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 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 104 106 148
Rank change year-on-year +2 +42 -23
Permanent jobs citing DNS 435 432 492
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 2.58% 3.01% 2.44%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 15.76% 17.18% 15.51%
Number of salaries quoted 372 355 420
10th Percentile £26,500 £26,250 £26,725
25th Percentile £32,500 £30,750 £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 £55,000
90th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £70,000
England median annual salary £43,983 £42,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +3.49% -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 2,761 2,514 3,173
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 16.35% 17.53% 15.72%
Number of salaries quoted 1,873 1,476 1,872
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £31,938 £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 £63,563 £65,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £77,500
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 20 May 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 20 May 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 +38 217 £42,500 +25.00% 33
Berkshire +82 104 £47,500 -13.64% 19
Hampshire -33 91 £46,500 +9.41% 15
Oxfordshire +26 67 £40,000 +26.98% 7
Kent -17 53 £37,500 -1.32% 7
Buckinghamshire -43 46 £35,000 +7.69% 7
Surrey -22 40 £62,500 +56.25% 3
East Sussex +23 20 £37,500 -17.58% 6
West Sussex +29 18 £35,000 -11.95% 4
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 (18.62%) Microsoft Exchange
2 61 (14.02%) SharePoint
3 33 (7.59%) IIS
4 16 (3.68%) WordPress
5 12 (2.76%) Apache
5 12 (2.76%) CMS
5 12 (2.76%) nginx
6 4 (0.92%) WebLogic
7 3 (0.69%) Exchange Server 2013
8 2 (0.46%) Confluence
Applications
1 55 (12.64%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 4 (0.92%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 239 (54.94%) Azure
2 222 (51.03%) Microsoft 365
3 72 (16.55%) Entra ID
4 65 (14.94%) AWS
5 30 (6.90%) IaaS
6 23 (5.29%) OneDrive
7 22 (5.06%) Azure Monitor
8 15 (3.45%) Nutanix
9 14 (3.22%) Azure Storage
10 12 (2.76%) GitHub
10 12 (2.76%) OCI
11 11 (2.53%) Power Platform
12 8 (1.84%) Cloud Computing
12 8 (1.84%) PaaS
12 8 (1.84%) WhatsApp
13 7 (1.61%) Google Workspace
14 6 (1.38%) Azure DevOps
14 6 (1.38%) Azure Sentinel
14 6 (1.38%) Twilio
15 5 (1.15%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 242 (55.63%) DHCP
2 202 (46.44%) Firewall
3 118 (27.13%) TCP/IP
4 94 (21.61%) VPN
5 59 (13.56%) VLAN
6 47 (10.80%) WAN
7 45 (10.34%) Wireless
8 42 (9.66%) LAN
9 37 (8.51%) SAN
10 35 (8.05%) SSL
11 30 (6.90%) VoIP
12 25 (5.75%) Wi-Fi
13 19 (4.37%) Network Security
14 17 (3.91%) SD-WAN
15 16 (3.68%) Internet
15 16 (3.68%) NAS
15 16 (3.68%) OSPF
16 15 (3.45%) SNMP
17 14 (3.22%) BGP
17 14 (3.22%) iSCSI
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (5.75%) SQL Server
2 15 (3.45%) MySQL
3 13 (2.99%) Amazon RDS
4 11 (2.53%) Power BI
5 9 (2.07%) Oracle Database
6 7 (1.61%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 5 (1.15%) Relational Database
8 4 (0.92%) PostgreSQL
8 4 (0.92%) RDBMS
9 2 (0.46%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 1 (0.23%) MariaDB
Development Applications
1 13 (2.99%) Git
1 13 (2.99%) JIRA
2 10 (2.30%) Jenkins
2 10 (2.30%) Trac
3 2 (0.46%) Hudson
General
1 137 (31.49%) Social Skills
2 45 (10.34%) Analytical Skills
3 27 (6.21%) Finance
4 22 (5.06%) Telecoms
5 17 (3.91%) Public Sector
6 16 (3.68%) Marketing
7 11 (2.53%) Law
8 10 (2.30%) Manufacturing
9 9 (2.07%) Presentation Skills
10 6 (1.38%) Electronics
10 6 (1.38%) Organisational Skills
11 3 (0.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 3 (0.69%) Legal
12 2 (0.46%) Documentation Skills
13 1 (0.23%) Automotive
13 1 (0.23%) Financial Institution
13 1 (0.23%) Military
Job Titles
1 92 (21.15%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 71 (16.32%) Analyst
3 61 (14.02%) IT Support
4 56 (12.87%) Support Engineer
5 43 (9.89%) IT Engineer
6 34 (7.82%) 2nd Line Support
7 32 (7.36%) IT Analyst
7 32 (7.36%) Senior
8 29 (6.67%) Systems Engineer
9 28 (6.44%) IT Support Engineer
10 27 (6.21%) Lead
10 27 (6.21%) Support Analyst
11 26 (5.98%) 3rd Line Support
12 23 (5.29%) 3rd Line Engineer
13 22 (5.06%) 1st Line Support
13 22 (5.06%) Architect
14 20 (4.60%) Active Directory Specialist
14 20 (4.60%) Azure Specialist
15 19 (4.37%) Developer
15 19 (4.37%) Support Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (4.83%) REST
2 18 (4.14%) ARM Templates
2 18 (4.14%) OAuth
2 18 (4.14%) OpenID
2 18 (4.14%) SAML
3 14 (3.22%) .NET
4 11 (2.53%) Web Services
5 8 (1.84%) HTML
6 6 (1.38%) ASP.NET
6 6 (1.38%) ASP.NET MVC
6 6 (1.38%) CSS
6 6 (1.38%) RabbitMQ
7 5 (1.15%) .NET Core
7 5 (1.15%) AngularJS
7 5 (1.15%) LDAP
7 5 (1.15%) React
8 4 (0.92%) LAMP
8 4 (0.92%) Spring Boot
8 4 (0.92%) YAML
9 3 (0.69%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 30 (6.90%) PKI
2 29 (6.67%) Self-Motivation
3 23 (5.29%) Data Centre
4 22 (5.06%) Driving Licence
5 15 (3.45%) IoT
5 15 (3.45%) Replication
6 14 (3.22%) Onboarding
7 12 (2.76%) CMDB
8 11 (2.53%) Clustering
9 8 (1.84%) Cyberattack
9 8 (1.84%) Public Cloud
10 7 (1.61%) Client/Server
11 6 (1.38%) CCTV
12 5 (1.15%) Linux Command Line
12 5 (1.15%) NHS
13 4 (0.92%) Cyber Threat
13 4 (0.92%) Distributed Systems
13 4 (0.92%) Enterprise Software
13 4 (0.92%) Management Information System
14 3 (0.69%) Apple TV
Operating Systems
1 314 (72.18%) Windows
2 198 (45.52%) Windows Server
3 113 (25.98%) Linux
4 94 (21.61%) Windows 10
5 53 (12.18%) Windows Server 2016
6 50 (11.49%) Windows Server 2019
7 26 (5.98%) Windows Server 2012
8 18 (4.14%) Apple iOS
9 16 (3.68%) Windows XP
10 15 (3.45%) Android
11 12 (2.76%) Windows 8
12 11 (2.53%) Mac OS X
13 10 (2.30%) VMS
14 7 (1.61%) Ubuntu
14 7 (1.61%) Windows Server 2008
15 6 (1.38%) Windows 7
16 5 (1.15%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
17 3 (0.69%) Mac OS
18 2 (0.46%) Windows Server 2003
19 1 (0.23%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 124 (28.51%) Problem-Solving
2 96 (22.07%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 94 (21.61%) ITIL
4 87 (20.00%) Customer Service
5 63 (14.48%) Agile
6 53 (12.18%) DevOps
7 43 (9.89%) Cybersecurity
8 38 (8.74%) Disaster Recovery
9 29 (6.67%) Project Management
10 26 (5.98%) Kanban
10 26 (5.98%) Scrum
10 26 (5.98%) Storage Management
11 25 (5.75%) Service Management
12 24 (5.52%) Technical Leadership
13 23 (5.29%) Configuration Management
13 23 (5.29%) Open Source
13 23 (5.29%) Service Delivery
14 22 (5.06%) Identity Access Management
14 22 (5.06%) Release Management
15 21 (4.83%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 83 (19.08%) PowerShell
2 40 (9.20%) SQL
3 34 (7.82%) C#
4 28 (6.44%) Python
5 20 (4.60%) VB
5 20 (4.60%) VBScript
6 19 (4.37%) Java
7 18 (4.14%) Bash
7 18 (4.14%) Bicep
8 14 (3.22%) Perl
9 13 (2.99%) PHP
10 10 (2.30%) JavaScript
11 7 (1.61%) T-SQL
12 5 (1.15%) PL/SQL
12 5 (1.15%) VB.NET
13 3 (0.69%) XAML
14 2 (0.46%) C++
14 2 (0.46%) TypeScript
15 1 (0.23%) C
Qualifications
1 109 (25.06%) Security Cleared
2 63 (14.48%) SC Cleared
3 56 (12.87%) DV Cleared
4 51 (11.72%) Degree
5 30 (6.90%) Microsoft Certification
6 27 (6.21%) Cisco Certification
7 23 (5.29%) Azure Certification
8 21 (4.83%) CCNA
9 19 (4.37%) MCP
10 18 (4.14%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 15 (3.45%) CCNP
12 12 (2.76%) DBS Check
13 10 (2.30%) MCSE
14 9 (2.07%) AWS Certification
14 9 (2.07%) MCSA
15 6 (1.38%) ITIL Certification
16 5 (1.15%) Computer Science Degree
17 4 (0.92%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
17 4 (0.92%) BPSS Clearance
18 2 (0.46%) MCITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (6.67%) SLA
2 17 (3.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 15 (3.45%) GDPR
4 14 (3.22%) Data Quality
5 8 (1.84%) Cyber Essentials
6 4 (0.92%) QA
System Software
1 295 (67.82%) Active Directory
2 96 (22.07%) Hyper-V
3 72 (16.55%) VMware Infrastructure
4 45 (10.34%) Virtual Machines
5 27 (6.21%) VMware ESXi
6 25 (5.75%) Virtual Servers
7 20 (4.60%) Virtual Desktop
8 12 (2.76%) Docker
9 11 (2.53%) NFS
9 11 (2.53%) vSphere
10 10 (2.30%) pfSense
11 8 (1.84%) XenApp
12 5 (1.15%) Terminal Services
13 4 (0.92%) Microsoft Virtual Server
14 3 (0.69%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 67 (15.40%) Microsoft Intune
2 59 (13.56%) WSUS
3 48 (11.03%) SCCM
4 42 (9.66%) SCOM
5 28 (6.44%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 17 (3.91%) Kubernetes
7 16 (3.68%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
7 16 (3.68%) SCDPM
8 15 (3.45%) vCenter Server
9 13 (2.99%) Grafana
10 12 (2.76%) EMC NetWorker
10 12 (2.76%) NetBackup
11 10 (2.30%) Ansible
11 10 (2.30%) ZABBIX
12 8 (1.84%) CASB
13 6 (1.38%) Microsoft Clustering
14 5 (1.15%) Terraform
15 4 (0.92%) Autotask
15 4 (0.92%) FortiGate
15 4 (0.92%) SolarWinds Orion
Vendors
1 245 (56.32%) Microsoft
2 134 (30.80%) VMware
3 46 (10.57%) Cisco
4 34 (7.82%) Veeam
5 27 (6.21%) Citrix
6 26 (5.98%) Dell
7 25 (5.75%) Juniper
8 21 (4.83%) Oracle
9 17 (3.91%) Fortinet
9 17 (3.91%) HP
9 17 (3.91%) Palo Alto
10 14 (3.22%) 3PAR
10 14 (3.22%) Apple
11 13 (2.99%) WatchGuard
12 12 (2.76%) Dynatrace
12 12 (2.76%) EMC
12 12 (2.76%) Extreme Networks
12 12 (2.76%) Symantec
13 11 (2.53%) McAfee
14 9 (2.07%) Adobe