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This section looks at the demand for Domain Name System (DNS) skills within the Manchester region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited DNS over the 3 months to 8 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDomain Name System (DNS)
Location
3 months to 8 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank8447
Rank change on same period last yearDown-37
Matching contract IT job ads422
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.023 %
As % of the category below1.923 %13.25 %
Daily rates quoted03
Average minimum daily rate-£217
Average daily rate-£233
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£250
UK excluding London average daily rate£322£350
% change on same period last year-8.06 %
Hourly rates quoted32
Average minimum hourly rate£16.33£19.00
Average hourly rate£17.50£22.00
% change on same period last year-20.45 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.67£25.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.32£25.71
% change on same period last year-13.17 %
Communications & Networking ManchesterCommunications & Networking
Manchester
Matching contract IT job ads208166
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.274 %0.174 %
Daily rates quoted3424
Average minimum daily rate£442£258
Average daily rate£461£277
% change on same period last year+66.55 %
Average maximum daily rate£480£295
UK excluding London average daily rate£341£344
% change on same period last year-0.88 %
Hourly rates quoted2526
Average minimum hourly rate£29.07£20.38
Average hourly rate£31.48£22.27
% change on same period last year+41.36 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.90£24.16
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.60£28.49
% change on same period last year-10.13 %
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 Manchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Manchester 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 Manchester region.

Manchester 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 Manchester region.

Manchester DNS Hourly Rate Trend

DNS
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing DNS across the Manchester region over the 3 months to 8 July 2008.

Manchester DNS Hourly Rate Histogram

DNS
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing DNS within the Manchester region over the 3 months to 8 July 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

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

DNS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester 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 (69.23 %)Windows
28 (61.54 %)DHCP
28 (61.54 %)TCP/IP
37 (53.85 %)WAN
37 (53.85 %)Active Directory
46 (46.15 %)Citrix
46 (46.15 %)LAN
46 (46.15 %)VPN
55 (38.46 %)VMware
55 (38.46 %)Exchange Server 2003
55 (38.46 %)SQL Server
64 (30.77 %)Linux
64 (30.77 %)WINS
64 (30.77 %)Cisco
64 (30.77 %)Microsoft
64 (30.77 %)MetaFrame
64 (30.77 %)SQL Server 7
64 (30.77 %)Blackberry
72 (15.38 %)Migration
72 (15.38 %)Novell
72 (15.38 %)Windows NT
72 (15.38 %)MS Exchange
72 (15.38 %)Windows 2000
72 (15.38 %)IIS
72 (15.38 %)MS Office
81 (7.692 %)ITIL
81 (7.692 %)Unix
81 (7.692 %)Lotus Notes
81 (7.692 %)MCSE
81 (7.692 %)MS Excel

DNS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester 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.

Application Platforms
15 (38.46 %)Exchange Server 2003
22 (15.38 %)MS Exchange
22 (15.38 %)IIS
31 (7.692 %)Lotus Notes
Applications
12 (15.38 %)MS Office
21 (7.692 %)MS Excel
Communications & Networking
18 (61.54 %)DHCP
18 (61.54 %)TCP/IP
27 (53.85 %)WAN
36 (46.15 %)LAN
36 (46.15 %)VPN
44 (30.77 %)WINS
51 (7.692 %)MPLS
51 (7.692 %)Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
15 (38.46 %)SQL Server
24 (30.77 %)SQL Server 7
General
11 (7.692 %)Back Office
11 (7.692 %)Insurance
Job Titles
16 (46.15 %)2nd Line Support
24 (30.77 %)Analyst
24 (30.77 %)Helpdesk Support
33 (23.08 %)Support Analyst
42 (15.38 %)Support Assistant
42 (15.38 %)1st Line Support
42 (15.38 %)Support Engineer
42 (15.38 %)3rd Line Support
51 (7.692 %)Desktop Support
51 (7.692 %)Network Analyst
51 (7.692 %)Desktop Support Analyst
51 (7.692 %)Network Support Analyst
51 (7.692 %)Desktop Engineer
51 (7.692 %)Network Support
51 (7.692 %)Desktop Analyst
51 (7.692 %)Citrix Engineer
51 (7.692 %)Server Analyst
Miscellaneous
14 (30.77 %)Blackberry
21 (7.692 %)Clustering
Operating Systems
19 (69.23 %)Windows
24 (30.77 %)Linux
32 (15.38 %)Windows NT
32 (15.38 %)Windows 2000
41 (7.692 %)Unix
41 (7.692 %)Windows XP
41 (7.692 %)Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
12 (15.38 %)Migration
21 (7.692 %)ITIL
21 (7.692 %)Release Management
21 (7.692 %)Disaster Recovery
21 (7.692 %)Document Management
Programming Languages
11 (7.692 %)SQL
Qualifications
11 (7.692 %)MCSE
11 (7.692 %)Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
11 (7.692 %)SLA
11 (7.692 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
17 (53.85 %)Active Directory
24 (30.77 %)MetaFrame
31 (7.692 %)ISA Server
Systems Management
11 (7.692 %)ARCserve
Vendors
16 (46.15 %)Citrix
25 (38.46 %)VMware
34 (30.77 %)Cisco
34 (30.77 %)Microsoft
42 (15.38 %)Novell
51 (7.692 %)Lotus
51 (7.692 %)Alcatel
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