DNS Contract Job Trends in England

Domain Name System (DNS)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring DNS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 128 110 145
Rank change year-on-year -18 +35 -2
Contract jobs citing DNS 832 594 605
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.97% 2.43% 1.61%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 20.74% 18.81% 12.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 515 416 411
10th Percentile £300 £263 £225
25th Percentile £400 £400 £378
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £495 £550 £488
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +12.82% -7.14%
75th Percentile £576 £611 £600
90th Percentile £638 £653 £675
UK median daily rate £500 £550 £475
% change year-on-year -9.09% +15.79% -9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 37 14 25
10th Percentile £17.27 - £19.10
25th Percentile £21.25 £29.00 £23.80
Median hourly rate £32.50 £56.00 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -41.96% +40.00% -23.27%
75th Percentile £72.00 £81.27 -
90th Percentile £74.10 £81.88 £50.64
UK median hourly rate £32.50 £56.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year -41.96% +40.00% -23.27%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
England

DNS falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 4,012 3,158 4,838
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 9.50% 12.91% 12.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,490 1,978 2,892
10th Percentile £263 £225 £213
25th Percentile £400 £363 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - -3.85%
75th Percentile £589 £600 £601
90th Percentile £675 £675 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £485 £498
% change year-on-year +3.09% -2.51% -2.93%
Number of hourly rates quoted 263 123 390
10th Percentile £16.50 £14.30 £13.50
25th Percentile £21.33 £16.30 £16.44
Median hourly rate £29.04 £39.32 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -26.14% -1.70% +122.22%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £63.75
90th Percentile £74.00 £81.95 £72.54
UK median hourly rate £27.50 £44.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year -37.50% +10.00% +113.73%

DNS
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing DNS relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

DNS job vacancy trend in England

DNS
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing DNS.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing DNS

DNS
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing DNS in England over the 6 months to 10 June 2026.

Daily rate histogram for DNS in England

DNS
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing DNS.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing DNS

DNS
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing DNS in England over the 6 months to 10 June 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for DNS in England

DNS
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing DNS within the England region over the 6 months to 10 June 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London -44 270 £500 - 70
North of England +12 236 £447 -10.60% 56
South East -1 170 £525 -4.55% 93
North West +40 155 £450 -1.64% 38
Midlands +2 111 £444 -6.58% 34
West Midlands +10 98 £450 -5.26% 21
Yorkshire -23 75 £447 -18.73% 13
South West -21 60 £500 -18.70% 39
East of England -49 35 £450 -18.18% 32
East Midlands -28 12 £394 -30.62% 13
North East -29 6 £306 -12.50% 6
DNS
UK

DNS
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 82 (9.86%) Microsoft Exchange
2 50 (6.01%) SharePoint
3 15 (1.80%) nginx
4 14 (1.68%) Confluence
5 12 (1.44%) IIS
6 11 (1.32%) Apache
7 6 (0.72%) Tomcat
8 4 (0.48%) Skype for Business
9 2 (0.24%) Exchange Server 2013
9 2 (0.24%) IBM HTTP Server
9 2 (0.24%) Oracle HTTP Server
9 2 (0.24%) WebSphere
9 2 (0.24%) WebSphere Application Server
9 2 (0.24%) WebSphere Portal
10 1 (0.12%) Exchange Server 2010
10 1 (0.12%) SharePoint Server
10 1 (0.12%) Traefik
Applications
1 18 (2.16%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (1.32%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 5 (0.60%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.12%) Cloudability
Cloud Services
1 294 (35.34%) Azure
2 157 (18.87%) AWS
3 138 (16.59%) Entra ID
4 112 (13.46%) Microsoft 365
5 92 (11.06%) GCP
6 63 (7.57%) GitHub
7 52 (6.25%) IaaS
8 37 (4.45%) PaaS
9 36 (4.33%) SaaS
10 30 (3.61%) Serverless
11 28 (3.37%) Virtual Private Cloud
12 27 (3.25%) OneDrive
13 26 (3.13%) Amazon EC2
13 26 (3.13%) Amazon S3
13 26 (3.13%) AWS CloudFormation
13 26 (3.13%) Route 53
14 25 (3.00%) Amazon EKS
14 25 (3.00%) GitHub Actions
15 23 (2.76%) AWS Lambda
15 23 (2.76%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 368 (44.23%) DHCP
2 255 (30.65%) Firewall
3 205 (24.64%) VPN
4 193 (23.20%) TCP/IP
5 113 (13.58%) WAN
6 97 (11.66%) LAN
7 89 (10.70%) Network Security
8 88 (10.58%) SSL
9 86 (10.34%) BIG-IP
10 82 (9.86%) BGP
11 80 (9.62%) VLAN
12 65 (7.81%) HTTP
13 49 (5.89%) Wireless
14 47 (5.65%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
15 44 (5.29%) OSPF
15 44 (5.29%) Wi-Fi
16 42 (5.05%) SAN
17 38 (4.57%) DMZ
18 36 (4.33%) Kerberos
19 35 (4.21%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (4.21%) SQL Server
2 17 (2.04%) Elasticsearch
3 14 (1.68%) PostgreSQL
4 11 (1.32%) Amazon RDS
5 9 (1.08%) Azure SQL Database
5 9 (1.08%) Power BI
6 8 (0.96%) MySQL
7 6 (0.72%) NoSQL
8 5 (0.60%) DynamoDB
8 5 (0.60%) MongoDB
9 4 (0.48%) Amazon Aurora
9 4 (0.48%) DocumentDB
9 4 (0.48%) Redis
10 3 (0.36%) Data Lake
11 2 (0.24%) Big Data
12 1 (0.12%) Oracle Reports
12 1 (0.12%) Relational Database
12 1 (0.12%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 1 (0.12%) TimescaleDB
Development Applications
1 58 (6.97%) JIRA
2 57 (6.85%) Jenkins
3 27 (3.25%) Git
4 25 (3.00%) Fiddler
4 25 (3.00%) GitLab
5 9 (1.08%) Browser DevTools
6 7 (0.84%) Bitbucket
6 7 (0.84%) SonarQube
7 6 (0.72%) Chocolatey
8 3 (0.36%) CircleCI
8 3 (0.36%) Sonatype Nexus
9 2 (0.24%) Introscope
10 1 (0.12%) Artifactory
10 1 (0.12%) Spinnaker
10 1 (0.12%) Terragrunt
General
1 169 (20.31%) Social Skills
2 74 (8.89%) Banking
3 71 (8.53%) Analytical Skills
4 68 (8.17%) Finance
5 49 (5.89%) Public Sector
6 38 (4.57%) Investment Banking
7 36 (4.33%) Documentation Skills
8 19 (2.28%) Legal
9 16 (1.92%) Military
10 14 (1.68%) Telecoms
11 9 (1.08%) Law
12 7 (0.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 7 (0.84%) Local Government
13 6 (0.72%) Organisational Skills
14 5 (0.60%) Police
14 5 (0.60%) Publishing
15 4 (0.48%) Advertising
15 4 (0.48%) Financial Institution
15 4 (0.48%) Manufacturing
16 3 (0.36%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 158 (18.99%) Network Engineer
2 118 (14.18%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 110 (13.22%) Architect
4 59 (7.09%) Analyst
4 59 (7.09%) Security Engineer
4 59 (7.09%) Senior
5 55 (6.61%) Support Engineer
6 48 (5.77%) Web Engineer
7 42 (5.05%) Cloud Engineer
7 42 (5.05%) Network Security Engineer
8 37 (4.45%) Cisco Engineer
8 37 (4.45%) IT Support
9 35 (4.21%) Cisco Network Engineer
10 34 (4.09%) Data Engineer
10 34 (4.09%) Data Network Engineer
11 33 (3.97%) Administrator
11 33 (3.97%) Cisco Security Engineer
12 31 (3.73%) Azure Engineer
13 30 (3.61%) DevOps Engineer
13 30 (3.61%) IT Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 57 (6.85%) LDAP
2 41 (4.93%) SAML
3 40 (4.81%) 802.1X
4 35 (4.21%) OAuth
5 24 (2.88%) OpenID
6 20 (2.40%) OpenTelemetry
7 11 (1.32%) ARM Templates
7 11 (1.32%) JSON
8 9 (1.08%) Kafka
8 9 (1.08%) REST
9 8 (0.96%) OAuth2
10 5 (0.60%) Microsoft Graph
10 5 (0.60%) XMPP
11 4 (0.48%) CSS
11 4 (0.48%) Hibernate
11 4 (0.48%) JPA
11 4 (0.48%) RESTful
11 4 (0.48%) Spring
11 4 (0.48%) Web Services
11 4 (0.48%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 96 (11.54%) Data Centre
2 61 (7.33%) PKI
3 55 (6.61%) Cloud Native
4 46 (5.53%) Onboarding
5 39 (4.69%) Replication
6 38 (4.57%) Clustering
7 36 (4.33%) Public Cloud
8 35 (4.21%) Management Information System
9 32 (3.85%) Hybrid Cloud
10 28 (3.37%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
11 16 (1.92%) Enterprise Cloud
11 16 (1.92%) Self-Motivation
12 13 (1.56%) Cyber Threat
12 13 (1.56%) Legacy Systems
13 12 (1.44%) Security Operations Centre
13 12 (1.44%) Virtual Team
14 11 (1.32%) Enterprise Software
15 10 (1.20%) Cyberattack
15 10 (1.20%) Enterprise Storage
15 10 (1.20%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 348 (41.83%) Windows
2 203 (24.40%) Windows Server
3 113 (13.58%) Linux
4 42 (5.05%) Windows 10
5 34 (4.09%) Windows Server 2019
6 27 (3.25%) Unix
7 24 (2.88%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 22 (2.64%) Mac OS
9 20 (2.40%) Windows Server 2012
10 15 (1.80%) Apple iOS
11 13 (1.56%) Windows Server 2016
12 11 (1.32%) Android
13 10 (1.20%) Ubuntu
14 9 (1.08%) CentOS
15 7 (0.84%) Windows 7
15 7 (0.84%) Windows Server 2003
16 5 (0.60%) VMS
17 3 (0.36%) AIX
18 2 (0.24%) Oracle Linux
18 2 (0.24%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 172 (20.67%) Problem-Solving
2 169 (20.31%) Load Balancing
3 147 (17.67%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 146 (17.55%) Migration
5 136 (16.35%) High Availability
6 122 (14.66%) DevOps
7 108 (12.98%) CI/CD
7 108 (12.98%) ITIL
8 106 (12.74%) Infrastructure as Code
9 80 (9.62%) ITSM
10 76 (9.13%) Observability
11 70 (8.41%) Identity Access Management
12 69 (8.29%) Agile
12 69 (8.29%) Disaster Recovery
13 61 (7.33%) Project Delivery
14 59 (7.09%) Cybersecurity
15 53 (6.37%) RBAC
16 52 (6.25%) Root Cause Analysis
17 50 (6.01%) Containerisation
18 48 (5.77%) Runbook
Programming Languages
1 159 (19.11%) PowerShell
2 124 (14.90%) Python
3 76 (9.13%) Bash
4 48 (5.77%) SQL
5 23 (2.76%) JavaScript
6 20 (2.40%) Bicep
7 14 (1.68%) Java
8 12 (1.44%) Go
9 11 (1.32%) Shell Script
10 9 (1.08%) VBA
11 7 (0.84%) ActionScript
11 7 (0.84%) Perl
12 6 (0.72%) VBScript
13 5 (0.60%) Groovy
13 5 (0.60%) Ruby
14 4 (0.48%) C
14 4 (0.48%) VB
15 3 (0.36%) Lisp
16 2 (0.24%) Jython
16 2 (0.24%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 271 (32.57%) Security Cleared
2 167 (20.07%) SC Cleared
3 89 (10.70%) DV Cleared
4 78 (9.38%) Cisco Certification
5 60 (7.21%) Degree
6 48 (5.77%) CCNP
7 41 (4.93%) CCNA
8 27 (3.25%) Microsoft Certification
9 24 (2.88%) Azure Certification
10 22 (2.64%) Network+ Certification
11 17 (2.04%) CompTIA Security+
12 15 (1.80%) Server+ Certification
13 14 (1.68%) BPSS Clearance
14 10 (1.20%) AWS Certification
14 10 (1.20%) JNCIA
14 10 (1.20%) JNCIS
15 9 (1.08%) CCIE
15 9 (1.08%) Computer Science Degree
16 8 (0.96%) MCSA
16 8 (0.96%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (3.85%) SLA
2 23 (2.76%) NIST
3 20 (2.40%) GDPR
4 15 (1.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 14 (1.68%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 9 (1.08%) QA
7 6 (0.72%) NCSC
8 4 (0.48%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 4 (0.48%) PCI DSS
9 2 (0.24%) Government Security Classifications
9 2 (0.24%) SOC 2
10 1 (0.12%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.12%) COBIT
10 1 (0.12%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.12%) Data Quality
10 1 (0.12%) JSP 440
10 1 (0.12%) NIST 800
10 1 (0.12%) RMADS
System Software
1 337 (40.50%) Active Directory
2 189 (22.72%) VMware Infrastructure
3 87 (10.46%) Hyper-V
4 53 (6.37%) VMware NSX
5 50 (6.01%) vSphere
6 45 (5.41%) VMware ESXi
7 38 (4.57%) Virtual Machines
8 36 (4.33%) Docker
9 32 (3.85%) Virtual Desktop
10 25 (3.00%) Firmware
11 15 (1.80%) BitLocker
12 14 (1.68%) NFS
13 12 (1.44%) Squid
14 11 (1.32%) Microsoft App-V
15 10 (1.20%) Postfix
15 10 (1.20%) vCloud
16 8 (0.96%) VMware Workstation
17 7 (0.84%) Varnish
18 5 (0.60%) Terminal Services
19 4 (0.48%) Sendmail
Systems Management
1 137 (16.47%) Terraform
2 105 (12.62%) Ansible
3 91 (10.94%) Kubernetes
4 72 (8.65%) Microsoft Intune
5 67 (8.05%) Single Sign-On
6 50 (6.01%) Grafana
7 45 (5.41%) SCCM
7 45 (5.41%) vCenter Server
8 43 (5.17%) FortiGate
9 41 (4.93%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 32 (3.85%) Prometheus
11 21 (2.52%) WSUS
12 20 (2.40%) Argo
13 17 (2.04%) SCOM
14 14 (1.68%) HAProxy
14 14 (1.68%) Puppet
15 12 (1.44%) Jamf Pro
15 12 (1.44%) vMotion
16 11 (1.32%) Nessus
17 8 (0.96%) Consul
Vendors
1 271 (32.57%) Microsoft
2 224 (26.92%) VMware
3 153 (18.39%) Cisco
4 149 (17.91%) F5
5 81 (9.74%) ServiceNow
6 71 (8.53%) Splunk
7 51 (6.13%) Citrix
7 51 (6.13%) Infoblox
8 47 (5.65%) SolarWinds
9 45 (5.41%) Google
10 43 (5.17%) Juniper
11 42 (5.05%) Red Hat
12 33 (3.97%) Blue Coat
13 31 (3.73%) NetApp
14 30 (3.61%) Palo Alto
15 28 (3.37%) Dynatrace
16 27 (3.25%) McAfee
17 22 (2.64%) Extreme Networks
18 21 (2.52%) CheckPoint
19 20 (2.40%) Fortinet