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This section looks at the demand for Domain Name System (DNS) skills within the Walsall 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 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDomain Name System (DNS)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank15-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads30
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below20.00 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted30
Average minimum salary£25,000-
Average salary£27,500-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£30,000-
UK excluding London average salary£33,088£36,792
% change on same period last year-10.06 %
Walsall IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Walsall
Matching permanent IT job ads158
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.003 %
Salaries quoted158
Average minimum salary£28,842£27,357
Average salary£30,224£30,143
% change on same period last year+0.26 %
Average maximum salary£31,605£32,929
UK excluding London average salary£37,625£39,458
% change on same period last year-4.64 %
DNS West MidlandsDNS
West Midlands

DNS
Demand Trend

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

Walsall DNS Demand Trend

DNS
Salary Trend

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

Walsall DNS Salary Trend

DNS
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing DNS across the Walsall region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Walsall DNS Salary Histogram

DNS
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Walsall 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.

14 (80.00 %)DHCP
23 (60.00 %)Windows
23 (60.00 %)Microsoft
23 (60.00 %)Active Directory
23 (60.00 %)Citrix
23 (60.00 %)Windows Server 2003
23 (60.00 %)VMware
32 (40.00 %)UNIX
32 (40.00 %)Telecoms
32 (40.00 %)VERITAS
32 (40.00 %)Solaris
32 (40.00 %)Linux
32 (40.00 %)VPN
32 (40.00 %)MS Excel
32 (40.00 %)SharePoint
41 (20.00 %)Windows XP
41 (20.00 %)Windows 2000

DNS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Walsall 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.

Walsall IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (40.00 %)SharePoint
Walsall IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (40.00 %)MS Excel
Walsall IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (80.00 %)DHCP
22 (40.00 %)VPN
Walsall IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (40.00 %)Telecoms
Walsall IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (40.00 %)UNIX Support
12 (40.00 %)Linux Support
21 (20.00 %)Administrator
21 (20.00 %)IT Administrator
Walsall IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (60.00 %)Windows
13 (60.00 %)Windows Server 2003
22 (40.00 %)UNIX
22 (40.00 %)Solaris
22 (40.00 %)Linux
31 (20.00 %)Windows 2000
31 (20.00 %)Windows XP
Walsall IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (60.00 %)Active Directory
Walsall IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (60.00 %)Microsoft
13 (60.00 %)Citrix
13 (60.00 %)VMware
22 (40.00 %)VERITAS