Domain Name System (DNS)
UK > Northern Ireland
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Northern Ireland requiring DNS skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 26 | 25 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | -1 | +11 |
| Contract jobs citing DNS | 0 | 7 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Northern Ireland | - | 3.83% | 2.79% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | - | 41.18% | 15.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £133 | £201 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £143 | £203 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £148 | £213 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -30.59% | -3.41% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £154 | £228 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £159 | £234 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -1.96% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Northern Ireland
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 Northern Ireland.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 32 | 17 | 32 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland | 13.45% | 9.29% | 17.88% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 11 | 7 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £135 | £210 |
| 25th Percentile | £325 | £143 | £395 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £150 | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +216.67% | -62.50% | -15.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £541 | £159 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £334 | £595 |
| UK median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | £15.33 | £37.50 | £18.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -59.12% | +108.33% | +38.46% |
| UK median hourly rate | £42.50 | £50.25 | £56.49 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.42% | -11.05% | +36.90% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland
Job postings citing DNS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.
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Daily Rate Trend in Northern Ireland
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing DNS.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Northern Ireland
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing DNS.
