VPN Jobs in the North of England

Virtual Private Network (VPN)
England > North of England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for VPN skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited VPN over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 191 209 266
Rank change year-on-year +18 +57 -86
Permanent jobs citing VPN 226 250 215
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 1.20% 1.55% 1.17%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 10.21% 7.79% 7.51%
Number of salaries quoted 166 185 201
10th Percentile £25,000 £26,850 £24,000
25th Percentile £30,625 £33,750 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,750 £45,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.67% +20.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £50,438 £63,750 £54,250
90th Percentile £63,750 £77,715 £67,500
England median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% +5.26% -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
North of England

VPN is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 2,214 3,208 2,863
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 11.74% 19.88% 15.53%
Number of salaries quoted 1,681 1,201 1,727
10th Percentile £25,875 £26,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £34,723 £34,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £45,000 £46,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% -3.23% +3.33%
75th Percentile £60,000 £58,750 £60,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £73,676 £72,500
England median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% +5.00%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing VPN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for VPN in the North of England

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Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing VPN in the North of England.

Salary trend for VPN in the North of England

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Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing VPN in the North of England over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for VPN in the North of England

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Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VPN within the North of England region over the 6 months to 1 June 2024. 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
Yorkshire +66 113 £37,500 -14.29% 19
North West -34 90 £45,000 -5.26% 29
North East +5 29 £34,000 -12.72% 4
VPN
England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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:

Application Platforms
1 36 (15.93%) Microsoft Exchange
2 27 (11.95%) SharePoint
3 16 (7.08%) Apache
4 3 (1.33%) IIS
5 2 (0.88%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.88%) Resin
6 1 (0.44%) Confluence
6 1 (0.44%) WebSphere
Applications
1 36 (15.93%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.44%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (0.44%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 101 (44.69%) Microsoft 365
2 99 (43.81%) Azure
3 27 (11.95%) AWS
3 27 (11.95%) Entra ID
4 17 (7.52%) Amazon S3
5 11 (4.87%) GCP
5 11 (4.87%) OneDrive
6 10 (4.42%) IaaS
7 8 (3.54%) PaaS
8 6 (2.65%) Cloud Computing
8 6 (2.65%) SaaS
9 5 (2.21%) Dynamics 365
9 5 (2.21%) Snowflake
10 4 (1.77%) Amazon CloudWatch
10 4 (1.77%) Amazon EC2
10 4 (1.77%) AWS Lambda
10 4 (1.77%) Serverless
11 3 (1.33%) Azure ExpressRoute
11 3 (1.33%) Mimecast
12 2 (0.88%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 138 (61.06%) Firewall
2 103 (45.58%) WAN
3 98 (43.36%) LAN
4 75 (33.19%) DNS
5 64 (28.32%) DHCP
6 47 (20.80%) TCP/IP
7 44 (19.47%) Wi-Fi
8 43 (19.03%) Network Security
9 40 (17.70%) SSL
10 34 (15.04%) VLAN
11 32 (14.16%) IPsec
11 32 (14.16%) VoIP
12 31 (13.72%) Internet
13 21 (9.29%) OSPF
14 20 (8.85%) BGP
15 19 (8.41%) SD-WAN
15 19 (8.41%) SNMP
16 18 (7.96%) WLAN
17 16 (7.08%) MPLS
17 16 (7.08%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (9.29%) SQL Server
2 20 (8.85%) Elasticsearch
3 15 (6.64%) MongoDB
4 7 (3.10%) Redis
5 5 (2.21%) Azure SQL Database
5 5 (2.21%) NoSQL
6 4 (1.77%) BigQuery
7 3 (1.33%) Amazon RDS
8 2 (0.88%) Looker
9 1 (0.44%) MySQL
9 1 (0.44%) Oracle Database
9 1 (0.44%) PostgreSQL
9 1 (0.44%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 2 (0.88%) Jenkins
2 1 (0.44%) Git
2 1 (0.44%) JIRA
General
1 54 (23.89%) Social Skills
2 31 (13.72%) Finance
3 20 (8.85%) Analytical Skills
4 10 (4.42%) Retail
5 9 (3.98%) Telecoms
6 8 (3.54%) Documentation Skills
7 6 (2.65%) French Language
7 6 (2.65%) German Language
7 6 (2.65%) Italian Language
7 6 (2.65%) Portuguese Language
7 6 (2.65%) Spanish Language
7 6 (2.65%) Swedish Language
7 6 (2.65%) Turkish Language
8 4 (1.77%) Agriculture
8 4 (1.77%) Law
8 4 (1.77%) Organisational Skills
9 3 (1.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 3 (1.33%) Manufacturing
10 1 (0.44%) Pharmaceutical
10 1 (0.44%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 58 (25.66%) Network Engineer
2 32 (14.16%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 27 (11.95%) Analyst
3 27 (11.95%) IT Support
4 20 (8.85%) IT Engineer
5 19 (8.41%) Support Engineer
6 17 (7.52%) Consultant
7 15 (6.64%) NetApp Consultant
8 14 (6.19%) 2nd Line Engineer
9 13 (5.75%) Lead
9 13 (5.75%) Senior
10 12 (5.31%) IT Technician
11 11 (4.87%) 2nd Line Support
12 10 (4.42%) Service Analyst
12 10 (4.42%) Service Desk Analyst
13 9 (3.98%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
13 9 (3.98%) Architect
13 9 (3.98%) Head of IT
13 9 (3.98%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
14 8 (3.54%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (6.64%) RabbitMQ
1 15 (6.64%) YAML
2 5 (2.21%) Middleware
3 2 (0.88%) .NET
3 2 (0.88%) Ajax
3 2 (0.88%) AngularJS
3 2 (0.88%) CSS
3 2 (0.88%) CSS3
3 2 (0.88%) HTML
3 2 (0.88%) HTML5
3 2 (0.88%) LDAP
3 2 (0.88%) Lightning Web Components
3 2 (0.88%) SOAP
3 2 (0.88%) Twitter Bootstrap
3 2 (0.88%) Web Services
3 2 (0.88%) XML
4 1 (0.44%) JSON
4 1 (0.44%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 37 (16.37%) Data Centre
2 15 (6.64%) Driving Licence
3 13 (5.75%) Management Information System
4 12 (5.31%) Onboarding
5 11 (4.87%) Replication
6 8 (3.54%) Clustering
6 8 (3.54%) Product Ownership
7 7 (3.10%) PMI
7 7 (3.10%) Public Cloud
8 6 (2.65%) Self-Motivation
9 4 (1.77%) Hybrid Cloud
9 4 (1.77%) Security Posture
10 3 (1.33%) Legacy Systems
10 3 (1.33%) Mobile App
10 3 (1.33%) PKI
11 2 (0.88%) Cloud Native
11 2 (0.88%) NHS
11 2 (0.88%) Video Conferencing
12 1 (0.44%) Cyber Threat
12 1 (0.44%) Housing Association
Operating Systems
1 131 (57.96%) Windows
2 60 (26.55%) Windows Server
3 55 (24.34%) Linux
4 25 (11.06%) Windows 10
5 15 (6.64%) Data ONTAP
6 12 (5.31%) Mac OS
7 11 (4.87%) Apple iOS
8 10 (4.42%) Android
8 10 (4.42%) Windows Server 2019
9 9 (3.98%) Windows Server 2012
10 5 (2.21%) Windows Server 2016
11 2 (0.88%) Unix
11 2 (0.88%) VMS
11 2 (0.88%) Windows XP
12 1 (0.44%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 56 (24.78%) Problem-Solving
2 46 (20.35%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 43 (19.03%) Customer Service
4 30 (13.27%) Migration
5 29 (12.83%) ITIL
6 26 (11.50%) Computer Science
7 25 (11.06%) Project Management
8 22 (9.73%) Disaster Recovery
9 21 (9.29%) Infrastructure Management
9 21 (9.29%) Release Management
10 17 (7.52%) Cybersecurity
10 17 (7.52%) Mobile Device Management
11 16 (7.08%) Service Management
12 15 (6.64%) Actionable Insight
12 15 (6.64%) Project Planning
12 15 (6.64%) Roadmaps
12 15 (6.64%) Storage Management
13 14 (6.19%) Agile
14 13 (5.75%) Patch Management
14 13 (5.75%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 26 (11.50%) PowerShell
2 25 (11.06%) SQL
3 20 (8.85%) Python
4 6 (2.65%) Bash
5 2 (0.88%) Java
5 2 (0.88%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 53 (23.45%) Cisco Certification
2 40 (17.70%) Degree
3 36 (15.93%) CCNA
3 36 (15.93%) CCNP
4 23 (10.18%) CISSP
5 19 (8.41%) Microsoft Certification
6 16 (7.08%) Computer Science Degree
7 14 (6.19%) Azure Certification
8 12 (5.31%) MCSE
9 11 (4.87%) CCIE
10 10 (4.42%) Security Cleared
11 9 (3.98%) MCSA
12 7 (3.10%) PMI Certification
13 5 (2.21%) Citrix Certification
13 5 (2.21%) JNCIA
13 5 (2.21%) MCP
13 5 (2.21%) SC Cleared
13 5 (2.21%) TOGAF Certification
13 5 (2.21%) VCAP
13 5 (2.21%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (11.50%) SLA
2 13 (5.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (1.33%) NIST
3 3 (1.33%) PCI DSS
4 2 (0.88%) ISO 22301
4 2 (0.88%) ISO 9001
5 1 (0.44%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.44%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (0.44%) FISMA
5 1 (0.44%) GDPR
5 1 (0.44%) HIPAA
5 1 (0.44%) HITRUST
5 1 (0.44%) QA
5 1 (0.44%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 103 (45.58%) Active Directory
2 55 (24.34%) VMware Infrastructure
3 31 (13.72%) Hyper-V
4 17 (7.52%) Docker
5 9 (3.98%) VMware ESXi
6 8 (3.54%) vSphere
7 6 (2.65%) Virtual Machines
7 6 (2.65%) VMware NSX
8 4 (1.77%) vCloud
9 3 (1.33%) Virtual Servers
10 2 (0.88%) Firmware
10 2 (0.88%) Virtual Desktop
11 1 (0.44%) Terminal Server
11 1 (0.44%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 40 (17.70%) Microsoft Intune
2 24 (10.62%) Kubernetes
3 20 (8.85%) Prometheus
4 19 (8.41%) vCenter Server
5 18 (7.96%) SCCM
6 16 (7.08%) Ansible
7 13 (5.75%) Terraform
8 8 (3.54%) Failover Clustering
9 7 (3.10%) Autotask
9 7 (3.10%) Jamf Pro
10 6 (2.65%) SCOM
11 5 (2.21%) Grafana
12 4 (1.77%) FortiGate
12 4 (1.77%) WSUS
13 3 (1.33%) Single Sign-On
13 3 (1.33%) ZABBIX
14 2 (0.88%) Backup Exec
14 2 (0.88%) Host Intrusion Detection System
15 1 (0.44%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
15 1 (0.44%) Puppet
Vendors
1 103 (45.58%) Microsoft
2 89 (39.38%) VMware
3 61 (26.99%) Cisco
4 29 (12.83%) Palo Alto
5 21 (9.29%) Meraki
5 21 (9.29%) Veeam
6 20 (8.85%) Citrix
7 18 (7.96%) SolarWinds
8 17 (7.52%) NetApp
9 16 (7.08%) Fortinet
10 15 (6.64%) Red Hat
10 15 (6.64%) SolidFire
11 12 (5.31%) Juniper
12 10 (4.42%) Google
13 9 (3.98%) Apple
14 7 (3.10%) F5
14 7 (3.10%) Oracle
14 7 (3.10%) SAP
15 6 (2.65%) Aruba
15 6 (2.65%) CheckPoint