DNS Jobs in Cheshire

Domain Name System (DNS)
North West > Cheshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Cheshire requiring DNS skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited DNS over the 6 months leading up to 24 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 51 67 55
Rank change year-on-year +16 -12 +27
Permanent jobs citing DNS 44 34 37
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheshire 5.75% 2.14% 4.11%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 12.75% 17.89% 16.23%
Number of salaries quoted 16 34 36
10th Percentile £29,500 - £35,625
25th Percentile £32,500 £36,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £43,500 £47,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.79% -7.45% -6.00%
75th Percentile £40,000 £44,250 £55,000
90th Percentile - £48,750 -
North West median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -11.11% - +5.88%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Cheshire

DNS falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Cheshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 345 190 228
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheshire 45.10% 11.95% 25.31%
Number of salaries quoted 147 154 113
10th Percentile £20,280 £24,840 £25,420
25th Percentile - £29,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £23,504 £38,250 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -38.55% -10.00% -5.56%
75th Percentile £24,002 £53,438 £55,000
90th Percentile £40,000 £62,500 £75,000
North West median annual salary £32,500 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -27.78% -5.26% +1.06%

DNS
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

Job postings citing DNS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.

Job vacancy trend for DNS in Cheshire

DNS
Salary Trend in Cheshire

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing DNS in Cheshire.

Salary trend for DNS in Cheshire

DNS
Salary Histogram in Cheshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing DNS in Cheshire over the 6 months to 24 May 2025.

Salary histogram for DNS in Cheshire

DNS
Job Locations in Cheshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing DNS within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 24 May 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Warrington +21 17 £35,000 -19.54% 19
Middlewich - 2 £37,500 -
Runcorn -2 1 - -
Frodsham - 1 - -
Lymm - 1 - -
Widnes - 1 - -
DNS
North West

DNS
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire 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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (11.36%) SharePoint
2 4 (9.09%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (2.27%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 10 (22.73%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (6.82%) Sage 50
Cloud Services
1 8 (18.18%) Microsoft 365
2 6 (13.64%) Azure
3 4 (9.09%) Entra ID
4 1 (2.27%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 28 (63.64%) VPN
2 16 (36.36%) DHCP
3 9 (20.45%) Firewall
4 7 (15.91%) LAN
4 7 (15.91%) WAN
5 6 (13.64%) TCP/IP
6 3 (6.82%) VoIP
Development Applications
1 1 (2.27%) JIRA
General
1 27 (61.36%) Analytical Skills
1 27 (61.36%) Finance
1 27 (61.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 9 (20.45%) Social Skills
3 3 (6.82%) Automotive
3 3 (6.82%) Manufacturing
4 2 (4.55%) Legal
5 1 (2.27%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 27 (61.36%) Developer
1 27 (61.36%) Software Developer
2 6 (13.64%) Analyst
2 6 (13.64%) Senior
2 6 (13.64%) Senior Technical Support
2 6 (13.64%) Technical Support
3 5 (11.36%) Support Analyst
4 4 (9.09%) IT Support
5 3 (6.82%) Infrastructure Specialist
5 3 (6.82%) Infrastructure Support
5 3 (6.82%) Infrastructure Support Specialist
5 3 (6.82%) IT Support Specialist
5 3 (6.82%) Support Specialist
6 2 (4.55%) Senior Support Engineer
6 2 (4.55%) Senior Technical Engineer
6 2 (4.55%) Senior Technical Support Engineer
6 2 (4.55%) Support Engineer
6 2 (4.55%) Technical Engineer
6 2 (4.55%) Technical Support Engineer
7 1 (2.27%) Wintel Architect
Miscellaneous
1 27 (61.36%) Cyberattack
2 1 (2.27%) Hybrid Cloud
2 1 (2.27%) Management Information System
2 1 (2.27%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 30 (68.18%) Linux
2 28 (63.64%) Android
3 10 (22.73%) Windows
4 5 (11.36%) Windows 7
4 5 (11.36%) Windows 8
5 4 (9.09%) Windows Server
6 2 (4.55%) Mac OS
7 1 (2.27%) Apple iOS
7 1 (2.27%) Windows 10
7 1 (2.27%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (2.27%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (63.64%) Agile
1 28 (63.64%) Line Management
2 27 (61.36%) Android Development
2 27 (61.36%) Design Patterns
2 27 (61.36%) Mathematics
2 27 (61.36%) OO
2 27 (61.36%) OOP
3 4 (9.09%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (6.82%) Coaching
4 3 (6.82%) Collaborative Culture
4 3 (6.82%) Cybersecurity
4 3 (6.82%) Infrastructure Management
4 3 (6.82%) Proactive Monitoring
4 3 (6.82%) Server Management
5 2 (4.55%) Decision-Making
6 1 (2.27%) Customer Requirements
6 1 (2.27%) Data Loss Prevention
6 1 (2.27%) Identity Access Management
6 1 (2.27%) Privileged Access Management
6 1 (2.27%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 27 (61.36%) C++
1 27 (61.36%) Go
1 27 (61.36%) Java
1 27 (61.36%) Python
2 4 (9.09%) PowerShell
3 1 (2.27%) VB
3 1 (2.27%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 28 (63.64%) Security Cleared
2 27 (61.36%) DV Cleared
3 8 (18.18%) Microsoft Certification
4 4 (9.09%) MCSE
5 3 (6.82%) CCNA
5 3 (6.82%) Cisco Certification
5 3 (6.82%) Network+ Certification
6 1 (2.27%) Degree
6 1 (2.27%) MCP
6 1 (2.27%) MCSA
6 1 (2.27%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.27%) NCSC
System Software
1 27 (61.36%) Docker
2 11 (25.00%) Active Directory
3 5 (11.36%) Hyper-V
4 3 (6.82%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (2.27%) BitLocker
5 1 (2.27%) Microsoft App-V
5 1 (2.27%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 27 (61.36%) Ansible
2 2 (4.55%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (2.27%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 1 (2.27%) SCCM
Vendors
1 10 (22.73%) Microsoft
2 8 (18.18%) VMware
3 3 (6.82%) Acronis
3 3 (6.82%) Cisco
3 3 (6.82%) Fortinet
3 3 (6.82%) Kaseya
3 3 (6.82%) Meraki
3 3 (6.82%) Sage
3 3 (6.82%) SonicWALL
3 3 (6.82%) WatchGuard
4 1 (2.27%) McAfee
4 1 (2.27%) Symantec