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This section looks at the demand for Domain Name System (DNS) skills within the Leicestershire 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 last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDomain Name System (DNS)
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank6477
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching permanent IT job ads266
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.003 %
As % of the category below15.12 %4.082 %
Salaries quoted216
Average minimum salary£24,977£28,000
Average salary£26,068£30,500
% change on same period last year-14.53 %
Average maximum salary£27,159£33,000
UK excluding London average salary£32,343£35,106
% change on same period last year-7.86 %
Communications & Networking LeicestershireCommunications & Networking
Leicestershire
Matching permanent IT job ads172147
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.084 %0.065 %
Salaries quoted147107
Average minimum salary£25,972£29,765
Average salary£27,728£30,789
% change on same period last year-9.94 %
Average maximum salary£29,483£31,814
UK excluding London average salary£37,693£39,086
% change on same period last year-3.56 %
DNS East MidlandsDNS
East Midlands

DNS
Demand Trend

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

Leicestershire DNS Demand Trend

DNS
Salary Trend

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

Leicestershire DNS Salary Trend

DNS
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing DNS across the Leicestershire region over the past 3 months.

Leicestershire 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 Leicestershire region over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
1LeicesterUp+816£25,563-16.18 %
2LoughboroughNew entry-1£27,500-
2HinckleyNew entry-1£14,500-
DNS East MidlandsDNS
East Midlands

DNS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Leicestershire region citing DNS also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing DNS.

149 (90.74 %)Active Directory
244 (81.48 %)Windows
334 (62.96 %)SQL Server
432 (59.26 %)TCP/IP
531 (57.41 %)Microsoft
630 (55.56 %)DHCP
725 (46.30 %)Windows Server 2003
824 (44.44 %)MS Excel
923 (42.59 %)MCP
923 (42.59 %)Microsoft Certification
1022 (40.74 %)LAN
1121 (38.89 %)WAN
1121 (38.89 %)MCSE
1220 (37.04 %)SQL Server 2000
1319 (35.19 %)MS Exchange
1418 (33.33 %)Backup Exec
1516 (29.63 %)VERITAS
1615 (27.78 %)WINS
1615 (27.78 %)Windows XP
1615 (27.78 %)Clustering
1615 (27.78 %)SQL Server 2005
1714 (25.93 %)Linux
1813 (24.07 %)MCSA
1912 (22.22 %)Windows 2000
208 (14.81 %)SQL
217 (12.96 %)Service Delivery
217 (12.96 %)Exchange Server 2003
226 (11.11 %)Sage
235 (9.259 %)MS Office
235 (9.259 %)Citrix

DNS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Leicestershire region citing DNS also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing DNS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
119 (35.19 %)MS Exchange
27 (12.96 %)Exchange Server 2003
35 (9.259 %)Exchange Server 2000
43 (5.556 %)Lotus Notes
Applications
124 (44.44 %)MS Excel
25 (9.259 %)MS Office
Business Applications
12 (3.704 %)Remedy AR System
21 (1.852 %)Line 50
Communications & Networking
132 (59.26 %)TCP/IP
230 (55.56 %)DHCP
322 (40.74 %)LAN
421 (38.89 %)WAN
515 (27.78 %)WINS
62 (3.704 %)Internet
62 (3.704 %)Firewall
62 (3.704 %)SMTP
71 (1.852 %)Broadband
71 (1.852 %)HTTP
71 (1.852 %)POP3
71 (1.852 %)VoIP
71 (1.852 %)Wireless
71 (1.852 %)Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
134 (62.96 %)SQL Server
220 (37.04 %)SQL Server 2000
315 (27.78 %)SQL Server 2005
General
12 (3.704 %)Health
21 (1.852 %)Manufacturing
21 (1.852 %)Insurance
21 (1.852 %)Pensions
Job Titles
117 (31.48 %)Support Engineer
215 (27.78 %)Technical Consultant
215 (27.78 %)Consultant
215 (27.78 %)Technical Specialist
215 (27.78 %)Server Specialist
313 (24.07 %)IT Support Engineer
49 (16.67 %)Field Engineer
49 (16.67 %)Network Engineer
56 (11.11 %)Field Service Engineer
63 (5.556 %)Administrator
63 (5.556 %)Server Support
63 (5.556 %)Server Support Engineer
63 (5.556 %)Server Engineer
72 (3.704 %)IT Administrator
72 (3.704 %)Support Technician
72 (3.704 %)IT Support Technician
81 (1.852 %)2nd Line Support
81 (1.852 %)Field Support Engineer
81 (1.852 %)Senior UNIX Administrator
81 (1.852 %)UNIX Administrator
Miscellaneous
115 (27.78 %)Clustering
22 (3.704 %)Fat Client
22 (3.704 %)Thin Client
Operating Systems
144 (81.48 %)Windows
225 (46.30 %)Windows Server 2003
315 (27.78 %)Windows XP
414 (25.93 %)Linux
512 (22.22 %)Windows 2000
62 (3.704 %)Windows NT
71 (1.852 %)HPUX
71 (1.852 %)Solaris
71 (1.852 %)Unix
Processes & Methodologies
17 (12.96 %)Service Delivery
22 (3.704 %)ITIL
31 (1.852 %)ERP
31 (1.852 %)Disaster Recovery
31 (1.852 %)Knowledge Management
Programming Languages
18 (14.81 %)SQL
Qualifications
123 (42.59 %)MCP
123 (42.59 %)Microsoft Certification
221 (38.89 %)MCSE
313 (24.07 %)MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
12 (3.704 %)SLA
21 (1.852 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
149 (90.74 %)Active Directory
218 (33.33 %)Backup Exec
33 (5.556 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Vendors
131 (57.41 %)Microsoft
216 (29.63 %)VERITAS
36 (11.11 %)Sage
45 (9.259 %)Citrix
53 (5.556 %)Lotus
53 (5.556 %)Intel
62 (3.704 %)Remedy
71 (1.852 %)Sophos
71 (1.852 %)WatchGuard
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