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 15 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
15 Jan 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 276 203 220
Rank change year-on-year -73 +17 +10
Contract jobs citing DHCP 283 340 402
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.89% 1.26% 1.12%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 8.51% 9.84% 8.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 212 220 282
10th Percentile £200 £213 £200
25th Percentile £300 £265 £310
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £425 £465
Median % change year-on-year +22.35% -8.60% -1.59%
75th Percentile £588 £588 £600
90th Percentile £638 £700 £650
UK median daily rate £500 £450 £450
% change year-on-year +11.11% - -2.96%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 3 10
10th Percentile £24.76 £23.20 £16.90
25th Percentile £25.43 £23.35 £18.06
Median hourly rate £61.86 £24.20 £26.06
Median % change year-on-year +155.62% -7.13% +18.44%
75th Percentile £88.72 £37.65 £33.75
90th Percentile £89.63 £45.06 £39.15
UK median hourly rate £61.86 £23.59 £32.50
% change year-on-year +162.23% -27.42% +47.73%

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 3,324 3,456 5,028
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 10.47% 12.82% 14.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,150 2,015 3,116
10th Percentile £204 £220 £207
25th Percentile £356 £375 £356
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.00% - -2.91%
75th Percentile £588 £604 £600
90th Percentile £680 £688 £700
UK median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -2.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 153 103 313
10th Percentile £15.50 £14.99 £18.93
25th Percentile £19.00 £20.30 £24.00
Median hourly rate £34.00 £35.00 £56.49
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% -38.04% +125.96%
75th Percentile £65.00 £62.00 £65.98
90th Percentile £74.26 £71.00 £75.59
UK median hourly rate £34.00 £32.50 £56.49
% change year-on-year +4.62% -42.47% +125.96%

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 15 January 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 15 January 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 15 January 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 -46 89 £525 +5.00% 41
South East -8 69 £460 +5.14% 68
North of England -67 41 £330 -5.71% 38
Midlands -30 37 £425 +16.44% 23
West Midlands -21 35 £438 +13.64% 12
South West -32 35 £575 +36.90% 27
North West -47 22 £500 +12.68% 18
East of England -16 18 £363 +47.96% 22
Yorkshire -42 14 £225 -6.25% 18
North East -17 5 £247 +64.33% 4
East Midlands -33 2 £275 -14.06% 11
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 64 (22.61%) Microsoft Exchange
2 58 (20.49%) SharePoint
3 32 (11.31%) Skype for Business
4 7 (2.47%) Exchange Server 2010
5 6 (2.12%) Exchange Server 2003
5 6 (2.12%) Exchange Server 2007
5 6 (2.12%) Exchange Server 2013
5 6 (2.12%) IIS
5 6 (2.12%) Office Communications Server
5 6 (2.12%) SharePoint Server
6 4 (1.41%) Apache
7 3 (1.06%) OpenStack
8 2 (0.71%) WordPress
9 1 (0.35%) Confluence
Applications
1 37 (13.07%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (2.47%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.35%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (0.71%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.35%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 119 (42.05%) Azure
2 90 (31.80%) Microsoft 365
3 60 (21.20%) AWS
4 54 (19.08%) Entra ID
5 15 (5.30%) IaaS
6 14 (4.95%) GCP
7 11 (3.89%) PaaS
8 10 (3.53%) Nutanix
9 9 (3.18%) OneDrive
10 8 (2.83%) Azure Monitor
10 8 (2.83%) SaaS
11 6 (2.12%) Virtual Private Cloud
12 5 (1.77%) AWS CloudFormation
12 5 (1.77%) AWS Direct Connect
12 5 (1.77%) Azure ExpressRoute
13 4 (1.41%) Microsoft Copilot
14 3 (1.06%) Azure DevOps
14 3 (1.06%) Azure Sentinel
14 3 (1.06%) Power Platform
14 3 (1.06%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 275 (97.17%) DNS
2 106 (37.46%) TCP/IP
3 87 (30.74%) VPN
4 80 (28.27%) Firewall
5 52 (18.37%) VLAN
6 49 (17.31%) LAN
6 49 (17.31%) WAN
7 26 (9.19%) Skype
8 23 (8.13%) Wi-Fi
9 22 (7.77%) Wireless
10 21 (7.42%) BGP
11 16 (5.65%) SAN
12 14 (4.95%) SD-WAN
13 13 (4.59%) OSPF
14 12 (4.24%) Cisco ISE
15 11 (3.89%) Network Security
15 11 (3.89%) VXLAN
16 9 (3.18%) FTP
16 9 (3.18%) VoIP
17 8 (2.83%) Kerberos
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (3.89%) SQL Server
2 3 (1.06%) Elasticsearch
3 1 (0.35%) Electronic Patient Records
3 1 (0.35%) MySQL
3 1 (0.35%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 6 (2.12%) JIRA
2 3 (1.06%) GitLab
3 2 (0.71%) Git
4 1 (0.35%) Subversion
General
1 100 (35.34%) Social Skills
2 63 (22.26%) Analytical Skills
3 26 (9.19%) Public Sector
4 17 (6.01%) Finance
5 15 (5.30%) Documentation Skills
6 12 (4.24%) Banking
7 8 (2.83%) Investment Banking
8 6 (2.12%) Organisational Skills
8 6 (2.12%) Telecoms
9 5 (1.77%) Aerospace
9 5 (1.77%) Influencing Skills
9 5 (1.77%) Legal
10 3 (1.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 3 (1.06%) Marketing
10 3 (1.06%) Military
10 3 (1.06%) Presentation Skills
11 2 (0.71%) Electronics
11 2 (0.71%) Law
11 2 (0.71%) Local Government
11 2 (0.71%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 63 (22.26%) Support Engineer
2 44 (15.55%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 36 (12.72%) Analyst
4 31 (10.95%) IT Support
5 26 (9.19%) 2nd Line Support
6 25 (8.83%) Network Engineer
6 25 (8.83%) Senior
7 21 (7.42%) Architect
8 17 (6.01%) IT Engineer
9 15 (5.30%) IT Analyst
9 15 (5.30%) Support Analyst
10 13 (4.59%) IT Support Analyst
10 13 (4.59%) Microsoft Engineer
11 12 (4.24%) 1st/2nd Line Support
11 12 (4.24%) Infrastructure Support
11 12 (4.24%) IT Support Engineer
12 11 (3.89%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
12 11 (3.89%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
12 11 (3.89%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
13 10 (3.53%) Wintel Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (3.53%) LDAP
2 6 (2.12%) Middleware
3 5 (1.77%) OAuth
3 5 (1.77%) SAML
4 3 (1.06%) .NET
4 3 (1.06%) AngularJS
4 3 (1.06%) ASP.NET Web API
4 3 (1.06%) Bootstrap
4 3 (1.06%) Express.js
4 3 (1.06%) React
4 3 (1.06%) SOAP
4 3 (1.06%) WCF
4 3 (1.06%) Web Services
4 3 (1.06%) WPF
4 3 (1.06%) YAML
5 2 (0.71%) REST
5 2 (0.71%) XMPP
6 1 (0.35%) 802.1X
6 1 (0.35%) libvirt
6 1 (0.35%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 28 (9.89%) Data Centre
2 23 (8.13%) PKI
3 18 (6.36%) Replication
4 11 (3.89%) Analytical Mindset
5 10 (3.53%) Enterprise Software
5 10 (3.53%) Self-Motivation
6 9 (3.18%) Onboarding
7 6 (2.12%) Hybrid Cloud
7 6 (2.12%) Smartphone
8 5 (1.77%) Clustering
8 5 (1.77%) Team-Oriented Environment
9 4 (1.41%) Driving Licence
9 4 (1.41%) Enterprise Storage
9 4 (1.41%) iPhone
9 4 (1.41%) NHS
10 3 (1.06%) CMDB
10 3 (1.06%) Management Information System
10 3 (1.06%) Operational Technology
10 3 (1.06%) Video Conferencing
11 2 (0.71%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 201 (71.02%) Windows
2 108 (38.16%) Windows Server
3 44 (15.55%) Windows 10
4 43 (15.19%) Linux
5 25 (8.83%) Windows Server 2019
6 15 (5.30%) Android
6 15 (5.30%) Windows Server 2016
7 12 (4.24%) Windows Server 2012
8 11 (3.89%) Windows Server 2003
9 10 (3.53%) Apple iOS
10 9 (3.18%) Windows 7
11 8 (2.83%) Mac OS
12 5 (1.77%) CentOS
12 5 (1.77%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 4 (1.41%) Unix
14 3 (1.06%) Ubuntu
14 3 (1.06%) VMS
14 3 (1.06%) Windows Server 2008
15 1 (0.35%) Oracle Linux
15 1 (0.35%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 88 (31.10%) ITIL
2 81 (28.62%) Problem-Solving
3 47 (16.61%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 36 (12.72%) Service Management
5 35 (12.37%) Disaster Recovery
6 26 (9.19%) High Availability
7 25 (8.83%) ITSM
8 23 (8.13%) Continuous Improvement
8 23 (8.13%) Customer Service
9 22 (7.77%) Zero Trust
10 21 (7.42%) Infrastructure as Code
11 20 (7.07%) Change Management
11 20 (7.07%) Migration
11 20 (7.07%) Service Delivery
12 18 (6.36%) Knowledge Transfer
12 18 (6.36%) Load Balancing
13 17 (6.01%) Computer Science
14 16 (5.65%) Cybersecurity
15 15 (5.30%) Root Cause Analysis
15 15 (5.30%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 105 (37.10%) PowerShell
2 27 (9.54%) Python
3 14 (4.95%) Bash
3 14 (4.95%) SQL
4 9 (3.18%) VBScript
5 8 (2.83%) VB
6 7 (2.47%) Bicep
6 7 (2.47%) Lisp
7 5 (1.77%) Perl
8 3 (1.06%) C#
8 3 (1.06%) T-SQL
9 2 (0.71%) Java
Qualifications
1 100 (35.34%) Security Cleared
2 74 (26.15%) SC Cleared
3 37 (13.07%) Microsoft Certification
4 36 (12.72%) DV Cleared
5 30 (10.60%) Cisco Certification
6 29 (10.25%) Degree
7 28 (9.89%) CCNP
8 22 (7.77%) Azure Certification
9 17 (6.01%) Network+ Certification
10 12 (4.24%) CCNA
11 11 (3.89%) Server+ Certification
12 8 (2.83%) AWS Certification
12 8 (2.83%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 7 (2.47%) MCP
13 7 (2.47%) MCSE
14 6 (2.12%) ITIL Certification
15 5 (1.77%) A+ Certification
15 5 (1.77%) CCIE
15 5 (1.77%) CISSP
15 5 (1.77%) MCDST
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (6.01%) GDPR
2 12 (4.24%) SLA
3 11 (3.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 7 (2.47%) Cyber Essentials
5 6 (2.12%) NIST
6 5 (1.77%) PCI DSS
6 5 (1.77%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 2 (0.71%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.35%) Government Security Classifications
8 1 (0.35%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 1 (0.35%) JSP 440
8 1 (0.35%) NCSC
8 1 (0.35%) QA
System Software
1 175 (61.84%) Active Directory
2 81 (28.62%) VMware Infrastructure
3 39 (13.78%) Hyper-V
4 14 (4.95%) Docker
5 13 (4.59%) VMware ESXi
6 12 (4.24%) Virtual Machines
7 11 (3.89%) vSphere
8 10 (3.53%) BitLocker
9 8 (2.83%) Terminal Services
10 7 (2.47%) VMware NSX
11 6 (2.12%) Brightmail
11 6 (2.12%) ISA Server
12 5 (1.77%) Firmware
12 5 (1.77%) Microsoft App-V
12 5 (1.77%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 5 (1.77%) Virtual Servers
13 4 (1.41%) Virtual Desktop
14 3 (1.06%) DFS Replication
14 3 (1.06%) KVM
14 3 (1.06%) NFS
Systems Management
1 59 (20.85%) SCCM
2 56 (19.79%) Microsoft Intune
3 30 (10.60%) Ansible
4 27 (9.54%) Terraform
5 15 (5.30%) WSUS
6 13 (4.59%) Single Sign-On
7 12 (4.24%) Kubernetes
8 11 (3.89%) FortiGate
9 10 (3.53%) vCenter Server
10 9 (3.18%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 9 (3.18%) Microsoft Clustering
11 7 (2.47%) SCOM
12 5 (1.77%) Puppet
12 5 (1.77%) vMotion
13 4 (1.41%) HAProxy
14 3 (1.06%) Failover Clustering
14 3 (1.06%) Nagios
14 3 (1.06%) Packer
15 2 (0.71%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
15 2 (0.71%) Stealthwatch
Vendors
1 156 (55.12%) Microsoft
2 91 (32.16%) VMware
3 48 (16.96%) Cisco
4 40 (14.13%) ServiceNow
5 26 (9.19%) Citrix
6 19 (6.71%) SolarWinds
7 16 (5.65%) Palo Alto
8 14 (4.95%) Fortinet
9 13 (4.59%) Dell
10 12 (4.24%) F5
10 12 (4.24%) Veeam
11 9 (3.18%) Remedy
12 8 (2.83%) CheckPoint
12 8 (2.83%) Infoblox
12 8 (2.83%) Meraki
13 7 (2.47%) Apple
13 7 (2.47%) Ekahau
13 7 (2.47%) Juniper
14 6 (2.12%) Okta
14 6 (2.12%) Zscaler
193 DHCP jobs in England