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The table below looks at the demand for Domain Name System (DNS) skills within the Oxfordshire 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 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDomain Name System (DNS)
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3047
Rank change on same period last yearUp+17
Matching contract IT job ads256
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.036 %0.006 %
As % of the category below21.01 %7.407 %
Daily rates quoted50
Average minimum daily rate£270-
Average daily rate£282-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£294-
UK excluding London average daily rate£335£351
% change on same period last year-4.67 %
Hourly rates quoted22
Average minimum hourly rate£13.63£18.50
Average hourly rate£14.37£20.50
% change on same period last year-29.91 %
Average maximum hourly rate£15.11£22.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.36£26.43
% change on same period last year-4.04 %
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Oxfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads11981
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.169 %0.082 %
Daily rates quoted389
Average minimum daily rate£268£374
Average daily rate£278£392
% change on same period last year-29.18 %
Average maximum daily rate£287£409
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£336
% change on same period last year+4.74 %
Hourly rates quoted2721
Average minimum hourly rate£28.74£16.34
Average hourly rate£31.38£17.14
% change on same period last year+83.07 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.01£17.94
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.56£28.73
% change on same period last year-4.06 %
DNS South EastDNS
South East

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

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire DNS Daily Rate Trend

DNS
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing DNS across the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Oxfordshire DNS Daily Rate Histogram

DNS
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing DNS across the Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Oxfordshire DNS Hourly Rate Histogram

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 Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 7 October 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
OxfordUp+17£313-
BicesterNew entry-3--
AbingdonNew entry-2--
DNS South EastDNS
South East

DNS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

127 (61.36 %)Windows
223 (52.27 %)Active Directory
321 (47.73 %)DHCP
418 (40.91 %)Windows Server 2003
517 (38.64 %)Microsoft
517 (38.64 %)TCP/IP
614 (31.82 %)Linux
713 (29.55 %)Microsoft Certification
812 (27.27 %)MCSE
911 (25.00 %)Firewall
1010 (22.73 %)Perl
1010 (22.73 %)MS Exchange
119 (20.45 %)Cisco
119 (20.45 %)Internet
128 (18.18 %)UNIX
128 (18.18 %)Exchange Server 2003
128 (18.18 %)Windows 2000 Server
137 (15.91 %)Citrix
137 (15.91 %)WAN
137 (15.91 %)SMTP
146 (13.64 %)LAN
146 (13.64 %)HTTP
146 (13.64 %)Windows 2000
146 (13.64 %)Python
146 (13.64 %)SharePoint
146 (13.64 %)IIS
146 (13.64 %)MS Office
155 (11.36 %)Blackberry
155 (11.36 %)SQL Server 2005
155 (11.36 %)SQL Server

DNS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (9.091 %)XML
14 (9.091 %)ASP.NET
14 (9.091 %)HTML
14 (9.091 %).NET
23 (6.818 %)WebServices
32 (4.545 %)LAMP
41 (2.273 %)CSS
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (22.73 %)MS Exchange
28 (18.18 %)Exchange Server 2003
36 (13.64 %)SharePoint
36 (13.64 %)IIS
45 (11.36 %)Apache
54 (9.091 %)SharePoint Server 2007
63 (6.818 %)Commerce Server 2007
63 (6.818 %)Exchange Server 5.5
63 (6.818 %)Commerce Server
72 (4.545 %)CMS
72 (4.545 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
81 (2.273 %)Exchange Server 2000
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (13.64 %)MS Office
24 (9.091 %)MS Excel
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
121 (47.73 %)DHCP
217 (38.64 %)TCP/IP
311 (25.00 %)Firewall
49 (20.45 %)Internet
57 (15.91 %)WAN
57 (15.91 %)SMTP
66 (13.64 %)LAN
66 (13.64 %)HTTP
75 (11.36 %)VPN
75 (11.36 %)SAN
84 (9.091 %)FTP
93 (6.818 %)Cisco PIX
93 (6.818 %)LDAP
93 (6.818 %)ADSL
93 (6.818 %)HTTPS
93 (6.818 %)SNMP
102 (4.545 %)VoIP
102 (4.545 %)SSL
102 (4.545 %)Intrusion Detection
102 (4.545 %)Cisco IPT
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (11.36 %)SQL Server 2005
15 (11.36 %)SQL Server
23 (6.818 %)MySQL
32 (4.545 %)SQL Server 2000
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (6.818 %)Subversion
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (2.273 %)Back Office
11 (2.273 %)Education
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (15.91 %)Administrator
17 (15.91 %)Analyst
26 (13.64 %)Systems Administrator
26 (13.64 %)Support Engineer
35 (11.36 %)3rd Line Support
44 (9.091 %).NET Developer
44 (9.091 %)Developer
53 (6.818 %)3rd Line Support Engineer
53 (6.818 %)2nd Line Support
53 (6.818 %)Support Analyst
53 (6.818 %)Infrastructure Specialist
62 (4.545 %)Network Support
62 (4.545 %)Support Specialist
62 (4.545 %)Systems Engineer
62 (4.545 %)Test Analyst
62 (4.545 %)Senior Consultant
62 (4.545 %)Consultant
62 (4.545 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
71 (2.273 %)Network Consultant
71 (2.273 %)Server Support
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (11.36 %)Blackberry
23 (6.818 %)Clustering
31 (2.273 %)Replication
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
127 (61.36 %)Windows
218 (40.91 %)Windows Server 2003
314 (31.82 %)Linux
48 (18.18 %)UNIX
48 (18.18 %)Windows 2000 Server
56 (13.64 %)Windows 2000
64 (9.091 %)Windows XP
73 (6.818 %)CentOS
73 (6.818 %)FreeBSD
82 (4.545 %)Red Hat Linux
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (9.091 %)Automated Testing
14 (9.091 %)Project Management
23 (6.818 %)SC Cleared
23 (6.818 %)Security Cleared
23 (6.818 %)Content Management
23 (6.818 %)PRINCE2
31 (2.273 %)Unit Testing
31 (2.273 %)Computer Security
31 (2.273 %)Migration
31 (2.273 %)Software Testing
31 (2.273 %)UML
31 (2.273 %)ITIL
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (22.73 %)Perl
26 (13.64 %)Python
34 (9.091 %)C#
43 (6.818 %)Shell Script
43 (6.818 %)SQL
51 (2.273 %)VBScript
51 (2.273 %)VB
51 (2.273 %)C
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
113 (29.55 %)Microsoft Certification
212 (27.27 %)MCSE
34 (9.091 %)MCP
43 (6.818 %)Degree
43 (6.818 %)MCSA
52 (4.545 %)Cisco Certification
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
123 (52.27 %)Active Directory
24 (9.091 %)Backup Exec
33 (6.818 %)NFS
33 (6.818 %)Terminal Services
42 (4.545 %)Citrix Presentation Server
51 (2.273 %)VMware Server
51 (2.273 %)VMware Infrastructure
51 (2.273 %)VMware ESX
51 (2.273 %)VMware Workstation
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (6.818 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
21 (2.273 %)Unicenter
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
117 (38.64 %)Microsoft
29 (20.45 %)Cisco
37 (15.91 %)Citrix
43 (6.818 %)IBM
43 (6.818 %)NetApp
43 (6.818 %)CheckPoint
52 (4.545 %)VMware
52 (4.545 %)Red Hat
61 (2.273 %)HP
61 (2.273 %)Dell
61 (2.273 %)CA
61 (2.273 %)VERITAS