DNS Job Trends in Wales
Domain Name System (DNS)
UK > Wales
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Wales requiring DNS skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 106 | 42 | 52 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -64 | +10 | +11 |
| Permanent jobs citing DNS | 38 | 26 | 31 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Wales | 1.15% | 3.00% | 2.39% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 17.43% | 14.36% | 21.23% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24 | 19 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,900 | - | £26,650 |
| 25th Percentile | £29,500 | £25,438 | £27,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £35,000 | £34,000 | £28,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.94% | +18.26% | -26.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £47,500 | £36,250 | £41,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £40,714 | £50,900 |
| UK median annual salary | £42,500 | £37,500 | £45,096 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.33% | -16.84% | +2.49% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Wales
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 Wales.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 218 | 181 | 146 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales | 6.60% | 20.90% | 11.27% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 93 | 148 | 75 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £21,620 | £23,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | - | £26,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £25,087 | £37,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +79.38% | -33.10% | -13.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £52,784 | £28,938 | £55,099 |
| 90th Percentile | £76,201 | £52,263 | £65,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £50,000 | £38,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +29.87% | -26.67% | +2.94% |
DNS Job Vacancy Trend in Wales
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing DNS relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Wales.
DNS Salary Trend in Wales
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing DNS.
DNS Salary Histogram in Wales
Salary distribution for jobs citing DNS in Wales over the 6 months to 16 October 2026.
DNS Job Locations in Wales
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing DNS within the Wales region over the 6 months to 16 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 Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Wales | -31 | 30 | £31,519 | -9.95% | 7 |
| West Wales | - | 6 | £45,000 | - | 1 |
| Dyfed | - | 2 | £45,000 | - | |
| Mid Wales | -8 | 1 | - | - | |
| North Wales | -8 | 1 | £45,000 | +73.91% | 1 |
| DNS UK |
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DNS Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales 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.