The first table below looks at the demand for DNS skills in IT jobs advertised for the Manchester region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited DNS over the 3 months to 21 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 Manchester region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Domain Name System (DNS)
Rank 139 141 104
Rank change year-on-year
+2 -37
Permanent jobs citing DNS 50 35 72
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Manchester 1.220% 0.961% 1.847%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 8.432% 5.882% 13.61%
Number of salaries quoted 45 34 66
Average salary £28,750 £30,000 £30,250
Average salary % change year-on-year
-4.16% -0.82%
90% offered a salary of more than £21,350 £24,600 £21,250
10% offered a salary of more than £47,500 £58,500 £76,250
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £35,000 £33,500
% change year-on-year
+7.14% +4.47%
All Communications & Networking
Manchester
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
593 595 529
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Manchester 14.47% 16.34% 13.57%
Number of salaries quoted 492 530 460
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +7.69%
90% offered a salary of more than £23,000 £23,500 £22,000
10% offered a salary of more than £50,400 £75,000 £51,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +6.66%
DNS
North West

DNS
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Manchester 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 Manchester region.

Manchester DNS Salary Trend

DNS
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing DNS across the Manchester region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Manchester 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 Manchester region over the 3 months to 21 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
Bolton -3 5 £25,000 -16.66%
Stockport - 4 £25,000 -
Oldham +3 2 £21,500 -18.86%
Rochdale - 2 £23,500 -
Wigan - 2 £27,300 -
Sale - 1 £27,500 -
Salford - 1 - -
DNS
North West

DNS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Manchester 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.

1 125 (76.22%) Windows
2 109 (66.46%) Active Directory
3 89 (54.27%) VMware
4 81 (49.39%) MS Exchange
5 79 (48.17%) DHCP
6 78 (47.56%) Microsoft
7 71 (43.29%) Windows Server 2003
8 70 (42.68%) Windows Server 2008
9 65 (39.63%) VMware Infrastructure
10 60 (36.59%) TCP/IP
11 59 (35.98%) Firewall
12 46 (28.05%) Linux
13 43 (26.22%) ITIL
14 41 (25.00%) MS Excel
15 39 (23.78%) VoIP
16 37 (22.56%) WAN
16 37 (22.56%) LAN
16 37 (22.56%) Windows XP
17 36 (21.95%) SQL Server
17 36 (21.95%) Exchange Server 2010
18 35 (21.34%) PHP
18 35 (21.34%) IIS
19 33 (20.12%) Cisco
19 33 (20.12%) Apache
20 32 (19.51%) SQL
20 32 (19.51%) Cisco Certification
21 30 (18.29%) CCNA
22 28 (17.07%) UNIX
23 27 (16.46%) MS Office
24 26 (15.85%) Microsoft Certification

DNS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Manchester 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 18 (10.98%) Web Services
2 13 (7.927%) CSS
3 10 (6.098%) .NET
4 8 (4.878%) J2EE
4 8 (4.878%) ASP.NET
5 7 (4.268%) XHTML
6 5 (3.049%) HTML5
6 5 (3.049%) jQuery
6 5 (3.049%) CakePHP
7 4 (2.439%) .NET Framework
7 4 (2.439%) FIX Protocol
7 4 (2.439%) XSL
7 4 (2.439%) ASP
7 4 (2.439%) CSS3
8 3 (1.829%) XML
9 2 (1.220%) LAMP
9 2 (1.220%) HTML
10 1 (0.610%) COM
10 1 (0.610%) Flash
10 1 (0.610%) JSON
Application Platforms
1 81 (49.39%) MS Exchange
2 36 (21.95%) Exchange Server 2010
3 35 (21.34%) IIS
4 33 (20.12%) Apache
5 21 (12.80%) Exchange Server 2003
6 19 (11.59%) Amazon EC2
7 16 (9.756%) Exchange Server 2007
8 11 (6.707%) SharePoint
9 8 (4.878%) Lync
9 8 (4.878%) Amazon ELB
9 8 (4.878%) Amazon AWS
10 5 (3.049%) Exchange Server 2000
11 4 (2.439%) CMS
12 2 (1.220%) nginx
12 2 (1.220%) WordPress
13 1 (0.610%) Magento
13 1 (0.610%) Tomcat
13 1 (0.610%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
13 1 (0.610%) Joomla!
Applications
1 41 (25.00%) MS Excel
2 27 (16.46%) MS Office
3 6 (3.659%) Photoshop
4 5 (3.049%) Office 365
4 5 (3.049%) Adobe Illustrator
5 2 (1.220%) Google Apps
Business Applications
1 6 (3.659%) assyst
2 1 (0.610%) Sage 200
2 1 (0.610%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 79 (48.17%) DHCP
2 60 (36.59%) TCP/IP
3 59 (35.98%) Firewall
4 39 (23.78%) VoIP
5 37 (22.56%) WAN
5 37 (22.56%) LAN
6 26 (15.85%) SAN
7 22 (13.41%) Internet
8 15 (9.146%) VPN
9 14 (8.537%) MPLS
10 13 (7.927%) Network Security
11 12 (7.317%) SSH
12 9 (5.488%) NAS
12 9 (5.488%) SSL
13 8 (4.878%) DSL
14 7 (4.268%) SMTP
14 7 (4.268%) Wireless
15 6 (3.659%) IPsec
15 6 (3.659%) TACACS
15 6 (3.659%) Cisco ASA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (21.95%) SQL Server
2 20 (12.20%) MySQL
3 13 (7.927%) SQL Server 2005
3 13 (7.927%) SQL Server 2012
3 13 (7.927%) SQL Server 2008
4 8 (4.878%) MongoDB
4 8 (4.878%) Apache Cassandra
4 8 (4.878%) NoSQL
5 7 (4.268%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 8 (4.878%) Hudson
1 8 (4.878%) Jenkins
2 6 (3.659%) Subversion
3 5 (3.049%) Dreamweaver
4 4 (2.439%) Visual Studio
General
1 8 (4.878%) Finance
2 6 (3.659%) Marketing
2 6 (3.659%) Billing
2 6 (3.659%) Legal
2 6 (3.659%) Telecoms
3 3 (1.829%) Advertising
4 2 (1.220%) Multimedia
4 2 (1.220%) Banking
5 1 (0.610%) Games
5 1 (0.610%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 34 (20.73%) Analyst
2 23 (14.02%) Administrator
3 20 (12.20%) Architect
4 19 (11.59%) Developer
5 18 (10.98%) Systems Administrator
6 15 (9.146%) Solutions Architect
7 14 (8.537%) Linux Systems Administrator
7 14 (8.537%) Linux Administrator
7 14 (8.537%) Infrastructure Analyst
8 13 (7.927%) Senior Analyst
8 13 (7.927%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 13 (7.927%) Senior Infrastructure Analyst
9 11 (6.707%) Support Analyst
10 7 (4.268%) Web Developer
10 7 (4.268%) 2nd Line Support
10 7 (4.268%) Systems Engineer
10 7 (4.268%) Support Engineer
10 7 (4.268%) Service Manager
11 6 (3.659%) Network Administrator
11 6 (3.659%) Applications Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 10 (6.098%) Open Source
2 9 (5.488%) Clustering
3 8 (4.878%) Firmware
3 8 (4.878%) Enterprise Software
4 7 (4.268%) iPhone
5 5 (3.049%) SWIFT
5 5 (3.049%) EqualLogic
5 5 (3.049%) Cloud Computing
5 5 (3.049%) Replication
6 4 (2.439%) Social Media
7 3 (1.829%) iPad
8 2 (1.220%) W3C
8 2 (1.220%) Thin Client
8 2 (1.220%) Fat Client
8 2 (1.220%) Digital Media
8 2 (1.220%) New Media
9 1 (0.610%) Mobile App
9 1 (0.610%) HP StorageWorks
9 1 (0.610%) Blackberry
Operating Systems
1 125 (76.22%) Windows
2 71 (43.29%) Windows Server 2003
3 70 (42.68%) Windows Server 2008
4 46 (28.05%) Linux
5 37 (22.56%) Windows XP
6 28 (17.07%) UNIX
7 22 (13.41%) Windows Vista
8 21 (12.80%) Windows 7
9 17 (10.37%) Windows Server 2012
10 8 (4.878%) Ubuntu
11 7 (4.268%) Android
12 6 (3.659%) AIX
12 6 (3.659%) Windows 2000
12 6 (3.659%) Windows 2000 Server
13 3 (1.829%) Windows 8
13 3 (1.829%) Windows NT
13 3 (1.829%) Debian
14 2 (1.220%) Solaris
14 2 (1.220%) NetWare
14 2 (1.220%) Windows Phone
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (26.22%) ITIL
2 22 (13.41%) Disaster Recovery
3 17 (10.37%) E-Commerce
4 16 (9.756%) Service Delivery
5 15 (9.146%) Business Continuity
5 15 (9.146%) Incident Management
6 13 (7.927%) Time Management
7 12 (7.317%) Load Balancing
8 11 (6.707%) B2C
8 11 (6.707%) Service Management
9 9 (5.488%) High Availability
9 9 (5.488%) Capacity Management
9 9 (5.488%) Project Management
9 9 (5.488%) Problem Management
10 8 (4.878%) E-business
11 6 (3.659%) Web Design
11 6 (3.659%) Change Management
11 6 (3.659%) Migration
11 6 (3.659%) Change Control
11 6 (3.659%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 35 (21.34%) PHP
2 32 (19.51%) SQL
3 24 (14.63%) Bash shell
4 22 (13.41%) Perl
5 16 (9.756%) Python
5 16 (9.756%) VB
6 13 (7.927%) JavaScript
7 9 (5.488%) PowerShell
7 9 (5.488%) Ruby
8 7 (4.268%) VBScript
9 6 (3.659%) C
9 6 (3.659%) C#
9 6 (3.659%) C++
10 4 (2.439%) PHP5
11 2 (1.220%) VC++
12 1 (0.610%) Java
12 1 (0.610%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 32 (19.51%) Cisco Certification
2 30 (18.29%) CCNA
3 26 (15.85%) Microsoft Certification
4 20 (12.20%) MCITP
5 16 (9.756%) MCSE
6 14 (8.537%) MCSA
7 12 (7.317%) RHCE
8 11 (6.707%) RHCT
9 9 (5.488%) ITIL Certification
10 7 (4.268%) MCP
10 7 (4.268%) CCIE
10 7 (4.268%) CCNP
11 5 (3.049%) MCTS
12 4 (2.439%) CCA
12 4 (2.439%) Citrix Certification
12 4 (2.439%) CCEA
13 2 (1.220%) JNCIA
13 2 (1.220%) CCDP
14 1 (0.610%) PCI QSA
14 1 (0.610%) HP ASE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (6.707%) SLA
2 5 (3.049%) PCI DSS
3 3 (1.829%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 109 (66.46%) Active Directory
2 65 (39.63%) VMware Infrastructure
3 22 (13.41%) Hyper-V
4 16 (9.756%) vSphere
5 15 (9.146%) XenApp
5 15 (9.146%) VMware ESXi
6 10 (6.098%) XenDesktop
7 8 (4.878%) VirtualBox
7 8 (4.878%) XenServer
7 8 (4.878%) Postfix
8 6 (3.659%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 6 (3.659%) NFS
8 6 (3.659%) Sendmail
8 6 (3.659%) SpamAssassin
8 6 (3.659%) FreeRADIUS
9 4 (2.439%) VMware Workstation
10 3 (1.829%) VMware ESX
10 3 (1.829%) Samba
11 2 (1.220%) Xen
11 2 (1.220%) MetaFrame
Systems Management
1 22 (13.41%) SCOM
2 18 (10.98%) WSUS
3 17 (10.37%) Backup Exec
4 12 (7.317%) SCCM
5 8 (4.878%) Puppet
6 6 (3.659%) Nagios
6 6 (3.659%) OpenView
6 6 (3.659%) Cacti
6 6 (3.659%) SolarWinds Orion
7 5 (3.049%) Tivoli
7 5 (3.049%) Tivoli Storage Manager
8 3 (1.829%) BladeLogic
9 2 (1.220%) ZENworks
9 2 (1.220%) SCVMM
10 1 (0.610%) ARCserve
10 1 (0.610%) Norton AntiVirus
Vendors
1 89 (54.27%) VMware
2 78 (47.56%) Microsoft
3 33 (20.12%) Cisco
4 24 (14.63%) Citrix
5 18 (10.98%) NetApp
5 18 (10.98%) HP
6 13 (7.927%) Oracle
6 13 (7.927%) Mitel
7 7 (4.268%) Juniper
7 7 (4.268%) Google
8 6 (3.659%) Adobe
8 6 (3.659%) IBM
8 6 (3.659%) Red Hat
8 6 (3.659%) SolarWinds
9 5 (3.049%) Veeam
9 5 (3.049%) WatchGuard
9 5 (3.049%) Apple
9 5 (3.049%) CheckPoint
10 4 (2.439%) Dell
11 3 (1.829%) EMC
Manchester, Lancashire
Service Desk / Helpdesk / Windows / Microsoft Server / Active Directory / DNS / DHCP / Netapp / Citrix Due to continued growth, my market leading client are looking to recruit are looking to recruit...
Greywood Associates Limited
Salary: £13000 - £15000 per annum + bens
Posted: 17 May 2013
Manchester, North West
The following skills and experience will need to be clear on your application for you to be considered: Previous experience in a 1st/ 2nd line helpdesk role Microsoft...
greywood
Salary: £13000 - £15000 per annum + bens
Posted: 18 May 2013
Bolton, North West
Windows Server / Active Directory / Network / TCP/IP / DNS / Group Policy / DHCP / Exchange 2010 / SAN / NSA / VMware / VLAN / SharePoint / SQL Server My client are looking to recruit an IT...
greywood
Salary: £30000 - £33000 per annum + bens
Posted: 11 May 2013
Bolton, Lancashire
Desktop support of Microsoft Windows XP/Windows 7 desktop operating systems and associated applications (MS Office 2007/2010) Experience supporting Windows 2003 or 2008 Active Directory and the...
Greywood Associates Limited
Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum + bens
Posted: 15 May 2013
Bury, Lancashire
Diagnosing issues with Windows XP / Vista and Windows 7 OS Operating Systems. Microsoft Exchange Server... Active Directory. TCP/IP. DNS... VOiP. As would an MCP, MCITP, MCSE or...
Recital Consulting
Salary: From £15,000 to £18,000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Stockport, Cheshire, North West
Position: IT Engineer (Web Services)Location: Stockport, Cheshire Salary: £24,000 - £27,000Our ClientCDL is a leading independent software house supplying systems to the insurance industry-Due to...
Net Recruit.co.uk Ltd
Salary: GBP24,000 - GBP27,000
Posted: 21 May 2013
Stockport, Cheshire
Applicants must have significant proven ability in at least two of the following fields before applying for the position of IT Engineer (Web Services): - -Linux ( redhat / Centos) -Apache &...
Net Recruit.co.uk Ltd
Salary: £24,000 - £27,000
Posted: 20 May 2013
Sale, Cheshire
To assist Web Development and SEO Companies... Manage the Terminal Services Server, DNS and DHCP Servers... Knowledge: MS Access 2007 / 2010 (Developer Level) MS SQL Server 2008 (DBA...
FT Select
Salary: From £30,000 to £35,000 per annum plus benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Manchester, North West
ASP.NET Back End Web Developer. Our successful client based in Manchester is currently looking for a skilled Back End (ASP.NET) Web Developer. We are looking for...
Adria Solutions Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £38000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 10 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
ASP.NET Back End Web Developer. Our successful client based in Manchester is currently looking for a skilled Back End (ASP.NET) Web Developer. We are looking for...
Adria Solutions Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £38000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013