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The table below looks at the demand for Domain Name System (DNS) skills within the Belfast region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited DNS over the 3 months to 20 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDomain Name System (DNS)
Location
3 months to
20 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£315£319
% change on same period last year-1.44 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.31£30.11
% change on same period last year-22.58 %
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Belfast
Matching contract IT job ads179
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.027 %0.010 %
Daily rates quoted65
Average minimum daily rate£469£450
Average daily rate£494£465
% change on same period last year+6.27 %
Average maximum daily rate£519£480
UK excluding London average daily rate£347£332
% change on same period last year+4.60 %
Hourly rates quoted12
Average minimum hourly rate£15.00£13.25
Average hourly rate£17.50£13.43
% change on same period last year+30.35 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.00£13.60
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.98£29.13
% change on same period last year-3.95 %
DNS County AntrimDNS
County Antrim

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

DNS
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing DNS across the Belfast region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Belfast DNS Demand Trend

DNS
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing DNS across the Belfast region.

Belfast DNS Daily Rate Trend

DNS
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing DNS across the Belfast region.

Belfast DNS Hourly Rate Trend

DNS
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Belfast region citing DNS also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited DNS.

13 (100.00 %)VBScript
13 (100.00 %)VB
13 (100.00 %)Windows
13 (100.00 %)Windows NT
13 (100.00 %)DHCP
13 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
13 (100.00 %)ARCserve
13 (100.00 %)Windows 2000
22 (66.67 %)Banking
31 (33.33 %)Windows 2000 Server
31 (33.33 %)MCSE
31 (33.33 %)Active Directory
31 (33.33 %)Compaq
31 (33.33 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (33.33 %)VERITAS
31 (33.33 %)HPUX
31 (33.33 %)Linux
31 (33.33 %)SQL Server

DNS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Belfast region citing DNS also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited DNS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (100.00 %)DHCP
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (33.33 %)SQL Server
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (66.67 %)Banking
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (100.00 %)Server Engineer
22 (66.67 %)Server Support Engineer
22 (66.67 %)Systems Engineer
22 (66.67 %)Server Support
22 (66.67 %)Support Engineer
22 (66.67 %)Wintel Support
22 (66.67 %)Wintel Engineer
31 (33.33 %)Senior Server Engineer
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (100.00 %)Windows 2000
13 (100.00 %)Windows NT
13 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
13 (100.00 %)Windows
21 (33.33 %)HPUX
21 (33.33 %)Linux
21 (33.33 %)Windows 2000 Server
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (100.00 %)VBScript
13 (100.00 %)VB
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (33.33 %)MCSE
11 (33.33 %)Microsoft Certification
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (33.33 %)Active Directory
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (100.00 %)ARCserve
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (33.33 %)Compaq
11 (33.33 %)VERITAS