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This section looks at the demand for Domain Name System (DNS) skills within the Edinburgh 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDomain Name System (DNS)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank5347
Rank change on same period last yearDown-6
Matching contract IT job ads420
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.020 %
As % of the category below6.349 %14.49 %
Daily rates quoted18
Average minimum daily rate£185£279
Average daily rate£218£298
% change on same period last year-26.96 %
Average maximum daily rate£250£317
UK excluding London average daily rate£297£348
% change on same period last year-14.64 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£23.00
Average hourly rate-£23.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£24.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.49£25.36
% change on same period last year-11.33 %
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Edinburgh
Matching contract IT job ads63138
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.084 %0.140 %
Daily rates quoted1429
Average minimum daily rate£270£291
Average daily rate£291£307
% change on same period last year-5.16 %
Average maximum daily rate£313£323
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£344
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Hourly rates quoted37
Average minimum hourly rate£16.83£20.45
Average hourly rate£17.42£20.99
% change on same period last year-17.03 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.00£21.54
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.81£28.58
% change on same period last year-9.70 %
DNS ScotlandDNS
Scotland

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

Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh region.

Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh region.

Edinburgh DNS Hourly Rate Trend

DNS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Edinburgh 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.

19 (81.82 %)Windows
19 (81.82 %)Microsoft
28 (72.73 %)MS Exchange
28 (72.73 %)DHCP
36 (54.55 %)MIMEsweeper
36 (54.55 %)Exchange Server 2003
36 (54.55 %)Exchange Server 2007
45 (45.45 %)ITIL
45 (45.45 %)VBScript
54 (36.36 %)VB
54 (36.36 %)MS Office
54 (36.36 %)Active Directory
54 (36.36 %)Internet
54 (36.36 %)NetApp
54 (36.36 %)MOM
54 (36.36 %)Telecoms
63 (27.27 %)Windows 2000
72 (18.18 %)Windows NT
72 (18.18 %)TCP/IP
72 (18.18 %)Apple
72 (18.18 %)Tivoli
72 (18.18 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
72 (18.18 %)Finance
72 (18.18 %)Government
72 (18.18 %)Banking
81 (9.091 %)Local Government
81 (9.091 %)EMC NetWorker
81 (9.091 %)Network Load Balancing
81 (9.091 %)Financial Institution
81 (9.091 %)BT

DNS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Edinburgh 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.

Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (72.73 %)MS Exchange
26 (54.55 %)Exchange Server 2003
26 (54.55 %)Exchange Server 2007
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (36.36 %)MS Office
21 (9.091 %)MS Excel
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (72.73 %)DHCP
24 (36.36 %)Internet
32 (18.18 %)TCP/IP
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (36.36 %)Telecoms
22 (18.18 %)Finance
22 (18.18 %)Government
22 (18.18 %)Banking
31 (9.091 %)Local Government
31 (9.091 %)Financial Institution
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (27.27 %)Analyst
13 (27.27 %)3rd Line Support
22 (18.18 %)Technical Analyst
31 (9.091 %)Windows Support Analyst
31 (9.091 %)Server Analyst
31 (9.091 %)Senior Server Analyst
31 (9.091 %)Senior Analyst
31 (9.091 %)Support Analyst
31 (9.091 %)Technical Support
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (81.82 %)Windows
23 (27.27 %)Windows 2000
32 (18.18 %)Windows NT
41 (9.091 %)Windows Server 2003
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (45.45 %)ITIL
21 (9.091 %)Network Load Balancing
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (45.45 %)VBScript
24 (36.36 %)VB
31 (9.091 %)Shell Script
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (36.36 %)Active Directory
21 (9.091 %)ISA Server
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (54.55 %)MIMEsweeper
24 (36.36 %)MOM
32 (18.18 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
32 (18.18 %)Tivoli
41 (9.091 %)Legato
41 (9.091 %)EMC NetWorker
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (81.82 %)Microsoft
24 (36.36 %)NetApp
32 (18.18 %)Apple
41 (9.091 %)BT
41 (9.091 %)Intel
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