VPN Contracts in the North West

Virtual Private Network (VPN)
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North West requiring VPN skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited VPN over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 66 106 106
Rank change year-on-year +40 0 +16
Contract jobs citing VPN 73 44 77
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North West 2.61% 1.46% 1.91%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 22.39% 10.33% 13.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 54 22 52
10th Percentile £313 £143 £158
25th Percentile £350 £205 £159
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £800 £313 £203
Median % change year-on-year +156.00% +54.32% -50.91%
75th Percentile £850 £361 £445
90th Percentile - £375 £494
England median daily rate £425 £488 £475
% change year-on-year -12.82% +2.63% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 2
10th Percentile - - £12.37
25th Percentile £46.25 - £19.69
Median hourly rate £47.50 £15.72 £32.83
Median % change year-on-year +202.16% -52.12% -
75th Percentile £48.75 - £46.27
90th Percentile - - £53.76
England median hourly rate £16.86 £21.61 £20.00
% change year-on-year -21.98% +8.05% -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
North West

VPN falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in the North West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 326 426 560
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West 11.68% 14.14% 13.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 220 286 370
10th Percentile £209 £288 £172
25th Percentile £329 £363 £320
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £456
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% +4.11% +14.06%
75th Percentile £666 £565 £585
90th Percentile £828 £638 £638
England median daily rate £500 £520 £500
% change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 10 10
10th Percentile £20.93 £15.41 £10.96
25th Percentile £25.13 £18.93 £16.42
Median hourly rate £40.44 £31.25 £19.25
Median % change year-on-year +29.41% +62.34% +32.17%
75th Percentile £46.60 £51.06 £49.94
90th Percentile £50.78 £53.22 £65.50
England median hourly rate £40.00 £18.37 £23.91
% change year-on-year +117.75% -23.17% +3.02%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for VPN in the North West

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North West

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing VPN in the North West.

Daily rate trend for VPN in the North West

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Daily Rate Histogram in the North West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing VPN in the North West over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for VPN in the North West

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing VPN in the North West.

Hourly rate trend for VPN in the North West

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Contract Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VPN within the North West region over the 6 months to 12 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Manchester +53 59 £800 +193.58% 11
Cheshire -12 10 £475 +40.74% 14
Merseyside +12 4 £575 +91.67% 3
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 3 (4.11%) SharePoint
2 2 (2.74%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (1.37%) Apache
Applications
1 5 (6.85%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (1.37%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 16 (21.92%) Azure
2 12 (16.44%) AWS
3 7 (9.59%) Microsoft 365
4 4 (5.48%) GCP
5 2 (2.74%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 54 (73.97%) Firewall
2 19 (26.03%) WAN
3 18 (24.66%) LAN
4 14 (19.18%) OSPF
5 11 (15.07%) Wireless
6 10 (13.70%) Ethernet
6 10 (13.70%) Wireless Security
7 7 (9.59%) VLAN
8 5 (6.85%) MPLS
8 5 (6.85%) TCP/IP
8 5 (6.85%) Wireshark
9 4 (5.48%) BGP
9 4 (5.48%) Network Security
9 4 (5.48%) Value-Added Service
9 4 (5.48%) Wi-Fi
10 3 (4.11%) VoIP
11 2 (2.74%) DMZ
11 2 (2.74%) Internet
11 2 (2.74%) SD-WAN
12 1 (1.37%) Cisco Nexus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.37%) MySQL
1 1 (1.37%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (1.37%) Metasploit
General
1 13 (17.81%) Social Skills
2 8 (10.96%) Legal
3 7 (9.59%) Public Sector
4 5 (6.85%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (4.11%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (1.37%) Banking
6 1 (1.37%) Finance
6 1 (1.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (1.37%) Investment Banking
6 1 (1.37%) Military
6 1 (1.37%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 47 (64.38%) Architect
2 38 (52.05%) Technical Architect
3 30 (41.10%) Lead
3 30 (41.10%) Lead Architect
3 30 (41.10%) Technical Leader
4 18 (24.66%) Network Engineer
5 7 (9.59%) Cloud Architect
6 5 (6.85%) 2nd Line Engineer
6 5 (6.85%) Digital Architect
6 5 (6.85%) Digital Technical Architect
7 4 (5.48%) 3rd Line Engineer
7 4 (5.48%) 3rd Line Network Engineer
7 4 (5.48%) Security Architect
8 3 (4.11%) 1st/2nd Line Support
8 3 (4.11%) 2nd Line Support
8 3 (4.11%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
8 3 (4.11%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 3 (4.11%) Network Architect
8 3 (4.11%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
8 3 (4.11%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 40 (54.79%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 30 (41.10%) Public Cloud
2 9 (12.33%) Product Ownership
3 5 (6.85%) Mobile App
4 3 (4.11%) Clustering
4 3 (4.11%) Driving Licence
5 2 (2.74%) iPad
6 1 (1.37%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 57 (78.08%) Windows
2 48 (65.75%) Windows Server
3 43 (58.90%) Android
3 43 (58.90%) Apple iOS
4 7 (9.59%) Linux
5 5 (6.85%) Windows 10
6 3 (4.11%) Mac OS
6 3 (4.11%) Windows Server 2012
6 3 (4.11%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (2.74%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 46 (63.01%) Mobile Device Management
2 43 (58.90%) Risk Management
2 43 (58.90%) Security Architecture
3 40 (54.79%) CI/CD
3 40 (54.79%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
3 40 (54.79%) Threat Intelligence
3 40 (54.79%) Zero Trust
4 31 (42.47%) Agile
4 31 (42.47%) DevOps
5 28 (38.36%) Design Patterns
6 16 (21.92%) Problem-Solving
7 13 (17.81%) Roadmaps
8 12 (16.44%) Microservices
8 12 (16.44%) Product Strategy
8 12 (16.44%) Strategic Roadmap
9 10 (13.70%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 10 (13.70%) Technical Leadership
10 7 (9.59%) Customer Service
10 7 (9.59%) Product Roadmap
10 7 (9.59%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 4 (5.48%) PowerShell
2 1 (1.37%) Bash
2 1 (1.37%) Python
Qualifications
1 35 (47.95%) Security Cleared
2 34 (46.58%) SC Cleared
3 12 (16.44%) Cisco Certification
4 8 (10.96%) CCNA
5 7 (9.59%) Degree
6 5 (6.85%) CCNP
7 4 (5.48%) CCIE
7 4 (5.48%) Computer Science Degree
7 4 (5.48%) VCAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.37%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 11 (15.07%) Hyper-V
2 10 (13.70%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (6.85%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (5.48%) Microsoft Intune
1 4 (5.48%) SCCM
2 3 (4.11%) Autotask
2 3 (4.11%) Failover Clustering
2 3 (4.11%) Jamf Pro
3 2 (2.74%) FortiGate
4 1 (1.37%) OpenVAS
4 1 (1.37%) Terraform
Vendors
1 11 (15.07%) VMware
2 8 (10.96%) Apple
3 6 (8.22%) Microsoft
4 5 (6.85%) Google
5 4 (5.48%) LogicMonitor
5 4 (5.48%) SolarWinds
6 3 (4.11%) Cisco
6 3 (4.11%) Datto
7 2 (2.74%) Autodesk
7 2 (2.74%) Dell
7 2 (2.74%) Wyse
8 1 (1.37%) Blue Coat
8 1 (1.37%) CheckPoint
8 1 (1.37%) Fortinet
8 1 (1.37%) Juniper
8 1 (1.37%) Meraki
8 1 (1.37%) Qualys
8 1 (1.37%) Radianz
8 1 (1.37%) Splunk
8 1 (1.37%) Veeam