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 9 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 268 207 222
Rank change year-on-year -61 +15 +17
Contract jobs citing DHCP 301 361 415
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.97% 1.19% 1.08%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 8.90% 9.52% 7.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 204 228 278
10th Percentile £200 £217 £190
25th Percentile £300 £265 £303
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £425 £450
Median % change year-on-year +8.82% -5.56% -
75th Percentile £584 £550 £598
90th Percentile £657 £650 £675
UK median daily rate £450 £430 £450
% change year-on-year +4.65% -4.44% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 4 13
10th Percentile £23.20 £23.25 £17.00
25th Percentile £29.00 £23.47 £21.25
Median hourly rate £45.09 £27.10 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year +66.37% -16.62% +27.45%
75th Percentile £86.91 £35.00 £45.00
90th Percentile £89.63 £44.00 £63.00
UK median hourly rate £45.09 £23.90 £33.25
% change year-on-year +88.68% -28.14% +30.39%

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 3,382 3,792 5,441
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 10.92% 12.51% 14.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,184 2,204 3,383
10th Percentile £206 £223 £210
25th Percentile £358 £375 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £483 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.45% - -
75th Percentile £588 £608 £611
90th Percentile £677 £688 £700
UK median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 175 129 330
10th Percentile £15.50 £17.35 £18.51
25th Percentile £20.09 £23.00 £23.00
Median hourly rate £30.00 £48.56 £56.49
Median % change year-on-year -38.22% -14.04% +25.53%
75th Percentile £65.00 £67.50 £66.25
90th Percentile £75.00 £75.00 £76.25
UK median hourly rate £33.39 £41.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year -18.57% -25.45% +25.00%

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 9 December 2025.

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 9 December 2025.

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 9 December 2025. 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 -12 114 £450 -5.26% 63
South East -27 60 £461 +2.44% 115
Midlands -33 42 £400 +6.67% 42
West Midlands -14 41 £400 +3.90% 28
North of England -62 40 £447 +19.20% 54
South West -22 28 £600 +45.45% 26
East of England -6 22 £225 -8.16% 34
North West -33 20 £447 -16.84% 32
Yorkshire -38 16 £375 +53.06% 19
North East -10 4 £247 +64.33% 5
East Midlands -30 1 - - 14
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 (21.26%) Microsoft Exchange
2 58 (19.27%) SharePoint
3 34 (11.30%) Skype for Business
4 11 (3.65%) Exchange Server 2010
5 10 (3.32%) Exchange Server 2003
5 10 (3.32%) Exchange Server 2007
5 10 (3.32%) Exchange Server 2013
5 10 (3.32%) Office Communications Server
5 10 (3.32%) SharePoint Server
6 8 (2.66%) OpenStack
7 5 (1.66%) IIS
8 4 (1.33%) Confluence
9 3 (1.00%) Apache
10 2 (0.66%) WordPress
Applications
1 47 (15.61%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (2.33%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.66%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.33%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (0.33%) Eikon
1 1 (0.33%) Eze OMS
1 1 (0.33%) Fidessa
1 1 (0.33%) Remedy ITSM
1 1 (0.33%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 102 (33.89%) Azure
2 91 (30.23%) Microsoft 365
3 63 (20.93%) AWS
4 46 (15.28%) Entra ID
5 13 (4.32%) IaaS
6 12 (3.99%) GCP
7 11 (3.65%) SaaS
7 11 (3.65%) Virtual Private Cloud
8 9 (2.99%) AWS Direct Connect
8 9 (2.99%) Azure Monitor
8 9 (2.99%) OneDrive
8 9 (2.99%) PaaS
9 7 (2.33%) Azure ExpressRoute
10 6 (1.99%) AWS CloudFormation
10 6 (1.99%) Nutanix
11 5 (1.66%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 4 (1.33%) Amazon EC2
12 4 (1.33%) Amazon S3
12 4 (1.33%) AWS KMS
12 4 (1.33%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 297 (98.67%) DNS
2 115 (38.21%) TCP/IP
3 97 (32.23%) Firewall
4 89 (29.57%) VPN
5 63 (20.93%) VLAN
6 55 (18.27%) WAN
7 54 (17.94%) LAN
8 37 (12.29%) Wireless
9 28 (9.30%) BGP
10 25 (8.31%) Wi-Fi
11 24 (7.97%) Skype
12 23 (7.64%) SAN
13 21 (6.98%) SD-WAN
14 20 (6.64%) OSPF
15 17 (5.65%) Network Security
16 15 (4.98%) WLAN
17 14 (4.65%) Cisco ISE
17 14 (4.65%) Cisco Wireless
18 13 (4.32%) MPLS
19 12 (3.99%) IPsec
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (2.99%) SQL Server
2 2 (0.66%) MySQL
3 1 (0.33%) Amazon RDS
3 1 (0.33%) Electronic Patient Records
3 1 (0.33%) MongoDB
3 1 (0.33%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 8 (2.66%) JIRA
2 3 (1.00%) GitLab
3 2 (0.66%) Git
4 1 (0.33%) Fiddler
4 1 (0.33%) Postman
4 1 (0.33%) Subversion
General
1 105 (34.88%) Social Skills
2 58 (19.27%) Analytical Skills
3 29 (9.63%) Public Sector
4 23 (7.64%) Finance
5 16 (5.32%) Documentation Skills
6 13 (4.32%) Banking
7 8 (2.66%) Investment Banking
7 8 (2.66%) Manufacturing
7 8 (2.66%) Organisational Skills
8 7 (2.33%) Influencing Skills
8 7 (2.33%) Telecoms
9 6 (1.99%) Presentation Skills
10 5 (1.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 4 (1.33%) Aerospace
12 3 (1.00%) Legal
12 3 (1.00%) Local Government
12 3 (1.00%) Military
13 2 (0.66%) Financial Institution
13 2 (0.66%) Front Office
13 2 (0.66%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 74 (24.58%) Support Engineer
2 38 (12.62%) Analyst
3 37 (12.29%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 30 (9.97%) Network Engineer
5 28 (9.30%) IT Support
6 26 (8.64%) Senior
7 23 (7.64%) Architect
8 21 (6.98%) 2nd Line Support
9 19 (6.31%) IT Engineer
10 18 (5.98%) Support Analyst
11 16 (5.32%) Administrator
12 13 (4.32%) Microsoft Engineer
13 12 (3.99%) Consultant
13 12 (3.99%) Infrastructure Support
13 12 (3.99%) IT Support Engineer
14 11 (3.65%) Desktop Engineer
14 11 (3.65%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
14 11 (3.65%) IT Analyst
15 10 (3.32%) Exchange Support
15 10 (3.32%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.66%) Middleware
2 4 (1.33%) LDAP
2 4 (1.33%) YAML
3 3 (1.00%) .NET
3 3 (1.00%) AngularJS
3 3 (1.00%) ASP.NET Web API
3 3 (1.00%) Bootstrap
3 3 (1.00%) Express.js
3 3 (1.00%) React
3 3 (1.00%) SOAP
3 3 (1.00%) WCF
3 3 (1.00%) Web Services
3 3 (1.00%) WPF
4 2 (0.66%) REST
4 2 (0.66%) SAML
5 1 (0.33%) LAMP
5 1 (0.33%) libvirt
5 1 (0.33%) OAuth
5 1 (0.33%) OpenID
5 1 (0.33%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 35 (11.63%) Data Centre
2 23 (7.64%) PKI
3 22 (7.31%) Replication
4 12 (3.99%) Analytical Mindset
5 9 (2.99%) Enterprise Software
5 9 (2.99%) Hybrid Cloud
5 9 (2.99%) Self-Motivation
6 8 (2.66%) iPhone
6 8 (2.66%) Operational Technology
7 7 (2.33%) Onboarding
7 7 (2.33%) Video Conferencing
8 5 (1.66%) CMDB
8 5 (1.66%) Team-Oriented Environment
8 5 (1.66%) Virtual Team
9 4 (1.33%) Driving Licence
9 4 (1.33%) iPad
9 4 (1.33%) Management Information System
9 4 (1.33%) NHS
10 3 (1.00%) Hedge funds
10 3 (1.00%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 198 (65.78%) Windows
2 86 (28.57%) Windows Server
3 49 (16.28%) Linux
4 45 (14.95%) Windows 10
5 17 (5.65%) Windows Server 2019
6 16 (5.32%) Android
7 15 (4.98%) Mac OS
8 11 (3.65%) Windows 7
8 11 (3.65%) Windows Server 2003
9 10 (3.32%) Apple iOS
9 10 (3.32%) Windows Server 2016
10 9 (2.99%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 9 (2.99%) Windows Server 2012
11 8 (2.66%) CentOS
12 7 (2.33%) Unix
13 6 (1.99%) Ubuntu
14 3 (1.00%) VMS
15 2 (0.66%) Windows Server 2008
16 1 (0.33%) Oracle Linux
16 1 (0.33%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 90 (29.90%) ITIL
2 73 (24.25%) Problem-Solving
3 45 (14.95%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 35 (11.63%) Service Management
5 31 (10.30%) High Availability
6 30 (9.97%) Disaster Recovery
7 28 (9.30%) ITSM
8 26 (8.64%) Computer Science
8 26 (8.64%) Migration
9 22 (7.31%) Continuous Improvement
10 21 (6.98%) Customer Service
11 20 (6.64%) Change Management
11 20 (6.64%) Load Balancing
11 20 (6.64%) Service Delivery
12 19 (6.31%) Cybersecurity
13 18 (5.98%) Knowledge Transfer
13 18 (5.98%) Zero Trust
14 17 (5.65%) CI/CD
15 15 (4.98%) Infrastructure as Code
16 14 (4.65%) Virtual Infrastructure
Programming Languages
1 98 (32.56%) PowerShell
2 26 (8.64%) Python
3 21 (6.98%) SQL
4 16 (5.32%) Bash
5 8 (2.66%) VBScript
6 7 (2.33%) Lisp
7 6 (1.99%) Bicep
7 6 (1.99%) VB
8 5 (1.66%) Perl
9 3 (1.00%) C#
9 3 (1.00%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.33%) Java
Qualifications
1 90 (29.90%) Security Cleared
2 62 (20.60%) SC Cleared
3 50 (16.61%) Cisco Certification
4 39 (12.96%) CCNP
5 38 (12.62%) Degree
6 36 (11.96%) Microsoft Certification
7 34 (11.30%) DV Cleared
8 26 (8.64%) CCNA
9 21 (6.98%) Azure Certification
10 13 (4.32%) Network+ Certification
11 11 (3.65%) Server+ Certification
12 9 (2.99%) AWS Certification
12 9 (2.99%) Computer Science Degree
12 9 (2.99%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 8 (2.66%) CCIE
14 7 (2.33%) CCSA
14 7 (2.33%) ITIL Certification
14 7 (2.33%) MCP
14 7 (2.33%) MCSE
15 6 (1.99%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (4.65%) GDPR
2 11 (3.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 11 (3.65%) SLA
3 9 (2.99%) Cyber Essentials
4 7 (2.33%) NIST
5 5 (1.66%) PCI DSS
6 2 (0.66%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.33%) Government Security Classifications
7 1 (0.33%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 1 (0.33%) JSP 440
7 1 (0.33%) NCSC
7 1 (0.33%) QA
7 1 (0.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 166 (55.15%) Active Directory
2 69 (22.92%) VMware Infrastructure
3 35 (11.63%) Hyper-V
4 14 (4.65%) Docker
5 12 (3.99%) Virtual Machines
6 10 (3.32%) Brightmail
6 10 (3.32%) ISA Server
6 10 (3.32%) VMware ESXi
7 9 (2.99%) Firmware
7 9 (2.99%) VMware NSX
8 8 (2.66%) Microsoft App-V
9 7 (2.33%) vSphere
10 6 (1.99%) Terminal Services
11 5 (1.66%) BitLocker
11 5 (1.66%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 5 (1.66%) NFS
11 5 (1.66%) Virtual Servers
12 3 (1.00%) KVM
12 3 (1.00%) Virtual Desktop
12 3 (1.00%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 54 (17.94%) SCCM
2 43 (14.29%) Microsoft Intune
3 30 (9.97%) Terraform
4 27 (8.97%) Ansible
5 17 (5.65%) WSUS
6 12 (3.99%) Microsoft Clustering
7 11 (3.65%) FortiGate
8 9 (2.99%) vCenter Server
9 8 (2.66%) Single Sign-On
10 7 (2.33%) Kubernetes
11 6 (1.99%) SCOM
12 5 (1.66%) Active Directory Federation Services
13 4 (1.33%) CA Spectrum
13 4 (1.33%) Packer
14 2 (0.66%) HAProxy
14 2 (0.66%) NetApp OnCommand
14 2 (0.66%) Progress Chef
14 2 (0.66%) Puppet
14 2 (0.66%) SELinux
14 2 (0.66%) vMotion
Vendors
1 159 (52.82%) Microsoft
2 82 (27.24%) VMware
3 63 (20.93%) Cisco
4 36 (11.96%) ServiceNow
5 27 (8.97%) Citrix
6 19 (6.31%) Palo Alto
6 19 (6.31%) SolarWinds
7 17 (5.65%) Dell
7 17 (5.65%) F5
7 17 (5.65%) Meraki
8 16 (5.32%) CheckPoint
9 14 (4.65%) Fortinet
10 12 (3.99%) Remedy
11 11 (3.65%) Veeam
12 10 (3.32%) Juniper
12 10 (3.32%) Red Hat
13 8 (2.66%) Zscaler
14 7 (2.33%) Ekahau
14 7 (2.33%) Infoblox
15 6 (1.99%) Splunk