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This section looks at the demand for Domain Name System (DNS) skills within the Bedfordshire region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited DNS over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDomain Name System (DNS)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank6651
Rank change on same period last yearDown-15
Matching permanent IT job ads1217
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.007 %
As % of the category below7.317 %13.60 %
Salaries quoted1212
Average minimum salary£31,917£34,833
Average salary£33,000£36,208
% change on same period last year-8.86 %
Average maximum salary£34,083£37,583
UK excluding London average salary£33,088£36,792
% change on same period last year-10.06 %
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Bedfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads164125
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.090 %0.052 %
Salaries quoted125114
Average minimum salary£36,636£31,098
Average salary£39,586£34,495
% change on same period last year+14.75 %
Average maximum salary£42,536£37,892
UK excluding London average salary£37,625£39,458
% change on same period last year-4.64 %
DNS East of EnglandDNS
East of England

DNS
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing DNS across the Bedfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Bedfordshire DNS Demand Trend

DNS
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing DNS across the Bedfordshire region.

Bedfordshire DNS Salary Trend

DNS
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing DNS across the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Bedfordshire DNS Salary Histogram

DNS
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing DNS within the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
BedfordDown-126£28,917-23.90 %
DNS East of EnglandDNS
East of England

DNS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire 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 IT job ads sampled that cited DNS.

119 (61.29 %)Windows
217 (54.84 %)Active Directory
314 (45.16 %)Windows Server 2003
314 (45.16 %)DHCP
413 (41.94 %)VERITAS
512 (38.71 %)MS Exchange
512 (38.71 %)Cisco
611 (35.48 %)Internet
710 (32.26 %)TCP/IP
710 (32.26 %)SQL
710 (32.26 %)Windows 2000 Server
89 (29.03 %)Microsoft
98 (25.81 %)Sun
98 (25.81 %)SQL Server
98 (25.81 %)IIS
98 (25.81 %)UNIX
98 (25.81 %)Solaris
98 (25.81 %)Linux
98 (25.81 %)Telecoms
107 (22.58 %)Red Hat Linux
107 (22.58 %)SQL Server 2005
107 (22.58 %)IPTV
107 (22.58 %)Apache
107 (22.58 %)FreeBSD
107 (22.58 %)LDAP
107 (22.58 %)Windows XP
107 (22.58 %)Microsoft Certification
107 (22.58 %)Red Hat
116 (19.35 %)C
116 (19.35 %)Clustering

DNS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire 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 IT job ads sampled that cited DNS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (3.226 %).NET
11 (3.226 %)Middleware
11 (3.226 %).NET Framework
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
112 (38.71 %)MS Exchange
28 (25.81 %)IIS
37 (22.58 %)Apache
44 (12.90 %)Exchange Server 2003
53 (9.677 %)SharePoint
53 (9.677 %)Lotus Notes
53 (9.677 %)Lotus Domino
61 (3.226 %)SharePoint Server 2007
61 (3.226 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (6.452 %)MS Excel
21 (3.226 %)MS Office
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
114 (45.16 %)DHCP
211 (35.48 %)Internet
310 (32.26 %)TCP/IP
47 (22.58 %)LDAP
54 (12.90 %)FTP
54 (12.90 %)Extranet
54 (12.90 %)Firewall
54 (12.90 %)Wireless
54 (12.90 %)WAN
62 (6.452 %)LAN
71 (3.226 %)VPN
71 (3.226 %)SAN
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (25.81 %)SQL Server
27 (22.58 %)SQL Server 2005
34 (12.90 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (3.226 %)Oracle 8/8i
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (25.81 %)Telecoms
21 (3.226 %)Education
21 (3.226 %)Health
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (16.13 %)Network Engineer
24 (12.90 %)Cisco Engineer
24 (12.90 %)Cisco Network Engineer
33 (9.677 %)Network Support Technician
33 (9.677 %)Infrastructure Manager
33 (9.677 %)Technical Manager
33 (9.677 %)Network Support
33 (9.677 %)Network Technician
33 (9.677 %)Analyst
33 (9.677 %)Server Support
33 (9.677 %)Support Technician
33 (9.677 %)Support Analyst
42 (6.452 %)Technical Support
42 (6.452 %)IT Manager
42 (6.452 %)Technical Project Manager
42 (6.452 %)Project Manager
42 (6.452 %)Desktop Support
42 (6.452 %)Server Support Technician
42 (6.452 %)Network Manager
42 (6.452 %)Desktop Support Technician
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (22.58 %)IPTV
26 (19.35 %)Clustering
34 (12.90 %)Blackberry
41 (3.226 %)Management Information System
41 (3.226 %)Data Extraction
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
119 (61.29 %)Windows
214 (45.16 %)Windows Server 2003
310 (32.26 %)Windows 2000 Server
48 (25.81 %)Solaris
48 (25.81 %)Linux
48 (25.81 %)UNIX
57 (22.58 %)Red Hat Linux
57 (22.58 %)FreeBSD
57 (22.58 %)Windows XP
65 (16.13 %)Windows 2000
71 (3.226 %)AIX
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (12.90 %)ITIL
22 (6.452 %)Configuration Management
31 (3.226 %)Project Management
31 (3.226 %)Web Development
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (32.26 %)SQL
26 (19.35 %)C
31 (3.226 %)C#
31 (3.226 %)Perl
31 (3.226 %)VB.NET
31 (3.226 %)Shell Script
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (22.58 %)Microsoft Certification
25 (16.13 %)MCSE
34 (12.90 %)CCNP
34 (12.90 %)Cisco Certification
34 (12.90 %)MCDST
43 (9.677 %)MCP
52 (6.452 %)MCSA
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (3.226 %)SLA
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
117 (54.84 %)Active Directory
23 (9.677 %)Backup Exec
32 (6.452 %)NetBackup
41 (3.226 %)VMware Infrastructure
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (41.94 %)VERITAS
212 (38.71 %)Cisco
39 (29.03 %)Microsoft
48 (25.81 %)Sun
57 (22.58 %)Red Hat
65 (16.13 %)VMware
74 (12.90 %)Nokia
74 (12.90 %)WatchGuard
83 (9.677 %)Lotus
83 (9.677 %)McAfee Security
83 (9.677 %)IBM
83 (9.677 %)Intel
92 (6.452 %)Dell
92 (6.452 %)Oracle
101 (3.226 %)EMC
101 (3.226 %)NetApp
101 (3.226 %)3Com
101 (3.226 %)Brocade
101 (3.226 %)StorageTek