Domain Name System (DNS)
England > North East
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the North East requiring DNS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 42 | 30 | 28 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -12 | -2 | +26 |
| Contract jobs citing DNS | 7 | 13 | 7 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the North East | 1.77% | 4.30% | 2.76% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 21.88% | 35.14% | 16.28% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £215 | £135 | £163 |
| 25th Percentile | £238 | £139 | £216 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £150 | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +283.33% | -62.50% | -38.46% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £291 | £453 |
| 90th Percentile | £590 | £544 | £556 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £475 | £495 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.53% | -4.04% | -5.71% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £21.75 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £22.50 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £25.00 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £27.50 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £28.25 | - | - |
| England median hourly rate | £56.50 | £23.90 | £47.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +136.45% | -49.69% | +41.79% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
North East
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 the North East.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 32 | 37 | 43 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North East | 8.08% | 12.25% | 16.93% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27 | 23 | 33 |
| 10th Percentile | £160 | £142 | £137 |
| 25th Percentile | £170 | £255 | £335 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £501 | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.08% | +25.13% | -27.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £600 | £425 |
| 90th Percentile | £585 | £730 | £456 |
| England median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.25 | - | £15.58 |
| 25th Percentile | £23.75 | - | £15.69 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.50 | - | £16.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -25.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £51.51 | - | £18.19 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.16 | - | £18.53 |
| England median hourly rate | £34.00 | £41.00 | £55.70 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.07% | -26.39% | +23.78% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the North East
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing DNS relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North East.
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Daily Rate Trend in the North East
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing DNS.
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Daily Rate Histogram in the North East
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing DNS in the North East over the 6 months to 19 December 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the North East
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing DNS.
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Contract Job Locations in the North East
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing DNS within the North East region over the 6 months to 19 December 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyne and Wear | -18 | 6 | £575 | +283.33% | 6 |
| Durham | - | 1 | £247 | - | |
| DNS England |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East 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: