VPN Contracts in the UK excluding London

Virtual Private Network (VPN)
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for VPN skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited VPN over the 6 months to 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 95 160 177
Rank change year-on-year +65 +17 -17
Contract jobs citing VPN 438 366 439
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 2.16% 1.59% 1.44%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 13.38% 10.52% 10.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 272 229 298
10th Percentile £200 £160 £157
25th Percentile £281 £213 £193
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £450 £400
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% +12.50% +3.23%
75th Percentile £600 £560 £538
90th Percentile £825 £688 £658
UK median daily rate £434 £456 £475
% change year-on-year -4.93% -3.95% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 14 23
10th Percentile £12.75 £15.22 £15.70
25th Percentile £13.30 £17.03 £16.24
Median hourly rate £14.27 £21.61 £19.00
Median % change year-on-year -33.97% +13.74% -1.30%
75th Percentile £18.75 £62.00 £23.00
90th Percentile £22.57 £63.23 £52.30
UK median hourly rate £16.56 £21.61 £20.51
% change year-on-year -23.39% +5.36% +13.94%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK excluding London

VPN is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 3,273 3,480 4,127
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 16.12% 15.12% 13.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,855 2,191 2,661
10th Percentile £203 £206 £185
25th Percentile £348 £350 £310
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £450
Median % change year-on-year - +5.56% +12.50%
75th Percentile £600 £588 £550
90th Percentile £675 £688 £638
UK median daily rate £490 £515 £500
% change year-on-year -4.85% +3.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 359 308 244
10th Percentile £13.25 - £13.25
25th Percentile £16.30 £9.80 £15.94
Median hourly rate £45.88 £18.00 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year +154.89% -16.28% -7.37%
75th Percentile £63.75 £59.85 £47.50
90th Percentile £70.66 £73.98 £60.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £18.50 £28.33
% change year-on-year +116.22% -34.70% +13.32%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing VPN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for VPN in the UK excluding London

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing VPN in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for VPN in the UK excluding London

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Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing VPN in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for VPN in the UK excluding London

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing VPN in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for VPN in the UK excluding London

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing VPN in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for VPN in the UK excluding London

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Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VPN within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 18 May 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
South East +48 116 £423 -15.50% 48
Midlands +32 108 £375 -25.00% 47
North of England +63 99 £612 +88.31% 62
West Midlands +30 88 £375 -27.88% 24
North West +55 75 £800 +146.15% 27
South West +8 46 £475 -2.56% 29
East of England -3 33 £450 -21.74% 21
Scotland +39 27 £240 +50.00% 18
Yorkshire +12 23 £300 -14.29% 27
East Midlands +17 20 £338 -3.57% 23
Wales +24 11 £425 -2.86% 3
North East +12 1 £600 +174.29% 8
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 29 (6.62%) Microsoft Exchange
2 21 (4.79%) SharePoint
3 15 (3.42%) Confluence
4 9 (2.05%) Apache
4 9 (2.05%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.46%) IIS
5 2 (0.46%) WordPress
6 1 (0.23%) MQSeries
6 1 (0.23%) OpenStack
6 1 (0.23%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 49 (11.19%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.46%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.46%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.23%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (0.68%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (0.23%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 79 (18.04%) Azure
2 51 (11.64%) AWS
3 43 (9.82%) Microsoft 365
4 29 (6.62%) GCP
5 20 (4.57%) Entra ID
6 18 (4.11%) PaaS
7 14 (3.20%) IaaS
8 13 (2.97%) GitHub
9 11 (2.51%) OneDrive
10 9 (2.05%) Kong
10 9 (2.05%) SaaS
10 9 (2.05%) Virtual Private Cloud
11 6 (1.37%) Apigee
11 6 (1.37%) AWS CloudFormation
12 5 (1.14%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 5 (1.14%) Amazon EC2
12 5 (1.14%) CloudFront
12 5 (1.14%) OpenShift
13 4 (0.91%) Amazon S3
13 4 (0.91%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 211 (48.17%) Firewall
2 139 (31.74%) WAN
3 84 (19.18%) MPLS
4 82 (18.72%) LAN
5 79 (18.04%) DNS
6 77 (17.58%) BGP
7 59 (13.47%) IPsec
8 51 (11.64%) TCP/IP
9 50 (11.42%) Junos
10 49 (11.19%) DHCP
11 47 (10.73%) Wi-Fi
12 45 (10.27%) Network Security
13 42 (9.59%) VLAN
14 36 (8.22%) OSPF
15 32 (7.31%) Wireless
16 25 (5.71%) Cisco ASA
16 25 (5.71%) Cisco Nexus
17 24 (5.48%) SD-WAN
18 23 (5.25%) VoIP
19 20 (4.57%) Cisco ISE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (2.05%) Elasticsearch
1 9 (2.05%) MongoDB
1 9 (2.05%) NoSQL
1 9 (2.05%) PostgreSQL
2 6 (1.37%) Amazon RDS
3 5 (1.14%) MySQL
4 4 (0.91%) SQL Server
5 3 (0.68%) Amazon Aurora
6 2 (0.46%) RDBMS
6 2 (0.46%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.23%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.23%) InfluxDB
Development Applications
1 26 (5.94%) JIRA
2 18 (4.11%) GitLab
3 13 (2.97%) Git
4 11 (2.51%) Jenkins
5 9 (2.05%) Atlassian Bamboo
5 9 (2.05%) CircleCI
5 9 (2.05%) Robot Framework
5 9 (2.05%) TestRail
5 9 (2.05%) Travis CI
6 5 (1.14%) Spinnaker
7 4 (0.91%) Bitbucket
8 3 (0.68%) Sonatype Nexus
8 3 (0.68%) Visual Studio
9 1 (0.23%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 93 (21.23%) Social Skills
2 37 (8.45%) Analytical Skills
3 32 (7.31%) Finance
4 29 (6.62%) Public Sector
5 24 (5.48%) Telecoms
6 12 (2.74%) Banking
6 12 (2.74%) Investment Banking
7 11 (2.51%) Legal
8 9 (2.05%) Manufacturing
8 9 (2.05%) Retail
9 8 (1.83%) Documentation Skills
10 7 (1.60%) Electronics
10 7 (1.60%) Marketing
11 6 (1.37%) Organisational Skills
12 4 (0.91%) Law
12 4 (0.91%) Presentation Skills
13 2 (0.46%) Advertising
13 2 (0.46%) Automotive
13 2 (0.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 1 (0.23%) Military
Job Titles
1 106 (24.20%) Network Engineer
2 90 (20.55%) Architect
3 41 (9.36%) Lead
3 41 (9.36%) Technical Architect
4 39 (8.90%) 3rd Line Engineer
5 38 (8.68%) Support Engineer
6 34 (7.76%) 3rd Line Support
6 34 (7.76%) Network Architect
7 31 (7.08%) Lead Architect
8 30 (6.85%) Technical Leader
9 29 (6.62%) Network Support
10 24 (5.48%) WAN Engineer
11 20 (4.57%) Desktop Engineer
12 18 (4.11%) Analyst
12 18 (4.11%) Cisco Engineer
12 18 (4.11%) Cisco Network Engineer
13 17 (3.88%) 2nd Line Support
13 17 (3.88%) Desktop Support
14 16 (3.65%) IT Support
15 15 (3.42%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 40 (9.13%) Node.js
2 15 (3.42%) React
3 14 (3.20%) CSS
3 14 (3.20%) HTML
4 13 (2.97%) Elastic Stack
5 12 (2.74%) JSON
5 12 (2.74%) Web Services
5 12 (2.74%) YAML
6 9 (2.05%) NETCONF
6 9 (2.05%) REST
6 9 (2.05%) RESTCONF
6 9 (2.05%) SOAP
6 9 (2.05%) XML
6 9 (2.05%) YANG
7 6 (1.37%) .NET
7 6 (1.37%) LDAP
8 5 (1.14%) OAuth
8 5 (1.14%) OAuth2
8 5 (1.14%) SAML
8 5 (1.14%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 53 (12.10%) PKI
2 49 (11.19%) Public Cloud
3 25 (5.71%) Data Centre
4 16 (3.65%) Clustering
5 11 (2.51%) Product Ownership
6 10 (2.28%) Cloud Native
7 9 (2.05%) Data Structures
8 8 (1.83%) Self-Motivation
9 7 (1.60%) Driving Licence
9 7 (1.60%) iPad
10 6 (1.37%) Video Conferencing
11 5 (1.14%) BYOD
11 5 (1.14%) iPhone
11 5 (1.14%) Mobile App
11 5 (1.14%) Security Posture
12 4 (0.91%) Onboarding
13 3 (0.68%) Hybrid Cloud
13 3 (0.68%) Management Information System
13 3 (0.68%) NHS
13 3 (0.68%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 167 (38.13%) Windows
2 84 (19.18%) Windows Server
3 50 (11.42%) Windows 10
4 44 (10.05%) Apple iOS
5 43 (9.82%) Android
6 38 (8.68%) Linux
7 33 (7.53%) Windows 7
8 14 (3.20%) Windows Server 2019
9 11 (2.51%) Mac OS
10 9 (2.05%) Windows Server 2012
11 8 (1.83%) Windows Server 2016
12 6 (1.37%) Unix
13 3 (0.68%) Windows Server 2003
14 2 (0.46%) Ubuntu
14 2 (0.46%) VMS
14 2 (0.46%) Windows Server 2008
15 1 (0.23%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 87 (19.86%) CI/CD
2 82 (18.72%) Agile
3 74 (16.89%) DevOps
4 67 (15.30%) Load Balancing
5 64 (14.61%) Problem-Solving
6 50 (11.42%) Customer Service
6 50 (11.42%) Mobile Device Management
7 48 (10.96%) Project Delivery
7 48 (10.96%) Security Architecture
8 47 (10.73%) Risk Management
9 45 (10.27%) Project Management
10 43 (9.82%) Zero Trust
11 40 (9.13%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
11 40 (9.13%) Design Patterns
11 40 (9.13%) Threat Intelligence
12 38 (8.68%) Network Design
13 36 (8.22%) High Availability
13 36 (8.22%) ITIL
14 30 (6.85%) Containerisation
15 27 (6.16%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 39 (8.90%) PowerShell
2 36 (8.22%) Python
3 16 (3.65%) Java
4 12 (2.74%) Bash
4 12 (2.74%) SQL
4 12 (2.74%) TypeScript
5 3 (0.68%) ActionScript
5 3 (0.68%) C#
5 3 (0.68%) PHP
5 3 (0.68%) Ruby
6 1 (0.23%) C
6 1 (0.23%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 167 (38.13%) Security Cleared
2 88 (20.09%) SC Cleared
3 67 (15.30%) Cisco Certification
4 45 (10.27%) CCNP
5 32 (7.31%) Degree
6 29 (6.62%) CCNA
7 20 (4.57%) CCIE
8 16 (3.65%) DV Cleared
9 13 (2.97%) A+ Certification
10 10 (2.28%) JNCIA
11 9 (2.05%) BPSS Clearance
11 9 (2.05%) CCIE Data Center
12 8 (1.83%) MCSE
12 8 (1.83%) Microsoft Certification
13 7 (1.60%) AWS Certification
13 7 (1.60%) Computer Science Degree
14 6 (1.37%) CCSA
15 4 (0.91%) Azure Certification
15 4 (0.91%) VCAP
15 4 (0.91%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (5.71%) SLA
2 18 (4.11%) QA
3 5 (1.14%) PCI DSS
4 4 (0.91%) HIPAA
5 3 (0.68%) GDPR
6 2 (0.46%) Disclosure Scotland
6 2 (0.46%) NIST
6 2 (0.46%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 1 (0.23%) GRC
7 1 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.23%) NEBOSH
7 1 (0.23%) SOC 2
System Software
1 80 (18.26%) Active Directory
2 50 (11.42%) VMware Infrastructure
3 34 (7.76%) Docker
4 24 (5.48%) Hyper-V
5 10 (2.28%) VMware NSX
6 9 (2.05%) Terminal Services
6 9 (2.05%) Virtual Machines
7 8 (1.83%) BitLocker
8 7 (1.60%) VMware ESXi
8 7 (1.60%) vSphere
9 5 (1.14%) Microsoft App-V
9 5 (1.14%) VMware Workstation
10 4 (0.91%) Firmware
11 3 (0.68%) Virtual Desktop
12 1 (0.23%) Samba
Systems Management
1 34 (7.76%) SCCM
2 26 (5.94%) Kubernetes
3 25 (5.71%) Ansible
3 25 (5.71%) Terraform
4 14 (3.20%) Grafana
4 14 (3.20%) Microsoft Intune
5 13 (2.97%) Prometheus
6 12 (2.74%) Puppet
7 9 (2.05%) Docker Swarm
7 9 (2.05%) Kibana
7 9 (2.05%) logstash
7 9 (2.05%) Progress Chef
8 8 (1.83%) FortiGate
9 6 (1.37%) Autotask
9 6 (1.37%) Failover Clustering
9 6 (1.37%) Jamf Pro
10 5 (1.14%) Istio
10 5 (1.14%) Nagios
10 5 (1.14%) vCenter Server
10 5 (1.14%) vMotion
Vendors
1 137 (31.28%) Cisco
2 107 (24.43%) Juniper
3 95 (21.69%) Microsoft
4 62 (14.16%) VMware
5 31 (7.08%) CheckPoint
5 31 (7.08%) Palo Alto
6 27 (6.16%) Fortinet
7 26 (5.94%) F5
8 19 (4.34%) Blue Coat
9 17 (3.88%) Apple
9 17 (3.88%) Google
10 15 (3.42%) Splunk
11 13 (2.97%) Citrix
12 12 (2.74%) Infoblox
13 11 (2.51%) SolarWinds
14 9 (2.05%) Zscaler
15 8 (1.83%) ServiceNow
16 7 (1.60%) Aruba
16 7 (1.60%) HP
16 7 (1.60%) SAP