The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Portsmouth requiring DNS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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 Portsmouth.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
17
42
84
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Portsmouth
9.66%
29.37%
30.22%
Number of daily rates quoted
11
12
49
10th Percentile
£380
-
£295
25th Percentile
£416
£450
£385
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£550
£460
£450
Median % change year-on-year
+19.57%
+2.22%
+9.62%
75th Percentile
£625
£519
£550
90th Percentile
£700
£629
£617
Hampshire median daily rate
£550
£563
£450
% change year-on-year
-2.22%
+25.00%
-10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
3
25
10
10th Percentile
£43.80
£35.00
£51.25
25th Percentile
£48.00
£62.50
£52.32
Median hourly rate
£55.00
£70.00
£58.75
Median % change year-on-year
-21.43%
+19.15%
-14.55%
75th Percentile
-
£73.75
£69.65
90th Percentile
-
£75.00
£70.00
Hampshire median hourly rate
£55.00
£70.00
£56.95
% change year-on-year
-21.43%
+22.91%
+18.65%
DNS Job Vacancy Trend in Portsmouth
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing DNS relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Portsmouth.
DNS Daily Rate Trend in Portsmouth
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Portsmouth citing DNS.
DNS Hourly Rate Trend in Portsmouth
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Portsmouth citing DNS.
DNS Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Portsmouth
For the 6 months to 3 November 2025, contractor job vacancies citing DNS also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Portsmouth region with a requirement for DNS.
DNS Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Portsmouth 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:
