The first table below looks at the demand for DNS skills in IT jobs advertised for the Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Domain Name System (DNS)
Rank 62 115 95
Rank change year-on-year
+53 -20
Permanent jobs citing DNS 85 35 74
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Hertfordshire 3.448% 1.389% 2.194%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 13.36% 6.341% 8.970%
Number of salaries quoted 58 35 71
Average salary £42,250 £37,500 £41,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+12.66% -9.63%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,050 £27,500 £32,500
10% offered a salary of more than £70,000 £45,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £35,000 £32,750
% change year-on-year
+7.14% +6.87%
All Communications & Networking
Hertfordshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
636 552 825
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Hertfordshire 25.80% 21.91% 24.46%
Number of salaries quoted 466 409 583
Average salary £42,000 £42,500 £42,450
Average salary % change year-on-year
-1.17% +0.11%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,000 £27,500 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £60,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +6.66%
DNS
East of England

DNS
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire DNS Salary Trend

DNS
Salary Histogram

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

Hertfordshire DNS Salary Histogram

DNS
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing DNS within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
St Albans +4 7 £27,750 +2.77%
Watford +17 6 £44,750 +11.87%
Borehamwood -8 6 £31,000 -31.11%
Welwyn Garden City - 6 £26,000 -
Hemel Hempstead +6 5 £45,000 +20.00%
Rickmansworth - 4 £50,500 -
Letchworth - 3 £45,000 -
Hitchin - 1 £70,000 -
DNS
East of England

DNS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire 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 87 (45.79%) Perl
2 85 (44.74%) Linux
3 82 (43.16%) TCP/IP
4 73 (38.42%) Windows
5 71 (37.37%) Red Hat
6 62 (32.63%) Apache
7 58 (30.53%) DHCP
8 54 (28.42%) Active Directory
9 53 (27.89%) Clustering
10 48 (25.26%) MySQL
11 44 (23.16%) UNIX
12 43 (22.63%) Bash shell
13 42 (22.11%) CentOS
14 41 (21.58%) PHP
15 40 (21.05%) Cisco
15 40 (21.05%) Windows Server 2008
16 36 (18.95%) Time Management
17 35 (18.42%) Windows Server 2003
18 33 (17.37%) VMware
18 33 (17.37%) Finance
19 31 (16.32%) Microsoft
20 30 (15.79%) SAN
21 29 (15.26%) SSH
22 28 (14.74%) Firewall
22 28 (14.74%) DB2
23 27 (14.21%) SNMP
24 25 (13.16%) E-Commerce
24 25 (13.16%) SQL
24 25 (13.16%) Microsoft Certification
24 25 (13.16%) IBM

DNS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire 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 15 (7.895%) LAMP
2 6 (3.158%) Web Services
3 3 (1.579%) Middleware
4 2 (1.053%) SOAP
4 2 (1.053%) .NET
5 1 (0.526%) REST
5 1 (0.526%) Apache CXF
5 1 (0.526%) .NET Framework
5 1 (0.526%) HTML
5 1 (0.526%) Servlets
Application Platforms
1 62 (32.63%) Apache
2 17 (8.947%) MS Exchange
3 12 (6.316%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
4 9 (4.737%) Exchange Server 2003
4 9 (4.737%) IIS
5 8 (4.211%) SharePoint Server
6 7 (3.684%) nginx
7 6 (3.158%) Moodle
7 6 (3.158%) Magento
7 6 (3.158%) Joomla!
7 6 (3.158%) Exchange Server 2007
7 6 (3.158%) WordPress
7 6 (3.158%) Exchange Server 2010
7 6 (3.158%) Exchange Server 2013
8 5 (2.632%) Amazon AWS
8 5 (2.632%) WebLogic
9 3 (1.579%) SharePoint
10 2 (1.053%) Tomcat
10 2 (1.053%) CMS
10 2 (1.053%) Lync
Applications
1 21 (11.05%) MS Excel
2 7 (3.684%) MS Office
3 4 (2.105%) Google Apps
Business Applications
1 3 (1.579%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.526%) Taleo
Communications & Networking
1 82 (43.16%) TCP/IP
2 58 (30.53%) DHCP
3 30 (15.79%) SAN
4 29 (15.26%) SSH
5 28 (14.74%) Firewall
6 27 (14.21%) SNMP
7 21 (11.05%) HTTP
8 20 (10.53%) LDAP
9 19 (10.00%) LAN
10 18 (9.474%) VPN
10 18 (9.474%) SMTP
10 18 (9.474%) WAN
11 15 (7.895%) FTP
12 14 (7.368%) VoIP
12 14 (7.368%) Internet
13 13 (6.842%) Network Security
14 11 (5.789%) ADSL
15 10 (5.263%) Broadband
15 10 (5.263%) OSPF
15 10 (5.263%) BGP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 48 (25.26%) MySQL
2 28 (14.74%) DB2
3 18 (9.474%) SQL Server
4 13 (6.842%) SQL Server 2008
5 4 (2.105%) Oracle 8/8i
6 3 (1.579%) Crystal Reports
7 2 (1.053%) PostgreSQL
7 2 (1.053%) SQL Server 2005
8 1 (0.526%) GIS
8 1 (0.526%) OLTP
Development Applications
1 1 (0.526%) Jenkins
1 1 (0.526%) Git (software)
1 1 (0.526%) Maven
1 1 (0.526%) Subversion
1 1 (0.526%) Ant
General
1 33 (17.37%) Finance
2 9 (4.737%) Retail
3 8 (4.211%) Games
4 7 (3.684%) Banking
5 6 (3.158%) Back Office
6 5 (2.632%) Telecoms
7 3 (1.579%) Legal
8 2 (1.053%) Marketing
8 2 (1.053%) Local Government
9 1 (0.526%) Interactive Media
9 1 (0.526%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 59 (31.05%) Administrator
2 41 (21.58%) Linux Administrator
3 38 (20.00%) Systems Administrator
4 36 (18.95%) Linux Systems Administrator
5 25 (13.16%) Support Engineer
6 20 (10.53%) UNIX Engineer
7 19 (10.00%) Web Administrator
7 19 (10.00%) Architect
8 18 (9.474%) Senior UNIX Engineer
9 11 (5.789%) 3rd Line Support
10 10 (5.263%) Storage Administrator
11 9 (4.737%) 2nd Line Support
12 8 (4.211%) Support Manager
13 7 (3.684%) IT Support
13 7 (3.684%) Network Architect
13 7 (3.684%) Team Leader
13 7 (3.684%) Analyst
14 6 (3.158%) IT Support Engineer
14 6 (3.158%) Infrastructure Specialist
14 6 (3.158%) Linux Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 53 (27.89%) Clustering
2 19 (10.00%) Replication
3 14 (7.368%) Blackberry
4 6 (3.158%) FMCG
5 5 (2.632%) PKI
6 3 (1.579%) Fat Client
6 3 (1.579%) Thin Client
7 2 (1.053%) Management Information System
7 2 (1.053%) CCTV
7 2 (1.053%) Online Games
7 2 (1.053%) iPhone
7 2 (1.053%) Open Source
8 1 (0.526%) Enterprise Storage
8 1 (0.526%) Video Conferencing
8 1 (0.526%) iSeries
8 1 (0.526%) AS400
8 1 (0.526%) Client/Server
8 1 (0.526%) Firmware
Operating Systems
1 85 (44.74%) Linux
2 73 (38.42%) Windows
3 44 (23.16%) UNIX
4 42 (22.11%) CentOS
5 40 (21.05%) Windows Server 2008
6 35 (18.42%) Windows Server 2003
7 22 (11.58%) Solaris
8 20 (10.53%) AIX
9 17 (8.947%) Windows XP
9 17 (8.947%) Windows 7
10 13 (6.842%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 11 (5.789%) Windows Vista
12 10 (5.263%) Debian
13 6 (3.158%) Mac OS X
14 3 (1.579%) Oracle Linux
14 3 (1.579%) Windows 2000 Server
14 3 (1.579%) Ubuntu
15 2 (1.053%) FreeBSD
15 2 (1.053%) OpenBSD
15 2 (1.053%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (18.95%) Time Management
2 25 (13.16%) E-Commerce
3 22 (11.58%) ITIL
4 20 (10.53%) Load Balancing
5 16 (8.421%) Disaster Recovery
6 9 (4.737%) Network Architecture
6 9 (4.737%) Web Development
6 9 (4.737%) Service Delivery
7 7 (3.684%) ITSM
8 6 (3.158%) Stakeholder Management
8 6 (3.158%) Enterprise Architecture
8 6 (3.158%) Network Management
9 5 (2.632%) Mobile Device Management
9 5 (2.632%) Network Design
10 4 (2.105%) Service Management
10 4 (2.105%) Security Management
10 4 (2.105%) Capacity Planning
11 3 (1.579%) Continuous Improvement
11 3 (1.579%) Change Control
11 3 (1.579%) Strategic Planning
Programming Languages
1 87 (45.79%) Perl
2 43 (22.63%) Bash shell
3 41 (21.58%) PHP
4 25 (13.16%) SQL
5 16 (8.421%) Python
6 14 (7.368%) Shell Script
7 13 (6.842%) Bourne shell
7 13 (6.842%) C-shell
8 12 (6.316%) Java
8 12 (6.316%) VB
8 12 (6.316%) Korn
9 7 (3.684%) C++
9 7 (3.684%) JavaScript
10 4 (2.105%) C
10 4 (2.105%) C#
10 4 (2.105%) PowerShell
11 2 (1.053%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 25 (13.16%) Microsoft Certification
2 15 (7.895%) MCP
2 15 (7.895%) MCSE
3 11 (5.789%) Cisco Certification
4 10 (5.263%) Degree
5 7 (3.684%) MCITP
6 6 (3.158%) CCNA
6 6 (3.158%) RHCE
7 5 (2.632%) MCTS
7 5 (2.632%) MCSA
7 5 (2.632%) CCIE
8 4 (2.105%) ITIL Certification
9 3 (1.579%) Security Cleared
9 3 (1.579%) CCA
9 3 (1.579%) Citrix Certification
10 2 (1.053%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 1 (0.526%) DV Cleared
11 1 (0.526%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (6.842%) SLA
2 4 (2.105%) PCI DSS
3 2 (1.053%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 2 (1.053%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 54 (28.42%) Active Directory
2 21 (11.05%) Hyper-V
3 19 (10.00%) VMware ESX
4 15 (7.895%) vSphere
5 14 (7.368%) VMware Infrastructure
6 10 (5.263%) Sendmail
7 9 (4.737%) Xen
8 8 (4.211%) NFS
9 7 (3.684%) Varnish
9 7 (3.684%) Postfix
9 7 (3.684%) Samba
10 5 (2.632%) Oracle RAC
11 3 (1.579%) XenServer
12 2 (1.053%) Terminal Server
13 1 (0.526%) VMware ESXi
13 1 (0.526%) Veritas Cluster Server
13 1 (0.526%) XenApp
13 1 (0.526%) Squid
13 1 (0.526%) Nmap
13 1 (0.526%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 18 (9.474%) Tivoli Storage Manager
2 13 (6.842%) Tivoli
3 10 (5.263%) Control-M
3 10 (5.263%) Netcool
3 10 (5.263%) Netcool/OMNIbus
4 9 (4.737%) WSUS
5 8 (4.211%) Puppet
6 7 (3.684%) Cacti
7 6 (3.158%) Nagios
8 5 (2.632%) Cisco UCCE
8 5 (2.632%) BMC PATROL
9 4 (2.105%) WMI
9 4 (2.105%) SCCM
10 3 (1.579%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 2 (1.053%) Tivoli Monitoring
11 2 (1.053%) Business Desktop Deployment
12 1 (0.526%) SCOM
12 1 (0.526%) Plesk
12 1 (0.526%) McAfee ePO
12 1 (0.526%) Backup Exec
Vendors
1 71 (37.37%) Red Hat
2 40 (21.05%) Cisco
3 33 (17.37%) VMware
4 31 (16.32%) Microsoft
5 25 (13.16%) IBM
6 24 (12.63%) HP
7 19 (10.00%) Oracle
7 19 (10.00%) Sun
8 18 (9.474%) BMC
9 11 (5.789%) EMC
10 7 (3.684%) Citrix
11 5 (2.632%) Verint
11 5 (2.632%) Google
11 5 (2.632%) Juniper
12 3 (1.579%) LANDesk
12 3 (1.579%) Remedy
12 3 (1.579%) McAfee
13 2 (1.053%) Avaya
13 2 (1.053%) JBoss
13 2 (1.053%) VocaLink
Watford, Hertfordshire
As a 2nd Line Support Analyst you will be situated on the Helpdesk providing remote support to external clients on Windows Server, Exchange, Active Directory, LAN/WAN and...
Senitor Associates
Salary: £20000 - £25000 per annum + training
Posted: 21 May 2013
Hatfield, Hertfordshire
Administration of the Windows infrastructure including Active Directory, DNS, DHCP and Printing... Good degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related discipline... Microsoft Exchange and general email infrastructure systems...
Ocado
Salary: £Competitive
Posted: 21 May 2013
Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
This has in turn resulted in their ability to offer the opportunity to a driven Systems Administrator who is knowledgeable in Linux, Unix, Cisco and DNS to join...
Searchability.co.uk
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Watford, Hertfordshire
SQL Server Database Administrator (DBA) - near Watford - £50k + benefits. T-SQL transact - Stored Procedures - query optimisation - performance tuning and improvement projects Mirroring - Replication - Database Server implementation - SQL Server -...
Senitor Associates
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
St. Albans, Hertfordshire
Strategic management upgrade, monitoring and capacity planning of the core systems... Linux. hosted Java application servers. Linux routing. Administering Apache HTTP server. Administering PostgreSQL HA database servers... DHCP,...
Sky
Salary: Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
St. Albans, South East
DHCP, Radius, DNS, RIPE, CMS, PostgreSQL) Skills and Experience: Good working knowledge of UNIX/Linux including advanced routing Understanding of Java application servers and end-to-end administration...
SkyIQ
Salary: Benefits
Posted: 23 May 2013
Watford, Hertfordshire
The Essential Skills CentOS / Redhat - Linux / UNIX Systems Administrator for at least 5 years... LAMP. Shell - Perl / Bash... UNIX / Linux Systems Administrator - Team Leader - CentOS / Redhat / LAMP / Web...
Searchability.co.uk
Salary: £45000 - £52000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Welwyn Garden City, Herts, South East
Working in a matrix managed environment, you will make sure solutions comply with company policies and standards.The successful candidate must have relevant experience and strong knowledge in...
Tesco
Salary: Competitive
Posted: 23 May 2013