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 6 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 260 240 240
Rank change year-on-year -20 0 +11
Contract jobs citing DHCP 431 306 324
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.95% 1.11% 0.97%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 10.11% 8.89% 7.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 265 208 243
10th Percentile £218 £250 £285
25th Percentile £363 £385 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £505 £485
Median % change year-on-year -5.94% +4.13% +2.10%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £575
90th Percentile £673 £625 £608
UK median daily rate £475 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 43 17 8
10th Percentile £25.20 £28.60 £20.00
25th Percentile £31.25 £29.00 £22.33
Median hourly rate £58.74 £30.00 £38.75
Median % change year-on-year +95.78% -22.58% +15.67%
75th Percentile £74.00 £83.00 £66.56
90th Percentile £98.82 £89.63 £73.28
UK median hourly rate £58.49 £30.00 £38.75
% change year-on-year +94.98% -22.58% +15.67%

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 4,264 3,441 4,192
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 9.37% 12.45% 12.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,581 2,138 2,580
10th Percentile £263 £241 £240
25th Percentile £400 £375 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £495 £500
Median % change year-on-year +0.92% -0.91% -
75th Percentile £588 £600 £613
90th Percentile £675 £680 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £488 £500
% change year-on-year +2.56% -2.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 333 162 291
10th Percentile £16.01 £14.99 £14.27
25th Percentile £19.50 £25.15 £20.00
Median hourly rate £28.00 £45.00 £54.88
Median % change year-on-year -37.78% -18.00% +5.75%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £74.26 £87.25 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £26.66 £50.00 £47.50
% change year-on-year -46.68% +5.26% -5.79%

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 6 August 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 6 August 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 6 August 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 -42 148 £450 -10.00% 67
South East -5 120 £510 -10.29% 60
North of England -51 58 £500 +6.95% 46
South West -13 49 £450 -21.74% 35
Midlands -47 42 £406 +1.56% 28
North West -44 32 £608 +36.02% 31
West Midlands -59 28 £413 +3.13% 19
Yorkshire -39 21 £500 -9.09% 12
East Midlands +2 14 £300 -47.83% 9
East of England -26 11 £475 -9.52% 29
North East -37 5 £225 -47.06% 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 49 (11.37%) SharePoint
2 42 (9.74%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (1.39%) IIS
3 6 (1.39%) nginx
4 5 (1.16%) Apache
4 5 (1.16%) Confluence
5 1 (0.23%) Traefik
Applications
1 13 (3.02%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (1.39%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.46%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 2 (0.46%) Houdini
4 2 (0.46%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.46%) NUKE
5 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 9 (2.09%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.23%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 185 (42.92%) Azure
2 107 (24.83%) Microsoft 365
3 86 (19.95%) Entra ID
4 84 (19.49%) AWS
5 38 (8.82%) OneDrive
6 22 (5.10%) IaaS
7 20 (4.64%) GCP
7 20 (4.64%) PaaS
8 18 (4.18%) SaaS
9 12 (2.78%) Azure DevOps
9 12 (2.78%) Azure Monitor
10 11 (2.55%) Azure Sentinel
10 11 (2.55%) OpenShift
11 9 (2.09%) GitHub
12 8 (1.86%) Datadog
12 8 (1.86%) Route 53
13 7 (1.62%) AWS CloudFormation
14 5 (1.16%) Azure Logic Apps
14 5 (1.16%) GitHub Actions
14 5 (1.16%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 427 (99.07%) DNS
2 202 (46.87%) Firewall
3 158 (36.66%) TCP/IP
4 124 (28.77%) VPN
5 90 (20.88%) VLAN
6 88 (20.42%) LAN
7 84 (19.49%) WAN
8 60 (13.92%) Network Security
9 54 (12.53%) Wi-Fi
10 51 (11.83%) BGP
11 50 (11.60%) OSPF
12 49 (11.37%) Wireless
13 43 (9.98%) SAN
14 37 (8.58%) BIG-IP
15 31 (7.19%) VXLAN
16 26 (6.03%) Cisco ISE
16 26 (6.03%) Ethernet VPN
17 25 (5.80%) Junos
17 25 (5.80%) NAS
18 23 (5.34%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (9.05%) SQL Server
2 7 (1.62%) Amazon RDS
2 7 (1.62%) Elasticsearch
3 4 (0.93%) Db2
4 3 (0.70%) Big Data
5 2 (0.46%) NoSQL
5 2 (0.46%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 33 (7.66%) JIRA
2 8 (1.86%) Chocolatey
2 8 (1.86%) Git
3 5 (1.16%) Atlassian Bamboo
3 5 (1.16%) Bitbucket
3 5 (1.16%) Browser DevTools
4 4 (0.93%) GitLab
5 3 (0.70%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.46%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 1 (0.23%) Fiddler
7 1 (0.23%) MSI
7 1 (0.23%) Sonatype Nexus
7 1 (0.23%) Visual Studio
General
1 128 (29.70%) Social Skills
2 56 (12.99%) Analytical Skills
3 42 (9.74%) Finance
4 35 (8.12%) Public Sector
5 24 (5.57%) Documentation Skills
6 18 (4.18%) Banking
7 10 (2.32%) Telecoms
8 9 (2.09%) Military
8 9 (2.09%) Police
9 8 (1.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 8 (1.86%) Local Government
10 7 (1.62%) Organisational Skills
11 5 (1.16%) Legal
11 5 (1.16%) Manufacturing
12 4 (0.93%) Automotive
12 4 (0.93%) Law
13 3 (0.70%) Aerospace
13 3 (0.70%) Influencing Skills
13 3 (0.70%) Retail
14 2 (0.46%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 110 (25.52%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 74 (17.17%) Network Engineer
3 66 (15.31%) Senior
4 51 (11.83%) Support Engineer
5 45 (10.44%) IT Support
6 41 (9.51%) IT Engineer
7 40 (9.28%) Architect
8 30 (6.96%) IT Support Engineer
9 29 (6.73%) Senior Network Engineer
10 28 (6.50%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
11 24 (5.57%) Analyst
12 20 (4.64%) Platform Engineer
13 16 (3.71%) Cloud Engineer
14 15 (3.48%) Administrator
14 15 (3.48%) Network Specialist
15 14 (3.25%) 3rd Line Engineer
15 14 (3.25%) Azure Engineer
15 14 (3.25%) Firewall Specialist
16 12 (2.78%) Server Engineer
16 12 (2.78%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 40 (9.28%) 802.1X
2 13 (3.02%) ARM Templates
3 10 (2.32%) LDAP
4 8 (1.86%) JSON
4 8 (1.86%) SAML
5 4 (0.93%) Middleware
5 4 (0.93%) OpenID
5 4 (0.93%) Software Packaging
5 4 (0.93%) YAML
6 3 (0.70%) .NET
6 3 (0.70%) OpenTelemetry
6 3 (0.70%) Redfish
6 3 (0.70%) REST
7 2 (0.46%) .NET Core
7 2 (0.46%) ASP.NET
7 2 (0.46%) eBPF
7 2 (0.46%) OAuth
7 2 (0.46%) ODBC
7 2 (0.46%) OpenGL
7 2 (0.46%) Qt
Miscellaneous
1 97 (22.51%) Data Centre
2 82 (19.03%) PKI
3 41 (9.51%) Clustering
4 39 (9.05%) Onboarding
5 34 (7.89%) Hybrid Cloud
6 20 (4.64%) Self-Motivation
7 12 (2.78%) Management Information System
8 10 (2.32%) Driving Licence
9 9 (2.09%) Public Cloud
10 8 (1.86%) Cyber Threat
11 7 (1.62%) Replication
12 6 (1.39%) Data Protection Act
12 6 (1.39%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
12 6 (1.39%) Linux Command Line
12 6 (1.39%) Video Conferencing
12 6 (1.39%) Virtual Team
13 5 (1.16%) ARM Cortex
13 5 (1.16%) Cloud Native
13 5 (1.16%) Enterprise Software
13 5 (1.16%) Enterprise Storage
Operating Systems
1 296 (68.68%) Windows
2 139 (32.25%) Windows Server
3 91 (21.11%) Linux
4 50 (11.60%) Windows 10
5 24 (5.57%) Mac OS
6 14 (3.25%) Windows Server 2019
7 12 (2.78%) Apple iOS
7 12 (2.78%) Windows Server 2016
8 10 (2.32%) Android
8 10 (2.32%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 10 (2.32%) Windows Server 2012
9 9 (2.09%) Unix
10 6 (1.39%) Ubuntu
11 5 (1.16%) Windows Server 2003
12 3 (0.70%) VMS
12 3 (0.70%) Windows 7
12 3 (0.70%) Windows Server 2008
13 2 (0.46%) CentOS
14 1 (0.23%) Rocky
14 1 (0.23%) SUSE
Processes & Methodologies
1 130 (30.16%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 128 (29.70%) Problem-Solving
3 117 (27.15%) ITIL
4 78 (18.10%) High Availability
5 74 (17.17%) ITSM
6 63 (14.62%) Infrastructure as Code
7 56 (12.99%) Migration
8 48 (11.14%) Load Balancing
9 45 (10.44%) Root Cause Analysis
10 43 (9.98%) Observability
11 42 (9.74%) Continuous Improvement
12 39 (9.05%) Identity Access Management
13 38 (8.82%) Cybersecurity
14 37 (8.58%) Service Management
14 37 (8.58%) Technical Leadership
15 36 (8.35%) Disaster Recovery
15 36 (8.35%) Project Delivery
16 35 (8.12%) DevOps
17 34 (7.89%) User Experience
18 33 (7.66%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 108 (25.06%) PowerShell
2 70 (16.24%) Python
3 56 (12.99%) Bash
4 11 (2.55%) Bicep
4 11 (2.55%) JavaScript
4 11 (2.55%) SQL
5 7 (1.62%) VBA
6 3 (0.70%) Lisp
6 3 (0.70%) Perl
7 2 (0.46%) T-SQL
7 2 (0.46%) VBScript
8 1 (0.23%) C
8 1 (0.23%) C++
8 1 (0.23%) Go
Qualifications
1 171 (39.68%) Security Cleared
2 83 (19.26%) SC Cleared
3 74 (17.17%) Cisco Certification
3 74 (17.17%) DV Cleared
4 49 (11.37%) CCNP
5 39 (9.05%) Degree
6 31 (7.19%) CCNA
7 25 (5.80%) Network+ Certification
8 22 (5.10%) Microsoft Certification
9 20 (4.64%) Azure Certification
10 15 (3.48%) Server+ Certification
11 11 (2.55%) JNCIP
11 11 (2.55%) JNCIS
12 10 (2.32%) VCAP
13 9 (2.09%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
14 8 (1.86%) A+ Certification
14 8 (1.86%) AWS Certification
14 8 (1.86%) CCIE
15 7 (1.62%) Computer Science Degree
15 7 (1.62%) JNCIA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (6.96%) SLA
2 14 (3.25%) NIST
3 6 (1.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (1.16%) QA
5 4 (0.93%) NCSC
6 3 (0.70%) Cyber Essentials
6 3 (0.70%) GDPR
6 3 (0.70%) NIST 800
7 2 (0.46%) Government Security Classifications
7 2 (0.46%) JSP 440
7 2 (0.46%) SOC 2
System Software
1 253 (58.70%) Active Directory
2 140 (32.48%) VMware Infrastructure
3 91 (21.11%) Hyper-V
4 46 (10.67%) vSphere
5 40 (9.28%) VMware ESXi
6 25 (5.80%) Docker
6 25 (5.80%) VMware NSX
7 24 (5.57%) Virtual Desktop
8 20 (4.64%) Virtual Machines
9 10 (2.32%) BitLocker
9 10 (2.32%) Microsoft App-V
10 9 (2.09%) Firmware
11 8 (1.86%) NFS
12 6 (1.39%) Virtual Servers
12 6 (1.39%) VMware Workstation
13 4 (0.93%) Terminal Services
14 2 (0.46%) UAG
14 2 (0.46%) VirtualBox
14 2 (0.46%) XenApp
14 2 (0.46%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 77 (17.87%) Microsoft Intune
2 68 (15.78%) Terraform
3 67 (15.55%) Ansible
4 50 (11.60%) SCCM
5 37 (8.58%) FortiGate
6 35 (8.12%) Kubernetes
7 23 (5.34%) vCenter Server
8 16 (3.71%) WSUS
9 15 (3.48%) Single Sign-On
10 14 (3.25%) VxRail
11 11 (2.55%) Jamf Pro
11 11 (2.55%) vMotion
12 10 (2.32%) Nagios
13 8 (1.86%) Puppet
14 7 (1.62%) Failover Clustering
14 7 (1.62%) Packer
15 6 (1.39%) Prometheus
15 6 (1.39%) SCOM
16 5 (1.16%) CA Single Sign-On
17 4 (0.93%) Microsoft Clustering
Vendors
1 205 (47.56%) Microsoft
2 166 (38.52%) VMware
3 111 (25.75%) Cisco
4 77 (17.87%) ServiceNow
5 51 (11.83%) F5
6 48 (11.14%) SolarWinds
7 43 (9.98%) Citrix
8 41 (9.51%) Infoblox
9 39 (9.05%) Juniper
10 27 (6.26%) Splunk
11 26 (6.03%) Palo Alto
12 22 (5.10%) Extreme Networks
13 17 (3.94%) CheckPoint
14 16 (3.71%) Fortinet
14 16 (3.71%) Google
14 16 (3.71%) HP
15 14 (3.25%) Zscaler
16 11 (2.55%) Tenable
17 10 (2.32%) Dynatrace
17 10 (2.32%) Meraki