DNS jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-03, DNS appears in 1,930 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand up 43% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-03
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Frequently asked questions about DNS
+Is DNS in demand in 2026?
Yes. DNS appears in 1,930 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-03, with demand up 43% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (11% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require DNS?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-03, the job titles most likely to require DNS are Software Engineer (11% of postings list DNS), Site Reliability Engineer (6% of postings list DNS), DevOps Engineer (6% of postings list DNS).
+What skills are commonly paired with DNS?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-03), DNS most often appears alongside Python, TCP/IP, Linux, DHCP, Terraform.
+Where is DNS most in demand?
As of 2026-09-03, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring DNS are New York City, Bengaluru, London, San Francisco, Toronto, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring DNS — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require DNS
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 217 | 11.2% |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 126 | 6.5% |
| DevOps Engineer | 123 | 6.4% |
| Systems Engineer | 112 | 5.8% |
| Cloud Engineer | 52 | 2.7% |
| Platform Engineer | 52 | 2.7% |
| Customer Engineer | 46 | 2.4% |
| Infrastructure Engineer | 43 | 2.2% |
| Network Engineer | 43 | 2.2% |
| Systems Administrator | 31 | 1.6% |
Top metros hiring for DNS
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 44 | 2.3% |
| Bengaluru | 43 | 2.2% |
| London | 35 | 1.8% |
| San Francisco | 30 | 1.6% |
| Toronto | 26 | 1.3% |
| San Jose | 23 | 1.2% |
| Singapore | 20 | 1.0% |
| Atlanta | 18 | 0.9% |
| Austin | 18 | 0.9% |
Skills commonly paired with DNS
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-03. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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The demand, skills, and geo numbers on this page come from the same Skillenai labor market index that powers our API. Use it for compensation benchmarking, hiring-competition analysis, and skill-adoption tracking.
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