The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Reading requiring DNS skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited DNS over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period 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 Reading.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
86
246
184
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading
14.41%
20.64%
17.68%
Number of daily rates quoted
34
113
97
10th Percentile
£221
£205
£337
25th Percentile
£307
£335
£425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£450
£500
£525
Median % change year-on-year
-10.00%
-4.76%
+10.53%
75th Percentile
£499
£608
£650
90th Percentile
£623
-
£718
Berkshire median daily rate
£450
£490
£488
% change year-on-year
-8.16%
+0.51%
+4.48%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
13
3
10th Percentile
-
£77.22
-
25th Percentile
-
-
-
Median hourly rate
-
£87.46
£66.00
Median % change year-on-year
-
+32.52%
+153.85%
75th Percentile
-
£87.53
£73.69
90th Percentile
-
-
£78.30
Berkshire median hourly rate
£24.66
£83.77
£66.00
% change year-on-year
-70.56%
+26.92%
+288.24%
DNS Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Job postings citing DNS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.
DNS Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Reading
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing DNS in Reading.
DNS Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Reading
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing DNS in Reading.
DNS Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing DNS also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Reading region with a requirement for DNS.
DNS Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
