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The table below looks at the demand for Domain Name System (DNS) skills within the Chester 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 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDomain Name System (DNS)
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank30-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below3.448 %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£306£315
% change on same period last year-2.88 %
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£23.83£30.02
% change on same period last year-20.59 %
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Chester
Matching contract IT job ads2915
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.047 %0.016 %
Daily rates quoted22
Average minimum daily rate£275£300
Average daily rate£278£317
% change on same period last year-12.10 %
Average maximum daily rate£282£333
UK excluding London average daily rate£344£336
% change on same period last year+2.28 %
Hourly rates quoted122
Average minimum hourly rate£26.09£36.25
Average hourly rate£27.41£36.25
% change on same period last year-24.37 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.74£36.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.86£28.32
% change on same period last year-1.64 %
DNS CheshireDNS
Cheshire

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 Chester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Chester 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 Chester region.

Chester 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 Chester region.

Chester DNS Hourly Rate Trend

DNS
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chester 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.

11 (50.00 %)ITIL
11 (50.00 %)UNIX
11 (50.00 %)AIX
11 (50.00 %)HPUX
11 (50.00 %)Linux
11 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
11 (50.00 %)DHCP
11 (50.00 %)Active Directory
11 (50.00 %)Citrix
11 (50.00 %)HACMP
11 (50.00 %)Remedy
11 (50.00 %)Tru64
11 (50.00 %)Change Management
11 (50.00 %)Disaster Recovery
11 (50.00 %)Migration
11 (50.00 %)Incident Management
11 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
11 (50.00 %)Problem Management
11 (50.00 %)FMCG

DNS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chester 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.

Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
11 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (50.00 %)DHCP
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)FMCG
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Analyst
11 (50.00 %)Server Engineer
11 (50.00 %)Server Analyst
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (50.00 %)HACMP
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (50.00 %)UNIX
11 (50.00 %)AIX
11 (50.00 %)HPUX
11 (50.00 %)Linux
11 (50.00 %)Tru64
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)ITIL
11 (50.00 %)Change Management
11 (50.00 %)Disaster Recovery
11 (50.00 %)Migration
11 (50.00 %)Incident Management
11 (50.00 %)Problem Management
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (50.00 %)Active Directory
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Citrix
11 (50.00 %)Remedy