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 17 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 266 213 256
Rank change year-on-year -53 +43 -9
Contract jobs citing DHCP 388 305 346
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.90% 1.23% 0.92%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 9.58% 9.56% 7.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 265 220 265
10th Percentile £213 £250 £225
25th Percentile £400 £400 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £523 £475
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -2.56%
75th Percentile £576 £604 £575
90th Percentile £626 £638 £608
UK median daily rate £475 £525 £475
% change year-on-year -9.52% +10.53% -4.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 9 17
10th Percentile £12.43 £26.29 £18.40
25th Percentile £26.00 £29.00 -
Median hourly rate £32.50 £30.00 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% -25.00% -23.27%
75th Percentile £44.06 £31.00 £48.75
90th Percentile £74.00 £46.35 £67.50
UK median hourly rate £32.50 £30.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year +8.33% -25.00% -23.27%

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 4,050 3,191 4,805
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 9.43% 12.90% 12.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,505 1,986 2,858
10th Percentile £253 £225 £213
25th Percentile £400 £363 £360
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - -2.44%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £608
90th Percentile £675 £675 £691
UK median daily rate £500 £481 £500
% change year-on-year +3.95% -3.80% -1.96%
Number of hourly rates quoted 274 130 393
10th Percentile £16.50 £14.64 £13.57
25th Percentile £21.33 £16.30 £17.69
Median hourly rate £29.52 £37.50 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -21.28% -6.25% +117.75%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £63.75
90th Percentile £74.00 £81.43 £72.82
UK median hourly rate £27.88 £42.75 £40.00
% change year-on-year -34.78% +6.88% +110.53%

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 17 June 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 17 June 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 17 June 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 -48 125 £450 -10.00% 34
South East -7 106 £518 -8.97% 70
North of England -62 60 £534 +16.63% 44
Midlands -47 40 £450 +12.50% 38
South West -24 38 £508 -17.48% 34
North West -44 34 £608 +36.32% 27
West Midlands -45 31 £450 +76.47% 24
Yorkshire -48 22 £447 -18.73% 10
East of England -25 16 £475 -9.52% 29
East Midlands -19 9 £450 -10.00% 14
North East -30 4 £200 -15.79% 9
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 34 (8.76%) Microsoft Exchange
2 28 (7.22%) SharePoint
3 7 (1.80%) IIS
4 4 (1.03%) Skype for Business
5 1 (0.26%) Apache
5 1 (0.26%) Confluence
5 1 (0.26%) nginx
5 1 (0.26%) Traefik
Applications
1 12 (3.09%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.52%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 5 (1.29%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 163 (42.01%) Azure
2 87 (22.42%) Entra ID
3 76 (19.59%) Microsoft 365
4 61 (15.72%) AWS
5 24 (6.19%) IaaS
6 22 (5.67%) OneDrive
7 20 (5.15%) PaaS
8 16 (4.12%) GCP
9 12 (3.09%) SaaS
10 7 (1.80%) Azure DevOps
10 7 (1.80%) Nutanix
11 6 (1.55%) Datadog
12 5 (1.29%) Azure Logic Apps
12 5 (1.29%) Azure Sentinel
13 4 (1.03%) Azure Monitor
13 4 (1.03%) GitHub
13 4 (1.03%) GitHub Actions
13 4 (1.03%) OpenShift
13 4 (1.03%) Route 53
14 3 (0.77%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 374 (96.39%) DNS
2 135 (34.79%) Firewall
3 86 (22.16%) TCP/IP
4 82 (21.13%) VPN
5 80 (20.62%) LAN
6 78 (20.10%) WAN
7 72 (18.56%) VLAN
8 47 (12.11%) Network Security
9 43 (11.08%) Wi-Fi
10 40 (10.31%) BIG-IP
10 40 (10.31%) Wireless
11 39 (10.05%) BGP
12 38 (9.79%) OSPF
13 37 (9.54%) SAN
14 29 (7.47%) Kerberos
15 28 (7.22%) VXLAN
16 27 (6.96%) Cisco ISE
17 25 (6.44%) Ethernet VPN
17 25 (6.44%) Junos
18 21 (5.41%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (6.70%) SQL Server
2 9 (2.32%) Elasticsearch
3 7 (1.80%) Amazon RDS
4 3 (0.77%) Big Data
5 2 (0.52%) NoSQL
5 2 (0.52%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.26%) Power BI
6 1 (0.26%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 23 (5.93%) JIRA
2 6 (1.55%) Chocolatey
3 5 (1.29%) Git
4 4 (1.03%) Browser DevTools
5 3 (0.77%) GitLab
6 2 (0.52%) Jenkins
General
1 95 (24.48%) Social Skills
2 41 (10.57%) Analytical Skills
3 30 (7.73%) Finance
4 23 (5.93%) Public Sector
5 17 (4.38%) Documentation Skills
6 16 (4.12%) Banking
7 7 (1.80%) Legal
7 7 (1.80%) Local Government
7 7 (1.80%) Telecoms
8 6 (1.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 6 (1.55%) Military
9 5 (1.29%) Manufacturing
9 5 (1.29%) Organisational Skills
9 5 (1.29%) Police
10 4 (1.03%) Law
11 2 (0.52%) Advertising
11 2 (0.52%) Publishing
11 2 (0.52%) Retail
12 1 (0.26%) Electronics
12 1 (0.26%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 81 (20.88%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 55 (14.18%) Network Engineer
3 39 (10.05%) IT Support
3 39 (10.05%) Support Engineer
4 38 (9.79%) Architect
5 34 (8.76%) Senior
6 30 (7.73%) IT Engineer
7 27 (6.96%) Analyst
8 20 (5.15%) IT Support Engineer
9 16 (4.12%) Administrator
10 15 (3.87%) Network Specialist
11 14 (3.61%) 3rd Line Engineer
11 14 (3.61%) Firewall Specialist
12 13 (3.35%) IT Analyst
12 13 (3.35%) Senior Network Engineer
13 12 (3.09%) Azure Engineer
14 11 (2.84%) Infrastructure Support
14 11 (2.84%) Support Analyst
14 11 (2.84%) Technical Architect
15 10 (2.58%) 3rd Line Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 39 (10.05%) 802.1X
2 30 (7.73%) LDAP
3 20 (5.15%) SAML
4 15 (3.87%) OAuth
5 10 (2.58%) JSON
6 5 (1.29%) ARM Templates
7 4 (1.03%) OpenID
8 3 (0.77%) OpenTelemetry
8 3 (0.77%) Redfish
8 3 (0.77%) REST
8 3 (0.77%) Software Packaging
9 2 (0.52%) .NET
9 2 (0.52%) .NET Core
9 2 (0.52%) ASP.NET
9 2 (0.52%) Blazor
9 2 (0.52%) OpenGL
9 2 (0.52%) Qt
9 2 (0.52%) XMPP
10 1 (0.26%) CSS
10 1 (0.26%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 77 (19.85%) Data Centre
2 50 (12.89%) PKI
3 36 (9.28%) Clustering
4 29 (7.47%) Replication
5 28 (7.22%) Onboarding
6 15 (3.87%) Self-Motivation
7 13 (3.35%) Hybrid Cloud
8 11 (2.84%) Virtual Team
9 9 (2.32%) IoT
10 7 (1.80%) Enterprise Storage
11 6 (1.55%) Cyber Threat
11 6 (1.55%) Video Conferencing
12 5 (1.29%) Enterprise Software
13 4 (1.03%) Management Information System
13 4 (1.03%) Private Cloud
13 4 (1.03%) Public Cloud
13 4 (1.03%) Security Posture
14 3 (0.77%) Analytical Mindset
14 3 (0.77%) BYOD
14 3 (0.77%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 250 (64.43%) Windows
2 141 (36.34%) Windows Server
3 45 (11.60%) Linux
4 39 (10.05%) Windows 10
5 25 (6.44%) Windows Server 2019
6 22 (5.67%) Mac OS
7 15 (3.87%) Apple iOS
8 14 (3.61%) Windows Server 2012
9 13 (3.35%) Windows Server 2016
10 10 (2.58%) Android
11 7 (1.80%) Windows Server 2003
12 6 (1.55%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 6 (1.55%) Windows 7
13 4 (1.03%) Unix
14 3 (0.77%) VMS
15 2 (0.52%) CentOS
15 2 (0.52%) Ubuntu
16 1 (0.26%) Rocky
16 1 (0.26%) SUSE
16 1 (0.26%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 92 (23.71%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 92 (23.71%) Problem-Solving
2 80 (20.62%) High Availability
3 73 (18.81%) ITIL
4 66 (17.01%) ITSM
5 49 (12.63%) Migration
6 47 (12.11%) Identity Access Management
7 43 (11.08%) Load Balancing
8 37 (9.54%) Disaster Recovery
8 37 (9.54%) Observability
9 31 (7.99%) Infrastructure as Code
9 31 (7.99%) Root Cause Analysis
10 28 (7.22%) Task Automation
11 26 (6.70%) Network Segmentation
12 25 (6.44%) Incident Management
12 25 (6.44%) Project Delivery
13 24 (6.19%) User Experience
14 23 (5.93%) DevOps
15 22 (5.67%) Customer Service
15 22 (5.67%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 91 (23.45%) PowerShell
2 31 (7.99%) Python
3 15 (3.87%) Bash
4 11 (2.84%) JavaScript
5 9 (2.32%) VBA
6 6 (1.55%) VBScript
7 5 (1.29%) SQL
8 4 (1.03%) VB
9 3 (0.77%) Lisp
10 2 (0.52%) Bicep
11 1 (0.26%) C
11 1 (0.26%) Go
11 1 (0.26%) Perl
11 1 (0.26%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 150 (38.66%) Security Cleared
2 86 (22.16%) SC Cleared
3 58 (14.95%) Cisco Certification
4 49 (12.63%) DV Cleared
5 36 (9.28%) CCNP
6 32 (8.25%) Degree
7 25 (6.44%) CCNA
8 19 (4.90%) Network+ Certification
9 15 (3.87%) Server+ Certification
10 11 (2.84%) Azure Certification
11 10 (2.58%) Microsoft Certification
12 7 (1.80%) JNCIA
12 7 (1.80%) JNCIP
12 7 (1.80%) JNCIS
13 6 (1.55%) BPSS Clearance
13 6 (1.55%) CCIE
14 5 (1.29%) ITIL Certification
15 4 (1.03%) CCIE Security
15 4 (1.03%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
16 3 (0.77%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (6.44%) SLA
2 16 (4.12%) GDPR
3 13 (3.35%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 11 (2.84%) NIST
5 7 (1.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 5 (1.29%) QA
7 3 (0.77%) NCSC
8 2 (0.52%) Government Security Classifications
8 2 (0.52%) SOC 2
9 1 (0.26%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.26%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.26%) NIST 800
9 1 (0.26%) RMADS
System Software
1 227 (58.51%) Active Directory
2 110 (28.35%) VMware Infrastructure
3 62 (15.98%) Hyper-V
4 33 (8.51%) VMware ESXi
5 32 (8.25%) vSphere
6 25 (6.44%) Virtual Desktop
7 18 (4.64%) Virtual Machines
8 17 (4.38%) BitLocker
9 15 (3.87%) Docker
10 12 (3.09%) Microsoft App-V
11 10 (2.58%) VMware NSX
12 8 (2.06%) Firmware
13 6 (1.55%) Terminal Services
13 6 (1.55%) VMware Workstation
14 4 (1.03%) NFS
15 3 (0.77%) DFS Replication
15 3 (0.77%) Virtual Servers
16 2 (0.52%) VirtualBox
16 2 (0.52%) XenApp
16 2 (0.52%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 55 (14.18%) Microsoft Intune
2 41 (10.57%) Ansible
3 40 (10.31%) SCCM
4 33 (8.51%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 31 (7.99%) FortiGate
5 31 (7.99%) Single Sign-On
6 18 (4.64%) Terraform
7 17 (4.38%) Kubernetes
8 16 (4.12%) vCenter Server
9 13 (3.35%) vMotion
9 13 (3.35%) WSUS
10 12 (3.09%) Jamf Pro
11 9 (2.32%) Puppet
12 7 (1.80%) Nagios
13 5 (1.29%) Prometheus
14 4 (1.03%) HAProxy
15 3 (0.77%) Cisco CUCM
15 3 (0.77%) Failover Clustering
15 3 (0.77%) SCOM
15 3 (0.77%) Stealthwatch
Vendors
1 175 (45.10%) Microsoft
2 119 (30.67%) VMware
3 88 (22.68%) Cisco
4 72 (18.56%) ServiceNow
5 50 (12.89%) F5
6 40 (10.31%) SolarWinds
7 38 (9.79%) Citrix
8 36 (9.28%) Infoblox
9 35 (9.02%) Juniper
10 25 (6.44%) Splunk
11 22 (5.67%) Extreme Networks
12 21 (5.41%) Palo Alto
13 15 (3.87%) Fortinet
14 13 (3.35%) HP
14 13 (3.35%) NetApp
14 13 (3.35%) Okta
15 12 (3.09%) CheckPoint
15 12 (3.09%) Dell
15 12 (3.09%) Google
16 10 (2.58%) Veeam