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The table below looks at the demand for Domain Name System (DNS) skills within the Watford 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 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDomain Name System (DNS)
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank1836
Rank change on same period last yearUp+18
Matching contract IT job ads23
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.003 %
As % of the category below14.29 %5.357 %
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£342£354
% change on same period last year-3.40 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.89£26.82
% change on same period last year-7.18 %
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Watford
Matching contract IT job ads1456
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.056 %
Daily rates quoted324
Average minimum daily rate£252£302
Average daily rate£261£306
% change on same period last year-14.70 %
Average maximum daily rate£270£309
UK excluding London average daily rate£354£336
% change on same period last year+5.14 %
Hourly rates quoted41
Average minimum hourly rate£16.43£10.00
Average hourly rate£18.57£11.25
% change on same period last year+65.07 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.71£12.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.35£28.52
% change on same period last year-4.11 %
DNS HertfordshireDNS
Hertfordshire

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

Watford 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 Watford region.

Watford 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 Watford region.

Watford DNS Hourly Rate Trend

DNS
Top 20 Related IT Skills

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

12 (100.00 %)SMTP
12 (100.00 %)FTP
12 (100.00 %)HTTP
12 (100.00 %)HTTPS
12 (100.00 %)Cisco
12 (100.00 %)CCSP
12 (100.00 %)CCNP
12 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
12 (100.00 %)CheckPoint
12 (100.00 %)TACACS
12 (100.00 %)Firewall
12 (100.00 %)IPsec
12 (100.00 %)Telecoms
12 (100.00 %)CCSA
12 (100.00 %)CCSE
12 (100.00 %)Network Security
21 (50.00 %)Cisco PIX
21 (50.00 %)CCIE
21 (50.00 %)SSL
21 (50.00 %)VPN

DNS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (100.00 %)SMTP
12 (100.00 %)FTP
12 (100.00 %)HTTP
12 (100.00 %)TACACS
12 (100.00 %)Firewall
12 (100.00 %)IPsec
12 (100.00 %)HTTPS
12 (100.00 %)Network Security
21 (50.00 %)SSL
21 (50.00 %)Cisco PIX
21 (50.00 %)VPN
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (100.00 %)Telecoms
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Consultant
12 (100.00 %)Security Consultant
12 (100.00 %)Security Engineer
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (100.00 %)CCSP
12 (100.00 %)CCNP
12 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
12 (100.00 %)CCSA
12 (100.00 %)CCSE
21 (50.00 %)CCIE
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (100.00 %)Cisco
12 (100.00 %)CheckPoint