DNS Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Domain Name System (DNS)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring DNS skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 149 94 124
Rank change year-on-year -55 +30 +19
Permanent jobs citing DNS 770 958 1,516
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.17% 3.34% 2.21%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 10.56% 20.40% 16.35%
Number of salaries quoted 589 490 1,276
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,750 £26,000
25th Percentile £29,750 £31,250 £31,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £38,094 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.56% -4.77% -
75th Percentile £53,750 £52,500 £52,500
90th Percentile £65,250 £63,750 £62,500
UK median annual salary £42,000 £42,500 £43,500
% change year-on-year -1.18% -2.30% +2.35%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK excluding London

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 the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 7,289 4,696 9,274
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 11.08% 16.36% 13.51%
Number of salaries quoted 2,891 2,688 7,078
10th Percentile £26,500 £25,750 £25,750
25th Percentile £29,000 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £45,000 £43,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +3.45% -3.33%
75th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 £58,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £68,750
UK median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% +5.26% -5.00%

DNS
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing DNS relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

DNS job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

DNS
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing DNS.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing DNS

DNS
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing DNS in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 10 May 2026.

Salary histogram for DNS in the UK excluding London

DNS
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing DNS within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 10 May 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North of England -115 195 £34,500 -18.12% 66
South East +7 189 £47,500 +26.67% 85
South West -6 125 £32,500 -18.75% 33
Midlands +1 118 £33,250 -5.00% 33
North West -114 88 £35,000 -17.65% 34
Yorkshire -35 77 £32,500 -13.33% 24
East Midlands -6 69 £32,500 -7.14% 12
East of England -16 60 £40,000 -5.88% 28
West Midlands -29 48 £41,000 +17.14% 21
Wales -11 35 £45,000 +18.13% 7
Scotland +5 31 £28,000 -25.33% 9
North East -20 30 £45,000 +40.63% 10
Northern Ireland -28 11 - -
Isle of Man +6 6 £45,000 +30.43%
DNS
UK

DNS
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 235 (30.52%) Microsoft Exchange
2 181 (23.51%) SharePoint
3 13 (1.69%) IIS
4 7 (0.91%) Exchange Server 2007
4 7 (0.91%) Exchange Server 2010
4 7 (0.91%) Exchange Server 2013
5 3 (0.39%) Confluence
6 2 (0.26%) WordPress
7 1 (0.13%) CMS
Applications
1 79 (10.26%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.26%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 5 (0.65%) Dynamics NAV
2 2 (0.26%) Alphatax
3 1 (0.13%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.13%) Magento
3 1 (0.13%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.13%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 476 (61.82%) Microsoft 365
2 443 (57.53%) Azure
3 209 (27.14%) Entra ID
4 113 (14.68%) AWS
5 74 (9.61%) OneDrive
6 40 (5.19%) IaaS
7 39 (5.06%) GCP
8 34 (4.42%) SaaS
9 32 (4.16%) Nutanix
10 28 (3.64%) Azure AKS
11 27 (3.51%) Azure ExpressRoute
11 27 (3.51%) Azure Key Vault
12 25 (3.25%) Azure Storage
13 22 (2.86%) Azure DevOps
14 21 (2.73%) Azure Sentinel
14 21 (2.73%) GitHub
15 19 (2.47%) GitHub Actions
16 16 (2.08%) PaaS
17 13 (1.69%) Power Platform
18 12 (1.56%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 554 (71.95%) DHCP
2 296 (38.44%) Firewall
3 234 (30.39%) VPN
4 228 (29.61%) TCP/IP
5 131 (17.01%) VLAN
6 127 (16.49%) WAN
7 116 (15.06%) LAN
8 95 (12.34%) Wi-Fi
9 66 (8.57%) VoIP
10 47 (6.10%) HTTP
11 39 (5.06%) Network Security
12 36 (4.68%) Remote Desktop
13 35 (4.55%) Wireless
14 34 (4.42%) SAN
15 28 (3.64%) SSL
16 27 (3.51%) SD-WAN
17 22 (2.86%) BGP
18 21 (2.73%) NAS
19 16 (2.08%) Internet
19 16 (2.08%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 60 (7.79%) Amazon RDS
2 32 (4.16%) SQL Server
3 13 (1.69%) Power BI
4 11 (1.43%) PostgreSQL
5 5 (0.65%) Azure SQL Database
6 3 (0.39%) MongoDB
6 3 (0.39%) MySQL
7 2 (0.26%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 21 (2.73%) Git
2 20 (2.60%) GitLab
3 18 (2.34%) Jenkins
4 6 (0.78%) JIRA
5 4 (0.52%) LabVIEW
6 2 (0.26%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.26%) Robot Framework
6 2 (0.26%) Selenium
6 2 (0.26%) Snyk
General
1 313 (40.65%) Social Skills
2 102 (13.25%) Analytical Skills
3 57 (7.40%) Law
4 52 (6.75%) Organisational Skills
5 39 (5.06%) Documentation Skills
6 38 (4.94%) Finance
7 35 (4.55%) Telecoms
8 30 (3.90%) Manufacturing
9 25 (3.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 25 (3.25%) Retail
10 13 (1.69%) Advertising
11 11 (1.43%) Public Sector
12 9 (1.17%) Electronics
12 9 (1.17%) Legal
13 7 (0.91%) Local Government
14 6 (0.78%) Influencing Skills
15 4 (0.52%) Aerospace
15 4 (0.52%) Marketing
15 4 (0.52%) Presentation Skills
16 3 (0.39%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 242 (31.43%) IT Support
2 148 (19.22%) IT Engineer
3 147 (19.09%) Support Engineer
4 115 (14.94%) IT Support Engineer
5 108 (14.03%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 82 (10.65%) Support Technician
7 75 (9.74%) Cloud Engineer
8 74 (9.61%) Analyst
8 74 (9.61%) Senior
9 73 (9.48%) 2nd Line Support
10 71 (9.22%) IT Technician
11 69 (8.96%) Systems Engineer
12 66 (8.57%) IT Support Technician
13 50 (6.49%) 2nd Line Engineer
14 43 (5.58%) Support Analyst
15 38 (4.94%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
16 37 (4.81%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
17 35 (4.55%) Azure Engineer
18 33 (4.29%) Lead
19 29 (3.77%) Infrastructure Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (2.34%) Elastic Stack
2 16 (2.08%) Regular Expression
3 13 (1.69%) LDAP
4 12 (1.56%) XMPP
5 4 (0.52%) 802.1X
5 4 (0.52%) JSON
5 4 (0.52%) JSON Schema
5 4 (0.52%) ModSecurity
5 4 (0.52%) OpenTelemetry
5 4 (0.52%) Web Services
5 4 (0.52%) XML
6 3 (0.39%) Apache NiFi
6 3 (0.39%) OpenID
7 2 (0.26%) .NET
7 2 (0.26%) ARM Templates
7 2 (0.26%) Middleware
7 2 (0.26%) OAuth
7 2 (0.26%) OAuth2
7 2 (0.26%) SAML
8 1 (0.13%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 135 (17.53%) Driving Licence
2 51 (6.62%) Legacy Systems
3 47 (6.10%) Hybrid Cloud
4 40 (5.19%) Onboarding
5 39 (5.06%) Self-Motivation
6 34 (4.42%) Public Cloud
7 31 (4.03%) Data Centre
8 25 (3.25%) PKI
9 21 (2.73%) Replication
10 12 (1.56%) Cyber Defence
10 12 (1.56%) Security Posture
11 10 (1.30%) Cyber Threat
12 8 (1.04%) Cloud Native
12 8 (1.04%) Security Operations Centre
13 7 (0.91%) Analytical Mindset
13 7 (0.91%) iPad
13 7 (0.91%) Video Conferencing
14 6 (0.78%) CCTV
14 6 (0.78%) FMCG
14 6 (0.78%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 580 (75.32%) Windows
2 423 (54.94%) Windows Server
3 177 (22.99%) Linux
4 113 (14.68%) Windows 10
5 82 (10.65%) Windows Server 2016
6 44 (5.71%) Mac OS
7 31 (4.03%) Windows Server 2019
8 30 (3.90%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 26 (3.38%) Android
10 24 (3.12%) Apple iOS
11 18 (2.34%) Windows Server 2012
12 15 (1.95%) VMS
13 10 (1.30%) CentOS
14 6 (0.78%) Windows Server 2008
15 4 (0.52%) Unix
15 4 (0.52%) Windows 7
16 2 (0.26%) CoreOS
16 2 (0.26%) Ubuntu
16 2 (0.26%) Windows 8
17 1 (0.13%) FreeBSD
Processes & Methodologies
1 294 (38.18%) Problem-Solving
2 212 (27.53%) Customer Service
3 187 (24.29%) ITIL
4 144 (18.70%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 106 (13.77%) Disaster Recovery
6 105 (13.64%) Cybersecurity
7 94 (12.21%) High Availability
8 86 (11.17%) Vulnerability Remediation
9 82 (10.65%) Continuous Improvement
9 82 (10.65%) Mentoring
10 80 (10.39%) Migration
11 78 (10.13%) Service Delivery
12 75 (9.74%) ITSM
13 68 (8.83%) Root Cause Analysis
14 67 (8.70%) Vulnerability Scanning
15 61 (7.92%) Customer Experience
16 58 (7.53%) Kalman Filter
17 55 (7.14%) Infrastructure as Code
17 55 (7.14%) Web Filtering
18 54 (7.01%) Email Filtering
Programming Languages
1 177 (22.99%) PowerShell
2 72 (9.35%) Python
3 37 (4.81%) Bash
4 29 (3.77%) SQL
5 20 (2.60%) Go
6 14 (1.82%) Bicep
7 8 (1.04%) Perl
7 8 (1.04%) PHP
8 4 (0.52%) C++
8 4 (0.52%) Shell Script
8 4 (0.52%) T-SQL
9 3 (0.39%) C#
9 3 (0.39%) Search Processing Language
10 1 (0.13%) Kusto Query Language
10 1 (0.13%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 160 (20.78%) Security Cleared
2 105 (13.64%) SC Cleared
3 76 (9.87%) Degree
4 62 (8.05%) Microsoft Certification
5 49 (6.36%) DV Cleared
6 44 (5.71%) Azure Certification
7 35 (4.55%) Cisco Certification
8 33 (4.29%) Network+ Certification
9 26 (3.38%) CCNA
10 19 (2.47%) CCNP
11 16 (2.08%) DBS Check
12 15 (1.95%) A+ Certification
12 15 (1.95%) Computer Science Degree
13 14 (1.82%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 14 (1.82%) Microsoft Certified Professional
14 10 (1.30%) CompTIA Security+
15 9 (1.17%) MCSE
16 8 (1.04%) CCIE
16 8 (1.04%) ITIL Certification
16 8 (1.04%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 92 (11.95%) Cyber Essentials
2 76 (9.87%) SLA
3 55 (7.14%) PCI DSS
4 47 (6.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 30 (3.90%) GDPR
6 13 (1.69%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 12 (1.56%) NIST
8 9 (1.17%) QA
9 8 (1.04%) SOC 2
10 5 (0.65%) Accessibility
11 3 (0.39%) ISO 22301
12 2 (0.26%) ISO 9001
12 2 (0.26%) NCSC
12 2 (0.26%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 556 (72.21%) Active Directory
2 193 (25.06%) Hyper-V
3 154 (20.00%) VMware Infrastructure
4 48 (6.23%) Terminal Server
5 42 (5.45%) vSphere
6 30 (3.90%) VMware ESXi
7 19 (2.47%) Virtual Machines
8 18 (2.34%) VMware NSX
9 7 (0.91%) Docker
10 6 (0.78%) DFS Replication
10 6 (0.78%) Terminal Services
10 6 (0.78%) Virtual Desktop
10 6 (0.78%) Virtual Servers
11 4 (0.52%) BitLocker
12 3 (0.39%) Microsoft Virtual Server
13 2 (0.26%) Firmware
13 2 (0.26%) UAG
13 2 (0.26%) VMware Server
14 1 (0.13%) KVM
Systems Management
1 133 (17.27%) Microsoft Intune
2 52 (6.75%) Ansible
2 52 (6.75%) Terraform
3 39 (5.06%) Kubernetes
4 26 (3.38%) Grafana
4 26 (3.38%) Prometheus
5 22 (2.86%) vCenter Server
6 19 (2.47%) WSUS
7 18 (2.34%) FortiGate
8 17 (2.21%) SCCM
9 14 (1.82%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 12 (1.56%) Jamf Pro
11 9 (1.17%) Backup Exec
12 7 (0.91%) VxRail
13 4 (0.52%) Kibana
13 4 (0.52%) Single Sign-On
13 4 (0.52%) SolarWinds Orion
14 3 (0.39%) Graylog
14 3 (0.39%) NetBackup
14 3 (0.39%) SCVMM
Vendors
1 500 (64.94%) Microsoft
2 280 (36.36%) VMware
3 99 (12.86%) Veeam
4 74 (9.61%) Nimble Storage
5 73 (9.48%) SolarWinds
6 68 (8.83%) Cisco
6 68 (8.83%) Splunk
7 48 (6.23%) Brocade
7 48 (6.23%) Tanium
8 47 (6.10%) Dell
9 45 (5.84%) HP
10 42 (5.45%) Citrix
11 32 (4.16%) Apple
12 31 (4.03%) Meraki
13 26 (3.38%) Dell Compellent
14 18 (2.34%) NetApp
15 16 (2.08%) CrowdStrike
16 15 (1.95%) Palo Alto
16 15 (1.95%) Red Hat
17 13 (1.69%) ServiceNow