DNS Contract Job Trends in South Yorkshire
Domain Name System (DNS)
Yorkshire > South Yorkshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in South Yorkshire requiring DNS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 85 | 67 | 45 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -18 | -22 | +3 |
| Contract jobs citing DNS | 23 | 17 | 12 |
| As % of all contract jobs in South Yorkshire | 1.99% | 2.50% | 2.65% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 15.75% | 22.08% | 18.18% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15 | 3 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £396 | - | £613 |
| 25th Percentile | £426 | £406 | £615 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £413 | £624 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +21.21% | -33.84% | +3.92% |
| 75th Percentile | £529 | £433 | £634 |
| 90th Percentile | £565 | £441 | £636 |
| Yorkshire median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £375 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +33.33% | -16.67% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
South Yorkshire
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 South Yorkshire.
| 6 months to 23 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 146 | 77 | 66 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in South Yorkshire | 12.61% | 11.32% | 14.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 88 | 37 | 35 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £285 | £209 |
| 25th Percentile | £420 | £406 | £220 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £495 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.81% | -2.33% | -8.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £573 | £638 | £605 |
| 90th Percentile | £679 | £688 | £645 |
| Yorkshire median daily rate | £500 | £489 | £444 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.35% | +10.08% | +4.41% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £21.33 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £11.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.77 | - | £13.50 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £15.25 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Yorkshire median hourly rate | £23.91 | £32.75 | £13.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -27.01% | +142.59% | -38.64% |
DNS Job Vacancy Trend in South Yorkshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing DNS relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in South Yorkshire.
DNS Daily Rate Trend in South Yorkshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in South Yorkshire citing DNS.
DNS Daily Rate Histogram in South Yorkshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing DNS in South Yorkshire over the 6 months to 23 October 2026.
DNS Hourly Rate Trend in South Yorkshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in South Yorkshire citing DNS.
DNS Contract Job Locations in South Yorkshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing DNS within the South Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 23 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield | -17 | 23 | £500 | +21.21% | 4 |
| DNS Yorkshire |
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DNS Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Yorkshire by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Communications & Networking
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHCP | 26.1% | 6 |
| 1 | Firewall | 26.1% | 6 |
| 3 | BIG-IP | 17.4% | 4 |
| 3 | TCP/IP | 17.4% | 4 |
| 3 | VPN | 17.4% | 4 |
| 6 | Network Security | 13.0% | 3 |
| 7 | Internet | 8.7% | 2 |
| 7 | VLAN | 8.7% | 2 |
| 9 | Cisco Nexus | 4.3% | 1 |
| 9 | DWDM | 4.3% | 1 |
| 9 | F5 BIG-IP GTM | 4.3% | 1 |
| 9 | HTTP | 4.3% | 1 |
| 9 | Intranet | 4.3% | 1 |
| 9 | LAN | 4.3% | 1 |
| 9 | WAN | 4.3% | 1 |