DNS Jobs in the South East

Domain Name System (DNS)
England > South East

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for DNS skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited DNS over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 113 101 156
Rank change year-on-year -12 +55 -25
Permanent jobs citing DNS 430 421 500
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 2.41% 3.06% 2.42%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 15.37% 17.12% 15.24%
Number of salaries quoted 363 348 422
10th Percentile £26,500 £26,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £40,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% -11.11% -
75th Percentile £58,750 £53,750 £52,500
90th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £70,000
England median annual salary £43,742 £42,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +2.92% -5.56% -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
South East

DNS is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 2,797 2,459 3,281
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 15.70% 17.88% 15.89%
Number of salaries quoted 1,887 1,448 1,867
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,750 £27,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £32,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -5.26% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £76,550
England median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% +5.00%

DNS
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing DNS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for DNS in the South East

DNS
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing DNS in the South East.

Salary trend for DNS in the South East

DNS
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing DNS in the South East over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for DNS in the South East

DNS
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing DNS within the South East region over the 6 months to 1 June 2024. 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
Thames Valley +31 216 £42,500 +25.00% 29
Berkshire +77 104 £52,500 -4.55% 18
Hampshire -46 86 £46,500 +9.41% 13
Oxfordshire +25 65 £41,250 +30.95% 7
Kent -18 55 £37,500 -6.25% 11
Buckinghamshire -42 47 £35,000 +7.69% 4
Surrey -19 40 £62,500 +56.25% 5
East Sussex +18 21 £37,500 -17.58% 3
West Sussex +24 16 £30,500 -27.38% 3
Middlesex - 1 £32,500 -
DNS
England

DNS
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 81 (18.84%) Microsoft Exchange
2 58 (13.49%) SharePoint
3 32 (7.44%) IIS
4 16 (3.72%) WordPress
5 12 (2.79%) Apache
5 12 (2.79%) CMS
5 12 (2.79%) nginx
6 4 (0.93%) WebLogic
7 3 (0.70%) Exchange Server 2013
8 2 (0.47%) Confluence
Applications
1 55 (12.79%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 4 (0.93%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 235 (54.65%) Azure
2 220 (51.16%) Microsoft 365
3 75 (17.44%) Entra ID
4 64 (14.88%) AWS
5 29 (6.74%) IaaS
6 24 (5.58%) Azure Monitor
7 21 (4.88%) OneDrive
8 17 (3.95%) Azure Storage
9 16 (3.72%) Nutanix
10 12 (2.79%) GitHub
10 12 (2.79%) OCI
11 10 (2.33%) Power Platform
12 8 (1.86%) Cloud Computing
12 8 (1.86%) PaaS
13 7 (1.63%) Azure DevOps
13 7 (1.63%) Google Workspace
13 7 (1.63%) WhatsApp
14 6 (1.40%) Azure Sentinel
14 6 (1.40%) Twilio
15 5 (1.16%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 235 (54.65%) DHCP
2 201 (46.74%) Firewall
3 113 (26.28%) TCP/IP
4 88 (20.47%) VPN
5 56 (13.02%) VLAN
6 44 (10.23%) Wireless
7 43 (10.00%) WAN
8 39 (9.07%) LAN
9 38 (8.84%) SAN
10 35 (8.14%) SSL
11 28 (6.51%) VoIP
12 25 (5.81%) Wi-Fi
13 19 (4.42%) Network Security
14 17 (3.95%) NAS
15 16 (3.72%) Internet
16 15 (3.49%) OSPF
16 15 (3.49%) SD-WAN
17 14 (3.26%) iSCSI
18 13 (3.02%) BGP
19 12 (2.79%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (6.05%) SQL Server
2 15 (3.49%) MySQL
3 14 (3.26%) Amazon RDS
4 10 (2.33%) Power BI
5 9 (2.09%) Oracle Database
6 7 (1.63%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 6 (1.40%) Relational Database
8 4 (0.93%) PostgreSQL
8 4 (0.93%) RDBMS
9 2 (0.47%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 1 (0.23%) Azure SQL Database
10 1 (0.23%) MariaDB
Development Applications
1 13 (3.02%) Git
2 12 (2.79%) JIRA
3 10 (2.33%) Jenkins
3 10 (2.33%) Trac
4 2 (0.47%) Hudson
General
1 138 (32.09%) Social Skills
2 45 (10.47%) Analytical Skills
3 28 (6.51%) Finance
4 22 (5.12%) Telecoms
5 17 (3.95%) Public Sector
6 16 (3.72%) Marketing
7 11 (2.56%) Law
8 10 (2.33%) Manufacturing
9 9 (2.09%) Presentation Skills
10 7 (1.63%) Organisational Skills
11 6 (1.40%) Electronics
12 3 (0.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 2 (0.47%) Legal
14 1 (0.23%) Automotive
14 1 (0.23%) Documentation Skills
14 1 (0.23%) Military
Job Titles
1 90 (20.93%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 71 (16.51%) Analyst
3 56 (13.02%) IT Support
4 52 (12.09%) Support Engineer
5 37 (8.60%) IT Engineer
6 33 (7.67%) 2nd Line Support
7 32 (7.44%) IT Analyst
8 30 (6.98%) Senior
9 27 (6.28%) Lead
10 26 (6.05%) Support Analyst
10 26 (6.05%) Systems Engineer
11 25 (5.81%) 3rd Line Support
11 25 (5.81%) IT Support Engineer
12 23 (5.35%) Active Directory Specialist
12 23 (5.35%) Azure Specialist
13 22 (5.12%) 1st Line Support
13 22 (5.12%) 3rd Line Engineer
13 22 (5.12%) Architect
14 21 (4.88%) Support Specialist
15 19 (4.42%) Help Desk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (4.88%) ARM Templates
1 21 (4.88%) REST
2 18 (4.19%) OAuth
2 18 (4.19%) OpenID
2 18 (4.19%) SAML
3 14 (3.26%) .NET
4 10 (2.33%) Web Services
5 8 (1.86%) HTML
6 6 (1.40%) ASP.NET
6 6 (1.40%) ASP.NET MVC
6 6 (1.40%) CSS
6 6 (1.40%) RabbitMQ
7 5 (1.16%) .NET Core
7 5 (1.16%) AngularJS
7 5 (1.16%) LDAP
7 5 (1.16%) React
8 4 (0.93%) LAMP
8 4 (0.93%) Spring Boot
8 4 (0.93%) YAML
9 3 (0.70%) Twitter Bootstrap
Miscellaneous
1 33 (7.67%) PKI
2 32 (7.44%) Self-Motivation
3 22 (5.12%) Data Centre
3 22 (5.12%) Driving Licence
4 15 (3.49%) IoT
4 15 (3.49%) Replication
5 12 (2.79%) Onboarding
6 11 (2.56%) Clustering
7 10 (2.33%) CMDB
8 8 (1.86%) Cyberattack
8 8 (1.86%) Public Cloud
9 7 (1.63%) Client/Server
10 5 (1.16%) CCTV
10 5 (1.16%) Linux Command Line
11 4 (0.93%) Cyber Threat
11 4 (0.93%) Distributed Systems
11 4 (0.93%) Enterprise Software
11 4 (0.93%) NHS
12 3 (0.70%) Apple TV
12 3 (0.70%) Cloud Native
Operating Systems
1 311 (72.33%) Windows
2 200 (46.51%) Windows Server
3 112 (26.05%) Linux
4 94 (21.86%) Windows 10
5 54 (12.56%) Windows Server 2016
6 51 (11.86%) Windows Server 2019
7 25 (5.81%) Windows Server 2012
8 17 (3.95%) Apple iOS
9 16 (3.72%) Windows XP
10 15 (3.49%) Android
11 11 (2.56%) Mac OS X
11 11 (2.56%) Windows 8
12 9 (2.09%) VMS
13 8 (1.86%) Windows Server 2008
14 7 (1.63%) Ubuntu
15 6 (1.40%) Windows 7
16 5 (1.16%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
17 4 (0.93%) Mac OS
18 1 (0.23%) CentOS
18 1 (0.23%) Data ONTAP
Processes & Methodologies
1 123 (28.60%) Problem-Solving
2 95 (22.09%) ITIL
3 94 (21.86%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 87 (20.23%) Customer Service
5 64 (14.88%) Agile
6 58 (13.49%) DevOps
7 41 (9.53%) Cybersecurity
8 38 (8.84%) Disaster Recovery
9 29 (6.74%) Project Management
10 28 (6.51%) Service Management
11 26 (6.05%) Kanban
11 26 (6.05%) Scrum
11 26 (6.05%) Storage Management
12 25 (5.81%) Release Management
13 24 (5.58%) Technical Leadership
14 23 (5.35%) Analytics
14 23 (5.35%) Log Analytics
14 23 (5.35%) Service Delivery
15 22 (5.12%) Identity Access Management
15 22 (5.12%) Open Source
Programming Languages
1 87 (20.23%) PowerShell
2 38 (8.84%) SQL
3 37 (8.60%) C#
4 27 (6.28%) Python
5 23 (5.35%) VB
5 23 (5.35%) VBScript
6 21 (4.88%) Bicep
7 20 (4.65%) Java
8 17 (3.95%) Bash
9 14 (3.26%) Perl
10 13 (3.02%) PHP
11 10 (2.33%) JavaScript
12 7 (1.63%) T-SQL
13 5 (1.16%) PL/SQL
13 5 (1.16%) VB.NET
14 3 (0.70%) XAML
15 2 (0.47%) TypeScript
16 1 (0.23%) C
16 1 (0.23%) C++
Qualifications
1 109 (25.35%) Security Cleared
2 63 (14.65%) SC Cleared
3 57 (13.26%) DV Cleared
4 51 (11.86%) Degree
5 29 (6.74%) Microsoft Certification
6 26 (6.05%) Cisco Certification
7 22 (5.12%) Azure Certification
8 21 (4.88%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 20 (4.65%) CCNA
10 19 (4.42%) MCP
11 14 (3.26%) CCNP
12 12 (2.79%) DBS Check
13 10 (2.33%) MCSE
14 9 (2.09%) AWS Certification
14 9 (2.09%) MCSA
15 6 (1.40%) ITIL Certification
16 4 (0.93%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
16 4 (0.93%) BPSS Clearance
16 4 (0.93%) Computer Science Degree
17 2 (0.47%) CCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (6.98%) SLA
2 18 (4.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 14 (3.26%) Data Quality
3 14 (3.26%) GDPR
4 9 (2.09%) Cyber Essentials
5 4 (0.93%) QA
6 1 (0.23%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.23%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 292 (67.91%) Active Directory
2 94 (21.86%) Hyper-V
3 69 (16.05%) VMware Infrastructure
4 48 (11.16%) Virtual Machines
5 25 (5.81%) Virtual Servers
6 24 (5.58%) Virtual Desktop
6 24 (5.58%) VMware ESXi
7 13 (3.02%) vSphere
8 12 (2.79%) Docker
9 11 (2.56%) NFS
10 10 (2.33%) pfSense
11 8 (1.86%) XenApp
12 4 (0.93%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 4 (0.93%) Terminal Services
13 3 (0.70%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 69 (16.05%) Microsoft Intune
2 61 (14.19%) WSUS
3 51 (11.86%) SCCM
4 43 (10.00%) SCOM
5 30 (6.98%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 20 (4.65%) Kubernetes
7 16 (3.72%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
7 16 (3.72%) SCDPM
8 15 (3.49%) vCenter Server
9 12 (2.79%) EMC NetWorker
9 12 (2.79%) Grafana
9 12 (2.79%) NetBackup
10 10 (2.33%) Ansible
10 10 (2.33%) ZABBIX
11 8 (1.86%) CASB
12 7 (1.63%) Terraform
13 6 (1.40%) Microsoft Clustering
14 4 (0.93%) Autotask
15 3 (0.70%) FortiGate
15 3 (0.70%) SolarWinds Orion
Vendors
1 243 (56.51%) Microsoft
2 133 (30.93%) VMware
3 45 (10.47%) Cisco
4 35 (8.14%) Veeam
5 25 (5.81%) Citrix
5 25 (5.81%) Dell
6 24 (5.58%) Juniper
7 21 (4.88%) Oracle
8 17 (3.95%) Fortinet
8 17 (3.95%) HP
8 17 (3.95%) Palo Alto
9 14 (3.26%) Apple
10 13 (3.02%) 3PAR
10 13 (3.02%) WatchGuard
11 12 (2.79%) EMC
11 12 (2.79%) Extreme Networks
11 12 (2.79%) Symantec
12 11 (2.56%) McAfee
13 10 (2.33%) Dynatrace
14 9 (2.09%) Adobe