The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Wakefield 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 17 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 17 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
10
-
46
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-25
Permanent jobs citing VPN
1
0
3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wakefield
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 Wakefield.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
1
24
45
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wakefield
1.75%
21.43%
16.67%
Number of salaries quoted
1
14
16
10th Percentile
-
£28,800
£34,520
25th Percentile
£30,500
£32,500
£38,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£31,000
£37,500
£48,750
Median % change year-on-year
-17.33%
-23.08%
+14.71%
75th Percentile
£31,500
£45,000
£72,500
90th Percentile
-
£59,750
£80,000
West Yorkshire median annual salary
£40,000
£50,000
£46,250
% change year-on-year
-20.00%
+8.11%
-6.57%
VPN Job Vacancy Trend in Wakefield
Job postings citing VPN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wakefield.
VPN Salary Trend in Wakefield
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing VPN in Wakefield.
VPN Top 18 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wakefield
For the 6 months to 17 May 2025, job vacancies citing VPN also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Wakefield region with a requirement for VPN.
VPN Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wakefield 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:
