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 1 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 264 198 220
Rank change year-on-year -66 +22 +7
Contract jobs citing DHCP 323 348 412
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.98% 1.31% 1.08%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 9.42% 10.14% 7.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 246 226 288
10th Percentile £200 £213 £190
25th Percentile £313 £278 £284
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £517 £450 £465
Median % change year-on-year +14.89% -3.22% -2.11%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £600
90th Percentile £638 £706 £650
UK median daily rate £500 £465 £465
% change year-on-year +7.53% +0.01% -2.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 2 18
10th Percentile £18.60 £26.23 £17.00
25th Percentile £24.18 £30.19 £26.07
Median hourly rate £26.33 £36.80 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -28.45% -8.01% +3.90%
75th Percentile £59.44 £43.40 -
90th Percentile £81.80 £47.36 £42.63
UK median hourly rate £26.33 £23.59 £40.00
% change year-on-year +11.59% -41.03% +3.90%

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 3,430 3,431 5,414
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 10.43% 12.95% 14.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,242 1,970 3,277
10th Percentile £204 £218 £205
25th Percentile £355 £363 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £500 £488
Median % change year-on-year -2.00% +2.56% -7.14%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £600
90th Percentile £676 £680 £700
UK median daily rate £475 £500 £493
% change year-on-year -5.00% +1.42% -4.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 153 106 380
10th Percentile £15.50 £15.11 £15.50
25th Percentile £18.87 £20.41 £22.00
Median hourly rate £30.00 £35.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% -30.00% +140.18%
75th Percentile £65.00 £62.25 £65.00
90th Percentile £74.26 £70.00 £75.71
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £33.75 £50.00
% change year-on-year -11.11% -32.50% +141.49%

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 1 February 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 1 February 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 1 February 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 -41 102 £528 +5.50% 46
South East -9 74 £515 +21.18% 63
North of England -79 49 £330 -5.71% 45
South West -31 43 £575 -1.08% 36
Midlands -44 38 £400 +3.90% 29
West Midlands -26 36 £400 +8.11% 14
North West -49 26 £538 +26.47% 17
East of England -10 22 £363 +47.96% 33
Yorkshire -44 17 £225 -3.23% 23
North East -21 6 £223 +48.83% 9
East Midlands -28 2 £275 -38.89% 15
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 62 (19.20%) Microsoft Exchange
2 53 (16.41%) SharePoint
3 30 (9.29%) Skype for Business
4 6 (1.86%) IIS
5 4 (1.24%) Apache
6 3 (0.93%) OpenStack
7 2 (0.62%) Exchange Server 2003
7 2 (0.62%) Exchange Server 2007
7 2 (0.62%) Exchange Server 2010
7 2 (0.62%) Exchange Server 2013
7 2 (0.62%) Office Communications Server
7 2 (0.62%) SharePoint Server
7 2 (0.62%) WordPress
8 1 (0.31%) Confluence
Applications
1 36 (11.15%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (2.17%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.31%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (0.62%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.31%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 149 (46.13%) Azure
2 97 (30.03%) Microsoft 365
3 81 (25.08%) Entra ID
4 62 (19.20%) AWS
5 18 (5.57%) IaaS
6 14 (4.33%) GCP
7 13 (4.02%) PaaS
8 12 (3.72%) Nutanix
9 10 (3.10%) SaaS
10 9 (2.79%) Azure Monitor
11 8 (2.48%) OneDrive
12 5 (1.55%) AWS CloudFormation
12 5 (1.55%) Azure DevOps
12 5 (1.55%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 5 (1.55%) Virtual Private Cloud
13 4 (1.24%) AWS Direct Connect
13 4 (1.24%) Microsoft Copilot
13 4 (1.24%) Power Platform
14 3 (0.93%) Azure Sentinel
14 3 (0.93%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 310 (95.98%) DNS
2 108 (33.44%) TCP/IP
3 88 (27.24%) VPN
4 87 (26.93%) Firewall
5 56 (17.34%) VLAN
6 52 (16.10%) LAN
7 50 (15.48%) WAN
8 31 (9.60%) Wi-Fi
9 29 (8.98%) Kerberos
10 28 (8.67%) Skype
11 22 (6.81%) BGP
11 22 (6.81%) Wireless
12 18 (5.57%) Network Security
13 14 (4.33%) OSPF
14 13 (4.02%) Cisco ISE
14 13 (4.02%) SD-WAN
15 12 (3.72%) FTP
15 12 (3.72%) SAN
16 11 (3.41%) VXLAN
17 9 (2.79%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (3.41%) SQL Server
2 3 (0.93%) Elasticsearch
3 1 (0.31%) Electronic Patient Records
3 1 (0.31%) MySQL
3 1 (0.31%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (0.31%) Power BI
3 1 (0.31%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 5 (1.55%) JIRA
2 4 (1.24%) Git
3 3 (0.93%) GitLab
4 1 (0.31%) Subversion
General
1 105 (32.51%) Social Skills
2 64 (19.81%) Analytical Skills
3 23 (7.12%) Public Sector
4 20 (6.19%) Finance
5 18 (5.57%) Documentation Skills
6 12 (3.72%) Banking
7 8 (2.48%) Investment Banking
8 6 (1.86%) Legal
8 6 (1.86%) Telecoms
9 5 (1.55%) Influencing Skills
10 4 (1.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 4 (1.24%) Organisational Skills
11 3 (0.93%) Aerospace
11 3 (0.93%) Financial Institution
11 3 (0.93%) Manufacturing
11 3 (0.93%) Marketing
11 3 (0.93%) Military
11 3 (0.93%) Presentation Skills
12 2 (0.62%) Front Office
12 2 (0.62%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 56 (17.34%) Support Engineer
2 49 (15.17%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 39 (12.07%) Analyst
4 34 (10.53%) IT Support
5 26 (8.05%) 2nd Line Support
5 26 (8.05%) Network Engineer
6 25 (7.74%) Architect
7 23 (7.12%) Senior
8 18 (5.57%) IT Engineer
9 16 (4.95%) IT Analyst
10 15 (4.64%) Microsoft Engineer
10 15 (4.64%) Support Analyst
11 14 (4.33%) IT Support Engineer
12 13 (4.02%) Infrastructure Support
12 13 (4.02%) IT Support Analyst
13 12 (3.72%) 1st/2nd Line Support
13 12 (3.72%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
13 12 (3.72%) Platform Engineer
14 11 (3.41%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
14 11 (3.41%) Wintel Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (9.60%) LDAP
2 15 (4.64%) OAuth
2 15 (4.64%) SAML
3 6 (1.86%) 802.1X
3 6 (1.86%) Middleware
4 3 (0.93%) .NET
4 3 (0.93%) AngularJS
4 3 (0.93%) ARM Templates
4 3 (0.93%) ASP.NET Web API
4 3 (0.93%) Bootstrap
4 3 (0.93%) Express.js
4 3 (0.93%) React
4 3 (0.93%) SOAP
4 3 (0.93%) WCF
4 3 (0.93%) Web Services
4 3 (0.93%) WPF
4 3 (0.93%) YAML
5 2 (0.62%) Microsoft Graph
5 2 (0.62%) REST
5 2 (0.62%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 35 (10.84%) Replication
2 30 (9.29%) Data Centre
3 23 (7.12%) PKI
4 11 (3.41%) Analytical Mindset
4 11 (3.41%) Onboarding
5 10 (3.10%) Enterprise Software
6 9 (2.79%) Self-Motivation
7 6 (1.86%) IoT
7 6 (1.86%) Smartphone
8 5 (1.55%) Clustering
8 5 (1.55%) Hybrid Cloud
8 5 (1.55%) Private Cloud
8 5 (1.55%) Public Cloud
8 5 (1.55%) Team-Oriented Environment
9 4 (1.24%) Driving Licence
9 4 (1.24%) iPhone
9 4 (1.24%) NHS
10 3 (0.93%) CCTV
10 3 (0.93%) CMDB
10 3 (0.93%) Enterprise Storage
Operating Systems
1 218 (67.49%) Windows
2 126 (39.01%) Windows Server
3 47 (14.55%) Windows 10
4 44 (13.62%) Linux
5 30 (9.29%) Windows Server 2019
6 18 (5.57%) Android
7 17 (5.26%) Windows Server 2016
8 15 (4.64%) Windows Server 2012
9 12 (3.72%) Apple iOS
10 10 (3.10%) Windows 7
11 8 (2.48%) Mac OS
12 7 (2.17%) Windows Server 2003
13 4 (1.24%) CentOS
13 4 (1.24%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 4 (1.24%) Unix
14 3 (0.93%) Ubuntu
14 3 (0.93%) VMS
14 3 (0.93%) Windows Server 2008
15 1 (0.31%) Oracle Linux
15 1 (0.31%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 86 (26.63%) ITIL
1 86 (26.63%) Problem-Solving
2 52 (16.10%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 46 (14.24%) Disaster Recovery
4 39 (12.07%) Service Management
5 34 (10.53%) High Availability
6 33 (10.22%) Migration
7 29 (8.98%) ITSM
8 28 (8.67%) Zero Trust
9 26 (8.05%) Customer Service
10 25 (7.74%) Load Balancing
11 24 (7.43%) Continuous Improvement
11 24 (7.43%) Task Automation
12 23 (7.12%) Change Management
12 23 (7.12%) Infrastructure as Code
13 21 (6.50%) Identity Access Management
13 21 (6.50%) Root Cause Analysis
14 19 (5.88%) DevOps
15 18 (5.57%) Knowledge Transfer
15 18 (5.57%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 136 (42.11%) PowerShell
2 27 (8.36%) Python
3 14 (4.33%) SQL
4 13 (4.02%) Bash
5 12 (3.72%) VBScript
6 10 (3.10%) VB
7 7 (2.17%) Bicep
7 7 (2.17%) Lisp
8 5 (1.55%) Perl
9 3 (0.93%) C#
9 3 (0.93%) T-SQL
10 2 (0.62%) Java
Qualifications
1 113 (34.98%) Security Cleared
2 90 (27.86%) SC Cleared
3 34 (10.53%) DV Cleared
3 34 (10.53%) Microsoft Certification
4 30 (9.29%) Degree
5 28 (8.67%) Cisco Certification
6 27 (8.36%) CCNP
7 23 (7.12%) Azure Certification
8 17 (5.26%) Network+ Certification
9 11 (3.41%) CCNA
9 11 (3.41%) Server+ Certification
10 8 (2.48%) AWS Certification
10 8 (2.48%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 7 (2.17%) ITIL Certification
11 7 (2.17%) MCSE
11 7 (2.17%) Microsoft Certified Professional
12 6 (1.86%) CISSP
13 5 (1.55%) CCIE
13 5 (1.55%) Master's Degree
13 5 (1.55%) MCDST
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (7.43%) GDPR
2 15 (4.64%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 14 (4.33%) SLA
4 11 (3.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 7 (2.17%) Cyber Essentials
6 6 (1.86%) NIST
7 5 (1.55%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.62%) Accessibility
8 2 (0.62%) NCSC
9 1 (0.31%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.31%) Government Security Classifications
9 1 (0.31%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 1 (0.31%) JSP 440
9 1 (0.31%) QA
9 1 (0.31%) RMADS
System Software
1 206 (63.78%) Active Directory
2 87 (26.93%) VMware Infrastructure
3 40 (12.38%) Hyper-V
4 16 (4.95%) Docker
4 16 (4.95%) vSphere
5 13 (4.02%) BitLocker
5 13 (4.02%) VMware ESXi
6 11 (3.41%) Virtual Machines
7 8 (2.48%) VMware NSX
8 7 (2.17%) Virtual Desktop
9 5 (1.55%) Firmware
9 5 (1.55%) Microsoft App-V
9 5 (1.55%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 5 (1.55%) Virtual Servers
10 4 (1.24%) Terminal Services
11 3 (0.93%) DFS Replication
11 3 (0.93%) KVM
11 3 (0.93%) NFS
12 2 (0.62%) Brightmail
12 2 (0.62%) ISA Server
Systems Management
1 64 (19.81%) SCCM
2 61 (18.89%) Microsoft Intune
3 34 (10.53%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 34 (10.53%) Ansible
4 28 (8.67%) Terraform
5 26 (8.05%) Single Sign-On
6 14 (4.33%) Kubernetes
6 14 (4.33%) WSUS
7 10 (3.10%) FortiGate
8 9 (2.79%) vCenter Server
9 7 (2.17%) SCOM
10 5 (1.55%) HAProxy
10 5 (1.55%) Microsoft Clustering
10 5 (1.55%) Puppet
10 5 (1.55%) vMotion
11 3 (0.93%) Failover Clustering
11 3 (0.93%) Nagios
11 3 (0.93%) Packer
11 3 (0.93%) Stealthwatch
12 2 (0.62%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 179 (55.42%) Microsoft
2 97 (30.03%) VMware
3 44 (13.62%) Cisco
3 44 (13.62%) ServiceNow
4 27 (8.36%) Citrix
5 19 (5.88%) SolarWinds
6 16 (4.95%) Okta
7 15 (4.64%) Dell
7 15 (4.64%) Fortinet
7 15 (4.64%) Veeam
8 14 (4.33%) F5
8 14 (4.33%) Palo Alto
9 9 (2.79%) Infoblox
9 9 (2.79%) Remedy
10 8 (2.48%) Apple
10 8 (2.48%) Juniper
10 8 (2.48%) Meraki
11 7 (2.17%) Ekahau
11 7 (2.17%) Google
12 6 (1.86%) Zscaler