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The table below looks at the demand for Domain Name System (DNS) skills within the Coventry 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 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDomain Name System (DNS)
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2434
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching contract IT job ads41
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.001 %
As % of the category below13.33 %3.125 %
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£341£350
% change on same period last year-2.71 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£20.00-
Average hourly rate£20.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£21.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.08£26.43
% change on same period last year-5.11 %
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Coventry
Matching contract IT job ads3032
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.042 %0.032 %
Daily rates quoted59
Average minimum daily rate£214£149
Average daily rate£214£161
% change on same period last year+33.18 %
Average maximum daily rate£214£173
UK excluding London average daily rate£354£336
% change on same period last year+5.57 %
Hourly rates quoted44
Average minimum hourly rate£17.50£30.00
Average hourly rate£18.20£30.42
% change on same period last year-40.16 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.90£30.83
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.44£28.92
% change on same period last year-5.09 %
DNS West MidlandsDNS
West Midlands

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

Coventry 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 Coventry region.

Coventry 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 Coventry region.

Coventry DNS Hourly Rate Trend

DNS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Coventry 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.

15 (83.33 %)Windows
24 (66.67 %)SQL
24 (66.67 %)Windows Server 2003
24 (66.67 %)Active Directory
24 (66.67 %)Dell
24 (66.67 %)Backup Exec
24 (66.67 %)VMware
32 (33.33 %)DHCP
32 (33.33 %)TCP/IP
32 (33.33 %)VPN
41 (16.67 %)SSL
41 (16.67 %)Cisco
41 (16.67 %)Ethernet
41 (16.67 %)RIP
41 (16.67 %)MCP
41 (16.67 %)Windows 2000
41 (16.67 %)Lotus Notes
41 (16.67 %)MCSA
41 (16.67 %)E-Commerce
41 (16.67 %)Windows XP
41 (16.67 %)ISDN
41 (16.67 %)LAN
41 (16.67 %)WAN
41 (16.67 %)Firewall
41 (16.67 %)SMDS
41 (16.67 %)Finance
41 (16.67 %)Nortel
41 (16.67 %)Microsoft Certification
41 (16.67 %)Lotus
41 (16.67 %)CheckPoint

DNS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Coventry 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.

Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (16.67 %)Lotus Notes
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (33.33 %)TCP/IP
12 (33.33 %)VPN
12 (33.33 %)DHCP
21 (16.67 %)Ethernet
21 (16.67 %)RIP
21 (16.67 %)ISDN
21 (16.67 %)LAN
21 (16.67 %)WAN
21 (16.67 %)SSL
21 (16.67 %)MPLS
21 (16.67 %)OSPF
21 (16.67 %)BGP
21 (16.67 %)EIGRP
21 (16.67 %)Firewall
21 (16.67 %)SMDS
21 (16.67 %)Cisco PIX
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (16.67 %)Finance
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (66.67 %)3rd Line Support
22 (33.33 %)Support Technician
31 (16.67 %)Network Analyst
31 (16.67 %)Desktop Support
31 (16.67 %)Analyst
31 (16.67 %)Server Support
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (83.33 %)Windows
24 (66.67 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (16.67 %)Windows 2000
31 (16.67 %)Windows XP
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (16.67 %)E-Commerce
11 (16.67 %)Network Design
11 (16.67 %)Load Balancing
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (66.67 %)SQL
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (16.67 %)MCP
11 (16.67 %)MCSA
11 (16.67 %)Microsoft Certification
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (66.67 %)Active Directory
14 (66.67 %)Backup Exec
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (66.67 %)Dell
14 (66.67 %)VMware
21 (16.67 %)Cisco
21 (16.67 %)Nortel
21 (16.67 %)Lotus
21 (16.67 %)CheckPoint