DNS Job Trends in Preston

Domain Name System (DNS)
Lancashire > Preston

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Preston requiring DNS skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 8 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing DNS 7 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Preston 12.28% - -
As % of the Communications & Networking category 70.00% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £22,625 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £23,250 - -
75th Percentile £23,875 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Lancashire median annual salary £60,000 £44,274 £26,000
% change year-on-year +35.52% +70.28% -48.00%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Preston

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 Preston.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 10 27 40
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Preston 17.54% 16.27% 18.78%
Number of salaries quoted 2 27 24
10th Percentile £24,988 £31,650 £28,250
25th Percentile £28,531 £38,250 £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,375 £50,500 £56,250
Median % change year-on-year -29.95% -10.22% +87.50%
75th Percentile £42,531 £57,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £46,263 - -
Lancashire median annual salary £25,087 £51,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -51.29% +8.42% +15.15%

DNS
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston

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

Job vacancy trend for DNS in Preston

DNS
Salary Trend in Preston

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing DNS.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing DNS

DNS
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (14.29%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 6 (85.71%) VPN
2 1 (14.29%) DHCP
2 1 (14.29%) Firewall
2 1 (14.29%) LAN
2 1 (14.29%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (14.29%) Power BI
General
1 6 (85.71%) Analytical Skills
1 6 (85.71%) Finance
1 6 (85.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 6 (85.71%) Developer
1 6 (85.71%) Software Developer
2 1 (14.29%) 1st Line Support
Miscellaneous
1 6 (85.71%) Cyberattack
Operating Systems
1 6 (85.71%) Android
1 6 (85.71%) Linux
2 1 (14.29%) Mac OS
2 1 (14.29%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (85.71%) Agile
1 6 (85.71%) Android Development
1 6 (85.71%) Design Patterns
1 6 (85.71%) Line Management
1 6 (85.71%) Mathematics
1 6 (85.71%) OO
1 6 (85.71%) OOP
2 1 (14.29%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (14.29%) Customer Service
2 1 (14.29%) Disaster Recovery
2 1 (14.29%) ITSM
2 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (85.71%) C++
1 6 (85.71%) Go
1 6 (85.71%) Java
1 6 (85.71%) Python
2 1 (14.29%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 6 (85.71%) DV Cleared
1 6 (85.71%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 6 (85.71%) Docker
Systems Management
1 6 (85.71%) Ansible
2 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft