6 | -17 | +73 |
| Permanent jobs citing VPN | 492 | 619 | 659 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London | 1.17% | 1.66% | 2.14% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 6.43% | 12.26% | 13.12% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 399 | 348 | 557 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,700 | £27,925 | £27,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £29,750 | £31,250 | £32,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £37,500 | £42,500 | £42,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.76% | - | +3.66% |
| 75th Percentile | £56,875 | £57,500 | £57,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £73,500 | £65,000 | £70,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £41,000 | £50,000 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.00% | +5.26% | - |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK excluding London
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 the UK excluding London.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 7,651 | 5,047 | 5,024 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 18.24% | 13.55% | 16.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2,898 | 2,545 | 4,128 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,087 | £29,500 | £25,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £27,694 | £35,500 | £31,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £34,000 | £50,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -32.00% | +11.11% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £52,500 | £62,500 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £75,000 | £72,433 |
| UK median annual salary | £38,500 | £54,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -28.70% | +8.00% | -4.76% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing VPN relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
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Salary Trend in the UK excluding London
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing VPN.
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Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London
Salary distribution for jobs citing VPN in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.
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Job Locations in the UK excluding London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VPN within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 1 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 |
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| South East | +9 | 157 | £46,000 | -16.36% | 93 |
| North of England | +15 | 123 | £30,000 | -25.93% | 60 |
| Midlands | +4 | 79 | £37,500 | -16.67% | 52 |
| South West | +5 | 66 | £42,500 | +16.44% | 28 |
| North West | +14 | 57 | £35,000 | -14.63% | 33 |
| Yorkshire | 0 | 53 | £28,000 | -41.05% | 20 |
| West Midlands | +13 | 52 | £51,250 | +13.89% | 44 |
| East of England | -26 | 50 | £40,000 | +25.00% | 34 |
| East Midlands | -18 | 27 | £35,000 | -16.67% | 8 |
| Scotland | +3 | 14 | £40,000 | +3.23% | 16 |
| North East | +6 | 13 | £72,500 | +93.33% | 7 |
| Wales | -7 | 3 | £38,750 | +38.39% | 6 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:
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