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 23 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 276 222 245
Rank change year-on-year -54 +23 +1
Contract jobs citing DHCP 362 286 350
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.87% 1.20% 0.96%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 9.19% 9.20% 7.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 252 212 276
10th Percentile £210 £250 £220
25th Percentile £375 £385 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £480 £525 £475
Median % change year-on-year -8.57% +10.53% -3.31%
75th Percentile £575 £606 £588
90th Percentile £614 £638 £628
UK median daily rate £478 £535 £465
% change year-on-year -10.75% +15.05% -4.62%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 1 15
10th Percentile £12.43 - £17.60
25th Percentile £26.00 - £30.00
Median hourly rate £32.50 £28.00 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +16.07% -30.00% +3.90%
75th Percentile £72.00 - -
90th Percentile £74.00 - £62.25
UK median hourly rate £32.50 £28.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year +16.07% -30.00% +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 3,941 3,110 4,777
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 9.49% 13.05% 13.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,446 1,947 2,874
10th Percentile £263 £215 £210
25th Percentile £400 £363 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £495
Median % change year-on-year - +1.01% -5.71%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £600
90th Percentile £675 £675 £699
UK median daily rate £500 £488 £488
% change year-on-year +2.56% - -5.34%
Number of hourly rates quoted 244 112 387
10th Percentile £16.50 £14.20 £13.50
25th Percentile £21.31 £15.41 £16.30
Median hourly rate £35.52 £36.57 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -2.88% -8.57% +128.57%
75th Percentile £65.22 £63.75 £63.75
90th Percentile £74.26 £81.32 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £32.50 £37.50 £40.00
% change year-on-year -13.33% -6.25% +116.22%

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 23 May 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 23 May 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 23 May 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 -60 109 £463 -7.50% 33
South East -23 103 £515 -9.41% 61
North of England -75 57 £515 +18.39% 49
South West -32 37 £519 -15.61% 31
Midlands -57 36 £425 - 33
North West -45 34 £594 +39.71% 28
West Midlands -50 27 £438 +41.13% 21
Yorkshire -57 19 £447 -10.60% 17
East of England -23 15 £485 -9.77% 23
East Midlands -29 9 £275 -45.00% 12
North East -24 4 £200 -15.79% 7
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 32 (8.84%) Microsoft Exchange
2 24 (6.63%) SharePoint
3 7 (1.93%) IIS
4 4 (1.10%) Skype for Business
5 2 (0.55%) Apache
6 1 (0.28%) Confluence
6 1 (0.28%) nginx
6 1 (0.28%) Traefik
Applications
1 11 (3.04%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (0.28%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (0.55%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 151 (41.71%) Azure
2 86 (23.76%) Entra ID
3 74 (20.44%) Microsoft 365
4 50 (13.81%) AWS
5 23 (6.35%) IaaS
6 21 (5.80%) PaaS
7 16 (4.42%) OneDrive
8 12 (3.31%) SaaS
9 8 (2.21%) Azure Sentinel
9 8 (2.21%) GCP
10 7 (1.93%) Azure DevOps
10 7 (1.93%) Azure Monitor
10 7 (1.93%) Nutanix
11 6 (1.66%) Datadog
12 4 (1.10%) Azure Logic Apps
12 4 (1.10%) Power Platform
12 4 (1.10%) Route 53
13 3 (0.83%) Amazon EKS
13 3 (0.83%) Azure Stack
13 3 (0.83%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 347 (95.86%) DNS
2 131 (36.19%) Firewall
3 79 (21.82%) VPN
4 77 (21.27%) LAN
4 77 (21.27%) TCP/IP
5 75 (20.72%) VLAN
5 75 (20.72%) WAN
6 43 (11.88%) Wi-Fi
7 42 (11.60%) Network Security
8 40 (11.05%) BGP
8 40 (11.05%) OSPF
9 37 (10.22%) BIG-IP
10 35 (9.67%) SAN
10 35 (9.67%) Wireless
11 32 (8.84%) Kerberos
12 26 (7.18%) VXLAN
13 25 (6.91%) Cisco ISE
13 25 (6.91%) Ethernet VPN
13 25 (6.91%) Junos
14 19 (5.25%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (6.91%) SQL Server
2 7 (1.93%) Elasticsearch
3 3 (0.83%) Amazon RDS
4 1 (0.28%) MySQL
4 1 (0.28%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (0.28%) Power BI
4 1 (0.28%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 19 (5.25%) JIRA
2 6 (1.66%) Chocolatey
3 4 (1.10%) Browser DevTools
3 4 (1.10%) Git
4 2 (0.55%) GitLab
5 1 (0.28%) Jenkins
General
1 84 (23.20%) Social Skills
2 45 (12.43%) Analytical Skills
3 26 (7.18%) Finance
4 20 (5.52%) Documentation Skills
5 19 (5.25%) Public Sector
6 14 (3.87%) Banking
7 8 (2.21%) Telecoms
8 7 (1.93%) Legal
9 6 (1.66%) Military
9 6 (1.66%) Organisational Skills
10 5 (1.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 5 (1.38%) Law
10 5 (1.38%) Local Government
10 5 (1.38%) Police
11 4 (1.10%) Manufacturing
12 2 (0.55%) Advertising
12 2 (0.55%) Financial Institution
12 2 (0.55%) Publishing
13 1 (0.28%) Back Office
13 1 (0.28%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 70 (19.34%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 49 (13.54%) Network Engineer
3 35 (9.67%) Architect
4 34 (9.39%) IT Support
5 32 (8.84%) Support Engineer
6 31 (8.56%) Senior
7 30 (8.29%) Analyst
8 28 (7.73%) IT Engineer
9 17 (4.70%) IT Support Engineer
10 15 (4.14%) IT Analyst
10 15 (4.14%) Network Specialist
11 14 (3.87%) Administrator
11 14 (3.87%) Firewall Specialist
12 12 (3.31%) 3rd Line Engineer
12 12 (3.31%) Azure Engineer
12 12 (3.31%) Support Analyst
13 11 (3.04%) 2nd Line Support
13 11 (3.04%) Platform Engineer
14 10 (2.76%) Systems Administrator
14 10 (2.76%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 34 (9.39%) 802.1X
2 33 (9.12%) LDAP
3 21 (5.80%) SAML
4 16 (4.42%) OAuth
5 8 (2.21%) JSON
6 5 (1.38%) ARM Templates
7 4 (1.10%) OpenID
8 3 (0.83%) OpenTelemetry
8 3 (0.83%) Redfish
8 3 (0.83%) REST
9 2 (0.55%) OpenGL
9 2 (0.55%) Qt
9 2 (0.55%) Software Packaging
9 2 (0.55%) XMPP
10 1 (0.28%) CSS
10 1 (0.28%) HTML
10 1 (0.28%) LAMP
10 1 (0.28%) libvirt
10 1 (0.28%) Middleware
10 1 (0.28%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 63 (17.40%) Data Centre
2 39 (10.77%) PKI
3 35 (9.67%) Clustering
4 31 (8.56%) Replication
5 27 (7.46%) Onboarding
6 15 (4.14%) Self-Motivation
7 11 (3.04%) Virtual Team
8 9 (2.49%) IoT
9 8 (2.21%) Enterprise Storage
9 8 (2.21%) Hybrid Cloud
10 6 (1.66%) Cyber Threat
10 6 (1.66%) Enterprise Software
11 5 (1.38%) Private Cloud
11 5 (1.38%) Public Cloud
11 5 (1.38%) Smartphone
12 4 (1.10%) Data Protection Act
12 4 (1.10%) Driving Licence
12 4 (1.10%) Management Information System
12 4 (1.10%) Video Conferencing
13 3 (0.83%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 228 (62.98%) Windows
2 132 (36.46%) Windows Server
3 40 (11.05%) Windows 10
4 37 (10.22%) Linux
5 29 (8.01%) Windows Server 2019
6 16 (4.42%) Windows Server 2016
7 15 (4.14%) Mac OS
8 14 (3.87%) Windows Server 2012
9 12 (3.31%) Apple iOS
10 11 (3.04%) Android
11 8 (2.21%) Windows Server 2003
12 6 (1.66%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 6 (1.66%) Windows 7
13 4 (1.10%) Unix
14 3 (0.83%) VMS
15 2 (0.55%) CentOS
15 2 (0.55%) Ubuntu
15 2 (0.55%) Windows Server 2008
16 1 (0.28%) Rocky
16 1 (0.28%) SUSE
Processes & Methodologies
1 87 (24.03%) Problem-Solving
2 77 (21.27%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 74 (20.44%) High Availability
4 65 (17.96%) ITIL
5 55 (15.19%) ITSM
6 47 (12.98%) Identity Access Management
7 42 (11.60%) Migration
8 41 (11.33%) Disaster Recovery
9 40 (11.05%) Load Balancing
10 35 (9.67%) Observability
11 28 (7.73%) Infrastructure as Code
12 27 (7.46%) Task Automation
13 25 (6.91%) Root Cause Analysis
14 22 (6.08%) Continuous Improvement
14 22 (6.08%) Network Segmentation
15 21 (5.80%) Change Management
15 21 (5.80%) DevOps
15 21 (5.80%) Incident Management
15 21 (5.80%) Service Management
16 20 (5.52%) RBAC
Programming Languages
1 88 (24.31%) PowerShell
2 30 (8.29%) Python
3 15 (4.14%) Bash
4 9 (2.49%) JavaScript
5 7 (1.93%) VBA
6 6 (1.66%) SQL
6 6 (1.66%) VBScript
7 5 (1.38%) Bicep
8 4 (1.10%) VB
9 2 (0.55%) Perl
10 1 (0.28%) C
10 1 (0.28%) Go
10 1 (0.28%) Java
10 1 (0.28%) Lisp
10 1 (0.28%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 143 (39.50%) Security Cleared
2 90 (24.86%) SC Cleared
3 52 (14.36%) Cisco Certification
4 41 (11.33%) DV Cleared
5 30 (8.29%) CCNP
6 24 (6.63%) Degree
7 20 (5.52%) CCNA
7 20 (5.52%) Network+ Certification
8 13 (3.59%) Server+ Certification
9 10 (2.76%) Azure Certification
10 7 (1.93%) JNCIA
10 7 (1.93%) JNCIP
10 7 (1.93%) JNCIS
10 7 (1.93%) Microsoft Certification
11 6 (1.66%) BPSS Clearance
12 5 (1.38%) ITIL Certification
13 2 (0.55%) AWS Certification
13 2 (0.55%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 2 (0.55%) CCIE
13 2 (0.55%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (6.35%) SLA
2 17 (4.70%) GDPR
3 14 (3.87%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 8 (2.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 8 (2.21%) NIST
5 4 (1.10%) Cyber Essentials
6 3 (0.83%) NCSC
7 2 (0.55%) QA
8 1 (0.28%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.28%) JSP 440
8 1 (0.28%) NIST 800
8 1 (0.28%) RMADS
8 1 (0.28%) SOC 2
System Software
1 210 (58.01%) Active Directory
2 102 (28.18%) VMware Infrastructure
3 57 (15.75%) Hyper-V
4 26 (7.18%) vSphere
5 23 (6.35%) VMware ESXi
6 18 (4.97%) Virtual Machines
7 17 (4.70%) Virtual Desktop
8 15 (4.14%) BitLocker
9 14 (3.87%) Docker
10 10 (2.76%) Microsoft App-V
11 7 (1.93%) Firmware
11 7 (1.93%) VMware NSX
12 6 (1.66%) VMware Workstation
13 5 (1.38%) NFS
14 3 (0.83%) DFS Replication
14 3 (0.83%) Terminal Services
15 2 (0.55%) KVM
15 2 (0.55%) UAG
15 2 (0.55%) XenApp
15 2 (0.55%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 53 (14.64%) Microsoft Intune
2 42 (11.60%) SCCM
3 36 (9.94%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 35 (9.67%) Ansible
5 31 (8.56%) FortiGate
6 28 (7.73%) Single Sign-On
7 20 (5.52%) Terraform
8 16 (4.42%) WSUS
9 15 (4.14%) Kubernetes
10 12 (3.31%) vCenter Server
11 9 (2.49%) vMotion
12 7 (1.93%) Jamf Pro
12 7 (1.93%) Nagios
12 7 (1.93%) Puppet
13 5 (1.38%) Failover Clustering
13 5 (1.38%) HAProxy
14 4 (1.10%) Prometheus
15 3 (0.83%) SCOM
15 3 (0.83%) Stealthwatch
16 2 (0.55%) Cisco CUCM
Vendors
1 155 (42.82%) Microsoft
2 111 (30.66%) VMware
3 77 (21.27%) Cisco
4 62 (17.13%) ServiceNow
5 46 (12.71%) F5
6 37 (10.22%) SolarWinds
7 35 (9.67%) Citrix
7 35 (9.67%) Juniper
8 31 (8.56%) Infoblox
9 25 (6.91%) Splunk
10 22 (6.08%) Extreme Networks
11 14 (3.87%) NetApp
11 14 (3.87%) Okta
12 13 (3.59%) Fortinet
12 13 (3.59%) Palo Alto
13 12 (3.31%) Dell
13 12 (3.31%) Veeam
14 11 (3.04%) CheckPoint
15 10 (2.76%) HP
16 8 (2.21%) Dynatrace