DHCP Contract Job Trends in England

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring DHCP skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
18 Sep 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 257 251 239
Rank change year-on-year -6 -12 +10
Contract jobs citing DHCP 462 302 332
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.00% 1.09% 1.01%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 10.71% 9.18% 8.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 298 201 225
10th Percentile £221 £219 £245
25th Percentile £363 £325 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £463 £488
Median % change year-on-year +8.11% -5.13% +2.63%
75th Percentile £588 £588 £599
90th Percentile £679 £623 £659
UK median daily rate £500 £450 £470
% change year-on-year +11.11% -4.26% -1.05%
Number of hourly rates quoted 48 18 6
10th Percentile £26.00 £27.15 £21.55
25th Percentile £31.25 £29.00 £24.83
Median hourly rate £63.48 £30.00 £38.75
Median % change year-on-year +111.60% -22.58% +27.05%
75th Percentile £74.00 £76.94 £49.69
90th Percentile £98.82 £89.63 £57.50
UK median hourly rate £63.48 £30.00 £34.00
% change year-on-year +111.60% -11.76% -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
England

DHCP falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 4,312 3,291 3,974
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 9.34% 11.83% 12.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,552 2,064 2,323
10th Percentile £250 £227 £242
25th Percentile £400 £363 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £488 £508
Median % change year-on-year +2.56% -3.94% +1.50%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £610
90th Percentile £675 £688 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 373 165 215
10th Percentile £16.02 £15.28 £14.82
25th Percentile £21.33 £25.00 £23.45
Median hourly rate £43.50 £41.50 £57.35
Median % change year-on-year +4.82% -27.64% +1.52%
75th Percentile £70.00 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £91.69 £78.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £32.50 £42.50 £51.00
% change year-on-year -23.53% -16.67% -9.72%

DHCP
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing DHCP relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

DHCP job vacancy trend in England

DHCP
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing DHCP.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing DHCP

DHCP
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing DHCP in England over the 6 months to 18 September 2026.

Daily rate histogram for DHCP in England

DHCP
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing DHCP.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing DHCP

DHCP
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing DHCP in England over the 6 months to 18 September 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for DHCP in England

DHCP
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing DHCP within the England region over the 6 months to 18 September 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
Contract
IT Job Ads		 Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months		 Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Jobs
London -48 155 £450 -10.00% 167
South East -31 97 £523 -5.00% 106
North of England -19 71 £500 +14.29% 48
South West +6 60 £555 +0.86% 54
Midlands -31 55 £400 +9.59% 58
West Midlands -45 37 £400 +15.94% 37
North West -28 35 £520 +18.75% 34
Yorkshire -18 27 £500 -9.09% 8
East of England -27 19 £475 +53.23% 22
East Midlands +1 18 £300 -45.45% 21
North East -41 9 £200 -19.44% 8
DHCP
UK

DHCP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 67 (14.50%) Microsoft Exchange
2 61 (13.20%) SharePoint
3 8 (1.73%) Skype for Business
4 7 (1.52%) Confluence
5 5 (1.08%) Apache
5 5 (1.08%) IIS
5 5 (1.08%) nginx
Applications
1 18 (3.90%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (1.95%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.43%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 2 (0.43%) Houdini
4 2 (0.43%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.43%) NUKE
Business Applications
1 10 (2.16%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.22%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 218 (47.19%) Azure
2 134 (29.00%) Microsoft 365
3 100 (21.65%) Entra ID
4 96 (20.78%) AWS
5 39 (8.44%) OneDrive
6 23 (4.98%) GCP
7 19 (4.11%) SaaS
8 18 (3.90%) IaaS
9 16 (3.46%) OpenShift
10 15 (3.25%) Azure Monitor
10 15 (3.25%) PaaS
11 14 (3.03%) GitHub
12 13 (2.81%) Azure DevOps
12 13 (2.81%) Azure Sentinel
13 10 (2.16%) GitHub Actions
14 8 (1.73%) Route 53
15 7 (1.52%) AWS CloudFormation
15 7 (1.52%) Azure ExpressRoute
15 7 (1.52%) Google Workspace
16 6 (1.30%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 456 (98.70%) DNS
2 203 (43.94%) Firewall
3 192 (41.56%) TCP/IP
4 150 (32.47%) VPN
5 98 (21.21%) VLAN
6 73 (15.80%) Network Security
7 72 (15.58%) WAN
8 71 (15.37%) LAN
9 59 (12.77%) Wi-Fi
10 55 (11.90%) Wireless
11 40 (8.66%) SAN
12 39 (8.44%) BGP
13 36 (7.79%) OSPF
14 26 (5.63%) SSL
15 22 (4.76%) NAS
16 20 (4.33%) Cisco IOS
16 20 (4.33%) IPsec
17 19 (4.11%) SD-WAN
18 18 (3.90%) BIG-IP
18 18 (3.90%) Cisco ASA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (9.09%) SQL Server
2 7 (1.52%) Amazon RDS
3 4 (0.87%) Db2
3 4 (0.87%) Elasticsearch
4 3 (0.65%) Big Data
5 2 (0.43%) NoSQL
5 2 (0.43%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 35 (7.58%) JIRA
2 9 (1.95%) Git
3 8 (1.73%) GitLab
4 7 (1.52%) Jenkins
5 5 (1.08%) Atlassian Bamboo
5 5 (1.08%) Bitbucket
5 5 (1.08%) Chocolatey
6 3 (0.65%) Browser DevTools
7 2 (0.43%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 1 (0.22%) Fiddler
8 1 (0.22%) JMeter
8 1 (0.22%) Locust
8 1 (0.22%) MSI
8 1 (0.22%) Newman
8 1 (0.22%) Robot Framework
8 1 (0.22%) Sonatype Nexus
8 1 (0.22%) TestCafe
8 1 (0.22%) Visual Studio
General
1 160 (34.63%) Social Skills
2 61 (13.20%) Analytical Skills
3 48 (10.39%) Finance
4 31 (6.71%) Public Sector
5 27 (5.84%) Documentation Skills
6 15 (3.25%) Banking
7 10 (2.16%) Police
8 9 (1.95%) Aerospace
8 9 (1.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 9 (1.95%) Legal
8 9 (1.95%) Telecoms
9 7 (1.52%) Law
10 6 (1.30%) Front Office
10 6 (1.30%) Local Government
11 5 (1.08%) Manufacturing
11 5 (1.08%) Military
12 4 (0.87%) Automotive
12 4 (0.87%) Organisational Skills
12 4 (0.87%) Pharmaceutical
13 3 (0.65%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 116 (25.11%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 69 (14.94%) Network Engineer
3 65 (14.07%) Senior
4 52 (11.26%) Support Engineer
5 45 (9.74%) IT Support
6 39 (8.44%) IT Engineer
7 37 (8.01%) Architect
8 32 (6.93%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
9 30 (6.49%) Analyst
9 30 (6.49%) IT Support Engineer
10 26 (5.63%) Senior Network Engineer
11 22 (4.76%) Platform Engineer
12 20 (4.33%) Cloud Engineer
13 19 (4.11%) Support Analyst
14 17 (3.68%) Systems Engineer
15 16 (3.46%) Active Directory Engineer
16 15 (3.25%) Administrator
17 13 (2.81%) Azure Engineer
17 13 (2.81%) Desktop Support
18 12 (2.60%) Server Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 82 (17.75%) Terraform
2 20 (4.33%) 802.1X
3 16 (3.46%) LDAP
4 14 (3.03%) ARM Templates
5 10 (2.16%) SAML
6 9 (1.95%) JSON
7 5 (1.08%) OAuth
7 5 (1.08%) Software Packaging
8 4 (0.87%) Middleware
8 4 (0.87%) OpenID
8 4 (0.87%) REST
8 4 (0.87%) YAML
9 3 (0.65%) .NET
10 2 (0.43%) ASP.NET
10 2 (0.43%) Blazor
10 2 (0.43%) eBPF
10 2 (0.43%) ODBC
10 2 (0.43%) OpenGL
10 2 (0.43%) Qt
10 2 (0.43%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 83 (17.97%) Data Centre
2 73 (15.80%) PKI
3 42 (9.09%) Hybrid Cloud
3 42 (9.09%) Onboarding
4 21 (4.55%) Clustering
5 16 (3.46%) Self-Motivation
6 15 (3.25%) Management Information System
7 12 (2.60%) Driving Licence
7 12 (2.60%) Replication
8 11 (2.38%) Public Cloud
8 11 (2.38%) Video Conferencing
9 9 (1.95%) Linux Command Line
10 7 (1.52%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
11 6 (1.30%) Cloud Native
11 6 (1.30%) Virtual Team
12 5 (1.08%) ARM Cortex
12 5 (1.08%) Cyber Threat
12 5 (1.08%) Data Protection Act
12 5 (1.08%) Fat Client
12 5 (1.08%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 326 (70.56%) Windows
2 168 (36.36%) Windows Server
3 116 (25.11%) Linux
4 61 (13.20%) Windows 10
5 30 (6.49%) Mac OS
6 18 (3.90%) Apple iOS
7 16 (3.46%) Android
8 15 (3.25%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 12 (2.60%) Unix
9 12 (2.60%) Windows Server 2019
10 10 (2.16%) Windows Server 2012
10 10 (2.16%) Windows Server 2016
11 9 (1.95%) Ubuntu
12 8 (1.73%) Windows 7
13 6 (1.30%) CentOS
14 4 (0.87%) Windows Server 2003
15 3 (0.65%) VMS
16 2 (0.43%) Windows Server 2008
17 1 (0.22%) SUSE
17 1 (0.22%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 140 (30.30%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 138 (29.87%) ITIL
3 126 (27.27%) Problem-Solving
4 79 (17.10%) Infrastructure as Code
5 77 (16.67%) ITSM
6 62 (13.42%) High Availability
7 60 (12.99%) Migration
7 60 (12.99%) Root Cause Analysis
8 51 (11.04%) Technical Leadership
9 50 (10.82%) Disaster Recovery
10 48 (10.39%) Continuous Improvement
10 48 (10.39%) Service Management
11 44 (9.52%) Cybersecurity
11 44 (9.52%) Stakeholder Management
12 42 (9.09%) Customer Service
12 42 (9.09%) Project Delivery
13 40 (8.66%) DevOps
14 39 (8.44%) Change Management
15 38 (8.23%) User Experience
16 37 (8.01%) Load Balancing
Programming Languages
1 141 (30.52%) PowerShell
2 77 (16.67%) Python
3 60 (12.99%) Bash
4 15 (3.25%) SQL
5 13 (2.81%) Bicep
6 10 (2.16%) JavaScript
6 10 (2.16%) VBScript
7 7 (1.52%) VBA
8 6 (1.30%) VB
9 3 (0.65%) C++
9 3 (0.65%) Lisp
9 3 (0.65%) Perl
10 2 (0.43%) C
10 2 (0.43%) T-SQL
11 1 (0.22%) Go
11 1 (0.22%) Java
11 1 (0.22%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 172 (37.23%) Security Cleared
2 95 (20.56%) SC Cleared
3 73 (15.80%) DV Cleared
4 59 (12.77%) Cisco Certification
5 50 (10.82%) CCNP
6 45 (9.74%) Degree
7 34 (7.36%) Microsoft Certification
8 27 (5.84%) CCNA
9 26 (5.63%) Azure Certification
10 22 (4.76%) Network+ Certification
11 13 (2.81%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 12 (2.60%) Computer Science Degree
12 12 (2.60%) VCAP
13 11 (2.38%) A+ Certification
13 11 (2.38%) Server+ Certification
13 11 (2.38%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
14 10 (2.16%) AWS Certification
15 9 (1.95%) CCIE
16 7 (1.52%) ITIL Certification
17 5 (1.08%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (6.71%) SLA
2 13 (2.81%) NIST
3 9 (1.95%) QA
4 5 (1.08%) NCSC
5 4 (0.87%) Cyber Essentials
5 4 (0.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (0.65%) NIST 800
7 2 (0.43%) Government Security Classifications
7 2 (0.43%) JSP 440
7 2 (0.43%) SOC 2
8 1 (0.22%) GDPR
System Software
1 282 (61.04%) Active Directory
2 165 (35.71%) VMware Infrastructure
3 97 (21.00%) Hyper-V
4 56 (12.12%) vSphere
5 40 (8.66%) VMware ESXi
6 26 (5.63%) VMware NSX
7 25 (5.41%) Virtual Desktop
8 24 (5.19%) Docker
9 21 (4.55%) Virtual Machines
10 12 (2.60%) BitLocker
11 9 (1.95%) Firmware
11 9 (1.95%) NFS
12 7 (1.52%) Virtual Servers
13 6 (1.30%) Microsoft App-V
13 6 (1.30%) VMware Workstation
14 3 (0.65%) Terminal Services
14 3 (0.65%) VirtualBox
15 2 (0.43%) UAG
15 2 (0.43%) XenApp
15 2 (0.43%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 96 (20.78%) Microsoft Intune
2 79 (17.10%) Ansible
3 67 (14.50%) SCCM
4 40 (8.66%) Kubernetes
5 25 (5.41%) vCenter Server
6 20 (4.33%) WSUS
7 19 (4.11%) FortiGate
8 16 (3.46%) VxRail
9 15 (3.25%) Jamf Pro
10 14 (3.03%) Single Sign-On
11 10 (2.16%) vMotion
12 9 (1.95%) SCOM
13 8 (1.73%) Nagios
14 7 (1.52%) Failover Clustering
14 7 (1.52%) Packer
14 7 (1.52%) Prometheus
14 7 (1.52%) Puppet
15 6 (1.30%) Grafana
16 5 (1.08%) Active Directory Federation Services
17 4 (0.87%) systemd
Vendors
1 256 (55.41%) Microsoft
2 194 (41.99%) VMware
3 102 (22.08%) Cisco
4 76 (16.45%) ServiceNow
5 40 (8.66%) Citrix
5 40 (8.66%) Infoblox
6 37 (8.01%) F5
7 31 (6.71%) Palo Alto
8 27 (5.84%) SolarWinds
9 21 (4.55%) CheckPoint
10 19 (4.11%) Fortinet
10 19 (4.11%) Juniper
11 17 (3.68%) Google
12 16 (3.46%) CyberArk
13 13 (2.81%) Meraki
14 12 (2.60%) HP
14 12 (2.60%) Red Hat
14 12 (2.60%) Zscaler
15 11 (2.38%) Remedy
16 9 (1.95%) Aruba
443 DHCP jobs in England