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The table below looks at the demand for Domain Name System (DNS) skills within the Lancashire 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 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDomain Name System (DNS)
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank3036
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching contract IT job ads38
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.010 %
As % of the category below13.64 %15.38 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£425
Average daily rate-£425
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£425
UK excluding London average daily rate£301£316
% change on same period last year-4.84 %
Hourly rates quoted12
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£19.00
Average hourly rate£32.50£21.25
% change on same period last year+52.94 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00£23.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.77£28.33
% change on same period last year-26.66 %
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Lancashire
Matching contract IT job ads2252
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.044 %0.065 %
Daily rates quoted115
Average minimum daily rate£400£328
Average daily rate£425£349
% change on same period last year+21.71 %
Average maximum daily rate£450£370
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£344
% change on same period last year-1.90 %
Hourly rates quoted47
Average minimum hourly rate£24.42£15.27
Average hourly rate£26.09£18.56
% change on same period last year+40.57 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.75£21.85
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.67£27.04
% change on same period last year-1.34 %
DNS North WestDNS
North West

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

Lancashire 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 Lancashire region.

Lancashire 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 Lancashire region.

Lancashire DNS Hourly Rate Trend

DNS
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing DNS within the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
BlackburnNew entry-1--
DNS North WestDNS
North West

DNS
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire 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 (75.00 %)DHCP
22 (50.00 %)TCP/IP
22 (50.00 %)C
22 (50.00 %)Embedded C
22 (50.00 %)Active Directory
31 (25.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (25.00 %)SC Cleared
31 (25.00 %)Security Cleared
31 (25.00 %)HP
31 (25.00 %)Intel
31 (25.00 %)BMC
31 (25.00 %)CA
31 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (25.00 %)MOM
31 (25.00 %)Windows
31 (25.00 %)LDAP
31 (25.00 %)MS Excel
31 (25.00 %)MS Visio
31 (25.00 %)MS Exchange
31 (25.00 %)VoIP
31 (25.00 %)Validation
31 (25.00 %)Microsoft

DNS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire 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.

Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (25.00 %)MS Exchange
11 (25.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (25.00 %)MS Excel
11 (25.00 %)MS Visio
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (75.00 %)DHCP
22 (50.00 %)TCP/IP
31 (25.00 %)LDAP
31 (25.00 %)VoIP
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)Software Engineer
12 (50.00 %)Embedded Software Engineer
12 (50.00 %)Embedded C Software Engineer
12 (50.00 %)Embedded C Engineer
12 (50.00 %)C Software Engineer
21 (25.00 %)Server Engineer
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (25.00 %)Windows
11 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)Validation
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (50.00 %)C
12 (50.00 %)Embedded C
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (25.00 %)SC Cleared
11 (25.00 %)Security Cleared
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (50.00 %)Active Directory
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (25.00 %)MOM
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (25.00 %)Microsoft
11 (25.00 %)HP
11 (25.00 %)Intel
11 (25.00 %)BMC
11 (25.00 %)CA