The first table below looks at the demand for DNS skills in IT jobs advertised for the Coventry region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited DNS over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Communications & Networking category for the Coventry region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Domain Name System (DNS)
Rank 39 40 49
Rank change year-on-year
+1 +9
Permanent jobs citing DNS 31 4 1
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Coventry 4.913% 1.117% 0.255%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 24.41% 10.26% 3.704%
Number of salaries quoted 26 3 0
Average salary £41,250 £24,000 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
+71.87% -
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £35,000 £32,750
% change year-on-year
+7.14% +6.87%
All Communications & Networking
Coventry
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
127 39 27
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Coventry 20.13% 10.89% 6.888%
Number of salaries quoted 97 36 25
Average salary £35,000 £28,500 £50,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+22.80% -43.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,000 £24,000 £24,500
10% offered a salary of more than £53,500 £57,500 £40,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +6.66%
DNS
West Midlands

DNS
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing DNS across the Coventry region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Coventry DNS Jobs Demand Trend

DNS
Salary Trend

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

Coventry DNS Salary Trend

DNS
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing DNS across the Coventry region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Coventry DNS Salary Histogram

DNS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Coventry 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.

1 32 (57.14%) DHCP
2 31 (55.36%) Windows
3 29 (51.79%) Active Directory
4 27 (48.21%) Cisco
4 27 (48.21%) UNIX
5 21 (37.50%) HTTP
6 19 (33.93%) Python
6 19 (33.93%) Linux
6 19 (33.93%) CSS
6 19 (33.93%) HTML
6 19 (33.93%) JavaScript
7 17 (30.36%) Microsoft
8 16 (28.57%) MS Office
8 16 (28.57%) MS Exchange
9 15 (26.79%) Apache
9 15 (26.79%) Squid
10 14 (25.00%) Wireless
10 14 (25.00%) MCSE
10 14 (25.00%) SQL Server
10 14 (25.00%) Microsoft Certification
10 14 (25.00%) Blackberry
11 13 (23.21%) MCITP
11 13 (23.21%) Exchange Server 2007
11 13 (23.21%) Exchange Server 2010
11 13 (23.21%) Lync
12 12 (21.43%) Unified Communications
12 12 (21.43%) Dialogic
12 12 (21.43%) Windows Phone
12 12 (21.43%) iPhone
12 12 (21.43%) Mitel

DNS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Coventry 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.

Application Development
1 19 (33.93%) CSS
1 19 (33.93%) HTML
2 2 (3.571%) COM
Application Platforms
1 16 (28.57%) MS Exchange
2 15 (26.79%) Apache
3 13 (23.21%) Exchange Server 2007
3 13 (23.21%) Exchange Server 2010
3 13 (23.21%) Lync
4 11 (19.64%) SharePoint
5 3 (5.357%) Exchange Server 2003
6 1 (1.786%) IIS
Applications
1 16 (28.57%) MS Office
2 3 (5.357%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 10 (17.86%) SAP Business One
Communications & Networking
1 32 (57.14%) DHCP
2 21 (37.50%) HTTP
3 14 (25.00%) Wireless
4 12 (21.43%) Unified Communications
5 11 (19.64%) LAN
6 10 (17.86%) Firewall
6 10 (17.86%) VoIP
7 8 (14.29%) TCP/IP
8 7 (12.50%) WAN
9 6 (10.71%) Ethernet
10 4 (7.143%) SAN
10 4 (7.143%) PABX
11 3 (5.357%) Internet
12 2 (3.571%) Cisco PIX
12 2 (3.571%) DECT
12 2 (3.571%) VPN
12 2 (3.571%) SMTP
12 2 (3.571%) 3G
12 2 (3.571%) Cisco ASA
13 1 (1.786%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (25.00%) SQL Server
2 2 (3.571%) SQL Server 2005
2 2 (3.571%) SQL Server 2000
2 2 (3.571%) SQL Server 2008
General
1 5 (8.929%) Retail
2 4 (7.143%) Telecoms
3 2 (3.571%) Automotive
3 2 (3.571%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 18 (32.14%) Developer
2 14 (25.00%) Consultant
3 10 (17.86%) Technical Specialist
4 8 (14.29%) Analyst
5 6 (10.71%) Software Developer
6 4 (7.143%) IT Security Specialist
6 4 (7.143%) Python Developer
6 4 (7.143%) Web Developer
6 4 (7.143%) Security Specialist
6 4 (7.143%) Network Engineer
7 3 (5.357%) Senior Information Security Analyst
7 3 (5.357%) Senior Information Analyst
7 3 (5.357%) Support Analyst
7 3 (5.357%) Information Security Analyst
7 3 (5.357%) Senior Security Analyst
7 3 (5.357%) Security Analyst
7 3 (5.357%) Senior Analyst
7 3 (5.357%) 3rd Line Support
7 3 (5.357%) Python Web Developer
7 3 (5.357%) Information Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 14 (25.00%) Blackberry
2 12 (21.43%) iPhone
3 10 (17.86%) Computer Science
4 9 (16.07%) Device Driver
5 8 (14.29%) Data Protection Act
5 8 (14.29%) Open Source
6 7 (12.50%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 31 (55.36%) Windows
2 27 (48.21%) UNIX
3 19 (33.93%) Linux
4 12 (21.43%) Windows Phone
5 11 (19.64%) Windows Server 2003
6 10 (17.86%) OpenVMS
6 10 (17.86%) Solaris
6 10 (17.86%) Windows Server 2008
7 2 (3.571%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (19.64%) Service Delivery
2 8 (14.29%) Information Security
2 8 (14.29%) Risk Analysis
2 8 (14.29%) Penetration Testing
2 8 (14.29%) Project Management
2 8 (14.29%) Data Protection
3 7 (12.50%) Agile Software Development
3 7 (12.50%) Risk Assessment
3 7 (12.50%) Risk Management
4 5 (8.929%) Security Management
4 5 (8.929%) Web Development
5 4 (7.143%) Network Management
6 3 (5.357%) Incident Management
7 2 (3.571%) Workflow Management
7 2 (3.571%) Workflow
7 2 (3.571%) ITIL
8 1 (1.786%) Change Control
8 1 (1.786%) Time Management
8 1 (1.786%) Network Load Balancing
Programming Languages
1 19 (33.93%) Python
1 19 (33.93%) JavaScript
2 9 (16.07%) C
3 5 (8.929%) SQL
4 1 (1.786%) VBScript
4 1 (1.786%) VB
4 1 (1.786%) C++
Qualifications
1 14 (25.00%) MCSE
1 14 (25.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 13 (23.21%) MCITP
3 11 (19.64%) Degree
4 8 (14.29%) CISA
4 8 (14.29%) CISM
4 8 (14.29%) CEH
4 8 (14.29%) CISSP
5 4 (7.143%) Cisco Certification
5 4 (7.143%) CCNP
5 4 (7.143%) CCNA
6 2 (3.571%) MCP
7 1 (1.786%) MCSA
7 1 (1.786%) MCTS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (14.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (5.357%) SLA
3 1 (1.786%) COBIT
System Software
1 29 (51.79%) Active Directory
2 15 (26.79%) Squid
3 10 (17.86%) Samba
4 4 (7.143%) Hyper-V
5 3 (5.357%) VMware ESX
6 2 (3.571%) VMware Infrastructure
6 2 (3.571%) vSphere
6 2 (3.571%) Forefront TMG
6 2 (3.571%) IAG
6 2 (3.571%) UAG
6 2 (3.571%) XenApp
6 2 (3.571%) XenServer
7 1 (1.786%) ISA Server
7 1 (1.786%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 2 (3.571%) WSUS
1 2 (3.571%) ARCserve
1 2 (3.571%) Cacti
1 2 (3.571%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
2 1 (1.786%) MAILsweeper
2 1 (1.786%) SCCM
2 1 (1.786%) SCOM
Vendors
1 27 (48.21%) Cisco
2 17 (30.36%) Microsoft
3 12 (21.43%) Dialogic
3 12 (21.43%) Mitel
3 12 (21.43%) Avaya
3 12 (21.43%) Nortel
4 10 (17.86%) SAP
5 8 (14.29%) VMware
6 4 (7.143%) EMC
6 4 (7.143%) NetApp
6 4 (7.143%) Citrix
6 4 (7.143%) HP
7 2 (3.571%) BT
7 2 (3.571%) CheckPoint
7 2 (3.571%) Symantec
7 2 (3.571%) Juniper
7 2 (3.571%) Dell
7 2 (3.571%) SolarWinds
8 1 (1.786%) Twitter
8 1 (1.786%) Blue Coat
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