The first table below looks at the demand for DNS skills in IT jobs advertised for the Reading region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited DNS over the 3 months to 22 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 Reading region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Domain Name System (DNS)
Rank 47 70 72
Rank change year-on-year
+23 +2
Permanent jobs citing DNS 102 67 52
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Reading 4.718% 2.883% 2.779%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 13.01% 11.32% 14.09%
Number of salaries quoted 86 61 50
Average salary £37,500 £39,000 £45,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-3.84% -13.33%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £26,000 £26,000
10% offered a salary of more than £62,500 £50,000 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £35,000 £33,000
% change year-on-year
+7.14% +6.06%
All Communications & Networking
Reading
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
784 592 369
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Reading 36.26% 25.47% 19.72%
Number of salaries quoted 620 471 303
Average salary £40,000 £45,000 £42,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-11.11% +5.88%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £26,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £60,000 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +6.66%
DNS
Berkshire

DNS
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Reading 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 Reading region.

Reading DNS Salary Trend

DNS
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing DNS across the Reading region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

Reading DNS Salary Histogram

DNS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Reading 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 98 (73.68%) DHCP
2 91 (68.42%) TCP/IP
3 73 (54.89%) Windows
4 63 (47.37%) Linux
5 55 (41.35%) Microsoft
6 53 (39.85%) SQL
7 51 (38.35%) Cisco
7 51 (38.35%) Windows Server 2008
8 47 (35.34%) MS Exchange
9 45 (33.83%) Active Directory
10 44 (33.08%) VMware
11 41 (30.83%) Firewall
11 41 (30.83%) VoIP
12 34 (25.56%) Windows Server 2003
13 32 (24.06%) MS Excel
13 32 (24.06%) HTTP
14 29 (21.80%) FTP
14 29 (21.80%) Oracle
15 28 (21.05%) PBX
15 28 (21.05%) Service Delivery
15 28 (21.05%) Network Security
16 27 (20.30%) ISDN
16 27 (20.30%) Cisco Certification
17 26 (19.55%) ISUP
17 26 (19.55%) SMTP
17 26 (19.55%) VPN
17 26 (19.55%) Handset
17 26 (19.55%) Softswitch
17 26 (19.55%) Acme Packet
18 25 (18.80%) WAN

DNS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Reading 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 7 (5.263%) COM
2 5 (3.759%) Web Services
3 4 (3.008%) .NET Framework
3 4 (3.008%) WPF
3 4 (3.008%) .NET
3 4 (3.008%) XML
4 3 (2.256%) CGI
5 1 (0.752%) SOAP
5 1 (0.752%) HTML5
Application Platforms
1 47 (35.34%) MS Exchange
2 21 (15.79%) Exchange Server 2007
2 21 (15.79%) Exchange Server 2010
3 16 (12.03%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
4 14 (10.53%) Lync
4 14 (10.53%) Lotus Domino
5 6 (4.511%) Apache
6 5 (3.759%) Exchange Server 2003
7 3 (2.256%) Office Communications Server
8 2 (1.504%) SharePoint
8 2 (1.504%) IIS
9 1 (0.752%) Tomcat
9 1 (0.752%) CMS
9 1 (0.752%) SharePoint 2010
Applications
1 32 (24.06%) MS Excel
2 4 (3.008%) MS Office
3 3 (2.256%) Office 365
4 1 (0.752%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.752%) Sage 200
Communications & Networking
1 98 (73.68%) DHCP
2 91 (68.42%) TCP/IP
3 41 (30.83%) Firewall
3 41 (30.83%) VoIP
4 32 (24.06%) HTTP
5 29 (21.80%) FTP
6 28 (21.05%) PBX
6 28 (21.05%) Network Security
7 27 (20.30%) ISDN
8 26 (19.55%) ISUP
8 26 (19.55%) SMTP
8 26 (19.55%) VPN
8 26 (19.55%) Softswitch
9 25 (18.80%) WAN
10 23 (17.29%) PSTN
11 22 (16.54%) SAN
12 21 (15.79%) LAN
12 21 (15.79%) SNMP
13 19 (14.29%) Ethernet
14 18 (13.53%) 3G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (3.759%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.752%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 4 (3.008%) Visual Studio Tools for Office
1 4 (3.008%) MSI
1 4 (3.008%) InstallShield
2 1 (0.752%) Subversion
General
1 17 (12.78%) German Language
2 14 (10.53%) French Language
3 13 (9.774%) Billing
3 13 (9.774%) Back Office
4 12 (9.023%) Retail
5 9 (6.767%) Telecoms
6 4 (3.008%) Banking
7 3 (2.256%) Finance
8 1 (0.752%) Czech Language
8 1 (0.752%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 23 (17.29%) Support Engineer
2 21 (15.79%) Voice Engineer
3 20 (15.04%) Systems Engineer
4 18 (13.53%) Administrator
5 17 (12.78%) Analyst
5 17 (12.78%) Consultant
5 17 (12.78%) 3rd Line Support
6 15 (11.28%) Technical Support
6 15 (11.28%) IP Engineer
7 12 (9.023%) Systems Administrator
8 10 (7.519%) Security Engineer
8 10 (7.519%) Applications Support
8 10 (7.519%) Applications Support Engineer
9 9 (6.767%) Desktop Support
9 9 (6.767%) Desktop Support Engineer
9 9 (6.767%) Desktop Engineer
9 9 (6.767%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
10 8 (6.015%) Support Analyst
11 7 (5.263%) Technical Engineer
11 7 (5.263%) Technical Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 26 (19.55%) Handset
2 19 (14.29%) Clustering
3 11 (8.271%) Computer Science
3 11 (8.271%) iPhone
4 10 (7.519%) Blackberry
5 5 (3.759%) Open Source
6 4 (3.008%) Mobile App
6 4 (3.008%) Enterprise Software
6 4 (3.008%) Cloud Computing
7 3 (2.256%) HACMP
7 3 (2.256%) CLARiiON
7 3 (2.256%) LPAR
7 3 (2.256%) DLPAR
8 2 (1.504%) SaaS
9 1 (0.752%) Social Network
9 1 (0.752%) iPad
9 1 (0.752%) EqualLogic
9 1 (0.752%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 73 (54.89%) Windows
2 63 (47.37%) Linux
3 51 (38.35%) Windows Server 2008
4 34 (25.56%) Windows Server 2003
5 20 (15.04%) Solaris
6 13 (9.774%) Windows 8
7 12 (9.023%) Windows 7
7 12 (9.023%) UNIX
8 11 (8.271%) Android
9 6 (4.511%) Debian
10 5 (3.759%) Windows Vista
11 4 (3.008%) Mac OS
11 4 (3.008%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 3 (2.256%) AIX
12 3 (2.256%) CentOS
13 2 (1.504%) OpenBSD
13 2 (1.504%) Windows XP
14 1 (0.752%) Windows 2000
14 1 (0.752%) FreeBSD
14 1 (0.752%) SUSE
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (21.05%) Service Delivery
2 14 (10.53%) ITIL
3 12 (9.023%) Migration
3 12 (9.023%) CRM
4 10 (7.519%) PRINCE2
5 9 (6.767%) Change Management
5 9 (6.767%) Data Migration
6 7 (5.263%) PRINCE
7 5 (3.759%) Project Management
7 5 (3.759%) Disaster Recovery
7 5 (3.759%) Time Management
7 5 (3.759%) Network Management
8 4 (3.008%) MVVM
8 4 (3.008%) Use Case
8 4 (3.008%) Software Engineering
8 4 (3.008%) Unit Testing
8 4 (3.008%) Continuous Integration
8 4 (3.008%) OOA/OOD
8 4 (3.008%) OO
9 3 (2.256%) Supplier Management
Programming Languages
1 53 (39.85%) SQL
2 18 (13.53%) Perl
3 15 (11.28%) Python
3 15 (11.28%) Bash shell
4 13 (9.774%) PHP
5 4 (3.008%) XAML
5 4 (3.008%) C#
5 4 (3.008%) C++
6 3 (2.256%) Shell Script
7 1 (0.752%) VBScript
7 1 (0.752%) Java
7 1 (0.752%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 27 (20.30%) Cisco Certification
2 22 (16.54%) Degree
3 17 (12.78%) CCNP
4 14 (10.53%) CCNA
5 9 (6.767%) CCSA
6 8 (6.015%) CCSE
6 8 (6.015%) CCIP
6 8 (6.015%) CCIE
7 6 (4.511%) CCDP
8 5 (3.759%) Microsoft Certification
9 3 (2.256%) JNCIA
9 3 (2.256%) JNCIS
10 2 (1.504%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 2 (1.504%) MCITP
10 2 (1.504%) MCSE
10 2 (1.504%) MCP
10 2 (1.504%) MCSD
11 1 (0.752%) CCA
11 1 (0.752%) Citrix Certification
11 1 (0.752%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (6.767%) SLA
2 4 (3.008%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (3.008%) ISO 9001
3 3 (2.256%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 45 (33.83%) Active Directory
2 21 (15.79%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (7.519%) Hyper-V
4 9 (6.767%) ProxySG
5 8 (6.015%) Citrix Presentation Server
6 7 (5.263%) Sendmail
7 3 (2.256%) FreeRADIUS
8 2 (1.504%) vSphere
9 1 (0.752%) ISA Server
9 1 (0.752%) Terminal Services
9 1 (0.752%) Microsoft App-V
9 1 (0.752%) VMware ESX
9 1 (0.752%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 1 (0.752%) XenApp
9 1 (0.752%) XenServer
9 1 (0.752%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 5 (3.759%) OpenView
1 5 (3.759%) CiscoWorks
1 5 (3.759%) HP NNM
2 4 (3.008%) Tivoli Storage Manager
3 3 (2.256%) Tivoli
3 3 (2.256%) SCCM
3 3 (2.256%) SCOM
3 3 (2.256%) FortiGate
4 2 (1.504%) Plesk
4 2 (1.504%) Backup Exec
5 1 (0.752%) Nagios
5 1 (0.752%) Norton AntiVirus
5 1 (0.752%) Puppet
Vendors
1 55 (41.35%) Microsoft
2 51 (38.35%) Cisco
3 44 (33.08%) VMware
4 29 (21.80%) Oracle
5 26 (19.55%) Acme Packet
6 23 (17.29%) Polycom
7 21 (15.79%) Citrix
8 18 (13.53%) BroadSoft
9 17 (12.78%) Sonus
10 15 (11.28%) Juniper
11 14 (10.53%) Lotus
12 12 (9.023%) Blue Coat
12 12 (9.023%) CheckPoint
13 11 (8.271%) Symantec
13 11 (8.271%) HP
14 10 (7.519%) Dell
15 9 (6.767%) F5
16 8 (6.015%) LANDesk
16 8 (6.015%) Novell
17 6 (4.511%) Red Hat
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