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

6 months to
5 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 261 221 247
Rank change year-on-year -40 +26 -4
Contract jobs citing DHCP 386 291 342
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.92% 1.21% 0.93%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 9.58% 9.32% 7.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 270 208 270
10th Percentile £212 £250 £225
25th Percentile £400 £385 £366
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £495 £525 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.71% +10.53% -4.04%
75th Percentile £580 £603 £584
90th Percentile £626 £638 £614
UK median daily rate £495 £525 £475
% change year-on-year -5.71% +10.53% -4.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 6 16
10th Percentile £12.43 £28.50 £18.00
25th Percentile £26.06 £29.00 £35.00
Median hourly rate £32.50 £30.00 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% -25.00% -2.74%
75th Percentile £65.01 £40.19 £42.19
90th Percentile £74.00 £51.00 £68.13
UK median hourly rate £32.50 £30.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year +8.33% -25.00% -2.74%

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 4,028 3,123 4,797
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 9.60% 12.97% 13.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,492 1,954 2,872
10th Percentile £263 £220 £213
25th Percentile £400 £363 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £498 £500
Median % change year-on-year +0.46% -0.46% -3.85%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £601
90th Percentile £675 £675 £693
UK median daily rate £500 £480 £495
% change year-on-year +4.17% -3.03% -3.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 263 122 386
10th Percentile £16.50 £14.25 £13.50
25th Percentile £21.33 £16.30 £16.30
Median hourly rate £32.50 £39.66 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -18.05% -0.85% +135.29%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £63.75
90th Percentile £74.26 £82.03 £70.66
UK median hourly rate £28.96 £41.50 £40.00
% change year-on-year -30.22% +3.75% +119.30%

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 5 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 5 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 5 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 -47 119 £450 -10.00% 53
South East -11 107 £520 -7.02% 64
North of England -72 61 £534 +18.58% 45
Midlands -38 40 £444 +10.94% 30
South West -29 38 £513 -16.67% 37
North West -41 36 £608 +43.06% 30
West Midlands -43 31 £450 +76.47% 22
Yorkshire -43 21 £447 -18.73% 12
East of England -22 17 £485 -9.77% 22
East Midlands -23 9 £275 -45.00% 8
North East -26 4 £200 -15.79% 5
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 (8.81%) Microsoft Exchange
2 26 (6.74%) SharePoint
3 7 (1.81%) IIS
4 4 (1.04%) 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 11 (2.85%) 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 (1.30%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 161 (41.71%) Azure
2 88 (22.80%) Entra ID
3 76 (19.69%) Microsoft 365
4 59 (15.28%) AWS
5 24 (6.22%) IaaS
6 22 (5.70%) PaaS
7 18 (4.66%) OneDrive
8 13 (3.37%) GCP
9 12 (3.11%) SaaS
10 7 (1.81%) Azure DevOps
10 7 (1.81%) Azure Sentinel
10 7 (1.81%) Nutanix
11 6 (1.55%) Azure Monitor
11 6 (1.55%) Datadog
12 4 (1.04%) Azure Logic Apps
12 4 (1.04%) GitHub
12 4 (1.04%) GitHub Actions
12 4 (1.04%) Route 53
13 3 (0.78%) Amazon EKS
13 3 (0.78%) Azure Stack
Communications & Networking
1 372 (96.37%) DNS
2 141 (36.53%) Firewall
3 86 (22.28%) VPN
4 85 (22.02%) TCP/IP
5 81 (20.98%) LAN
6 79 (20.47%) WAN
7 77 (19.95%) VLAN
8 46 (11.92%) Network Security
9 42 (10.88%) Wi-Fi
10 41 (10.62%) BGP
10 41 (10.62%) OSPF
11 40 (10.36%) BIG-IP
11 40 (10.36%) Wireless
12 36 (9.33%) SAN
13 31 (8.03%) Kerberos
14 28 (7.25%) VXLAN
15 27 (6.99%) Cisco ISE
16 25 (6.48%) Ethernet VPN
16 25 (6.48%) Junos
17 21 (5.44%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (7.25%) SQL Server
2 9 (2.33%) Elasticsearch
3 6 (1.55%) Amazon RDS
4 2 (0.52%) Big Data
4 2 (0.52%) NoSQL
4 2 (0.52%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.26%) Power BI
5 1 (0.26%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 22 (5.70%) JIRA
2 6 (1.55%) Chocolatey
3 4 (1.04%) Browser DevTools
3 4 (1.04%) Git
4 3 (0.78%) GitLab
5 2 (0.52%) Jenkins
General
1 93 (24.09%) Social Skills
2 47 (12.18%) Analytical Skills
3 28 (7.25%) Finance
4 21 (5.44%) Public Sector
5 18 (4.66%) Documentation Skills
6 16 (4.15%) Banking
7 8 (2.07%) Telecoms
8 7 (1.81%) Legal
9 6 (1.55%) Local Government
10 5 (1.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 5 (1.30%) Law
10 5 (1.30%) Manufacturing
10 5 (1.30%) Military
10 5 (1.30%) Police
11 4 (1.04%) Organisational Skills
12 2 (0.52%) Advertising
12 2 (0.52%) Publishing
13 1 (0.26%) Aerospace
13 1 (0.26%) Electronics
13 1 (0.26%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 80 (20.73%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 54 (13.99%) Network Engineer
3 39 (10.10%) Architect
4 37 (9.59%) Support Engineer
5 35 (9.07%) IT Support
5 35 (9.07%) Senior
6 30 (7.77%) Analyst
7 28 (7.25%) IT Engineer
8 18 (4.66%) IT Support Engineer
9 16 (4.15%) Administrator
10 15 (3.89%) 3rd Line Engineer
10 15 (3.89%) Network Specialist
11 14 (3.63%) Firewall Specialist
11 14 (3.63%) IT Analyst
12 13 (3.37%) Senior Network Engineer
13 12 (3.11%) Azure Engineer
13 12 (3.11%) Support Analyst
14 11 (2.85%) Platform Engineer
14 11 (2.85%) Technical Architect
15 10 (2.59%) Systems Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (9.84%) 802.1X
2 32 (8.29%) LDAP
3 21 (5.44%) SAML
4 16 (4.15%) OAuth
5 10 (2.59%) JSON
6 5 (1.30%) ARM Templates
7 4 (1.04%) OpenID
8 3 (0.78%) OpenTelemetry
8 3 (0.78%) Redfish
8 3 (0.78%) REST
8 3 (0.78%) 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 72 (18.65%) Data Centre
2 47 (12.18%) PKI
3 37 (9.59%) Clustering
4 31 (8.03%) Replication
5 28 (7.25%) Onboarding
6 15 (3.89%) Self-Motivation
7 11 (2.85%) Hybrid Cloud
7 11 (2.85%) Virtual Team
8 9 (2.33%) IoT
9 8 (2.07%) Enterprise Storage
10 6 (1.55%) Cyber Threat
11 5 (1.30%) Enterprise Software
11 5 (1.30%) Private Cloud
11 5 (1.30%) Public Cloud
11 5 (1.30%) Video Conferencing
12 4 (1.04%) Management Information System
12 4 (1.04%) Smartphone
13 3 (0.78%) Analytical Mindset
13 3 (0.78%) Data Protection Act
13 3 (0.78%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 246 (63.73%) Windows
2 142 (36.79%) Windows Server
3 45 (11.66%) Linux
4 39 (10.10%) Windows 10
5 29 (7.51%) Windows Server 2019
6 17 (4.40%) Mac OS
7 16 (4.15%) Windows Server 2016
8 14 (3.63%) Windows Server 2012
9 12 (3.11%) Apple iOS
10 10 (2.59%) Android
11 9 (2.33%) Windows Server 2003
12 6 (1.55%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 6 (1.55%) Windows 7
13 4 (1.04%) Unix
14 3 (0.78%) VMS
15 2 (0.52%) CentOS
15 2 (0.52%) Ubuntu
15 2 (0.52%) Windows Server 2008
16 1 (0.26%) Rocky
16 1 (0.26%) SUSE
Processes & Methodologies
1 89 (23.06%) Problem-Solving
2 87 (22.54%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 79 (20.47%) High Availability
4 71 (18.39%) ITIL
5 63 (16.32%) ITSM
6 47 (12.18%) Identity Access Management
7 46 (11.92%) Migration
8 43 (11.14%) Load Balancing
9 41 (10.62%) Disaster Recovery
10 35 (9.07%) Observability
11 31 (8.03%) Infrastructure as Code
12 30 (7.77%) Root Cause Analysis
13 27 (6.99%) Task Automation
14 25 (6.48%) Network Segmentation
15 24 (6.22%) DevOps
15 24 (6.22%) Incident Management
16 22 (5.70%) Project Delivery
16 22 (5.70%) Service Management
17 21 (5.44%) Agile
18 20 (5.18%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 93 (24.09%) PowerShell
2 31 (8.03%) Python
3 15 (3.89%) Bash
4 11 (2.85%) JavaScript
5 9 (2.33%) VBA
6 6 (1.55%) VBScript
7 5 (1.30%) SQL
8 4 (1.04%) Bicep
8 4 (1.04%) VB
9 3 (0.78%) Lisp
10 1 (0.26%) C
10 1 (0.26%) Go
10 1 (0.26%) Java
10 1 (0.26%) Perl
10 1 (0.26%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 154 (39.90%) Security Cleared
2 92 (23.83%) SC Cleared
3 57 (14.77%) Cisco Certification
4 48 (12.44%) DV Cleared
5 35 (9.07%) CCNP
6 29 (7.51%) Degree
7 23 (5.96%) CCNA
8 21 (5.44%) Network+ Certification
9 15 (3.89%) Server+ Certification
10 11 (2.85%) Azure Certification
11 9 (2.33%) Microsoft Certification
12 7 (1.81%) JNCIA
12 7 (1.81%) JNCIP
12 7 (1.81%) JNCIS
13 6 (1.55%) BPSS Clearance
14 5 (1.30%) ITIL Certification
15 4 (1.04%) CCIE
15 4 (1.04%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
16 3 (0.78%) CCIE Security
17 2 (0.52%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (6.48%) SLA
2 17 (4.40%) GDPR
3 14 (3.63%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 11 (2.85%) NIST
5 7 (1.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 5 (1.30%) QA
7 3 (0.78%) NCSC
8 2 (0.52%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (0.52%) Government Security Classifications
8 2 (0.52%) SOC 2
9 1 (0.26%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.26%) NIST 800
9 1 (0.26%) RMADS
System Software
1 227 (58.81%) Active Directory
2 113 (29.27%) VMware Infrastructure
3 62 (16.06%) Hyper-V
4 31 (8.03%) vSphere
5 30 (7.77%) VMware ESXi
6 22 (5.70%) Virtual Desktop
7 18 (4.66%) Virtual Machines
8 17 (4.40%) BitLocker
9 16 (4.15%) Docker
10 12 (3.11%) Microsoft App-V
11 10 (2.59%) VMware NSX
12 7 (1.81%) Firmware
13 6 (1.55%) VMware Workstation
14 5 (1.30%) Terminal Services
15 4 (1.04%) NFS
16 3 (0.78%) DFS Replication
16 3 (0.78%) Virtual Servers
17 2 (0.52%) VirtualBox
17 2 (0.52%) XenApp
17 2 (0.52%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 55 (14.25%) Microsoft Intune
2 42 (10.88%) SCCM
3 39 (10.10%) Ansible
4 36 (9.33%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 31 (8.03%) FortiGate
6 30 (7.77%) Single Sign-On
7 19 (4.92%) Terraform
8 18 (4.66%) Kubernetes
9 16 (4.15%) vCenter Server
10 13 (3.37%) vMotion
10 13 (3.37%) WSUS
11 9 (2.33%) Jamf Pro
11 9 (2.33%) Nagios
11 9 (2.33%) Puppet
12 5 (1.30%) Failover Clustering
13 4 (1.04%) HAProxy
13 4 (1.04%) Prometheus
13 4 (1.04%) SCOM
14 3 (0.78%) Cisco CUCM
14 3 (0.78%) Stealthwatch
Vendors
1 170 (44.04%) Microsoft
2 122 (31.61%) VMware
3 88 (22.80%) Cisco
4 71 (18.39%) ServiceNow
5 51 (13.21%) F5
6 42 (10.88%) SolarWinds
7 39 (10.10%) Citrix
8 36 (9.33%) Juniper
9 35 (9.07%) Infoblox
10 25 (6.48%) Splunk
11 22 (5.70%) Extreme Networks
12 18 (4.66%) Palo Alto
13 15 (3.89%) Fortinet
14 14 (3.63%) NetApp
14 14 (3.63%) Okta
15 12 (3.11%) CheckPoint
15 12 (3.11%) Dell
15 12 (3.11%) HP
15 12 (3.11%) Veeam
16 9 (2.33%) Google