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 27 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
27 Mar 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 284 200 223
Rank change year-on-year -84 +23 +10
Contract jobs citing DHCP 333 308 389
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.88% 1.27% 1.03%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 8.90% 9.58% 7.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 235 227 286
10th Percentile £203 £223 £203
25th Percentile £356 £350 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £450
Median % change year-on-year - +11.11% -6.25%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £575
90th Percentile £638 £638 £650
UK median daily rate £500 £499 £465
% change year-on-year +0.30% +7.21% -2.93%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 2 20
10th Percentile £12.43 £24.03 £16.90
25th Percentile £16.84 £24.69 £20.94
Median hourly rate £37.50 £25.80 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +45.38% -35.51% -4.48%
75th Percentile £73.00 £26.90 -
90th Percentile £78.60 £27.56 £67.88
UK median hourly rate £37.50 £23.59 £40.00
% change year-on-year +58.97% -41.03% -4.48%

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 3,743 3,215 5,244
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 9.94% 13.27% 13.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,395 2,012 3,169
10th Percentile £213 £213 £205
25th Percentile £382 £366 £338
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% -9.52%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £600
90th Percentile £675 £675 £700
UK median daily rate £492 £490 £475
% change year-on-year +0.41% +3.16% -9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 182 120 376
10th Percentile £15.62 £14.91 £13.68
25th Percentile £19.09 £21.31 £17.72
Median hourly rate £40.02 £35.75 £39.25
Median % change year-on-year +11.94% -8.92% +106.58%
75th Percentile £66.94 £65.00 £63.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £81.05 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £39.50 £35.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year +12.86% +7.69% +68.39%

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 27 March 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 27 March 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 27 March 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 -64 107 £475 -5.00% 38
South East -11 94 £520 -8.53% 53
North of England -84 54 £447 +11.63% 49
South West -35 33 £575 -2.13% 20
Midlands -48 32 £425 -6.34% 27
North West -52 31 £575 +43.75% 27
West Midlands -38 27 £438 +36.19% 16
Yorkshire -51 20 £344 -23.61% 16
East of England -23 19 £363 -30.95% 14
East Midlands -33 5 £275 -45.00% 11
North East -13 3 £200 +33.33% 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 49 (14.71%) Microsoft Exchange
2 31 (9.31%) SharePoint
3 19 (5.71%) Skype for Business
4 4 (1.20%) Apache
4 4 (1.20%) IIS
5 2 (0.60%) WordPress
6 1 (0.30%) Confluence
6 1 (0.30%) nginx
6 1 (0.30%) Traefik
Applications
1 19 (5.71%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (1.50%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (0.30%) Remedy ITSM
1 1 (0.30%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 146 (43.84%) Azure
2 89 (26.73%) Microsoft 365
3 83 (24.92%) Entra ID
4 48 (14.41%) AWS
5 25 (7.51%) IaaS
6 23 (6.91%) PaaS
7 17 (5.11%) SaaS
8 12 (3.60%) GCP
9 11 (3.30%) Nutanix
10 7 (2.10%) Azure Monitor
11 6 (1.80%) Azure DevOps
11 6 (1.80%) Datadog
11 6 (1.80%) OneDrive
12 5 (1.50%) AWS CloudFormation
12 5 (1.50%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 5 (1.50%) Virtual Private Cloud
13 4 (1.20%) Power Platform
13 4 (1.20%) Route 53
14 3 (0.90%) Google Workspace
14 3 (0.90%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 320 (96.10%) DNS
2 125 (37.54%) Firewall
3 86 (25.83%) VPN
4 85 (25.53%) TCP/IP
5 77 (23.12%) LAN
6 76 (22.82%) WAN
7 64 (19.22%) VLAN
8 48 (14.41%) Wi-Fi
9 45 (13.51%) BGP
10 39 (11.71%) OSPF
11 30 (9.01%) VXLAN
12 29 (8.71%) Kerberos
12 29 (8.71%) Network Security
13 28 (8.41%) BIG-IP
13 28 (8.41%) Cisco ISE
14 27 (8.11%) Wireless
15 21 (6.31%) Ethernet VPN
15 21 (6.31%) Junos
16 20 (6.01%) SAN
17 19 (5.71%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (5.11%) SQL Server
2 6 (1.80%) Elasticsearch
3 1 (0.30%) Amazon RDS
3 1 (0.30%) Electronic Patient Records
3 1 (0.30%) MySQL
3 1 (0.30%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (0.30%) Power BI
3 1 (0.30%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 10 (3.00%) JIRA
2 6 (1.80%) Chocolatey
3 4 (1.20%) Git
4 2 (0.60%) Browser DevTools
4 2 (0.60%) GitLab
5 1 (0.30%) Subversion
General
1 89 (26.73%) Social Skills
2 49 (14.71%) Analytical Skills
3 19 (5.71%) Documentation Skills
3 19 (5.71%) Public Sector
4 16 (4.80%) Finance
5 15 (4.50%) Banking
6 8 (2.40%) Legal
6 8 (2.40%) Telecoms
7 7 (2.10%) Organisational Skills
8 6 (1.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 6 (1.80%) Investment Banking
8 6 (1.80%) Military
9 4 (1.20%) Influencing Skills
9 4 (1.20%) Local Government
9 4 (1.20%) Manufacturing
10 3 (0.90%) Aerospace
10 3 (0.90%) Financial Institution
11 2 (0.60%) Advertising
11 2 (0.60%) Law
11 2 (0.60%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 47 (14.11%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 45 (13.51%) Support Engineer
3 43 (12.91%) Network Engineer
4 38 (11.41%) Senior
5 35 (10.51%) IT Support
6 32 (9.61%) Architect
7 30 (9.01%) Analyst
8 29 (8.71%) IT Engineer
9 22 (6.61%) IT Support Engineer
10 15 (4.50%) 2nd Line Support
10 15 (4.50%) Platform Engineer
11 14 (4.20%) 3rd Line Engineer
12 13 (3.90%) IT Analyst
13 12 (3.60%) Microsoft Engineer
13 12 (3.60%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
14 11 (3.30%) Firewall Specialist
14 11 (3.30%) Network Architect
14 11 (3.30%) Network Specialist
14 11 (3.30%) Wintel Analyst
15 10 (3.00%) Infrastructure Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (9.31%) LDAP
2 30 (9.01%) 802.1X
3 15 (4.50%) SAML
4 14 (4.20%) OAuth
5 4 (1.20%) ARM Templates
6 3 (0.90%) JSON
6 3 (0.90%) Middleware
6 3 (0.90%) OpenTelemetry
6 3 (0.90%) Redfish
6 3 (0.90%) REST
7 2 (0.60%) .NET
7 2 (0.60%) AngularJS
7 2 (0.60%) ASP.NET Web API
7 2 (0.60%) Bootstrap
7 2 (0.60%) Express.js
7 2 (0.60%) React
7 2 (0.60%) SOAP
7 2 (0.60%) WCF
7 2 (0.60%) Web Services
7 2 (0.60%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 49 (14.71%) Data Centre
2 42 (12.61%) PKI
3 33 (9.91%) Replication
4 30 (9.01%) Clustering
5 15 (4.50%) Onboarding
6 13 (3.90%) Self-Motivation
7 10 (3.00%) Enterprise Software
8 6 (1.80%) Cyber Threat
8 6 (1.80%) Enterprise Storage
8 6 (1.80%) Hybrid Cloud
8 6 (1.80%) IoT
8 6 (1.80%) Virtual Team
9 5 (1.50%) iPhone
9 5 (1.50%) Private Cloud
9 5 (1.50%) Public Cloud
9 5 (1.50%) Smartphone
10 4 (1.20%) Driving Licence
11 3 (0.90%) Analytical Mindset
11 3 (0.90%) CCTV
11 3 (0.90%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 216 (64.86%) Windows
2 123 (36.94%) Windows Server
3 41 (12.31%) Windows 10
4 31 (9.31%) Linux
5 24 (7.21%) Windows Server 2019
6 18 (5.41%) Android
7 11 (3.30%) Apple iOS
7 11 (3.30%) Windows 7
7 11 (3.30%) Windows Server 2012
7 11 (3.30%) Windows Server 2016
8 7 (2.10%) Mac OS
8 7 (2.10%) Windows Server 2003
9 4 (1.20%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 3 (0.90%) VMS
10 3 (0.90%) Windows Server 2008
11 2 (0.60%) CentOS
11 2 (0.60%) Unix
12 1 (0.30%) Oracle Linux
12 1 (0.30%) Solaris
12 1 (0.30%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 88 (26.43%) Problem-Solving
2 66 (19.82%) ITIL
3 60 (18.02%) High Availability
4 51 (15.32%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 47 (14.11%) ITSM
5 47 (14.11%) Load Balancing
6 45 (13.51%) Identity Access Management
7 42 (12.61%) Disaster Recovery
8 37 (11.11%) Migration
9 32 (9.61%) Observability
10 30 (9.01%) Service Management
11 27 (8.11%) Infrastructure as Code
11 27 (8.11%) Zero Trust
12 26 (7.81%) Task Automation
13 23 (6.91%) Continuous Improvement
14 22 (6.61%) Customer Service
15 20 (6.01%) Change Management
15 20 (6.01%) Root Cause Analysis
16 19 (5.71%) DevOps
16 19 (5.71%) RBAC
Programming Languages
1 130 (39.04%) PowerShell
2 29 (8.71%) Python
3 16 (4.80%) Bash
4 13 (3.90%) VBScript
5 9 (2.70%) SQL
5 9 (2.70%) VB
6 5 (1.50%) Lisp
7 4 (1.20%) Bicep
8 3 (0.90%) JavaScript
8 3 (0.90%) Perl
9 2 (0.60%) C#
9 2 (0.60%) T-SQL
9 2 (0.60%) VBA
10 1 (0.30%) Go
10 1 (0.30%) Java
10 1 (0.30%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 123 (36.94%) Security Cleared
2 80 (24.02%) SC Cleared
3 44 (13.21%) Cisco Certification
4 42 (12.61%) DV Cleared
5 26 (7.81%) CCNP
6 20 (6.01%) Degree
7 13 (3.90%) Azure Certification
8 12 (3.60%) Microsoft Certification
8 12 (3.60%) Network+ Certification
9 9 (2.70%) CCNA
9 9 (2.70%) JNCIP
10 8 (2.40%) AWS Certification
11 7 (2.10%) JNCIA
11 7 (2.10%) JNCIS
12 6 (1.80%) CISSP
12 6 (1.80%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 5 (1.50%) CCIE
14 4 (1.20%) CCIE Security
14 4 (1.20%) ITIL Certification
14 4 (1.20%) Server+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (7.21%) GDPR
2 16 (4.80%) SLA
3 14 (4.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 14 (4.20%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 8 (2.40%) NIST
5 7 (2.10%) Cyber Essentials
6 4 (1.20%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.60%) NCSC
8 1 (0.30%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.30%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.30%) Government Security Classifications
8 1 (0.30%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 1 (0.30%) JSP 440
8 1 (0.30%) QA
8 1 (0.30%) RMADS
System Software
1 205 (61.56%) Active Directory
2 78 (23.42%) VMware Infrastructure
3 40 (12.01%) Hyper-V
4 19 (5.71%) vSphere
5 18 (5.41%) VMware ESXi
6 17 (5.11%) BitLocker
7 14 (4.20%) Docker
8 10 (3.00%) VMware NSX
9 9 (2.70%) Virtual Machines
10 8 (2.40%) Firmware
10 8 (2.40%) Virtual Desktop
11 7 (2.10%) Microsoft App-V
12 5 (1.50%) Terminal Services
13 3 (0.90%) DFS Replication
13 3 (0.90%) NFS
14 1 (0.30%) Ceph
14 1 (0.30%) iptables
14 1 (0.30%) KVM
14 1 (0.30%) Slurm Workload Manager
14 1 (0.30%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 63 (18.92%) Microsoft Intune
2 56 (16.82%) SCCM
3 38 (11.41%) Ansible
4 34 (10.21%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 30 (9.01%) FortiGate
5 30 (9.01%) Single Sign-On
6 29 (8.71%) Terraform
7 16 (4.80%) Kubernetes
8 10 (3.00%) vCenter Server
9 8 (2.40%) SCOM
10 7 (2.10%) vMotion
10 7 (2.10%) WSUS
11 6 (1.80%) HAProxy
11 6 (1.80%) Puppet
12 5 (1.50%) Nagios
13 4 (1.20%) Prometheus
14 3 (0.90%) Failover Clustering
14 3 (0.90%) Stealthwatch
15 2 (0.60%) Dell DRAC
15 2 (0.60%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
Vendors
1 154 (46.25%) Microsoft
2 91 (27.33%) VMware
3 64 (19.22%) Cisco
4 45 (13.51%) ServiceNow
5 38 (11.41%) F5
6 36 (10.81%) SolarWinds
7 32 (9.61%) Juniper
8 27 (8.11%) Citrix
9 21 (6.31%) Splunk
10 20 (6.01%) Extreme Networks
11 17 (5.11%) Fortinet
11 17 (5.11%) Palo Alto
12 15 (4.50%) Infoblox
13 14 (4.20%) Okta
14 13 (3.90%) Dell
15 10 (3.00%) Veeam
16 9 (2.70%) Google
16 9 (2.70%) NetApp
17 7 (2.10%) Apple
17 7 (2.10%) HP
188 DHCP jobs in England