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

 6 months to
12 Jun 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 275 224 240
Rank change year-on-year -51 +16 +10
Contract jobs citing DHCP 385 300 348
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.90% 1.22% 0.93%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 9.52% 9.48% 7.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 266 218 269
10th Percentile £213 £250 £225
25th Percentile £400 £400 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £478 £525 £475
Median % change year-on-year -9.05% +10.53% -5.00%
75th Percentile £576 £606 £575
90th Percentile £626 £638 £608
UK median daily rate £475 £525 £475
% change year-on-year -9.52% +10.53% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 7 17
10th Percentile £12.43 £28.60 £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% -2.74%
75th Percentile £44.06 £37.13 £48.75
90th Percentile £74.00 £49.45 £67.50
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 4,046 3,163 4,834
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 9.49% 12.90% 12.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,508 1,972 2,886
10th Percentile £263 £225 £213
25th Percentile £400 £363 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - -3.85%
75th Percentile £591 £600 £601
90th Percentile £675 £675 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £482 £495
% change year-on-year +3.73% -2.63% -3.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 269 123 390
10th Percentile £16.50 £14.30 £13.50
25th Percentile £21.33 £16.30 £16.44
Median hourly rate £32.50 £39.32 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -17.34% -1.70% +122.22%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £63.75
90th Percentile £74.05 £81.95 £72.90
UK median hourly rate £27.50 £44.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year -37.50% +10.00% +113.73%

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 12 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 12 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 12 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 -45 122 £450 -10.00% 37
South East -19 108 £520 -8.53% 61
North of England -69 59 £534 +18.58% 42
Midlands -52 40 £450 +12.50% 31
South West -22 38 £510 -17.07% 34
North West -38 34 £608 +36.63% 29
West Midlands -47 32 £450 +76.47% 21
Yorkshire -45 21 £447 -18.73% 9
East of England -19 16 £475 -9.52% 27
East Midlands -22 8 £363 -27.50% 10
North East -32 4 £200 -15.79% 6
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 (8.83%) Microsoft Exchange
2 29 (7.53%) SharePoint
3 7 (1.82%) 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 12 (3.12%) 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
1 162 (42.08%) Azure
2 87 (22.60%) Entra ID
3 76 (19.74%) Microsoft 365
4 58 (15.06%) AWS
5 24 (6.23%) IaaS
6 22 (5.71%) OneDrive
7 20 (5.19%) PaaS
8 14 (3.64%) GCP
9 12 (3.12%) SaaS
10 8 (2.08%) Nutanix
11 7 (1.82%) Azure DevOps
12 6 (1.56%) Azure Sentinel
12 6 (1.56%) Datadog
13 5 (1.30%) Azure Logic Apps
13 5 (1.30%) Azure Monitor
14 4 (1.04%) GitHub
14 4 (1.04%) GitHub Actions
14 4 (1.04%) Route 53
15 3 (0.78%) Google Workspace
15 3 (0.78%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 371 (96.36%) DNS
2 134 (34.81%) Firewall
3 84 (21.82%) TCP/IP
4 80 (20.78%) VPN
5 79 (20.52%) LAN
6 77 (20.00%) WAN
7 71 (18.44%) VLAN
8 44 (11.43%) Network Security
9 43 (11.17%) Wi-Fi
10 40 (10.39%) BIG-IP
10 40 (10.39%) Wireless
11 37 (9.61%) BGP
11 37 (9.61%) OSPF
12 36 (9.35%) SAN
13 29 (7.53%) Kerberos
14 28 (7.27%) VXLAN
15 27 (7.01%) Cisco ISE
16 25 (6.49%) Ethernet VPN
16 25 (6.49%) Junos
17 21 (5.45%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (7.27%) SQL Server
2 8 (2.08%) Elasticsearch
3 6 (1.56%) 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 23 (5.97%) JIRA
2 6 (1.56%) 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 (24.16%) Social Skills
2 42 (10.91%) Analytical Skills
3 29 (7.53%) Finance
4 21 (5.45%) Public Sector
5 16 (4.16%) Banking
6 15 (3.90%) Documentation Skills
7 7 (1.82%) Legal
7 7 (1.82%) Local Government
7 7 (1.82%) Telecoms
8 6 (1.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 5 (1.30%) Manufacturing
9 5 (1.30%) Military
9 5 (1.30%) Organisational Skills
9 5 (1.30%) Police
10 4 (1.04%) 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 (21.04%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 52 (13.51%) Network Engineer
3 39 (10.13%) Architect
4 38 (9.87%) IT Support
5 37 (9.61%) Support Engineer
6 34 (8.83%) Senior
7 29 (7.53%) IT Engineer
8 28 (7.27%) Analyst
9 19 (4.94%) IT Support Engineer
10 16 (4.16%) Administrator
11 15 (3.90%) Network Specialist
12 14 (3.64%) Firewall Specialist
13 13 (3.38%) 3rd Line Engineer
13 13 (3.38%) IT Analyst
13 13 (3.38%) Senior Network Engineer
14 12 (3.12%) Azure Engineer
15 11 (2.86%) Support Analyst
15 11 (2.86%) Technical Architect
16 10 (2.60%) Infrastructure Support
16 10 (2.60%) Systems Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (9.87%) 802.1X
2 30 (7.79%) LDAP
3 20 (5.19%) SAML
4 15 (3.90%) OAuth
5 10 (2.60%) 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 76 (19.74%) Data Centre
2 48 (12.47%) PKI
3 35 (9.09%) Clustering
4 29 (7.53%) Replication
5 28 (7.27%) Onboarding
6 15 (3.90%) Self-Motivation
7 12 (3.12%) Hybrid Cloud
8 11 (2.86%) Virtual Team
9 9 (2.34%) IoT
10 7 (1.82%) Enterprise Storage
11 6 (1.56%) Cyber Threat
12 5 (1.30%) Enterprise Software
12 5 (1.30%) Video Conferencing
13 4 (1.04%) Management Information System
13 4 (1.04%) Private Cloud
13 4 (1.04%) Public Cloud
14 3 (0.78%) Analytical Mindset
14 3 (0.78%) Data Protection Act
14 3 (0.78%) Security Posture
15 2 (0.52%) AI Agents
Operating Systems
1 250 (64.94%) Windows
2 142 (36.88%) Windows Server
3 44 (11.43%) Linux
4 38 (9.87%) Windows 10
5 26 (6.75%) Windows Server 2019
6 22 (5.71%) Mac OS
7 15 (3.90%) Apple iOS
8 14 (3.64%) Windows Server 2012
8 14 (3.64%) Windows Server 2016
9 10 (2.60%) Android
10 7 (1.82%) Windows Server 2003
11 6 (1.56%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 6 (1.56%) Windows 7
12 4 (1.04%) Unix
13 3 (0.78%) VMS
14 2 (0.52%) CentOS
14 2 (0.52%) Ubuntu
15 1 (0.26%) Rocky
15 1 (0.26%) SUSE
15 1 (0.26%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 91 (23.64%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 90 (23.38%) Problem-Solving
3 79 (20.52%) High Availability
4 73 (18.96%) ITIL
5 66 (17.14%) ITSM
6 49 (12.73%) Migration
7 47 (12.21%) Identity Access Management
8 42 (10.91%) Load Balancing
9 39 (10.13%) Disaster Recovery
10 35 (9.09%) Observability
11 31 (8.05%) Infrastructure as Code
11 31 (8.05%) Root Cause Analysis
12 28 (7.27%) Task Automation
13 25 (6.49%) Incident Management
13 25 (6.49%) Network Segmentation
14 24 (6.23%) User Experience
15 23 (5.97%) DevOps
15 23 (5.97%) Project Delivery
16 22 (5.71%) Customer Service
16 22 (5.71%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 90 (23.38%) PowerShell
2 30 (7.79%) Python
3 15 (3.90%) Bash
4 11 (2.86%) JavaScript
5 9 (2.34%) VBA
6 6 (1.56%) VBScript
7 5 (1.30%) SQL
8 4 (1.04%) VB
9 3 (0.78%) Bicep
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
1 148 (38.44%) Security Cleared
2 87 (22.60%) SC Cleared
3 55 (14.29%) Cisco Certification
4 47 (12.21%) DV Cleared
5 33 (8.57%) CCNP
6 31 (8.05%) Degree
7 24 (6.23%) CCNA
8 19 (4.94%) Network+ Certification
9 15 (3.90%) Server+ Certification
10 11 (2.86%) Azure Certification
11 9 (2.34%) Microsoft Certification
12 7 (1.82%) JNCIA
12 7 (1.82%) JNCIP
12 7 (1.82%) JNCIS
13 6 (1.56%) BPSS Clearance
14 5 (1.30%) CCIE
14 5 (1.30%) ITIL Certification
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 (6.49%) SLA
2 16 (4.16%) GDPR
3 13 (3.38%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 11 (2.86%) NIST
5 7 (1.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 5 (1.30%) QA
7 3 (0.78%) 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 (58.96%) Active Directory
2 110 (28.57%) VMware Infrastructure
3 61 (15.84%) Hyper-V
4 32 (8.31%) VMware ESXi
4 32 (8.31%) vSphere
5 24 (6.23%) Virtual Desktop
6 19 (4.94%) Virtual Machines
7 16 (4.16%) BitLocker
8 14 (3.64%) Docker
9 11 (2.86%) Microsoft App-V
10 10 (2.60%) VMware NSX
11 7 (1.82%) Firmware
12 6 (1.56%) VMware Workstation
13 5 (1.30%) Terminal Services
14 4 (1.04%) NFS
15 3 (0.78%) DFS Replication
15 3 (0.78%) Virtual Servers
16 2 (0.52%) UAG
16 2 (0.52%) XenApp
16 2 (0.52%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 56 (14.55%) Microsoft Intune
2 40 (10.39%) SCCM
3 38 (9.87%) Ansible
4 33 (8.57%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 30 (7.79%) FortiGate
5 30 (7.79%) Single Sign-On
6 18 (4.68%) Terraform
7 16 (4.16%) Kubernetes
8 15 (3.90%) vCenter Server
9 12 (3.12%) Jamf Pro
9 12 (3.12%) vMotion
9 12 (3.12%) WSUS
10 8 (2.08%) Puppet
11 6 (1.56%) Nagios
12 4 (1.04%) HAProxy
12 4 (1.04%) Prometheus
13 3 (0.78%) Cisco CUCM
13 3 (0.78%) Failover Clustering
13 3 (0.78%) SCOM
13 3 (0.78%) Stealthwatch
Vendors
1 174 (45.19%) Microsoft
2 119 (30.91%) VMware
3 85 (22.08%) Cisco
4 73 (18.96%) ServiceNow
5 50 (12.99%) F5
6 39 (10.13%) SolarWinds
7 38 (9.87%) Citrix
8 35 (9.09%) Infoblox
9 34 (8.83%) Juniper
10 25 (6.49%) Splunk
11 22 (5.71%) Extreme Networks
12 19 (4.94%) Palo Alto
13 14 (3.64%) Fortinet
14 13 (3.38%) NetApp
14 13 (3.38%) Okta
15 12 (3.12%) CheckPoint
15 12 (3.12%) Dell
15 12 (3.12%) HP
16 10 (2.60%) Google
16 10 (2.60%) Veeam
206 DHCP jobs in England